Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-05-03


golden buds and blossoms sbowered from
unseen boughs upon him.
CHAPTER II.
"Oh, Charlie, you are a great bother!--
Just see, now, how you've tangled my silk''
and she drew away the spool from the youth 8
fingers, and playfully doubled up her white
hand, aud held IL threateningly in his face,
when she saw the ,sngles he had mado in
the crimson skein.
"Well, Eva, yod know shant be here
only two days longer, so you can comfort
yourself BY thinking your trials are almost
over"
81 shall think, instead, that you'll have to
go without your purse if you don't let this
silk slone," disentang ing the knots.
"How much have you got done!"
"Oh, only about half" and she held up a
mass Of frnges, and tassels, and embroidery
with silver beads flashing in and out OF the
crimson netting. R4
"It's beautiful Eva" "said the youth finger
ing it admirihgly.
1t was warm. luscious, misty autumn
morning. full of sleepy sunshine and dozing
winds, and Evelyn Lenard and her cousin
Cbai les Dean, sat near the open window oil
the South siting-room of Squire Lenard's
large gray stone house on the hill. 1t was
a broad, stately, substantial residence, and
it looked over ample grounds, laid out with
taste and wealth, and beyond these TO mead.
ows mounted with silver strenms; and still
farther off, to great hills with hoods Of mist
huted close round their ioreheads.
Charles Dean had just touched his seven
teenth year; he was fitting for college, and
his mother was the squire's only sister. He
was a slender, dark. handsome youth, good
natured and intelligent, though life Of in
diligence and luxury had not developed the
best part Of his character. He came to hi.
nncle's to pass part of every summer vaca'
tion, and was very fond Of his cousin, ,Evelyr
| Lenard.
But while the cousins were sitting togeth
er that morning, and Charles watched the
girls needles and fingers flash in and out o
their work, the door suddenly opened, and
servant thurst her head inside.
"Miss Evelyn, there's boy here says h,
wants to see you"
"What can he want! How does he look!
putting down her work.
"Not like much of anybody; but h
wouldn't tell me his errand; he says he mus
see you"
81 can't imagine who it is"
"Some beggar, most likely. I'll go ant
send him off," said Charles Dean, lszil
lifting his graceful figure from the lounge
II forgot, Miss Evelyn" said the servan,
reope ming The door, ITO tell you that the bo
said his name was Leonard Hughes"
ooh, know who 1t is now" sprngin
up with animation
"And l should like to know what he
come to take you away from me for" adde
her cousin, looking as though he should b
quite willing to accompany her,
But Eva hurried away without speaking
She found Leonard Hughes in the from
hall; he had evidently taken good deal c
pains in preparing himself for This interview
His fuce and hands were perfectly clean. an
+. he wore faded brown coat and black car
on the whole, his appearance was consider
oiy upPT"Neu'
: "Good morning." in that bright, cordi,
way which at once relieved his embarrss,
men,. i"l knew who II was as soon az tn
girl FOLD me your name"
"Did you'll" his face Frightening at onct
III was afraid you'd forget" :,
.. "Oh, no. IhDven't forgotten what pr
g missed you, either"
!. But the boy did not answer. He only 81
stir.swEwardly swisting his brown fnge
}, amongst each other. cray .a' =
y Come. now. don't be afraid. Whatev,
IL is speak il out"
Il And then Leonard Hughes gained coural
and told his story to his sympathetic liste
or. 1t was a sad, cad tale, for he was 4
u orphan, without friend or a! dollar in Il
l. world. His mother end father bad died b
y fore he could femember them, snd his uncl
efthe village blacksmath.' had taken him in
a his own famlly.- He was coarse. har
man. with .ermngaRt for a wife, and h,
sI dozen noisy. obstreporous children. H
e lie had come up L, its fifteenth year, an,
ID these harsh Surroundings and association
II and his upcl' had determined 10 bring hi
up to the blacksmi this trade.
10 But Of late boys soul had utterly revolt
at the work to which he wss destined;
had not revealed his adherence of the bu