The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-01-19

lrst ask your consent, she heard s'ln,
one say.
The puppy she .jacnlate', ns she
c'gn zrt Ills voice a> that ol Il you z
Engli-hman with whom she ha'I been
recently maize acquainted.
The judge hrslated for moment
Miss Chester must please herself
he returned, "hut as You have men
toned it 10 me, tel in duty bound tn
correct YOU IN regard tot popular he
lief. Miss Che,ttr's torture, as wed as
my own, has been lost through an unfor
;vn tte srerulatinn"
The fellow fairly .asped.
lis it really So" he asked.
The judge owed his head
"Bui Of course that will make n
difference with NOu.' he suggested, las
| YOU wish 10 seek my ward through 10
mercenary motives
Tue dainty sinc"d.
Pardon me. he stamm"rcd. II
have lanrei uni ra mi take. Not"
he addict, that ! wish tn seek her
wealth, hut now that She is reduced.
.h might he Influenced t, follow h',
mothers early professionally ACT
REss.
Tue jnd..e rssc to his feet.
"Br 50 kinh as to leave nv house.
sir" the judge commanded, an! the ftl
low sluuk out.
For moment Fanny stood like one
ranstixcl. The ca'amitv-t',at or
losing her wsa'tl,-wnul,l h'v"arpa'h..'
her, hut the othrI--t'lnt her mother
could have 'mrn an act e.s cI i. e he
blood She rushed into tn" library.
"rcll me-, 1t so?' she ln'stione |
agnuizn.iv.
Which, he asked h"srsely, he
white face appealing to his heart. "
"My mothrrY"
'Ies, h. said 81 wlv. Child. Il d
not knnw you were there"
She heard him not. She stnod sn,l
stared. AIT! at last threw herself on lhs
fatherIy breast.
"Do M, 'i,k w"ep fnr INV
wealth." .ai she: Il can stand I at,
hut the other humiiirtion; ~e-- vas
8, proud Of my good family"
She took off her qnccnly role, and
remained AZ home.
The iLcnce Of the in iye's fail
ure flew tLrou III tnal city as II on
wigs Of fire, aud the frenL. who had
..m,r Il the rich Aiss Chester"
dropped off. "r" ''y one.
TIL. in l..r left his stately mansion
anl,hry took rooms in y small, nea'
hoarling h,u.c. II, watched how
travel, she bore hcr rev r,cs. an!
sigh",
F,nn; iisiste' upon the old pro-
yramlne which she had ma k-l out
for herself before she dlei,ned OF "
pr iring reduced.
II will not he a burden TO \ on" she
replied to the ju'ig', when he pleaded
with har to abandon her scheme.
She went bra ely to the trustees o
the school where she hal been rduca
ted, sni laid her case before them
They listened stten,ively. Trey We.
lived there must he sterliny ga Ii -
within the girl, that she rouId sora
"lntrly face her fate. They gave Ii :
the position sh- desired.
The n iyht before she was to com
m nc, her labors, the ju lse calle'i her
to him.
"Fsn,y," he said, "in just six
months irom this day WAS to iiv
~ Your property to your own care.
AMI be y0nr CUR i'm no longer
wha, can you think of the way ! have
iuliiilel my tlu>tY
Size threw hrr arms around his nerk
'Dp not think of my loss, guar'lir.
she exclaimed. You have neep a
father, n true, g'od father to me. !
have been n but,e.f; of fasl,on. hut
nov YOU snail soc that can l'e me
t'nnl else.
lie pressed h convul.lvely to his
breast.
"Cmi will reward you." he said; l
knew ] vas uOt ,nIstake0 10 my esti'
'nstios NJ your nobility OF chsrart,'r."
For months she 6lla! her pnsi'i n
a. ,slci,rr 'hnu. 'rably, and declare /
Scrscii Lapp.er tina, spr hal ever been
10 her liiv bsiuse
I.Ahn " xllatp Waited tLe old ilLpc