Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-18

gan brushing the hair back from her
temples with both hands III nervous
way she had when anything grieved or
annoyed her. And then we began pre-
pairing for Miss Ashbell, 81 Wills room
was to be given up to her, and Will
(CarroFs room was scarcely large
enough for himself and his art traps,
as he called them) was to be slowed
away in the loft-a proceeding which
he viewed with, immense dissatisfa ction.
"I'll smother up there in hot weather."
he said with a WY face. "Oh / wish
there wasn't any Miss Ashbell, Why
don't she go to o hotel?' 'n' 3.
"Why don't she?" echoed l.
| said we began to prepare for her,
but, for lack Of the aforementioned sill
Yer and gold, our preparations were Of
the simplest kind. Carol made and
put up two pretty brackets, and hung,
with a sigh-for he hated to part with
them the few pictures he possessed Oh
the walls. / Topped back the while cur
tains freshly washed and ironed, with
much grumbling, by Betty with new
blue ribbons, and [ covered the trunk
ottoman with bril- ht chintz, and with
Helen's help made new mat to place
before the bureau, and we turned an
old table-cIoth into napkins. and
bought a new napkin-ring and two or
three cut-glass goblets and d lovely
| china cup and saucer, and when all
was done, waited with anxious hearts
for our unwelcome guest.
F]1 Mother had shut herself up in her
room early in the morning of the day
we expected her, and remained there;
able as poor, proud, shy, sensitive peo-
Iple could be at the thought ola perfect
strangers ingress into the very heart
oftheir home, and wishing audibly and
inaudibly that Miss Ashbell's father
had never brought her from England,
when, as the sun sunk in the west, and
a cool summer breeze, fragrant with
the breath Of the roses, lifted the cur
tains of oar cosy bay-Window,a carriage
stopped at'our door
shes come, and Pm gone" said
Viii: t1lnging down his book and rush
ing out into the, garden.
u Carol rose from his chair, ran his
fingers through. his golden hair, and
glanced in the mirror at his new blue
silk neck-tie. Helen sank back on the
lounge with a sort Of groan, and /
opened the. parlor door as Betty went
multering through the entry in answer
to the bell. :...4 vi. Vs. ..r.
J as it Mrs Carmody's?" asked a
|pleasant voice. with-yes, it was slight
brogue.I Ill. D.. ... .Je
Yes, !" answered Betty, shortly. And
IN another moment rOund-cheeked,
Enthusiastically red-haired, good-natured-
looking young girl in a plain travelling
dress stood before me. ,' 81.
Good gracious! is this the beauty ?"
Thought l. and Carol fell back step
or two. 800.
Are you Miss Carmody?" she asked.
:" | am | replied, holding out my
hand: and let me welcome you;"
when, turning from me, she gently
pulled forward into the room the lowell
est little child Lever beheld in my life,
with large soul-lit brown eyes, and
sunny hair the exact color of our lost
darling's. 5.TE ~z-. .a .2i-
"This is Miss Ashbell," said the
maid. land l am to stay or 90 back as
you see fit. ~ s'. ''. @'@. ..
looked at Carol. He INDUCED in g
long under breath whistle.
Helen buried her face in the soIai
cushion and laughed Historically.
The child came forward, and, holding
out her hand, said, with a pretty drawl.
g am to love you and you are to
love me. d. Aunt said SOL, j.. .5.,.-- III
"a | went down, on my knees on one side
sc ll1ln Il l,
knees en- the other, and we kissed her
till her dimpled cheeks glowed again
(you see, the house had been SO lonely
without our little sister while Carol
looked on with establishment, admira-
ton and tenderness blended in his
handsome face, and VIII stole in with
the only bud from my precious tea
rose, the stem carefully trimmed of its
thorns, and put it in her hand. - -. =
Thank you, boy" she said. Il will
have you for a brother; and you, too,"'
looking with a bright smile up into Car
rolls face. 90. There is an angel home,
in a big picture, with hair and eyes like
yours ~ ........-.......... ..-...s.. ...g
:, Carol caught her up in his arms, and
away with her to mothers room. And
t1cIG SIlt udu IlO SOOuGI .Sdlu, MY DHDd
and mamma are both in heaven, "than
mother burst out in a blessed fit of
weeping that left rainbow behind it.
And from that hour the weight began to
be lifted from her brain; and soon | had
to resign my position as housekeeper,
for we had our mother back again as
she used to be Of old-a little quieter
in her ways, perhaps, but just as sweet,
as kind, as unselfish as ever.
And Carols picture of ''Miss Ash
bell" gained him a place on the walls
Of the academy that autumn; and Will,
who entered college last week, never
run away from her again, but has ever
since been giving her roses freed from
thorns, as he did the first night she
came among us, bringing light and
happiness-God bless her!-to our sor-
row clOudnd house. a5Ua ltr6 1a
And I often think, looking at the two
young heads (there is only four years
differences in their ages) bending over