Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-07-17

but very lame apology for such an awk-
ward proceeding, SO he laughingly bade
her give him all her books, which he
would carry, as his walk. led him in that
direction, and thus prevent any more
being lost by the way. ....
Grace Lee gave them up to him with
out any demur, looking SO frightened
and shy all the time, that Hugh Hamil-
ton was every moment afraid that she
would fit away and leave him, books and
all.
At the gate of a charming little white
cottage Grace Lee said, 'HThank you,'
and received her books and a card, on
which was engraved "Hugh Hamilton" "
and with the rosy glow rushing up again,
even to the white forhead, she nodded
another ''good night, and fitted up the
garden walk. i.4:- r. .oh1sr
The next night Hugh Hamilton
carried Grace Lees books to the cottage
gate, and the. next-and every night
through all the week; and when Saturday
and Sunday came, and no little fitting
figure going up or coming down, Hugh
felt, more melancholy than ever.
The next week Mr.. Hamilton went so
far as to ask to be admitted into the
charmed enclosure of the cottage garden;
and then the blushing Grace bethought
herself how rude she had been never to
invite the gentleman in, SO she apologized,
and Mr.. Hamilton was duly, installed a
guest in the little white cottage After
that, Hugh Hamilton always went in to
rest, after the fatigue of his long walk
and, finding Mrs. Lee lady of, more
than common hospitality OCCASIONALLY
stayed to tea without the preliminaries
of a very urgent invitation. ' - +
tsThere is a casket that contains a
rare jewel, Hugh" said Ned Leonard
one day, as he and Mr.. Hamilton were
riding out past the little white cottage
"Ahr' said Hugh, s'who is it?" in the
most matter of-courseish manner i'm
aginable. aey --~ te# .'.a FL.
"Her name is Grace Lee; her mother
is widow, and they are quite poor, hav-
ing nothing but this little place, SO
Grace is at present fitting herself for
governess, or something of that sort,
xpecting, no doubt, to make fortune
in a year or two and retire '.,f
"a governess-that little, slight child
gore'ness; why she's not equal to it,
spoke Hugh Hamilton, entirely for
getting that he was not suspected OF
being an acquaiDta tance of Miss Lee.
''Slight child!" Knocked Ned Leonard
giving Hugh glance out of the corner
of his eye; "you know little Grace then.
eh?" Eat-- .-.
Hugh was obliged now to tell that he
did have the honor to be slightly ac-
quainted, "only an accidental affair
you know, Ned
"And so you are going to be COVER
ness, are you, little Grace?" said Hugh
Hamilton, as he sat in the cosy little
sitting-room one evening, some six
weeks after his conversation with Ned
| Leonard.
Il hope to be, Mr.. Hamilton an
swered Grace, looking up from the paper
whereon she had been copying sketch
furnished by that gentleman. Why
don't you think 1 will makea good one?
ooh! yes, good enongh," answered
Hugh, looking down into the little up
turned face gazing so anxiously ly into his
Hugh Hamilton had always thought
Grace Lee beautiful, but never before
had he seen her SO exquisitely lovely as
she looked then, with her bright curls
drawn away from her white forehead
and the dark-brown eyes raised so ap,
pealingly to his. The full red lips were
just the least bit parted, showing CLEAN
of the pearly teeth within, and the little
dimpled hands folded one over the other
while she waited for his reply -sass
"You say yes, just as though yot
did not mean it, she said, and the brown
eyes went down upon the paper, and the
heavily -fringed lids lay lovingly upor
the crimson cheeks, while the little
fingers toyed idly with her pencil, anc
the voice sounded as though it were full
of tears. .--....-.. ..5- .-.-.-- ....
1t was full five minutes before Hugh
Hamilton could trust himself to speak
and then he said, II do mean it, Grace
but l was thinking that it was thank
less task for such child as you to un
dertake.'' --...
"I am no child, Mr. Hamilton" Tht
voice was steady enough now, and there
was wilful sparkle in the bright eyes
and a pretty curl in the little red lip
that gave Hugh quite new insight intc
the character of this fair student.
''I may be childish presume yo'
think I am-but when l am in earnest
[ ana as much woman as-as-as any
body .l r. 80.
At this, Grace Lee flashed such {
withering glance at M. Hamilton, tina
it was the greatest wonder in the worlc
that he was not Immediately annihilated
He was leaning indolently back or
the sofa, with his elbow resting upon the
arm, and looking down upon the excited
little speaker, while just the least shadow
of smile lurked around the corners O.
his mouth. " - 4a
Grace noticed the smile, and instead
of provoking her still more, it scattered
all her anger in one moment, and will
it all the cherished dreams of the las
two years, and over face and neck wen
the crimson tide again, and two large
burning tears rolled slowly down the
blushing cheeks, and then she bowec
down her head upon her folded arms ant
sobbed in earnest.
Hugh Hamilton sat perfectly STILL
His face might have been shade or two
paler than usual, and there certainly wa
a mistiness in those dark eyes that year.
had not seen there before, but he scornet
to acknowledge it by brushing it away
for what had man to do with tears
standing, as he was then, on the thresh
old of new existence? In moment
the void that had already made Hugl
Hamilton's heart desolate was filled tt
overfowing, and he trembled now at th'
yery extent of his bliss, and feared tt