The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-22

leader, sibyl, while you sit here with
folded hands, and the beggar crying at
your gate"
"Well, let one of the servants give him
something to eat. Do you wish me to go
down and answer the knock p
And Sibyl's defiant laugh filled the
room.
ooh, sibylw
And Herbert Talfourd's handsome face
looked graver than ever she saw it.
at is not the cry of one, but of thou
sands that rends the air around you.
The starving, the homeless, the dying are
reaching out their hands to such as you
for succor, and you sit here and say you
have nothing to do"
81 said was tired, Mr.. Talfourd," and
Sibyl rose; "too tiredreven to sit and lis
ten to you talking this morning. lfyou
will excuse me"
"Sibylp
He was beside her, and had her hand
clasped in his.
"i know how you detest me, for have
often heard you saying it, but [ will
speak out. and you must listen to me this
time. for / will never lecture you again.
Sibyl, for the sake of those who are in
huenced by you, you must rise to better
life, for remember that
Can be purer in its purpose, and strong in
its strife,
And all life not be purer and stronger there
byr"
"And if Mr.. Talfourd has finished his
say, I'll have the pleasure of bidding you
good morning." and, quickly withdraw
Ing her hand from his clasp, Sibyl swept
from the room.
Herbert Talfourd stood motionless
where Sibyl left him, his heart torn by
conflicting emotions.
Sibvl Renmere was the only woman he
ever loved, and his love was in vain.
He could not tell her that he loved her
while she felt as she did toward him,
neither did he wish her to know that ne
was her slave while she led her present
life; for Herbert hated the so.called
leaders of society, gay butterflies OF fash
ion. But before to-day he could not be,
lieve that Sibyl was given up body and
soul to frivolous gayety. She was a
spoiled, petted child, but he tboug BIT that
the heart in her bosom beat warm and
true.
One, two, three weeks passed away,
and if Herbert Talfourd had turned to
ice, sibyl thought he could not be colder;
He never interfered With, never advised
her now. Perhaps it was this letting her
severely alone that made Sibyl forget
how she detested him.
Now this non-interference might ac-
count for Sibyl no longer detesting Mr..
Talfourd, but why it should keep him
continually in the young lady's mind we
cannot say. Sibyl was not a moment
alone with her thoughts, and very often
when she was not alone with them, they
were on Herbert Talfourd.
"What can have come over me? am
not like myself" Sibyl would say in her
own mind, as she wandered through the
house like restless spirit. But one day
while sitting thinking of Herbert Tai
fourd, she burst into tears, and with
woman's fine consistency, wondered If ne
was never again going to take any inter-
est in her, and in her tears she MUIR
INJURED:
II do some little good secretly that he
knows nothing of; but he spoke the
truth-openly I set bad example. On,
shall I ever meet another man as good
as hep a.,,
And after this food of tears, Sibyl was
yery confident that she no longer detested
Herbert Talfourd.
"He is dying, miss, dying fast" said
Mrs. Atwood, as Sibyl stood by the bed
side of the sick man. but God has
been very good to him, miss. lie has
sent him another friend to-day, MIR. Her
bert Talfourd, whom we knew in our bet
ter days. and Oh, Miss Renmere, he has
already promised my husband to provide
for me and the children. l told MIR.
Talfourd that you had promised to DO
that but you have already done so
much-so very much for us. Miss Rem
mere, that I am glad somebody has come
to your relief"
Sibyls heart gave great bound. :.
She never could humble herself to tell
Herbert that she had always gone among
the poor and needy and helped them;
but now he knew that she was not given,
heart and soul to dress, fashion and gay
ETY., and-she was glad.
"Miss Renmere, my best friend" said
the dying man, opening his eyes, You
NAV never again see me alive. Will
YOU saw a prayer for me, for He will sure
ly hear an angels voice"
Sibyl, with tears in her eyes, knelt be-
side the bed and prayed aloud.
While Sibyl's voice filled the room the
door opened and man entered.
In an instant he took in the scene be-
fore him; then going over to the bed
side, he dropped on his knee, beside
Sibyl, bent his face on the coverlet, and
wept from the fulness of his heart.
When Sibyl finished her beautiful
prayer she simply turned and laid her
hand on the mans head, saying
Herbert, God bless you"
And kneeling there, with Sibyl's hand
upon his head, Herbert knew that his
love was not in vain-that he would
never again hear how she detested him.
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