Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-09-26
BELLIES DIARY.

sionary. He set the whole business
before us in new light; he urged upon
us the necessity of action. If nearer
duties detained us, we ought to give
tithes of our income, he said. Mr..
Andover added few remarks to empha-
size the missionary's, and then the box
was passed. OF course ! hadn't any
money. / thought somewhat of putting
III the ring Aunt Holyoke left me, but
didn't dare. Afterward Mr. Andover
said if any one had come to church un-
prepared, she could leave her mite in his
hands at any time to be forwarded for
the good cause. | told Philip, who
overlook me on the way from church,
how much | was interested, and how
much l wished I were rich enough to
contribute; and he only laughed and
pooh-poohed and called me a religious
enthusiast. Mother says she wishes
Philip wouldn't haunt me so much !;
that since he has broken our engagement
because we were too poor to marry, and
no likelihood of growing richer, as his
father had just failed, he ought not to
act as if belonged TO him still. / sup
pose she thinks it diminishes my chances;
but | don't want any more " chances"
| don't believe | shall ever marry now
neither will Philip; and why should we
not be friends? Old Mrs. Abernethy
told me, directly after the engagement
was off, that she always knew Philip
DevereauX was selfish and mercenary.
[ should have given her piece of my
mind if she hadn't been old enough to
be my grandmother and hadn't meant it
kindly. How unhappy l was when
Nell Williams got angry with me and
said she didn't believe that Philip ever
meant to marry me, and would never
marry any girl without fortune! That
ended our friendship.
IburSday.-Philip is going away 1t
is like q thunder He is going into
business in New York. Perhaps he will
make a fortune; who knowsp Not that
] care for money. Mr.. Andover brought
me a book to read to mother, and a
bunch of scarlet columbines. How |
wish she could see their rich color and
grace! told him that | had grown a
sudden interest in home missions, and
wished there was something l could do
for the poor people the Rev. Mr.. Gerrish
told us about. "Your mission is already
marked out for you," he said. "You
are eyes to the blind, and sunshine to
those who sit in the shadow" 1 Ialways
think Mr.. Andover is plain man till he
smiles.
TueSday. y.--Philip is gone! He bade
me goodbye at the gate last night, un-
der The stars. He is going to write
often. 1t is horribly lonesome to-day !;
what would lifetime be without him ?
I've beguiled myself thinking over a
plan for raising money for the home mis-
sions. I've sold Aunt Holyoke's ring.
1t was pretty ring, but the jeweler only
gave me two dollars for it, with which
have bought lottery ticket. 1t doesn't
draw till the first of July, and then how
proud should be to take thousand
dollars over to the parsonage for the
cause, and how surprised Mr.. Andover
would bel
Wednesday. Very dull. Read para
disc Lost" to mother.
Thursday, 20.-Mr. Andover called /;
asked if I had heard from Mr.. Deve-
reaux. I'm afraid something has hap
pened to him.
J'tne Boa short but delightful letter
from Philip. He is too busy to write
much or often. Mr.. Andover is going
to give me German lessons.
July 5.-The lottery ticket drew moth
ing. | could have cried. / built so
many castles. The very next number
to mine drew five hundred dollars.
painted little horseshoe-German for
get-me-nots on gold ground-and Mr..
Ashley, the stationer, sold it for me for
five dollars. l was thunder struck.
Who could have thought it worth SO
muchP l mean to buy ticket in the
Royal Havana Lottery this time. Per-
haps this is the beginning of luck.
July ll.-Wrote to Philip. Mr.. An
dover came to give me German lesson
and afterward read to mother and me
from the German authors. told him
just as he was leaving, that l had heard
from Philip, because he asked before
Thought he looked displeased or some.
thing; perhaps he thinks I'm wanting
in proper spirit to correspond with
hilip's since our engagement is broken
ACCESSIBILITY is so busy that hi
can't find time to write often. I've haC
only three letters since he left, but h,
says that mine make sunshine in a shad,
place for him. Squire Cults told Mel
Williams that his daughter Annette
who is visiting at Coney Island, me
Philip there at the hop. I'm glad tn
poor fellow has some diversions" | said
but was very sorry she mentioned
before Mr.. Andover and mother. o
course man cannot work day and night
A,tqust ll.-Such weather is too splen
did to enjoy alone, Mr.. Andover rowe
me UP to the Artichoke river. 1t wa
like fairy land, all the boughs ofthe tree
leaning across from shore to shore, an
the moonlight and stars sitting through
Inn atr,1 Il, H.. 4