The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-11
Mr. rTHOMPs Ms Umbrella

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'4f We're hSsSSns WAY fS6SiT&StSnaiyyc,
warm heart, YSnr dear Sdnt liS5 I'M for for
years SSR4lys II ssNfe ahorld Pot IhssiO and
rayy,, ,dShf+Tflatgir1tsapp : i ;Sgald not
SffS Gs Mas ss e @S5f sSa hf nv 3D.
Die. Af length St III e ii ne ieiS~rnc.
n grew sahttf rs tier SWiiiilS, and wehtil.
"Dopiayv vchdpih's iihrc1i III dig iny 69br"
said my aunt. Poor, dear aunt she waptei
tnIA to1iaseiusrJhirhs e. theI4ast. lFshe :Etlie
ktiew that.JIesslsgwlidm slt'dlsiiKeHsoshad
been beforehand with me theFb. ,ipGfd
played it AGAIN. 1t was the. .Jsnelbogslll
my hopesT A GRAY twilight filed me roc ih,
and they codld ifot' Set tkb tears which
flowed down my, cheeks. iijtayen, aell.
they said aHd~F Beiieye did Souietbing
from myself was IN ,tbe niusic'that evening,
and that something MAS very sorrowfuI.
Mr. Thompson came and sat by me when
hhad dene, Theserygnt tbropghtihtllalights
and letter for my aqpta.Mhilst she was
reading1t, he said, softl Va" 'sN''N"sS
"You VIII thiiikUtef 'ft.''''ld~ ~ "tTH
Pray don't.eL entrHated.I LsisI sysf 80
4" "Bqt you DO not kn9wAew 4mpsll1I like
YOU" be insisted, land then You wlly do.uly
little Needless Jessie 'gd6dMtbooo6r ehiidish
darlihgi Besides, thave seBhmy he;Ttle4
something fi.sl i'inlv teT. rY,f. t.-c ri
This crowned M. ! guessed hi, meaning,
ne had d yoGhSey. brother for whom -h6
meant me. He had all but said4b thfs'eyenI
ingiin he'garden 'n'It would, DO job iIck kvhf,
was rather light, all the good iD the world'h
aunt. ''H'''.F y -'o. " i@'if 'i'' N'
"what news auntyr I asked, yidm9
| ,,News, indeed lpushe replied, ,amaztsiJ
THERE'S Jessle going.to .marryJny eepsilss,
Mr.. Norris. old enough to be her father. l.
wonder what he will do With tile '1ftUe
fiirtgr ~, If' l.l al, idU..i,odA sdT
There, was u pause - ',u:T pir5YoI ID
MI Thompson hon ,, ne, came farwer1n did Rsf
'"What Jessie Is that Sr he asked. 'siurt1V'
not Miss Rayme0ds Gousinipr ~ 9gs"lE''0
'fsf; IL tte same p9(99 knaw Aer''ioA'J
lie spoke very calmly: | SUPPOSE he I'D
not belieyeit Iliiiedhim; ron my Ifeafp'
phtea MN. A9Usyys I.,D fuigi i---u C'.piYci
Perhaps II Is not true, auntY y said. ,;,' IN
Not ;truet why she writes to me herself
there's her letter" 'i'
l looked at him now. He was pale as
death, but very tlrm.g Neither qtnohbletf
look nor, quiyering lip gave togSn of the
cruel storm within. Something Ji0w ,eal lled,
my aunt out Of the ROOM ''F''''N ''' y " ~
Augusta. may7I look at its,' he asketl..'a
glaneins toward Observation-Disclosures
could not refuse hlm. 7 gave ave iEi1'tlhs'' lin the
letter. He read 1t through with the' sattIe +"
composure, then hooking for his umbrella.
which he would always keep in a corner ofjn
the sitting room, he said very calmlyE', 2. ..
II think shall go and take a Walk .., y
And 'he'weiit out' ahd we Saw hffn no y
more till the pexti,monning, wheniihe Iefti 1
My aunt was diIsappointed 10. JdndI that.
Mr.. Fhotnpsofi1lhd ndt pi1posed To me aftcr
all, and Was hurt tothe liearrs.cote'by thtJ's
eoldnass of his adieuy SIy valhe had gone
down with my cousins, ,taithlessness; niue n.
was fkedbetadsd tessie Wis ioved. "'' 90 -
She became Mrs. Norris soon after this:'i
She Yas married from ray hunts housesout'
of regard to Mr.. Norris. who was related 10 3,
her, ana who disliket' Mrs. Gray, THAT 1.
busybody," he called her. and am afraid
she was q busybOdyis Jessie was VERY.
bright, and seemed very, happy. She iteassCt >;
me numerically about Mr.. Thompson She
was sure said she, he had'made love to me, -.
and she looked at me with tfhel 81 sigfiiffcaiIce
as she spoke. But L betrayed neither hisltI
secret nor mine; and Though she yexed me I.
when she 9pi1zed him e Mr. Sdrris, esper,'
ejaily'ab0ut his umbrella, l did Keep silent.
II ain sure he wubibe VsaFriediwfth lrTs1'i
umbrella under hisaun.i she said.thRIeSeh
ing before her own wedding, Don't YOU .
did not answer her; / went out into tie
garden, and wmdeted lJo visa sAefsdthfrneG
Hlhls ftfAldSgL Htkh ildhtf iWOih teretl lf(gHgs
Jessir.s hthrrkg wa1 a 6iaw sT 10 n,y,snst ss Az
She Wis also cruelty disappointed bv Mr. i"'
indiifepeHcee and p6FHaiH. slfe'"f
guessed the meaning Of 4Nyalteneal lleoks ;. -
belleEe got gqle apd thin just thea Aud q
was always playing Chopiil's march ,,l,., i.
"MSdssr" taidmy amt tS ne = ore eyet
ming. .'is;not thAtgery motrnfil 'iil'n p. I
Il like It amt rePlied,S but l. resolved I'
to play il no more. NJ Il
.!Mf. Thompson liked.it",she said, Ritb, d
a sigh Il wonder be did Rot'dprotjose toit
rouyp she added, abruptly - e'iN "fir0i-'
wish WI % hid netet tggKS aggKSed bImi bsyss bes%? b, '
yspeaih6t help tffhk g--Ia g:-rr
Don't. prry don'tnl Uninterrupted t"'4o'
She did rot insist, batsh yrhaaiel mn, eo 40
y ,ad SIT ~ her ,eegsssfd 9e size eOaN'
q "a! me, and iiTtte oN lttle sue dreY my se-
i.My poor darling. she said, when 1 had -
.nAfes5ed all, "h9 may .palua YOU gets'to trrr ne
mo aunt he, meyer will, But pray do !
I T. and wtGISIssS 20 'OVsiisP ViiP 'aSfS0Vsa v,
a spoke resolutely. and my aunt pfaised a
ne; s.y rrt ipidV Idt beNo 'qsHi - Ial
he said SS naSS tsSds aTey III s ssd S5S % fs3s
rad confidence in me. / did not mean To
eTTe home this year; but now Il WIN taKe'' -
,Gtrto the ssa side, Hon%est hayea saaEs a.
She kissed Rie, indiI Remember now i, M M 80
nd happyd feitIin' thapgtJiy rboni, sfttihE' "'
" my dear punts side aud looking ak the aio
tarry sky The, nightingale ,was Staging q.
gam as on that sad evening when / had -,
Ell oebroketiihessitdd ;ite.3R fose q nv y"
yes whenol ESitnainbArsd Ia and his 1ast 3,
lipdness. and my foolish, wlthered hopes; ~
,ut the bitterness was gone from my s2rs..
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