The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-14

In the little home, within ssght OF tue E3saas
xnt.,-whcei. my aunt basssed shout, WITH !
white handkerchia round ssher head aas and 9
white apron covering her bine, gov q, tfen
morning until night. vs.
Everything was clean sad brig { esea =
thing was pretty. s. ]. !. !, ,,, -.
little younger than Z one " - = liasasos
little creature. sSi "a.
One could not call her pretty, thossssi
abe had d good face and q neat hg, iIs..
She W,s always pleasant, always roo .tfe
snored. always busy IS .. bee.
! s. 40 s,s,e could help liking hers butetSo
enc fell in love with her, E: Y Il,
She was. as T. have said, not o beauty,
and she was poor. She wontd have no
portion. She could not afford ;fne dress
Snd ornaments. .&s 49,.
Reside Marcelle she looked as a little
brown house-sparroW looks beside some
gay tropical bird. \, ,,.,.
MarceIle might have been. 4 queen. 8 9
Her father was rich. she would mare
portion worth countiag when she mar
xied. ;..isss., ga a.
adjournment. As s5s3,s!s.>l .zly 500 ).
She Ind no cares-uo Rnxietiess and IL
Marcelie gave me her hand FOR the dance Il
was proud, and the other young men en-
WED me. go ri .5, =. .....
When danced with Mannette Twas cut
or Kindness, because wetsld not sflshta
nefcbtor-a ne.g bbor who had been 80 K1nd,
foo. for when + had The fever which maze
every one else fear to approach the house,
Mannette came and nuTsed me, and. when
T was better, never Wearied OF amusing me.
az would thou vert my SISTER, little
irieud!'' said to her then. So. .s..
She answered: "Call me sister; IL WIZ
he the same.s tu
:, But as I looked at her saw strange,
sad look steal across her face. ..es5
Sc Art thou weary with all thy watching,
little sister," asked. $50,
she smiled and shook her head, ana SAD:
. So No. 80
But I was troubled.
oh! Mannette was pleasant, sitting at
tbe freside in 1.-THE winter-time knitting
deity and rapidly. the freight 'glinting in
her black eyes and on the black waves OF
her hair. .4,4s = -, -
She was full Of chat then, and laughed
meIrily, and liked to sit near her, and
listen ss watched her fingers sy; but when
we were In gay company i forgot her for
Marcelle. Marcele was beautiful and
Coquette. .s .,.s., .:;.s.t
You never knew what to hope or what TO
Hear. ~ .i.s -. -iss.sz.
. Mannette was always the same. II she
liked once, it was forever. III ~ KIN
believe that was in love with Mareelle,
and knew that loved Mannene.1 =.
The night that English folk call fWeiftn-
night is with us the Fste deS Rois. On that
night there was always dance at Farenne,
and large cake was baked, large enough
-.
it was put bean. .i..,.
Before the daucing began the, cake was
sliced and served. Whoever received the
slice in twhich.the' bean was placed had the
right to, choose the prettiest@ girl. in the
:parts to be his queen Tor all the time OF the
Efete, to dance, with her, to walk With her
in fact, to devote himself to her as entirely
as he pleased. 7e;sa!a' q i%&GF - -, :, T,
a. The man whosdrew the bean was called
the king. Naturally he was ienHled by all
the men, and every girl, was eager to, o.
chosen. - I,:55 ~, t "a. 4 ..1Y
my queen, and there would be an o,ppor-
:tunity to say a few sweet words and pave
tthe waylto what Imean to say ore day .'or,
indeed, J mighteven then, ask her to be my
wife Who would not be proud of such a.
bride? And she smiled very kindly on me.
II dressed nnyself- in my best and-iooked
onnonS tho notteds flowers NV aunt kept
nnon her w;ndow-sili for q flower for nv
s,,,tton .hnie. Nm, fharaE w!erp no flowers or
s. ea3anI, oas t" thero "e'0 nv No"9
nT So.o. ..aatta + al sonoo Her f,owers
LILY Anem n,.a hna"aI,. and ron down
mays utoV the I;ttra bonstn osL tor one
The door was open, and slipped in. All
was quiet. The polished floor shoue with
The rubbing it had had, so that 1t reflected
tho swinoino, CAGE IN which q canary-bird
An,tarad and sanoSlaI--. ~ H. II 5's.Jl..
'Thro,,rh ste' T,,,s,;n crrtains the golden
IN. ~, ,,na,s tha e,nusyuhita walls
@,,. ~ . aI' ,.Innin 4ha d;or,nnG tatrice
Eve br; s 4ra,,; The connar mans olit-
s mrs The f,ower. hioo,nef ff in n row on
.,'a;. hnu s iT"e'' -. =
the , W,nuom- sns moor little home
ManSs.s uau ,hn or1 - p har own smal
bends p mt' wb ,S was was : shes =
No n,ottar would taEe 4 flower. and
.aa No ,,nn a;,,, ,ha a,orv ~ how thief
"a a,,ta.od har ho,,se - {,
Wbat r rro,,tod wac 81 scorlet peraniun,.
.rbere II was ire veiyet metals glowing
,,.ar,,, o;,d bri,,bt or,iCst its green leaves.
7 tool ont nv tni,e and cut IL off.
Thar won't ~ ths glass to arrange If in
,,n go, ava 49, s+ans;n, ,hrrei.T heard q, lit
tio my sva,, @ra' anne.te WAS taking to some
d. ,,o,.. $500 80, . ~
oai 90 Tue .Sn,,st mv head n nj the door
,.s;ah y,,o = sia & - {. =
WY" =. r.s ai i;tja hed.roon,. hare and white.
e.,,es ter a., ;,,Saea of the VIRGIN. BEFORE
! +h;s tnalt Mannette. dressed in her moor
hest inre the fafe. Her, back was towards