The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-01-24

Going into the sitting room one morn
ing, Cora saw the face Of Tcmpy Brown
bathed in toars. Tempy was young
girl of seventeen; being an orphan, she
was dependent on her needle for live.
lihood.
Mrs. Saltonc gave her a homo, for as
it was war time s,most of people dispcns.
ed with a scamstrcss.
Poor Tcmpy! there she sat, apparent
| ly, without n friend. In her hand she
held letter, hut her large, black eyes
were swimming in tcurs she could not
read
Cora's heart was moved with pity, and
putting her arm around the young girl,
inquired the cause OF her grief.
Nothing that anybody can help" sOb-
cd Tempy.
"Pcrhaps | can assist you; you shall
have my sympathy, butyou know it some
times relieves sad heart to communicate
its sorrows to another"
So hy gentle pursuOsiou Cora drew
from her the sad story, She had but one
brother, a private in the United States
army. lie had been offered a recruiting
officers position, but he had taken cold
a fever set in, and it was doubtful if he
recovered,
"Ohl Mrs. Saltonc, only think Of poor
Earnest in hospital, without his sister
to administer TO his wants and no friends
near. Then he may die among strangers
In strange land-then who in this wide
world will care for him! How do wish
could go to him, but il wont do lor IN,
to think OF such an impossibilty,"
"Why, TcmIy, how much would i
cost"
II don't know exactly, hut ! suppos,
about thirty dollars to go and come"
Cora comforted as well as she could
the grievcd one, and left her alone. Go
ing to her room she took up her little por
monte, and turncS the gold pieces. Thcr,
was brief struggle in her mind.
"Aitcr all, | believe my old velvet capt
would do to wear this Fall, and Wintc
too, if it isn't very stylish; and don't
suppose I'll be inquired of, in the Judge
ment day, IL my cloak was fashionable
/ shall appropriate these shining pieces
as think, to better use. I'd so set my
heart on it, and Edward will be SO disap
pointed! but then I'll get up a forccibl
urgumentt to bring him over to my way Q
thinking"
Down stairs, she almost flew to Temp,
ard said;
"Hcrc child, dry your tears and go t,
Earnest; here is the money, aud lose n,
time"
While In her sweet blue eyes trcmble
a tear Of joy, that she could tighten on
heart, that had been SO oyerpowered b.
grief
"Oh! Mrs. Salton, cannot; for hov
can ever repay SO much"
"Go, Tcmpy, go; ] do not ask TO be re
puyed, only 90 quickly
Earnest, my dear Earnest, am her
your sister Tempy; are you glad to Sc
mel"
"ThOnk God--how prayed for this.
he murmured.
"IIe is too weak to talk to you now.
said un attendant.
The next day as Doctor Dnrcet cam
in, he saw, through the half open door
the form of TemPy. hanging in breath
less silence over the sleeping boy. III
stood like ono transhxed. Through ev
cry feature seemed to shine noblenes,
he had seldom seen, while the brillanc,
Of her eyes were cbohgh to captiyute I
heart that was in the least addicted t
falling in love at sigh. But he had NJ
time to devote to love-making, while thu
war was continued, so noisclessly he en-
tered the room, and addressed the attend
ant.
81 should have como in last evening
but was busy all night. His pulse il
stronger and his symptoms better; how
did he rest during the nightW
t "Tery well; mis- sister came yesterday
her presence has already done him more
good than all your drugs"
Gall he needs is the best of care, for
. without all, tho powders Imight give
} would be Of no avail"
Earnest was remoyedto spriyate hoast
where his wants could be better cared
for and Tempy installed as nurse. Doc
! tor parcet's calls were frequent, more sc
than Tempy thought necessary, as he
had said good care was all Earlest need
ed.
Scarce three months had rolled by
! Evening was blnshed with roseato pur-
pie as Edward Salton entered his wlfe'i
room.
"Hcre, Coroi is two letters for you ant
this package came by eSprcss,
Paper after paper was removed, AM
soon beautiful silver fruit basket wai
brought to view; on the handle was Fich
ly carved the name of Cor saltoh.
at must be from Earnest aud Tempy
} Brown" said Cora. "but now for the let
ters,"
~-.-- y. 49,