The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-07

She did not, es usual, catch the goOd-na-
tured smiles he gave her from the sleigh
as he rode away-and Lettie never told
her how often he asked for her.
Alone with grandma, Janet wished for
better things, and wondered why she was
so harshly dealt with.
At last even the society of her good
aged comforter was denied her, and in her
bed the old lady gradually faded away.
Day and night Janet sat beside her with
the knowledge that she was beyond
earthly help-waiting upon her, yielding
to the childish whims, and shutting out
everything youthful and beautiful from
her sight.
"Playing household angel" Margaret
said.
Working for grandma's fortune of old
shoes and worsted stockings" Lettie
cruelty added
Doing her duty by the faithful woman
who had taken the three motherless chill
dren into her heart, and filled the lost
ones place, so far as God permitted" her
own Leart said, and steadily she worked
on.
The first of May brought invitations to
the last ball at the Bosworth House, and
while the two elder sisters laid out the
hid it away next to her heart, as a sacred
bit of paper, bearing Austin's firm, broad
chirography upon it.
That night grandma was very i'll, and
when Margaret and Lettie fluttered IN
with their gay dresses Janet met them
and almost forcibly put them out of the
room.
u beg you, girls, to have little respect
for poor grandma-she IS very i'll to-
night"
Nonsense! Don't be a fool, Janet
anybody would think she was dying"
Il believe she is"
Their reply came in violent slam Of
the door, and Janet was alone with heI
| patient.
The hours dragged YEARLY, and over
come by her long, sleepless watches, janet
fell fast asleep.
Two hours later she awoke with start
and in an instant she saw that dreac
change in her grandma's face.
| Like one in dream, she walked to hsl
fathers door, and awakened him.
| Father, grandma is worse. | believe
her dying. You must go to DR.. Berne
You will find him at the ball. Go quick
lyw
waiting for something for sound,
sign from the dying woman; but non,
came. Slowly, but perceptibly, the line
settled around the pleasant mouth. an,
the dark shadows crept over the placi(
face, but no sound issued from the pal
lips.
hutter-nO more, and Janet clasped he
| dy,,o hot
her eyes, and never speak word?
She caught the cold hand in her own
and cried aloud:
Grandma speak to me speak to you
little Janet! Don't you hear me, grand
map
But grandma heard nothing. The chill
ness OF death had settled down, and eve
as she knelt there the breath fled, an
Janet was alone.
She understood it all when she arose
and she sank back half fainting in til
arm Chair, near the bed.
Janet, my poor darling"
She lifted her head. Austin Boswort
was leaning over her.
My little girl Why did you not sen
word TO me tonight, and let re shar
your sOrrowf"
You, Austiu?"
eyes, have l not. All, forgive me
This is no time or place. / missed you a
1 have always missed you, but thought
was your own pleasure to remain at HON,
When your father came in with whit,
frightened face, and whispered to d.
Berne, knew you were in trouble
came at once, and, jamie, | shall not q gal
leave you"
She knew his meaning, and did not pu
him away, when he held her close in hi
: arms and drew her into the parlOr.
Margaret and Lettie coming in wit
, their faces horror stricken, saw him hole
ing her in his arms, her tired head res
!. ing YEARLY upon his shoulder, and tn
proud Lettie said:
Mr.. BoswOrth, | am surprised"
, You need not be. This is my priv
lege now and forever"
, Three days after they gathered in ths
same parlor, to hear grandmamma's las
: will and testament read. After some littl
, directions, it said:
"And to my beloved grand daughte
!; Janet Leeds, l bequeath the Holmes e
tate, together with my entire stock of flu
nlture and money, amounting to te
g thousand dollars"
Janet's father smiled upon his astonisl
J. ed and crest-fallen daughters.
1t was mothers within She nev,
desired it to be known. Therefore yo
. were ignorant of the fact that she had
dollar beyond the annuity held for her
When, six months later, Austin an
Janet were married, her elder sistel
dared to say that he married her for he
money. He knew better, and so did l.