Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27


earnestly, how strongly he had
urged his life-giving faith, and
hcw sneeringly it had been set aside.
His heart yearned for the dying man, and
he was sOrely concerned for Charities dis
tress. But what could he do? How at
tack the citadel Of lOng-cherished infideIi-
ty in which Judge Barrett had so stub
bornly entrenched himself Still, with
God all things are possible" and, recalling
all the force and sweetness of this ultima
tum, he said:
Il Will 20 once more, my Charlie, as
my Masters servant, and offer him the
glorious treaty of safety and peace.
Come now, it is late, but we can have
touch Of Horace if nothing else. How
goes t0-day's lesson?
Jam salts ferris miris atque dirae,
Grandinis mist Pater ct rubente.
Now let me hear you sean that. Put
some music into the grand old tongue.
Nobody can do it better"
The girl, aroused from her desponden-
cy, stood up in exactly his attitude with
two small hands clasped behind her, and
in a clear, sweet voice, giving the soft
continental pronunciation, repeated:
..Jam-sa-tis-, ter-ris miris-atque-d
Grandi-nis mist Pater-et ru-bente."
Ii ever the lost music OF a dead YER
nacular were revived, surely it was
when Charlie YOcaliZed her lines into
such a mellow sweetness that the ear took
a strange and new delight in its aspirated
yOWels. Her teacher had heard such
music daily, but had never gotten quite
accustomed to Its charm. His eyes
frightened, and his whole face relaxed.
With a smile of satisfaction he said:
"GOOd good! Bravo! Bravissimo!
Come and finish the ode whilst we have
light. ! fear me, you cannot complete it
like that
ssWhen you have said your lesson,
dearie, come back moment. Eve some
good news for you"
For me, auntie? All! You amt 60
ing TO give me another grandmother, are
yOuE'
mo. no; 1t Is something far better"
1T might be ard not be OvercOmng,"
laughed the girl, as she closed the door
and left the good lady alone.
In the study over pet ode the doctor
and his pretty scholar fingered. The
sun, preparing for his bright exit, was
drawing around him a glorious swathing
of scarlet drapery with which to embel-
lish his retiring. This flashed into a bril-
liant setting, fold upon fold Of golden
glory, and then as if TO neutraliZe the eff
feet Of such brilliance, suddenly toned
down into the fast-paling grey of an
autumn sky-shading; and then. as still re-
luCLdnl. UuI OUCAAACub " al luGAOl dOiC
law, gently, so gently fell out of sight,
and the cool earth. like a penciled pic
ture, lay enyelOped in the "sOber livery"
of twilight. The days heat was all
gOne-the days color all gone-and ma
ture looked a little tired, as if only wait
ing her night robe OF deeper shade in
which to fall asleep.
But the study is light and bright, and
the two there are but two happy children
y i'm, fhnfr fruGffTfI npgIpcf a tho WanIUn
hours. The good doctor never saw the
maid light the gas. The mischievOus
scholar did not in the least mind being
out after dark, but Mrs. Fearne, with more
consideration for the prOprieties, came to
the door at last and interpOsed:
Doctor, DOCTOR" she said, ''yOu must
not keep Charlie 50; it is almost night"
"Nightp he exclaimed, perfectly as
tOnlshed, looking at the gas light and the
open window helplessly. why, 1 be
lieve YOU are right. Yes. yes. So it is;
dear me! l thought YOU had come to call
us to dinner"
whats the difference, auntie? l like
to 90 home IN the dusk. I'm going even
now; but first tell me the good news"
NO, dear: there's no time. l will tell
! you tomorrow. 1t is much too good to be
hurried over. Do get your hat. Mrs.
\ Beltham will be so angry
( The doctor had been very busy putting
things in order on the study table, but
/ looked up brightly now to say:
"Wait, Charlie. | will walk back with
4 you. Let me find my hat and cane"
/ He went off and the moment he was
/ out Of sight the girl seized her hat and
said:
'Auntie, you know I'm not going to let
/ him take that long walk. He is tired now.
/ Goodbye and she darted out Of the
! open door, and in two minutes was out of
sight and hearing.
The hat and cane were veXing things to
/ find. The good doctor had an absent
/ minded way Of leaving both in queer
/ places, on the steps, in the grape arbOr,
on the parlOr table, nywhere-anywhere
! but on the hat rack, so that it was fully
/ ten minutes before be came back and
! said, as he buttOned his long coat across
! his chest:
Pm all ready, darling, all ready; let's
! 90; the time is flying"
! "Why, Charlie is nearly home by this
| time" laughed his wife. PUT up your
/ things and come in to tea"
"GOne! Is she gOne?'
! ''She has been gone a long time.'
"Well, in that case, will get ready for
! tea
/ He put away his hat with especial care
! this time, and seated himself at the table
! all in an absent sort of way. Finally,
! rubbing his long, thin hands together, he
! said, with tremendous emphasis:
''She has got the brains of two people,
I the energy of five, and the beauty of a
| dozen. Poor Charlie! Poor Charliev'
! Down the darkening streets by hand
| some residences lighted for evening, by
| gardens fragrant with flowers. walked
! the girl. She had hurried out of her
| uncle's house to keep him from following
her, but now she sauntered along as if
/ she were only taking q leisurely stroll for
I pleasure. She knew that she was booked
/ for scOlding at home, and she was de-
/ termlned to get all out of the occasion it
would afford. She felt strangely free and
/ happy in the quiet streets, and light of
heart as the birds and insects whose little
voices mingled with the soft twilight
air. She enjoyed everything. 4 few
early stars glittered in the far-Otf sky,
and she lifted her head and watched these,
wondering, as often before, at their mys-
terIOus beln@-WOnderlng at their mystic
riOus wondering at their beau
ty, and from this remote maze into
which her thoughts had drifted, wonder
ing at herself and her own tiny little
place in the wonderful scheme of crea-
ton. She had gotten quite away from her
small sphere, from the frets and Jars of
her daily life. With her eyes ON the
stars. her feet wandered mechanically
along. She did not know that she had
left the bustling streets and was slowly
reaching the Verdant suburbs. Neither
did she know that the street force had
been working in this particular neighbor-
hood, and had left a debris of brick and
earth in her way. She found it out, how
ever, when, as Thales, an older and
wiser philosopher, had done before, with
her eyes alOft, she stumbled and fell, not
in the mire, but into the strong arms of a
strong man. 1t may be that the reader
has suspected before this escapade that
Charles temper was, to put it mildly, a
little undisciplined-that She had a way of
asserting herself on all occasions without
too much reverence tor the person or
place. This evening her sudden fall from
Venus to the broken pavement, intercept
ed as it was by a timely stranger, did not
add to her usual stock either of patience
or amiability.
Ii there had been light her cheeks would
have been found to be red and burning.
As it was, even in this uncertain light, her
dark eyes were flashing and fierce. With
half-recOYered breath she cried out with
sudden passion:
LET me loose. sir! How do you dare?"
The stranger looked even unnaturally
tall in the fading light. He wore a felt hat,
and had a heavy beard; but farther he
might be Spanish Don, a French Count,