The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-24

! hair having the same tinge Of dead
yellow and inwardly hoped that
; Marian had improved, being her
self devoid Of that petty selfish
ness which delights in outshinin9
others. But on the appointed
night no greater foil to her own
freshness could have been tounc
than poor, unvivac!ous Marian
presented. Edith's draperics clung
lovingly around her supple form
and seemed endowed with a por
ton of her own natural grace
her eyes were liquid and shining
like stars her rounded tapcring
arms were almost as white as the
pearls upon them; and from the
soft lace about her neck, her head
arose in dainty pose like a flower
upon its stalk. Her cheeks glowed
with health; cleaning teeth and
abundant lustrous hair indicated
fulluess Of vitality and others did
not find obnoxious the beamin z
lock which met Aunt Cathcriuc's =
disapprovaI. Ilcr list Of dances
was quickly filled with names.
AS she glided over the floor, en-.
ioying The cXhiara,ion Of move
mcnt to the fine music, she was
only checked BY the wish that
Marian might have half the part
ners who petitioned her.
CHAPTER II.
Edith's first ball was only q
prelude to many entertainments
of a similar nature. The daugh-
ter of DR.. Morton was sought
everywhere. The happy giri never
dreamed that her fathers long
established wealth had anything
10 do with this homage nor did
her eager suitors suspect them
selves sufficiently to closely ana"
lyze their own motives, but were
content to bask in her sweet pres
ence. Balls, lawn-parties, moon
lightsails On the river, horseback
rides, invitations to concert and
theatre, beautiful bouquets, the
last song or Observation-Disclosures
each other IN rapid succession.
Edith's nature was permeated by
the sunshine OF it all, her heart
full of kindness for such warm
friends.
But her dream had a rude
awakening. Her father left her
quite we'll, with bis usual good
morning kiss and playful badin-
age, for his daily round among
his patients. A terrible wind storm
suddenly came up. He sought
refuge in an old building. The
rafters were blown upon him. An
hour afterward he was extricated
by passers By and carried home
dead.
'Fricnds pressed oficlous round
Edith, but her faithful heart clung
to her father in a passion Of grief.
However,youth and reason(whicb
would thus have been Gods
grace) would have re-assertcd
their power; had nos this mistor
tune seemed a signal to bring on
a flock Of others, whose dark
wings tapped about the girls
head like ravens, shutting out the
sunlight.
When Or. Morton's affairs were
Investigated, it was discovered
that, weighed down by grief at
the loss Of bis wife, and absorbed
in his profession, he had trans
furred business matters into the
care Of his brother, whom he
trusted implicitly, who resided in
a city at some distance. Sad to
relate, this brother proved q
scoundrel. Let us charitably sup
pose that he was not always SO,
but that like Judas, the money
proved the touchstone, which re-
vealed the weakness Of bis nature,
and that be succumbed to The
temptation of having the wealth
in his power. He rccklessIy
most OF this, and then
went away, nobody knew where
he could not be traced.
CAAPTER III.
Edith felt bewildered at first,
and could scarcely take in the
fact that her fairy money had
turned to withered leaves that
Cin1ereiIa's godmother was gone,
as we'll as equlpage, fine dresses,
jewelry, and all her parapher-
MALTA. She had nothing which
she could call her own but the