The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-11

DtduJlIdi btdth CuTiS III II.
- | am, dear Miss Violet,
Yours very something with
two ''Fs" in it scratched out family Then
'.sincerely," struck through with vehement
blackness. Nothing else added.)
(Signcd) SEAWEED."
Papa mustn't know" naughty E.ttie
thought.
! Papa was a wary man, who did not always
allow even his petted daughter to see how
/ much he saw. And because he wished the
little affair between the young people to take
| It's natural course, and, therefore, appeared
10 know nothing about It, they imagined him
to be ignorant of what, IN fact, patent
a suntower, 4s
The Christmas dinner came Poor home
less cousin Elizabeth and well-to-do bachelor
! cousin Jack seemed to enjoy it equally. The
/ cloth was removed in old style; the null was
brewed and the silver cup charged; papa
had begun to introduce his toast:
The first name shall mention
/ An instant afterwards Elite was at her
/ fathers chair. What had happened in that
moment? r.
( Tie angel of death had laid his hand upon
/ the speakers lips.
! How the Christn as glow suddenly died out
/ of those three faces! That room became as
dismal as CRATE of dusty, sparkless cinders.
. rs sadly strange as the home of childhood
/ looked at IN careworu age.
The front door was open. for some one Lad
run for doctor. The hall candles fared
and tricklci into mock staactities. The lev.
winter air came rushing in. Little Elite
stood shlycring by the door, with clasped
+ hands. trying TO be patient. Oh. when
would be Gomez"
He came at last: that large grave doctor,
with his patient corbel-hea-d hitherto So i'm
practicable and remote. had suddenly become
Tiolct's close friend. His words we're iUsgir-
cd uow.
But he could not prophecy smooth things.
+ After one glance at the sofa, his eve commits
/ stoned his lips to deliver Il fatal message
Mr. Arnold was diving.
/ An hour more. he was dead
And 'PO,sum, Who had been admitted to
/ the kitchen for Christmas treat. came pat
tering into the dining room. and reetci his
faithful. ugly chin or the soJbiug girls knees
She pa; q hand on his hard head. and said.
" Oh. 'Poasum. poor papa IS gone. ard ! am
l-ft alone. He will never come back again
never
Possum whlnel oIt solemn oath to stand
. To- Elite through thick and thin to the last
( moment of lis existence
Violet had put away the loclzet now her
heart smotr her about it. She Ough-to have
told her father. Oh, she would tel him now
/ if he could ouly come back and listen Tor one
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said ,Lr bland, ial,ering Nr. Prior. on the
afternoon # the funeral. while Cousin Jack.
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Cousin Jack. that We ara. cutie ,c-esd or
! Ibis ra-ut?.'
I Cousin Jacl. gave s.vage nod. and ;hen
. blew his nos, with such Il Tremendous crack
that Nr Prior Jumped. and E:t;e left oil
crving.
l. best for = whi!r, Etiie, said Cousin
: Jack, a. he left her week later. You viii
/ beh4priest at the Prior's now, for Katie =
/ your closest friend. Bat remember. |. too.
am yJur guardian. and We must correspond
regularly You trust your old cousin q.
zi-siu. her.)
Indccd-;ndecd do
And love him" (hissiug her again.
/ You may confess tito a crav-haired old chap
ike NO.
/ She confessed it by returniu- his sa.u,es
with interest.
Good" was Cousin Jacks ackuow'cdg
meut. Now he continued, don't you
! think y.u've lost me-you haTu't. I'm at
! your beck and call always. Goob-b,e, lite
miss that was his old name for her
/ "Good-bve. dear old cousin
She had :, terrible CIV after he was gone.
So the pleasant home at Walthams;ow
WAS left. Some Of the dear old furniture
! which Elite chose, was kept and pUt away
| somewhere the rest was scld. She went TO
/ lie at the house OF her senior guardian, Nr.
/ Adolphus Prior, solicitor. who resided in
! tayendlSh Square, " She took with her
/ to London Hannah from generosity, and
! Possun out OF love.
She was not unhappy In her new home
/ Although she dIs!Iked Arthur PopnJay. she
| loved Katie, yet for a time she was natural
ly sad.
1t length her little heart began to recover.
Instantly the sunshine crept over her liie's
! prospect. There came the brighter bloom
upon that soft girl 5 checks. and the maiden j
step regaiued its eastcv Ettie took music
lessons again as spring came on. reopcucd
her portfolio. and revived her German.-
Thank God. intense sorrow does not last lon .