The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-11-29

RS DAiLaS oOI1NOlONE. Master, N
ed Masters Office, Sth Nov. 1883.
- STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIl
COUNTY OF NEWBER.
as IN THE COURT OF COMM
of PLEAS.
Samuel A. Hunter, Executor, vs.. ST
ne L. Davis, Administratix.
r. By order OF the Court herein d;
BIZ Nov. Z, 1889. l will sell at public
so many whom l loved have gone
before-my husband, the little boy,
nv first child, who died in baby
hood, and my mother, my truest
friend. More are there than here. !"
It was. my place to>console Mar
garet. She grieved for her mother
at first with an intensity of anguish
which no words could portray, but
after the funeral was over she grew
calm amid her sadness and began,
with serene patience, to take up
again her burden Of life / re-
NAMED with her at Oswego until |
had completed the settlement of
her mothers affairs. They had
beer badly managed and found
that when they were reduced to a
system there would be scarcely
enough left for Margaret to keep
gloves on her pretty hands. l was
very glad when | made this dis
covery, that ! and no other had the
charge of this business. Now |
could spare her from any feeling OF
dependence. Every quarter | could
give her an ample provision for her
expenses, in such a manner as she
should receive it as the income OF
her own property. l would not
have her feel under o feathers
weight of obligation to me.
When all our arrangements were
satisfactorily completed / wrote to
apprise my brother of our coming,
and we started. for home. Abijah
met US at the depot.
MY other cousin Margaret
said, pleasantly, as she extended
her hand, removing all restraint
with her graceful womsnly tact.
She had called me. Cousin Absa.
lom," from the first.
I found that my brother had
worked wonders during my absence.
Our old home no longer looked a
gloomy abode, even for q young
girl. Fresh, bright paper was on
the walls, carpets of warm, rich
hues covered the floors, tasteful fur
niture was disposed about the
apartments, and a room, leading
from the little rarlor, especially
designed for our guest, had been
transformed into conservatory
and was already gay with flowers.
With one consent we entreated
Miss Chelmsford to assume the
Office of housekeeper, as neither OF
us felt competent to regulate any
longer the affairs of household
which was to number such a men,
Der. She promised, with her Gus
tomary sweetness, to comply with
our request. and presently our
domestic arrangements put on an
order and beauty they had never
before known.
When we were fairly settled at
home I had leisure to study Mar
garetC Chelmsford, the first young lady
with whom l had ever been famil-
iarly associated. Until then I had
not observed what affected me
strangely now, her remarkable re-
semblance to my memories Of my
mother: to the ideal l had so long
cherished OF NY future wife. Here
was the 1.-THE, graceful figure, the
browD;sh blue eye, the lev, sweet
voice, the winning smile; here, and
my heart thrilled as 1t had never
thrilled before, was the woman l
could love. Thirty.six began to
seem very old to me. Sixteen years
between me and the young life |
longed to link in my own. l did
not mention these thoughts to my
brother. For the first time in our
lives ton t, vas shadow between
us; a fisss, the enable ice of reserve.
1 hinkdeeeased not on my part, not
from any unWillingness that he
should read my heart, but from Sc
cret fear, as bitter as secret, lest he
might recognize in her the ideal we
had both SO long cherished, and
loved her as loved her. Besides,
I had so little hope it seemed use-
less to talk about it.
She made no distinction in the
manifestation Of her regard between
my brother and me. To US both,
she was uniformly all that a young
sister could have been; the JOY and
brightness of our homes and our
lives. Perhaps she came to me
most frequently concerning her
affairs, which wa. but natural, as |
had taken them upon me first.
A year passed away thus. She
growing reconeiled to her loss and
blessing our home with her youth
aud beauty. We, alas ! could not
shut my eyes to that now, we low
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