Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1866-12-22


/ Thcy we're hanjsome couples abe Nc
light ~ fairy, her hair as bright as gold,
/ and 40 soft and fine, and her great blue
|, cyes 40 full Of light, made ono think Of
looking down into a clear lake to where
tho silvof sands spatkled at tho bottom.
But hated her for her beauty. That
, night, at The door, Gilbert said:.
"Ms,, you and Robert Halo sem TO suit
each other first rate.n IN.
And thought no did thai 70 sound me,
so said ale 10 the finest man ever met
and then, never TO let him think | cared
al don't want you 10 tell him J said 20,
though. Isn't Miss Howard an angel
toow
"sShe will not need TO change her face
when she is wanted Tor one" SAID he; "ol
she lacks is wings"
"rhey may be growing" | told him,
and he said "perhaps," and added good
night Mat wish you success, it seems
case Of love at first sight, with you and
Robert-and he is a fine fellow"
"Good night did not know you were
so good judge in love affairs-you have
improved The time spent with the angel. !"
We went away with these bitter words,
and | 'crept up stairs softly, so mother and
father should moi wake, and fell something
so swe g, gone out OF my life. II was llttle
sleep came TO me that night, for | would
see the shining blue eyes looking al me as
If asking me to forget the misery they
worked me, and | would star; and wake
and think it might be so.
Then the days went bv so wearily, and
we saw nothing more of G bert, and moth
er gu estioned me about it and told her.
"He stays away because talked %
much with Mr.s Hale at the dance"
"And who is this Mr.. HaleW she asked.
"He is one of Gilberl's city friends, aud
mother he 10 so handsome"
"ihnd is handsome all you can say for
himin
"No, mother, he is learned-and so
diffe rent from Gilbert"
S1e looked at me closely and said-
"Well, he can't Guido Gilbert Willard
with his city airs, whoever he is"
"de doesn't put on airs, said |, shortly;I
and there we dropped it, and mother never
kne the trouble that came from that
night: but | think she knows it nov and
pIlres me out of the great peace which is
with her.
but one day, Gilbert came slowly a.ross
the fields, and came in at our gate. Moth
er saw him, and opened the door and asked
him where he had kept himself so ong,
a nd he said :"Some OF my city friend, are
with US, and my time has been flied and
iHr. Hale has sen. me TO bring you over,
Mat; We will have quito party il yoO will I
come" lt
And said mother: e
"Who is this Mr.. Hale, GILBERT" s
He told her about him, and then asked
me to 60 again. And |, thinking he had B
been sent for me, would not go one step. b
So he went away, and called after him 8
My best wishes 10 Mr.. Hale ald Mis-. Il
Howard"
II hadn't mentioned Miss Howard, k
name had :" said he. h
mo, but | fancied she was there; isn't iC
Ihei" Il
Yes and he was gone, and mother 81
oegan questioning me why didn't 60. s!
Two evenings after, there came a knock W
Il the door, and Robert Hale stood there, IN
skiing me to 90 to theparty al the Willard
he came with an invitation W
rom the company to bring me back, So tn
nj nrunA Aroeo and a hf
light after night would Robert come (Gil- gu
'ert never came again) and | would 20
With him.
liked the people me, there, and the on
music Mary Howard brought out Of the oil
iano with her white fingers. And Mary DR.
,oud play for me while sung them al an
ny old fashioned songs; and | stood and I'M
'ondered at, and hated her, singingto her 90
laying. a
One night after we had tired ofour mu- on
C. we went out under the great Trees pa
llbeTt and Mary, Robert and I, The ed
oOnlighl fell through the branches in we
reat spots, and The wind whispered to the wa
aves, and seemed to sob and moan above hu
J. Robert and sat down on a little
nch in the shadow, and waited for Gill brl
ut and Mary coming across a cleared sw
ot, where the moonlight fell all around mol
EN-. His head was bent low to speak TO dis
II, and her eyes wero lifted sbyly up TO onl
m. | whispered to Robert, "don't call
them;" then waited while they came on, anc
owing cold and vacant. They passed me
, never thinking we sal in the shadow, :
d she SAID: go1
edo you know, Gilbert, once thought
was Matte Raymond you liked, and not lay
u" tho
How waited or the answer: aud it hin
me. out