Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-10-17

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she hustled off in the direction OF .
the cottage, leaving Herbert Grahame and m
the sobbing Caroline, to pursue their acqualn L
lance. :
So this is little Caroline Leslie. l shall o
call you little Miss Lima" said he, as he n
playfully drew her hand from her face {.
Look up Lima and tell me if you think we S
will be friends t.
Caroline brushed away the tears, and east II
a half timil look in his face, but the smile 9
she met was 80 pleasant, that she could not t
resist 1t, and smiled too. S
"-Shail va lg fries DIS ?" said he laughing. f
81 don't know get" said Lima, as the ro- !
guish light returned to her eyes, you can {
run races pretty well, so | like you MA" +,
But, my little hoyden, l hope you don't
run such races every day"
1" Yes | do" said she quickly. "Carlo
and have sach glorious races"
Herbert Grahame looked in the animated
face raised to his, with its glorious flashing
eyes half shaded by the tangled ringlets, and
almost fancied he was leading some stray
Gipsey child. He hardly knew in what light
to regard her, her character had appeared
in such opposite light. While he was thus
musing upon the eccentric character OF the
little one, she WAS scanning his countenance
by quick earnest chances, and judging by
Ludb cdTneSb lOOk, ubE buOuSuIS h6Io NCIJ 1
busy, but whate yer might have been their
import she clasped the hand Of her new friend
with a frmer clasp, as though she would
cling to it forever.
CHAPTER III.
Herbert Grahame, like the little hoyden
Lima, was an orphan his father died in his
infancy, leaving to his young mother a large
estate mid the vallies of the Green Noun
tains. But she was a native of the " Sunny
South" and the cold northern climate was
u~ncongenial, so with her child she returned
to her fathers house, where she lately died,
leaving Herbert at eighteen in possession OF
a large property, of which he was entirely
ignorant except by report, which by the way,
had given him no very pleasing idea of his
domains. The Widow Bedford and her lit
tie charge Lima, were distant relatives, there
fore on his arrival in the Green Mountain
State, he was gladly welcomed by the former;
and Lima, although shy at first, soon regard
ed Cousin Herbert, with great affectlon.-
The second morning after his arrival, Her
bert proposed a ride to his farm a few miles
distant, for his curiosity was strongly ava
kened to behold the nome of his father and
of bis own infancy. AS he made this propo.
sal to "Aunt Susy," as he Familiarity called
Widow Bedford, little Lina's eager eyes
seemed to ask, MAY l go toe? " Herbert
answered the appeal by patting the flushed
and him the saddle horse, that they might
visit the old farm together. The reques
was granted, and in great glee Lima set on
with her new friend.
We'll Lima, can you tell me what kline
of a place Pm master of" asked Herbert a
r they logged slowly along meath the shade 0
y the thick forest.
r "Oh, it's a beautiful place, such a prett
4 place." she replied quickly, " love to stay i
n the old house all alone, with Carlo, mean.
+ Quite a paradise is it? well, we shall SCI
5 Lima, but perhaps l shan't agree with 20
rs to its beauty"
" Eyes you will" she replied, glancin
archly in his face. Aunt don't thinkit's
,e pretty place, but | do, and so will you, cou
in Herbert" Just now they emerged fro
e. the forest, and Gasoline pointing to II dista
n farm house half hiItlon by dropping ell
n trees anil sirubb .ry. * lained. f." there
d, the house, Cousin Herbert"
Mt Herbert Oh ,cksl his horse to survey
he scene, which fr he Luty he had hardly ev'
lt seen eaaallel. Ii the background rose Il
Dg green heights OF the mountains, at who
re base lay fields Of waving grain, and Orchar
he now in tull bloom, of which he was the he
le. and there III the smiling valley was his hon
Iv the home of his father, the home of his i'd
Of lied mothers happiest days. Tn rstr'
VS. p~ective glance caused his lip to culver, a
tears to start to his eyes but probat
Inc thinking that crying i'll accorded with
in years, he checked his emotion and rode
he They soon were at the door, and Lima boz
in ding off, stood ready to conduct cousin Ii
the bert to every nook of the old mansion.
INC list, when she had dragged him from Gel
eve to garrett and shown him all that could
she seen, Herbert seated himself on the br'
piazza and exclaimed" the very place
ian read poetry no sound to disturb one,
= the murmur of that yonder cascade, and
one music of these robins. Come, Lima, sit
18th and read with me-" said he, drawing Il
,ue, ume of Tennyson from his pocket. "Rt
rry "when the sky is so blue, and the birds
till so swcetly /! | thought l should like you,
lis | hate reading and every body that loves
4 of and she bounded off with q half angry,
sun sorrow ul burst of tears, but ere she
u in gone ten steps she suddenly turned and s
md, ing herself by Herbert, said, I'm 81
Ixed cousin Herbert, | didn't mean what I S
she, that is, if you want me to read this morn
II a l will to please you, but l wish you did
but love it,"
do And what occasions this great dis
but Lina ?" asked Herbert, as he passed
for arm around her, and smiled kindly in
Iunt sorrowful face raised to his. Because
Susy makes me read to her every NOR
irrel in the hateful catechism, and that he
far. primer, but | wont do it | love the /
her and Carlo a great deal BETTER" "Well
leas. Lima, l wont make you read I'll real
you now listen" He opened the "
ured Queen" and ere he concluded the o.
van. Lina's lips were quivering, and the tear
YOU lently dropping from her cheeks. Whe
ceased, Lima seized the book and with g
the ing checks and sparkling eyes eagerly q
ed over its contents. "Come Lima, Civ
for. the hateful book" said Herbert at lie
with a roguish smile. "This is not a
ntor. ful book" said she with a bright ligl
and her brown eyes, "but' she added wi
think sigh " Auntie has no such books, tbs NJ
wild for me to love them. "Well, Lima, if /
,ined be your teacher and give you books thai
long will love to study, will you study wit
,einS every day ?" "Oh cousin Herbert, l
scold be so happy but where will be our s.
room 2" "Here in this old house of mine
es at you love so we'll. Now let's 90 home an
Aunt Susy's consent" The consent
way. readily obtained, and each day found
soon bert and his pupil at the old mansion.
liter. tanning her wild gipsey love of the WOO
own first, because Herbert wished her to s
Of 90 but very soon because she loved it her
: see and Herbert thought that those quiet
Oh ~ spent in te~achingthat wild enthusiastic
hair it, were the happiest of his life.
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