St. Mary's gazette., 1864-05-12


parstory fuiter smsne her s.iG ribbons,
stay and tsks tea With one. snd see my
little adopted ohi::d -
Miss Pendlrseo. whose daily bread was
picked up ~aers ever shc hsi chaace ia
est from other peoples rabies. vas moth
ing 10th. and Mrs. Darling bustlcd
around 70 prepare the ereniug meal ..ius,
|ss iiaFy lied 4 2 Anl very teniptsne
il hraked to the hall! star :ci spinsier wh.a
soat ense,nble xas complete kissing
tea urn VI solid silver. the baskets Of cake
studded With citrons aud raisius. and
fidged with pesrly icing. to say nothing
"f the Gu, glass di.hcs, wh.re goiier
peaches lay piled ia ses Of sascb.r;us
juice. aud crimsou plum suggested huge
preserving kettles. aud .killfal house wife.
~.
Al last ~h,n preparations had reaches
stage Of Perfection. aud Mrs. Darling
had construed her watch about the twcn.
;ieih time there was ring ., the dnor BE- !
s.". rxtti. Vt trucks il the hall. Mrs
Darling stsr;ei up
Iii IS Harry: NV I SHALL zee n,,
darling little nes child.
Sac sprsng forward n the door opened
anil the tall SCARE Of her .on srp,arci. q
mufl,d i" travelling apparel.
My Harry uy boy" she exc:.;ncd
as he gIily caugl.' her in his arms, shower
ing half dozen of kisses On her Yet un.
wriI:.l.xi brow.
Welcome home asain: but where ii
he li,,lc girl!
Sue gsz.d around. evidently exp"c'ia.
TO sec .ome small .rpar;ti''u in bia'
he, ksd aps"r. but What was h.r aston
i-hm-nt when Harry with mi.cheyicu
twinkle in his dA.A eyes, lei for nard
h~auifu! y"ung cr"a:ur- Of about sixteen
wh"se cheek. hal! vri!..,l BY ta- son.
.ilky curls that hug vr"r ,hru, wc.c in
car nine Of pr..t,y confasi"n:
HIRE sh,' is m,iher ,h- nwect-st littl.
i,ueh'-r I could possibly pick "u, 70,
ver, Allow nc To prescott NV wife:
Who could r. sist rhe appealing Qi.nc.
..f ,hn.c soft lus:r"us ~yes! NJ. Mrs
D.r,iry certsiuiy. ~hv i'.stinc'ivel, clasp
II the s!ruder 6gnr-. :" her m"thr,
br.s.i. though her brain VAS in s whir
# aingi.d sst"Ei.hmen;.
"lInv do you Tx. r. mo'h.r -
Like her. All. charmed with her
Du, Harry"
WeNr
r though, yoa found her in the o-
rh.n'. asylum
a. ue dill" in,erp"--d Fiolrt. q"i,,
sirii!y. dearest hanna. until this u,o
ment vas al orlhsn; n"w | have learn
ID wha, i, is 10 dad n:"fher? p
Mrs Darling gave Violet such hag I.
r.ut have canviI.r-'i her Of the .iae.ri.,
cf her newly dawning ;endcruess ~Lii'
Harry continued n.
She wss the .l.lcs, rf The asylum q.
ph. aud ,hs Managers wrr" jus, sb 1t,
g.. seek situation as gnverness for h-r
whGn I tlrnicr."i in. "n the qni,ive f.r
pls y;himg for Won o. course fell b-s.
u-sr hr-l. in lyy. with her 10. first mo
-mcns I saw h"r Wh" would not 2 ask.-
H-rry. ai,nirinsiy c..lt, mplasibg IN,
shrinking little hr.a'y whose face was ye
hidden on his mothers sh"aider. Il con
clnde.i that such wife as Violet would l.,
the most aecert's:r daughter. coa!e
briug sou. and I waited for two Or ,hre,
weeks to becon," Of tn, same mind. ana
here We are Mr.. aud Mira. Dsriiog
Wasn't I right. ''Perfectly right" ssif
Mrs. Darling. csress;ng the sofi curIs d
her new daug gh:cr-in-law Welcome :,
our home anil hearts dear Violet"
Ja~s At this moment the IL lady recol
l-ctod the presence of Miss PeLdl-tou.
who hsd sit very stiff ard upright in tn.
corner. She was now formally presented
TO the bride. and in few minutes BETTY
brought in the t~a shings Il am perfect.
ly satisfied vita that lovely creature, y
Whispered Mrs. Darling .as at the sud Of tie
evening. she assisted Miss P.nile,on Il
put Oh her bonnet. "All my dreams Of a
darling adopted child are realized in liar.
ry's wife. What do yos think about il
Miss Pepaletnu
Il think it is curious wsy Of adopting
. girl ssid the spiustcr dryly. but
after. all. when look at her face. I don, ,
blame Harry"
a As bliss peadIe,on was unco,npromi.-
.ngly opposed to n,atrimSay as genera
,h,ag. perhaps this vas the ,no-t f..fterins
'ri''u'e abe cnuld hSve yielded ~ Mrs
Dariing's uew daughter.