Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1878-02-09

to nice little parlOr, and excusing
herself for a moment, left her. Ev.
erything had familiar appearance to
her, insomuch that she felt very much
as one in dream. Suddenly the door
opened, ami she was clasped in her
mothers arms, in a long and loving
embrace, when Mr.. Maynard came IN,
aud had a share in the happy greet.
ing. That night was a thrice happy
one to the small circle which gathered
about the cheerful hearthstone in the
pleasant parl0r, made more pleasant
still by the echoing and re-echoing of
happy voices. The next day Agnes
took Lima into the garden, and show
ed her her little treasure spot. which
was covered with collection Of rare
and choice flowers. Agnes even had
a neat and euviable summer-house in
one corner of the garden, around
which climbing roses, jessamine and
the dark-leaved ivy cluug in all the
fullness and beauty OF nature. Inside
OF the house were alternate rows OF
shelves, on which were tastefully ar
ranged pots Of tender, bright-faced
beauties, such as the dropping fu uchsia,
the superb and fragrant tube7ose, the
scarlet bud geranium. the heliotrope,
all lifting their faces hesvenward, diff.
fusi"g from their lips pure and per-
feet odor.
NOW, Agnes, you don't mean to
tell ME that you did all this work
yourself?" said Lima.
"No; the old man that papa hired
10 work the garden for him, helped
me some. l could not spare the time
from my books to give the flowers the
attention that they need" Here Ag.
mes sighed, as if the thought troubled
her, VIII ereupon Lima hsstened to re-
move this feeling by kissing her, and
telling her how we'll she had done, and
declaring her garden the most charm
lug spot she had seen for many day.
Many were the pleasant strolls the
sisters took through these enchanting
grounds; often they were accompau.
led by the mother, who not unfre.
quen.ly surprised them with a de.
Ilcious luncb. Then there were one
OF two pleasant excursions up the dear
old James, ,ou the elegant Ii tie pack ct
boat, which, though not as impressive
in size as the grand steamers which
plough the waters OF the Mississippi,
WAS a dear little boat all the same
to Lina aud. as 1t hoated gallantly
over the amooth, clear waters, giving
the artistic eye of its village passeu-
geuger ample time To drink in the
beauty OF The lovely scene which sur
rounded him, and satiate his very
soul with the gorgeous richness of
the wild and picturesque views. which
only the grandeur Of mountains can
impress upon the mind. Along the
luxurious shores stood lofty trees,
whose shade, at nooutide, threw their
shadows far out on the smiling wat
ers,in which you could see the golden
headed trout and the silver perch
playing hide-aud-seek beneath the
soft, ripping, sunnywaves. To spend
few hours or the bosom of the river
one could not help being enraptured;
for the scenery around was chaste,
sublime and beautiful. In the dissan
sunny mountains repose iu the bright
Blue of a lovely southern sky. The
shores, clothed with verdant vegeta-
tons and trees of almost every growth
waving in the "ambient air." forms a
scene at once romantic, magnificent
aud charming; one which the mind
finds itself powcrless to express. Lii
ia loved the dear old mountains,
where she had spentso many i'll
nooeut, happy hours, aud the very
sight of them seems to do her good,
and, for while, she was lost to all
save herself, and the olden time, " hen
one near aud dear to her would go
with her on such occasions. Then she
would bid her foolish, selt-willed
heart to be still, and think not Of one
whose image she thought until now
she had fully eradicsted from her
heart and memory. But to-day,
memories were awakened, that she
had hidden to sleep forever, ,and it was
not without a painful struggle thai
she could quiet the tempest which
they produced within her soul. She
knew it was wrong for her to think
Of him, even for y moment, III apy
other way than as disiuterested
friend, now that he was married.
Lima had only been home sbou,
three weeks. when they were ali joy
fully surprised by a visit from one OF
her married sisters, Mrs. Darlington,
of Bristol, Tennessee, who spent n
week with them, aud in spite of ali
the excuses that Lima could frame,
she would have her to accompany her
home.
Lima wanted 10 60, yet she disliked
10 be separated from her mother /;
for the time was fast approaching,
" hen she would leave them for All
other year. She had decided to go
out as goyerness, for her friend,
Clara Morton, had written to her |
lbout ali aunt Of hers i'll George
own, who wished to secure the SER
ices of a competent young person to
instruct her children. the ensuing
ear, and, of course, Clara recon-.
nended Lima, who was only waiting
o hear again from Clara, who in her
sgerness 10 report this good news
o her friend neglected to send that
erson's address. Lima would write
0 her as soon as she received this
ddress, and, if possible, procure the
ltustion.
But, to return to my subject, Mrs.
laynard, noticing that Lima, hesita-
I'd to accept her sisters invitation in
tantly guessed the reason, aud de-
to remove, it possible, any
bstscle that might conflict with her ,