Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-08


childish rosebud lips. carried her
into the Kitchen where Aunt Judith
was aud showed her the trout and
perch he bad caught. His supper
was waiting In the dining room, the
others having dined. Pearl remain
ed ~ Lim until her mother called
her. then, when he c~s~@ ~sa. an fha
veranda where the ladies' sat enjoy
Ing the cool atmospt tEwzapd the
silvery moonlight that 1hfDugh
the syer-arvhing brancISF a ~
trees Pearl came 10 him agais and
began questioning him in hsr chilsr
like way OF bic ~ sporsilx.
Taking her In ~ md resting
her curly head puldsr, hs
told her Of the &, 0lIght.
eyed little sqa.frcls IN <ked so
gaily amid the branches a Va forest
irces and the sly rabbits that cross
ed bis path with quick jumps. and
q large covey Of tmid parsridges
Rover had frightened up. She
amused them all forawhile with odd
remarks and intense astonisbment
BY and by the fringed llds dropped
over bright eyes, aud little Pearl was
fast asleep.
"Pcah, Pearl, allied her mother
gently, "come 10 mama, poarl.
"She is asleep, Mrs. SlsaatOn,"
said Mr.. Roswell, "shall ! 60 heI
in Tor youYT II was the fIrsfstime
he had directly addressed her since
she came.
Thank you, no, | will take her
myself" said she, gcing over 10
where he sat. lie arose aud placed
the child In her mothers arms.
"Good night, little Pearl, and hap
py dreams" said be, tenderly
stoomng To kiss her cheek. A cloud
passed over iair Luna's face, and
the sleeping child told no tales.
Evelyn staggered, as II dizzy, as she
Earned away; when she reached her
chamber she placed the child on the
couch, sank down beside II aud
pressed her lips Wildly 10 the spss
on her hand his lips bad touphed /
her ssual composurs entirely breken
HHSf tier Wso;e bsissh <l@ &~a~t ~ 60
violence Of her emotion. Eseiyn
did not vtarn TO the verands again
that evening, much 90 her oousin's
qualification. Stella could chatter
nonsense as much as she wished with
out having Evelyn to look as tho
she disapproved of her conduct en-
tirely hut Mr.. Roswell was IN
usually dull to night, tired probably,
snd not Ia oongenial mood thought
Stella
'fWhat is the matter with yon, to
night, Mr.. Roswell" said she at
last, "tircd out with your days
sport 7"
Excuse me, Miss Dorr," he rc-
piled ab-cntly, II did not under
stand what you were saying"
Il bclieve you are halt asleep" in
a vexcd tone, so | will bad you good
night, | wonder why Evelyn did
not come back 7" and Stella retired
not very well pleased with the even
ing SO anprohtably spent.
The old madness had retained
with double force 90 Gaynor Ross
well, aud Stella DORIS chatter sank
int" utter nothingness beside the
tumult raging within his own soul.
After Stella left him alone be ht his
cigar and walked back and forth oa
the long yeranda until he happened
10 remember that his footsteps might
disturb Evelyn, then he stretched
himself laEily in q hammock hung
there for his uss, and watched the
stars blinking their twinkling mis-
chevious eyes at him, untal the
drowsy god stole hls senses away.
The silyery moonlight fell aud the
stars twinkled on unheeded save by
one lone pale-faoed watcher, whose
first storm Of aroused emotion had
passed, but a woman's heart had
been stirred TO It's inmost depths.
SO she sat by her window looking
cut on the shadowy landscape OF
night, listening TO the moarnful notes
of q whip-poor-will and the song of
the Nightengale, Till nature brought
rest aud peace, when the first Grim
son streaks of the new born day APP
peared IN the Eastern horizon, she
sought her couch aud fell into deep
slumbcr.
"what are you dong, little Pearl -
said hr. Roswell, coming INTO the
ladies' sitting room, where the child
was tambling over and emptying out
the contents Of her mothers work
box.
IL tarcd my. dwess," she replied
still continuing her search, as hunt.
lag needle and fred"
lie, me help yo., Pearl, where's
mama gone
"lielpin' Aunt Judith cook my
birf day cake; morrow's my biri
day rs sree years old tomorrow"
"Yoa aref you win soon be 9
gown mp lady, won't you, little
peral Z"
at viii be long, long time, mama
said So" shaking her head wisely, Il
dot a letter here's my letter, now
read my letter, Miser 'Osswell.
To please the child he Opened the