Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-12


gained confidence IN her own powers,
and, not feeling Hncouth, ceased to ap-
pear so.
But while she was beginning to accus-
tom herself to her new home, In her old
one she was being missed all the day
long. Only, how was she to know that
for Mrs. Siibee was no great scribe,
and, II there was any one else who might
have written, why he never did. So,
save for one little scrawl Just after her
departure, no letter had come to Noia |
from Birch Hill until one which reached |
her lust now. But this was good, long |
one-good, although certainly not formed |
on any model of epistolatory elegance, |
and marked by that inconsuqucnce which |
sometimes swaycd Mrs. Silbec'a speech. |
Perhaps the charm lay in its being so |
exactly as she talked 20 deliciOnsly full |
Of local gossip; 80 complete transcript !
of the home.life with its chronicle of
Daisy's spotted calf, that, too pretty TO
kill, must be saved for milker and of
the pies made from the early ripe apples
In the twoacre lot, that, spice them how
she would, never got the right smack Of
Nora's of Sally Mort0n'e quitting, where
John Miller seemed SO mighty thick with
| Maria and Of the new minister, young
Mr.. Reach's revival preaching, that had
brought mere new hOuntts to afternoon
mt citing than she had ever seen since she
sat under the Old parsOn so on and so
ou, til Nora, reading the r. cord, vas
fairly Transported into the midst Of its
scenes. Unfortunately, she had 10 come
back again and then, PERHAPS, some Of
that home news which was 80 sweet ia
tasting sleft bitter flavor behind. At
any rate, when che went down TO dinucr
that evening, the pleasant and prnhiahle
training of the past weeks seemed sud
denly to have dropped away aud left pre-
cisely the same hOme-ick, ignorant eouu-
try Girl who had blushed and doubted
over the proper toilet for her new ro-i
ton. As il happened, too, Adrian Glare
did not appear TO help her; and the judge
perceiying that one Of the old shy fits had
come over Nora, gradually directed his
remarks to Ida, whose replies, il not
specially interesting, were at least al
ways ready.
"Whcre is Glare tonight p said the
judge presently, adding, "lt IA most fer
yently to be hoped he will not fail us to-
morrow"
"Why, papa 2" said the little pitcher,
whose ears we're wide open for anything.
"Because am afraid to eat MY dinner
. alone with "a man who has been cast
away on a desert island, !" answered hel
father, glavely. Then, turning 10 Ida
in a lower tone; "Mr. Sylycstcr-is an rX
cellent lawycr--or perhaps / should rather
saw. an cXcel,nt law machiie. Tor, out
+, side his profession, he is painfully dovolt
Of ideas, or, at any rate, Of wotd-. II j.
, no light matter to dine him'-and ih'
, Judge gave II little anticiphtory sigh
p "but he has something to say concerning
your-thnt is, our--husinc.s relations
and suppose that Is The most comfort
,, able arrangement on the whclc.'
I Lila perfectly understood the Judge
=. momentary hesitation, remembering tha
sylvester was the name OF her uncle
y lawyer. But she only said
''Was Mr. sylvester really cast ava
r. on desert island :"
"Well, do not know the exact rilht
I. Of the story whether savages or h'
I pnnds-but something of the sort il WA
II at all events, enough to keep any olh,
"a man in table talk for a twclyemcntl
II Bnt the odds are that he VIII not eve
n allude to II unless do first"
Ne eff he has been living on deser
n. island he will be very hungry, for the
never have anything TO eat bnt raisr
9. and turtles" thoughtfully remorkc
AZ Helen. whose ideas on the subject WEI
20 Of Il strictly Crusoelsh character.
e Her father laughed.
,y WNind. | won't answer for It that II WI
~ a desert island But, granting that, b
a diet there could hardly have heen more c
centric than il has been ever since kne
Ir him. As Il specimen"-he had turn
~, again to l.ida-''he cats every day aft
iy dinner. 'for the s'Omach's sake, two dri
. roots and small onion"
ha GLOW horrible Z" commented Miss u
We marqus. languidly. "Faney heloasli
tO his family
If ~ must beg to be excused, b" said /
on Judge, with IL laugh. "Why aililet IN
i self unnecessarily"
ad "And will he cat an onion here to-ml
ed row, papa - asked Helen, who had
re. tened eagerly.
IN "Not unless be brings It with him
:" answered her father, laughing again.
certainly have no Intention Of providi
Inc my table with such Il delicacg. The dut
4, of hospitality have their limits, Hel'
,ar ~ If were to ask Sioux Indian To di Il
~ dare say he would come In feathers a
ted A blanket but do You suppose | shot
oa- sit down with him in such costu
nm myself ~
rsr Helen doubtless did not fully undcrsta
,nd him, but Nora did. She had listened "
we'd n swelling heart to this conversation,
in, calling Il period, not so lOrg since, WI
IiCv she had lived among people VINO
II onions, not "fOr the stomach sake,
in,, because they liked them. At that til
ora a world where onion eating was regar'
,,d as aldeadly sin had not dawned upon !
VA And was she so much happier now
ns. being in that world, aud making ]
"a of il Did she really make part Of
,rj Had she ever comprehcndcd Ida
herr her numbcrless little tancies and rell
mcnts 2 Was she even quite at case
:, little Helen, who, child as she was
ss, was ''to the manner born -
MT Such we're the questions which n
tbe heiress car rled TO her pillow
,out night, to be debated with plentiful t.
,orl. and good deal Of heartachc. She
congratulated herself once on her z
ing. fortune coming in time for her you'l
. If enjoy H., but now she told heisell Una
had come too late, after all. sh'
tho vounr, indeed, hut not young enough
,,ar- her thoughts and feelings TO be reno
,7"n, ed To this new state Of life; one pc
~, alone would have worked that mag
yyas Transformation, and that was wan
that here. For Nora. though wholly igno
than of the forlBer relations between Al
siara Glare and I.ida Lamatque, had yc
aihlN CA'%' 1.tt.t
half in observing tnun un,i '"ee', ,n. 81.
itself TO instantaneous and entire con
oo. lion. 'IIe would like to care for me,
ar', he cannot" she said 10 herself :
N, tn does care for Ida, and If she wcr'
heirnss they would be married.
she is thousand times more ~ Tor
Sous and more fit 10 have all THIS moae
oius' has never brought me any good ; |
sun il were hers. aud that were back q
'u'h among the people have known aud
sue happy with all my life :" Aud th
anu sudden thought checked her sohs AM
No'N breath together; to morrow rhe
"hsn ask Judge Jaynes, who would know
'hluSs 10 manage il, TO transfer the money
aItah riisi fully belonged, and then sle v
~ hlS SAY goodbye To these pcrpleNilics
,n' o' disappointmmts, aud 20 back to
Htll-tO home.
Mn The night brings wisdom-so run
80. old saving. However that he, IL die
IL, alter Nora's strange resolve to b
10. herself. With heart beating very
civ and vet very light, she knocked a
~ indge's studv-doOr. Her former
,n,,a'5 ' view there returned TO mind a. she
On, him again banding over his writing-
...',,'S that ihoughtml face, only that no
III ne knit brow and compressed lip scenl
:. .n,t'.,, show some very disturbing thought
o.. IL she came forward his face unheni ~
!" ,,,,h IA sill remained very grave, and rlsi
-. took both her hands IN his, spe
y, 'h9t more softly than usual as he ans
which her words.
,dntd WDisturb me, my dear child {
hal Ia