The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-11-25

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truly said. The windows were open,
but the blinds we're closed, and merry
voices rang out clear and sweet and full
of innocent mirth that bright summer
morning.
"oh, Harry, Harry, you will surely
kill poor papa; pity, pity, you young
rogue, say" and amid the shouts
and tumbles hardly dared touch the
door bell ever solightly. In an instant
there was perfect silence, however, and
a pleasant, merry-eyed Bridget ushered
me into the parlor-so different from
Mr.. Cerowe's but so like Susy-simple
and neat, yet elegant.
Only a moment had to observe it
all, for my Susy's loving arms were
about me, and her tears Of Joy wetting
my cheek.
"Here, Harry Harry, come in quick
and see her; you know quite we'll, ]
am sure, who she is"
i must be very stupid il / do not"
said Mr.. Lorrimer, advancing and
grasping my hand most cordially, "after
hearing her name mentioned and her
many perfections described every day
for the past six years."
"And 1 may hope that it has not
proved that familiarity breeds con-
tempt" retorted.
Contempt, my dear madam +! rather
love, reverence, thankfulness for my
wife constantly assures me that all she
is she ows to you"
Sand your children, Susy," I said,
show many have you, and are they all
well?"
"Four, dear, and such darlings !
Here, Harry, my love, come in, and see
mammals old friend and will you
bring in Walter and Frank, Bridget, as
soon as you can make them decent"
Harry came up TO me at once, with
such sweet, frank face and earnest
manner.
"Are you my Aunt EstherP" he
asked.
eyes, darling" answered, delighted
to find my name household word.
Presently the little ones came in, fat
and happy, just from baking splendid
dirt-pies and mud houses in the back
yard.
81 cannot keep them quite clean all
the time" said Susy, with her old de-
predatory manner when excusing her.
self for any lack Of what her stately
friend Helen deemed indispensable to
etiquette. "They must play, you know,
and / won't punish them for soiling
their aprons, only for being naughty
and wilful. And my baby-you haven't
seen her yet" as if she had treated
me with injustice to deprive me of the
pleasure so long "come up to the
nursery and see her sleep"
Mr.. Lorrimer kept me moment from
this happiness to assure me again of his
pleasure in meeting me; and, as of
course / should spend the day with
them, he would dine early, and return
in a carriage and take me and Susy
back to Bin the evening; and then
he said,-
"You may bid your friends good-by
for some time, for am sure Susy will
never let you off without long visit"
Susy had preceded up stairs, but few
down again to give on order for dinner,
as she said, but as 1 could see, more
to give and receive the parting kiss.
Then we went up stairs.
II hope, my dear, you like my hus-
and" she said "because he is the best
and dearest in the world > and having
uttered this complimentary eulogy, she
opened the door of her paradise.
"Here she is !" And with o illuminated
face she looked down upon her last and
best treasure-her baby. 81 thought"
she said, as she touched her lips to the
velvet cheek, fhat / was happy enough
before, but this one my own little girl
my only aughter-sometimes," she
continued, tears filling her eyes, we
fear it cannot last long-we seem too
happy for earth. There is our friend
Helen Cerowe; she has an elegant house
and ground, and drives such a span Of
splendid horses, and is so rich, but
oh, dear her husband is-well, I won't
say anything about him, only he is so
cold and stiff-not bit like Harry.
And then, she has only one child how
/ pity her