Year: 1859

In the city of W, in splendid
mansion, lived Col. b, with his family;
his wife, two daughters and son. Mary.
the eldest child, was like her father, proud
selfish and feeble minded James and
Anna resembled their mother being alice
tionate amiable and intelligent. Mrs.
B, did not live long to exert her in
huence over ner children, but Ieft them
with many charges to their induigent
father; but he soon tired of the care thus
imposed upon him, and placed his daugh.
ters at a fashionable boarding school and
his son at college, where they were to re-
main until their educations should be com
plete.


After travelling, Col. B. returned home
and took his daughters from school, and
placed them under frivolous French
governess. Mary paid little attention
to her studics-a great part OF her time
being devoted to dancing and entering the
parlor. Anna was close student the
most of her spare time was devoted to
music she was modest and retiring, and
cared but little for the fashionable folhes
around her, Her fathor was much disap-
pointed in her, but was delighted with



At seventeen she was the belle OF many
CAV parties, and soon married wealthy,
dashing beau. Her father was much pleas
cd with the match, and the spendOr of the
wedding was talked Of for weeks after


The father missed his gay butterfly aud
didn't receive any pleasure from the quiet,
intellectual conversation Of Anna although
she was untiring in her efforts to entertain
and amuse him He wrote for his son, but
was again disappointed, for it soon became
apparent that there was no sympathy be-
tween father and child He didut under
stand the high soul and noble principles
of the son, who could not enter into the
follies and vices of life in W, but
found his chief pleasure IN visiting the
Libraries, 10 d occasional private interviews
with his sister Anna, for the selfish exac-
tions of her father left her but little time
to devote to her dear brother,


James could not live this life of depend
ence, and left his home to provide for him
self


Anna married, but much against her
fathers wishes, one who was an underclerk
in his banking house-poQr, but honest
and industrious with nothing to boast OF
but bright intellect and his pure charac
ter. These were all to Anna, but nothing
to her proud father and sister, who in time
cast the young couple off.


A few days after Anna's removal to hel
more humble home, she was shocked tt
hear Of her fathers sudden death, for she
loved him dcvotedly and thought not ther
of his coldness toward her, In few days
the truth burst upon her he had been t
defaultor, and had committed suicide !


How differently his death affected the
two sisters 1t sank deep into Anna
heart. and caused her a spell OF sickness
With Mary it was a scream and talnhn5
fit and then she sank lower than ever int
the vortex OF the world Of fashion.


1t was some mouths before Anna rccov
cred Her husband during her painful
illness, had been her constant nurse III
was Obliged to give up his situation, anC
his salary stopped aud he parted witl
many little comforts to procure medlcin
and food. In consequence of his consan
watching aud uueosjness OF mind he hat
become feeble and pale Anna saw tn
state of affairs, and rallied as only a lovln
woman can rally. Her husband, after
fruitIess search for business, would retur
home weary and detected; but Anna
cheerfulness would almost make him tol
get his troubles,


Thus time passed on he wrote day an
might for small salary, and she obtane
few music scholars 1t was more tina
Henry could bear to see his wife lcavn
her infant daily, and going through th
streets in all weather to fulfill her engage
ments Already feeble, he was soon pros
trated by a nervous fever and Anna wa
obliged to give up her little income, dis
miss her servant and attend to her house
hold duties, her sick husband and intan
She found herself entirely without tuad
and determined to apply to her rich slstc
who was living in a superb mansion but
few squares from her.


Mary had never noticed her in any wa
since her fathers death. She wrote to he
but received no answer TO her note, and $
determined to apply in person. Her heo
beat violently as she assembled tln marb
steps, and her hand trembled as she ran
the bell.


A servant came, but she was refused az
mittance; she then took small cross fro
her neck, that her mother had placed the
when she died, Mary was just putting Il
last touches Of rouge on her face when 81
received it, for a moment even the roui
could not hide the doathly paleness of h
eountenancc, for well she remembered 4
hour; the whole scene was before h(
The dying mother her father, brother, al
herself, the farewell words that were spok
and almost the last word Of hor dead mot
or, "Who will guide my children? q &c
| leave them in thy care Mary aud Jam
be kind to your litIle sister she will ney
know a mothers love Blessed Vlrg
protect her" 20 o.


she took the cross from her neck, II