The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-07-04
HoteoF-hke from Tie horizon he said

81 tried hard to control my emotion,
and succeeded, ! think, for never had
met his gaze more calmly. Just then
Mrs. Grey called Bertha, aud very glad
Of the interruption, I turned and went
with my friend, calling back to him
laugldrgy:
"You may stay and watch your favor.
lie night, Mr.. Grey, while its beauty
lasts"
at has lost both alrcady," he returned.
pointedIy, and ] fell my face burning with
bushes. All, Georgia, the dreams that
haunted my sleep that night
But the early morning mail brought
sad news TO me Of my brothers death,
and orr sudden descent from wealth TO
poverty. He was fond of speculation,
and had been remarkably successful nv
I'll lately, when fortune turned from him
in an enterprise in which he had slalScd
all 80 he lost all. must stay where I
was for the present, my sister wrote, un-
I'll We could find home.
II told them OF 1t all after awhile.
Bertha and Mrs. Grey Sympathi2cd with
me kindly and sincerely. But through
it all EIroyd Grey was silent.
"Hrom that time | perceived u cold-
ness in his manner, and he gradually
/ drew away from all hi. old habits. Der
/ tia and were alone in all our walks
and rides, and we propelled our own
boat over the CLASSY lake, leaving Mr..
/ Cr,y 10 attend 10 the important business
| that curosscd SO much of his attention.
! Whatever grief might have felt at dis
covering that | had been worshiping II
clay idol. mono Of them knew.
If was rcaoiutc aud determined, and
before the month was half out I'LL my
plans were settled. knew that my
sisters would he compelled to labor fol
a maintenance, and ! resolved from the
first that | would bear my part of the
burden. Without asking advice from
any one. / answered IN advertisement
for goyclncss that | had seen and in
two weeks received letter of accept
ancc.
"Whcn / wrote to my sisters and up
priscd them of the step had taken, the.
warmly opposed it, and declared tina
they were more than able to support me
hut WIS firm and would not yield n
this time my friends were utterly ign"
rant of my intentions. \ wccI, hcior
my departure | was standing at the gate
waiting for Bertha to join me in rldc
when Elroyd came up and asked Il lltil
mXiouslv:
"Wnl You not tell me now what yo'
intend doing, Miss Chester? You know
we are all anxious to know.
81 told him without hesitation. II
listened until | had finished, and afic
awhile said, with an anxiety which h
strove to conceal:
"Tbanks for your confidence. Ano
since You are going away so soon, PEI
haps Won would like to take with 20
this remembrance of my happiness.
am going to he married to Miss WI
loughhy.
II was conscious # a hcart-throh tIl'
startled me. aud of some intense grl,
which could not explain, But m'
his watering glance steadily, and r.
piled:
az hope that yoo may he very hol
py.'
, Bertha came just then, and | WEI
with her, thanking heaven in my hea
, that my wealth had been sudden
, matchcd away, since it had been +
Q means of proving to me that EIr".
| Grey bowed down with the thousands
| others in his worship Of mammon.
. "Thrcc years passed away. My ED
. sister married Mr.. Arnold. Her III
, band died, and she soon followed hi
leaving her little Georgia to my cal
+ Then came another change, that SEEM
9 ike some beautiful vision from ini
| land to myself and sister. An unc
r whom we had long supposed to he dcn
S came back from Australia, wealthy ii
Il tired of wandering. He took lis ho
, under his care, and We were ut rest III
I peace at last.
6 "I,lroyd Grey came again and tried
Il weave the old subtle web around II
But had broken its mcshcs once, II
Il they were powcrlcss now.
a II turned away heart sick from all
u vows and protestations, ana told Inn
a could ncvcrbc And so, Georgia, it
L ended. He went away, and ] never 81
e him aftcrward. My life has been On
l. and peaceful, hut there is a wound
y, my heart that blceds aircsh when | III
ut of the vain worship of worthless idol
In the gathering gloom Georgia W
'9i softly.