The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-11

lie took II, ana after LOOKING NJ u awh''e'
read ont;
Dear MadaniLMy ir,end, Mrs. oh,Ps.one,
Tells me should pe lucky IL you arrow 'ne
TO come and stay with you Tor iortngh, OF
three weeks-busincss taxes me 10 LONDON,
MY niece accompanies me. we sha,i ncea
two bedrooms, opening into one aho'her ana
private sitting-room. We came up to see
doctor. You need not he alarmed. The
complaint is neither infectious nor danger
Gus. An early reply will oblige-fours
faithfully, HELEN GAY"
Five nights after That Miss day-she
proved to be spinster-arrived with her
niece.
"iou remember" said Mrs. Brooks that
| night to Colthurst, as he ate his supper,
the letter ! showed you few days ago
from lady recommended to me by Mrs.
Shipstone ~ " Yes the writing was not very
| legible." "That is IL. Well, they came
this morning don't wonder at her coming
up to town for advice. don't think she has
many weeks life in her. She's bent on one
side, as thin as charity, and quite yellow
aud pinched. don't think she came day
too soon, poor old lady. She isn't very old
nothing like as old as but death IL i'll her
| face-death is in her face"
| am very sorry for the poor lady," said
Colthurst seriously. He had sympathetic
nature and serious manner.
| But her niece, Mr.. Colthurst, her niece
don't think | ever saw any one more lovely.
She is fair and slight and tall and graceful,
the picture of health, and no more than
eighteen. most perfect lady. lady in
her carriage, her speech, her smile. They
are, believe, of very good family, but young
| Miss Gay would do credit To tho best house
In London. She Is soit.mannered and
cheerful. cannot tell you now much was
| struck by her. she Is tie ioveiiest creature
ever saw in all my lie, and so amiable.
To see her Keep smiling all the time TO cheer
her poor ailing aunt would win any one IS love,
man or woman, old or young. nave seen
her only twice, ana then Tor no more than
few minutes at time, but never any one else
grew on me i'll 30 short space
Next evening as Colthurst was coming
home he met an elderly lady and tail slight
girl walking slowly toward Mrs. Brooks's.
He made up his mind at once that these
were the new dodgers, drew back, ana saw
them enter the mouse. rms was conp'ete
confirmation. He did not go into the house
then, but walked around the house three or
four times. 1t was such pleasant thing to
think he could 60 up 10 tnat door AT any
moment, open 1t with MS iatch-key, ana
walk IN.
When he awoKe next morning the pirus III
the square were singing, the sun shone out
vaiiantly, all looked gay ana young AS
lar as the square was concerned, old earth
looked only III It's teens' Inc clean, hand-
some housemald was standing IN the area
gate taxing, OIL behait OF the COOK, the pread
from the strong, whoiesome-looking paker'
No children were abroad yet, but nursery
window opposite was open ana he could near
the words OF the children as they dressed
and subsequently said their prayers IN loud,
unfearing voices.
i
the house but the servant who gave him ms
I breakfast. All day he feit uneasy, dlscon-
tented. He wished 1t had been holiday. He
would have liked to stay at home and look
at ms specimens Wheh you come 10 th'nk
Oh IL, business was sucn poor tnihg AFTER al.
Answering correspondence ana seeing men
and undertaking to do this, that, or the
Q other thing was such colorless dull way OF
spending snch me day like tins, when one
I might read Ill the enclosure ana look OUT
through the ratings at any one who might
= happen to pass.
lie was Ill great hurry nome that even
| ing, he knew not why. lie usually came ny
Dus, READ the Utooe OH the Top, ana thoughl
. that drive through the iresh evening one OF
the most deiShtiul events OF the DAY. inns
evening he fancied the omnibus crawied. ana
L that II was most undesirable ones business
i | place should DC so far from ones place OF
|
AT last he reached the square. ANA now
), he was III no hurry TO enter the mouse. lie
walked all around the hagway ana thei
went into the enclosure. He walked up ane
70 down the path IN front OF MRS. Brooks,s' l
,, was close upon O'CLOCK wheh ne unlocked
the gate' crossed tie roadway ascendea tle
steps, ana thrust ms iatch-key INTO the hoie
e lie pushed open the door, ana as he dia he
saw coming down the nan aunt ana niece
!, Ihey were dressed Tor walking. lie drew
aside, bowed, ana raised ms nat.
e "Ihank you, SAID the elder lady as sb'
passed MN.
If me tai iithe form OF the glri Dent siightr
70 forward ana smile OF gracious recognition
g came upon her sweet young face.
IL lie mad never seen anything SO lovely II
le all his life before. lie would have given TIN
le world to turn round and walk out in tn
peantiiui sou evening wlth her. lie na'
III often before been attracted by beauty, bp
r. never as now. A spirit such as he had neve
'e mere was WIN her most excellent gen
n tleness. There came with her subti
presence, promise OF serene repose' io'
SO got from her no hlnt OF change OF growth, q
N development, of progress, 1t seemed a
a though she had reached the Elysial
I'd Fields, the goal OF hope, the sphere OF i'm
IS mutamiity.
o. What sweet girl Miss Gay is'' sai'
ie Mrs. Brooks that night while he ate supper
as "She doesn't Seem to know she is good look
O. ing, or that she is so amiable. know
of never saw such eyes. II her aunt only KEEP
I'd her in London and brought her out she woul
be the beauty of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fe and her carte in every window"
ID shonld be very sorry to see her any
Q, thing of the kind, She is too good to be-
OF beauty Put delicate angel like her y
I'D among lot of brazen married women, who's
an good looks ought to be at home, and ne
DIS stuck everywhere all over town for vulga
at fools to leer at ~
ot Well, am not In favor OF these phott
ut graphs myself, but think the girl 0nght
he be brought ont. wonder what will becom
to OF the dear child when the aunt dies ~
n " imagine nothing could be better for ht