Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-04-24

about her cllilircn's governe,s a
poor girl, homeless and friendless,
said the kind hearted lady, while Or
Forsyth thought how much her face
was like IIelen's. ITO be sure She i.
rather reserved and unSocial, bat
Nellie thinks perhaps she has met
with unkihdness from her family OF
! some other troublc-wait moment
and You shall sec Nrllie's letter." and
she fitted away to bring it. Return
III" presently she placed the misSive
i'll his hands. 1t was written n shor,
, time previously. aud i'll it Helen ell
iargrd on poor Lydia 5" Loneliness
and apparently iricndless condition.
and urged her sister to make hcI
position as pleasant as possible. Dir
Forsyth returned ,hr letter. made
his bow and departed. thinking o.
Helen. and rejoicing that he had al
rar"mtly found Il Way to p.ra>c her
1t j. lIttlr trouble /" hc a!trn-
tiv" t"ssMiSS. Alien. specially as lIrlcL
l. absent lac mu-"h a. lir walk,
down the street. aud then if | ral
uult" III" ronr cir ) ~urroundiu"
n"r" pleasant. why. suppose II, III.
duty 10 do -. llrigh. E,. il ,uu.,
OILY strengthen ny rr>ois" by a -jYh
ri my GarI!n"'- sweet t,cr. Mr.. Vert
m"r'~ plan oi waii;n" may hr rr"dcnl
but il, Ir were iii nay place dout
=! !.c w"Hid iii!tl the execution OF i
particularly Pheasant" Vt til.
moment lir >pi"d Noel Nrrtnrr on IL,
oppo-it" side al the street. and hair
III" him, passed over to AK " lien /.
nad heard from the yuluw ladies.
Dr. For>ytl'> iandlaIy had Il beau
utul garden and Lad gwen the gel
tI"!"am perla >>lom 10 help himself t,
III" flowers, 80 III pursuance OF hi.
resolve whrn lie called on LYDIA llt,
next day, lie carried her q boqurI
"Flowcr> are pleasant in Il >icl
room," he remarked a. he prc>rnlr,
them. She WIS little accustomed t,
receiving attentions from gentlemen.
beat II triilc faster, a> >hc took tbs
fragrant Offering: What wonder thai
its presence BY her bed side drew hcI
t.,"u"ilt~ again and a"#im TO it
donor!
Tic N"c:"r rumrtually paid hi
+ IL. aud even VI li"u the necessity toi
ih"n "ra-"" HEY conIiau,h. lluugl
!"~~ irrgu"miil:~"n!ctim,'> l." hrongi.
Flowers. sometimes Il Lew book q:
periodical. IL. | two "r li.cc time, hi,
stylish hG@"y G"-it,h up To TIE ,.ror
ln,! i:r ':""...""d iAa; 4 Give was III
i.r-t II.ing ia the world t. bring harI
III" lra#mr rests t. lie: checks"
O,r day Willie waiting !.yGia'~ "r-
trance III Nr. I.o"r!m"r' par!"r. hr
Forsyth carv!r-,!y pir>"d up a book
fr-.r. ,Lo ..t.i~, ->..-' '...'. - -';-'.r:
- ~ =" tv!l nn the IL i":;f. Who:
| .vlin ..r,ar in She found lin viii
/ Llr book in ili> hand and Il >urpriro,
took Oh his face. Miss ->!!en,' sa;c
he ~ l,r saw her, "wil"-' name i.
1l.i-: Faith Forsyth. and beneath i.
vuur name.
lit Was my mothers before i,r
said lydia quietly.
lit j. y tiav"ritr name in our fam.
;lv." returned DIR. Forsyth. M!
.ran,lm"'hcr, aunt and sister are al
called Faith. Ii possible tlat y"'
und are related: Where did H"n:
mother live, and " hat was hrr ia:i.".
il:tmct.:"
believe his name waS James. bW.
| know very little about him. Ii
nicrtrd to mother, marrying III.
father. and there WAS never any IL
tcrrUuSc between the families.
t!Iinh NY .ram'iiall,rr was alawy"l Il
and lived III Philadelphia
DR.. Forsyth came /" her side ar Il
held out his hand. W. are 'hir'
cousins II lra-t t.iur Judge .IIiur- l"i'
>yih, OF PHILADELPHIA. is my @rr;.
uilc!r." he aid. II hay" heard IT,"
hi, only daughter married against HI
viii. He was sorry alterw AZ
that he had opposed her wishes. In.
lis rrpcL'."cr camc too late. !"r Ill
was dead, and her husband an
cEilu gone wh"r" nn one knew. |
cauno: tell how glad | &m 10 EaT'
:oumd y"u.unclc il old now aEl MrcG
,ou. You mu>i 90 to him
"N-vrr." said Lydia family. III.
unkinduc>> killed my mother. atl,. !.
will never forgive him. In VAL
Dr. Forsyth pleaded. lydia was dc
irrminrd. and the letter which car
rich to the old man the news thar
his lost -raudchi!d WAS found Wa
written not by that graH.c!niid bul
by hi, nephew.
After tl.c discovery of their rcla-
ilbnSHli, INC INK iiih'l Dct" t'i - Q
Forsyth and Lydia Allen became
even greater than before. The inter
est he at first frii i'll her. the result
of pity for her Loneliness and the
desire to please Helen WERNER, ha :
crown t" quite Il coU>iiHy regard: II
delighted HIN to >rr her cy" lit up
l!.h her check glow when L" ta:.''.
with Err. Lcr ryi,cN; I!ir- lattcr"H
..i> sr.!-!uvc. and he thought that tu
..rr a> wei as to others ih, tact -.
heir being cousins wouid explain.
..,ir .r!ri.,.-hip. In all th:- tim Iii
4r:Ii never for one nE"lTr"' :W"rE"C
srpn ii, ailrgianrc t1 Ii"!rn. anG
,:H:l, did lac "UuniL!.c hil ihai mu>i
pass before lie could again be will.
her. the months that Eu>t claysc
before he could tell her h. love.
But LYDIA? To her the days spent
with Kenneth Forsyth seemed
dropped out OF Paradise, 20 full OF
bliss were they. The strong tide OF
her affections, pcnt up i'll her own
heart for so long, now flowed ont to
him in al overw hclmin. torrent.
Slc had no thought of the future