The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20
by a fired =. Ho1.sley.

would have flushed with indignatio
in the old days of courtship, had 81
told that brave lover Of hers any stol
: of injustice and insolence like tn,
which she could now tell.
ooh, let me bid goodbye to all hop
less loIgings,n the girl at length mu
+ INJURED. "He can not know-he is IA
a far away-he has, perhaps, forgot
)f She somehow could not tell herse
e that he had forgotten her. And SO sh
/, sat in her little chamber, and dreame
v that he loved her still very, very dearl
: and that they would one day meet. /,
= Again there came a knock at til
e door, this time. a servant said, "Niis
!. Cornelia wishes, Miss Lyon, that yo
: will please come down Stairs and ef
|. range her hair for the opera this even
ing" ,f.f..-t.,
Five minutes later, Laura stoo
5 meekly behind her Cousins chair ar
7 ranging Cornelia's glossy tresses a
somehow only her nimble fingers coul
arrange them. This work performed
in countless minor details of her toile
: Cornelia did not hesitate unblushingl,
: to ask Laura's taste and assistance.
"You really would make capita
maid, y Miss Stanhope remarked, a
) she surveyed her costume in an Oppo
site mirror, being now thoroughI,
dressed for the opera. "Marie," glanc
, ing toward her French femme de chan,
brc, will have to look out for her lau
rels.. Here, Laura, just carry my white
merino cloak down stairs, won't you
while follow want you to pull ou
the folds of nay dress when / reach tn,
dining-room, SO that these fiounce:
may not look tumbled as 1 receive Wis
count Ellery." y
Certainly Laura said, receiving
the cloak which her cousin offered.
Miss Stanhope and, her cousin had
been i'll the dining-room about five min.
utes, when the former glanced impa.
tiently towards a clock on the mantel,
! exclaiming, I" 1t is certainly very odd
that Lord Ellery doesn't make his ap-
pearance. He ought undoubtedly to be
here by five minutes to eight O'Clock
besides, Faust is my favorite opera,
and don't want to miss a note Of it.
Mamma"-to her mother who had Just
entered" isn't it strange that Lord
Ellery is so late?
! Just as Cornelia finished speaking,
a double knock sounded at the front
! door.
2" That is he"' exclaimed. the yonng
lady. " 1 am so glad.n Then, after
| about three minutes had elapsed, and
I the knock had again sounded, p"What
/ is the reason, mamma that our door is
not better attended to? The idea of
Lori Ellery being obliged to knock
twice! 1t is perfectly scandalous."
81 sent Robert on an GRAND Just af-
ter dinner" Mrs. StanhOpe began,
and
"Oh, of COURSE" snapped Miss Cor
nelia; then, turning sharply toward
her cousin, Laura, go the door"
But Laura Lyon stood as still as q
statue.
Do you hear nle ~ Laura ~ ex-
claimed Miss Stanhope.
Perfectly was the calm response.
II told you to go to the door,"
Il know it"
You mean to disObey me, Isuppose,
impertinent creature"
"Cornelian interposed her mothers
pleading voice,
"Once again, Laura Lyon, | order
you to answer the knock" - 4
'Is my position in this house no bet
ter, Cornelia, than that of a servant 2"
Laura spoke the words in tones which
a faint, almost imperceptible, quiyer
shook; otherwise her demeanor was
perfectly calm.
mo, was the unhesitating answer
"You are merely u menial-nOthing
moren
Very well; in that case, | will obey
orders.n
She left the room with a steady step
though her wounded heart was beating
passionately, rebelliously, i'm her bosom.
With steady hand, too, she unfasten-
ed the hall-door \ gentleman was
standing outside.
"Are Mrs. and Miss StanhOpe at
home:u he asked, politely. And his
voice made poor Laura'S heart beat
quicker than ever.
Earnest" she could not help muir
muring, "cua it be your
'Laura!'' The gentleman had
caught her hands in both of his. and
was gazing eagerly upon her face. "Oh,
Laura he went on, i'm tremulous
tones, "what miracle is this? j have
sought for you ever since my return
from India, but to no purpose. At the
house where you formerly lived they
knew nothing of you. And now to
find you here, in Cornelia StanhOpc's
house! can scarely believe my SEN
Ses ~
"lou could not have cared much for
me, Ernest Betlale," poor Laura said
through her tears, "because-becausc
you have never written ME line since
-since-n
written yOu, Laura? i wrote no
less than four times"
"Then the letters nIis-carricd, Earn
est, Tor / never"
"For heavens sake, Lord Ellery,
what is the meaning of all this: was
not aware that you knew my cousin,
Laura Lyon" Cornelia Stanhope
spoke, standing on the threshold of the
diningroOm door, her face picture of
CONSERVATION.
Laura was not bit awed by her
cousin just then, however.
"Ellery,W she exclaimed, turning
toward her old lover. "What does this
mean, Ernest? Your name is"
"Bedale just the same, darling, as the
family name; but Eilcry is my title.
The recent death of my unmarried
uncle suddenly made my father mar
quis, and me, consequently, "a viscOunt.
Riches came TO It's, also, unexpectedly
at the same time, and by the same ill.,
cident." E
"And so Cornelia's grand Fiscount
Ellery was all the while my own dear
Ernest ~ Laura said, quite oblivious
of her cousins presence.
"Yes, darling," Lord Ellery said;
"and am sure that your cousin Corne- /,
liza will congratulate me on having
found my long-lost sweetheart"
Did Cornelia StanhOpe congratulate
her cousin? Shewas obliged to do so
AT Laura and the Niscount's wedding,
a month later. But there are some
smiles that mean frowns-some bless
ings that mask curses. .r,-.
CAr SUCKS A BABES BREATH
y cat nearly caused the death of a child
in the vicinity of Sandy Hill, Perry |
county, IA few days ago. Our inform
ant states that Mrs. jeremiah Hull left !
her child, aged about nine months, in
the room playing with the cat, while
she was engaged III another part of the |
house. After some time she went to
see about the child, when she saw. the
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