South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-07-21

the orphans life lowed on uninterrup,.
edly for several months.
4 rThe leafy month OF June" brought
: Kate back with lot OF city company.
and among them her mothers Young
brother. DIR. Fred Aston.
Tho children burst into Mary's room
one morning before she had fairly open.
cd her eyes. exclaiming both in one
breath:
/ "Oh, Mamie! do get up. for who do
you suppose came last night3 Uncle
Fred Get up, dear Mamie, we want
you to see him first one after u.s."
Child.like. they expected every one,
and especially Mamie. to join i'm their
enthusiastic admiration OF their hero.
"Well. dears, run away. and I'll he
down presently. for walk before break,
fast" Mary replied, kissing them both
Away they went, and Mary arose and
hastily performed her toilet. She wore
n pretty white cambria dress, with deli.
cate rose-buds sprinklcd over it, and NO
ornaments save the bands of black vel
vet in her bright, sunny hair and round
her throat. Mary was not beautiful
but she had wavy, golden brown hair
and dark eyes. with a world Of womanly
tenderness in their depths; and the lips,
when in rGposc, betokened firmness and
decision, but when parted in q smile,
expressing ineffable sweetness aud gen.
tlencss.
She descended the stairs humming n
beautiful air from Lurline, and started
in search ofthe children to take their &C.
customed morning stroll. She had but
just landed in the lower hall when she
was captured by Freddy. who led her to
tho piazza, and, ere she had time to
think, found herself face to face with n
gentleman. and Freddy was saying:
"Mamie, this is my Uncle Fred AL.
ston; and. Uncle Fred, this is Mamie -
The gentleman arose. ind putting Ell.
lie from his arms, made low, graceful
bow to the goyeTess.
"fis Mamie. fear my nephew was
not very formal in his introduction. or
very definite
II am Miss Delmere, SIR" Mary an
swered, recovering from her blushing
confusion. "You must really excuse
my pupil, for he knows no other name
for Ine than Mamie"
Sweet name, truly, and worn by a
sweet face" The Doctor thought. but of
course didn't dare to say 80.
"Shall we begin our walk now. Ma.
mie?" Ellie asked.
Nothing would afford me more plea
sure than to convert the trio into a quar-.
tette by joining in your rambles, if 1 am
permitted"
Certainly. DR.. Aston; we'll be glad
to have You accompany Us, if you feel in.
clined."
Mary didn't know how to refuse, but
was not quite satisfied as to how Mrs.
Rivers and stately Kate would take il
should they happen to know.
They chatted away, however, and be.
fore their return, felt quite well acauaint.
ed. When DIR. Aston, with several
other guests, was formerly introduced
to Miss Delmere, the ceremony seemed
little out of place TO two of the COM
pany. and half.smile played round the
handsome mouth and in the mschiey.
GUS, brown eyes of the Doctor.
! When in his own room that night. he
drew forth dove colored glove that G..
mitted faint odor OF violets, and press.
he read for tue hundredth time, Mamie"
in feminine characters.
"Can this be the Mamie have loved
and sought so long?" he asked himself.
Il had but glimpse of the beautiful
dark eyes and sweet mouth that day, but
1 cannot be mistaken"
! He pressed the little treasure once
more to his lips, and returned it to the
left breast pocket OF his coat, where lie
had worn it constantly for nearly a year.
few evenings subsequent to this, a
dance was proposed and eagerly decid.
ed upon by the guests at Riverdale -
| But who was to furnish them music?-
Kate thought of Miss Delmere, and that
young lady was Immediately sent for.
Mary excused herself at first, but Kate
came in person and persuaded her until
she consented. For an hour she PLAYED
without cessation for the Riverdale girls
to indulge in the Terpsichorean amuse.
nent, when, at last, Kate bethought her.
self Of how selfshly she was acting. and
offered TO relieve her. But the company
were tired OF dancing, and "a Kate had
only that evening been extolling Mary's
voice, some Of the gentlemen begged for
/ just one song. They were so urgent
| that she could not refuse without rude.
ness; so she gracefully acquiesced, and
after prelude, began a soft German air
that had been one Of her uncle's favor.
ties. The clear voice was low at frst,
but rose higher and louder until its nat.
ural pathos und sweetness filed the room
with melody, and held every one entran.
ced until the song was finished and the
/ spell broken.
superb" said one. TOO grand for
comment" exclaimed another and all
seemed TO think so.
Fred Aston stood leaning on the pia.
no and gazing into the soul lit face Of
the musician. Had n doubt remained
IN his mind before as TO the identity of
/ this Mamie, and the one whose imo,so bo