The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-02-09

play eurhre travelling, and even cler
gvmrn take little brandy in case of
Sickness answered Belle. "And this
man was gentleman, and liberal one
too, for he gave the poor cmigrant wo-
$40. What that, ROSA ~
For, at that moment, Rosa held be-
tween her fingers letter,
Whether it was wrong to read Il
strangers letter vexed Belle for mo-
mcnt. rs her eyes glanced at the super.
sc'ipton and hand writing.
"Why, of all llings!' exclaimed the
delightful girl, srizng the liter
"Why, Rosa, this is Jenny Marcy :
writing, aud addressed to Richard
Ma'cy--hcr only darling brother
who was in Europe when we two grad.
uared at Madame Rttcr's, IN Brook
lVn"
Belle read rapidly till she had rcached
the mil,Ir Of the letter, when she burst
int0 merry lauyh.
Hear this, Rosa she said, and
she read iroin the letter:
"Ahovr all things, Dick, dear, don't
fail, while in St, Louis, TO see my
best triend ard schoomatc, Belle Al.
den. ! know YOU will fall in love
with her, for, hrsidcs hcing tbc best
lirI III the world, she's a hranly and an
i'ejFrss, and fathers choice above ali
others, tor his sons wife. lie used 10
talk it over ut bone, and hope Bl!r
wouid not marry before yon came
home from Europr. She is full q,
anxious t. !. .ow YOU, and wears your
hair and minv in a lockct father CAV,
her last YEAR Give her lots Of love,
and bee OF her to overlook your many
jmprrIcc>ious, for the sake OF her OH
schuul-tciIDw, Jenny"
"Thcn ths gentleman is, Of course,
Miss Jeunya ETother,' said Rosa, "and
what will she say when she hears of
your having met in this romantic
way :"
II don't int"nl to tell her Of it till I
90 to New York this lalI,' said Belle.
"pcrhars her brother vii call"
But in this suppositon Belle was
wrouy. The month passed. and she
saw no more of the roldeu-headed
Richard
And she carefully separated the vel
low lock in the little kerps,ke from the
dark trcss of ,Jrnny's and put it back
into it's place alone, while another lock
ct held the Iii, of ,Jenny's. And, some.
how. Belle lool;nd very worry often q;
thn wee gnIlrn cur, and shp nrvcr did
so bu, the res, Of the handsome head
sprang nm beside the lock. and she
would sit and contemplate the uic,ur.
her fame, wrouoLt for her lit,l,
DREAMING thc interest shc WAS a,lowiny
to orow in her bosom for .JcnDy's
hrotLer
7, ,hn fall DnIlo and hor f,thar won,
io New Work. and ,hn first day of,cr
her arrival round bor sittinc with her
old friend vim after ,hn first efus;vn
mnatiro wos ,,ost eot ln,, to ,,,,.t,
her soul.
u am 50 Glad Won ore bcrn fiji,
month";" Jenny said. "hcrpuse I'm to
he married j., October. and have nj
ways been crazy to have Won for
Lridrs,oajd, and Dick is to Le Uarry's
hes, man"
BoIe hlusled.
"But D,ck has fallen hopclessIy
na.llv in lyrr,
Bill, turncd pale.
Yes, | was SO dreadrully provoked |
when he PASSED through 81. Loui, anG |
,e"er went near YOU. But he went
Wild over some lady he met on that
a,al trim. lie will talk to- me hv hour.
If his Angelica. And when have
spoken Of ,ou he has been positively
,rip. and AK Il me to have dome both
,rins him about my irpckl.d school
renis--yno know your picture shows
r.ckies; but bless me, vou haven,
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