The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1879-12-19
"Adelina.
Mr.. Pike looked wise.

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'.Adelina Lagrange, supposei and
you are the daughter of the lady who has
recently taken the Baldwin cottage97
Eyes sir.
"Well, you may take this seat, "
pointing to bench not far from whereI
was sitting, and without further qnes-
tioning Adelina had passed through the
trying ordeal Of first day" and was
duly counted one OF US.
Her mother, it was rnmored, was
4 lady Of refinement and culture, but
very proud and reserved in her de-
1neanor for o person who was oblidged
to teach music for living. Mrs. La
grange, at any rate, was young, hand
some, and recently widowed-at least
the length and newness Of her veil, indi-
Gated to observing feminine eyes that
the bereavement was recent, and that
is all the gossips knew about her
The summer term brought Adelina
again to the old school house, but so
changed outwardly that we hardly knew
her for the same rblackhird" Of the pre-
vious winter. She huttered in one
morning dressed in white, with cash and
shoulder knots OF cherry ribbon-the
loveliest ever saw.
At noon she came to me and said, very
grayely;
"After to-day em not coming any
more:
"whyP"
81 am going to tho city q live; but
you were kind to me the first day came,
( and 1 tell you for that reason, and be
!, cause you didn't mind untying my hood
for me-"
II felt her going SO keenly that
could not study, try as I would, and IL
a consequence my grammar lesson was Z
s. decided failure. l went from schoo
|, her way that day, taking care that th'
d other scholars should not suspect any
# motives.
i when I came in sight Of her she wat
standing mo.ionless by the road, atten
le lively Watching yellow jacket buzzint
Il for sweets in the dowRy heart Of whit
/ Canada thistle. Years after. when mile
!, and milea away from that spot, / coul'
se slut my eyes Of hazy October after
e. noon, with Ave o'clock ann dipping to
ward tie See tops, and see q girl, Lowell
10 as the blush d the Eanset, ga@ng pen
~ siyely at bee upon common roadsid
ut flower.
"a Did it sting you?" asked, aasumiu
yl a very sympathetic air.
OF 'No; bees never sting me, and II
watched them dance on the thistle-heat
ne all snmmer.'
all 'tI tlid not know that you loved then
Most girls are afraid of bees"
or Eyes; but am not
She turned from the rank patch
thistles aud slowly resumed her wa
.er homewhgd.
q. When we came to the lane where ol
,ra paths separated she put up her litt
i arms to be taken and kissed before len
ing me, as she said, ITO come back !
more"
"Be good to yourself, Eddie. and ne
vintor if any little lonely Adelinas col
cold and frightened to the old red schc
at house yonder, be kind TO them as y,
were to me.
Something choked in my throat, and
ly, could not say a word; but I kissed i
or more than oncee; and after she b
lie. slipped from my arms and was twen
ltie rods away, 1 sat down and cried like
od baby, because was never to {
EN- my Adelina again.
1t was no. long before the rumor v
ne, rife in neighhorhood that Mrs. Lagran
had married middle-aged millionai
ith- and that the young widow and her ch
,wn had found new protector in pli
h a of the one death had taken from them
nld Years fitted by-I had fought throu
lgly the great rebellion-entered the ar
in private and came out of it capt
not shattered in health, and utterly deple
icht in pocket. to find myself at home aga
i'll and altogether distrustful Of fortuI
lack smiles.
Ben In my frequent walks to the will
ing, post-ofiice l often passed by the old
look school-house, and never without s
Of regret for the many happy, care-i
fol- days spent within its battered walls,
new Among the letters handed to me
nm morning was one post-marked !
sked York, which informed me Of the ag
able feet that. through the instruu
,row tality Of friend Of mine whom he
anxious to serve, the undersigned,
who Maxwell, had been induced to exten
sac; me commercial opening at the lib
salary Of two thousand a year, to be
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