The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-03

GOOD to her, Mrs. Massey was uniformly
kind, and Mabelle had the greatest ven
Grafton for that simple yet no.
BILE matron, thinking of her as n kind
of Yorkshire Nolumnia, but gentle,
genial and Cnristianized. Mr.. Massey
was fond of her, they were all fond Of
her, and in return she loved them dear
w. As Angela's name was mentioned
as rarely as possible, and as Indifferent
w, the friendship continued, sunny and
uninterrupted
"Since you went out, pursued Grace,
s'the postboy has come up from the
town and brought me a letter"
"a letter. From Ph-from your
brotherP' asked Mabelle.
"From my brotherP No, child. Why
are you always imagining letters from
my brotherp believe you think they
come in shoals by every post"
"Oh, mol But sometimes | think how
dreadful it would be if, by any chance,
he should come home suddenly before
had gone. Can you imagine anything
more terribleP" said Mabelle, sitting
up, and looking at Grace with some ex-
element.
"WhyP What would be likely to
happenP What would you do, goose,
under such horrible circumstances"
a. am sure l should sink into the
earth whenever he looked at me, or
rather, | should wish that l could, " said
the young lady, while hot flush spread
slowly over her face.
"Poohr' said Grace, indifferently,
al didn't know you felt so strongly on
the subject. And there is no need. You
are morbid Now, don't jump up and
| fiee,' she added, stretching out her
large, firm hand, and OBTAINING Mabelle,
who had made movement as if to
leave her. "My letter was from
Thekla."
"From Theklat Oh, how is she?"
"She is very well, and very happy,
and she saws that if | will have my
wedding alter Christmas, she can and
will come over from Frankfort, with
Mr.. Rechhardt and her boy, and be
present at it. >"
"You will like that. won't you?"
~ should like it bette IL it were not
so soon, but l must have ihekla at my
wedding, that is very certain, if have
to be married ever so much sooner than
| / like; so l shall tell Hermann L have
decided, but shall let him know that it
is for his sister sake, and not for his"
Mabelle laughed. Grace produced
long. pointed basket, like a canal-boat,
containing knitting, and began to work
diligently with the fingers which were
never idle.
"What a little lazy thing you are,
Mabelle!" she exclaimed at last. II
declare. 1 don t know when or where
you manage to acquire your stores of
learning about all kinds of things. |
believe YOU are much better informed
than am, really, despite my examina-
tons; but when yog are here / never
see you read"
II have too much to do out of doors
here, and am too happy to read. 1t is
when am at home that 1 have time;
plenty of time now"
"Why that 'now?' Hadn'tyou always
timer"
"Not at firstp' g-,rg
"Why, dearp Tell me-"
''But if tell you / shall have to talk
great deal about Angela"
''Well, tell me about her, them" was
the answer, as Grace, ceasing her knit
ting, propped her chin upon her hand,
and looked with a long, steady, happy
gaze across the sea, which kept up its
murmur far below. She was in a
pensve yet joyful mood, and half she
listened to Mabelles words, and half
she gave heed to thoughts of her own.
cat first, when Angela came home,
and a ter had got better, had very
little time to myself" said Mabelle.
''She went out great deal making
calls, you know, and driving, and shop
ping and"
Showing of-yes, know"
"Well, I'm afraid it was. And it was
decided that as was more than sixteen
/ was not to go to school any more, so
it really seemed rs if my whole time
was to be given up to AM mean to
these stupid Gals, and visits, and
things. | could not study anything.
Angela said it was so dull to have some
one near her buried in a book it
made her nervous to sit in the same
room with me while was reading. l
don't know what | should have done,
but Mr.. Fordyce really was very kind.
He found out my doleCul case by degrees,
and insisted upon my having some time
to myself. He gave me little room
for my own, and said in winter there
was always to be fire there; and one
day he got me a pass for the College
fbrary-that's where l get my learned
books, Grace-and he subscribed to
Nudes for me for new ones. l asked
him what there was l could do for MIN,
felt so very grateful, you know; and
it was kind, was it notP"
Eyes, very" Grace was obliged to
own.
because Angela grumbled dread
fully. Oh. she does grumble some
times, Grace. You will not tell any
one said so, but she makes me feel
sonnet mes as if should absolutely like