Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-12-18

gazing steadily into the burning Goals. At q
little distance sat her daughter playing care
lessly with her watch chain, aud wishing
with all her heart that the tiresome fuss was
YER.
Sarah Percival made one Of the group
For her aunt was keenly alive TO what the
world might say, and thought her presence
on this occasion, as one Of the family, would
silence any remarks that might be made
when her change of situation became known.
She sat beside the window, looking drearly
out upon the familiar landscape so soon TO
be left behind. But no one spoke to her.
Even. DR.. Warrior, the worthy rector Of st.
Peters Church, where Mrs. Percival sat out
the appointed time every Sunday forenoon
and afternoon, only glanced toward her now
and then from the depths of his easy chair,
and decided that it was useless TO take any
notice of such a timid, frightened thing.
Perhaps could the worthy Doctor have read
that young heart, and known the bold plans
that young brain was forming, he would
have had reason 10 change his quickly FORM
ed opinios.
ken by the fussy little lawyer, who, having
broken the seals of the oaken cabinet, and
taken the important will therefrom, adjusted
his spsctacles and began to read. To Sarah,
it was like message from the dead. The
mind that had framed, and the hand that
that had executed, were gone-whith-
or? She listened like one in dream to the
enumeration of the houses, bank stock, ETC.,
owned by the deceased, till the sound of her
own name made her start and look up sud-
denly. No--she was not mistaken. The
lawyer was reading in his dry, business like
voice
"And l give and devise to my dear niece,
Sarah Stanton Percival, the sum of five hun.
dred dollars, as a slight token of the inter
est l have always felt in my dead brothers.
child"
That was all she heard. Some dry bust
ness technicalities followed, with which she
had no concern. But leaning her head up
on her hands, she fed her hungry soul upon
those few words of affecton-the first she
had heard addressed to her since her father
died.
i She was reused from her pleasant reverie
by the cold voice of her aunt, who stood be-
side her. And looking up she saw that the
reading of the will was over, and that the
party had broken up and were standing neal
the fire.
"Well, Miss Percival, l congratulate you
with all my heart" said the widow, tapping
her lightly upon the shoulder with hel
. plumed fan. Through the kindness Of
able apprenticeship we were speaking of.
trust you are sincerely grateful"
} al trust am" said Sarah in low voice
But she could not speak the thanks she felt
to the portly figure in black, who could wei
afford to spare the paltry sum OF five hundred
dollars from her thousands, and who Eel
rather glad in her heart that the bequest haC
, been made, since it wonld sound so wei
when DR.. Warton and the awyerspoke of it
as they would be sure to do. So the girl wa
silent, and her aunt called her mentally ex
tremely ungrateful. 1t seemed to be fateC
that these two women should never under
stand each other, even in the slightest actor
of their lives.
/ DR.. Warton now hustled up, and took boil
of Sarah's hands in his warm grasp.
al give you joy, young lady, give yo'
, Joy !' he exclaimed "Why, you are quit
an heiress, my dear And what with tn
fortune and the pretty face, our young mel
: will have to look out for their hearts,"
at am afraid you will make Miss Perciva
| vain, DOCTOR" said her aunt, with a sheer
D Sarah, my dear, you must not let his fiat
. terry turn your head"
MADAM, assure you am no fiatterer,'
said the doctor. with his hand upon bis heart
but when beauty, talent and grace are be
fore me, / should be less than man if die
not speak the truth"
His sweeping bow included the three ladie
!, as he spoke. Mrs. Percivsl colored and smiled
. l-she was not quite proof against delicate
ly-worded compliment, even then. That sim
pie speech secured the worthy doctor man.
, a pleasant dinner and little lady's gift. Ia
king his arm, she swept out from the hbrar,
to the parlor, followed by her daughter. Anc
the young heiress'' was left to her own re
Elections.