Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-22
The Miser's Baquest.

'ilIi tI-hloD0u silver Watcn Wa>
pointing To the figure eight h.
snug ,ui curtains shut ont the
ram and da, kIeSS "t the Nj t:c,
night, aud the fi'e snapped and
Cracked behind the red hot bars
# the little gra'e. IN most cog,
aud comfortable s.,rt of way, cast
~ rosy shine into the Thought
lui brown eyes that were tracing
castles aud curorets in the bright,
DurniuE C. ais.
Fer Philip Acre was, for once.
inhulsing hllDs.lf ln the daugeI-
ms iascinatInns Of a Ga, -dlram.
Il! were only rich T. he ION
ier-d /" himself. All, 1T Tbeb
~, d bye Ia all these mu>ty ola
aw books, goodbye to mend Il
p,,nt>, an,. TUNED coats, aud ali
he ways and ,neaus tha. tara :"
mans lie INTO wrticled hnutlage.
Nonldu't [ ,evel III new books
aud delicious pa.niiug-, and high
stepping hurses ? Wouldn't bu>
set of jewel, f"r E.Ilth not pale
pe;.,ls. or >ickiy EmeralI. but dia-
,nouds, TO blaze like lIuks of fire
upnn her royal thrnat Woniuu''
what uunsense I'm talking.
.hough T. he cried suddenly to-
himself. "Pbii Acre. hu'd your
tongue. [ did suppose y''n we {
/ fellow of mo. Z sense. Here you
are, neither Ilch upI distinguished,
INT simple law student; whilt
Edith Wyh>S is as far above you,
lDo"n-sliuck aspiration as The
Qleeu of Night erself Sne
roves me ihpnyn-sae Will wait
,nd the ,ilue may one day come--
Ii only DR.. W,liss Were not ST.
uistrustfu, of fellow However.
[ must learn to prove myself wol
hy of the sweetest prlze that ever
Halo. come iu tbele, whoavel
Sou are
II was only the serving maid oi
he l"d sIuS' house, carrvIuSa Letter
u the conner ut her apron, be-
Weep her huger aud thumb.
Please, sI:, the pustmhu has jus:
eft it,
"Ali right. X hy. Now then,
le ad l.i, a~ tho dor closed be-
ind X ,.ys substantial back
'.et> >ec what my unknown cCr
e>pt'ntie [ has To say. y hl,ch
~"ai, en- \ II having ANY reia
ions 10 i,ee | auI NJ, alaItued IL,
h. piU1npatIc.
He broke open the seal, nno
:.lnc"d l. l-n'tlv over the sh"r'
su>Iue>s like communicative con
,lu-n Within, wl:h IL face that Vii:
ii f.on luc eduiuus surprise /,
-ndien = a ineSS.
Am l dreaming ?" he murmur
oed. running nj, eI es, aud shakIu-
mn sell, a> If III ensure c'inIplet
,rI,se,>ion uf his seuse No, In
: tic IL wake. and III my riSht m,u.I
Al Is nn de'u>lnu-u0 part Of III,
V,kiuy visions. AID WHO w.u.,
ver snppuse thai old Thnma
Ju' im +. whom | haven't SEE.
luce WA a boy "t six ecu, an'
ncked him mt uf the river hal
4 d,.h' te,ween a cramp AID filgh'
I H,'"Id die aud leave me al hl
! none, ? Why. I'm no. the shnL
Nv y: il relation; tut then IL We
ut.ard that the old man had an
Attn or k,n. sn cant imagine an
4 narm i'll tax ng rdsautage of hl
u odd freak. lticIi-am | really /
ne rich l. my A'addlu Vision I
be an actual TACT j? Oh, Edit
Y Eli h I
lie cla~ped both hands over hi
At eyes, sick ID giddy with tn
thought rha the lovely far-utf -t:'
# his ad ration would lIe binu Il
o. near to h'm at last 10y tho maan
= gold. All those years "t pntlei
waiting Were To he md led owe
toy the sir;,use old mise, beque>
he might c:alm Edi IL u"w.
How full at tI..a,'suu< inc we,
y. tae wet Ks ,h, ii. ed over tie j. a
If the accrp ed IuN.t-nIISIten,
he le by Edltns sIuiIe-made uranilfI
Or Uy he If radiance uf Ein!l
or i"vo. There was onIv one alloy n
e. shadow he I'll Lust lmpes c,'pfID
> touch Ct dl>iIu~t aud sn~pIcL
with which stem olG DR.. NylI
regarded his future snn-in law
ALL be fea'e,: to trust his "nl
rc child 10 the ket ping of any mi
- who had not been proved III Il
fiery furnace of trl,l.
Sc 1t was precisely IL week bef"
ID ID the day app"ln ed fer Le weddIl
rR and the soft lighis velled by Il
! 5 shades of g."und Si;.>s were ju
it, ligh ed in De- W5ii~s's drawn
ASS room, whese E,iitu sat amnug Ia
roses and beliutr"Ie, working gu
bit of cumb,ic euffling, anu >ingi'
to herself. She was IL slend,
'eS %, beautiful girl. with Violet eyes,
nj b.ne'vciued 10 eheAd, aud gl"s
APP abundant cuHs, OF that pale e
!. thai old painters love TO portray
;. i wuuder if Mnntim0re Pala
is SO very lovely she said t."
. silver haired lady who sat OPP
IS site. philip is going 10 take /