The Morning herald., 1877-05-14

tock them is o. wv ~ M s1d ia EIbs6Sd I'M
up i6 their tng A4el
gfsndmoAhsr Ma ~. z phs ~ No.
| them must beI . true hearted Woman. 9h(
wanted time to think, whether she wsre
true hearted Of not.
1t 20 happened that Eva had no more
opportunities for trying On the salipperl
while the visit lasted. 80 4heE carried
them home with her. \ Allsn did not make
bis appearance to drive them home, bul
in his stead One Of the farm laborers.
Oh, Gertyl cried Eva, - tho farmhouse
|camsJh tight, ! am oglad NJ ~ At home
Fncw Hshslltry nv msgic sh6e'. i
But Eva's nsually quiet home was 10 !
great state of excitemen. Something un.
usal seemed to have happened, which af.
feGtsd all the hou .ehold though in differ
ent ways.
What has happened ash Eve1 anxious.
", Of Allen, when ske found shinaaloDs
upon that evening.
Why, the trouble is, that We are in dam
ger Of losing cur old homestead Some
oneshas oct upa claim toi, ths falsity Of
whilh Scannot be proved becStss that an
all important paper has been lost. We
have searched the house through, but our
search has been useless. One hope still
remains, that the paper may be at grand
mothers; ii might have been carried there
gong other papers. To.mdFrexsF viii
dive overS ID am very apxioh6about
Ne afFai1I The loss Of this fssms after I'd
many years Of hard labor bestowed upon it,
will almost kill father.
The next day was On anxious one to Eva,
and in sympsth with her, Gerty was anx-
'io4s alfog She talkef of going hopee but
Eyas would not allow it, Tfe 1ttle lady
had no idea Of having her schemes spoiled
by such movement.
The long afternoon wore away slowly, a.
the girls watched the return of Allen from
his search. q Afternoon changed lpto even
ing, and the evening wore into night. The
family concluded that Allen was not COM
ing that night, and accordingly they seper-
ated with no hope Of seeing him till morn
ing. But Eva felt confident that Allen
would return that very night ao she sat up
waiting FOR him, Walking TO and fro rest
lessly, and listening for the sound of his
wheels. She fancied Gerty was asleep
upon sofa where she had persuaded her
40 lie down few df1ef1eEss before.s No
one III the house s4ssirrfns s@sss5s
Now l shall try my magic shoes. said
Eva, aloud. to herself. 1 do hope and pray
that / am, true hearted.
~ One slipper was a little sebellio1saahd
would nd 70 on easily, bdt Eva managed
at last to get her foot into it. Then az
Gerty seemed sound asleep, and could not
hear, she ventured to speak her wishes
Ffss ma ioismc,t, slid Eva, ,,inee L has
been the greatest hope Of my, heart Tor a
long time, ] do wish that my brother ALI
len would fall in love with and marry
Gertude Wayland. Secondly, wish that
tine paper which p,pyes cur right to this
house of my cilildkoSdsmays ID speedily
found, and that my father may be as happy
in The possession Of that WHICH his ch .erfll
labcrrhas endssred to him, as it Is possible
- bes IA
There was Indeed the sound of wheels
outside, and Eva ran down 10 meet Allen,
without ever Thinking " iief slippers or
wishes. She met him, at the door, and tile
first glance his anxious face told her that
HE search had bss6 ussles&t y1SE[l Nc 4
Il .sNe e,hops lsft, Eva mers As 6rst words
Sooner or later we are likely to LOSE our
home. Grandmother has searched ller
house froinr, cellar 10 ATTIC, and there is no
sign Of tlre paper. a. = "sa. +
Wearied and depressed, Allen cast his
eyes doAinwhrd, and they rested upon Eya's
embroidered slippers. 2
What a fanciful pair of slippers, Eva,
said Allen, suddenly reused from his weari.
nsss. Did you embro1ider r1l those, little sis
No, said Eva, little embarrassed they
are not mine. t't9 1i'la -,saaAp "a
Wondering little at Eva's evident con.
fusion, Allen was about to relapse into his
former anxious mood, when his sister took
off one ofahs slippers, with the remark
that it was much tighter than the other.
she wondered wbyfit didn't fit. Allen
took up the slipper mechanically, and,
commenced examining it. There seemed to
De something ip the toe, which occupied
considerable space. Listlessly Allen pulled
out that with which the toe was stuffed;
and dlWas only a little surprised when he
discovered neatly folded paper, He
opened the paper much in the same way
as he had taken the slipper, and then sud
denly Eva was struck with unminoled
wonder, 70 see her lately sad brother jump.
ing around the room in 4 way that issvored
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