Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-05
out lifting her head.

him the young ladies were out, but he
said it was Miss Flora Chiffon he was
after wanting"
What shall l do, Bridget? Mrs.
Morris says | am not to go down stairs"
"Yes. / know, Miss Flory, she bid
me be after watching ye, and so | viii
watch that you are not disturbed. The
family are all gone; is there anything I
can do for you ?"
mo, thank you, Bridget. Did you
know the person who called ?"
''No. but he was rale jintleman;
and. said to myself. why should Miss
FlOry be shut up like as if she was
thafe So | jest disremembered mis-
tress' orders, and told him you was here. -
Flora smoothed her hair and arranged
her simple dress in its usual neat man.
ner. and went slowly down stairs and
into the parlor. A tall. manly form
stood near the CRATE, his back to-
ward her as she approached close to him
with nOiseless step, and said. timidly,
''Do you wish to see me, sir?"
lie turned, and holding out his arms.
said:
MY birdie, my angel, my fairy prin-
cess, have | found you again ?" And
holding her close in his arms, he kissed
her fOndly. She clung to him and hid
her face on his shoulder as she said:
''Then you do love me, Hubert %
Better than all the world beside, my
darling. Did you doubt me?" Then
holding her of, and looking at her, he
said:
"YOu have changed in the few years
since we parted, little one; you have
grown tall and slight, and there are
marks of care and suffering on your
face that it shall be my care to smoothe
away. There were traces of tears on
your face when you came in, what has
vexed you?''
1--WE will not speak of that now"
said she, as he seated her beside him on
the sofa with his arm close about her,
and her hand clasped in his.
Il am so happy don't let me think
there is such thing as care or sorrow
in the world"
"Her eyes filed as she spoke. but he
bent, and kissing the tears away, said
Have you no curiosity to know how
l found you ?''
''Yes. | thought l heard you in the
parlor this morning"
'Ah and did not come in to see me-" !"
Il never 60 into the parlor. But why
did you not send for me 2"
They told me you were not here
When l received your letter. telling me
of your mothers death, l started for
your home as soon as possible, and got
there only to find you gone but learn
ed that your aunt Morris had taken you
home with her. | had seen her several
times, as you know and, although from
her appearance | thought her to be very
proud and very fashionable, l never
dreamed but that she would be kind to
you. Business of my fathers called me
Immediately to Cuba. and from there to
South America but | wrote letters to
you frequently; did you never receive
them ?''
Never, but one, written before you
left New York"
''Poor child, no wonder you thought
yourself forgotten. l returned home
only few days ago, and hurried here
as soon as possible l arrived in the
morning train, and. although it was an
questionable hour, called here imme-
diately Your aunt seemed delighted
to see me, and | should have had very
pleasant time with your three cousins
had | not been SO disappointed at not
finding you. Mrs. Morris said that you
got discontented here, and left two years
ago; that the last she heard of you, you
were learning a milliner's trade with q
Mrs. Jones in l.. | never thought
but that she was telling the truth she
put her embroidered handkerchief to her
face and seemed to be very much affect
ed when she spoke of your ingratitude y
What could be her object in telling
such an untruth ?''
Il will tell you, if you will not think
me cOnceited. l think she thought as
was wealthy, | would make a brilliant
match for one of her own hopeful daugh.
ters. if she could secure me"
lit may be SO. But you have moi
told me how you found me at last"
well, as was on my way to the de
pot, intending to leave for l. in the
evening train, who should | meet bu
my dear old friend, Horace Burton"
Indeed he is my teacher, and al
most my only friend"
''Ies, | know. Well, after we haC
shook hands, &c, he asked if had ac
quaintances in the city. replied tha
with the exception of himself, had onlr
the Morrises, that ! knew of"
"Ah :" said he. 1.-THE Morrises of Chest
nut street? Have you called and di,
you see my little prodigy ?"
Il inquired to which of the Misse