The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-04
By HORSLEY & co.

"Stella Glen Ny cousinl" exclaim-
ed Garnet, the blood racedinR from her
cheeks, while she inwardly wondered at
the strange question. Was it possible.
after all, that this could have been the
only object of their visit ? Did they
not come to make her a call of acknowi-
edgment, or of compliment? Could it
be only to inquire after Miss Stella,
who perhaps they took for dress
maker? And who knew but she might
have been one-she was such a stickler
for the right of women to help them
selves and at the thought her cheek
| burned.
She drew back little, mortified to
the heart. Had all her fine clothes, her
point lace gone for nothing? Had she
been called down, it seemed to her now.
! like a servant, to tell whatever she knew
| about her cousin /?
miss Glen is here, with u.s." said
Garnet.
"What in this hotel Oh, mamma !''
| exclaimed Miss Anne, with sparkling
eyes.
81 will go up and send her down."
said Garnet, rising.
"PIav, don't think us so rude" said
Mrs. May, and her hand was on the
bell-rope. -
card was sent mp by the servant.
while Garnet sat still, In mute surprise,
her high spirits gone, her vanity laid
low.
Presently, to her horror. Stella ap-
peared in the doorway, in the same
identical black silk dress at that
which she always wore. But now Gar
net saw with new eyes-saw a delicacy
and beauty in her figure, an expression
in her face that had been sealed to her
hitherto.
What was her exceeding astonishment
to note that all the Mays rose, and with
Outstretched hand welcomed her cousin
with the warmest demonstrations. Miss
Anne kissed her; Mrs. May patted her
cheek and called her darling; Miss
Belle chided her for not coming to see
them all had kind word, a real well
come, for the girl Garnet had considered
a little nobody.
At last the truth came out. Miss
Glen was the daughter of one who had
been brave soldier during the war.
Her father had died, nobly giving his
life up in the heroic effort to save his
superior ofticer-and that officer was
Col. May.
unlSS Nlcu uhu bueu u0VOJ6u nCTS6lI
to the sick and wounded in hospital and
had, singularly enough, succeeded by
her devotion in carrying through a ter
rible illness the son of this same Col.
May, a young lieutenant, who had been
dangerously wounded at Gettysburg.
From that time the MAYS adopted her
as nearly as possible until they left for
Europe. They had been very anxious
to take her with them, but as the young
officer aforesaid had made proposals of
marriage to Miss Glen, and been re-
iected, she very wisely declined.
All this Garnet learned afterward. At
the time she only felt burning resent |
ment that this quiet, questionable !
cousin had preceded her in the good |
graces of one of the most prominent |
families in town, and it seemed like |
adding the one drop too much when |
Mrs. May, after almost literally implOr- |
ing visit from Miss Glen, turned, as
f she bethOught herself, and blandly |
added: "And bring your little cousin |
with you" Evidently they thought
her fresh from school.
"Pu never go-I1I never go!" she !
cried, in tempest of passion, when the
cousins regained their parlOr. "Why
didn't you tell me you knew them?"
and she turned on poor Stella with a
perfect torrent of vituperation, blaming
her for all that she had been obliged to
undergo.
In time, however, she thought better
of it. Finding that her quiet little |
cousin had the CrtrGe into society, she |
condescended to treat her upon more
equal terms but she never forgot the
humiliation or the lesson of that days
defeat.