The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-12-12
q ? From Godoy's LADY, Book. !.
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the snow, thathad lbeeilthpeat
eninsl all day WAS beginning
Iito toss about the first of its
white fayorS as. a lady stood at
"a large easeme4t anxiousfy ga
IIzing across the valley On Tile
cedar-ffinSed = mountain road
oSposteye igG14ts a4ig iqal
/ lhhei Vas apparently about
FtYenty1fye, years of age, with
soft gray eyes and a clear,
Though pale co mplexfo n. - ~
Could she havebeen transports
ledato Chestnut StreehofBToad.
Yay5 with the Accompaniment
Of ferimps, rats tufb9n, and
pheasant wing she might have
passed for scarcely twenty; but,
here at home, in her soft latefl
der dress whichiharmoni2ed so
well with thensoft brown hair
plainly braided back from her
face, and the tiny blue bow at
her throat, the five years seemed
rather to be on the aothef side.
But her countenanee was not
dependent for its charm Ion
either youth, or beauty. being
one Of thoserQuiet home faces,
which, as the years pass along,
gather by the side OF -beds,
over cradles-ahd it may be
over graves-a. beauty which
the .eyanescent glow Of youth
rarely equals. SO at least
thought DIR. Ashley, when, three
years before, he took her. from
the village school, and the tut,
ton of rough miners children,
to be the light and comfort Of
his home. ool iiloo- ~7tia.
Itisforhim that shei is strain
ing her eyes with looking into
the darkness and asglad smile
rises to her face qaso Something
moves among the cedars, clat-
tei's along @tlie Bridge in tile
valleywliere the village lights
are already ltwinkling, amtlra a
moment later the well-knownc
gig. rattles Up TO the door,. 81.
He was only a rough Old
cdh'Htry doctor 4liis Husband
ofLtrcy Ashley, But to her he
was hero demigodLthe rep
resentatiye Of allCthaty isinobie(I
and good in 'manlpood. And,
indeed, VIC, might make heroes
of worse material than of some
of these brohzed and Weather
beaten disciples Of the healing
ant, iwlio, regardloss,iralike lo8I
heater cold, nightor day, speadI
thYe6ir45iiyes hYe6 dives in attending suffer
ing. ..... =. i
) aNYatchiHg, Iticy?os+ccrr th,oo |
CHEEKY voice, as having sliake1i |
oil the feathery snowllakes the
doctor entered the easement |
which She held open for him.
1t was a very plain room; de-
irving the most Of its charm
from 1.-The white curtains, fra
grant plants and neatly ar
ranged teq-tablIe, yet perTaded |
by an ar Of comfort which in !
more luxurfousl apartments is
often hla&king3dG. 72upa tg97
After the pleasantHtea was
over,' and the aoct /
in dressing gown and slippers
by the lireside(a position which |
ne might possibly yhold through
out the evening but from
whence it, was emore, probable
that he would soon be called
to drive six or eight miles over
the mountains), Lucy brought |
her low chair andoher knittingl
and sat beside him. Evidently !
she had something Of import
ance to say, for her. work pro-
gresSed ftfully, till at last, |
throwing 1T down i'll desperal
ton and raising her eyes, she
exclaimed, hurriedly, as though |
the subject was ,disagreeable
and must be gotten through |
quicMy-
'Robert, anotherletter came
to-day from Mrs. Herveyp paq b /
"T0youpl q, tr54 i25tn ggi /
%.4eSiat leastit was addressed
to me, though. Of course it cpp7,I
Germs you more nearly. TIT
bring it" 'H s''y 10 3h'is@H
@No,a said he9 detainingo Her. J
Il don'tscare to lsee it. IbQp.1l
pose it is only aoreassertiens OF
her husbands npoeenceH 10, !,
a ssYes, principally that; sheP
says that his, last words " we're: earSes:4f 7,
Ask Cdusfn Robert to forgtve9l
me for these years Of estfangei1 4
pent and tell him, On the word
II q dying man, that T know
iothidg ofithe deed which has4 p
,ceasiensd allithe itrouble' a9le ;,
3 Owe heard all sthat beforel1s
lad the, woman sent theldeed,J /
6 would have, made a differ ,
nee; bqt as she won't Why /
hoMdshe presame to trodblaf1
,nr raSlio - sf1D e.nFfsin.,,oa ett II