Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-22

despite her childish face and ripplin
hair; and although heart and hand
were alike aimless and nerveless, sh
went resolntelyito: work, end after
time she worked herself into a ge
nial, hopeful humor.T E For these sim
pie, homely tasks, that. make up 0 u
life drndgery, ar often the saving 0
our sonls; this ceaseless labor, from
which we finch at times, is the on
sovereign remedy, the. univ ersa
panacea for human ills and woes.
The glory of autumn faded, anc
winter came. The snow fell white
and deep round the sailors little cot
tage, and through the dreary, weary
nights the patient mother worked
and watched her babies. Little An.
ME, the eldest born, could rememt e.
her father, and over and over again
she would ask,
Mother, when will father come
home from over the big sea p
And the mother would answer,
her blue eyes frightening at the
thought,
When summertime comes, dar-
ling, and the. golden pipins get ripe, ;
then father will come home.
And the winter went by at last,
and spring came, bringing the bloom
OF primroses, and the odor of violets,
and the golden pipin tree was one
mas mass Of fragrant blossoms. Little
Annie watched them, aud led her
baby brother beneath Their ;rnstling
shadow, telling him Of the coming
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all lhIs long, lcnS time only one let
ter had come. 20 Midshipmagstandlsh
found but few opportunities to send
letters: but this one sp!iice'i. He
was we'll, and the "Albatross would
soon he homeward bound--he would
be at home in autumn.
And autumn came the trees put
on the livery Of royal purple, the
hills their russet gold. Violet Stan-
dish went about her work, from day
to day, with an indescribable beauty
in her lace. She seemed TO have
grown young again all the cares and
troubles OF life dropped of like
mantle, leaving her clothed in the
radiant garments of hope and love
the fair, fresh, wlnsoIne slrl that
Dick Standish had wooed and won
amid the clover, bloom o! her country
home five years before. The little
children wandered about in the gel
low sunlight, dyeing their fingers
with berries, and peeping into The
tiny homes OF the robbins: and one
sunny morning both came rushing in
all aglow with excitement.
Mother, mother cried Annie,
her little pinaiore filed with golden
fruit, "see here the golden piplna
are ,ipe-will father come home TO-
day o.
Violet's heart gave great leap oI
gladness. She looked ont at the
blue sky, the floating, lleecy clouds
and mist crowned hil.s, with some
thing like prophecy ~ her heart.
81 think he will, darling she
replied we will make ready iol
him, any way. Go stthsr all yo'
can.
And lLe children toddled oil again
the little, sturdy boy looking 20 Ink
his father, that his mother ran aite
him ana covered his brown face wlti
kisses. Then she hnrrie:i back an
fill 10 work. She cleaned the cot
: t.ga till Il speck OF dust could no
| wlere he found. put fresh linen OF
the ,eds. and lreah flowers IN tn
winlows-lud then she went
: co king. Every delicacy. ior who
e he haa ever expressed a fancy, WI
e prepar> 4; and as the snn was golr
:, down. dressed in her prettiest gowl
she sat down 10 wait.
4 will father come tonight, mott
IL er =" asked Auuie, stealing up in Il
twilight.
y III not tonight, lie will come t
Il morrow love-
Tomorrow came, the goldsn pipi
d h ing ripening OIL the tree the gra
a waved in yellow sheaves around t
y t;age-door. The year had roun
10 td--why did not the wanderer com
ID The children wandered about re
1t ls,sly. followed by faithful old 1t
III and alter noon, growing lmpatle
81 and anxious, Violet went Gown to
i- post Office. Perchance there mig
ld he letter, or some tilnss from t
"Alhatross.
70. A crowd Of men surrounded
lr- door, evidently in eager dlfcussl
he Int they made way for her deter