, 1874-08-29
ut Is aon,o nonsorHo Of aoorgeat" ! put in

| ut Is aon,o nonsotHo Of Georges" ! pnt In
| hurriedy, almost crosslr !; but Why nhonla ny
ridiculous faeo grow 10 rod, nnd Why are emil
dr9n 60 irratto9alp s11o wantod mo to % a
soltlsor, aud Dollio took It In earnest Dolito,
haw can YOU be 10 sslly3"
But my master takes tho little gooBoy In bis
efn1s aud doeR not fangh aa | think he might:
on tho contrary. thero IL L strange fouk, half
"Don't scold 'Dols bosa,,ae hor 1ovo for you
makes lier selfish, AfiaH LoBlio. We uldor onoa
might giyo you God spoel alona II you vero to
go tfo orpbG bs u ban nr,s. ~, afraid VIC h0a all cry
think 1t Is about this tt>no that things bcgiu
70 go wrongs not very wrong-iu silcl poace-
M ial place Az bysslam Vlcarago that wohld be
virtually tnlpoaalblo~-but 1uat enough wrong to
DO liiroront from usual; aud tic worst ot i IL
that thofe IL no earthly cauao for 1t. mud that
eyory ono Hcoms equally to blamo, cxcopt Capt
nly1i-!l munt gay Tint. ,lis does nothing, moor
| day by dny; but for tha rost Of uH-wol, for me-
may ~ we'll begitl with my own tnults-thogo
is something, decidedly ont Of joint. I Seem
a'wayd in hurry antl llaNot now. Gcorgoh
spelling is tedious, aud Doll'o'a. a u g wearing:
Aly clothes won't TO oil as eaHiEy as usual, alil
| my hair talius an im,nenso tno "doinY."
George twice tells mo am "croHs," and l teii
I'm Inn he Is naughty. ana We have word. on
Ing 10 mo az usual like nttlo leect,
aiipH away to nurse, and Hays in Helf-
defense whon sought for, "Lolly uobber toll
mo tories now" But how can I tell Btories when
am listening to thoso totrtbo onca Of Carr
Glyn's Aslautee adveututes? aud would not any
ono bo cross when, II George would only ii.t[hh
hls spelling qhickly, Capt dlyn bag promised to
row uH down to Ohorley, where tho ch'ldron'e
grandmother lives, and 40 aparo ua long, hot
walk ? He sooms always trying, to iina little
things to pleusa uB in. Indeed, 1 think he
would 1.-Two In the Bohoot-roon, II he wero allowed
(which le IL not>;, md he has brought mo nsw
music from London, and lovely water-color
sketch of pirket Fostors to copy aud Often
haya ho wishes tho loro-Langton giriH, or oven
Indies 11mmene aud Mary Firth, woro half AZ
nite aud natulul ~ an ! tl,'Ak he ia uiee. and
yot somehow don't foel particularly happy; IT.
fact, Bonetilnea
DON'T FEEL nArpY AT ALL.
For one thing. Mrs. poyertl is cross. worry cross.
8lio Inns snubbod mo than oneo before Carr,
Enl fs always ponnclng on ne Mt odd iutor-
vsls as Il In tho hope Of finding the idle. 1 AM
afraid nm rather idle Of 1ato. Twice hare
quito forgotten Dollio In the garden; and onco
| lot George got up to his knees in a muddy ditch
bccanse was listening t0 something Cupt. 1lyn
tho had iotod It's In CUR watk) was telling mo.
Df course 1t waB very carocsa anil ueglactfu!,
but never dla so before. aud Mrs.. poveEl aaad
not be quito 10 angry. or say nueEl unpleasant
things. Am I to blamo because this gallant.
suntiy-heartad yonng soldier iikea to bo witt,
inc No ono elac docs. except tho children. I
ahotlld be lonely enough otherwise. Even my
1Rastor uevor conlea uoar mo now, but has taken
to almost living in tia lhIary; and though ho
once intorposcs to reacuo ME from quo Of Mrs.
lover'la lccturea 1t III doaoia way which as,ows
| me he thlnks mo quite al much to blanc AZ sle
toes lie looks terribly ill. it is true; and yct
when once ask him {tminly, for bis manner III 10
aterea) II heia unwnll, he snya NO." worry short
"; then comes hack, apologies for hia abrupt
| iiass, and gosH quickly away before can speak.
Indeed, hardly eco him at MI nov; md he Bel-
don apcaka to mo even when We meet. It is
worry strange. Bomctimns I feel nln.ost inclined
to cry about It 'e used to be 30 kind. so won
tlroasy kind end gentle And cven now ho is
not nnkinl, for often fd tito very little duties
! havo been nog|ecting ligl1tened for me-. and
that papa has takon ont the children for their IT.
tctnnon walk, 30 TINT am FREQ to anarso myso1f
III liat, aud "look melancholy over my frcc-
dom, as Capt. G1yn Bays when lie auddonly ovor-
takes tno il my solitary constitutional.
AIR. Clifford las takon tho children" Bay
i,ettiaAty.
And are not you thankful? should havo
thought you would be delighted to net rig Of tue
little 11lhgues. Why, thoy aro always plasteEod
to your elde."
a JUDGED they are not" cry. ''Thor used to
be-; but now thcy are qute-qnise glad TO go 70
their papa. It IL vory--." and hora | choke
and try to wiak away something misty in my
| eYes.
"And you arc jealous!" exolRlms Carr
"Jealous about couple Of tirceome brAta! I
wish to Hcaven l we're In thor ahoea for ono
half hour Why. you ought to bless old Clifford
for lis paternal Infection"
| "HE IL NOT 80 oLD,"
I say resenttuEly. "lIe is only H."
Aud therefore old n comparison with N.Y.
"How do you kuow MY ace?"
"Goorge told me. Please don't lock 60 inalg-
| naut. I cant help your pupiA oonldenoos,
But must say was glad to hear it."
II must eay can't etlcss why"
"Attcr that SOLEMN age young lady ia out Of
leatting-atringH, and il free to be as uuwordly
! nnd happy as sha ploaBeB like frcedom."
| Capt. Glyu's voice ia morry, but his eyes arc
not. Their bluo doptlla arc looking into mine
! with teuder, anxious expression. Somehow T
| Also my face has tnrned scarlet; mud all Of d
Hutldea it tastsoB OF llle tint tho Koctorh gueat
| hAs no business to bo walking with tho lioctor's
! gevoyueas.
:" am going home now" aay, stopping ab-
ruptiv. $50 good-by for the plosant."
! "Good-by! and Why? lam going home
"No, yon wero going to The hall"
49,, ~ = hsse ~, shansca my mlnd Like boing With
q But do not like it."
| "Asain why :" ..
nscanso--beeauso DON'T" {rather lamcly).
| 'fDo bore you 10 droadfuly then ?'
% ;No, a not "a at ~, s't don't think Mrs. Pev~
| Hang Mrs. payerll! What could Al,o aay
bat that am happier with ron than with any oho
elao, and would fain snatch every ulinuta--'
"Cart. Glyn, don't talk III that way, please"
| A*A 4At1!hH VA laaShAJ "V"s AAu 0*oltAA1S.
aud nuts bis hand OH MY arm.
! "Miss I.esie," hs says. "whY arc Yau 10
| cruol7 Am not unfortunate enough, thai you
grnaEe me oven tho few precious .uomauta Of
| your society which nla6es lilo boarabls?"
"Unforlunato! 1ou!"
"Yes; don't yo% know ? ALL Miaa, Leslie---
Marion, let mo call you 80 oneo-can't you pity
MO Mt least for my folly, il folly it is,
IN LOVING You, AND"
| "Miss Loslie! papa, krowed II Was Miss
| Leslie! Do STOP"
! 1t is Georges voice. and It co,nes through q
| break In the hedge uudor which we arc Walking.
! look up With start, md 500, Gil the other
| Hiao, Mr+ Clifford with Do!lio in bis arms
| and GoorEe by tho hand. Even III that
1ao1nent Of agitation think how III, how awful
~ i'll and ssora he is looking, somewhat SO Ao
did in the terrible time aft or Alra. Cliffords coat
looto tlan year ass, but though I try to say
son.etl,ing--wlat I hardly know--in NY co,tfti.
uion, lie docs not look at mo he looks at Cupt.
Qlym aud to him he Hnys:
~ thought YOU had gone to the ball, Carr? 2"
"Was OH my way tuoro, but mot aliss I.eslio
hurrying lomc alone, and thought I had butter
| Hou her sale to tue gate. 10 many tyampB about
| Just now"
"rhank you. Now have met you, however,
will tAko caro- Of Miss Ile8p myse[f T hone