Connecticut western news., 1880-10-06

life was tending. To wear away the season from youth to age in uneventful monotony, her soul unsatisfed, did not suit her. But spell, a fate, seemed upon her. Probably it would never be otherwise; and a sadness no words could express spread all through her consciousness. / A step upon the gravel. She turned and encountered the gleam of two blue eyes. Captain Somers bowed low.
 "'Your pardon more missing prop erty, Miss Westerley," he stammered.
 "What is it now?" asked Adelaide, in amazed tones.
 GA ring I dropped yesterday. An, here it is," stepping to hide guilty blush, and immediately, with strange good fortune, discovering diamond ring at the edge of the grass plot.
 He showed it to her-a diamond quaintly set; his property for fifteen years, he said, the gift of his deceased mother.
 The heiress of the Junipers was as guileless as child. She never thought of fear and what was there to suggest it in gentle words and courtly tones ? And, fortunately, Captain Somers was an honest man and honestly in love.
 They chattered among the rose vines for long hour. The young man made practical use of his time. With undue stress he told her who he was-the younger of two orphan brothers left early to find their fortune. The elder had succeeded better than he perhaps because less scrupulous. It was God frey's yacht Gordon commanded. He had no money, but he had not a vice, and the good will of all men.
 And when he had gone, she found that he had left with her letters highly recommending him to stations of trust, so that she was able to afford astonished and alarmed Aunt Resolve all the as- surance she needed.
 And now Adelaide was no longer alone. She had lover.
 Week after week the yacht Mermaid remained in the ofing. Day by day the young people foated on the smooth summer tide or strolled in the garden, or sang at the old piano songs ringing and full of sweetness.
 Perhaps no happier hearts existed under the sun. Then Godfrey Somers sent for his yacht, and Gordon must needs obey and speed North.
 ooh, Gordon, you will forget me p she cried.
 Forget my little oriole ? Never Child, you do not know how love you. Wear this ring for me, Adelaide"
 It was deep and yellow, and bore in deeply engraved characters the word "Always." And so they parted for a few weeks betrothed lovers.
 The summer waned, but Adelaide was so happy she did not mind when the rose petals fell and the fruit was gath cred.
 Aunt Resolve, who watched her con- stantly nowadays, saw that she was wrapped in 8 dream of bliss. Her nature of great sweetness was alive, and her lover and her love life was all to her. And now, for Somers' sake-that was plain-she began to take an interest in the tasks and plans at the Junipers.
 "Where does the money come from that pays the plantation hands for their work, Aunt Resolve ?'
 They have their cabins and corn and sweet potato patches. pay them small wages out of the fruit crop"
 "What does that consist of?"
 Strawberries, pears, melons and grapes"
 "Where are they sold?"
 "I send them North by the boats"
 "What buys our food and dresses ?
 "The oyster beds. They are great deal of care, assure you."
 "For you. You have the care of every thing. Let me learn to help you, deal auntie; let me learn to be useful to you.
 And Adelaide grew busy, painstakine and thrifty. She was dusting an olt cabinet one day when panel, which al ways seemed secure, slipped from it groove into her hand, showing cavity filed with compartments behind. IT one was bit of folded yellow paper. I was not worth disturbing at first Ade laide thought. At last with reluctan curiosity she drew it forth unfolded ant scanned it's faded characters, and as sh' read her dark eyes dilated, her check paled, she caught her breath.
 Aunt Resolve was counting out none. on the library table. Suddenly Adelaide all white and trembling, entered tn room, the paper in her hand. "Wha have you there?'
 Aunt Resolve had grown suddenl ghastly at the sight of the faded scrar She snatched at the girls wrist, an drew the paper towards her withou touching it. She saw only too clearl the minute, quaint characters, clear g print, though the ink was faded The she pushed Adelaide away and turne aside her face.
 . The bewildered girl sat down upon tI l footstool at her feet. "Oh Aunt, what is it? ?" . "It is nothing" portioning off the si = yer with trembling hand. "The sa V marsh must be cut now; so go ava: child; am busy"
 But the girl chung about her knees. "Oh! this is my grandfather's nan l signed to this," she cried, "and n homeless"
 | "Tut, tut"
 F "Am not the last of my race? H t father gained it honestly" he say