Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-07

helm it, to look on Inc lace vi any Wonau,
save his mother; a vow. he might have
kept religiously to the end Of his days, but
for this fall of snow. Now, circumstances
were leagued against him. What vows OF
resolutions could stand against teaching a
mice girl every day for two hours; hay
ing the same mice" girl sitting as his
companion at every meal; and, more than
all, the same nice girl singing the most
divine little melodies in the most sympa-
thetic manner! ST. Anthony himself must
have given ih under such cross flre OF
allurements, He had felt the spell grow,
ing gradually. until, at the end OF the third
week. he stood face to face with the truth:
and knew he was a conquered man. ohe
stood between him and his most cherisheo
books and researches, and then ne remem
bered with pain that his youth was an
GONE. and he had only the tall, lean, grlz-
Fled remnants of a man to offer to this
briobt GIRL beaming with youth and life;
and the knowledge wcll-nigh proved over
wbelming. During lesson hours, he was
calm and undemonstrative enough; but
when they were over, and she was gone,
there ensued a strange feeling of desola.
ton. Soon the weather showed signs of
relenting. About week later, Helen re.
marked. looking at the snow: You will
soon get rid of me now" You will be
better pleased to go than we to lose you,
he returned dolefully. II don't know,
shall be sorry to leave the German lessons
behind. What happy thought that was
of mine % she exclaimed. Il am not SO
sure of that why? You mean that |
have interrupted you so dreadfully y
Yes" and he left the room. She was
purposely late at dinner that day, having
gone into the library to fetch the book that
lay open on his table. which she brought,
and placed open without word, at his
side. "There! am not going to open
my lips to you all dinner time. know ]
have beed dreadful interruption" He
looked at her hfully-tenderly, and
closed the book without word. She read
the look. and grew embarrassed. The
dinner passed off in silence. That even
ing note came from the Mount Farm
which ran as follows:
DEAREST HELEN-Have your mise ries
equaied or surpassed ours ? We can only
liken ours to what the king must have felt
when he called next morning to know if
Daniel had been devoured or not. Was
ever anything so unfortunate as this fall OF
snow Do tell us how you have preserved
your senses throughout this fearful block
ade, for we are positively concerned know
ing how and with whom we left you our
cruel laugh at parting has often risen up
in judgement against us, making US re-
morseful; but we are coming early, the
day after tomorrow, to fetch you home.
Papa says we may venture in the carriage
then, not before.
We hope you have kept journal detail
ing your observations of the ways and
customs of living fossils. Have you dis
covered to what species of defunct animal
Mr.. Hilton belongs egatherum or Dim
otherium But from the portraits of those
worthless, they are far too comfortable
looking to claim relations with such a
starved specimen as Mr.. Hilton, who re-
sembles the Pterodactyle more, In the skel-
eton formation, which leaves generally
uncomfortable and disagreeable impress
sion.''
We are anticipating glorious fun from
your description, to make up for our past
sorrows, and our taste OF Siberia.
Until the day after tomorrow, then An
ME begs will write in the plural, and
she will append her name,) we remain,
your affectionate friends,
CLARA and ANNIE NARCOT.
Even snow-storms have an end p
sighed Helen, as she sat down to reply to
her friends letter in a cheerful mood.
She said nothing to Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton
that day, but the next morning at break
fast she remarked to the former: II am
coming to you for one more German les
son, If you will be troubled to give it to
me-"
His hand trembled. Fatal sign in a
man! He may be confidently given up for
lost when that symptom appears. His
hand trembled, and Helen saw it,
As he made no reply she said: MAY
come ?"
You know your way he answered
impatiently with sigh, and soon after
left the room, his face having grown
many shades paler since her first question.
Half an hour later she found him in the
library looking utterly miserable
What is the matter P" she asked, as
she stood beside him.
His heart was in his eyes as he looked
up, with no gaze as if searching into the
dead past, but broad, open, earnest look
into the future, as he said, II think | am
almost sorry the time has come for vow to
60. have grown fond of teaching.
wish you would stay little longer and
let me teach you one thing more" and
here one arm stole timidly, oh, so trem-
blingly round Helen who forgot to resent
the liberty!
What is that?"
ITO love me little" he whisper ed. in
voice choked with emotion, witch be-
trayed how hopeless he felt the request
but which now meant everything to him.
Impossible" she murmured, shaking
her head.
Il feared SOL" he said despondingly.
do you know wby?" she asked look
ing up in his face.
"WhyP"
"Because have learned that lesson al
ready, and know it quite by hearth
The German Jared badly that day, as
they sat together and conned over anoth-
er lesson, the same in all languages, the
truest and the most blessed any one could
learn.
"Oh what will the Narcots say? How
they will tease me !" and she gave him
their letter to read, over which he laughed
heartily.
Tell them, nous dr0nS change tout celia
and that you have dug up the old fossil,
and placed him in the hest museum any
man can have--a woman's loving heart,
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