Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-12-08

| After this, our intimacy was undisturbed by
Mrs. Gray. Every day the green cart was
drawn up before our wicket, and every day
we gathered fruit in the garden and played
under the trees, and Emma left me every day
with the smile-light in her face and the rose
hue lying in her white cheek. Johnny, who
had conceived wonderfully strong liking for
grandma, would lie in her lap for hours play
ing with her cap ribbons and listening to her
nursery lullabies. lu ~.
Summer went by in her glory, and Autumn
embrowned the green hoods of the far offhills,
and the brooks caught moan in their bab-
bling, and still from the far off city where he
had gone, there came to the eager heart of
Emma no whisper of Willy.
Mrs. Dale, won't you lend me Annie's
new green dress! She's just about her height
and SO it'll fit her, and Mrs Gray pulled En-
ma into the cottage very unceremoniously one
October morning, and informed us that her
uncle had come from the Indies, bringing with
him power ofmoney,' and that he had 'tak-
en- her all aback by his grand airs
Lucky for me- she said, Emma was in
the kitchen; so I just told him I'd bring her
in, and | ran out, caught hold Of her and we
skunk out of the back door, and came over
here. La, child, stop crying. What'l your
uncle say if your eyes look so red | wish
I'd known you had any rich relations before !;
but maybe he'll pay us something for giving
you up now Oh, dear, | was so frustrated
when that handsome carriage stopped before
our door, that it's completely upset my nerves; I
and the lady, whose confusion | was naughty
enough to enjoy exceedingly, seated herself
in grandma's chair, painting with excitement
and exertion, while ran fer my green dress,
and grandma combed out Emma S long tangled
ringlets.
How pretty she looked in my green dress
and put my arms around her and whis.
pered, 'Fm so glad, ANNIE and then Mrs.
Gray hurried her off.
An hour later, handsome carriage drew
up before our garden gate, and sun-browned,
but fne-looking man in the prime of life, dis
mounted and lifted out Emma and approached
our cottage.
He came, he said to grandma, at his neice's
representation, to thank her for the kindness
she had shown to his sisters child, of whose
situation he had no sooner learned, than he
had hastened to her assistance, and he placed
his hand fondly on my head, and told me he
would come for me to visit Emma sor1e time,
her from me, and Emma put her arm round
me and said, I'm going to see Willy to-day =
but there were tears in her eyes too, and so
her uncle shook hands with grandma and me,
for he was in great haste, and they entered the
carriage again, and / watched it through
binding tears as it rolled away, and far as |
watched, the sweet face of Emma Lee looked
out of the carriage window after me.
The afternoon of that day, Mrs. GRAY came
over TO the cottage, and told grandma that
Emma's uncle was "a rich old bachelor and
that she expected the 'little huzzy' had told
him they hadn't treated her well, for he said
that the mother had consigned both the chill
dren to his care, consequently they could have
no legal claims upon him, and hadn't paid a
cent.
i hadn't the face to tell him that the dress
she had on was borrowed and she rode of
in it, SO 'spose must get Annie another,
was the conclusion of that lady's virulent re-
marks.
Grandma hastened to assure her that she
would not hear of such thing, and this
seemed to mollify somewhat neighbor Gray 8
anger, as she took leave.
| was very lonely that day and the day
after; but grandma said | should remember
how God had answered my prayer, and given
Emma new home, and such kind uncle,
and should bevery thankful, and tried to, but
it was SO hard at first
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