The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-01
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HIrEipT IN itLi.
The Tins had Nh been secured until
abe vuld sro her face. or grofosuio
carloaiufea " her face, In onph nnd
every u ~ them the window pnnes
polished until they spafAled, Of had
hparkled- for II was now twilight III
the bright June sunshine, tho silver
FURNISHED until neither spot nor spouk
mnrred lie mild lmter, Che Ioayca II
broad baked until en- h erispy crust
took on the right shade ~ tempting
brown and Molly was s%cubbing the
only u%nscrlbbed corner Of the Kitchen
when Miss Cameron's deep, harsh, pre-
else voice came 10 her FROM the dining.
room "Mary. ne you not through
YETI"
almost, ma sam answered Molly.
II think u n high time you were
quite declared the voice. 'io u must
make haste, W. are going 10 tho lect-
ure this evening, Miss Gcorgctio aud /
and ~ Mr. Malcolm also wishes 10 go
out, w will be obliged TO lock up the
house. Therefore II Is necessary that
you should leave m soon rs possible
Eyes. ma'nm,' said Molly, mcekly.
and finished her scrubbing, with her
tears falling fast and thick. Poor little
girl she had tried 40 hard 10 please her
mistrcs~cs, or rather her mistress for
Miss Gcorgcttc was but q reflection of
her elder sister and her efforts had
been met with a grim silence that be.
tokened q ~begrudged satisfaction. until
the last few weeks, that is. in fact,
until Mr.. George Malcolm camc there.
Mr., Malcolm was u sort Of stcp.brOther
10 the Misses Cameron This father. u
widowcr, with two boys. had married
their mother, n widow. with two girls).
and they inheriting nothing In the way
OF property from their wi father. no
generously made them M allowance
from the moderate fortune left him BY
his. Generously and forglylngly-f for
they had not rendered n tithe If the
respect. TO say nothing Of affection,
which was his due. tothcir kind hearted
and indulgcnt step father, choosing to
look upon their mothers second mar
ringc rs an insult 10 the memory Of the
parent whose moi. at-nll-amiablc char.
acicristics had been bis only legacy to
them.
The cottage In which they lived. stu.
ntcd In the prctiiest part OF Mcadowyille
1.-THE furniture therein being their own.
the bequcsto Of n maternal grandmother).
BELONGED Ia Mr f!anrta' a"a Ls-s h.
nal come In search Of solitude aud quiet,
for the first time IN twelve years or
more. 10 spend n month or two In think
Ing out aud arranging plans for starting
n large business In q neighboring city.
And, rs ! hays already minated, things
had changed much for the worse with
Molly, tho scryant-mald. since his ar
rival. The grim silence had given place
10 most open fault-finding, when Mr..
Malcolm was not within hearing. Tho
eoiiee was too strong, the tea too weak.
the chickens undcrdonc. tho steaks
burned. the eggs boiled too hard, the
looms badly swept the shirts poorly
ironedi and all these complaints. with
many more, the elder spinstcr, con
iirmed by the younger. gave her 10 UNI
derstand originated with the guest.
What a hard man to please hc must
boz Molly said to herself many times.
And yet he has one Of the handsomcst
and kindest faces | ever saw; and he
spoke right pleasantly to mo the first
day he came, and even offered me his
hand chow Miss Cameron did irowni);
but ! pretended moi 10 SEQ u. for | knew
II was not my place Ia shake hands with
him. IL Is strange he should have be-
come so fractions. He was so good and
merry and kind when | was n little girl.
Two heard father say often he'd rather
shoe n horse for him than for n one
else In the village And then she
would fall 10 thinking how grand he
used 10 look 10 her childish eyes when
hc came riding up on his bay MARI 10
The smiihy. where she spent half her
time watching her father at the forge.
And hc always brought her a gay pict-
ure-book. or a prrtty ribbon. or a box OF
candies. or q bright new silver piece
one Christmas II was a guild onc-and
claimed a kiss good gfaclousl how her
cheeks flushed nj the rrmemhrancril
for payment when he rode away again.
How happy. how very happy. she had
been then. with that dear father and
dear old Aun, N%snnyl-so happy that
che had scarcely ever felt tho loss
Of the mother who had died In giving
her birth. But when Molly was fifteen,
the blacksmith. 20 strung and niddy
that Il seemed impossible pain or sick.
ness could ever come near him. fell
sick. aud after lingering screly crippled.
TOT nearly two years, died. leaving no.
thing To his darling but hard work. Yes.
there was y a~ltcrnatiyci 10 become
Mrs Jake Willow. and mistress of the
forge ngnin. but Jake Was q rough. sul.
gar fellow. and Molly. inheriting tho
delicate tastes and gentle ways u her
mother fwho hal been q shy, pretty
young epvcrncsx before she married the
handsome black-mithl, shrank frutu the
loud mice aud rude laughter u her
would-be husband. And 81. In prefer
ence 10 accepting Jake's offer. she be-
came and Heaven knows this was 4 hard
enough thing 10 donald of.ail.vork
In the cottage Of The Misses Cameron.
Poor little Nelly prettier than many a
princess. with lovely. black. fringrd gray
cyes. and hair Of the very darkest
fpwn-hsir that would curl In spite Of
-. Ms Cameron's great displess-
such unsidy hair that
y YOU" often declare. risncinF an
ttos'nky into the mirror n tbr flat |
ayeu bands that made 4 triangle a her
nign narrow forehead. ard .b.,s nv