The Lincoln County herald., 1869-01-01


but with some sudden wrench that snap-
ped heart strings-a face that had been
proud and passionate, loving and impul-
sive, but which was more beautiful now
than IL had been in its first bloom, from
the self.control and the earnest purpose
which elevated ii.
Maybe you don't know what il is at
thirty to look back on the life of ely ghtccn.
and aud yourself as completely separated
from it as If you had passed into another
existence but even If dead sorrow and
q dismal ghost do lie between you and
that season, you have memories enough
to sadden you.
The auticipations that have died out !;
the balls at which you have danced unlike
any balls you can 60 to now the time
when music was passion and necessity,
before your taste ha1 grown so critical
and refined that if you heard an angel
sing, you would DO thinking more Of the
notc he did not reach freely than Of the
delicious melody which followed the
time when you dreamed 10 Italy, and
your pains were only sweet aching from
tho vagueness and uncertainty Of youth
when you believed that at thirty life
would have blossomed into something
noble and perfect-ah, my God oil that
lies hidden in the sweep Of those saddest
years.
But the loving voices came gayly in
and brought Mildred out Of her refloc.
tions. She had not been weeping, tears
did not come easily now; but she was
listle paler than usual, and her soul
looked out strangely from those great
brown eyes.
She rose, passed down the hall and en-.
tered the library surrounded at once by
q carcssing group-her face softening in
the pleasant light, and recovering the
every day expression which it was we'll
to wear--a noble, beautiful woman, with
every detail of her dress so perfect that it
was a study to look at her, and every
movement aud word crowned with the
grace which sclf-abncgation and earnest
love aud respect alone can give.
Mr.. Leyton only said, "Maurice Hadon
has goncy' And the girls added, "Hc
had better stay at home aud quarrel with
his wife, instead Of coming to take Mil
dred away from US; )" and Mildred smiled
. quiet answer without even shiver at
her heart now, coming back to tho pres
cnt with feeling Of rcpose.
Allthis time tho wrctchcd child without
clung to the railings aud looked into the
room, moaning family when that bcau.i
c.,l ,,oc,on oo,no &, ,;nh< q. -,okoh. IA
mortal might cry out to an angel standing,
serene and peaceful, above the darkness
of his woe.
"Come hero, Mildred" said Walter /;
II want to see if little Floy's eyes are
not like yours"
"Take me up, aunt M'd'ed," shouted
Floy, breaking away from'her father and
running toward her.
Mildred took the pet in her arms and
moved on to tho window, near which
Walter sat with his back toward it.
The curtain was pushed ASIDE, ard,
slancing absently out, Mildred cav that
face looking at her own. She started
back, crying,
"she Is freesing, she is freezingl Oh
bring her in I"
They all sprung up in astonishmor t
and looked eagerly out where she pointed,
but before the 6rst exclamation had died,
Mildred had run out Of the room, through
the hall and stood upon the steps.
"Little girl" she called, "couo here
come in"
The child had been gazing more car
nestly in at the window searching for the
beautiful lady. At the summons she
turned, saw their faces turned toward
her, and as the haplcss wretch who had
watched the angel might fall PROSTATE at
seeing the bright countenance bent upon
bis wretchedness, the last strength slip.
ped from tho child, her hands released
their hold, and che sank slowly upon the
stones.
Mildred hurried down to her, raised
her, and carried her into the house by
the time tho rest Of the family reached
the hall.
"Don't hold her, Mildred" cried Mrs.
Walter, "shc may have some dreadful
disease"
"She is only frozen," returned Mildred,
in slow, painful voice, that made her
sister.in law shrink back ashamed Of her
6rst selfish fears. Open the dining.
door," continued Mildred, land tell Mrs.
Otis to bring me hot blanket and somo
brandy"
Nobody thought of contradicting Mil
dred in mood like the present. and they
all few about to obey her command, ut.
tering broken EXPLANATIONS Of pity, aud
proving themselves as helpless as people
usually are in great emergency.
After time, the genial warmth pene.
trated the chilled frame, the child opened
her eyes and looked up, saw the sweet
face bent toward her, and glsnciug won.
deringly about, murmuriug,
"Have gone to Heaven?"
The words went sffaight to every pity.
ing heart there, and when Mildred, fear.
ing that their presence might alarm her,
motioned them to 60 out, they stole