Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-02
HOW FOUND PERCY.
BY BERTHA BERTON.

uttered the words and for an instant
my good angel prompted me to turf
and crafty the wish so earnestl J
uttered.
All, if we only did the good deeds a
the moment We are prompted ; but {
minutes delay,and very likely they pass
from our minds forever.
1t was thus with me. | was returning
from the post office, and the shor
loute the evening paper had been helt
alluringly in my path times withOu
number by urcllins small and ragged
and not too clean, till | had grown In
different aud my mind, too, was per
picked by matter of business that &
letter Just received had brought before
me.
1t was not until was seated at thu
supper table that night, and mother
had reached me fragrant cup of tea
and helped me to bread and butter, ant
strawberries and cre,,m, that was re-
minded of my neglect by her asking
for the evening paper.
"Oh, mother, Pll 90 out and get one
AZ soon as supper is over, ! made
answer, remembering with slight com
junction of conscience the wan face
ana plaihtiH zone OF tne iiI'le he"Spo9
which had impressed me 80 strangely,
Then we ate supper, ana told
mother OF my letter anu the oHer tha', II
accepted, would take me away from
her and home.
1t was the offer of situation as teacher
in public school of distant city. "A
liberal salary was offered, Dut coulu MOI
bear the thought or leaving my ihotner,
and knew she was too much attacned
to our little cottage to give IL up ana &c
with me.
We were far from being rlch, though
mother owned the UNCOVERED stone
cottage that had been left to her al the
death OF my la,net' :, ,,,,, hod he.r
sI,i"'' ""'""nu :" "a I'D
carefully treasured, al" we se.''oln
uio" uPo' ~ ,o' wv o' ,,'a,Ie ,,an'
e1hpIoioely anu o''''i AMY "m "".I
usuai'y eho''e" u supp! o''' "''"'
wants ......,
wy ll'o' nei VASE ..s a"I H. s" ,nL inn WA, ,o,
"p'nah' nearly my n'' r"'Nins &C.. .,I
years so"nse'' anI . :'n n "" , ."1
"oriu ~ nv. Az" ,n, , n,a "a',,,,;'',
we ana rnoosh we ha' soh'e "c'l'l''"''
anGes' We iiao no intimate iith ,is .,
Ihere ma" ''ee'i tlll'e III ny 'lie ID,
n,1icreht' ior al seventeen ! nav ioNei
anu as girls are app 70 ,n',lk, oe'i'>'''
MN VIC vei! i",'"' ~ = '.'''
WIN MS rheiy ch'shle't lea uies, n,S
sparklhg, n'ach eyes, MS i.N''i. s
Drown hair 'o~seo cafe,esS'S pIch iion
a full, expansive 1oreheao, an 'htr'
eyes as Percy CLINTON ; no voice Iha'
could speak my name 80 sou y, no one
who was so Wiling 10 heIp me SolVt
dlfhcult problems 1or we were SCHOOL
mates, too' ana III Glasses we were IT,
gefher.
| was hayward girl, fond OF having
my own way, ana loved TO exert my
power over Percy and bend his Will &c
mlne. AM fnr love.s sweet sake 1T
would yield, hut he had an lnlpnlsiNt
nature, ana SOMETIMES, l"i an instant
the black eyes would flash omlnousIy,
then he would smile and say
ION, Della, he reasonable -,
AS well ask the wind to stop Its wlld
'dIttl WI WIN III 'hV Va 'i'o'' ih"'"F
| was daring. almost reckless OF colse-
qnences. :,
4one day we quarreled. cannot tel
how it commenced, but KIN " that as
il generally Glanced, | was the more tc
blame: but | grew more unreasonable
than ever before.
We were sitting in a leaf-ciad arbor,
a few steps from our cottage, and |
could see mother by the window sway
ing slowly III her rattan chair, as she
crocheted a white Shetland breaktast-
shawl
AT last Percy rose to his feet .
"Good-by, Della" lie said. 81 will
not come again till you are in a more
amiable mood.
He held ont his hand. but pretended
NOT IN GEO il
@ erv we'll" retcrted. cit is
imm,tar;,l ,n me. on or stav' as s,,i,s
Won ha.t :" and having low md mock.
;nolv I went r. ,hp huuse and he
wslkad down the street without a hack.