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


People were hurrNlng along through
the binding SHOW storm, batting
with the wind that huwlcd aud
nnaned ont by turns lis story I'll
woe.
Hugh Remington AMI his friend
Williams, glad to he ont ot ;hr
( storm, bad settled Themselves III
gown and slippers for unlrt even
ing at home. THE shutters were
! closed and the curtains drawn, and
on either side of the hearth vas
/ placed the taNurltr chair at each.
I rhrsc TRENDS had lived together
in their harhrlor quarters tor more
than two Years. E>rrN thing in the
apartment showed refined iast, and
wealth. Some said that il all Mr.
lunrrd to Hugh. and that he made
II Il hpnt. inI his friend. No one,
however, knew this To br true.
, Hugh WAS unIrt aud reserved. sci
dom spoke ui MS affairs Ia any one.
never laid any special claim To any
thing. but allowed it 10 appear iha,
]
After the evening papers had been
read aud discussed. the two sat
talking of the days gone 10y, of lit
tie episodes III their lives. Hugh
was in "A talking mood, aud had
told several good stories of his past
life; stopping suddenly he eXclaim.
ed:
Did ever tell you Of my love
tor the widoNf"
NO" replied Williams, "iet's
have it,"
WELL said Hugh. taking an
other cigar. and looking very So
rion> rs he leaned back in his great
easy char. II met her III Paris"
"Nct who."
"Oh. never mind who. Be con
tent that | an telling inH he siur, .
and don't ask Tor uanrS. ! thuught
of her as the widow II is Il sui.
iititn' title"
"Wcll, won't interrupt. Gu
on"
So Hugh rnniinn,Il:
ii Mas calling upon my old friend,
Mis-. Lee. and while Waiting iur III,
servant To Iahr her my card. IN
odd piece OF hiic hiac standing
~ ,hr corner of the room attracted
over to rNamiur II. While tins
= engaged the door opened. turn
nd. thinking /, Mas Mrs. lee. " hen
uh, What a beauty me, my sight,
50 snall tina, she ln"krd like II chlI'l
large. deep blue eyes that came on
from under II mass oi light COLDER
|. rurl-. u small nose and II rosebud ~
4 mouth. She WIS dressed in tlr,l
/. mnurnlrIg. aud / Thought. - look
rd AZ her, that | had never seen ;
more beautiful picture. She didn'
see me nntii / made IA slight move
= mcrt, which sraitled her. Comm.
forward, said:
1 trig; ened you. did not"
l.. NrS; | was not aware that then
was any one in the room. lou ~
t, waiting ioi Mrs. Ierf And >h
gave me- the sweetest smile. show
ing most perfect row of teeth.
- Before could answer. Ms. l.
Il. appeared aud introduced rs. ME-
- WIS making Mrs. Lee a >!nr
visit prior To her drpar'nr, t
America. was glad ot tlar. a>
should then have the pleasure {
!. Srring her again.
y The evening PASSED only Ia
quickly, and | dI">r with an ai"''
t. ~ iuI sta, wg ~ late Ms. IT.
in, iirl me To dine with them II
formally the mex, day. She sa'
her friend preferred hrIng quiet. :
lhrN should I've quite alone. \"
may hr sure that accepted the /,
\ >ilatiun, and was there promptly :
u the hour The wido~ WAS MOI
charming than on the pr"Nlnl
evening longrd Ia Stop II
hours lruu rriiiu. on. Han IN" bee
=" III the habit ut dropping III ~ MI
Lees AZ all hours, my iirqnrnl'
- almost daiiy->i,its we're not II
y AL Mis- Lee thanked me- for col
inr To them it, their loneliness, Al
rs the widow would give me one
her swce, smiles. and | WAS than
tul III tn, Utmost heart that ia
'e'' were lonely, aud that it fell To Il
lot to cheer them. So th" wee
passed. until the time cam" for I
departure of Mrs. Lees friend.
Now, | had intended passing
month or TWO in England bet,
md coming home, but when | tnn
that the widow was to return III
-. da,s, began Ia think that my
~ called me back To my hnSiiic
Ia the more Thought OF il. the ~
-, j., important It seemed 10 me tina