The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-06
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A Crown Of Gold.

"a light nourishing diet and good WINE
that s what She needs, sad DR.. Osborne;
sorrowfully. Medicine can do nothing
here"
He spoke sorrowfully because he knew
right we'll that what he was recommend
Ing was beyond his patients power TO Oh
tain, and his heart achcd for tho positive
despair that showed itself in the face of the
listener.
a beautiful girl Of 10 or 90 years, per-
hnps, upon whose youth tue blight of care
and poverty had fallen heavily She was
poorly clad in black, and us she put back
her dingy veil with white and trembling
hand, her large blue eyes, full of unshcd
tears, rovcd from the speakers kindly face
to the wasted, silent figure on the bed again
with whole history of untold anguish in
their depths.
Doctor Charles Osborne, young and tcn-
der of heart, looking into the sad blue eyes
aud falling leach moment moro andamore
deeply in love with their owner, impulsivc
ly answered their despairing gaze as he
might have answered spoken words.
So would to God that my means were
equal to my will " said he 81 am but
a poor and struggling physician, as you
know; otherwise your mother would want
for nothing. - ,'.
The young girl bl,ishcd vivid CRIMSON
suddenly, and drew up her slight figure
haughtily with n look of offended pride.
1t was only for M instant, however, the
next she held out her hands to him crate
fully, and the tears in her blue eyes over
flowed.
thank YOU for your sympathy" she
said simply, "and for your constant care,
but for which she might not "-hcr eyes
were Oh the bed and her voice sank low
" she might not, perhaps, have been spared
to me this lorg. For the rest"-wiih Il
deep sigh &c II there be any way in the
world to obtain it she shall have wine. "
Sho s.Jod for few seconds, looking
after him, and listening to his football as it
echoed along the bare staircase and hall
she let her face fall down on her hands
with fearless sob.
" Can poverty bring us good gifts?' she
.loancd. "If 50 it is only 10 torture us.
In my povcrtysatrue hearthas come tome,
but 1t can never be mine !"
Then she went into the nool, 6are room,
cloBing the door softly alter her, and bent
above the sleeping figure on, the bed.
''Good !ood and winc,' she n,urmured
"And she will die without then.. How
can get themp How? Alas II wae
easier 10 ask than to answer that. Every
thing they possessed that, would fetch q
dollar had been sold, and had she not spent
almos, the whole OF this weary day in try
Ing to obtain work and quite IN valn9,
81 know not what to d." she sighed,
despairing!y, and turned away, and, half
unconsciolsly, >ok OFF her bonnet. AS
she did that, bit of wire escaping from
the f,il.s of crapos caught in her comb and
hroJu II 0fl1 GN1ll, f,1D,1loI n rlo r;r
shower Of golden HAIR upon her shoulders.
"a crown of goldl" size said sadly and
bitterly. "The last Of my ornaments 1t
was well enough when was rich. Whcri
poor papa was alive to take pride In 1t, and
call me Princess Golden Hair, and deck il
with pearls and gems but now--what do
want with 1t now 2"
She took 1t down again, and shook It
over her like veil, and held 1t ND, allow
Ing the shining hairs to fall through lcr
white fingers like golden rain.
ut Is worth ysonething," Jsho said,
thoughtfully. elf l had wanted to bur.
chase 1t, when Ihad money, !, should hive
paid well for it--a hundred dollars, per-
haps. wonder If Lily Edison would give
me twonty now7"
"l'll try" she rauttercd, rcsolutcly, and
began TO coil itnp again. Ssf,7
"Lllys hair was OF exactly tho same
color" she mused anxiousy., ,.,
ssAy ''3ut she had not 50 much on al" licr
ISsgead as I twist INTO one of these braits.
aa;She used to say laughing, that she would
I gladly buy }mine for d It's weight In gold.
Well, I'll try.
Onoe more che put on her bonnet, and
leaned over the bed. .gs4,sess,ass, ,eats,s,,a,7
''You shall not die for want Of wine,
while your child wears o golden crown
Never, dear " SE ( 1fEvta III 4 4 Iii
Lily Edlson was an heiress and 4 belle.
Not 20 handsome as tho fair rival who had