The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-03-24
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Tsr, iae ilt si Berthe bod mom
deur
"Tco gfo.t my dear ~ii h-r
mother voice. "timr YN1 WOW Tn lrl
myuu want Nv BOOB y0uf f1tct"
An hBgfy a.0ai lisfuifol BffihaF
Dfuiu face, an ih9 inno in Which iho
called out "Veg VII vas irrid.iJ
cross
"uno woul1 think I wrs % enolrh
~ usr my " judgement about going tu
bel the gnimblel Asung a heprns
look % tht open pngas W hct iia hf
che slow y RtpcJ bet pen, and put thg
cuVg1 Der nh, hpiuc.
sht tsd iclt iusf IN ihe MOOD for
writing II vas boo talJo Sop iuIt ~
che wa vel "sJund up s~lathouEht
Misunderstood u there % saddrr
word IN The yncahalaiT Of gks kngl,sh
lahguagoi Al. In many y Young and
sensitive heat Il has rlng The death
knell ~ oil tnpVsnrsF rw
"IbAt "a beamihiily tuned. a.
Aunt Hattie would say, she muir
INJURED. aDd d. cont npof "a read alou
ho,s nE thc p'u 10 ono hand iAo spes
with each day ] am dszging near
or TO the toinb. Tho ~ Touch 81 an
invisible hand Is on my brow Al.
when ! am lylng cold aud deaf. nay
frail hands clssped oyc my pulse css
heart, regret VIII DO van. No prayer
can call me baek IN my silent grave
our under the COIL bluo sly. tho " nj
Will chant wild Toquicfns over me, wis
pering that this cheekorcd NE isoycr.
and after LIES ftful fever 49,"
II was Just lrre that Bertha's mother
had Interrupted hor And now. with .
sigh. ncrtha closed the book, undressed
herself as quickly a. possib'e. and
spang into bed her mind full Of her
tnleut asn writer.
Though ~ppfopndB Impressed v Ia
the thea that she Was not loag iof tbs
word, Beftha ~ the wcrr rac,ure 81
health. n fact which distressed her COZ
s~iderably. Willingly would she have
seen p1eried IN the gtaesa hollow
cfed. pale checked. ethereal ltoking be.
ing. whose dlsinAl cough and lAp1usd
step would move the hardest heart 10
Tsty. But Der cheeks were pgoyokinglg
ruund and pi. and her = e % bright
as stars And thsagh ske oceassonal N
sssayed . cough. II HAs bat a wreiched
tnyesiy on tie real thing. Her broth.
er and sisters laughed =, her prophe.
css Of eAdy death, And there vas no
ono TO whois she 60 IA 70 Tor symfs-
thy. Only 70 her diary-fhe parting
gin OF Der Aunt Hattie could she poui
out her ihoaghts. sni the elegant hus
apd gold bound book sas male Tho 10.
posEiory 81 = great deal 81 nonsense and
false sentiment
Bertha had spent the past thnetean.
esay from home uHdsT ihs rAr n m
aunt rho bad INDUCED her 20 he las'
degree. and permitted her 70 DO ycry
.nurh ~ shepleased IN esrr, thing IN
tor and Mrs Suune- rgrcitei nov fha'
thes had sscr allowed Benha 10 ICES /,
them. for they saw tsry p sinly TAI Il
spite Of the aiirAntA.rs shc had ~
eeirsd In tbs way oi muse and u. "a
gnagas her Ing VISA he'd beea 4 me-
take she rctelied agalnt he wh6k
come discipline u he father house
thought herself greatly sbr.ed -her
called upon 10 perform hoasrhed On
ties. and a dozen time- = d.v o eniy r.
grettcd that he had ielt her stunt
You don love me n Aunt HAITI,
docs" she would say when gwen N,
busting brush or directed 70 8 l,he din
ncr.tablc ''Aunt Hattie tired 10 max
mo happy"
Il shall give Bertha a lecture" sak
Doctor Sumner. overhoaring a remarl
of this kind q day. ''shs shall no
mako the whole house uncomfortable
by her nonsense"
mo, no. don't speak TO her about H.
pleaded the mother. Il en- sure sh,
viii ou,grow her foolish notions II ",
only have a little patience. Lot IN
manage herr.
Very Kind and gentle was thu moth
cfs management; but very iirm Sh
Insisted on n regular routine, on IN
s,stemaiic per ormancc Of househnl,
duties anil aimed b, kccping Bertha
hands pro tably busy 10 cep her min,
from dwelling on tho s%eniknonlal m,
romantic ideas sha had Cleaned irou
the many novels her aunt had permltte
her 10 read. But the improvement 4
The eldest daughter Of tho house wa
very slow. She couid not In thru
months forget the training Of tire
ysnfs.
''Do you think II Is rcrF awful 10 hay
% wash dishes and dusts' asked Len
dns morning. when Bertha rs usual wa
prusin Z over the da knees and rruelt
Of her fate.
The bare fart Of the dish washln
and busting u NO, awful said Bertha
but II stabs me- 10 the heart 10 ha
my parenls think mo on q lerti vii
such mcaial occupations II mothe
would only recognize those finer grade
of the soul"
"Oh. mother hasn't time for sue
trash" said Ned, who was listening I
tho e~onyersstion IN a face in while
disgust could be plainly read. .'there'
too much TO be done. And YOU onl
want 10 shirk. bertha You'd like /
pus all tho work OF on Lena an
Carrie"
"How am misundersioOdr' sighc
Bertha
She always took refuge In that as.e,
ton when not caring TO continue an Al
gumsnt. and she derived a grcal deal q
comfort from the reflection.
Bertha" said her mother a liul
later. 81 want you topaz more alter
ton 10 your morning toilet heroaite,
DO not como 70 The breakfast tAbl
again with your hair In ctrl.panars."