The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-14

Andsome room, f i, one Of OF

"Are you easier now, Mark % u
Colonel Oxford stood by the bed
side, gently wiping the cold dew from
the forehead of his earliest, dearest
friend. He was a tall, handsome
man, scarcely moro then two or three
and thirty, with large blue eyes, and
hair Of q wavy, brownish gold,
Easier n Ne, CARL ( shall never
lie easier, Until life aud all its pangs
have passed away from me. 1t is
merely a question Of minutes with
me now"
Oxford held glass of dark-colored
liquid to his frie1ds's lips; he drank
a few drops, and seemed to revive a
little.
"You will not forget, CARL? You
=, will never let her miss fathers ten
der care-my poor, little, orphaned
girl?"
"Hsve not pledged my solemn
word to you, Mark"
"No, but swear it. Swear to ne
that Ethel shall never want for q
home. and q protecting arm, while
you livepHe 80 T'ir.i1slr {. ...'
81 swear i'll" - 7..or ~.
For one instant look of ineffable
peace lowered over the white face, rs
if it were the shadow Of some silver
ninioned dove. ana an y;fb h;s hands
folded an his breast Marx I,yttleton
lied fr9 ~ 70 : - - : -
as INV mana hetter 5,,iF,,a.a clos. y bse
The cS;i1's ,soft voice at The door.
nleadinc for ertr,rcc romsed Colonel
Grford A. he rnelt on the door with
his facs hnrisd In the, niIlows beside
his fr;cnd's dead face. How shouId
he tell herr Great heayensi how
sbonl6 he break to her fine tidinos that
she w.s an ornI,a.. p 80 - = 80
Hei.d her svav fran, f,,e aoor 9
aRut i want TO see mana. =,
"Not now. Etbei.n ' fn9
ale worse p 81
Che stonncd abrnptlv-a fall. mn.
calmly child of ten. with bio black
eyes and swartby hair hanging down
her back in tangled curls-and looked
wildly nm into She pifvinp fase.
"Te,, mel Wbv don,f won sneaL
"a mep Oh I knowI know-he is
dcadIs
She broke away from Colonei Or.
ford's ds6n}niso hand aud hid her
foce amono the sof. cnsb;ons wifi a
CIV such as some bereaved Wild ami
mai might utter.
"Ob INV mana |, NV nanar,
And Carll Oxford went silently
away, feeling that solitude was best
for the poor little tortured heart.
Il don't know " hat on earth Pm
10 do with heri"
Truly it was rather a perpleXiDg
question for the young widOwer OF
two-and-thirty. 49,
81 can't take her with me to Malta,
she's too little. I can't send her to
Oxford Hail, TO moldcr away with an
antediluyiap -honse-keeper and half a
dozen sleepy servants. a L can't depos-
it her in q hank vault with my title
deeds AID Indian bonds! How on
earth can dispose or her? What do
people generally do with girls ten
years old? Ethel"
"Sirwr5ss s5lG .1I1
She came TO his side like an obedi-
cnt kitten. 49, - 80 Ii
What would you like 70 do with
sourseif Tor me next TWO OF three
years = /, -, a., -,
III you please, sir, should like TO
80 to school = .1as..
CARL Oxford brought MS hand
down on ms Knee with resouhding
energy. - ~. d. l7r-.. 81 p b. b
"The very thingl Why didn't it
occur tn me before? Yes, Ethel, you
shall 20 to school !" =. ~ ~. ~, 5000, rv
And by the very first tain the next
morning, Colonel Oxford was speed
ing away into the y rural districts to
inquire into the relative merits of
French sominaries and English estab-
lishments. Tho little black-eyed girl
had been sore weight ON his mental
system, and il was no small relief to be.
able, some two weeks afterwards, to
deliver her formally into the keeping
of Madame de ID Vanier. o. 81
Goodbye, Ethel ?" he said, stoop-
ing to kiss her. "Be a good girl, and
study all you cam
But Ethel turned her swarihy cheek
AWAY.
AT aont ike ~ t;ss bio tall mon
ike vomiS
4 verv w;se co,c,us;on If vcuu
o,,r adbcro 90 !, thron0b life 5- said
III, Nth Little gr;msce
And 40 ward and guardian parted
for EIGHT lone years
rho hjue limo heaven WAS snrcad.
mn ;ts serene cononv over tho tbon.
..Sd sn;res Of The great CITY. and
CarIl ferford voiL;ng nm and down
tho hotel nsr,or ajmos, cbafed Of no.
~ shm, m ~ thn mo,ronoI;S at such
a ssason as this.
81 ought to he at Oxford Hail. he
so,;ioouized at must bc lovely
sbare now~tho Ia MN ali s;,verod over
nth daisies tho bonay-snckIas filling
tho air with sn;ce and the LITTLE front
stream with its shodowed pools and
.ms,;n hr;doo wonder II tb;s
s.r"n-e faes;ng &c "Reminiscences
Ethel !. there 9oo-~my little swarthy
wsr,l with her tangled cnrls and bio
h,act oycs, We'll + sunnose the diei
% hoor,;n1.schooj couidnt last for
&c. Hmt how .he mnst a. tonish the
aid honsctecper with her iudepen-
Scnt wavs and her ola. orieinal no.
,;on., ss I must 90 to Orford. but
n", bofor. ! have Is;d nv fate at Es.
,h.r Uovsr,j,s fceti NV beautiful,
5.rt-ex ed queen! Even 40 I have all.
w.v. S,cied hor rpyai Jewish name
vi. 20 iooI ,,norShsir nurnle black
80 ,.;nnIsd ,ifc ,,oorI;obt ti6cs. owes