Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-04-28
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AFTER MANY DAYS.

Come with me reader and let me
show you a truly pretty picture
but hush-step lightly, or they will
hear you,-now look seated under
the widespread branches of an ap-
pic tree, laden with delicious fruit,
are two girls-one, fair-haired,
blue-eysd and very beautiful Is laz.
lily leaning back against the tree
idly toying with the pretty straw
hat Ill her lap, while the other, is
lying at full length, on the sweet
green grass; with half closed eyes,
and that nonchalence which beto-
kens easy repose-see-the eyes are
opened now, and the sweet lips are
slightly parting-ah what dark
beautiful eyes, ard what wealth
Of raven hair Slightly raising
herself she looks up with half
frown. and says:
"Will this long hot day never
end l am SO tired Of this weather,
it Is awful too hot to ride, dance,
or even carry on respectable. fir
tation-and, there you sit Pearl,
looking as exasperstingly cool, as
if you were a veritable pearl just
from the depths of the sea -while
l am almost melted. I'll declare,
+ it don't soon get cooler l shall
take lodgings ih an ice house"
SWELL Rose | think you must be
terribly warm; not to enjoy ..his de-
lightful shade-but come, let us 90
to the house, and we will see if ) on
are too warm to firt, as you declar-
ed just now. ! venture to say as
soon as Glare Hartley is by yonr
side, ou will forget the heat, and
in ten minutes you will be flirting
ontrageohsIy.
"Well Pearl, what else can / do :
It is too hot tor anything else, and
# Glare Hartly win bs agoose l can 7
help it."
"Ah, but it is wrong to fool him
SO; you know he loves you, Rose.
and he is true, noble-hearted
young man, you nay vet regret
that you played with his best ano
noblest feeling. He is passionate
and can i'll bear your tritiing-tel
him Rose, that you do not love him
and let him 60"
oWait until night, and I will de
as you wish. Somehow, 1 dom
like to tell him. l believe I pity
him. | thought, all tender feeling
h 4 died out Of ne, long ago, whel
the coldnessa, and neglect Of on,
man, drove me to what l am,
heartless firt-bnt, I do pity Clar,
Hartly,' and if it was not that l hay
old fashioned notions, that a woman
should love her hueband, I wou:'
marry him-but AS it isl will tel
him TO go-Ah ! Pearl, 1 wonde
if l will ever forget p
"Hush, darling-and do not loo
! so sad-Gerald .Pslmer,. is ia
worth the love you gave him
! cheer up dear, and be nly owl
bright Rose again. Therc-,-that j
better, your face is bright and snil
ing once more, and here VIC are g
the house, and the bell will 500
! ritg for tea come we must dress.
While they are gone, let rne Civ
a slight description of the two girl
that have just left us. Rose Har
grave was an only child; pettcd an
gratified in every whim,, bright, al
tectionate and a true woman, sh
knew no surrow until at the age
Is, she was left tatherless, and
two months after, motherless. Be
ing an only child, she Inherited a
he- fathers vast wealth, and, afte
spending two years in travelling, v
find her visiting. her cousin, Pea
Hargrave,f at "Sunny Side" tt
beautiful hotne Of the latter; who
like Rose, an only child, tie petite
darling of her widowed tathe
Sunny Side, is just pow filed wit
visitors, and it is merry party th'
meet, in the cool pleasant parlt
half hou, later. AS usual, Ro.
is the centre Of attraction, and t
her side is Glare. Hartly. listspir
eagerly to her sweet voice. Pres
emily Col. Hsrgrave, Pearls fath'
says, "We are to have an additic
to our party, Mr.. Palmer, arrive
on the train this evening" "Wh'
Gerald Palmer, the great lawyer