The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-06-20
HEART TRUE.

cit is such a bother to be poor
There had been a long interval of ST
lence in Mrs. Jameson's sitting-room,
when Gertie made this exclamation.
" What is the new bother, Ger
tie?"
The pleased voice and tone of kindly
inquiry made the young girl blush
deeply as she replied:
90, mamma, never mind I was only
thinking aloud"
" Thinking of what?
"Of some velvet flowers I saw yes
terday. which Just matched this rib
bon, 3" aud Gertie held-up a bonnet she
was trimming. " Velvet flowers are so
lovely for a winter bonnet, and this one
needs something"
q an sure it looks very nice,
Gertie."
Nice" said the girl, scornfuIly en-
phasizing the word eyes, it Is very
nice, and that turned silk is nice, and
the short OK made ont of your old
coat is nice, and cleaned gloves are
nice, and"
"Why, Gertie " cried her mother,
in a voice of amazement.
d" But there is nothing stylish OF
handsome in cleaned gloves and re-
trimmed bonnets, and old clOaks turned
into sacks, and so [ say poverty is a
bother.
Gertie, put away that bonnet and
come here. Now, little daughter, said
the widow. gently, "tell me the mean
ing q this sudden TRADE against pow
erty : of the restless tossing 1 heard
from your room last night of the nerv-
Ous unquiet of my contented little girl
since Yesterday?
There was no reply.
"Gertie, what did Leon Payne say to
You last evening
He asked me to be his wife" The
words were jerked out hastily.
Jane came in to shut up the parIor,
not knowing he was there, and she
stayed so he got no answer at all. "
80 But he must be answered, Gertie.
He spoke to me and told him it must
rest with you"
Mamma " this after a long, deep
silence.
"He is very rich. When he marries,
his vSfe can have every luxury. If-ii
/ it is I; We can have You with US. and
/ Jane need not teach that horrid school
any longer. We were on - street
the other day, and stopped to look into
/ a jewelers. window, and he pointed ont
/ the kind of jewels he would wish his
/ wife to wear. I need not wear old
| silks then, mamma.
"Then you intend to accept hi:
offer?"
"I don't know; you see, there is
/ Harry"
g But Harry cannot offer you Jewels.
Ono, poor Harry If he had only
three thousand dollars, Mr.. Ingrahan
! would take him into the firm. He told
me all about it last week. But thinl
how long it will take to save three thou
sand dollars, and of course his wife
must save, and pinch, and economic
till he is able to spend more freelS."
' Yes, dear, there would be no vari
ations on the turned cloth and retrim
med bonnets; no velvet flowers, no jew
els"
''But such a noble, true heart sucl
tender love" :"
"Leon Payne loves you"
Gas much as he loves anything be
yond his own pleasure and comfort
He is so thoroughly selfish, so hard
and thinks so much of himself. 1t i
his wife that must be handsomel,
dressed, ride in her carriage, and re
fleet credit upon his choice Mamma
he loves me because I am pretty an,
can sing well, and can manage hi
house nicely. Harry loves me becaus
it is I.
There waz q violent jerk at the door
bell at that instant that called her t
the door. She came back with fyinl
feet.
1.-Two valentines, mamma I ha,
forgotten it was the fourteenth"
GTwo ?"
" Yes, oh, mamma, look -
She had torn the cover from a daint
package in her hand and opened me
rocco case inside. Upon the black vel
vet lining lay l7n1-9I1-e of PlitteriDg dia
monds, flashing mp, where a stray sun
beam fell upon them, into a gloriou
sea of color.
Leon Payne = cried Gertie. "Ar
they not exquisite ?"
Mrs. Jameson's lips quivered littl
as she looked at her daughters fushe
face and bright eyes, and her heart ser
up a silent prayer for the future, tren
bling before her eyes.
"Look at the other" she sal
quietly.
"Only a copy of verses" said Gertit
"Violet eyes and all that sort of thing
But are not these diamonds magDif
CSnbs IL Is TIC NGIJ Seb dlullI6d
much when we were ont the other day.
"Gertie, it is II o'clock, and mus
90 to Mrs. Lewis. Little daughter
you may have callers while am out.
She drew her child into her arms, an
looked with anxious love into her eyes.
''Gertie, my daughter, be true
your own heart" And so she left her.
True TO her own heart. Gertie jam,
son sat down to ponder over those gil
rious waves of light before her eyes
the copy of verses lay open on the lit
workable, and Gertie sat musinl
Pictures of the past came in successio
| into her memory.
) It was ten years ago, but she coul
still remember the day, since her faith
, had been called to the shadow LAM
, The Injurious country home where 81
l and Jane, her eldest sister, were bor
was sold and they had come to the cit
2 Her mother, one of the best amate1
. pianists of her time, ha begun to teaC
i music, and they had lived upon b
2 earnings until Jane was old enough
: take the French class in large semin
ry, and Gertie to have singing scholla
i at home but even with these ad6itio
l their income was very limited. Clio
/ economy, self-denial, humble fare a.
= quiet dress, Gertie could recall mu
e more distinctly than the wealth b
e father had squandered.
= Where did Harry Clarke come up
1 the soene? Gertie scarcely knew.
Il Ln-. avs hrct Ia,