The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-30
From Every Saturday.
Without Reserve.
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Iu.-sILLY OLD FOOLS.

next mOIulu&s WnilS We SAT idlAluS
over our little half-formed plans,
when we heard the garden gate
creak on its hinges, and Ada, look
ing out exclaimed, " Why, papa, it's
Miss Bellamy coming In" and in an
other instant Hopkins reported that
that lady asked leave to. see my uncle.
SHOW Miss Bellamy in, he said,
and we noticed a strange flush on his
worn old face.
She had walked down unattened;
and it was now so rare thing to see
her walking that [ dare say she was
hardly known as she passed along the
street. She carried a light silver
headed cane, and leant on it little
as she came to the chair l placed for
her.
81 have been long time coming to
see you, Thomas" she said. " and [
doubt you will think [ have chosen
my time badly at last.
Never, Fanny" he answered !;
late or soon could make no differ
ence in your welcome"
How strange it sounded to US to
hear them calling each other BY their
Christian names. Ada aud | tried
which of US could open our eyes the
widest.
Il am so sorry" she said.
Yes, for this little one" laying his
hand on Ada's head; we must all
be sorry for her. ~ @a
And for you, too"
.f"Ol as for me, what matter whether
my money be taken from me now, or
I from it in year or two?''
Thomas" she said, you must
stay with US the year or two"
Stay whereY' he asked.
I'm your own old house, where
else? See here, it was for me the
Admiral bought your house and
grounds fortnight since. These are
the papers making them mine. Take
them.
He rose from his chair and held out
his hand as if begging her to forbear;
he shook his head but did not speak.
She went on. " 1t was for me that
those London brokers bought all in
your house at the sale. See, here is
my receipt from the auctioneer. Take
Then he took both her hands and
bowed his stiff old back, and kissed
them tenderly, as young lover kisses
those of his love. But he shook his
head and said, TREMENDOUSLY. 1T can
not be, Fanny; it cannot be. "
But hear me out. she said, p" l
have not done yet. You say it cannot
be because you think l want to make
a useless gift. And [ know as well as
you do that a big house would be
worse than useless to you, left as they
say you are. But, Thomas, came to
say something more" Then we no.
ticed that the old lady hesitated, and
looked at us, and seemed for an in
slant embarrassed. Ada beckoned to
me and said, I'VE will walk in the
garden a minute, papa. "a
But Miss Bellamy with an effort
recovered herself, and said, No, no;
why should j care to speak before
you children, for you are but chill
dren. Stay with US, and hear all I
have to say to your papa"
Thomas | have reconsidered my
answer to you. have taken long
time to reconsider it; but you will
have the less doubt of my knowing my
own mind now. Do you remember
what it was you came and said to me
fifty years agoY
As if it were yesterday"
Let me see then, if l remember it
too; for it has seemed to me for years
as only a dream I will tell you what
it is that | dream did really happen,
and you shall stop me where my
dream seems false.
| dream of myself as a young girl
of twenty whom every one knew to
L. I IL L
to be beautiful (my uncle nodded
gently" and whom Thomas Enoch
mistakenly thought to have a heart,
and be good, and worth to be loved"
Not mistakenly" my uncle whis-
pered.
81 dream of Thomas Enoch as
young man who had his way to make
in the world, and who, though only
two and twenty, already gave signs of
making it. fz.ff-.s
Il dream that he-that is, you
came to me once and told me a story
of first love; that I put him off with
an uncertain answer, not knowing my
own mind, and being foolish and
heartless "-(my uncle shook his head)
- that at last | sent him to my
father, knowing we'll what answer he
would get; that my father. success
full barrister, rejected peremtorily the
suit of the young solicitor, and made
it impossible for him to revisit at our
house.
q dream that in little while he
forgot me"
4. Nevertp exclaimed my uncle
At any rate, that when my father
soon died, when was left my own
mistress, aud mistress of all my
fathers wealth, Thomas Enoeh never
gave me second chance of becoming
l;s. Ah.,t I'll ~, oh I lid nnnnn.tn knnrr