The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-06-17

. lips and where the brown shadows mel
. ted almost imperceptibly into velve
blackness. 'l.'-..-
And Ruth Murray-what shall W
say of her as she sits there on the sof
with the capricious fire CLEANS dartin!
in lines Of light up and down the Blu
gle-trimming of her piquant, velve
jacket, and occasionally pausing to mir
ror themselves refectively in the liq
uid depths of her lovely eyes9 VIVA
can we say2 Only that she was very
small and very plump with long brown
eye-lashes, and her lips red and ripe al
strawberries, and her hair like COLDER
water stirred into fantastic ripples by
the summer evening winds. Only thai
she is wonderfully pretty and coquet
fish withal, as most pretty girls are APT
to be. Isn't that enough9
-"Charley," she said thoughtfully, 81
do believe that you love me; but I'm
! s aH.aia that your sentiment will undergo
an alteration when you know that
that" g. r. .....r.r..,
That WHAT" g.. ....
II ought to have told you before"
ialtered Ruth, coloring wildly, and
seeming to shring away fromthe ruddy
shine of the fire: "only-" a..
"Told me what, darling?' I..
THAT I was only dressmaker."
"You a dressmaker! and visiting at
Wardly Place" .
skate Wardly and l were school
companions, Charley, and she is very
kind and promised to tell nobody, lest
people should be cold to me-"
"Stop a minute, Ruth" said he, 81
didn't ask the question because the fact
made one Wits difference in our rela-
tons to ore another; only, l was taken
a little by surprise as itwere. A dress
maker, are you? Well, Ruth, should
not care you were crossing-sweep-
err, love you, and that's quite enough
for me-" .p .. .u.rW
"But Charley l am poor and obscure.
"What of that? ?" I'm not rich by
any means, but 1 am fully capable of
working for both OF us and as for be-
ing poor and obscure, why we'll try
and see if we can't make o name for
ourselves in the world"
"But you are not obscure Charles.
The Trevors stand high in the circles
of fashion know that, humble little
,lressmaker though ! am.'
'What then ?"
"Why the world will say that you
have made mesaliiance."
"And what care for the worlds YER
dict as long as am happy in your
lovc2 Little Ruth, what SOFT of mer-
cenary renegade do you take me for ?
I love you and am going to marry you ?
There was glitter suspi'iously like
tears on the long eyelids as Ruth felt
Charles Trevor's loving gave resting
on her face and the little hand stole
softly into his with an unconciously
confiding movement. -vf.
"Charley," said Ruth in a soft stiaed
voice, I'll try and be good wife to
you" ~ ...'.,. ...r
And then, oh, strange, inscrutable
heart of woman! Ruth Murray cried,
just because she was SO happy.
And the next day the gay country
house cotorie broke up-all the guests
going the several ways, and owning,
one to another, that they had had q
.'delightful time," and entered upon the
next chapter in the fashionable book of
dissipation, while Ruth Murray went
home to q house with shop, where a
plate bore the words "Miss Mackenzie
Dressmaker." <... -
o.
The bright, January sunshine was
turning the crusted snow to diamonds,
and making Miss Msckensie's shabby
carpet look half a dozen degrees shah
bier than ever. The clock had just
struck eleven, and Ruth Murray, in .
blue delaine dress, and trim, linen col.
lar, was lacking together the breadths
ola gold-colored rglace-silk, with her
rosy mouth full Of pins. Miss Mack
ensie stood watching her with . skirt
lining pending from her bony arm
"Ruth," said the old maid, dubious.
", III don't understand you, at all"
Don't you, Heny1 Well, that's
not strange, for half the time I don't
understand myself" a,.t -, ~.
al mo, .but-Rgth, this arrangement
scene. "a me ups.sas astosyr'p ansuit1
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"Don't ny work give satlsfact III
VI never had N apprentice learn