The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-11-02

wing"
If Iilty, could have seen herself
just then, with tho blood stealing in
itch flood over her face, and her
head turned sbyly towards the door,
she would have been we'll pleased
with the sight.
"I couldn't find ma or Belle, so I
brought Guy here, Hilty. You needn't
look hurt, for he don't mind"
eyes, do ! like il. Miss Hilty,
arc those cakes for tea -
eyes, sir" she Laughed.
"I shall eat nothing else.'
Tho voice of Mrs. Glaymer took
them away, and they entered the
parlor to meet the lovely and languid
Belle, to whom this college friend of
her brothers. was the rock on which
she founded her matrimonial hopes.
"Wcll, he is not proud, and that is
great comfort, ain sure" said
Hilty, as she went out with the pan to
| the oven.
"Dear me wouldn't it be charming
to have the table out under the trees I
suggested Belle, AID she passed the
supper room in her walk with Nj.
Irving along the piazza.
eyes but I'd wait, Belle, until the
caterpillers 60 out of style, for they
don't look nice in the butter, and
another thing John has gone to the
dentists, and we should have no one
to keep the flies away" said Hilty,
from the inside.
81 quite agree with her, Miss Clay
mer. / do not admire romance as l
do comfort"
H,lty laughed, perhaps with little
triumph in her voice and glanced out
at her stately sister.
"Pray dou't mind Hilty, Mr.. Irv.
ing," said Belle, by way Of self oonso-
lation ; "she is shocking sometimes"
81 assure you she does not shock
me- he said.
The summer days few swiftly, and
making much of her time, Belle
thumped the Piano and read poetry /;
went on sailing and botanizing with
their guest, and kept Hilty forever at
the ironing board with her collars and
ruffled dresses.
! Guy Irving found time to look into
Ithe kitchen once and a while, and a
half-hour was spent on the stoop Of the
back door, shelling peas or sorting
berries for the busy little kitchen girl
who, at such times, was always at her
post in the pantry, where he could
plainly see her by turning his hand
some head.
"He will make Belle splendid
husband" she would say, as she
watched the white hands so much
winter than her own, busy with his
good-naturedly given work. ssIt will
be nice to call him brother. My, but
I will kiss him, as true as live, tho
very moment they are married !"
"Hilty," said he, ono MOI ming when
they Glanced to be quite alone-Miss
Belle being in her chamber with her
hair in curl papers, and Rob out in
the bayfield, -"why don't your sister
help you, once and while ? Don't
she know how :"
"Well-no Belle is very sensi.
tive, and ma never taught hec. She
has been away to school SO much that
she could not learn, rs [ have and
then she has no taste for it," Hilty
ans wered, with a fash.
81 suppose you are not sensitive p
ono, l suppose not. But you
know I am not so learned as Belle
She talks French beautifully, and used
to write splendid French songs-that
is, l liked tho tunes-of course, I
could not understand the words."
He became very silent, and Hilty
heartily wished that she had said
nothing, for he looked so grave that
size was quite sure she had offended
him.
"IIilty, dear, Belle is not able to
come down to dinner, and she must
have something light carried up to
her." said her mother, looking in
from the sitting-room door, with a
gesture, bidding to come to her,
"The air is so moist that Belle says
her hair won't curl before tea," she
whispered, "and she wants good din
ner, for she is nearly starved. You
must slip up stairs while We are at
dlnner, ana cont let irving 500 che
dishes for all the world"
lIilty went back to her labor, and
when Mr.. Irving had completed his
work, he brought the well-fillod pan
into the pantry.
"Hilty, l want you to take lit
tie walk with mo after dinner, he
said
eyes, when I've washed the dish
cs."
The dinner passed off, with the
carrying up of loaded tray to the
invalid, and finally, in spotless,
light calico, and straw hat on her
brozen ourls, ililty went to walk with
Guy Irving.
He was very silent for long
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