Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-09-07

desfeneG with fireworks and drums split
with parrot shrieks bravuras. Sing
something sweet and simple and old
fashioned, if you csn," she added<se gra-
ciously."
crossed the room and sat down at the
magnificent piano, and for the next FIVE
minutes seemed to be far away, down
in the old home, ms 1 forgot whore 1 WAS,
in singing my poor dead fathers fsvorite
old ballad, Robin Adsir - while. AZ I
finished, had hard work To keep back
the tears.
"Ro-bin A-dair," she sang, as rose
in a not unpleasant voice. "Now let me
hear you read. always make my com
panion 'sad to me great deal and mind
this, l hate to hear anyone dIoHs like a
school girl. Go over there In the corner
of the windew'snd stand there. Take
that book i; you'll find the mark left in
where Miss Belleyils-bah ] believe
her name WAS Stubbs, and her father n
green grocer-left of. NDw then begin u
She pushed chair close up to the win
dow and sat down with her hands in heI
muff, while ] stood there, fesIing like q
school girl, and ready to drone, IS be-
gan to read with faltering voice what
/ happened to be Thackaray's most beauti-
ful chapter-The death of posr old New
combe. | know my voice trenbled n
! times, and II strange scnss of choking
| came upon me, but L WAS weak and suf
fsring. was faint with hunger and sx
ertion, sick with that despair Of hope de-
ferred, and ut last tho room, with its coat
/ ~ furniture. seemed to swim round. and
then fell heavily upon the polished door,
have some faint msmory OF being
lifted and wheeled in a chair, whose cas-
tors | heard chirrup, to the front Of the
( FIRE, and then, ms my senses began To re-
turn, | seemed 10 feel arms around mo,
and pleasant voice saying, half aloud
"And she just lost her poor father, too
to set her to red such thing Ms that!
declare I'm about the wickedest. most
thoughtless and unfesling woman under
the sun.
Then there was q refreshing ordor OF A
vinagretts, and the sick feeling began to
pass away.
IL beg pardon,"I fsltered. trying
to rise.
Il beg yours, my dear" .hs said tend
erly. "Sit still, sit still. Now then. try
and drink that"
Some sherry was held TO my lip. and
then WAS almost foi ced to eat a biscuit.
They, however. rapidly revived me. and
I found Mr.. Porter had torn of her bon
net and mantle, and was kneeling by my
side.
"That's bettor, my dear" che said
smiling at mo, ~ shs pas.sd hsr arm
round me and draw ms nearer to her, and
kissed me in gentle, moihsrly way
And now this WAS too much, for ] WA,
weak and hys,ereal. could fight
against hsrshnsss. but her tender words
aud ways unlocked the food gates OF my
grief, and laid my head down aud sob
bed MS if my heart would break.
An hour later, after shs had i;erally y
forced me to partak. OF the bresk fast tha,
WAS order ed up, she sat beside nae, hold
ing my hand, and more than once | saw
tears steal down her pleasant face as sh.
trouble. and my bitter struggles here in
town.
AT last rose To 60. trembling and ex'-
pectant. Would .h" engag. ma ? II
was more than dared To hope.
"Sit still. my child" she said tsndsrly
'It has pleased God to make me-s
chiIdless, widowed womsn-His steward
over great wealth, and if did not make
This n home Tor one Of Hi. tempest smii
ten lambs. should be worse woman
than think ! am. Stay with mo VI
shall be the best of frirnds."
/ stayed stayed to know her real worth
and to win her motherly lOve-s.ayed tt
find, when John Murray returned, tha
his love was greater for nv sister thar
for mo, and resigned my love to her. ant
then battled with long illness when the,
had gone together TO the far of home -
But every day gave W. a lesson on no
Judging too hastily. That is ten year.
since and | am still in my peaceful
happy home, though only MS companion
to Il lady.