The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-11-12
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8 rsmsuUe. iE bsgap and etsded with
.tt cte worf.. when EHhu eames hn1ne ="
Au8 though sis VS. njnstfeu fsars old
81 lice fime cf wtich wrtte, &c seemed
.ta her op thai burning Julg dae, - .he
sai iu her bedroom aui laak eut upau
the moaHlt felds, that she had been iiv-
iug ore or twn centuries ia the world, 81
lhe very least, and al the time d,eamiug
golden dreams of EIibu only 90 Gud them
slIyeTsd into atoms st the last.
For Elibu hsd come. Aud The time
and msnner of his coming WIS 20 uu-
looked for sud 80 uue1peeled TO her a.
vel a. every one else that no wonder
that the girl sat thcre m the moonlight,
"a, ing o. herself: re Is here. I need
never watch OF wait for him sgsin Ia
the next chamber TO mine be Is sleeping
that T., Il be can sleep. Poor Eiihn
The earliest stories sLe could remcm-
Der bad been told 10 her by her mother,
abont, Cousin EIibu sud the enormous
fortune be- had made, down south, at a
time when fortunes could be made To-
that unhappy land. She had heard fab.
uIous tsies uf The palace iu which be lis.
ed, OF The negro slaves who frw 10 do
his bidding, OF ii.e beautiful carriages and
horses that bore him from place 10 place,
. and Of the jewels, the silks, satins and
yelyeis, that fortunate woman would
possess who would one day become
EHhu'- bride.
Other girls had heard tfeso stories also,
aud The belle OF the school at flolnesdale
often said that, when she was sixteen,
she would 20 a travelling, and fad her
way down south, and set her cap at
Eihu Homes. That tie result would
follow for which she looked, 40 gir
among them doubted, for even 1.-THE mas
tei's' stern face solteued aud smiled up
on Rusanua Meadows, when she shook
back her golden curls, aud lifted her
large blue eyes, with blush, to his.
Poor Rosannu! Sara leaned her cheek
ou her hand, aud looked over the hilltop
toward the village graveyard, where the
village beauty wss now lying, with her
blue eyes closed, her golden riuglet,
smooDhed back from her white brow, aud
her hands claspcd ia an uuearlIly qniei
an her breast. Eiihu had never known
how her girIi.h fancy went out towards
. him. And now Ehhu had come home !
As sara Holmes grew up, and develop.
ed from the tall, angular girl, into thr
queenly aud selt-possessed young woman.
the thought would sometimes occur to
her, Ms she stood before the mirror braid-
ing her dark hair, II he should com,
Dack, would he think me pretty, no"
hat Rossuua il gone? The broad, low
brow, the oval cheeks and dmpled chin,
answered her; the healhful color, The
deep, dark eyes, the sudden, bright, he
wldering smile said, Yes. For hers was
uow Il higher beauty than Ru-anna's pink
and white Iovelness bad ever been, and
the treasures OF her mind aud heart NIGH
well have won All older aud wiser maj,
TO love her, long before EIihu cam,
home.
Aud now she drew a long breath, aud
-el berseli to recall all the incidents ul
that sudden aud startling return.
Tea was over-the milk WAS strained
aud they were all sitting Oh the iron,
piazza, under the shade of tue maple
aud locasts, while her father red Bit
from the weekly village paper aloud.
Tier step mother was knitting; her sister
Grace was lining hat, aud her brother
Ben was whiting out toy boat from y
blt OF wood, while she, Sara, sat besid,
him aud held his tool, as he needed them.
, and lost herself ~ reyeue about her
hero in the south.
A carriage drove M the yillage-roaa
snd halted At their yate. The driver dc.
sceudrd from his scat aud bee oucd to
her father. who hurried down 10 IN,
psle to meet him. After talking TO,
.nme Tins together a smad lrupk VA,
.Hntd down and lef beside rhc aatc
Then tie e,rri,ge door wa. opeped. aud
tall figure descended, and directly attrl
Hsu "a hu bsd rorloVed ,j. f,thar iu q Fl
pt bpyi.h rprio.ity. oalt,ped b,..k win
d disleuded ewes. whispering loual,:
Motle,-eirl.t Eibn IA. come, An
he has LOST every cen, Of hi. uroper,,
dawn Souibl besrd the driver Toll
father sol Aud they have sent him oh
up here, alone, because they Thought h.
was going to be sick; aud there he l..
lou zee, leaning on fatherund the driver,