The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-01
tolerablc familiarity. But she could only

tolerable familiarity. But she could only
endure
"Florcncc, come down. Philip has Just
arrived Come down 10 see himW Ethel
said, rushing eXcitedly into her cousins
room. "Do, Florence dear; he wants so
much to see Your And the answer cruel
ly repealed her
81 think the anxiety to see an utter
stranger may be endured, don't you Ethcy
Remember, he is not really my cousin, AS
you are"
Ethel's bright look vanished instantane-
0usly.
"Oh, Florence, don't say that; it will
hurt Us all 50 much! You don't know what
dear Phil is to us. DO come, and see for
Yourself. Or may l." she asked with sud
den brightness, "tcll him to come up
here"
"Not for the world, Ethelw Florence
said haughtily. "Since you wish it so much,
| will come down presently to see your
brother" And with this ungracous prom
Use Ethel left her.
Miss WOrthingt0n "came down. but
too late. Maud and Ethel had carried of
their brother to the hated shop to see his
father, just three hours sooner than he
would have seen him had he remained qui-
city at home. Florence had heard them
scampcrlng past her door, and then down.
stairs again.
"Thc girls were so sorry, my dear; tney
would have liked YOU much to have accom-
panied them; but Ethel thought you
would not like togo to the house OF buNi-
ness" her aunt told her. $50 you will have
to put up with my company till tca-timc.
al ~, N home
again that really think we lose our senses.
And he looks so much BETTER
Tndccd,' Florence said curly.
"Ycs, much better. lie was so tagged
before he went that we were all quite any
io,lS about him You see, he works hard,
my dcar--oftcn far into the night; and the
different drugs and posons he has to do
with so constantly must be pcrnlcl0u', |
can assure YOU, Florence, that sometimes
and | am never very fastidious-l can
not bear the horrible smells that his labora-
tory rccks with" Florence could quite
understand that, and sympathiScd now en-
tircly with her aunt. "But of course you
cannot be interested in person you have
never seen, though you must soon like
Philip. Come and sit nearer to me, my
dear, and talk about yOursclt-hcrc on this
low chair, Florence, where you will avoid
any draught from the window"
Miss Worthington came nearer and in
her aunt's kind homely face began TO think
that she could trace u likeness to her moth
cr's picture, now hanging in her room up
stairs.
"You are beginning to get used to Us,
and our homcly ways her aunt said. 81
noticed that they tried you little at first
Florence thought that she had carefully
hidden her icclings-"but you see, Flor
cncc, your mother married out Of her sta
ton. Whether or not She was happier for
il, Heaven knows" Mrs. Darlington added
thoughtiully. "Of course you must have
lived different kind of Il life always from
ours. and must feel the difference now; but
you are young enough; hope, dear, to
get recOncilcd to the change
"Indccd, aunt, am as happy as | can be
anywhere Florence put in.
"Ics, dear, | know; and at present of
necessity must suffer very much,' Mrs.
Darlington said, stretching out her hand
and touching the girls heavy Grape. "But
you must try, DEAR TO be resigned to the
will of Heaven. | wanted to say this to
you, Florencc-not unkindly, dear" Mrs.
Darlington went on, taking the girls hand
in hers-you must try to identify yourself
more with our life, rs 4 necessity for your
health"
Florence was crying softly; filled with
sorrow for her father, she was conscience
stricken too, because her dista>tc had been
seen through. But she did not withdraw
her hand.
II won't weary you with many words,
hut for vnur hoa1th,S saka Won tnust
make some little effort, Florence. You
have been with us three weeks, and you
have never once left the house, not even
to 90 to church." 1t was the first mother
ly speech Florence had heard in all her
life, and it went straight to her heart in
spite of herself. "It pains your uncle too.
He is always saying that he wants you to
be more like the girls, and he always asks
for you when you sit alone. Now my little
lecture is over" her aunt finished.
Miss Worthington volunteered the first
concession that she had ever made.
"You are very good to me, aunt--too
good; will try to do what you wish"
"That is good child. Now tell me if
you often hear from your aunt. Of course
you must feel parting with her even for
time. i suppose she has always been your
nearest and dearest friend?"
'Oh, no, aunt Mary-neverW Florence
answered quickly. "Thcre is but little
love between US, think. She has not al.
ways been with us. As | was, | suppose
suited her; but | am sure it would be
different now"
The words gave Mrs. Darlington strange
pleasure, She had far rather her dead Sis
tcr's child had not inaenabIe love and
sympathy for the worldly -minded woman
she had quickly seen through.