True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-09-19
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as you want, and study everything, too I'll
Then Harry would lift his face to mine,
and there would be such a glow all over
it'll And his lip would quiver when he
said I Ally, your words always make me
feel happy God bless yop and my
heart always beat lighter when 3hs said
those words s., ass
But one day, when Aunt Hannah was
picking over some gooseberries for sup.
per, and j sat BY her side, hemming an
apron for mynew doll, 4 told her all that, that
Harry had said to me. 4 noticed she;
seemed very thoughtful after this; and,
at last, Hooked up, and saw she was rum
ming her fugers in an absent manner thro'
the panof gooseberries, and / said I: Aunt
Hannah; you re thinking about something.
s She smiled her own sweet, loving
smile !; and bending down, kissed my up
turned forehead, and said /: You have
! guessed rightly. 4 was trying to devise
some method by which 4 can send Harry.
Willard to school, but this is not SO easy,
matter as ] see, by the sparkling of
those blue eyes, that you think tits. Har-
Try Wizards mother was not always poor,
as she is now; and she is very proud, too,
and, unless I could represent his going in
the light Of a favor done to me, 4 do not
think I could obtain her consent to this
matter a.. ~
s'But you can think Of some way; |
know you can Aunt Hannah. Harry SO
longs to- go1 / eagerly answered, for !
! placed the most unboundedfait Amt
Hannah diplomatic resources. A .a
@Well, Ally, i had Just thought Of a
plan when you spoke to me, which, upon
reflection, appears the best calculated Of
any to succeed. / have felt for some time
that my darling ought to commence some
higher studies than those she is learning
A Of me but it is a long way to the village
4 school, and
4 Andyou are going to have Harry 60,
too, to take care Of me Oh, FMS soglad,
\; Aunt Hannah1H ! interrupted, springing
'fup and clapping my hands; an inyolunta'
s|ry ebullition Of my excited feelings. 8
Aunt Hannah s smile verified my re-
marks !; and at sunset on that very day
fshe went down to the red house, and had
I a longstal with Mrs Willard:
Theistar was just coming over the grea'
!, hill at the side Of our home, q single gold
\ len drop in thattsea of blue, when Aunt M
EHAnnah returned, md informed me tha
\ her mission had been a successful one
7 and that Harry and 4 were to enter tn
!, village school on the ensuing week, On
q that Monday mornings sunlight shone no
9 Eonitwo happier hearts than Harry's AM
\ mine, when we shut the white wicket 9
!; our cottage;home, and, hand in hand, too
.hthe road leading to the village school
a pausing every few rods to send 9 smile 9
a kiss to Aunt Hannah, who stood in tn
\ front door, watching us with her losin
4 eyes until weSwere out Of sight, /:
i. Very happy were we, too, for tho N mex :
81 six months; very tender and watchfal Iva
y Harry : care for me; and very wcnderffr
! was Harrys progress I'm ms studies, tNle dlFs
IS tancing all his classmates, and greatly su,
It prising the teacher, while the light bean t,t
I ed!more brightly, and the shadow wve wer
! ! / more and more from his face, which b
& twould turn to me sometimes, and say,l
& his sudden, abrupt manner; "0h, All.
gSTm very happ nov
j But, at the expiration Of Six X month N 3
a \; there came theidarkness Of the shadow
q death over all their brightness. II \ y
~ 1T was evening Aunt Hannah sat
81 her old seatby the window, and q l.o stoc
q ssoEby her side, watching the round moon I
ht lshe came slowly up the blue bridge, 9
hesither side of which LAY the silver loopt
w and -fringed clouds, when Harry Ni
u ard bprstintc the, room; and every niq aa
I. cle, Of hisiwhite face seemed working WI
,w terrible suffering, as he sTprangg tQ 4Au A1l
,ss Iiannsh q side, saying wildly On, plea plea
u gOto her please goto hor quick, ,tg tSr : :
\, mother is dying N
81 With \ half ~ pressed excl anatio e
tel Aunt Hannah seized shay, and hurri9'
" y after Harrs, who had rushed out of y
Y house. n yfsi
a. 1 was all alone, with the white mo
it looking in 1t the Window, and plating vi