The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-13

the bright bill.path almost everyday
when pnc day servant from tho house
on the bill came TO the cottage with u
letter for Miss Lila Rubens.
Letters were not with Lila an every
day occurrence, and she pulled open the
envelope with sparkling eyes and glowing
cheeks. The color did not fade in her
checks when four rustlng bank notes
dropped out from the folds OF thick. .satiny
paper.
Her mother picked them up 10 silent
nstopishment. while Lila read the letter
When she had finished the last line, she
tossed it into her mothers lap with lit
tie cry of delight
Twenty pounds, mamma, for my pic
lures. What happy to.morrows we will
havc scme day We will have home
of our own, where you shall preside in all
your own sweet dignity, and never be
tired or careworn any more. And we
into the world and see beautiful places
that have dreamed Of Tomorrow
won't be dream then, mother, hut a
happy reality
She did not tire yet of talking OF her
tomorrow, which already glimmered in
the horizon with rosy light, until her
mother kissed her, and told her she must
not sit up to see it.
1T will come all the same, darling,
whether you wake or sleep, and you must
! ha /, ri m no N
your artist friend. See, he does not sign
bis name she continued, smoothing out
the cream-hucd paper; and it is strange
that no one seems 20 know it,
IN ask to morrow said Lila, laugh.
ing, and your curiosity shall be graft
fed
But when Lila, after thanking him. in
her own sweet, impulsive fashion, for tax
lug so much trouble to find purchaser
for her pictures, did ask him he was mate
and vexed frown crossed his features
Her own ia, ,e was covered with crimson
bushes in a moment. and at that sight he
smiled again.
Il have been your friend more for youI
mothers sake than for your OVID, child
aud you may tell her that l will call to
morrow aud see if she remembers Hugh
Murray
Lila could scarcely wait until she
reached home to find out the mystery
but she did not discover it then.
Perhaps Mrs. Rubens dreams bad beer
haunted by pair of brown eyes tha
used to look lovingly into her own per
haps she remembered musical voice tha
used to ring in her ears in careless days
of her own girlhcod. Be that as it may
when his name dropped from Liia's lips
she turned away without word and shut
herself into her own room, whero Lilis
dared not follow.
She was away giving lessons in draw
ing to Christabel Goldine, when Hugi
Murray called at their little cottage, anC
so she did not see the pink blush on hel
mothers face as the old lover took he
hand. She missed seeing the tear tina
stole down the pink cheek as he told ove
again the story he thought he had told sc
many years ago.
And you really wrote inc that, Hugh
And you thought me heartless-when
never got your letter.
Lila heard that much as she passe,
under the sitting window, and sh
rushed in just in time to see Hugh Mur
ray stoop to kiss her mothers cheek.
And the mystery was explained, |
seemed queer at first, oi course but Lii
was sensible girl aud made the best o
it, and to-day She is queen at Murray Hi
spoiled, as Der mother constantly assert.
by her artist friend,
,, Liliu laughs and tosses her head an
then rms out in the garden to wander u
! and down the rose-borders, and wonde
when her romance will begin. But he
tomorrow will surely come.