St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1878-11-30

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Yet the six months dragged wear
ily when she thought of Frederick
Seymour Would he love her bet
ter for her golden charms? or did he
know her fortune, after all, WAS
small compared with his own
princely incomeg Had u fairer face
eclipsed her memory? n
Carefully during the long sum- /
mer did the beautiful brunette
cherish her own charms, and glori-
ously did they repay her care when
she burst upon her old friends,
more superbly handsome than ever,
at Lads Ralston's reception.
+. Esther Worthington, looking ut
her MS she entered the room, turned
/. TO her companion, saying, in a low
tone: rs not that Miss Pierson?'
a"Yes. Is she not handseme?"
"AIagnifcently so. can scarce
IL imagine a more queenly beauty.
She was not a very pretty child,
dark and thin. Will she recognize
me. / wonder, rs easily as do herr
lyon were children when you
last metz ~
about twelve years old, but we
/ lived near each other for SIX years
: before that. Will she look down
$ upon me now us scornfully as she
: did thens" 36s-t 80 3D.
i, -..Hush, you pain me!a-was- the
reply. TRY to forget those darE
d days.
f Nav, for they make happy one'
e all the brighter" was the reply
: "Bow to your partner" !. :. /,
!. The music OF the quadrille sound
/, ed in the long room, and attention
l., was required to the intricacIe
e through which Miss Worthinsto'
l. and her partner proposed to Leaf
lr the set. ss8 1T 81
t When it was over. Esther, lean
70 ing ON her partners arm, turned t
.g find herself confronted by Maud
1t Pierson. With sweet smile sh
of extended her hand. -
N Have you forgotten 'rne?" sh
asked. - 80 sTz4Hr. FL#.fff
n, II remember you well,p was th
~ reply,l In freezing tune, "and
v confess my surprise is very great
er meet a charity girl here AMONG m
r. friends. Z
lit ga icharity girl!": cried sever
er voices. I'H. -, :,
" "You may doubt me, said Maud
answering them, but let MI
an Worthington deny, if she can, tn
of she was taken from a charity seho
adj / to be the nursery maid OF Nh
.ue Thurston, my aunt's cousin al
to neighbor. Let her deny. If she ca
ion that she did menials work I
-1' wears in their house. She may pal
of herself off as Mrs. Mortimer lie
nd among strangers, but l, knows
MS her decline the honor of her
to quaintance.
The delicate, beautiful Estt
hat Worthington grew very pale DUR
ion this insulting address, but she cir
her herself erect as haughtily as Mau
the Pierson herself, as that young la
nan ceased to speak.
re- can you have said is quite tru
she replied, land my only reas
r to for concealing the facts You II
or force upon my friends was the
be quest Of my dear aunt, Mrs MOI
,ere mer Mrs. Hursey, Lady Ralst
cen and several others of those v
Bnt honor me with their friendsl
nur know well my family history. J
led, will pardon me for obtrudlng
hat private affairs upon yeu, hut 81
,vo-1 Miss Person has attacked
nest yeraeity, I must defend It.
rae fnarents were married against
she wishes of my mothers father,
re atac;aa carried his Resentment to the gri
her and cut my mother ont OF his '
In when I was q babe my father d
said and my mother, i'll, feeble. pennii
nty-t was taken to the workhouse, wi
,nry She. too, died. Her sister, !
;obt Mortimer. was in Canada ut
rod time, and unaware of my exlste
- FWha. Miss Pierson has SO delica
tant, told yon of my childhood IS q
r. h.