Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-24

degree, and-yes more than once thu
glance of his dark eyes had set her pulses
beating. She didn't want him to marry
Maria; but then she didn't want to marry
him herself; she didn't want to marry any
b. dy- she was content with Georgina. I,
was all very pleasant as it was; why
wouldn't Clarence let it beY And yet, fol
all her prrfecticns, Miss Georgina did
make littl mischief now and then.
IL sought Clarwence was a-comlng,
wien you put tie pity "ibbins in your
| hair" she said one day. in a lull Of Z
| sn,all-talk which it seemed to her some.
! budy ought t. fill. "When saw you put
the pit y wibbihs in your hair. sought
my dear Carwence was a-coming, and !
put my lottet on-Bwidget did,"
"You naughty childl' cried her mother.
in a pet. "D'n't you know you never
should 81 pak of such tHings down stairs!'
why" sail the little mai j.. opening
wide her great liquid eyes, II sought it
Was ii pwoper sing to say.''
Aud so it was, my lady!' cried Clar
euce. tossing tine midget in his arms. sc
it WAS, ard perfectly proper, TOO, TO put
the pretty ribbons in her pretty hair when
l was coming. Why not, Constanc ? ,
And he caught Mrs. Strangmau's hand
wlich was drawn away again, with Il
bright red mounting the owners snnoth
olive cheek. over which the heavy Washed
black eyes fl ,slei Il ok that WAS half de-
fiance, half entreaty. She was SO happy
rs it was, she did not want this pleasant
order of Il ings js'stled, lest the disturb
ance brought about. AZ in little Georglna's
Kaleidoscope, an arrangement Of the atoms
she should not like so we'll.
But it was neither as the cherubic child,
nor .s the court lsdy OF an Old regime in
her spotless array. that, after all her play.
seemed scarcely more crumpled when she
took it of than when she PUT it on, that
Georgina displayed all her charms. She
was devOtee. AS sweet a little saint as
ever endured fagellation in stone cell
rs four angels ever carried TO heaven on
their wings. Her Father in heaven was
rs real a parsonage to her as Clarence was.
Sne loved him as she loved her mother;
but had III idea that he WAS only to be
found in the church, and there upon the
steps, Wien sue ran away from home, she
was very sure to he found, ''Lalting will.
Dod,'' as she phrased it. The most of her
brief plays and dramas had leaning to-
ward the other world, and certain of the
angels SEEMED to be her common play
mates. Gu the other hand. she sometimes
Joined with the devotion curious saw
asery. little f'y, docs 90 love 90 bod?
she was once heard to say, as she kneIt on
a chair by the window, where fly was
buzzing OH the pane. little fly, docs 90
want to see 90 Dod?" and one superstition
parently giving consent to both, she then
excl lined, See 90 bod, title f'y!" wiping
her finger and tn fly together down TIE
pane with a murderous philanthropy that
g atiied the destructive instinct of the
barbarian. which every child is, more o,
less, and the saint. instinct of FORTRESS
IF heaven. But you would have forgotten
that slight expression Of the. instinct OF
early religion, as Mexican and Druid felt
ii, had you seen Georgina On Easter Sun
day, walking int" cIlui CHI from the chapel.
with the Sunday-schoo children. Her lit
tie white dress, her furry white cloak, her
white hat an feather, and the white lily
that she bore, made picture enough ill
tlleil way; but her face all a1lnw, her blue
eyes beaniing with seraphic light, her red
lips parted rs she sung at the top nf her
sweet v ice. ''March on, Christian Sol
diers." with all the processi vi of the other
children, up the broad aisle of he church,
that Was decked and oveltiDwing with
fl 'wers-Fra Angelica himself Yer paint
I'll anything half 80 lovely. and Mrs. SgraIig.
man burst into tears as she saw her, and
even Clarence felt his eyes dim. AS for
grandma and Maria Il, d Maud they couldn't
say enough ab tut it; and MIS-. Strangnlan
invited them all tu dine. AMI felt as if the
love. If this child might possibly make her
love them again as she Used to do brfore
they did her griev0us wrong.
Tnat afternoon, An hour VI so after they
rose from dinner, Mrs. Strangman looked
round hurriedly. startled by the fact tina,
she had not heard her Voice for some time,
and Georgina WAS not in the room. She
had ouly once or twicr in all her life been
out uf her mothers waking sight before
Mrs. Strangman ran into the next room
where Bridget sat, hut Bridget had not
seen her. One of the maids, however. had
seen her, with her cloak OIL upside down,
and her hat iE her hand, and her broker.
lily, spying, 81 is going to shursh again to
give my flower to Dod,'' and supposed
that Bridget was about to dress her to go
ant with her mother; and that was the
last that mad been seen ct Georgina.
A couple Ut the servants ran to tie
church !; the gates were licked; but they
brought back word from neighboring
servant that man and woman had been
seen to lift her into carriage and drive
off, and the servant had said nothing, sup
posing the man was Mr.. Clarence. Mrs
otrangman's shrek rang through the
house, and then she fell senseless Clar.
ence had ON his coat and hat and was in
the street in an instant all the household
ran, one this way, and one another; the
police were in requistion; her description
Was at every station within the hour; the
church was searched, the pond way dragged
the ieighbors patrolled the squares; and
ON that night, and the next, and night af-
ter night, Clarence. escorted by u pair Of
powerful prize-fghters, wei through all
the thieves dens that were accessible in
the city It was in vain. Little Georgina
was not there, nor WAS any shadow Of her
to lie traced and It WAS ulAiu that she