The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-02
For the +. / M Hous
SAdie'S Secret.

bathing suits. Il declare it is shame
for those men to come here if they do not
intend to listigure themselves as well as
we do! Well, yonder are our escorts, so
come, lets face the music" and with a
bound, out ran six girls, some IN blue,
and some in grey flannel costumes, with
short sleeves. loose at the throat and
gathered lust below the knee, where they
loined stocking OF some pretty contrast
inc color. Away they sped as rapidly
as the deep sand would permit until
they reached the water, where with a
a leap they met the Iirs incoming wave,
and forgot all their worries, as they adj
yanced farther and farther, and bravely
met and rode each successive wave.
They were a merry crowd, off to them
selves. for though there were many
more bathers besides those SIX girls and
their escorts, the others were lower
down the beach. Behind them stretched
la long. wide and shining beach, where
older or less ventures ONE people were
| enjoying themselves, some riding, and
others sitting, talking, while they alter
nately watching the sinking sun and
merry bathers. To one of these fair
bathers this was the first glimpse of the
ocean: for Sadie BeaumOnt'S home was
far from the seacoast. She was the only
daughter of wealthy man who lost his
young wife when Sadie was born. His
sister had always lived with him, and to
her care fell the little one. A mother
could scarcely have more tenderly reared
the girl. and Sadie could not have given
mother deeper love than she gave
.kathie.n as Katherine Beaumont had
taught her niece to call her. Sadie had
lust finished school and was only eigh-
teen, while "Kathie' was only little
older when she took the care of her lit
lie niece. Many had wondered why she
had never married, for few knew how
she had loved and lost the only man she
had ever seen to whom she could trust
her happiness. She had never told this
TO her teasing pet, although many had
cen the questions the fair girl had ask
ed her indulCent Aunt. Sadie had also
asked her father, but he respected his
beloved sisters wishes, and never spoke
of her loss. Do not think that because
of this loss kathie was sad, disconten-
led woman: far from it, 1t is true she
still mourned that loss, but she bore it
Uravely, and it was only when she was
alone that she gave way to sad thoughts.
When she was with others she was a
bright and cheerful little woman, a
pleasant companion for their advanced
In life. and at the same time ever ready
and willing to enter anything to please
the crowd of young people who often
sought her. She often said she would
never grow old ifgrowing old meant for
Getting how to enter into the enjoyment
of even the Youngest child" Among
the MANY Young men whom Sadie met
thses summer at the seaside was Fred
Morton, AMI her bright brunette beauty
crew him TO her side, when after having
once found that her sweet disposition
and well cultivated mind far surpassed
| ner beauty, he gave himself up to her
captivating attractions, and soon found
| he was hopelesSly in love with this pet
! ted darling OF a wealthy and indulgent IA
| ther. He himself was far from rich, and
after a little while he tried to Danish her
! from his heart by leaving Greenville
and returning to his city home. There
| he lived witt his widowed mother, and
Invalid brother. Claude. and helped to
add to their small income by book-keep-
ng. while lie studied medicine under
physician who being an old friend of his
fathers. was delighted to be able to do
something t. show his love for his dead
| friend. The Younger brother, although
cons tautly confined to his room, was no
burden TO tie little family, for many of
/ MS well VII. Ten articles had added to the
household fund; besides the money they
! brought him. the writing had given him
employment while his mother was nee
essarilv a1s0ut about her household du-
/ ties.
Sadie had liked Mr.. Morton from the
/ first time he had met him, but had new
I or thought of loving him until she re-
aivcl a note he had written her the
loraiug he left the place. telling her he
I, vas compelled To suddenly return to his
homc. ana bidding her farewell. He had
never spoken a word of love to her. nor
! lid hiS note once mention it, but the fact
! OF his not even saying he hoped to meet
/ her in the future. strange as 1t may SEEM
| showed her he loved her. but was too
proud to ask her to share his lonely
home. for she knew he was Obliged to
work while he pursued his studies. Then
it was that her young heart awoke to its
| irst love. and she knew she would glad
" give up every thing to be his Wife
| Not long after his departure, she SEEM
ed to grow tired Of the gaieties of a sum
mer resort. and begged To be allowed to
rnturn To her Western home. and as her
father aud aunt had only gone to please
! her. they willingly consented as soon as
She gre" tired of the place, although
tney We're surprised at her decision. for
/ she had been careful to remain long
enough after Morton lett to prevent any
one from connecting her departure in
any way with his The afternoon after
her return home she wandered off TO the
summer house in one corner of the small
but beautiful kept flower garden of her
home. and while she tried to picture her
self as Ole of the little family of three
at Fred's house, (for ne had told her of
his mother and brother) she watched
the sun slowly sink beyond the horizon
The whole western heavens We're an
ocean OF brilliantly tinted, billowy clouds
rolling Que above another. while occa-
sionally there came a light, broken one
to mingle with the others. 1t all re-
minded her OF evening she had sat with
Fred Morton. when they had watched
the foaruing, tossing billowS roll in from
old ocean and break in feathery spray on
the white. pebbly beach, to he succeed
ed by others, and still others when the
former had rolled back to mingle with
the deep. 1t also caused her t. think
now our human hopes, and fears come