Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-22
Selctt Talt.
ONE or TIE BEST STORIES EYER
PUBLISHED.
7 He EXPERIE n CES
OF SUSAN CHASE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE HEIR TO ASHLEY"
CHAPTER IX.
NO' iI'I ED
HOME AT List.


The quay at Liverpool was alive with bus
tie and noise, for large West-Indian ship
bad just arrived, after its voyage. 1t was
a winters day the cold made itself felt, and
| the passengers, when they left the ship, were
not sorry to hasten to the shelter Of warm
hotels.
One Of them, a young and good looking LADY
only entered hotel to leave it again. AS
soon as post.chaise could be got ready she
took her seat in i. to 60 farther on. She look
ed i'll and care worn, as il her health or her
mind had sufered-perhaps both.
"lt is an expensive way of travelling" she
said to herself, "but it was better to come.--
Another night Of this suspense, now ! am so
near would have seemad longer than all the
rest. | wonder whether ! shall hear Of her |!
| wonder whether she has made her way to
our home" !"
1t was about seven o'clock in the evening
when she reached that home. "A servant
wnom she did not recognize answered the
summons at the door.
"Is Miss Chase within z
"Yes, ma'am."
"Oh l am very glad See to the luggage,
will you ? l will go on in."
"The luggage! Is TO come here, maam 2
"Yes," smiled the traveller. "Iou are
strange in the house, or you would not ask
| am Miss Chase"
The girls eyes frightened with look OF
intelligence. "Oh! maam, | think Miss Ur-
sula has been expecting you. l am pleased
you have got home safe from such long
way"
Ursula Chase was sitting near the fire,
reading by tho light of shaded lamp, which,
though it threw its brightness on the page,
threw its darkness on the room. She turned
round when the door opened, and saw, indis.
tinctly, figure, mued up.
Ursula, don't you know me p
Susan Susan !"
Ursula always cold ard calm, was aroused
out OF her nature. She loved her sister Su-
san better than eny one in the world or II
may be more correct to say she loved no one
but Susan. She clasped her, she pulled oil
her wrappings, she gently pushed her into an
easy chair, and finally sat down into her own,
and burst into tears. The equable, undem-
onstrative Ursula Chase
Forgive my being absurd, Srsan but
am so rejoiced to have you back safe and
sound !"
She had set Susan on, and she was crying
Also far more bitterly than Ursula. The
many disagreeable points of her il-omened
visit were pressing painfully on her, and she
sobbed aloud.
IL wish that l had been guided by you,
Ursula, and had not gone | shall repent it
us long as live p
"Well, we'll it is over, and done with. ]
will make you some tea. You look as if you
had been i'll, Susan"
81 have been-yery i'll"
"On the voyage home ?"
"No; at Barbados"
lTrcnla Or1arnA tho faa in oDI husial lnr-
self making it.
IL am SO delighted at seeing you," she
said, "that all my scolding has gone out of
my head but assure you, Susan, that l
had prepared sharp one for you"
For my having gone out p
mo. Those old bygones must be bygones.
For your not having come home with Mrs.
Carnagie. How could you think Of staying
behind?'
Susau's heart leaped into her mouth.
"Did Emna-did Mrs. Carnagie come here
on her return?'
"Yes. She is here now"
"llere In the house?'
Not in the house. She is spending the
day at the Ashleys'."
Did she cay why did not come with
herY' inquired Susan.
| ii could not get from her why you did not
eome-or, indeed, why she came herself
There is no cordiality between US. Had !
been here alone should have been tempted
10 refuse receiving her. But Henry happened
to be at home then, and was pleased to well
come her; and it is his house, not mine,
When he went away again he charged me &c
make her comfortable as long as she liked to
stop. questioned her as little as possible
but the excuse she gave sounded frivolous to
me--that you was not ready, and stopped tc
nurse Mr.. Carnagie, who was going to have
fever. 1T struck me that she ought to have
assumed the authority vested in marie.
woman, and insisted on your returning viii
her. Susan, have said that am not golnl
to scold you now but Mr.. Carnagie's houst
was not quite the place for you, unsanctlone'
by the presence of his wife"
"No, it was not" spoke Susan, in resent
ful tone; for Emmas heartiess condae
aroused every spark Of indignation wi'hi'