The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-22

young OneSI IDaG WOulQ 40 nicely.
You can throw your two parlors into
one and the new carpets will not get
much injured. I'll help you to order
your refreshments, and Cecilia will write
out your invitations for you. She's an
excellent judge as to whom it is expe-
dent to invite"
mentioned the matter to jack when
he came home, and he entered into the
spirit of the affair with great excite
ment.
'"To be sure, little wife; have party
by: all means.y When ones in Rome,
one must do as Romans do, you know.
Don't spare expense, either my dear;
we must make good show as other
people. And shall take it upon my
self to order your costume. want you
to look rs grand as little empress"
"But. jack" I suggested timidl y,
eve are spending great deal Of
But, despite my fears, our reception
went on, and it turned out to be great
success. The best people In town hon.
ored pS with their presence. and every
thing. thanks to Mrs. Vandborough's
foresight, was carried out in the most
lavish and elegant manner.
"By George" said Jack, s'this sort of
thing is iollier than the old farm. I see
now little wife, that you were right
always right
would ten times rather he should
have upbraided and blamed me for what
I had done. - 1. =. ~
The winter that followed was exceed
ingly gay. We were invited everywhere,
h0non lol
guests. Balls, soirees, kettledrums,
and the opera seemed to engross every
hour. Jack and L seldom had quiet
moment together, yet he seemed to en-
Joy it all With his whole heart.
When spring came ourilast surplus
dollar had been expended, and we were
solely dependent on Jacks monthly
salary.
The warm wealth or came on and baby
soon fell ill. I hoped day by day that
Jack would say something about going
back to his fathers for the summer,
but he did not even. hint at such
thing.
The days grew longer and warmer.
The SUN shone down with pitiless
splendor, and the Laved streets seemed
like heated brass.
Our fashionable faiends fiuttered off
like summer swallows and we were left
almost alone.
''Couldn't you manage to make O
little trip to the seashore, my dear?"
Mrs Marlborough had suggested, and
Jack had caught ut the idea with eager
uess. ". =, p s,,e>- IA f
"We might, Nell; 1 think we can.
Ill try and borrow few hundred some
where"
ooh, Jack, no, moi" sobbed out in
my remorse and despair. II won't 90
to the seashore. You see how i'll the
the baby is. Oh, jack, ask your father
to let us return home"
"Oh, you wouldn't be satisfied, Nell,
If we went back. It is dreadfully stupid
down there these summer days, with
the haymaklng and the rcaping, and all
that sort of thing. We should never be
able to endure it now."
L said no more. The long, bright,
burning days wore on, and our bills ran
up higher, and higher, and baby's little
breath seemed to grow weaker and
weaker, and poor Jack. himself began to
look dreadfully ill and worn. And one
afternoon he was sent home in oar
liage, quite unconscious, stricken down
by a sudden fever. s....
l put my pride aside then, and wrote
letter to jacks father
81 Jack and baby are both ill.," said, >,
"and we are sick and tired of this life.
Pray forgive us, and let us come home"
The very next day the dear old gen.
tleman arrived, but the sheriff was be-
fore, him, Jack having confessed iudg-
ment ill a lawsuit. The rumor that we
intended~to leave town got out, and our
creditors rushed i'll, anxious to secure
the lions share off our effects. The
DTiissois oarpets, the handsome furnl-
ture, and costly bric-a-brac, oil went
under the hammer at disastrously low
figure. '.''
'Never mind" said my father in law,
not q shadow of reproach on his kind
old face; 'let them squabble over it if
thoy will. We must got our sick ones
home." ..
So'we got Jack into carriage, and
with bis poor head upon my knee and
baby III my arms. turned my back
upon the scene Of my short-lived tri-
umph. -.
I'VE ore going back to Cherry H,ll,'
stsA9 Ino olu SenCleHlHll, aS IN the DUSK
OF tlfeS golden. day we drove through the
dewY stiffness CT the sheltered land.
'"The old home has been waiting for
you oil these months. was pretty sure
you'd want to come back."
L could not utter one word in answer,
A great full moon was rising above the
distant hills as I'VE reached tho house.
Not the smallest thing :Was changed
The great, red roaes bloomed, on the tor.
race, tho bees droned in theil hives, and
the cattle bells tinklcd in the barnyard
The doors We're wide open. We carried
Jack in and laid him down in the broad
breezy room that had been our bridal
chamber. '&. #5n'
He opened his eyes and drew deep
quivering breath as the freshening
breeze touched his throbhing head.
''Nell, where are your" he said.
''Surely this must be home2"
II am here jack" answered through
my tears "and this Is home, dear Old
Cherry Hill."
'"Ihank Godl" he murmured, and foil
back upon the pillows. and saw great
tears trickle slowly from beneath his
closed eyelids.
Beyond the open window, in the sill
YER glory If the rising moon, the old
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