True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-09-19
as he ran toward the house.
Goodbye, Ally" s !,
(. aGood-bye. Harry."gs 4

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We stood under the small vine-wrapped
portico; and he kissed me twice, and then
ran hastily toward the gpte, for. the. driver
was late and cross, I heard the rumbling
of wheels, and saw through my tears the.
floating Of q handkerchief and Harry
Willard was gone, and ths red house down
the road was deSolate.
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Eight years had passed dsince that morn
ing, when Harry Willard and IAmurmur-
ed our: r:tearfpl farewells under the vine
wrapped portico. They had not. been all.
bright years to me; there was . great
shadow trailing through the later ones,
until this was lost, swallowed up in dark
ness, the darkness Of death. !! ID
Our home, our darling cottage home
went first. Henry, the former owner Of
the place, wasla hard man, and the bill Of
sale was lost, 50 itSfell into his hands.
Aunt Hannah struggled very hardly to
bear up under this blow; but it was a
very heavy one leaving the home Of her lt 4
father; and after,it, She always smiled a
sad, patient, heart'broken smile, that bro't
the tears into my eyes, and said Goods
will be donep' R
Her health, which had been failing her
for a long time, gave way at last There
came another autumn day and the wind
soughed through the tangled grass Of the
churchyard; and tie sunlight glinted
along the white marble, just as it had
done in q day fur dswn in my memory,
when they laid aaat hannAh under The
willows to sleep. f..
After this, !, too, was i'll for q long time
!. with a fever; and some kind neighborf
took me their homes, and watched ovel
me during that long illness almost as ten.
| derly as aunt Hannah would have done.
4 My father had widowed sister, who re-
sided at the capital, and Of whom | sell
dom heard but ! knew that aunt Han.
nah had written her few days before she
\ left me, although she did not reveal to me
I, the nature Of her communication. r.
4 But when / was able to sit up, they
] placed aletter, in a strange handwriting,
before me. II contained an invitation G
\ tried to think it was a cordial one) from
this aunt to make, her residence my future
4 home. .St b. p.
! The kind family with whom ! had lad re re
! sided since my aunt's death were no
! wealthy; and 50, after many prophetic
! misgiyings, 1 resolved I'd accept the hom' 'l
! (which had been offered me. ! came t
] the city, reader, q lonely yorPhan girl, with
outa friend outside the little village, whicl
eIit almost broke my heart to leave.
t But the proud mansion, whose tall storn p
! front looked down ooldlJ and sternly upo'
me when i ascended ths broad steps, an
: glanced up att for the first time, was was n
7 home to me. ! soon perceived that m m
!. aunt and hertwo fair, naughty sdaughtel
E regarded me as an unwslcome depender
\ upon their bounty, whom it would an ! n
!, wise avail their interest preCognlze; an an
IS sometimes 1 wished that / was lying ur
{; der the willows, close -dh, 50 very close lose
l TO aunt Hannah. May EGod forgive M
q for / was very wretched,
is saThen, Julia, you areIsure we e may nay d
AH I'd % w Hr ~ A y y + : =
p pend upon his honoring urso'ree with b
q, preponce2 y,
n Perfectly so, Annie. MI, Lee, vi
IS is, you know, his most intimate nip frien
y says we may rely upon him fOr @ next Tue e
3, day, thoughShe had to refuse several y 9th
at invitations in order to accept ours. He
4 he is Jetedand worshiPPed eyerywher'
sure shall be grateful y Mr. I Y
pt forever And I'm resolved thatour soi'
\, shall bel the most brilliant Of the seasc
lsl So distinguished d guestcertainly deman
kS an extra effort on our part. Dear N
it Alice, I had quite forgotten YOU; q
and the glance which haccompal
81 lea this remark were ample evidence Il
d the reminder was anything but agreesl
al 10 my cousin. H0f course, You wo
he elthihk of entering the parlOrs next ISiesd
evening The society there will be-
III very unlike anything to which you b
nalbeen accustomed IN that little Out-of-tl
les world village, that you would find yours
" sadly optof place Then theFeis you
es, and very distinguished orator 70 be ri