The parting from the dear little child George nearly broke
my children's hearts, who had looked upon him as their baby brother,
and I promised to myself then never to take a strange child into my
house if I could not keep it for ever, for even my old heart fretted
after him.
The little girl in the asylum whom Captain Fairfield thought his
child he did not forget, but took with him to England on a later trip,
where Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, who had no family, adopted her. The nuns
at St. Pelagie were surprised when they heard of the mistake which
was made, but could never find out who was the young English girl
who died alone there. God has certainly taken care of her child, for
it is in a good home, well provided for, and much beloved. Captain,
Mrs., and little George Fairfield visited, before their final
departure, the parents of Arline Bertrand, on Bonaventure street,
and informed them of their existence. The old lady was so surprised
that it took a long time to explain, but she promised to let her
daughter know all about it.
Captain Fairfield is not crossing the ocean any more, having
received the appointment as harbor-master in an English port. He
does not want his son George, who is in College yet, to show any
liking for the sea.
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