The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-21


All the color faded cut Of |, In an 10.
atant PSn9 Eeillp Cfaner aEcSpeeA in@ &
cha;f As' suddenly as If SIie Md been
ehot. She sat there and looIed at the
raother with her strained eyes. but said nd
word.
"Yes," said Mrs. Holt, unable 20 re,
press slight smile Of satisfaction al
this proof Of the correctness Of her sur.
mise; Yes, he's set on going in spite O!
all can cay. : He is going ia month OF
six weeks. Let me see; this is the mid.
die Of April He says he shall start by
the first of June, ut farthest."
\ I HHatbetilA 90 SifB q u Si95 Fss,s Z RI On.
sSsg g9elqS q ,SlsI lSesllk I'D I'd
/ those sharp eycs. and 'iIo& sthe tioh9ht
flashed into her mind that Johns moth.
er was trying 70 expose and mortify her.
4 woman's pride will do good deal for
her, even Rhen her heart is breaking.
II brought the color to her face agai;i,
and strengthened her trembling Limbs.
] steadied her, voice. and her eyes. Mrs.
sIis sise saads Id s"hl SsDs fpf a'sfoq n" 0y
II am so sorry?" Nellie said, in tona
Of fearless regret. 1--WE cen scarcely get
along without John. He seems such q
standby. But men ought not TO be tied
at home, think. If they CHOOSE TO 20.
they should be allowed their own way.
There he is now in The garden. l am
going out to speak TO him of it,
Try to coax him to stay, Nellie"
said The mother, y 10 a tone Of, p,ofe 80.
treaty thsn, perhaps, she had ever used
in her life before. "He is good son,
aud can't get along without him. [
think you can keep him. If yot viii"
This prayer would have beer effectual,
bat for the memory Of that srlilc which
ranked in the girls hears: Had she not
given John Holt every encouragement.
if he had cared about her? Had she not
said and done things 30 afectionatc to-
waSd MIN" that She had blushed With
shame thinking Of them afterward |?
John was no fool, and if he hrd cared
for her, he might have understood.
He had probably been trying to put her
back. 'r ---"''---'-'''-- s---"---' - ''-s@f
With these, thoughts burning in her
heart, Nellie OranIer went lirectiy 10
John Holt as he walked up and down
the garden. He stopped, yeeing her, and
looked wistfully int1 her face. Though
he had slenind bis sQiotiisreo decidedly.
her ESti goi Been Without weight.
iyipoalss md each ather. Could
BIZ ljxrEsSser had was
.tiiali' iisi Iigissi lii composed
{ 80 .;,S 90 @ sao suuu "Your
iaosksf haa. been telling Itib Of your plans.
Dfcourae, you klrnog bostwiiiat is good
for you, shnd I have been telling her to
shaiiI ali be- sorry g lsse stssil John." = :
That was all. elaayc a Fat Z sy.sr, i ~
his selGcommand. and held u IL IL. 2 ii TlIsSs ess
ya5 Q shest, forynal con yersasion, both 90
engaged n making pgetsass OF being
kind and frisndly,aed just as usual,
that eaeS could not perceive, that the
other was also mafing g pretense; and
four weeks after they had parted with
toie5able comrcaffseI,qbd John Holt went
to California.
:, He stayed there flSe Years, and "fi't faeiR't
i,l.I his mother her gold spoon. He stayed
himself Nellie wa7iEellie Gfamcr still,
sSSSe ssasS 2a s nS a ush ssaeS o
mucn about flirting for several years,
che was keeping house for an unmarried
brother. There were hints that the new
minister went to see her very often, but
Mr.. Holt didn't believe that Nellie would
look at him.
aEs5sIDlEl llst1El anig came
EoqS hla hsk SAda went put ts,fo walk.
MS aiSll D tas jfesplF Fed 10 sec
IN fffeA al q
asa af 6l,n ghe a9s ~ So,ss set
snhd "a IA wAlLAa s...isl.. - .S.tl.a,t =
ss sas h q WINDOW iookine u' Q
iout. ,singIngilowly to harEeif In mouraful
reverie. She did not see him, but when
he came nearer he, ,her face clearly.
The round outlines and bright color were
gone, but he was forced to own that she
had grown thr moro beautiful. The
Jchasteaed llsteF Of the eyes, the !firme..
sweeter closing of the mouth, the purer
:and more peE feet Outlines afE belonged
to ono who had eaten of the bread of sor:
row, and had found q blessing in its Bit
terness.
Something swept over his heart With
passionate force--some regret, aome long
ing, he scarce knew what. If he had
suffered at losing her eight years before,
ne felt thss such lcss novr would kill
him. fe quietly ,entesad, the open door,
paused on the TthreshDlG Of 1.-The room
where she sat alone. She still sung soft
!!y, but, as he cooked, stopped, sighed, and
became silent.
"Nellie " ne would have said, but BIS
voice WIS only 3 whisper. --='-'---'--'-----'
He, went forward into sthe. shadovv
room. -3SA 10 ( ~ - Z 81 70
"Is it you, james % she said, half
turning. expe ting her brother.
.JIhn took d step nearer, and this tiu,e
his voice did not FAIL. w
"Nel;e u ,s, 49,. .-4.A -; .uet
She started, half rose, hesitated, then,
Oh he took one atep nearer, sprung with a
glad cry into his extended arms.
II thought yop would never come.
John I" she sobbed. " 5rnsst,, 80
"Were you waiting for me ?" he asked.
ibid you caro- for me before / went
away9"
s"1,hen and always, John. How could
you ba SO blind 2"
Johu Holt smoothed her hair tenderly,
for one moment or silence; then exciait1.
cd, % though como great truth had, sud,
denly davned upan him. 81
II deaerved iii l always thought
them wrong. but they were right. was,
indeed, great foolp
CAUSES on WAR.-A csetain acinfR fR ssiAss 81 J
70 another king, saying, "Send me blue
pig with black tail, or elsen--a .''s
The other replied, "I have not got one,
and if I had"