The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-30
the towel. You have wiped enough for

tins evening. TO 10 your lebsoDs
She brought her books and seated her.
self M if TO study, but the saucer was in
her head, and there was room for moth
ing else. And then Charlie would drum
and hum and rattle hN papers. and study
out loud AMI Anna kept talking, talk
ing. No wonder that little OF poor LIS
lessons touched her brain, and that less
still lodged in it.
"Do you know" she presently heard
Anna say, "the Dycrs have heard what
Mr.. Mount said about them here the
other evening""
"What Mr. Mount said about them"
repeated Aunt Janet vaguely "why,
what did he say"
" Why, that they we're forever in the
street, and 80 late AT night, Don't YOU
remember He said he ran against
them one evening down town, after 10
, o'clock"
Aunt Janet was silent, her thoughtful
eyes resting on the children at their
books. Had she needed them at all, she
would have seen LIS face flush, and
her finger twitch neryously, az she leafcd
over her grammar GLOW could they
have heard itT said the aunt, at lust.
"Who could have told them"
Anna said something, and then aunt
Janet spoke again, but Liz heard not o
word. A deadly battle was raging in the
little girls heart, Charlie heard her Ia.
bored breathing, and looking up, saw
that her face had turned very pale. She
uta
paused behind Charlie's chair
"Aunt Janet" she Wid.
The words were 20 faint that they we're
unnoticed.
AUNT Janet" getting step nearer,
81 did it,"
The lady turned her eyes. "You did
what ?"
II told them. told Sarah Dyer
what Mr., Mount said"
There was a dead silence. And then
aunt Janet's eyes flashed righteous indig.
nation.
"And my niece il a tale. bearer, is
she ~ she said, at length. Go to your
room, Elizabeth, and don't leave it till
tomorrow. Stop moment" she added,
as the girl in silence prepared TO obey.
ado you know what you have done
DO you know that you can't be trusted
any more that people will be afraid to
speak before you after this,
The tea-things were put in their places
and then Anna brought her sewing and
4 book, and read and sewed by turns.
But there was no more talk. Aunt
Janet sat in silence by the fire, and Anna
knew that the burden of her thoughts
was" My piece taebcarer. NV niece
Il talbearer
And Charlie was going over
"rHf CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
Cannon to the right of them,
Cannon to tho left OF them,
Cannon in front Of them,
NOlleycd and thundered.
Ntormea at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of death,
Into the mouth Of hell,
Rode the six hundred
" All ~ hceXClaimed with enthusiasm;
"men are brave, though aren't they,
Anna"
Some men are" she answered coolly,
land some are brave who are not men"
Boys! that'sso. think I'dhavc faced
the music about as well as-"
Il didn't mean you | was thinking
of little girl"
"a girl" with round, wondering
eyes " What girl, pray? ?" Then, after
pause, " DO you mean Liz"
Liz" he began, as they walked in
company to school the next morning,
the little girl in advance, with her hat
drawn very much over her face Liz,
what made you tell on yourself like that
last night"
81 couldn't help it," she answered,
without turning her head. She faced
about presently, bringing Charlie TO a
stand and then he saw that the little
freckled face was very pale, with dark
| rims under the eyes. " couldn't help
it," she repeated. "rO hear poor aunty
say, Who could have told them p and
there | sat, not three yards off, and she
no more suspecting me than she did that
saucer couldn't bear it. 1t was too
much like what you call sailing under
false coIors,' Charlie"
But, Charlie" she went on in a
shaky voice, "do you think il will be
so-as aunty said viii people never
want me about, for fear Of my telling
| tales !"
THAT depends" he answered. She
looked up inquiringly but said no more,
and they trudgcd on in silence. A new
train of ideas had been started in
Charles mind and many u curious
glance he threw at his little companion.
There was something about her he
didn't quite understand; poor, ignorant,
gossiping, headlong Liz; with her snub
nose and her ireckles, and all in such n
framing of eltlOcks; something in her
steady look, and in the way she carried
her head, that he had never noticed be.
fore. And then, too, for the first time in
his life, Charlie began to doubt himself
From time to. time the query would
come. Would have done it? Would
Ihave owned up in that way"
They had reached the school house,
and LIS hand was on the lock, when
Charley, springing up the steps, stopped
her for moment.
Liz" he said, in low voice, but
very earnestly, you don't mean to tell
any more, do yeu?"
"What, tales"
Eyes"
Her eyes answered, though she spoke
slowly---Liz was learning to weigh her
Words
Mrr"
Didn't Know what the Natter was.
A stalwart man rushed into doctor $
49, IN Nauark Ohio. the other day,