The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-11-13

tried to persuade himself that he
loved her very dearly, and really
enjoyed her society very we'll
until she started her favorito topic
which was all Greek to him. He
was indeed a very unappreciative
person, so said Elizabeth she
would play one Of her finest and
most dificultIpieces for his especial
e6ifcation, and when she finished,
with a selfsatisfed air, ho would
quietly thank her, and then be-
nignly and innocently asked if she
played "Old Dog Tray with vari-
atious. The only answer he ever
received to q like request was a
scornful look, and the advice that
he had better ask Lucy, which ad-
vice he always followed, and when
that young lady played the desired
tuno he would feel extremely
gratifed, and begin to think how
very pleasant it would be to have
Lucy always to play for him the
music he preferred.
Perhaps because Lucy's tastes
and habits closely resembled his
own; or, perhaps, it was a pleas
SAINT recreation to watch her
pretty white hands wander over
the keys, or, perhaps the other
young ladies frightened him by
their learning and accomplish
mcnts, but certain it is he began
thinking much oftener of Lucy
than one who sincerely believed
himself a, suitor of Emma should
have done.
They all lived quiet, peaceful
life for some time, but one day
trouble came to them as it must
come to everyone: Poor Mr.. Car
man fell i'll Of a dangerous fever
and died very suddenly. Happily
the remaining members Of the
family, with the exception of
Lucy escaped she was very Ill
for several weeks, but finally re-
covered. The stay and support
Of mother and daughters was now
taken away and they were com
pelled to maintain themselves.
The four older girls very soon
turned their accomplishments to
good account and managed by
dint of much economy to relieve
their mother of all anxiety con-
cerning them. But Lucy, she
could do nothing, and her illness
had rendered <her'-incapable Of
much exertion, although she was
quite willing and would have been
willing to work herself to death
had her strength permitted.
Mrs. Carman's, incessant fault
finding and querulous complain
ings rendered Lucy unhappy. Va:
rions were the surmises formed
in her mind concerning her stu
pidity as she called her failure to
excel in any one art, while her Sis
ters were so opposite in character
and intellectual superiority, and
sometimes she felt inclined to be-
lieve that she could not be one OF
Mrs. Carman's daughters, and
thought 1t extremely probable
that the genuine Lucy had been
stolen when an infant and she
substituted in her place; a COM
mon occurrence in stories she had
read.
1t happened one day, when Mrs.
Carman's reproaches and scold'
ings had surpassed their usual
bounds, that Lucy, feeling partic'
ularly miserable, crept away to a
secluded nook of the garden
where, unobserved, she could seek
to understand the: as yet, unsolved
problem of her existence.
"O," thought she, "whai can be
the reason am so different from
everybody I ever knew or heard
of. l don't believe there is one
person who really loves me; but,
then, it is all my fault, it must be,
though [ don't know how in the
world to change my character and
render myself a more attractive
girl-O, dear! D, dear!"
II have been looking all about
for you, Miss Lucy" said a voice
which closely resembled Harry
Gnew's, "and began to believe
that you had committed suicide
but-why Lucy! you have been
crying" .
mo, I have not" protested Lu'
cy, dashing away the tears and