The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-23

too,' Mabel said.
Yes, We are going to have fine
times, soon. Mrs. Gardner intends
giving Jesse a grand ball on next
Thursday. We already have the
cards and you are included in the
invitation Julia added, drawing
a chair to Lillian's side.
'Then,' Mabel put in, it will be
just splendid. There will be two
of her nieces from Melbourne,
Cora and Edith, and their brother
Hayne, and, oh dear! we are
going to have ever so nice time,
| know
Aunt Nina had gone out during
the talk and now returned, saying:
We'll, girls, l suppose your cousin
feels tired after her long ride, and
we will have tea, and you can
take her to your room and there
finish the discussion of your anti
cipated pleasures
The eventful Thursday at length
arrived and the girls set out for
Mrs. Gardeners cottage. Uncle
Harry having been laid up at the
eleventh hour, with rheumatism'
they installed old Daddy John as
carriage driver and guardian.
Mrs. Gardner herself met them
at the door and, after greeting
them, turned to Lillian with the
remark:
SO glad to meet you, my dear.
| used to know your mother, and
you look 50 very like she did
when | last saw her. Come in !!
Jesse is out somewhere. l sup
pose 1 will have to deputize one
of you girls to 60 in search of
him. she said with a smile.
I'LL undertake the task, Aunt
Hettie,' Julia said, and l won't
be gone long either. Ill march
him in here directly. Seen
So saying she left the group and
they entering the drawipg-room,
Lillian was presented to some OF
the assembled guests. In a few
moments Julia returned with the
young Lord of the house and
presented him tn:
Lillian, thisis Jesse Jesse, this
is my cousin Lillian. Amuse
yourselves while | 60 and help
Aunt Hettie. I see she is want
ing me-
One by one the carriages de-
posted their fair burdens till the
balls were quite thronged with
the bright young faces and re-
sounded with their merry laugh.
At length dancing commences
and swiftly fly the hours as the
light feet keep time to the en-
livening strains of music.
Some grow tired of the in
cessant motion and stroll out on
the piazza amid the dim shadows
Of light that fall family across
from the windows. Lillian was
among the latter class, and bad
been standing some time in the
shadow of the vine trellis when
she heard voices on the opposite
side.
by George! JESSE Hall Ste
phens was saying, don't you
| think Miss Falkner is q sumner
We'll, Hall, she is pretty. But
you know I have fanciod that
| there is an expression as Of some
hidden pain in her eyes. I have
noticed i, several times tonight
| when she has been sitting aside
'Psbaw She is too young to
have had any heaR ache. All your
foolish imagination, boy
They had passed on and Lillian,
standing out in the pale light,
thought Of all that had come to
herin the last two years. Thought
of that we'll remembered Autumn
eve when she had looked up and
caught just such an expression in
CharZeys eyes. And as she re-
viewed the past deep sigh es-
capped her and, fearing lest fur
ther reflections should cause her
to waver in forgetting, she hastily
re- entered the house.
Try as she might the image OF
her first love would float before
her in imagination, and she vainly
strove to Danish the sad thoughts
that had been awakened, and she
was heartily glad when they had
started homeward.
| Clearly Jesse was in love and
she recalled the silent though
impressive glance he gave her as