Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-09

/ upon Dir. HarFIngtOn's knee, and kept
! the trio laughing by her funny sayings
1 When lights were brought in she drew
/ the gentleman,s head down and whispered
/ IN his ear, You must be good to Cousin
/ Anna, cause, you know she has no one to
| love her now, and she is so very sorry"
1 His lips qulvered slightly as they
| touched the childs forhead, and for some
| time after she had left the room he did
| not speak, but sat with his eyes fixed up
| on Anna, whose face was still turned to-
wards the open window. As he rose to
| take his leave, later in the evening, Nan
/ ME followed him to the door with an ur-
gent invitation for him to call again, and
/ help them cheer and amuse her invalid
| cousin Mr.. Harrington hesitated a mo-
ment, then said, If L can be of any ser
| vice either to your cousin or yourself, |
| shall be only too happy"
Then we shall expect you often" said
/ Mamie, as he bade her good evening and
! walked away IN the moonlight.
A month quietly glided away, the pure
/ air and pleasant associations bringing to
| Anna Stanton's cheeks the rose tinge so
] long banished. Her health was nearly
/ restored and something of her old cheer
! fulness had returned. Smiles were not
! so rare, with her now, while occasionally
a low musical laugh, caught from the
! merry cousin, rippled forth, to that cous-
] ms great satisfaction. Mr.. Harrington
! had been frequent visitor, and he and
! Anna had become warm >riends. She
wealthy heiress, aud he a Door country
| lawyer. He had been kind, and she lik-
| ed him, caring nothing for what her city
! friends might say to see her on terms Of
| intimacy with one so much below her in
station. He was agreeable and intelh-
gent, with a mind richly stored, Il true
and natural nobility Of character, which
Anna could not fail to recognize and ap-
preciate.
One afternoon as Mr.. Harrington sat
| reading to the two young ladies in the
pleasant room, where we first saw Anna,
a splendid carriage drawn by two beauti-
full bays, drew up to the gate, and an ele-
gantIy dressed gentleman sprang to the
ground and walked rapidly towards the
house.
"Hartly Condor !" exclaimed Anna in
surprise, as he recognized her through the
window, raised his hat and bowed.
AN old beau of yours ?" queried Nan
ME saucily; slight flush overspread her
face but she did not reply.
Anna greeted the stranger in friendly
manner, then presented him to the others
After a few moments of common places.
he turned to Anna with the remark, You
were hidden so far away Miss Stanton,
that I could scarcely find your retreat,
| yet l find you are not alone In your isola-
ton" and he glanced pleasantly towards
| Mamie, who had not lost her sauciness,
/ even in the presence of city gent
Mr.. Harrington, who had been strange
I ly silent since the strangers entrance, soon
rose and politely took his leave. Mamie
/ too went out, faneying Mr.. Condor wish
/ ed to see her cousin alone.
| Immediately drawing his chair to her
side, and taking her hand he said gently,
Anna, can you bear to hear a story,
/ which perhaps may be very sudden and
unexpected. Are you strong enough to
| listen ~
''Yes, Hartly, nothing can surprise or
shock me now, you may tell me, and be
assured that [ will hear it calmly.
Then Anna, will trust you; few days
ago, a young man, a soldier, called upon
me, and left this letter for you, not know
| ing where to find you. He had been
prisoner of war, but short time ago was
| released. This is only a note you see
and unsealed, the writing is familiar to
you and to me, but don't turn so pale.
and tremble so, or [ cannot let you have
it. Remember you promised to be calm"
! Y es, yes, Hartly, go on L will be
calm
| Has it never occurred to you that your
brother might be yet alive; you know his
| body was not found, and he might have
been taken prisoner, though his comrades
| thought him dead
Breathlessly Anna leaned forward to
catch each word of hope, eager, yet afraid
| to trust it, lest 1t should be only delu-
/ sive phantom. The young man watched
! closely, as he proceeded, lust before l
! started to come here, Anna, friend OF
| mine, came to me and wished me to tell
you that he would be here to morrow, and
requested me to prepare you to receive
| him, and welcome him. You do not ask
who this man IS, Anna. Have you al
ready guessed p
Pale and trembling she grasped his arm.
while bright light burned in her eyes,
! 'Hartly, Hartly Condor, tell me Is It
! Has Henry, come 2"
Tomorrow, you will see your BROTH
| er," he replied gently as the door opened
and Mrs. Hunter entered and breaking
| from Hartly's OBTAINING grasp, the excl
! ted girl, threw herself into her aunts
arms sobbing out the joyous intelligence,
| Henry has come Oh Aunt, he IS alive,
and has come home %
A scene of joyful confusion followed,
| in which the whole family joined. Anna
/ did not faint, as all true heroIues should,
| but was soon the most quiet and rational
/ of the happy group.
Early the next day Henry came, and
! such meeting as that between the broth
/ GE sister Is seldom Witnessed. HNGu ~ Ill
ME, who the night before bade Anna to
/ sleep and let the crying go till some other
! time, saying she couldn't see what she
wanted to cry for, when every thing was
| all right, and guessed she WOuldn cry
! if twas her brother that was alive instead
of dead. Even this wild creature, after
many vain attempts to hide her tears IN
merry smiles, broke down completely sob
| bing as energetically as any.
The next day Hartley Condor, would
have taken his leave, but all urged him so
hard to remain, that after a little hesita-
ton, and a look at Mamie, to see if she
too wished him to stay, and probably
reading her bright, shy glance Alright, he
| consented to remain until Henry and An
ma returned to the city, week or two af-
ter.
Rapidly the days gided away, while
every heart beneath that pleasant roof
was light and full of joy, and many a sat
ished smile passed between Henry and
Anna, as they noticed the frequency with
which young Condor sought the side of
their gay little Cousin, and the smile of
/ pleasure with which she always welcomed
him.
The evening before their departure,
Anna sat alone on the veranda when she
saw Mr. Harrington coming up the walk
She had not seen him since the day Hart
ley Condor came, and had often wondered
why he did not come as usual and missing