New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-19

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/ WHAT WAS m ,HILDA HY0R's Bun,
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I '1iss Hilda Hyde, who died at the aims
mouse on the fifteenth instant, ct the age Of
eighty-two years, had been there sixty
years. 1t was her home, ard probably thu
only ono abe ever clearly remembered. Sh(
was regular attendant upon church Ger
vice, and often carried with her to the meet
iughouse bundle, which she laid in thu
pew ct her side, bpt never opened. rOidviA
Would ypu lie to know I can tell You,
and I can tall you about Hilda Hyde; for
have seen her ever since was . bay. when
we first moved to Oldville.
You know thas kind Of girl, with glossy
yellow .h4ir that tumbles1 down over her
face, and blue eyes that look out ct you,
dnhSibej from under deep, shady lids, and
the veil Of . rcd blush over her checks. Il
is suAAy hair that loves the gsuashise, else
she would not b running cat 20 eftensint6
it. or would not - often let her hat slip
down over her heck Or shake her hsaa 20
| defantly il tho very blaze Of sunlight. Not
that she IL often long in one place, but
hashes out from the dark porch over the
graes, or goes STOPPING among the curlant
bushes, OF tits back her head with Ill ,ts
curls, - she reaches up into the cherry
trees. No wonder she likes to be out in tho
'orsn III, hunting for violets in the spring,
In flower borders, tyinx up vines to the
porch and ~ the .wind0ws, picking roses,
getting the thorns in her fingers, or holdinE
one mp toyod 70 find the thorn IN it.
IL it HildA Hyde am describing, or that
kind Of girlf I hardly know; for I never
saw Hilds NAenr che. whs . ktt1; you seo,
that was sixty years ago: But my grand
mother knew her, and she was falling me
about her, and shout the color Of her hair
grandmother talked Of Hilda. thought Of
Annette, - shs had looked that afternoon.
Reuben and had come homo with tho
exen, just before sunset; and We were Oh
our way mp % the barn when Annette came
flashing ont Of her house II fhis way. Reu.-
ben Is not ny, brother. though you might
think e., He = py cousin. mother'e sisters
Indther died. He was half . head taller
than /; and that measures the distance BE-
tween NJ III over. And together va had
AL tbs care Of the farm, worked in the fields
together, and had the same books. e2a2Eo
And Annette had only becn staying at the
next houee this summer, and she was to 70
back In the autumn. She came out into tho
yellow Of the sunset, - / tell you, up
through : little garden walk BY the side Of
each sido Of the walk and the skirts Of the
dress brushed it; can smell it now. And
she came through Z little break in the
hedges Of currant bushes into the green,
patch in front Of our barn., where Reuben
and I stood with the oxen.
us there anybody who wants to drive
me over to Grandy this EVENING"" she
asked. "Aunt Mary wants mo to 20 over
with, . message to Kate; and uncle says i
may have the horse and wagon it I can find
OF course Reuben and I both started to
meet her, when she came to speak to US.
sAOne at once !" she said, laughing, "or
stop minute, I'll settle who shall 9o.'' p.
Sc che drew two bits Of straw out from
the barn window. - s.,-siIi ts.5 - a,f =.
Don't look, George" she said, reprov.
ingly; for l couldn't help looking to zee the
sunlight dancing on her hair, the last rsys.
aYo1 are not to zee which straw is the
shortest, for the ons that draws the longest
is to 20 with rne;" and she held out both of
her hands, with the straw crushed In BE-.
"You shall draw" said Reuben; cd Idrev
the shortest, and went back to the oxen.
It was moonlight evening; for q the
sun went down up rose the full moon OPP
And it was that evening some some Of the
children had asked grandmother about |
the next Sunday saw her, an old, old |
woman, thin, with clear eyes, looking for
ward, and she came always into the pew in |
front of ours, and set her bundle down by |
her side. 1t was Deacon GordOns pew;
bis was one of the old families; and when |
she was . child, Hilda used to come to
this pew; 90 she came still, even though it
was from the almshouse.
For her mothers house used to be next |
the Gordon mansion, and when HiIda was
] young girl she used to be in and out of
the G0tdOns' house IS though she were one
IF the daughters. Indeed, Madame Gordon
always sent for her when she had company,
to help her make the jellies and cakes for
the evening, and always told her, when she
was through to 60 home and brush ND her
,urls and come back to the party, for it
would not be party without Hilda Hyde.
Christie Gordon thought SO, certainly, and
his mother did not scold him for it; but
ailda wes one of those who had smile for
and nobody could tell whether
he preferred young Mr.. Gordon or Martin
Grant, the young man who was learning the
trade, and had been building
himself little house by the mill. - +
Christie Gordon bad Left suddenly the
lay before the fire-that terrible fire that
)ldville remembers to this day, burned
lOwn the great Gordon mansion, and the
title house belonging to Hilda Hyde's
mother, and the doctors house, and indeed
laf the village. 1t is fire that is not for
often now, because there was loss Of life,
. well a. loss Of property. If only Mrs.
Sordons son had been at home, all might
ave been saved; for Mrs. Gordon and the
ervants were all 90 bewildered at the very
eGinning, that they took no means to put
he lire ont, and by the time help could get
D them it was too late. It spread to the
then to Mrs. Hyde's house: abe
,as i'll 1t tho time. and the shock Of it made
ef worse; and they took her straight to the
lmshouse for the night. But Hilda STAYED
ound 10 see what she could do to helm the
|ordons. And there was Martin Grant
'0rking harder than any one. First he
ad helped the Hydes, doing all he could;
hen he tried to make Hilda 20 to one Of
he neighbors to rest, for all this was in the
riddle of the night. .s. ,.e'...'. 800
So when he found she would not leave
le fro while he was. working there. he act