Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-09-25

In another moment . r0und-cheeked, un-
mistAkably red-haired, good natured
looking young girl in . plain travelling
dren stcod before me,
"Geod graciousl 10 this the beauty"
thought I; and Carroll fell bsck = step
Tor two.
aArs you Nj. Carmodyr' she asked.
"Iam," l replied, holding out my
hand; and let me welcome you" when,
. turning from mo, she gently pulled for
ward into the room the loveliest little
child / had ever beheld in my life, with
large scul-lit brown eyes, and sunny hair
the exact color of our lost darlingA
"This ID MiM Aahbell," said tho maid;
" and ! am to stay or 90 back - you re
1T"
I looked at Carol. He INDUCED in 4
long, under-the-breath whistle.
Helen buried her face in the sofa
cushion and laughed Historically.
The child came forward, and holding
out her little hand, said, with q pretty
drawl, I am to love you, and you are
to love me. Aunt said 60"
went on my knees on side of her
and Helen went down ON her knees on
the other, and we kissed her till her dim
pied cheeks glowed again (you zee the
house had been 20 lonely without our
little sister, while Carol looked on with
satonishment admiration, and tender
neaB blended In his handsome face, and
Win stole in with the only bud from my
precious tea rose, the stem carefully
stripped Of its thorns, and put it in her
hand.
"Thank you, boy" she said. al will
have you for . brother; and you too"
looking with . bright smile up into Car
rops face. "There is an angel nome, in
/. .o big picture with hair and eyes like
Carroll caught her up in his arms
and q with her to mothers room.
And there she hsd no sooner said, "My
papa and mamma are both in heaven"
than mother burst out in q blessed fit of
weeping that left q rainbow behind it.
And from that hour the weight began
to be lifted from her brain, and soon /
had to resign my position Al housekeep-
er, for We had our mother back again o.
abe used to be of old-a little quiet in
her ways, perhaps, but just as sweet, ~
kind, as unselfsh as ever.
And CAROLS picture of miss Ash
bell" gained him a place on the VA Is of
the academy that autumn; and Will,
who entered college last week, never ran
away from her again, but has ever since
been giving her roses freed from thorns,
u he did the first night she come among
NJ, bringing light and happiness-God
bless her!-to our sorrow-clouded house.
And ! often think, looking at the two
heads There is only four years difference
In their ages) bending over tie same
book, that ONE day Will will tell her
the old, old story, and she will hear it
with q smile.
II shouldn't wonder if you were
right, Brownie" says my husband-how
l laugh when Think Of my jealous fears
about him once on q time!-" you almost
always are"
And aunt's speculation turned out
(she is still living, q hale old
woman of sev~enty-ive), and she insisted
upon accepting what she called faith
ers share, and that share was NO incon-
siderable one.
And the seven-roomed house has
grown to q twelve-roomed one-Betty,
by-the-bye, has allowed her daughter to
assistin the housework-and the twenty
ave by twenty-five garden to q hundred
by . hundred, my corner just filled with
And everything has prospered with us,
and NO frightening shadows have fallen
upon u paths, since the rosy June
afternoon we so unwillingly opened the
door to let in the darling who loved us.
n we loved her, at first sight-sweet,
golden-haired Miss Ashbelll