Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-10-21

4 June thought, with smilo, of how Uncle
SNathan would look aud feel hugging and
Skssing blooming girl like herself But
Gsho only gave another sigh, thought of what
Smight have been, aud answered:
"Thcy were very kind, aunt"
eyes, | know and your uncle and ! wrote
sthcm formal letter Of thanks. That baIanc.
Acd the obligation"
q 1t was the last time the subject was men,
ktoned between them, and at length they pas
Used each other as almost strangers Not that
Eva and her brother did so until they found
Hi impossible to keep up the acquaintance.
aThcy reasoned correctly that such a state of
Saffairs was not according to tho wishes of June,
Ito whom they had tahen great fancy, cs-
spccially Fred.
"The deuce take that old ogress of an
Aaunt,' he muttered, as he saw June passing,
alooking even moro lovely than on the night
sof their first meeting 81 wish the house
Swould take fire, or the horses run away and!
upset them, and she nearly break her neck !
Aor something happen so that could gain the
sentrcc of the house."
He wouldn't have confessed, even to him
aself, that he had fallen in love with the girl
ssiat first sight. No, nothing of the kind. IIe)
aonly piticd her on account of her close con
afncmcnt, when, like other girls of her agc|
\ land beauty, she ought to have been enjoying
alife, as bird does sunshine and liberty to)
afit among flowers. But try as he would tol
think of some plan of visiting her, he could
adetermino on nothing, and was about to give|
Aup in despair when accident camo to his re
alicf
4 In returning home ono cvaning from al
Srde, he saw crowd gathered in front of thc|
INDOOR, and upon inquiry was told that an old
/ Imam had fallen from stroke. One glance
arcvcaled to him who the man was, and he in-
astantly ordered him to be carried into the
{ hnns" and aisratrhed his sister for Prudence
HGriswald and Lcr niece They came. rhysi.
clans were called, but all in vain. Nath; n
aGriswald never reused from his slcep-wrs
Hnever moved until he was taken to his last
1earthly resting place
Dark days followed. The blow was ter
srible one to his sister. He had been to her
aas husband, children, brother, everything
AAll her love was centred in him. and she was
acomplctcly prostrated. She could not endure
J tho thought of returning to the lonely house
a"It is home no longer" she said, 'tnow that
Nathan is gone"
q Fred Buswcll pticd her suffering, and did
aall that son could have done to relieve
athem. lie attended to all her business.
awould not listen to her leaving the house un-
atil everything had been arranged ohcr satisfac-
Ston, and then ho and Eva accompanied her
Aand June to little cottage he had hired and
ascon furnished for her upon the banks Of the
Hrivcr where she had been born.
"You will not leave me 2" said tho old
alady, whose entire character appeared to have
Schanged since the death of her brother. "I
Iahave not long to stay on earth, and poor
dJuue, what will become of her when l am
Hgonc 7"
d She glanced up quickly, saw the eyes of
$those she had mentioned meet, understood
athcir meaning, and was satisfied. All
sS"h'oosSh ehc cu'HuIoh
Htended by her afTectionatc niece, and when
Mthe leaves began to fade and fall, she died
q During the last few weeks of her life Eva
|NBuswell took up heJ abode at the cottage, and
Achcercd June in the dark trying hours. And
9whcn at last Aunt Prudence found she was
&dying, she looked from the grave face of Fred
#Buswell to the weeping June, and cndcavorcd
sto speak, but the palsied tongue refused to
&artculate word. Then she took June's hand
Rand placed it in that of her lover, who pressed
R,t to his lips, and, STOPPING, breathcd into her
ggdull car his thanks.
q II will tcndcrly cherish and care for her
8while livc," he said, wiping his eyes
ID Thus they wero bctrothcd in the solemn
Hprcscnoo of death, and when the days of
''ssmourning were passed for Junc.-when the
sair was freshet and sweetest, and the flowers
Sthe brightest-in that month for which sho
'swas named, June, she became his wife,
HThey live in tho old Griswald mansion, re.
$modced and rcftted to suit tho timos and
|SSthcir taste, and the happy young wife does
snot regret that sho made tho embarrassing
&.mistako that gained her so good husband.
y
q asS" Fun is worth more than physic, and who
Eever invents or discovers new source Of
8supply, deserves the name of public bene.