The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-02-06

hopes and the more care | took OF my
inyalids-the more | hawkcd them from
windowto window-thc worse they grew
At last one of them, and but one, prom
ised to reward my trouble TmcEiy
covered with leaves, it formed hand-
some bush, from the middle OF winch
sprung ont II fine, vigorous branch,
crowned with six beautiful buds that
cot no collm-grcw, and even dlScoV-
erred. through their caliccs, II slight
rosc-tint. There were still SIX long
weeks before the new year, and certain
" four, at least, of my precious bud"
would be blown by that time. Behold
me now recompensed for all my paln8
Hope re-entcred my heart, and every
moment / looked on my beauteous IN
troducer with complaccncy
son the 9th of Novcmbcr-a day
which | can never forgct-thc sun
rose in all its brilliance. thanked
heaven, and hastcned toplace my rose
free. and such of its companions MS ycI
survived, ON II peristylc in the court,
q have already mentioned that lodged
ON the ground hoor) | watcrcd them,
and went us usual, to give my phllo-
sonhical lecture. ! then dined, drank
to thc health of my rose-and returned
to take my station mt the window, with
a quicker throbbinG Of the heart.
"Amclins mother had been silently
ipdisposed; for eight days she hadnoticit
the house, and consequently had hot
seen nv fair one. On the first morning
7 had observed the physician gong IN a;
nncosv for her, / contriyed to cross his
wov questioned him, and was conf
fortel | nfterward learned that the
old lady had recovered and was to make
her appearance abroad on tins day Mt
Grand gala given by Il baroness, Wh'
Evol ot the end of the street. ! was
then certain to sec Amelia pass by, @no
EIGHT DAYS of privation had enhmccI
not thnuoht | am sure Madame dl
Relhont did not look to this party witt
as much impatienco as did. She Wa'
always one of the first it had scarcely
struck five when heard the bell OF hel
gotc took up book there | was II
, my post and presently J saw Ameil'
npucar, dazzling with dress and beauty
! as she gave her arm to her mother
!, never vet had the brillOucy of her iiS'u
90 struck me this time there was n
occasion for her to speak to eaten m
. ewes they were fixed on her, but heF
8 were bent down however, she &llcSSe
a that was there, for she passed SIowI
i to prolong my happiness. IoIIowe
q, her with my gaze, until she entered IN
e house; there only she turned her llea
for Il second the door was shut, an
~ she disappeared, but remained pfeS'i
. to INV heart, could neither close n
= u,;ulnw nor cease to look ut the bar
- not's hotel, as il could see Amcl
, tbrourh the walls. | renamed thc]
10 till all objects we're fading into obscur
ty. The approach of night, and IL
- freshness of the air, brought to II
IA recollection that the rosc-trcc was ST.
ID ON the pcristylc; never hat 1t been
precious to me. hastcnod TO it, NJ
tv scarcely was / in the anLc-cham"er' Wh'
If | heard singular noise, like thnt OF
ov animal browsing and tinkling its bel
nt | trembled, ! flew, and | had the gr
,is to ind u sheep quietly fixed beside
.o, rosa-trccs, of which it was making
se evening rcpast with no slight ayldlty'
cs 81 caught up the first thing III
,os way; it was Il heavy cane. wished
,as drive away the gluttonons beast. All
od il was too late he had just bitten
nd thc beautiful branch Of buds; he $"
.,1 lowed them one after another, ANA
M spite of the gloom ! could see, hail
,,;o of his mouth, the finest of them
~. which in II moment was champod |
tho the rest. | was neither ill-tempered
,ho violent but at this sight was no
80. Ger master of myself. Without "
ro1 knowing what did, / discharged a bI
clv of my cane on the animal, and stre'cl
H. II ot nv feet. No sooner did perez
.ol- it notionlcss than | repcntcd oil nav
killed n creature unconscious OF
.ao mischief it had done. Was this wor
,od Of the professor of philosophy,
,n1 odorcr of the gentle Amelia? But t
"a, to ,ot ND nv rose-trcc, my only hop
,,,, get admittancc to her! When thou
' on its annihilation, could not cons
,a,. myself SO culpablc. However,
-, pight darkened | heard the old
.1I. want crossing the lower passage, al
Of called her.
" ~ wCatherine, said ], bring J
WV, light, there is mischief here you
,1 the stable-door open, dhat OF the c
,,t was also unclosed,) one Of your 81
D. D. has been browsing on my rose-trees'
,;al | have punished it.
,'''' She soon came with the lantern IN
| on 'o',' ''''' ''''''
hand.
".It is not one of our sheep, said
y W. ~. Il have just come from them; tne ST
3 10y gate is shut and they are all within tl.,
ever blessed saints blessed saints VIVA
ih'o 7 sce?' exclaimed she, when near;
nose nose the pet sheep of onr ncishbor Made
'oii' selle Amelia de Belmont; Poor 10
vera, what bad luck brought you here
"ii' how sorry she will be =