Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-12

she was singing morning hymn, IN which the
children joined
softy nreaihes he m rning ar
Der The flowers wi h dsN-droFs bright
Nhie the cary hue throws
GladHess 10 is gioWing light.
Darkness. gloon AID night have asd.
To MS children brings the nora
Rife with all things sweet and fair.
Thanks. kind Father, for thy lo7e
Thus our grateful hearts would pray
kssr may my sheiterils care
Guard Us both b. uiglt and DAY.
Ever, vi lie hfs's p IN IS trod.
And. al gloom aud danger p1sssd
Lead US uD 10 light and thee.
Wallingford folded his arms on the window
edge, and listened with his whole heart in the
sound The spell was broken by little Lucy,
who had succeeded in getting of Edith's sun
bonnet, and twisted rose bud in her hair, but
dunng the operation, the whole array Of her
thick tTeCses became lOOsened from the comb
that confined them, and fell in disorder over
her neck and shoulders Edith laughed and
shook her finger at the mischievous child, who
sprung round her neck and devOured her with
kisses.
"Oh, look, Miss Give, there is brother Ed
Inund laughing al you" said Isabel, the eldest
of her pupils, tor Wallingford had unconscious
ly thrown the blinds wide open Edith glanced
up at the window and then, covered with blush
es, made her way into the house with all posi-
BILE speed.
At breakfast Wailingford looked for her in
vain. Does not Miss Give breakfast with usl"
he asked
''She breakfasts and dimes with the children
in the school room, and it would be more prop
er if she took her tea there also" replied Mrs
John Wallingford, drawing herself up, as she
always did when angry. He offered no reply
t. the remark, but resolved that she should
throw no imPediment in the way of his inter
course with Edith.
Come in" said the sweet voice of the latter,
as he knOcked at the school room door, previcus
TO his departure to New York, which was with
in an hOU-'s sail Of the residence of Constance
and her family, and thither his professional du-
ties called him daily.
"Have you any commands for the city, Miss
Give 2" he asked. as she looked up ffOm the
copy she was writing for his sister Helen.
None, | thank you" she replied, blushing
slightly, as the sceEe in the garden came to her
mind.
Wallingforl was Punctuality itself He was
never known to be in the house beyond a GER
tain time, but now he fingered till the voice Of
Constance was heard calling "my dear Edmund
you viii be too late for the boat" and her smile
brought the color to his cheek, as she hoped he
had been improving his time in the school room
as well as his sisters had done siuee they had
been under the care Of Miss Give, and he has
/ tened away, more to escape her raiIlery than to
avoid losing his trip to the city
/ He had only performed a simple act Of cour-
| tesy fIom a gentleman to a lady, but acts Of
courtesy and words of kindness had been al
most strangers 10 poor Edith since the death
Of her parents. For the last seven years she
] L.1 = I i .
family, and nothing but most happy and buoy
ant temperament, aided by deep religious pria-
/ ciple, had sustained her; but she had learned to
I gather life's flowers and tread lightly on its
Ihorns. The simple question, shave YOU any
commands for the cityi" at first excited her
unbounded surprise, and then came the thought
chow kind, hJw like his sweet mother" and
the tone and look with which she thanked him
arose in his mind, aInid law papers and clients,
ddriBg the whole day
nd day after day passed BY, aud Edith Give
won the hearts OF all the household, with the
exception of Mrs John Wallingford To Con-
stance, who, as l have said, was somewhat In
dolent, she became perfectly indispensable.
"hy dear Edith, flor she soon dropped the
more formal aPpellation of Miss Clive,) will
you see that the spare bed room is in order
My friend, Mrs. Howard, will be here to-mor-
row" Or, Edith, dear. will you see every
thing arranged this afternoon A note from
/ Edmund informs me that 4 perfect host Of IN
expected guests will be here by the evening
boat. The south, west, and little corner rooms
will be in requisition;" and Edith, (who had
been accustomed to perform the same services
in her unele's family, but without the smiling
thanks that rewarded her here,) would have ali
that related to the comfort of every one in per-
feet order. Fresh water and flowers in every
room, while the bed linen would be fragrant
with the perfume of lavender and sweet scent
ed grass, which she scattered in that saneium,
the linen closet, over which she was now su-
preme. Then Betty, the cook, would say,
Miss Give, wouldn't you mix up some cake
this aftemOOnl Your cake is much lighter, and
more delicate than mine," and Edith would
good humOredly relieve her of the trouble Of
cake making, tili Edith's cake became the only
kind that could be eaten in the family. The
laundress would come to her to learn how she
plated trllls so nicely, and even the gardener,
who seldom bTOoked any interference in his
sphere, would ask her to select the flowers
which were to adOrn the drawing room.
The children perfectly worshipped her. How
they improved SO rapidly, no one could explain,
for sounds OF merry voices, and peals Of happy
laughter were heard at all times from The
sehool-roOm, but improve they certainly did
I Al ut BASC tAeh dotOuialeu every one. ISABEL
at whom her Italian music master had groaned
in despair, soon learned to play remarkably
, well for girl of eleven, under Edith's tuition
! Helen, the second daughter Of Constance, haC
been pronounced complete Ounce BY Mis-
CroftOn, but now showed as much fondness fo
her studies, as she had formerly manifesteJ
D aversion; "dear Miss Give was always so kinl
] and good, and took so much trouble 10 maxi
her understand all she studied" while Httl,
t Lucy, who hated the very sight Of A B. C
with her whole heart, was now deep in tn,
: mystery Of the art of reading. They were n,
e longer the shy, nervous, reserved children wht
q distressed their mother by their awkward ways
7 and were dull aud uninteresting to strangers
5 but their spirits being allowed free play, an,
7 their energies enliyened and well directed, th,
] difference was fel. by both their mother and be
< friends, and by the former in a way whicl
5 bound her heart to Edith Give
T And WallingfOrd began each day to grow
E more and more inpatient for the hour of hi
+ return home. and when Edith was visible h
was always at her side; no walk or ride was en-
II durable unless she made one of the party, an
" the little bunch Of myrtle or geranium Whicl
= fell from her bosom was pressed to his lips, an
!, boarded like miser's treasure. Yet dearly a
Il he loved her, and much as he lnnged to tell he
So he feared to lose her friendship in the eiOr
, to gam her heart. And yet he was proud h
e well knew his own advantage of wealth. statio
n aad person, and he knew well that mRrs tha
; one fair hand would willingly have belonged I
c him. But what were all thsse advantage
4 compared in has own Ilind TO Edith Olive