Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-11-02
prayed to heaven to help her boy to

prayed to heaven to help her boy to
live. ... ...... ....0. ........
When the crisis had come and passed,
and he was beginning to mend, he
asked her what was the day of the
month? The 10Th of January, she said
it was, and Colin turned his face to the
wall with a sigh. They would be in
the Red Sea by this time, alasl He
was not 50 we'll after this for day or
two, and the newborn light in his
mothers face faded; but again strength
returned and convalescence, and in the
late dRys Of February he was back in
Middleham, and at work again,
The town was placarded in all direc-
tions with announcements, in foot-long
letters, of the coming of leading
Cabinet Minister to speak on the burn
ing question of the day; and, on the
evening of this event, DIR. Cameron was
one in the great crowd of excited peo-
pie who waited for the opening of the
great town hall. His head was well
above most peoples, and, as he was
looking round, he saw, a few feet from
him, a tall, elderly gentleman of his
acquaintance, who NODDED, and said:
'IIallo, Cameron! Glad to see you
back. Better, ch? Can you get TO
me?" And us the people between
gave the young doctor passagc-room,
he continued have foolishly yielded
70 the entreaties of two politically
minded young ladies who wanted to
hear the great man. and, upon my
word, don't like my Job! wish you
would take care Of one Of them. You
know Miss Holt, Think"
Collins heart gave great throb, for
there, indeed, was Ellice Holt standing
by pillar. As she saw him glad,
shy light cameinto her face, He made
his way to standing ground beside her,
and bent down and said to her in low
voice
at will delight me to take care of
Miss Holt if she'will let me-
Waiting in mn cvcr-thickcning crowd
for quarter Of IN hour is not, under
ordinary circumstances, n pleasant eX-
pericncc, but little did Colin Cameron
mind his foot being troddcn OIL or his
back being dug into; these things even
added to his happiness, for was he not
screening his rosebud from annoy
ance, and, indeed, giving her, if truth
must be told, quite unfair share of air
and standing-room? At last the doors
opened, and the rush inward took
place, and after time the great orator
was speaking, and the vast audience
responding with enthusiastic plaudits.
But little did Colin hear. The revul-
sion.from Il sense Of hopeless loss to
hope unboundcd almost dazed him.
The hall was hot, and Ellicc took
off her gloves, and he saw her little
dear left hand bare of all rings--no
fatal plain circlet there! When the
proceedings were over, and they were
waiting for 4 chance to get away, he
saidto her:
at isa curious question, butwill you
please tell me your cousins full nameP
that cousin | knew at your house?n
"She is Miss Braile now,n Ellicc
said, with a wonderful look.
eyes, | know said poor Colin,
with great rush of thankfulness, "but
what is her Christian name?"
"Gratia Ellice," she answered.
every one calls her 'Ellicc, except
us. 1t was my name, too, you see, and
we had to make difference, so we
called her Grace "rhank you,
said Colin.
No grass should grow under his feet
now, he said, as he walked home under
the stars.
BY 3 o'clock next day he was stand
ing in the parlor of Dorley Grange,
waiting with agitation for the entrance
of Mrs. Holt When she came. the
young man spoke earnestly, with the
cloquence of love, and the mother gave,
with tears and smiles, the permission
he cravcd. Ellics would soon be in
from the village, she said. Then he
would go and meet her.
Ellice's heart had been iluttering
with happy unrest all the day and she
had gone into the village to quiet it by
seeing some of the poor old people
who looked for her coming as their best
sunshine.
But all the quiet fled, rs, turning Il
bend in the road, she met DIR Cameron
face to face. She tried to recover her
maidcnly composure, and made some
vague remark about the weather. He
made no answer, but took her hand,
and said gently, earnestly, looking in
to her sweet face:
you know what | have come for.
May ! have it?'
She stood moment quite silent and
still. Then she lifted her eyes to his,
and in them he read the happy an
swer.
You may be sure Mrs. Holt was nj
the door waiting for them, and with
her was her husband, who, catching
Ellicc into the embrace of one arm,
shook hands with the doctor, and told
him he had stolen n march upon him
and that his permission was yet to bC
got.
Then they had tea together, and
aftcrward played at some childish
game for Jack and Sybil's benefit, ant
then DIR. Cameron rose and said he
must be going.
"Mother" looked across the glowing
fire-lit hearth at father" with a tender
comical half-smile of remembrance
and the two kept their places, while
after moments pause, Ellice slowly
rose, celestial rosy red" and wen
out into the hall with her lover. II,
caught up shawl from the wall anC
wrapped it about her, and then, open
ing the door, led her cut into th'
still darkness. .... q,
There, with his strong, tender arm
about her, under the shining stars
pure heart TO pure heart, pure lips q
Ipurc lips, they gave their betrotha
kiss. . -f. t.,-. Hs .. 30
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