Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

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and hidips my faSs insmy ypts1as, I leanbd
ag:ioss the aossr, While NH hsa,t wops tears
9f biood, The littls one gsxsd NJ ,ms, griev.
FED aud sfnssed, aud paE 1p her pretty lip
ss:if about to oryib whils tie 'psfpisxed SET
vantstepped tontheM psslor aooi' aud called
ny sister ont to SEQ who 10 was Shat eeon.
dnetsd himself 90 strangely.fo sgipls 4 "
y ! lhessa'seyllsht sssle step snd pleasant voice
:. '"Do yoa lyish to sea cal ny father, ssirs'
biz Doked pp. There stood . pretty sweet.
faced ,msidodI ofrtwcptys not much changed
from the dear little sister [ had loved 90
well, snl looked at her Tor q, moment, aud
then, sti6log, the. tpmalt Of my heart by
mighty effort, / opened my arms aud
seid:sl o2oo3Q 5la3a4i ic o.ttnL
i 'Lizzie, don't you know rnef'' 5sin'd
eHsrryl, Oh, py brother Harry" she
shs wsp..s # hei hsssl w5a'd sbfeak. '''''
could not weep. drew her into the
lighted parlor. and stood there with her
before them IsM. CD
There ass ! tusii and r. Sry of Joy, and
then my father and mother sprang toward
me, and Welcomed me, bone. with heartfelt
:ss 9 ls e, ss, i
And as hs!a aes5 slS mother to @y
Lizzie still oldug Besiae me, I felt that all
was not YET lost, and though another had
secured life's choicest blessing, many o. Joy
remained for nae 10 this doar. sanctuary Of
home. Segr,sa q
There were four other inmates of tho
room who had risen on my entrance. One
was the blue eyed child whom had al
ready soeu, spd who stood beside Frank
Chester, oliuging to his hand. Near by
stood Lizsie Moore, Mary's eldest sister, and
10 distant corner, to which she had hur-
tiedly fetreated when my name was spoken,
stood tall aud slendery figure, half hidden
by the heavy NinaoS curtains that fell to
When the first, rspturous greeting was
over, Lizzie led me forward With q timid
grace, and Frank Chester grasped my
hand. .
"Welcome home, my boyI" said he, with
the loud, cheerful tones remember so well.
"You have changed so that I would
never have known you; but no matter for
that-.yoar heart is in ia tho right place, I
know" D4as s.r., at..rua .rf 7 'TI
Chow can you say he has changed? ;
said my mother, gently. "To be sure he
looks older and grayer, and more like man
than when he went away-but his eyes and
smile are the same as ever. He Is my boy
still" .!lIt
"Ay, mother" I said sadly; "I am your
boy atill."
Heaven help mel At that moment felt
like boy, and il would have been a blessed
relief 70 have vept upon her bosom: as
bad done In infancy. But Ikept down the
beating Of my heart aud the tremor of my
Up, and answered quietly, as l looked in his
full, handsome face: ~
), you " = y have ehanged too, Frank; but I
sob, yes--thank you for that oompli-
ment," he answered with hearty laugh.
"My wife tells mo grow handsomer every
day. r. Il II ti "a g.
His Hife2--could I hear that namo and
Keep silent stlilI
""And have you seen my little girl?" he
added, lifting his infant in his arms and
kissing her crimson cheek. III tell you
there is not such another in the world.
Don't you think she looks very much as her
mother used to?"
"Vory much as her mother used to2''
"Hallo!" cried Frank, with suddenness that
made ne start violently, II have forgotten
to Introduce You to my wife; 1 believe you
and she used to be playmatos 10 your young
days--eh, Harry2" and be slapped me on
tho back. "For the sake of old times, and
because you were not here at the wedding,
LII give you leave to kiss her onoe-but
mind, old FELLOW, you are not to repeat the
ceremony Come-here she is, and I for
once want to see how sho will mapaee those
ferocious mustaohes Of yours in the opera
tion."
He pushed Lizzie, laughing and blushing
towards me, and I cried out before |
thought:
"Not Mory!"
1t must have betrayed my secret to every
oneip the room, but nothing was said.
Even Frank, in general SO obtuse, was this
time silent. / kissed the fair cheek of tho
young wife, and hurried to tho silent figure
looking out from the window.
f. "Mary-Mary Moore" I said in low,
eager voice, shave you no Welcome to. give
the wandercr2"
g! 81 am glad to see you here, Harry"
Simple words-and yet how blest they
msdeamo!;f would not have yielded up
that moment for an emperor's crown-for
there was the happy group, aod the dear