Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-08-29


and she looked in black but not a
heart-beat quickened even wher
the handsomest man in the room
bowed low before her, and mur-
INJURED fiattering words in honeyed
tones.
All would not do. She felt a
positive aversion to some of them,
and having got into a foolish hab-
|it Of having everything she want
| ed, becaused of her fathers indal-
gence, she could not reconcile her
self to the idea of marrying a man
for whom she did not care half as
mnch as she did for her pet canary.
w hen the month was nearly up,
during which the merchant, while
lie waited anxiously, said nothing,
Annis spoke.
Papa" she said, 'yoi are worth
a dozen of them. / had rather live
in poverty with You than in atflu-
ence with one OF them "
" You don't know what poverty
IS" said her father, glooni,y.
"Bpt | have curiosity TO know .
said the daughter, hravely, "Be a
good papa now, and don't tease me.
am sure vou can save enough out
Of the wreck 10 furnish two rooms,
and cook has been giving ne le s
ons. Y ont it be Tun r
6 The rnined merchant sighed
but he was rot altoghethef DIS
pleased.
The girl had such sweet and
coaxing voice-she looked at him
50 f5virsly, and he was III tie lab
It Of giving her whatever she want
ed. So o~th4 end Of it was that he
lief her do Is she liked in this.
Godfrey Prime saved nothing
from the Frecb. He was an hon
orable man, and gave mp every
thing t9 his creditors, even his
daughters many and costly orna-
ments-with her consent, too.
But even then all was paiG, and
humble as..Bas-tt1e home 70 which
.t4fc7 pair betook themselves, the
saddest thought chat entered there
was that dollar remained unpaid
against the name Of Prime.
"It must be paid somehow .
said Annis " "Oh, if there were
anything great, anything grand,
that l could do It is . shame
there IS not, after all you have laid
out on me, papa. Why, [ am the
worst Investment You have made,
| do believe. Help me to think ii
there is no way II which can earn
money to make you even with the
world again. ] could not be an
artist, for though you paid my
drawing-master such tabnlons sums.
| am sure il | were to sketch you
would be able to distinguish that il
had four legs and head, and that
would be all. | never could make
any difference, on paper, between
horses head and dogs. | didu'r
think | should ever succeed as an
actress, and though have a toier,
able voice, should be so frighten-
ed, ii | were to try to sing in pub
lie, that | could not utter Il note."
! All, my child" said the father
'sif you had only married some one
Of those rich admirers of yours "
Annls laughed.
what is the use OF saying hot
papa Not one of them has been
near us since your failure. I al
ways suspected their devotion was
not TO be trusted. But if one o
them did care enough for me tC
come forward now, and offer to pay
these dreadful debts. | believe
should fall in love with him out o
sheer gratitude. | would marry ;
clod. to see your rame clear 0
debt
The father and daughter hac
come ont tor a short walk at even
ing, and neither of them noticed
that, as Annis said these words
gentleman, who bad been waikin,
behind them, passed them slowly
with lingering glance into th
gliPs beautiful face.
Some days passed, and then
very queer letter came to Ami
} Prime. 1t read:
HDEER Mss: Eav wacht you ofe
when yn didunt No it. hurd wha
: you seed too yure fotlur aboN
mariun emmy wun hoo kood Pa hi
debts. kan doc it, und if yele ha
me, will, ime clod, but i've got th
mummy Ware wred goze in your
} hare, when yu go out too wauk til
next TYNE, if you aksep. and the jer
that giys you bokay will be NEE.
CLoD.'
, Annis spelled ont this stranp
epistle with some difficulty, for
was miserahly written, aside fro
!, the spelling. Then she showed
I to her father, and laughed till 81
Q cried.
r He spells rose with a e and re
with 'w.' But ! think | shs
N s.