We Felt Very
Lonely In Our Solitary Dwelling, Crouching Round The Blazing Fire,
That Scarcely Chased The Cold From Our Miserable Log-Tenement, Until
This Dreary Period Was Suddenly Cheered By The Unexpected Presence
Of My Beloved Friend, Emilia, Who Came To Spend A Week With Me In
My Forest Home.
She brought her own baby-boy with her, and an ample supply of
buffalo robes, not forgetting a treat of baker's bread, and
"sweeties" for the children.
Oh, dear Emilia! best and kindest of
women, though absent in your native land, long, long shall my heart
cherish with affectionate gratitude all your visits of love, and
turn to you as to a sister, tried, and found most faithful, in the
dark hour of adversity, and, amidst the almost total neglect of
those from whom nature claimed a tenderer and holier sympathy.
Great was the joy of Jenny at this accession to our family party;
and after Mrs. S - - was well warmed, and had partaken of tea - the
only refreshment we could offer her - we began to talk over the news
of the place.
"By-the-bye, Jenny," said she, turning to the old servant, who was
undressing the little boy by the fire, "have you heard lately from
poor Mrs. N - -? We have been told that she and the family are in a
dreadful state of destitution. That worthless man has left them for
the States, and it is supposed that he has joined Mackenzie's band
of ruffians on Navy Island; but whether this be true or false, he
has deserted his wife and children, taking his eldest son along with
him (who might have been of some service at home), and leaving them
without money or food."
"The good Lord!
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