Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22

'Wh on no one looked upon her brow,
Except the bright lone star ft
Which shed such tender memories
Ql childhoOd's home alar
Which gave her back The loving light
OF many sweet familiar strain
OF rcal melody"
Then would her thoughts wander through
the dim vista Of the past, and the residue
OF the little cottage beside the spa, king
waters Of the Merrimac presented to hei
the only heaven of pure rest she saw in
her dark sbadowy future, and tears, fal
bftterer than those which fell from her
childish eyes when she left It, she nov
shed over its memory and she felt a.
though she could have borne anything,
could she have stood in the little grave.
yard beside the resting place OF lsimoth.
er. She was sitting at the parlor table
one evening" a book lay before lIer, but
she was not reading; aud ever and anon
a scaldihg tesr wouId fall upon the page.
Georgiana was arranging vase of flowers
and MIR. Menard was closely Watching
Nalesia. At length he said, "Siny ~
Valesia started. she did not know that he
was present, and looked up with the dewy
drops still upon her rlashes.
"Sinyl i wish to know why it is that
you are thus changed?"
Quick AS thought Valesia said, "Unclc
/ George, want to see the home Of nv in
fancy, and my dear IN Others grave''
sis that all then, my own little niece
Siny, cheer up, for you shall See it yer,
soon. ts..
Roland Haywood and Norris Parker
had from CHILDHOOD been friends, and al
though Roland believed him TO be his riv-
al, he still treated him as usual He was
sitting in his room one evening when
Norris came in with very downcast
countenance. ,r'arHa 1.a.l i
"Why Norris, man, what is the mat.
ter withyou? You look as If You had a
world of care upon your shoulders - said
Roland, laughing.
"Well to make a long story short,
Haywood, | have proposed in form to
Miss Valesia Menard, and-well, / must
say it have been rejected =
For several moments Roland could not
speak When he did, he showed none
of the surprise he felt But be determin
ed at the earliest opportunity to seek an
interview with Valesia
Valesia, was walking in the grove some
distance from the house, when she met
Roland. She was about to pass on, but
he stopped her. ctr fTa
"Valesia, ] must talk to you !''
"You can have nothing to say to me
now, Mr.. Haywood" she said coldly
''GDo not speak to me thus. Valesia,
but for heavens sake, tell me did you
ever care for Norris Parker? Were you
ever engaged to him %
Valesia looked with surprise and IN
dignation, and demanded why he asked
such question. The result of that con
versation was that Roland sought an in
terview with Mr.. Menard, and asked him
if he would give him his niece The fam
lily were alone in the paror when Mr..
Menard saiG to his wife: Ttr'''tr~
"There was gen ueman here to-day
very anxious to release me of the care Of
Siny." ...r a rH
Mrs. Menard looked up and smiled.
81 am in earnest, and as Siny herself
is not averse to the exchange, have con-
cluded to give her up. How would you
like Roland Haywood for a nephew ?''
at is just as l expected" said Mrs
Menard. "My dear Valesia, you have
my free consent; you could not have made
better choice God bless your union. :"
Georgiana said nothing, but she met
Valesia's eyes, and that was enough
When they were alone she burst into
tears. Valesia sat down beside her and
kindly took her hand, and talked to her
in the gentlest words. There was no an
ger in Georgiana's heart at that moment,
and throwing her arms around Valesia
she humbly craved pardon. And that
night for the first time she Quilted the
nursery and her mothers knee, she bent
in silent prayer before the throne of the
Almighty. +.n
The sinking sun was again rejecting
in the waters of the Merrimac, and upon
its banks stood Valesia Menard, now Mrs.
Roland Haywood. Her husband was be-
side her, and to him was talking ot7the
years she had spent there. Calmly now
she stood beside the grave of her mother,
and her prayer was, when God S messen-
ger comes to call me home, may be as
willing and as ready to depart as she
was" .-f .-......... .. -.-,. ,..-...
The lesson Georgana learned was a
hard one, but it effected that change which
Al, Il a.
years of penitence and remorse, she mar
ried PLANTER and two happier homes than
hers and Valesia's, the warm sun Of
Florida shone not upon. ..... .... ..
BEAUTIES OF SHADows.-The shGdo'0s
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