Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-04-25
B EFT r RAY.ED
BEaNIcE WaATELG's SORROWS.
BY MRS. C.

A dash OF summer rain against the gables;
4 sobbng OF the wind under the wide, jut,iue
caves; and the old iarm house standing NJ
dripping aud brown in the mics. Of the petit
ing storm may be yCu can inagne just how
it looked but you eau hardly see WITHIN the
walls. Crouching under the brown rafters,
bci,rc the indescr.baLly poor light Of !allcn
candle, with her proud head lying agains: he
hand, as il she had dashed it heartily against
the palm, WAS Young girl of perhaps sixteen
summers. An old. wel!-preserved book 10y
half open before her, but she was not then
reading nor studylng. The clear, ight-colored
eyes were raised towards the unfinished rGoi
as if she listened to the rain lut if she heard
it, it was because the souud reached her car.
without will or wish of hers.
She was aroused at last, by the tipping over
of her bit OF candle, which, growing gradual
ly weaker, had finally found itself unable
lor ger to sustain itself, and therefore after
sundry warning and painting leaps, it fell over
because obliged to, aud not because it had
any desire to get away from the full light Of
the girl;slarge eyes.
my light has left me-" she said in sweet,
soft tones; land there is nothing left but to
HE me to my bed under the brown old caves.
Well, old attic, you have held ine'sin Jour
bosom longer than you ever will hold me
again. This life l cannot endure. Let mo
see, for six years Mrs. Midge has. had the
hard. ceaseless toll of my hands, and led MY
feet whittier she would. have never de-
ceived her, snever'failed her then, surely,
have imply repaid her fer my scanty werd
robe. I shall have light heart in leaving
her to try the fortunes OF the world. Ah !!
how she will fret and annoy me when she
fluids that am really going to leave but
feel that nothing but death can change my
determination. Ere two months ere passed,
DOYLE Elill will miss me. It's clover will be
Impressed by my feet, and its flowers un-
plucked by ny hand. A spirit of restless
uncasincss bese;s ,ne. l fret at INV bondage.
I must up and away. 20 morrow, if the rain
ceases, shall go to Burley for Dame Midge.
| have, let me see, ten ccnts-La ha cash
funds, with which to purchase copy of the
Herald and one OF the Press ; may be
that shall see something attractive there.
At any rate, leave the barren neighborhood
of Doyle Hill and is meagre surroundings
soon." 81
The light grey eyes, remai:.cd wide open,
dilating with intense thought. The rain came
With full free dash against the attic window.
The light winds whispered along the low
caves, and finally their weird and lulling mu-
sic sootbed the young girl to sleep.
"Bernice Beruice!' called Dame Midge
in harsh, high key, "it's broad daylight and
quite time the cows are MIXED. Come, come,
don't let mc have to speak again.
Bcrnice, reused from her deep sleep, re-
membered that she was 10 90 10 Barley that
day if the weather was fine, ard fastening
downth narrow stairs she took her bonnet
from the peg in the entry, and going to the
pantry seized the pals and went out singing
The glorious rcfnlger"c Of summer dawn
was illuminating a clear. SKY, and from tic
shelter OF the trees the birds gave forth their
grand operate .rills. "A smile of pure, child
like .l.y lit up ,he face of young Bcrnicc as
she bure into the house her pals OF snowy
frothing milk.
An llour later she. trod along tie green
highway with springing step, bearing upon
her arm Dame Midge'a market basketin which
she was to bring back divers and many ne
cessary. articles for housekeeping purposes
The basket hung heavily upon her strong arm,
for it was filed with the produce Of the DANES
thriving poul,rT the eggs were to be ex.
charged for other things; and so nicely did
the old lady always lay her plans that by nc
means c:,ud there lie one cent appropriated
by Beruice for any little gcw gaw that nearly
all young people covet. Bernico had said h
the dame, thus breaking the ice Of her deter
minarion Beforehand
-" Aanty, ere long you will have to procure
boy to do these errsnds for you"
% Hoity toity" was the sneering reply
'' tile young jade would refuse to earn he
Eooard, would she Z? Keep eninding your hon
lest business, miss par per brat should nev
sr know anything abuus PRIDE
! Bernice's clear cheek flushed, and har e5
! Idsrksned osainoEziy, bu. she oaly said -