The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-03
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"Tell me the whole story.@ Msarts.uv
he said brokenly. "God knows Ia
sought you far and wide, bus In. ssei
thought to find you here olniphts 1
She told him then. Miss Irev y IT
sunk into her seat again, and ,Josns.1
striding across the room, stood Il n,
back Of her mistress's CHAIR Dr.. W..
more stood with folded arms 10 lea
his face growing paler, and indescr;hs'
bly, tender and mounful as she procssSs
ed. The little Emily lay still liEs g -.
carved cherub, her golden hair fs,l law
in a shining silken mesh over NJ :
Grey's somber dress. Her foster. fno ~ !.
gazed steadfastly upon.i the ,beaufIhil .
face, and her lip trembled. ls~- - i
When the woman had ended her. at,. Z Z
ry, DR.. aWestmore came nearer snas
looked down upon the bowed head )
"Theodora," he said, "will van /. =
me look at my child?" lssa'r - 9. w.
She lifted her face, and the anrrora !
eyes fell before his mournful gaze
care you going to take her from
me?" she faltered. 1rl bsa- -
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Sit down. ~ sos
He took the chair on the opposite II; q Y i
of the hearth. She rose, crossedtle Aos-.s
and laid the child in his arms then tnrSs,I. |
to Joanna with feeble, uncertain "a m ~
ton, and let the strong, faithful creaturs
lead her from the room. si.N an -
They left the father alone with In 4
child for awhile; and when heleft t5s
house, to return to the village. Il VA
understood that he should retiirhin n
morning. IS = ,s slllt = iti'aii,ss laussS
When he was gone, Miss CreeEs , hi |
the still sleeping child in her bed; t6es
going to chest of drawers ifpoBS ours !
ner of the room, she took cut ossrrfbSest
after garment of dainty size. and y Wo al
manship, letting the long-loekaf ,tasm
fall upon them as she unfofded thsn
They were her baby's clothes. z'siisa b
At last she came to the long. INA
French slip, of spotless white, which
had clothed its dainty limbs when firN
she looked upon it; the robe which n
young, broken-hearted mother had i
wrought upon with such loving care and |.
patience. This, with a fewother thins,.
found in the basket with it, she laH
aside to give to the baby's father.
He came in the morning, when III
roses were bright on little Emilys l
cheeks, and looked fol-. liz
first time into her blue eyS
that were to him a perfect copy Of d.
soft violet eyes of his innocent "ehila-
bride" And almost unconsciousY n =
found himself speaking to The0don
tenderly and reverently of that genth
child, who, though she never won tie
best love of his manhood, had found u I
him tender and faithful protector AID
friend. 4si'sssa 9as=ss nj sss
And somehow, in speaking to h9d
his past, he uncovered from the rubbhl
of by-gone memories the KEY to amises
able labyrinth of misunderstanding II
which had swallowed up their ,earlyku
and hopes and the veil fell from TIT
eyes, and they saw each others hea,n !
as they had been in the first glowd I
their youthful affection.
And SO the quarrel that had been n
so long was no more, but had vanishd
like a troubled dream. After this Mis- y
Grey melted and softened into 4 ri a
woman; such woman as Philip Wek =
more and his little Lily-or Emily, y !,
he still called her-had cause to thar y
God for. ever after. And, Joanna an !,
the tramp-woman lived together ID be- Il
mony, happy in serving the mistress a !.
little Emily. And Nicodemus wstshd3 d
the little one grow, and summed hinsd z
in her regard, until he too began y
grow young, and actually developed !:
to something like plumpness. Apt Y
the household were blessed because :
that Christmas Gift, which came TO ~ =
even as cur blessed Christ came tot a
world ages ago-in the form Of alt Il
child - n. on ns., efs & Mo,zfbIu III