The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-08-29
BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY, AUGUST 49, 1873.

shawl, exactly as she left, had come
back. But at the very doorstep OF the
cab she stood motionless, as if transfix-
ed by q shock.
The house was lighted from attic to
basement. The white blinds were
drawn, but lamp light streamed through
them into the street, and shadows NOV
ed across them in swift chase. Sound
of music, waltz played by piano, vio-
lin, and harp, escaped as distinctly as
the light. Mrs. Edgeley hardly had
strength of mind left to pay the cabman
and ring the door-bell. The door open
ed in q flash. The stern dissatisfied
waitress admitted her with ayes, &C.
tually with grin. Girls in light even
ing dresses and white neck-tied boys
were promenading in the hall, and the
parlors were filed with the whirl Of the
dance.
Mrs. Edgeley, dumb with indigna-
ton, attempted to ascend the stairs, but
midway she was almost upset by two
childrt n in a high state of excitement
coming down abreast 50 Who are you?"
grasped the matron. coming to dead
stop. So
1--WE are Miss Rainor's orphans"
said they, or said one fcs both, who
were exactly alike in brown stuff gowns
and blue capeS.
ss Miss Rainor's s0hGt?"
ave go to the L. School, and Miss
Rainor has no mother; soshe takes care
of US, for our mtoher is dead too. Miss
Rainor makes our frocks for US, and our
| capes and we have been to hear the
| music, and now we are going home;
and we are to have oranges to take with
us, and plum-cake." I"
- Mercy!" cried the lady, pushing
past them with hasty steps, but pausing
again on the landing with another dead
STOP Not because the rooms on this
floor too, with the exception Of her own
+" wing room were a. blaze of light and
half full of guests, but because the
dance music had stopped and some one
was singings alove song, serenade--
one, of 1.-THE old, old songs
A mans voice! Itcarried Mrs. Edge
ley back 10 years-yes Is years-back
ID the gray parsonage by the stone mill,
where, night after; night, that summer
4
knew which, till the sister was taken
and the other was left Mr.. Rainor was
singing. Heaven only knew how out
Of that grave Of 10 years, he had got
back his voice.
Its year from the day when Amy
Jennings went out as governess from
her brothers house, and now she is
back, only for month, for at the end
i of that timc she is to be q bride, and her
room Is strewn with bridal stuffs, and
the wedding-gown is this moment being
trimmed with lis pearly border of lace.
We had hoped to keep you longer
said the affectionate Dick; and It's
too bad in you to 60 off just as you've
come back, = said the affectionate Jack.
But Matilda remarked, = How ridicu-
lous it is for a-girl like you, Amy, to
| marry an old man like that!"
aHe is not an old man. said Amy,
indignantly, ssand if be were, I'd make
him young again; love him so much
{ love and respect and bless. his kind
heart sosdeeply and so much! There is
no old age to . forever kind heart. .
Il aAnd then that girl! Very much
fitted goas ara to bB mother to = big
girl like that !" a
!. She'll be q mother to me, said
Amy, laughing her merriest little laugh.
, az assure you Matte is equal to that. =
II And to be married SO soon, too; only
d engaged for month Mr.. Rainor, .
Matilda changed from the sarcastic to
the angelic in trice, for Mr.. Rainor
!, had entered as she spoke Mr.. Rainor,
II a.H,. don II vor marry a yy,af,Ire woman