New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-08

| I've done the same for many One never
saw sweeter smile on the face Of man
woman. or child, than rested on his. A;
soon as it was time in the morning, wen,
up to the house and told them as they sal
at breakfast.
| $50 he is gone, poor SOUL" says the Judge
wiping his eyes Take no trouble about
the funeral, Dolly; will arrange it all
Georgine, can you find some mourning for
Dolly! Idare say she will like to wear it,
| II should be much obliged If you would
| Mrs. Livingstone" saysI l.
She told me to come to her room and she
would see. So Went up after breakfast,
dresses and black bonnet and Grape veil
which she had worn year before in mourn
ing for her grandma.
There, you may have those" said she, in
a careless, contemptuOus way, Though |
don't see why you should wear mourning.
But suppose you think it's genteel."
| She always riied me when she spoke n
that way, but l kept myself down, and
after l had thanked her for the things,
told her Mr.. Bogardus' message. She WINGED
a little in spite of herself, and the scared
look came into her eyes again. but it was
| gone in a minute, and she said coldly-
| dolly, there has been enough OF this, l.
| you mention that persons name to me
again we shall QUARREL
| l had no call to mention it again, for |
had cleared my conscience, and that " az
enoug b. MIR. Bogardus was buried next
| day from the church, the weather being
warm and our house small. Mr.. Living
stone sent the carriage for lack and me.
and lack and Mr.. Livingstone, and some
! gentlemen from the village, were the
bearers. 1t was quite large funeral, and
the coffin and every thing was as nice as
one could wish to see.
| The next morning Judge Cleaveland and
Mr.. Livingstone went down to the city to
some convention, expecting to be gone a
| week. That very day the cook they had
| brought from New York took offense at
1 something, and She and the other woman
| packed up and went over to the village.
! leaving Miss GeOrgine alone. She sent
| down to ask if lack and would come up
| and stay, because she was expecting com.
| pany; so we went, OF course. found every
! thing at SKIES at sevens-rO cake in the
| house fit to look at, all the summer fruit
| spelling to be done up, and 80 on. sent
| for my niece Car'line to come and help, and
| We soon got things in order.
The second night I sent lack and Car
line off to bed, and sat up late, attending to
| some plum cake l had in the great oven.
| 1t was fancy of mine when l had any
| special baking, to do it late in the evening.
when had the kitchen 10 myself. Well. l
SOt NY CAKE OoNe 10 my llAluR-A ilLtle
knew what kind OF party ! was baking
| tor-and then / thought I would take a
look through the house and see that all
was right, as ] used to do when l lived
there be fore.
The house was az odd one in its shape. A
long, wide hall ran through the front part
When it got to the back it turned in an L i.
as they say now, and went on to side
door, and in this side hall were the stairs.
At the top of them was Miss Georsine's own
roOm and at the foot door leading by a
passage to the kitchen. Halfway from
this door to the front was the library door,
with narrow glass window over it.
l had opened the passage door and had
just turned down the lamp that al ways
burned at the foot of the stairs when l saw
that there was light in the library
Thinks l, "What in the world is Mis-. Geor-
CINE doing in the library az this time of
night!" Before could move I heard
some ones hand on the lock and stood still
to see who it should be.
Miss Betsy, as sure az you sit there,
l saw the appearance of Mr.. Bogardus,
just az ne used to look when he was
young man and worked in that library
for Judge cleveland. l wasn't scared.
that know of, but l couldn't move. He
came straight toward me, but didn't look a:
me, and passing as close to NE as am to
you he walked rather slowly up the stairs
to Miss Georgines room. When he reached
it he turned and looked at me. holding up
his hand 10 warning kind OF way, and
then he opened the door and went in.
couldn't go up stairs-something held
me back. sat down on the bottom stair
and listened long time. but didn { hear
a sound, and by and by l arept away to bed,
thy teeth chattering as If had an ague tit.
The next morning l was in the dining.
room when Miss Georgine came down.
Child. shouldn't have known her. She
was gray as ashes, only with a purple spot
In each cheek, and her face was al! drawn
and eunken. She looked thirty years older
than when she went to bed.
SAYS /. Mrs. LIVINGSTONE, are you sick =
u have headache. but the air will
drive it Oft, says she, proud to the last.
81 think, Dolly, that as our friends have
written to put off their visit. l will go
down TO the city to Mr.. Livingstone. !
need little change, and l suppose you
won't mind staying here few days with
Car'lne fog company says she. ''You
won't be afraid w.thou: your husband.
will YOU
Well, I was-a li.tie-afte. what had
seen, there is 10 denying it: but l felt tina.
somehow she ought to be with her husband.
so l said: "Oh no. ! wasn't afraii-I had
Car'line for company. and the gardener
could sleep in the house. ! helped Miss
Georgine put up her things. and dressed
her. She was quiet and gentle-iike for her,
but when ! said: Mrs. Livingstone. I'm
afraid you an, we'll enough for such a long
ride ali by yourself. she jus, laughed that
hard laugh hated so to hear.
You're nervous yourself. Dolly"
says she. Il have only headache.
but you know that always makes me
look ghast.y. I: will al! bs gone IN an
hour"
didn't cay any more, bu. knew better.
On the steps she turned to NE and held GU:
her hand.
Good by. Dolly" said she. "You've al.
ways been good to Inc. and I'm afraid l
have sometimes been cross to you, but don't
remember 1t against me-"
Child, 1 was always glad size said that.
watched the carriage away, and then I
went back to her room and pu: it al in nice
order with my own hands. | felt full of
anxiety, and kept myself as busy as
could. lack didn't come back the next
day, nor the next; but the morning of the
fourth day. Car'line looked out OF the win.
dow when she got up. and says she. "Aunt |
Dolly, Uncle lacks coming on horseback !
as hard as he can drive. Something mus. |
have happened !
Something had happened. sure enough.
lack had been riding ever since midnight, !
and he could hardly speak. he was 80 tired;
but at last he got it out. Miss Georgine had |
died in fit the night before. and the body
was to be brought home tina. dav.
''What time did she die:' / asked !
presently.
1T was just half past eleven when she !
took the first it," said he: land she died |
At the same hour last night" Then l
knew.
Well, they brought her home in her coffin !
and laid her in the front parlor. and when I
Ill was done. went TO the Judge and told |