The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-12-27

brass buttons, bound for grandma's The
sedate mamma and papa are vending their
way to mothers. There will be reuhions
to-day, but there wgll be mono for her. She
looked away froIA thelr happiness and
"After all 1t is hard This room is my
home-pretty enough, to be sure, but no
one comes TO keep Thanksgiving with me
All alone oh, it is hard!" Ftftf
Miss Arabella Brown, aged thirty-three,
full of malice, possessor o! twenty thou
sand, and envious of Miss Raymond, raps
at her door, Anna greets her with a smile.
Women are deceitful, men say, Yes, but
they PRACTISE deception only to throw rain
bow tints over the somber hue of their feel
ings, giving you protty words while their
hearts are breaking.
"How kind of you to raiil + though
you went to morning service2"
"Well, I wanted to go; but, Anna,
wanted-no, didn't want to-but
thought it my duty, to have a talk with you
about your conduct lately"
Anna looked at her inquiringly.
ayes, 1 know you're astonished, and so
was when that man commenced paying
his addresses to you. A good name is rath-
er TO be chosen than much riches, and be
careful of yours while you have it. Now
you know you're poor, and beauty, and
family name, isn't going to make man
like DR.. Hardin act the fool by marrying
you"
Miss Raymond, never moved her eyes
from Miss Arabella's face, and that lady
began to feel herself unpleasantly situated,
as the truthful orbs read her through and
through.
"Miss Brown, am astounded! No one
but you would have the audacity to think
ill of the Doctor, and no arrogance but
yours would bring such words to me. But
Iwill bid you good morning, and accom-
pany you to the door,"
She went, with regal step and proud air
but she was wounded, and while Miss
Brown felt that her plan had failed, hei
victim almost reeled.
AS they were about to part, DIR. Hardin's
carriage drew up and he alighted from it
"Good morning, ladies! All, Belle,
feel as young as did ten years ago, wher
we had that gay winter in Baltimore. You
know people thought we were engaged
then, but the world was wrong, as it always
is. But our little friend here is having
holiday, and hers are so rare mean sht
shall enjoy it. Get your hat and shawl
Anna, and we'll see how the forests look il
bleak November"
Miss Brown simpered, and vowed ven
geance at the same time, as she though
that he had not forgotten her age after al
her pains to hide it, ef.- fr
Over miles and miles the horses pranced
and Miss Raymond forgot her late foe, ant
how she had out-generaled her, as the DR.
told her of bright Italy, noble Switzerland
and romantic Scotland. -..
"It was a strange desire had, to comt
back to my native home and spend the res
of life, wasn't it?" .a..E
al was just thinking so, but I'm glad yor
came, for feel rs If had been travelling
in the Old World too" .s.....
He looked down at the little lady by hi
side, as she said this, and his eyes were ful
of joy, as he replied. All! how musica
the words werei sweeter the voice than tn
rich-toned harp; grander its melody, t
her, than the rush Of waves, and more sub
lime than all Natures orchestra.
"Long time ago." he said, "when 20,
were only Ave years old, your father sen
for me. found him pale and anxious
and you lying on a sofa, moaning witt
pain You had fallen from a swing ant
your arm was broken. I was poor, un
practised, and only sent for because tn
senior physician was out OF town. But
did my work we'll. Your father LEFT me t
sit by you, as you slept, while he watches
by your dying mothers bed. knew yol
: would soon be mothsrless. I leaned owe
and kissed your fair brow; then wondere,
why I had felt compassion for you'll
poor student, and you above want-the hei
: of half million. But somehow gazed
and still gazed upon you, till felt might
impulse TO be great, and good, and famed
so that 1 might be loved by woman suc
as thought you would develope into.
aSoon after, left home. Fortune favor
I ed me; found myself famed, but foun
/ no fairy to enchain my heart. grey
, weary of the world, and came back her
! Just as your fathers home was sold, an
) the bank failed in which he had deposite
the most Of his wealth. bought the oil
: mansion because wanted ease and luxury
> Very soon heard my servants speak {
you, with blessings, and remembered tn
: little Anna, with the bright eyes and rad
ant brow. ~ fa a,.i' i.'
~ admired your noblespirit Of independ
, ence, but young ladies now-a-days are fals'
though fair You have proved yourse
unchanged from the little angel that CAV