Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-14

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from under her curls, laugh her
sweet low laugh, aud ask the most
childish, Innocent questions.
/ We were walking this way on the !
sixth day out. had carefully r.. |
hrars-d my part and WAS about 10
tell my story. Her conversation |
seemed td iead to it, for SHE said:
/ 'lou will come TO sce me when
YOU are in New York, won't you.
/ Nj. RpmiHgtaHf
/ 'NoihinG.' said |, 'wonld give me
greater pleasure
'Yun will come ofifni Promise
10 dine AT our house once a week.
Yuu won, forge, mcf and the blue
eyes soughr mine.
looked into them, and my look
told what my tongue had refused
to say. | pressed the little hand
close TO my heart, and after II
paus. said, below my breath, For.
get YOU" and WAS about TO pour
forth my love when she gave
little scream, aud cried. oh, my
veil" There, sure enough. VAS the
confnunded blue thing sailing be.
fore the wind, aud all the rassrn.
gers, it seemed TO me, after il. Or
course | had to 60 too, aud make
believe try TO capture it. never
hated any thing 40 murh M | did
that yard of blue ganzc. couldn't
90 back and continue my story from
where il WAS so suddenly broken
off, and indeed the widow seemed
quite shy If me.
The incident had given the pas
sPHgpIs an opportunity 10 speak 10
her, and when joined her ~ lthon,
the veil. for il had, hoped. struck
. hnttnln) she Was surrounded 10y n
group of people. had u" chance
that day. nor the next. tn get her
io NY self. tiird To think ot some
thug that | could do or show her
tina, would aniusr and tlrinln her.
. II seemed as though ! had exhaust,
, ed ali my Ir>unrcr>. When al last II
brilliant idea occurred to me; !
would show her the presents ] had
, brought for sister Nell. They
! were all in my liltlr SEA ilnnk, aud
, knew that she run.dn'' resist then
. ALTERATIONS. She came on deck
! bright and beautiful as ever.
Isn't it driightiul,' she said, Il,
r think that 10 morrow We shall he al
r., ho,nr. can hardly wait for III,
1 time tn come; and yet and hrl
!. voice dropped into the dearly loved
u soft ionr-'thr voyage has been :
a most charming one, owing ~ yonI
| kindness she added brightly.
= loncrd to launch forth my tai,
u -, love, Int thinking il more prn
I dent to wait Until ! had srrnrr,
- her wholly to myself, ] asked he
4 in the most ordinary manner il sh'
wouldn't enjoy looking ~ some lit
Il tie thinkers that had picked up il
r. Paris. Her eyes sparklrd.
Il Yes. indeed. she said. Moth
Il ing could br more delightful thai
ir to get glimpse of Paris while il
sea-
l. Invent below and got all my pref
| ~ nonvrautrs. aud brnngh, then
I up Ia her Pacing II chair in
A quiet corner, aud we'll hid from III
other people, then drawing min
IT M beside hers. ! began shown
~ one IN one my collection Of cd
H. things.
/ where did Won get them. Nj
If. Remington hunted ait "vc
ir Paris and found nothing half :
ia pretty. What exquisite porte h"I
1T hruI~" and -ltr slipped one ate
an",hrr of my carefully chose
rr bracelets on her little plump wrist
and 'Hfhtl Them fist on one III,
Is. and then on the other.
,r knew N-ii's taste, and la
ld searched for something rnromm"
nh and was we'll pleased with what
~ had bought. But Nell and ever
~ thing were forgotten with this b
VII, hing creature by my side, ~
", when she made a move 10 tai
On them of, ! said lanehingly,
,r. course. oh, don't disturb thei
AT they look ~ well where they ar
lld aud it is pleasant, yon know, 10 &
! n glimpse Of Paris while ~ sea-
If. She kept them on, nnd-l "lrn'
all thu, other boxes. There UrIr ing
re. CROSSES, mrdalIifus. cha'elainrs, n,
many other ornaments at curi"
,hr designs The widow deckrl h'
NJ. srif. and WIS in high gf"r. 4 chi
~. could not have enjoyed It more.
,kr watched her with lo, ing eyes, I"
ui her where each one came from, III
1 helw'l fas'rn them on.
i tel like \" Italian princes
lii III. said. 'ahd ought I" have
IN. throne and crowd I" k"t'i
,ad cnnr,irrs. and the picture would
,rts cnntlete.'