Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-20
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"You know that was not the news
referred to, brother. / will not tell j
now to punish you for your interruption.
ooh, please yourself in regard to that
my cureosity is not so much excited bu
what can wait until l walk down town
where | am certain of hearing it, if it il
worth relating Miss Alymer your break
fast will grow cold if you do not finish
before reading that ms. of letter Tom
remove Miss Aylmers cup and give hel
some hot coffee, that must be unfit to
drink, and bring some fresh mullins"
"Thank you, general, prefer this" re-
piled Lily, laying aside her unopened let
ter with slight blush and recommending
the breakfast for which she had no ap-
petite.
"Aunt Emma please tell us that news,
Miss Lily and cannot go down town to
hear it, pleaded Ada
eyes, Emma, tell us and I'll atone for
my interruption by listening to the whole
history of cooks misdemeanors, after
breakfast"
"Well, this news is worth hearing I'll
promise you; Walter Mayhue-" here
the general looked at Lily, quite uninten-
tionally, of course, and faint red stole
into her cheek-"is married, at last +! He
married cre-why Lily! What is the
matter? She has tainted Give me the
camphor, Tommy vinaigrette-some-
thing, quick !"
General Leroy lifted Lily from the floor,
very gently and bore her to the sofa.-
Mrs. Alcourt bathed her temples, chafed
her cold hands and applied the vinaigrette,
until warm glow told of returning con
sciousness. Lily opened her eyes and
with a bewildered look asked what was the
matter?
Nothing" replied the general "The
room was very warm and you became faint,
that is all"
81 thought-somcthing-had happen
ed"
"Oh no, nothing; do not try to think.
Drink this wine and you will be quite
WE'LL" q
Lily took the goblet tasted its contents
and set it down.
"You must drink all of it, Miss Aylmer,
or will send for the DOCTOR" playfully
threatened the general.
Lily obeyed mechanically and closing
her eyes like a, wearicd child rested her
head upon Mrs Alcourt's shoulder. She
lay so pale aud motionless that Mrs Al
court feared she had again become un-
conscious, but deep and tremuIous sigh,
almost u sob, drawn from lie very depths
of an aneuished heart broke the painful
silence and then Lily arose. very quietly,
saying that she must 60 to school, it was
almost time that she was there, for she
had the key and the children must not be
kept waiting in that cold drizzling rain.
wan "o' pSai VI sucn lHlnS, re
monstrated Mrs. Alcourt "It would be
suicidal act. You must go to your room
and rest perhaps you may be well enough
to go tomorrow. You are feverish, now
Your hands are dry and hot and there is
an unnatural glitter in your eyes. 1t
would be madness in you to attempt teach
ing to-day and forbid it,"
Miss Aymer," said general LEROY
turning from the window where he had
been standing, apparently absorbed in the
contemplation of landscape with every
feature of which he was familar-there
was dewy softness in his eyes that
quenched their fire which Lily had seen
there once before and only once, when he
told of Ada's accident and suffering, but
his voice was firm though gentle as lac
sald-"There are moments in our lives
when judicious friends are better Judges
Of the course we should pursue than our
selves, it nigh; prove a serious and last
ing injury to your healhl should you ex-
pose yourself while you are unable to en-
dure fatigue, 90 to your room and / will
dispatch servant to your pupils to in
form them that you will not teach to-
day"
Mrs. Alcourt accompanied Lily to her
room, coaxed the decaying fire into cheer