Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-04

tort to the two troubled sisters.
lie held BesSies hand firmly and quiet
ly, rs Il loving brother might have done.
Some day he hoped to win her for his wife,
and tod helping him, to render her life a /,
happy us man 5 watchfnl care could do.
but the time to think of that va, not vet
all he wished for now WIS to comfort and
help her.
: think it might be manngcl," he
said at length, :" and without writing to
this uncle you tell me Of
Oh, how?' cried Alice, Jumping up
from the soi;, where she had fling herself
IN IN abandonment of sorrow. Hes a
brute, Is Uncle John, and ust us likely to
refuse what we ask rs not. He hated poor
papa"
1t struck Phil that this seemed Il Sent-
mcnt rather generally entertained by those
who had known that individual; but OF
course he did not say so.
. on don't know how kind and gcncr-
Gus literary people are among themselves
and Us YOU tell me the long story YOUR
sister wrote down is accepted and is to be-
Gin next week, | think-indced am al
most cert:lin-that if you went and told
the editor himself all about this trouble he
would give tn" money for the whole at
once; and it would be enough to take her
to the sea"
Ali,s thought that s lc would lii 9 to Kiss
him but reflected that perhaps it might
hardly be corrcct-vet
Tears stood in Bessie grave ewes and
as sc Withdrew her hand from his clasp
ed his palm all the rest of the day 50 it
l..l I /; | /
20 with Bessie to the city, and they should
see the editor OF Katie mtyazi lc ana ask
him il he would pay for the long story ut
once and enable the Young authoress to
seek fresh health and strength in change
of air and scene. But of al this nothing
WAS to be said to the girl herself
'Oh, Bcss.' cried Alice, :" it will be
such 4 happy. happy thing - take the
crisp ru>uln9 notes to her and say. " See
you have earned these yourself, ana now
We Will take You AWAY But here the
chiid'> voic. broke. and a sob finished the
sentence.
Cndcr the prctext of a shopping cxpc.ii-
ton 70 the wonderful city shops, our tray
clcrs set out. Bessie lingering to the last
by Katie 5 side, IL though she hardly liked
to leave h,'r for 50 long :, time
"lsn't it odd how quick my breath cpM.e-
to-day, even if move ever 50 little said
Katie An hour after Bessie ana Mr.. Lush
inyton had sci out on their Journey
Alice looked up hurricdiy from Her
work.
III is only weakness. dv:.r." she said,
with an ill-conce:,lcd trtmor in her voice
Let me 90 and get vou some of that soup
the doctors sister sent
>plhe soup wa> ordered and taken: bul
still Katie looked strangely languil. and
the dark shadows round her eyes darker
and more attended than usual. She had
crawIcd down stairs toward noon, * WAS
her daily custom. and taken up her place
on the hor>e-ll.ir sofa by the window
while Alice. bu>ily engaged in turning a
well worn garment, in the hope of per
>ua,ling ii 10 look new, sat opposite.
Il think | shall 90 up stairs again ana
lie down in my room. said Kate My
bed i more comfortable than this sofa;
and She SMILED At the notion of it, general
>lipperinc>> and d,turmitv.
But instead Of going up ~tai.> 1t once.
the blind yrl fc't her way ;;cr"~s the room
Ca task custom had made easy, and lLer
stood beside her sister, passing a loving
hand over the auburn locks that We're ;,
f.,r an ;,!olnment to tli"ir pos>c>~or.
">i~~v." she ,ail. falling into the fJn,
old name Of nursery days. . | often h"4I
people say how pretty You are. dear; An,
it makes Mr wish could see vou.
In A moment Si>>y> work WAS llIn.
down and her arms about tn" gentle speak
cr,
"Oh, wish y"u couli, | wish yo;
could. oh. h hlt' II seems ;" h1I"'
"liu~h. Lush rcHIioA thn poor child
Il WIS wrong to say what did anu niece
| conll not love You more. Then >h,
stopped. and L rllng To the blaze of >ln
shine that >trcAmcd into the l.tIc room
stretched ont her arms towards II. 4 Il II,
loved is full warm life "l'o Won rrmrm
b,r what Vou read 10 IL" las, might T.
Christ shall giNe thec llght - hri~t >Ill.
..ivc thee li-ll;, >hc repeated again ~ott
v. vet with intense passion and pt,Hp- ii
her voice. ''Oh, Sissy. don't think vol
can tell what those words mean 10 me
Then she let Alice help her up the stairs
and promised to lie still and rr>t TIL Ers
Sic came
And Alice went down and tried to rr,
on with her work bat it was about time
for the travellers to he At home. and she Wa.
/
II c:tn't work, She said 10 herself. lii
| know what has happened. Oh, if thai
cdi;ur won't help our darling how | >hAl
hat" him.
At that moment the door bell gave it:
usual torlurn cracked tinklr. and Is, sic
beuminw. glowing. full of such lov a> call>
cd her eyes to shine With Il fearful ola !!
ness. c;rmc-no. rushed into the room
See She cried, holding up an cnvrI
n,c before Sis-v's delighted ewes. Its al
here, ,-cnou.h, ana more than ehou-l. t,
give our d"rIin- health and strength again
We will not lose a 'l,'y-w will % to-mor
row. Oh. Alice hc WAS 50 dear. and kinl
and good
Alice kissed her in Il p>rirc, tHmult o
rrjoi, iny and then Rugged Mrs. lu>hinr
ton too.
/ Bat it was Phil who he'd Bv>>ir- hlut
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