Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-27

Tor. But il You think I'm going in thrr
L. read now, You are mistaken; 80 90 Your
elt II you're afraid 10 leave him alone"
I heard soft football in my room, theT
| Was going 10 ask some questions Will
regard 10 my illness, but shut m,
lips again and kept quiet, but my gatr
wandered TO Bel, who sat near me, Sh,
raised her beautiful eyes full Of tears
from her work, and smiled aud thcy
dropped har long lashes again and Workot
on quietly, | did not watch tho soft whit,
hittlng hands, As it had once been my Ia,
: H. fAtt,tv- Wandered r.,
window whore Ethel sat, ard though Sh,
dld not raise her eyes, watched h,r "a,
she worked Her face, il seemed "a N,
was thinner and paler than had cysl
seen II, but her light brown hair Va,
brushed hack IA the saline glossy wave,
from her idr,lwad, fcll asleep watching
her, and dreamed she was irving a. pul
ne out If the water tut Rel held hen
back, and kept calling On me 10 g,t hen
some flowers which could not reach,
several weeks passed, during which
gained str1agth rapidly, Bell was all at
tention, and was always alone with me in
the forenoon, Once IL would have nllel
me with Joy 10 have her near ne, now
cared no more for her than | should ior i
waNen doll, and | hailed the afternoon
with pleasure, for il always brought Aunt
Mary and Ethel, one ot the girls read
aloud, anu the hours passed very pleas.
some one bent over mc, / had sh@ my
eyes rs though sleeping aud close 10 my
forehead was bent a soft chcck-mui>t
too IL vas only for a moment, hut il
thrilled me, Knowing those tear, had fall,
tn for me.
( A. She turned % 20 uoisclc>,ly cut,
opened NY oyc, lc, it was Ethel Gid,
ing softly away | heard her say O., 81.
entered tho other apartment:
"Oh, Bel, lie is sleeping sWcciiy. | am
80 thankful Now IN help mother finish
her work. and then IN come aud ,it by
him While he sleeps"
No, You needn't" said Bel. In 90
and change my dress and arrange my
hair aud 60 myself Perhaps h. viii
know Us when he wakes"
Then | slept and when opened my
eyes again, saw Aunt Mary and tho girls
sitting IL the Gaain - Alllk-
Aunt Mary came 10 the bed and laid
her hand on ms forehead, SAYING, tender
ly; You have been IN a long time. lut
you arr hettcrnow and must h,vely rlIr-
tGl DO not talk, but lot cycrythiu- r.~t
till You ara stronger
aatly.
At last l was able TO GO abap: again
The leaves had all fallen. and everything
looked blank and drear out Of doors. /
told them one morning, as We sat a,
breakfast that | rnu,t soon 20 home.
Aunt Mary and Uncle Jaincs protested
that should stay with them an the Will
ter, and Bel joined her soft, pleading, voice
and as She laid her Eltlt hand ou mine
caro>Singly, there was something IN Ler
face that told me | need NOT 20 alone
Ethel said nothing and dare u0t l5ak
At her to read what | hoped her face OK.
pressed. | thanked them all, hu; did not
say whether | would stay.
III | return alone, Uncle James. II viii
be because Ethel wills it. SAY Ethel
must 90 back alone, or Will yuu e, with
me :" -
She raised her beautiful eyes, hut thcy
could not bear my look OF admiration and
love, and She bent her head over upon the
table and sobhed aload
In another moment We were alone. aad
went and leaned over her and laid my
hand OH her head.
Ethel, Ethel. do not mind what | said
Forget it, Do not distress yuur-ylt, be-
cause you give me pain. II YOU DO not