The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-02-28

tears. Then she stooItd down and picked
mp the crushed white Jose and kissed il;
and then she read The stter again.
Mister Richard waits to know If Miss
Amy won't please be 20 kind as to step
down to de psrlor. Al de fsmily's out. and
he's lonely like, said emes, again at the
Z door.
Amy bathed her eyR and arranged her
disordered dress, and 9TH half eager, half
reluctant steps she defended to the Parlor
door. She could not ahd courage to enter.
and she then heard hef cousin walking up
and down the room, wAsthng thOughtfully,
she determined to 80 ~ stairs again snd
write her answer, Busjust then the psrlor
door by Shich she waf standing. opened,
and Dick came out fer tae purpose Of hurry.
i ing her down.
Afraid TO come in, ttO 6ne!' be said.
| as he drew her into tie parlor. i hope
} that's not an unfavorabIe sign for me, Amy
But Amy only shook her head in tbs neg
stiye, as she cast down her eyes.
Then you DO love me. God bless yeu.
cousin Amy as he dre 4 her slender. shrink
ing form toward him.
He sat stroking her soft blonde hair in
happy silence, her tears flowing 1sfreAh,--
He pressed her to his side. whispering,
Hush. little one, don't cry, you'll be i'll
again.
Its very foolish, know bu! I'm so hap
py now, and have been so miserable,
Richard. But didn't you levs Emma Wal.
ton one bite And what will aunt and the
girls say asks Amy in alright for till
that moment she forgot there was any one
in the world but Dick Rodgers.
i don't love Emma Walton cae bit. Amy.
; and as to mother aud tie girls. I'll make
that all right. Are you satisfied no moth
er Carey's chickenr he asked in gay
tone.
1t required but lials more eloquenoe to
satisfy his cousin, and the two sat there Till
they heard the ehilIrea come in from tie
cotion party, and pass what they supposed
to be the deserted drawihg.roon; and fee
bic as Any's illness bad made her, she
/, bore the fatigue Of sitting up wonderfully
well, till she heard the carriage drive up.
, about one o'clock. and the girls return from
a the party. She hurried from athe room,
e-fssarcety waiting for csspioecr's goo might
Kiss, and in her fisht dropped Richards
&: letter -.
why Dick, what's the matter? why
: weren't you at Mira Davis to night. with
5 Emma Wattan? You didn't sead the Val
< entne, did your asked the sisters.
b One womas, and one question at time
is as much as any reasonable man can be
| expected to attend, said the brother, throw
ing himself on the the Sofa.
. What's thisp asked Charlotte, as she
/ picked up the letter which Amy dropped 10
q her haste.
'Amy's Valentine, replied Richard, strO-
king his moustache, with dsmure smile.
why il. just Ike letter. said Lizzie,
{ putting out her hand to take it.
r who's it froms' let's read it, said the
: two.
Dick watched the girlA, still stroling bis
K moustache.
e Richard who2 not your asked Lo.se.
e You are only joking? Emma WaltonF
d added Tie bewildered Lizzie.
!. what astorm must escape said Dick,
Don't %. don't 90, How could you be
. 40 foolish? You are not serious? Tell us oil
e about it., chorussel both the girls.
So Richard drew sister on each side oi
e him, told them how long he had loved thsir
j. cousin, and Low unhappy such wife as
Emma Walton would have made him. and
. ended by asking their sis.erly love for poor
d Amy.
: The girlswere evidently much disappoint'
: ed-bat they loved their handsome brother
: dearly, were good girls in the main. and
:. really loved Amy, 50, though they sighed
= over Emma Wslton's large purse and Say
!. connexions, they promised with q sigh, tc
a give their cousin no occasion to think she
WAS an unweleome sister.
a AS tehis mother. Richard knew he wOuld
have no trouble, she would be quite salts
: flsI if he was only 'haPpv. and she no
IA bothered; 50 with gay heart he bid bis
Il sisters good night,
1t was wonderful how Aiay's happiness
1t improved her. Hereye and check had a
r brightness in dem that they had'not known
since chldhood her laugh was az gay al
a little Flora'ss her manner los! its timidity
and assumed - laay-like self possession
y that the girls became really proud Of her
cr and Richard said II was all TO be attributed
h, to the Valentine.
" RgAn ineorrigible wag, who lent to .
y aihistcr horse, which ran away and threw
his clerical rider, thought he should hay,
4, some. credit for bib Ala 10 spreading the Cos
i pei.
hs gg-A a sleepy deacon, who sometimes in
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