Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-16

at her heart, ard. for the first time. her
duties seemed irksome and laborious in
the extreme. and right gladly would she
have put them aside. Tor this one day, in
order to spend few hours alone. in her
own room, until she could conquer the
rebellious feeling which threatened to
overrule every other motive OF her soul.
No; this she could not do. But in the
schooroom, with the children around
her. while the hum OF their busy voices
are buzzing in her ears. she must fight
against the conflicting passions which
seem to strive for prominence over her
stern and self-reliant will. For weeks
before Clara went away, she thought
what her goin. would cost her. She
knew that with Clara would vanish ev-
erything which had tendency to pro-
mote her pleasure there. and that her
lite would be tame and dull. and even
miserable at times, for she telt, instinc-
lively, there could be no happiness in
store for her so long as she and Tracy
remained under the same roof. There is
not moments pleasure except that
which she derived from the acts OF kind
ness she so willingly bestows upon the
children; there is nothing to brighten.
tor an instant. the dark coloring OF the
ugly picture which swings itse!feut be-
fore her. and still nothing to quiet or
subdue the fluctuating current ol her un-
rest, therefore the only thing to insure
her safety while she remains there, is to
be always on the alert, firm and constant
in the exercise OF her will. Fortunately.
in early lite, Lina's mind WAS richly I'M
bued with that strength of knowledge.
piety and virtue, which enables it. in nt-
ter years. to deve.ope those principles
and precepts which affect. so materially
oue own immediate welfare. There
fore Lima, conscious OF her own purity
of heart. did not lear Tracy Myrle. yet
she trembled at the thought OF being
compelled to breathe with him.tt same
atmosphere. .impregnated,a AS it were with
the foulness of one whom she considered
so vile, though she could but do one OF
the two things-stay there until her time
expired. or else return home. The tor
mer she greatly preferred doing, from
the fact that she wanted every cent OF
the money which the labor she had CIV
en-, so untirIngly. would yield her; and
another reason was, she did no. wish to
90 home until she heard from Mrs. Nor
ton, for. if possible. she would like to
procure the situation which she had told
her about, from the fact that she thought
it would be greatly to her advantage to
accept it for many reasons; and when she
thought OF the prospect of going abroad
she would become almost overjoyed. for
it had been the great desire OF her life to
visit the foreign cities about which she
would read, for hours and hours, and
never tire. Even while she was think
ing some of the grand cities, pictured
So vividly in her mind. would rise up,
towering majesucally before her, and al
ready she seemed to tread the spicy, ira
grant shores of Italy. and to breathe al
! most a new existence. while wandering
through the towers Of the Eternal City,
visiting the huge pile of the Coliseum,
| the arch OF Constantine and Titus,
! which commentaries the triumph over
Jerusalem.is is before her ;also the RUNS OF
, the temples Fortune and Jupiter
Tonans and the arch of Septimus Seve-
rus" are vivid in her magination
! Lima had read much oil the downfall oi
the ancient cities. and knew that hel
! wish WAS about to be realized. She was tc
stand amid the ruins, and CRAFTY the long
ings of her soul in gazing upon them
The thought brought TO her mind an indis
cribubIe pleasure. and l suppose it wa:
| we'll that she INDUCED in these iancies
even though remote as they appeared. i
was a subject for thought. and kept he
mind from dwelling so continuously up
on the disagreeable circumstance which
altered her present life.
Lima intended when she drew her mon
ev from Mrs. Dupont to deposit the en-
tire sum in the savings bank in Lynch
burg, fro n which she intended he
father to draw the interest,-anG thi
should 90 toward educating Agnet
The principal she wished to remain III,
touched until she accumulated certai
sum, then she would withdraw the who
amount; but not until she had earned
, bv her own hands. the sum which sh
1 required to answer the purpose that sh
had in view, would she touch one cer
Of this money. For nil necessary expel
ditures Lima secured competency b
the few articles which she wrote at di
ferent times. She had found favor wit
one or two editors who were please
with her productions. and paid hee gel
erously for every article which she ca
ried there. Lima had but little time
devote to literature. nevertheless. 81
made good use of the opportunity tn
she had, which was confined principal
to her evening hours. when the childrt
were asleep, and she was all alone
the solitude Of her own room. Ho,
ever. this enabled Lima to supply b
necessities without drawing on h
years wages. So she made up h
mind to stay her time ont. unless Tracy
behavior became unendurable
After Clara left she kept her roo
almost entirely. She never went dow
stairs except to her meals. and VIII
Mrs. Dupont sent for her to read or sil
for her; on these occasions, of cours
she invariably met with Tracy. but s.
always treated him W ith such perfect !
difference that he very wisely ceased
annoy her when in the presence of t
family, and beside tho GOODNESS wi
, which she received any attention fro
:. him, exasperated him beyond measul
and not wishing his sister OF Mr.. D
pont to witness the humiliation that
- ~ suffered from her usually cutting /
1. mark, he learned to hold his tongue a
leave her alone when in their presene