Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-26

whether you lose front tooth, OF
your fortune, or your life, your
best wishers will call you poor
dearly Now do you think-hon.
estly, now, you kuow-that it was
really necessary for Philip Killers
daughters to take this unprecedent.
ed stepr"
"Miss Allfriend will kiss us all
around, and drop a tear OIL each OF
our noses, with-'My dear children!
it makes my heart bleed! And
how does mamma stand itr And
Mrs. Williams will trot in, eye.
glass up-'BIess me! bless mel
thought should drop when l read
it in the papers! Such y shock!
You can't really conceive! Bromide
aud red lavender all night, my
dears! l assure your"
"Hold your saucy tonguem laugh.
ed lmogen, IN spite of herself, and
even Emma smiled at the spirited
mimiefy.
Blanche ratified away faster than
ever. 81 am going to be prim and
proper when they begin to come!
One and all will criticise our ap.
pointments as 'shockingty extrava.
CAN'T declare that the like vas
never seen before in store or work.
roOm-Quite out of keeping you
knowH and prophesy swift ruin if
We keep on as We have begun.
And we won't hint that we paid
for everything, our very own selves,
with the money papa has forced
upon us for the work we have done
in the last four years. It's none of
their business! nor that we have
some left, to repair losses, should
we have any!"
"Dear papa. all we can do won't
bring back health and reason to
him." sighed Emma. "Or life to-
Her eyes filled suddenly, and she
would have FASTENED from the
room, but lmogen caught her in
her arms.
"For their sakes-those who
loved and believed in ns-apd for
the babies; we will acquit ourselves
bravely, sister. There are times
when work that we must d0-sys.
tematic and sustained effort for
others, is Gods best cure for soul.
morbidncss. Know
The others exchanged a silent
look over the bright head bowed on
Emma's shouIder-a glance of
blended pity and Indignation.
Then, Blanche pulled back the
glass door of her flower case with
needless rattle, and busted herself
with pendant of glossy ivy.
"AnOther year | will devise some
such plan as this for showing off
my feathers-something like an
aviary-see if | dOn'tm
Not one of tho three ever re-
ferred, in so many words, to the
fact that handsome, accomplished
Harding Walford had not entered
the house in more than month;
that his visits had slackened per.
ceptibly in frequency and length
since it became generally known
that Mr.. Hitler would never recov.
er. He had been lmogen's most
devoted attendant for almost
year. Her family had not doubted
what wonld be her answer to the
declaration they saw was pending.
The world reported that he had
broken positive engagement, aud
ran no risk in so doing, since she
had neither father nor brother to
defend her rights. But there was
not, on this account, meted out to
him formidable share of censure.
He was "tbe best judge of his own
affairs" He was not rich. Had
he been, he might still, with rea.
sOn, hesitate to take step that
would entail upon him such
weight of responsibility as would a
connection with the no longer pros
porous Killers, even had not limo.
gems eccentric conduct of late, in
banding with her sisters 'to under.
mine the distinctions of SOCIETY,"
been ample excuse for his detection.
He was wise in his generation, and
the applause showered upon him
who doe;h good unto himself, was
his due. SOCIETY always pays
this sort of debt.
Only-Imogen had believed in
him; and the shivering of her trust
beyond the hope of repair, was
very hard 10 bear. So much more
cruel than the thought of being the
target Of g0ssip's shafts, that the