Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-08-10

The early spring twilight was deep
ening, and mother, Lu and / were
gathered around the fire, each intent
upon her own particular piece of work.
Lu, with landable quietness and dill
gence was filling page after page, with
the production other youthful imagin-
alton; but each succeeding one seem
ed to give as little satisfaction as the
last, and was as promptly torn into
shreds, and held to the draught of the
stove, to be whirled in and disappear.
At hast, with Q gesture of impatience.
abe said: l can't write anything to
suit me. What would you say r 1
81 must first know, what you are
trying to write about" I said, smiling
at the perplpxed face. vs7 s4s s
." Why, am trying to write some
April fool letters; it will be such fun"
she said, laughing. (" 4 have four to
write and the other girls are writing
some too; but / cant get mine right"
"Aad no wonder,7 ? said mother, /" for
neither yonf subject nor object is
right, but very wrong: Now take your
mothers advice, my child, and put
your writing away and devote your
time to some pobler ijurpose.n
/" Well, ] guess 1 win, mother, for
letter.writing don't seem to be my
forte any way,r and with . Sigh 6i
contentment she pushed the writing
materials from her In confused fffass,
and began, attentively studying the
fire. At last, looking up suddenly
she said 80
Alice, did you ever jilt Frank Ash
By r. sss -, z tn14s ~
what ever put that into youl
head r. said, trying to speak with
out betraying any emotion. sai
oh, Gus Shaw told me today you
Tilted him for Henry Werner, and that
WAS was the reason he went away
She said vou tAslght it tbest to be of
with thu old love before yon was on
with the new.' But Henry Wernel
went away t6U, and 1 am glad OF it
for he never paid me that philopen;
be owed me, the mean thing" "lssils
"Lu,' said mother, gently, /" ! an
CORY to hear you apply such terms b
any one. Always endeavor to speal
as kindly as possible of the absent
And now, daughter, bring il tn
lamp f.ass a,sa "a sT
Aid evidently forgetting her qstes
tions had not been answered, she lef
the room, to do her mothers bidding
Sitting in the 6re-lit room, ant
thinking OF the idle words that Lu has
Mld ME, caught the echo of a foot
fall on the walk. / needed no tone q
voice, or presence, to tell ne who j
was. Ny heart thrObbed wildly. am
grasping mother by the hand, ! cried
Go quickly, mother, before Lu bring
in the lampm saaa7e ss..a y.
She gave my hand . loving pressure
! which told me she, understood m
: feelings, and hastily lett the room.
seem but minrne ere she returned
saying: .3 saRaiss,a assd
"Alice, where are you. Here
Frank, co,nc to see us. Twill find SO
q chair, Frank. La will be inswitht til
! lamp in a minute" she said, speakin
rapidly, to give me time to recover NJ
ccmposure.- e ~ .a.eg 1a .snss ~
:. tfelt his nand tremble az 1 took
: iii mine, hut his voice bad the ,olde
ring as he said: bsst,,h.se -.
"Alice, Lam very, glad to see you
or shall be-" he added, with laugl
g when the light Comes" H ssoi
: In entering at that moment, ] fe
his eyes search my face. Then turI
$ ing to my mother, lie said:
81 find time has made many changt
in my absence, Mrs. Wilbur. Here
In, whom / left a pet and playthinI
) grown 50 I should not have known he
+; hui, for her fesei,tHshce to Alice. Bl
a she recognized lne in a moment, Whit
shows am not entirely forgotten (
o We were passing the evening plea
y antly, recalling old "reminiscences an
q asking and answering questions, wh,
& Eddie Ralston knocked at the do
q ana said /: g Please Mrs. Wilbu
mother thinks sister Efie is won
y aud wants to know if son will plea
= to come over u d3Snute.' aI /. *