The Baltimore County union., 1868-02-22
WHOLE NO. l64.
! then brOugh, Ou, Purse was knitting.

then brought out purse was knitting.
"Aanie, you must not knit. cannot bear
the click of the needles
The room was too dark 70 sew, 30 sat foT
hours every day 10 utter idleness.
Ny aunt seldom asked inc for any thing when
wns going about the chamber. Some way shr
never thought of what she wanted till after had
sat down. ] 10uld rather have risen any ether
iinir than just then. Sic seemed Ia thiuk herself
wtOnsr'i " my iime aud strength were not incrs.
I sanity einIlOl Cd 10 ailending upon her. Oh .
some tnss MUD, htatI, and body were completely
.weafied out. aud yet my aunt, when in health,
wasa remarkably nmiable aud collsider woman.
Annie, /" said Harry 10 me, ''yoa must ro,pe
down stairs this evening met young Tallnladge
to-day, and told him yOu were here, aud he said
he'd call 10 night"
Ny aunt generally settled for the niRhi abou,
eight O'Clock, but that evening" thought she
never would settle. Her contradictory require.
ments put me In such q fever that spilled half a
hottie Of quinine over my new light silk apron,
| read the elevation Of the eyebrow with which
that genilr,pan's glance rested on the stain.
Nv cousin Tom was very quiet, convenient
ruusin. aud he got the chess-board and engaged
his father In game while Harry took book
Wy conversation with Mr.. TallmAdsr was sinking
inio Low tone, aud becoming interesting, rather
'eniinlsnial. perhaps IL might be called irnder !;
5 NANN 1arau tiEaeAt wv uuotf TNNrufrt MttH Aus
ME, Mrs. Saydam wants you 10 dress her blister
again"
Drss blister what an inirrlude TO nirta-
ton. Tom laughed aloud, aud bit my lips
and murmurinR some thing about my time heing
entirely drvoir,l 10 NV aunt, got ont Of the room
~ fast as could
"Nev-f nlind, Annie" said Harry, in the
morhing, "tou aPp+artd very interesting, assure
yon."
INTERESTING. truly
wonder II I lookd interesting the next nigh,
at onr OclOck, cropping ms way down stairs, 10
my night dress, 10 get cOld mrat for aunt Mar.
garet. ] am naturally great coward, aud
trembling, starting ~ every SQUAD. made my
way iO the cellar, and found the sirloin ui beri
Aunt Margaret took the knife Ia her own hand
ahd cut and cut aud eat aud eat. ill I stood In
mute CONSTRUCTION That v.iy day shr had
refused iO take sonr Pahanda, on the ground
that sl was iOo week to bear an, thing but arrow.
root UT iuAsi.watrr.
On- hot july AiIrfnoon--how well t,mrn,Lc,
Il, ~, aunt said. 't'omr. Annir. want you :"
read aloud" f"
''MA'Sm," said ~ heard r~rfrc,l, we'll.
II want JUu ~ read to me-
II vas thru t~o o'clock I rrnd tiIl half after
ihfrr ~iihou, stopping for more than half a
minute. Are !on not Tired, aunt Margaret? -
! said.
Ma. Hoi al all, - was her reply.
Was, though. The clock struck lour--half.
pas, '.mr-hvr laid down the took, aud pressed
both hand. 10 ms forehead.
'E"on. nv dear, said aunt Margaret after q
TauSr III Is the Only thing that calms my nerves
Another hour p.assrd. Ny chest ached terri
bly,, and my voice was almost gone
''li IL losg past sir, aunt Margaret, ! said,
don't you 'hiaAE yon had better try to sleep
now?'
"NO, no, can, sIrsP. Can't you read little
lonerr. Try"
"rll try" said. Aud l wade through two
or three more chapters. Al a; once the room
grew dark, the pages swan he'ore me, and tell
from NY chair With dim consciousness that !
was iauiing.
When recovered found myself upon my own
bed. J was not asked 10 read aloud again but
instead, my afternoons were employed 10 tanning
aun, Margaret until my arms ielt ready TO break.
And 81 was heartily glad when the time come
ton? AZ was packing, got little ofmy sen
timeni out Of my trunk, (where had prudcnily
placed Il the first week after my arrival) as ex-
pecled my aunt 10 thank me with tears Ia her
eyes, for my exerti0ns In het behalf. ! had pre-
pared q beautiful disclaimer, aud altogether ar.
ranged the whole farewell scene very handsome
ly.
Margaret, as ] entered In my travelling dress,
'You have been very kind, my dear child, aud
you know an very much obliged 10 you You
have done your best, I'm sure, but -"
"Bu,," trembled.
'.Bui, the truth 10, young PERSONS, however
well meaning, don't do very well 10 sck.room
Goodbye, my dear, hope you will haze plea
SAINT journey home"
\ cold silower.bath could not have produced a
greater reaction. had worked myself up into
some thing like the feelings Of a minisiering
angel, aud now was at once handed kown TO
the very earthly position Of "a well.meaning
young person."
am thankful was prevented from reading
my aunt lecture on Invalid Exaciions, and en-
shing Il with illustration Of oflngratiiude, which
was on the end fmy tongue. kept my temper
however, and managed 10 bear Harry 's-ieasing
about blisters aud exclusive devotion, all the way
down 10 the depot. That 10 the last time have
ever flown on the wings Of affection to the couch
Of Illness"