True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-10-10

ow came back pleasant sounds of children
at play and the little village looked Joy
Gus in the fair sunlight. But Alice lean
ed back languidly in her chair, and her
words were sad, and her smiles mournful.
| laid my crimson brierberries in her lap,
but l did not speak /; and as ! sas beside
her, wondered if there could live any
person upon the earth sadder than Miss
Alice.
The gate opened quickly, and upon the
gravel walk fell a manly step, Miss War
ron sprang from her chair.
81 must go, Fanny" she gasped. 'He
has come, but | cannot see him.; and she
turned to ascend the stairs.
"Stcp, dear Miss Alice. | don't think
it is any one you would not wish to see,
only Mr.. Whyte Or
But whilst spoke, and Alice yet grasp
ed the baIustrade, ii tall tgure stood i'll the
doorway 1t was not Mr. Whyte; it was
not Gerald Ford it was no one whom
had ever seen, aud l looked at the strang-
er III amazeuent But Miss Warren, with
wild scream, hall extended her arms to.
wards him, totlered forward few PAGES
and then would have fallen to the hool
had not the young man caught her 1
thought Miss Alice had tainted, bur in l.;
moment she spoke. ...
$50 long looked for; so long prayet
for. Oh, Herbert, have you come to mt
/ at lastY and she wept upon the strangers
shoulder.
"Dear Alice, sweet sister," he said
| gently, be calm. am with you now
nothing shall ever again part us. Brusl
away those tears, love. Is this your vel
|
come p
But though the young man spoke play
fully, | saw, as he sat down upon the set
tee with Alice clinging to him, that h'
was deeply affected. heard the straugeI
call Miss Alice sister | saw, as they sa
together side by side, that they were very
like each other, yet 1 was startled wher
my teacher spoke. .v.
Fanny she said, smiling through he
tears, this is my brother, my only brother
Herbert; we have been parted for years I;
and with the same winning sweetness o
his sister, Herbert Warren looked up anc
greeted me-. n, . T., 3. !. .l .'S
The evening waned, and the moenligh
began to stream full into the hall bu
the brother and sister vet sat there alon
side by side upon the settee, talking t
each other earnestly, and sometimes tear
fully. When Herbert Warren went ava,
that night, my aunt Esther heartily press
ed him to stay. #%f
"Make my house your home, Mr.. War
rem" she said. You have so long beel
parted from your sisterS surely, you vii
not think OF staying anywhere else willis
in Chipdale," .Ny & t#
Young Warren thanked my aunt, bu
declined. lie was going to the village inn
"But, | assure you, Mrs. Raynor," h
added, Alice and | will never again b
parted SO, when | leave this place, yo
must make up your minds to give her W
for she goes with me-"
Was my sweet, mournful Alice then re
ally going away2 was half sorry, afte
all, that Herbert Warren had come.
AS my teacher passed me on the stairs
| stopped her.
'|Oh, Miss Alice, am SO unhappy b'
cause" -aud then the tears choked me.
Miss Alice set down her lamp, and kis,
ed me. r y y m t''
'""for shame, Fanny,p she said, chec
fully ARE you scrry because little sui
SHINE is stealing over my path? | di
think, dear child, that 1 weuld have live
and died here with you, but a change hs
come ! and as she paused at her room
door, she smiled brightly.
""But are you perfectly happy, Mi
Alice2" i asked, Has all your troub
gone 7" .5a
| regretted this question the momeI
I after, for an expression of keen angus
passed over Miss Waren's face. 81
"0h, Fanny" she moaneA, touchir
her breast, the SERPENT heth here ye
/ cannot find perfect happiness elsewhel
> than in my Fathers kingdom;" and, vii
sad goodnight, she closed the door.
0 III, *T.,* ~ %iss
Q l Iawoke in tremor, for felt q haI
upon my arm, Aunt Esther stood by N
: and, in the dim light of the lamp she bel