Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-02

minutes the carriage arrived bringing the
whole family big and little. Even old
Tiger, the house dog, took the liberty to
follow tho csrriAge.
Ada took charge Of Grandma and seated
her in the arm chair by the window. Dick
ran from room to room to look FOR some |
thing new or curious. Anna nestled down
on stool close to Uncle John while Mrs.
Field was looking at and sdmiring the old
pictures that hung on the wall. MT.
Fisld and Uncle John were talking cotton,
rice, stocks and finance. After Ada mao
looked out she window with Grsndms
awhile, she enquired Of Uncle John, u sne
could play in the yard for 40 hour, with the
children. "Certsinly," he replied, II wan
10 see you all very happy, aud what will
please YOU will be quite acceptable to me
N. ,ook Anna aud Dick and Tiger and
,,;unad them with magnolia flowers, then
hsr.sIe and then arranged them in single
6Ia and tezan the march through the long
h.ll. in 81 the front door and out at the
hack door, then over the veranda several
zines, singing q quickstep march, in her
shril voice making the house ring with the
music. Uncle John looked at Mrs. Field
and said. "Sister Anna, never saw snch
. strange child as Ada is. She is beautiful
and good IS we'll as strange; l cannot
fathom her. She is devoted in her attach
mens and fearless in her efforts to please.
She knows her own powers to conquer
prejudice aud | am bot Just beginning to
comprehend her. She is so happy herself
that no one can be unhappy in her presence.
Dinner was over and Grandma, Mrs. Field
and Dick went out TO see some of the old
servants that had lived there when the
father of Uncle John, had cultivated the
estate. Ada called for Wild flower and lef
the company still in conversation on crop,
and stocks. Uncle John went to assist hel
on her pony and as she was passing through
the. gate, she, rs if in Afterthought, enquire'
"shsll we ride tomorrow ?" He replied
"Ada think shall have time and will os
, for you ct about eleven "All right" shC
replied, and began to sing slow tune. "D
you understand me TO say slow, allow" sh
said, talking TO her pony, "Ha is that II?
y mean no such a word. Let US have livel
air now, and try your mettle on that an
n away he went on the csnter she liked s
: IN Dch.
: On her way home she called on q lad
. who had Just buried her mother. She va
a living alone with two old colored servant
4 She had no other person than these in he
house, since the death Of her mother. AID
/. was sad as she left her to think how th
A dear, faithful girl had watched over her sic
- mother year after year tnt now so lone
i. and sad. Her brothers we're married an
"A had families of their own. She had co
- tage and few acres OF land with an incom
I. left to her by her father who bad been des
= q long time. This income was largely IL
!, creased at the death Of her mother. He
brothers said our sister lacks for nothins
!. She has income far exceeding her want
- end there is nothing to prevent her fro
!, teing happy. Does she need no one to lov'
q one TO love her no one 20 enter into he
N deGolate life and break up its monotony
!. no one to live With, think with, aud spea
7 with no one to enter into her plans I
L. tvsry day life and become interested
- them ? Can gold, with al the comfort
4 brings, fill the place of all these? As
= Uncle John. He can tell you, that weslt
y can buy stocks and feed and clo,he, and sti
;. the yearnirg heart may be desolAte and di
satisfied" Ada went home singing q 10
!. tad tu1e Her sympsthies we're awskene
a and she could not shake Off the gloom thi
:, bad resulted from her call.
To be Continued