New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-23

| pretty ways SWEET SpttSutS,
and winning her way slowly, but surely.
into the sterner heart Of ''Aunt Abram,' as
| she still called her. She was strange CON
| tradiction, this little waif, sometimes ap-
pearing 80 much older. sometimes SO much
younger, than her age: but when Martha
| would express alarm at her ignorance
Ab.am would lay bis broad hand gently on
! the golden curls-"Never mind, Marthy.
; she's all right: hec little souls only !eel!n'
| its way yet."
Wont you come and talk 20 me while,
! please. Aunt Abram: ?" SAID the child plain
lively. one day.
Poor Marth. looked soreiy puzzled.
Talk: child. what about
"Oh. ! don't KNEW I'm 80 very lonely,
Aunt Abram''
(! She had been sitting quietly on the
door step, In the sun, watching the guils as
| they flew over the wafer or followed the
tide with their quick. graceful motions and
/! watchful eyes: the fishing boats were a
constant source of delight 20 her. bn, she
had grown weary even of this; Abram WAS
| away and tired. .rieved look, painful. 10
see ON so young face. had chased away
| the smiles. What make. you call me
| Aunt Abram.' asked Martha. glad OF
| some subject to begin on.
''Oh. Aren't you Uncle AbraYn wife,
! "No, child" said Martha. sharply. her
thin cheeks flushing a, size thought OF villa,
might have been
"Ifis sister, Them
I sNo"
sWhy. he told me he had sister. 10, he
said her eyes were just like mine.''
Well SO he had" said Martha looking
down into the interested face at her knee,
and thinking with a sudden thrill how
strangely sweet ie was 20 have chid's
hand clinging to her dress, she paused q,
long that ba ltt1a h.a
We'll, tell me about the sister"
'There amt much to tell, dear; she was
sick all the time, an come here to tend
her. an wait on her, an then just stayed
on to look after the house an the cow for
Abram he took on so when she died he
tidn't tend to nothin"
"Died! what is dieL!" questioned The
child. is it growing all cold and white
like my pretty mamma, and being put in a
stone house all over hons and sword. like
the spoons and things. to wait for the an
gels!'
And Martha completely a. loss how 20
ans wer. sad yes" to it sli then her con.
science prcking her. she added, ''Only
Hetty wasn't put in house all over lions,
she was put out there in the ground, an we
covered her uv with grass. an flowers grew
on her"
Covered up with grass. and iowers
growing on her. repeated the child musing-
". I'D like that better than house, but
if mustn't call you Aunt Abran., W no are
your
I'm Martha"
'Martha' Oh. then know all alou:
you"
You do" and the worthy spniste,
looked az the enid With curious mixture
next'
ooh yea" and sne nodded her nea1 in n
satisneu way. seiueoodv told me
aoouI you once' anu your sister mary.
nh IN now UiI Ia1ar,,s nnt WE MS ndne
oct him h.ck1 81 .rs .ho11oh. 80 :.
sarr GOOD Of "a, ~ ,ailo go liz, -:
for dinner ana think Mar migbt haSs
ha1nad vo, q I;t.la ~, 90 LA 10 f,r.,I |
von. Int WIZ ;sn., be"H,n;Et;n,,+ - 49,,
who was ccmin, sJow1v NV, fha haanb !
"whv isn't he Irncla y,azarn.1.
Land salyesi ,bifa ash him. ,La,,,. wv.
mill, hn;llin, orar' and Nartha bu,r;aI "a
to the kitchen, bani,n1 Dyar +ha NM ,U ~;
her nernIexities "a AhTa,n WI. calm. bar I
ont with h;m ,onnI .haI.arad Ia ~.
tbe sand and si+ti,g down 1854 L. 30
patiently exnlained t7e Al tfarenca hstwaa,,
the Marth. of Bethanv AVID ,le brn.ona
m AZ ~. .otrara vba u a.
that moment ,rondarin, .u-ha, =, a:,,b
they was 10 4, Nh ~. .hilS Snr sha,.
wrong in the head. c.r.ai,, :: And the-s. j.,
The sIeltsr Of ar oJ,i ,na. vIan ,tn 49, =.
yrsw long. they 81. ,"veth.r sb-a,n a.,i
he child. Tell IN. a .-orr. I-nci.. lhr,,n"
wa. The c,nstan, anna.l ani h. =, ,rhn,,
ew booss were .pau ave Gods ana
natures. vas lain :. lei! he, y: me iii I'M.
laws when ano.l, walked .i,. aar.t .na ,L.
iod man talke,, with men. E.cel.ling the
,tory which some one had foli her az
Martha and Mr. AMI which h. "a ,al-en
asst hold of her ,uen1o,v a. ny.rrthino .ba
ancied did. she was "a IGNORANT .; Hihia
haracters and BihIe Li..3rr a.. tna ra,ie.t
title heather and WIN r,r - III In. an,,
.,a- araa az. ,;s.a.a!!, ~ - 'it',
a his ,jnpie word. wo,,Is vail Ser
Il him who wake. anon fhe sea