The Abbeville Banner, 1869-09-29

"Windemere Park, May 1. My twenty-first birth-day; and I am a grave, sorrowful woman?orphand and a widow once but, retrospection is at best unprofitable, and with me more than useless. If I can forget the part, I will be satisfied. I have but few interests in life, and I would fain buy peace at the price of oblivion. I cannot sleep, each moment, some dread hope, or buried joy resurrects itself, and haunts me with its ghost. Why cannot I forget ? Eiich yoar of my life rises up in view before me. My spirited, petted childhood. My gay girlhood, when I was courted, and indulged till life was a long holiday dream. My marriage, and the cheerless year that followed it; the scorching agony ; the long weary months of woe and wretchedness ; my widowhood, and the more recent scenes of sorrow that I have pasEed through. All come crowding, and jostling eaoh other, until my brain whirls, my heart sickens, and I cry aloud, why, oh, why cannot I forget?

oi my cimuuoou au<i lue graves 01 niy dead, I took advantage of Mr. Leslie's kindties*, in ono particular, and asked him to continue to trust Mr. Marley vritli the business of the estate. It has been in the hands of hia family for several generations, and ho has bo completely identified himself with it, that I am sure it would break his henrt to giva it up. Mr. Leslie granted my request, a3 soon as I made it. So Mr. Marley will remain in the homo where the summer of his life was spent; and in whose walla the frosts of ages have fallen on hia head. I will be the only exile. TLo laws of primogeniture, or, more cor rectly speaking, the male entail, may be an excellent arrangement for family pride. But it. frequently causes a sacrifice of local attachments, from the daughters of a house, that sometimes outbalance the advantPges of the system. That is when human sorrow is weighed against family pride.

you when be wishes you to know it. But, until be does, it would be quite as well that you should remain in contented ignorance." ' "I subsided instantly, though I know some such thing has occurred. Otherwise, with that tenacious care for a fellow man's 'dignity* which all men have, Lucian would have denied it flatly. 'Twas a queer woman who could deny such a lover as I know he would make. I think he baa no equal, except Lucian, and I onlj except him for appearance's sake. The next letter was dated in November. I make an extract from that, also : "Your last letter was the most welcome one I ever received. I have never Maid eyes on' the one you allude to as containing an account of Mr. Staunton's death ; and we have been laboring under a terrible mistake. A package of English papers

uuuii u), jiiKiuisas, \n tiio year 18-lG. IIo was a child- at the timo and did not, therefore, tako such an active part in his christening ns ho would have dono had tho ceremony been delayod a few years. Hut there was an interesting incident in that affair that is worthy of record "in this connection." I'arson Wcakman, tho miserable Unitarian of whom was entrusted the important duty to giving him hi;} name, threw a glass of whiskey in liis face, instead of water, at which ho grew exceedingly indignant.? Clutching tho white choked villain by the throat with 0110 hand, ho seized a hairpin from tho maternal head with tho other, and jabbed his reverence in the stomach. He believes that tho vast eonoourso of people who attended the funeral of the parson turned more to honor his deed of valor than -

that are worth hearing. lie is plain a^d straightforward in his manners, and gives you an idoa~~ that bo is thoroughly honest, a man whom you can trur,t and rely upon. lie is not handsome, stiictly speaking; but there is something very attractive in his appearance. Ilis fnceia so resoluto; a rich bronzed complexion: vary dark beard and moustache, almost black; and a beautiful shaped head ; rather irregular features, but beautiful oyes; largo clear, well opened, violet blue, with the pleas* antest expression in them. I suppose he is about twonty-live or six years old, though ho docs not give you the impression of beiDg a very young man. He is passionately fond of music, although ho cannot ?ingntnll. I played for him to-night. The first tiuie I have touchod an instrument in nearly a year. [to be cost ued.]

that bad been delayed on tlieir route, reached us moro than a month ngo, and on the obituary list was the announcement of the death of 'Mrs. Edward Staunton, of Winderaere Park, very puddonly of heart disease/ The shock brought on ma a severe illntss, and when my little girl rras put in my arms, I called her Eleanor, and Lucian added Howard, for the sake of your cousin Fercy.'* "I think my baby was five weeks old, when Mr. Steward came to tell us goodbye, as he was going with a party of gentlemen to viait the interior. Ho looked wretchedly. "I know I shall always love him for bis tenderness to ray baby* He begged permission to bold her, and carried ber off to the window in bis arms. When he gave ber back to me. her l!fll? fnrn wa? wot u-iili

tor will not undertake to give explanations after tho first interview, bccauso they will not be required, illo was never known to miss. Offico hours from eight to five.?N. Y, Tele- , gram. Useful Hints.?A bit of glue dissolved in skim milk will restore crapo. Strong ley put in wator will make it as soft as rain wator. * Half a cranborr3T, it is said, bound on a corn, will soon kill it. Ribbons of every kind should bo washed in suds and not rinsed. Scotch snulT put in holes whero crickets come out will destroy them. A bit of soap rubbed on tho hinges of doors will prevent thoir croaking. "Wood ashes and common salt wet with water will stop tho crack of a stove. If your flat irons arc rough, rub them with linn milf. nnH it. will mnlm