He was of u rich and influential fnmily, or
ho could not havo passed the lines, even in
that early 6tago of tho National troubles,
und nothing but tho devoted lovo ho cherished
toward his wifo would hnvo kept hlrr.
out of tho fray.
"They wero accompanied, of courso, byon
oH black nurse, Maum Chloo, who had
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nursed and waited on your mother sinco I.cr
infancy j but in spite of tho tender euro
which sho nnd tho tender young husband
had lavished upon hor, tho young wlfo continued
to fitde, and lie stopped bora on their
way to the South, and decided to remniu
here until aficr you wero born, hoping that
she would t hen be lwtter able to travel, and
tofacethf e:;citmentof tho war times ut
homo.
"Searching for a quiet boarding plnce, for
tho ho' el was far from bcinv a pleasant
home for an mvHlid, be happened upon us,
and at bin rarr.FBt solicitation I a nsentotl
to furnish 1 1 'in rooms and board for a few
mouths, :id In mac weeks from the urao
they came j ( 11 were born."
"Then I v.-i of Hmthern birth!" .dd Isabel,
nno w .s lisunlng to the story with
earnest eagerness.
