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


NUhA - NATURALIZATION
,ynm Appieton's Journal
Tine June sunshine was pouring Its full
o,ui light over the kitcheu-noor, and the
ron's In the kitchen stove were at red
h.t. RouAd by the back steps, where
yr.. silbcc was shelling peas with Ned |
ami doe TO help or hindcr-it may have |
mrn comfortable In the breezy shade, but
r,,r her ironing-table, between two fires,
Norn's checks were usually, though by |
no means unbee0mingly, red 30 rcd |
h.t they could not be accused OF getting |
ny redder, In spite Of her little start at |
tb.. sudden simultaneous entrance OF |
bttch of pinks and voice through the
olrn window.
.now doth the little busy bee beat
c,rtv op,umg flower 3" The metaphor
v.. mixed. but the sentiment suggesting
81 obviously was not "Well, / only
r,ue." continued Jonn Miller, with pc
cuUaily suspicious readiness to account for
A Welt, "bccause l just looked In the
onice coming through the village, and
There was "a letter for you."
B, this time Ned and Joe had vaulted,
une oy r each shoulder of the newcomer,
und were comfortably seated astride the
window sill. One voice Of lamentation
aio.e from both as Nora, with single
gurcr at the letter, placed 1t on the table
he. idc ner. But Nora meant to take her
own time to open 1t.
..Nubody's left me million to-day, !
eil,s., - she said with a laugh. "Any-
W.y. ID cun wait, and these things can't"
as lir went on with her stsrching.
Nlttter was far from the every day ? flair
IN the sibee family. aud the boys could
only lrguilc their impatience by examin-
10. the packets of john Miller, who stood
Gaming ON the window chatting, till pre-
-euy Nora, pushing aside the empty
Iu.hcs hasict with n long drawn breath
ot relief, sat down TO read the letter,
W lr The family waited expeclant, Mrs.
; hco with hcr pan Of peas, and the boys
tuppng about entwiued IN an amicable
W., -lle; John Miller's sunbnrnt iace,
meantime, locking over his arms crossed
on lie winduw-lcdgU, more intent ON the
r,tty picture Of the readers lippled hair,
ana round, flushed cheeks, than On the
sLuIt the blue eyes were studying. Per-
laps that was why he was the fist to see
ALL the rich cplor suddenly drop away
iind In another second he had swung him
srf ihtuugh the window aud was beside
lci, a., l,tling the letter fall, SHE gasped
ont ''lt can't be il isn't true, really p
"sanrs alive :" cried the Widow Silhee,
while John licked up the fallen paper
"Why what's in IL to set you oil that way
Who's il fOm child :"
II dent know" fatered Nora, still
pn'e and bcwiidrred, "YUu read II,
Patty, and see what It all means"
Mrs. Silb.c was LOthing loothi but pre-
s.ully her eyes began to get large an'
hor color 10 come and 90, and before shl
reached "YOurs truly, James H,Jaynee,
-he had come to full stop. AM
enall wonder. Even Cinderella wa
eomewhut taken aback by the fair
r1dmother and the enchanted pun
kincoaeh, and prosaic portals might vel
he amazed at the ease with which fey
sen-strokes could hocits,pocUs poverty int
rc Aes, clear-starching aud cooking stove
into u amos and silken clothing. "four
tr,ly IA. mes II. Jaynes," If not In hi
ow,, nrrs,u Ike wOnder-wOrking ialrN
was her in.tru 'u'nt, her coach, So to say
whisking ,hn il " ENGLAND C'n'ertll
ont Ui her as'c-, or ne hhuu"hSeu
Nora sibee that, by t'" VIII OF Hlslat
relative idst deceased, shS was sole un'
undlspuicl hoircss of his houses IN
lands, aud many thousands Of "olla's,
II was not Nora alone who NNas pa
Through all the healthy coloring of ~
and wind, John Millcr's face might haN
heen seen TO whiton-had there been an
one to see it, which there was not. MOI
was staring straight before her in wal
Ing dream, ard the others were starln
Mt her with an incrcdulOus wonder NJ
uumXed with awe, too much dazzle
ly the golden circle suddenly surroun
Ing her, 10 notice anything outside /
john lifted himself up from the wa
where he had been lcauing, aud turne
not 10 Nora, whom he addressed, but
the door.
"Well, he said, in dull voice, 81 81
YOU 10Y. TWAS me brought YOU q
luck. leastways, at last. | don't kne
as there's anything more can
Good mornng-morning, Miss silbee
Nora was looking at him now, =
John was not looking at her. holui
hls hat with both hands very tight bett
him, he silently walked out OF the hou
without glaucing to right or lelt'
ID WAS Just as well that Nora had ,
i-hed her ironing before reading her
ter, or the Widow silbee's cap-strli
aud the boys Sunday collars might ha
suffered forit. She was as stCady-nind
as a girl of her age need he, but at ell
teen one does not exchange kitcl
drudgery aud cotton gowns for the Ind
gcucs OF every caprice with pertec
even pulse. Future splendors hoated
di-tinc Is before her eyes as she surve.
the face that even the wry, dlscolo
little SQUARE of glass could not make
thing hut pretty, and reflected that yell
.gludels of hair would not look less CLOS
nor white skin less fair for, rising
,li the sheen Of silk instead OF the bluI
s'uluis Of printed calico, she Thought
herself that IL was well this good Tort
had come wi lie she was young ana n
to enjoy il, before anything had
pelrd aud with that, vague as
phrdse was, she hlushed over IT,.
But Nora was by no means enu
selfish in hes oreams. There was SC.
amy pleasure or benefit she did not
forward. 10 layishng on her broth
widow and the two barefoot hoys..
would have liked to share her good
with the whole villege-pcrhaps
g'il John Miller had he given her
,rbsnee. But never surely had DO
.Uttle farm given him so much TO do
was at work early and late, so busy
sh4 hardly saw him to speak to he
avinr Birch Hill. He did come IN
f., Md her good-hye, hut was 30 stli
h,u that Nora, M at ease, was ali
pmI IA haye kim 20 again.,
R, 'sndihot pf the VIII, she W
r..'1o d,,, =. z her minority, in the Ia
of Judge jn mes, the executor oi .l,, lhg
WniSrston Wired - shs was w'll
lnncrnstomed iOumeyi ~, hhe wa
murh excited 10 feel h. Ihtlsue
She reached her guamian's '",'s, ~
came TO meet her with u welcom, -"
though really cordial, did not rec
Noul,whom tue the quiet courtesy ch
like GOODNESS. She glanced shyly 70
and saw, in the shadow of the hs
girl of about her own age, holdli
child by the Hand. Al the Judges
they came forward.
"rhis Is Miss Lamar1ue, my
Miss 81 bee but, 3" he continued, sm
"two Young ladies of the same age
soOu lind less cerem0nious namel
each other. And here," pulling the
toward him, sis the torment ol
house. Princess Helen, who rules hei
jcris with rod OF iron"
lie spoke jestingly, dreaming to set
at her ease, hut she was only the
emh ERASED. She did not In the
know how to answer silently she !
at Miss Lamarque, and saw a pal
aud dark eyes that looked back
with no particular change Of EXPIRE
A small soft hand held hers for
ment, while a kiss touched her
aud low voice was heard lnq
ohout her journey. II was all pe
kmd, perfectly courteous, only NO
used to Birch Hill ways, and, ut
Ilill, welcome was expressed by