Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29


: -lsky. She hurried on;--large drops Of Fnil
llell, and soon a heavy rain soaked her ihii
: garments. Blu, she fel, Il moi, so anxioh
was she abou, her sister. Al lss. she arri
we'd home, and paused a. the shop 10 bul
! Ellen some Of the fruit she had so longet
for. She placed her hand on the balusirad
TO ascend ihe long staircase, but stopped ant
I leaned her head on her hand. An tindefn
able sensation Of dread stole over her. Sh,
wiped The perspiration from her brow. i
/, must be that | am so tired, She said; | do no
know what aiIs me. am afraid 10 20 up
lShe waiied another nomep.,and then slowly
lcrept up stairs: Her hand rested on III,
'llhe door.handle, bu, again the chill Of feal
= made her SILVER She opened The door
cas- ] bduglity eI4heo ~ slle oech, aui
then. with ono wild scream. sprung fofWafi
d and fell insensible beside the bed n
i Well, Rose, have you had pleasan
EVENING" said Mrs. Norton 10 her daughter
ION her return home late at night
Rose made no answer for some moments
and then said fre,lully, No, ] have not.
| wish had not gono,-and her eyes illed
with tears, which she endeavoredto conceal
| from her mollier.
Why, my dear child, said her mother, in
surprise, what is the matierl
Tha, little French girl was The belle OF
the evening. She had all the best beaux.
and as for your friend, young Mercer, he
had no ewes for any one else.
Is she so very beautiful, then, or so ele.
ganily dressed, or what is her peculiar at
fractions!
She is not beautiful a, all, mo,her;-that
| is TO say, not regularly beautiful. She has
large dark eyes, and brilliantly white teeth,
and possesses what the men call great fasc.
nation. do not know wha, they mean,
but she had crowd round her all the even.
ing, and every one was full Of her bon
mots and intelligence.
Well, well, my love, said her mother,
soo,hingly, it is not worth your frct,ing
about.
Freuingl am not freuing, said the
proud beauty, as she dashed the icars from
her eyes. But for all her assertion, she
burst into a fit Of weeping as soon as she
closed her bedroom door. She tore off her
beautiful dress, and threw it on the floor,
a.. Trapping herself in loose gown,
threw @ herself on @ .l .he sofa. There, neglect.
ed on the ground, lay the cos...s. ufeSs;-lhe
dress that had delayed poor Fsany,--lhe
dress that had caused human heart to OK.
perience the biuerest Of pangs,--that OF dy.
ing alone, without one kind hand 10 close
our eyes or dropa tear over our remains. |
20 Have you any vacant rooms 10 this build.
ing 10 let, sirl asked a .pale.looking young
on the frs. floor Of the building in which /
the sisters lived. | want room, and was
told that you were the agent for this build.
ing. I .sna' ae4I.ra;. sl a
am so, sir. What kind of room do |
you wish fort have several rooms 10
lei, at different prices, @
Well, lei me see them all. have some
money saved up, and good trade. | am
promised steady employment, but wish to
be as economical as possible. se 5sgo5 |
n Very fair, sir. Come this way, II you
please. ~ ,t] ;..,s.,.,, aes.,a,aes ~, I
They went from room 10 room, until they
had mounted 10 The attic. There is a room,
said The agent, that for the present is occu-
pied, but do no. know whether il will not
soon be vacant. Two sisters live there,
and one Of them, take il, is not long for
this world. Her sister poor thing, takes the
whole charge Of her. They have not paid
up their last months rent, bu, | am loalh
TO trouble them. They appear 10 be hon ,st
industrious girls, but they must pay up. The
owner Of this building is a stiff man about
money matters. lie makes no allowance
for sickness, or any other trouble, but must
have his money when il is due. By the by,
have not seen the we'll sisler 60 out this
morning. Let us knock and see what is
the matter. "a y,4t ,5ss 81 si
They knocked, but no answer was re.
turned. Aagain they raped, bu, no sound
issued from the room. ] am afraid there is
more trouble here, said the agent, looking
at the young man. Let us go IN.
They opened the door. Fanny was on
her knees by the bed, her face covered with
long hair, and one Of her sisters hands
pressed 10 her lips. She moved not, nor
spoke, but moaned heavily. ,ss.,a
j The agent raised her,. What can | dol
said the young man, anxiousy. \, -e
Run across The stree; and bring the
apolhecary here, said the agent.
The young man disappeared, and return
ed quickly with the apoihecary.who brought
6olile Of ammonia in his hand. He
dropped some Of il in water, and forced
Fanny 10 swallow II; and then rubbing her
temples with some more Of the same prepa-
ration the poor girl was gradually roused.-
She looked wildly al Them for moment
and then glanced towards the bed. She
broke away from the agent. Oh, Ellen, my
dear, dear sisterl she exclaimed, throwing |
herself On the bed; speak TO me, Ellen
speak 10 your poor, broken-hearled Fanny.
She will never speak again, said she, sud-
denly raising herself IRON The bed. And
I:-where l was when you dying, poor
suffering oneY Finishing thul dress for tina,
hard. heated girl, and you, no doubt calling
for me. q Oh, why did mind iheml What
did il matter If should offend them all
But Twas coward, and now | am punished!
she added bitterly, and once again she drop.
ped her head on the bed and sobbed con.
vulsively. sts .ss.agc wv IifH}t 4
g' All were affected by her distress. The
apoihecary and the agent were accustomed
10 scenes Of distress; but the young man,
fresh from the country, was almost as much
agilaied as Fanny herself sea n pa