The Osceola times., 1877-02-03

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with terror ifillness threatened her. She
had an artistic nature, but its sole ex-
crcise was inventing dresses and orna-
ments Tor Posy. ! remember being at
the hills as child, and going to Posy's
room-a large airy room, with two great
windows looking southward; the walls
were white, with deep cornice of every
spring flower, painted to the life by an
Italian fresco-paiDter the white carpet
was strewn with roses and violets, the
white-wood furniture decorated with
honcysuckles and elematis, painted by
Mrs. Schuyler hersefin clinging wreaths
and tendrils, with clusters of rose and
ivory bloom and wide blue blossoms
looking just fit to pick; there were cur
tains of white, soft wooden stuff, looped
up in creamy folds by an enamcled fern
leaf ON either side; and everything eise
carried out in the same floral fashion,
even to the lily Of pearl shell which held
her rings on the toilet table; but more
curious than all was the childs wardrobe,
which she displayed and ] admit after
the frank custom of ten-year-old-girls
There was rose dress, the softest cash
mere, with scolloped bands overlying
each other on the skirt in deepening
tints To the waist, and the sleeves were
just edged with deep green velvet, which
also bound the throat and waist. Ii was
like fancy-ball costume but Posy was
like fairy, and the exquisite tints did
not leok ianciful on her unreal beauty.
Then there was pansy dress, purple
velvet, with a gold buckle at its belt
and the skirt fallen in rich pleats that
seemed to form a rounded outline below
like the edge of flower. There was u
thumbcrgia costume, the skirt and
sleeves of the delicate buff which that
flower monopolizes, and bodice of dark
brown velvet like the blossoms throat"
"What folly" exclaimed Sue.
"Yes; but very pretty folly. And |
have not told you the half. There was
lily dress, of China Grape a violet, OF
purple silk, soft and glossless; and act
ually cardinal-hower, of vivid scarlet
cloth, that thought then too splendid
TO be born; but it was only for a skating
dress, Posy said.
"She grew up very delicate, exquisite
and frigile, but more and more lovely.
And then Tom saw her and Tell in love
1t was strange to see Mrs Schuyler. She
took Toms state of mind with great
calm, as IL il were only natural and TO be
expected Posy had never been in So
cicty; she was very young yet but Mrs
Schuyler would have expected, il not de-
manded, the same homage from every
one who saw her idol. But when she
discovered that Posy loved Tom and
wanted to mary him, she was heart
smtten. She could not entertain the
idea. She carried Posy away directly for
a round of summer travel; but the girl
pined 80 visibly, grew 80 sad, pale,
languid, that her neither was terrified,
and brought her back TO the hills di-
rectly, and sent for u to make visit
there. so that affair was concluded, and
Mrs. Schuyler gave her treasure into
other hands 10 save it, grudging all the
while days absence, an hours preoccu-
patton, devoured with jealous pangs, yet
trying to stifle them that Posy might be
utterly happy. But when they really
settled into everyday life she insisted or
their living with her at the hills, and 80
secured her own misery. Tom was a
good fellow and loving husband, but
he was man and man of business, and
he had his affairs 10 attend 10, his own
anxicties and troubles, and, like the best
of mortal men, he was now and then in
considerate and snappish. Posy loved
him with all her soul, and would have
condoned his oflenses and forgotten his
slips OF tongue if her mother had not
made ~ much of them. She was like
tigress il anything seemed to approach
her young to harm them, and she flew at
Tom, as he impslitely expressed it, like
a mad cat, il he ever spoke impatiently
to his wife or forgot one attention due to
her He bore it awhile very patiently
for Posy's sake but human nature is
not all enduring, and by and NY he used
great plainness of speech, to say the least,
with Mrs. Schuyler. Then Posy became
very unhappy. She was consumptive,
like her father, and her life always trem-
bled on rs delicate a stem as a harebell
flower, She might have lived on for
years in peace and sunshine, but the
stormy atmosphere of home gave her no
rest. Her mother still interiered with
all she did, even when she saw her
dropping day by day. If Tom took her
away for journey, the mother insisted
ON going too, and Posy could not have
the heart to refuse, But travelling was
no rest to either mother or child, and it
was torment to Tom, who began to COM
prehcnd the situation. Poor little Posy
she faded before their eyes like weary
baby, falling asleep one day in Toms
arms, and wearing after death 80 radiant
a look of rest and peace that have
ncvcrltorgotten it. Mr. Schuyler followed
her quickly, worn out by grief and
remorse for Tom, in the first agony of
his loss, told her what DR.. .EvaIts said
that peace and quiet might have saved
their darling. Tom hated hG- name TO
his dying day, and never married again,
because he said one mother-in law was
enough for lifetime"
"But, mamma, that was an extreme
case"
Certainly; but all the more a warn
ing. have never forgotten Posy, and
IL ~ 10 her my sons-in.law owe my
unnatural forbearance" said Mrs. DE
Grost, with smile.
well, dear, if Harry's mother is aw.
full I'll try to be good to her." sighed
Sue. But then came ring at the door,
and Sue heard voice. IL was her
mothers tuin now to sigh, As hergirl ran
down stairs, her heart in her beautiful
eyes, to meet Harry.
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