The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-12-19

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"What have I donep' she Thought
in Disney 'T'll see him this eve
ming and coax him into good humor
once more. "He surely can't be
vexed at me for an idle word ike
that"
All, little Blanche,it is not the
well considered sentence that does
all the harm in the world, it is the
idle word.
such q charming day as we have
had MRS. Loraih, said BLANCHE, as
she came, smiling, and radiant, as if
the worm remorse was not gnawing
at her heart.
"Yes," said the charming matron,
who was reading in an easy chair
under the shadow Of the y.nes.-
"But what sent Mr.. Evering away in
such a hurry"
@Sent him aWayY'
''Tes-by 5the evening train. He
came home, packed his things, and
drove away as ifthere was not a mo-
ment to lose. I am very sorry; we
viii miss him very much"
Blanche went slowly up stairs and
sat down by her window, looking at
the purple GLOW Of the evening land
scapes as if it we're featureless
blank. So he really gone away ,
and by her own folly she had lost
the priceless treasure of Gilbert
Evenings love,
"And / cannot even write to him,
for 1 do not know his address,
thought she. with clasped hands and
fearful eyes. "WeH, it's my own
fault; and I must abide the conse-
quence as best as / may?7
So Blanche went home from the
gay and fashionable place a sadder
and wiser woman, and November
mists dropping over the bricks and
mortar wilderness of her city home
had never seemed half so dreary to
her as they did now.
81 suppose 1 shall be an oldmaid," :"
thought Blanche, walking up and
down in the freight darkness of her
room, her dimple hands clasped be-
hind her waist. II will never care
for any one now as 1 cared for-for
Gilbert, and dare say I shall keep
a cat, and grow fond of her. All,
wen-a7day, life cannot last forever
A dreary comfort for that girl Of
nineteen summersl
She rang the bell with an impa-
tient jeIk. tt,u
care there any, letters, Sanderson?"
t-One ma'am, it came by the even
ing post, about Eve minutes ago.
''Light the gas, then, and give it
to me!
"Blanche sat down by the FIRE and
opened the letter, suppressing a
yawn. ~
"Black edged-and-black sealed I
So poor Mrs. Marehmont is gone at
last, f-t--t-C
It was from the executors of Miss
Penroy's distant cousin, formally
and briefly announcing her death
which had taken place some months
since, but Of which the melancholy
news as the letter, had only just
been received. II was not entirely
unexpected, as Mrs. Marchmont
had been for some years slowly fall
ng out of the world, a victim of
hereditary consumption.
Leaving one child, a son." slowly
,epeated Blanche, leaning her head
IN her hand and looking down into
he fiery quirer Of the hot GOALS
Poor little fellow, he must feel as
iesolate as I do. Only ] have at
east a suficiency of this worlds
goods, and this poor orphan child
must be thrown penniless and alone
IN his own resources, for, If ] re-
member Alright, Mrs. Marchmont
orfeited al the wealth other first
marriage by her second dalliances
With the poverty stricken lawyer,
whose death plunged her into such
bitter mourning. That was a gen
line love match, yet how much
rouble and grief it brought! 'sLeav-
ng one child-a sonr' Why should
lOt adopt the stray -waif, and make
t the business Of my. life to, cherish
md comfort him? Ihage no object
n existence; here is one that Provi-
ience itself seems to point out to
ne"
Once more she rang the bell with
,esh color glowing in her cheek and
4 new light in her eyes.
Bring me my writing desk imme-
iiately, Sanderson, and get ready to
AXE = letter to the post as soon as.
possible"
The old serrantY obeyed, wonder
ing at his mistress 5 unWonted ener
", and yet well pleased to see some
1t her old, animation returning
She does look more like herself
10 night, Miss Blanche, that She has
for a long time" he said to the
house keeper as he went down stairs
after obeying the simmons. Il
wish Miss Blanche would take q
'aney to some properly behaved
young man: it don't seem rightthat
she should live all by herself in the
big house 50 forlorn like"