The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-26


least once a day during the old gentle
mans cOnyaleseence.
He softened visiblY beneath the I'M
accustomed influence, and even asked
Nellie to bring her guitar and sing for
him.
Specimens Of her cookery often found
their way to his bedside, and she read
to him almost daily.
Matters did not progress so favorably
between the young people, however.
Day after day, at the spring, Nellie
saw Frank Castleman apparently alb
sOrbed in the society of a naughty,
dark-eyed girl from the village.
The vision of this proud beauty
reigning as queen, at some future day,
in her beloved home, while she, her
mother and brother, drained out bar
rem existence elsewhere, gave her every
action toward the young man tinge oil
GOODNESS.
When Mr. Castleman grew stronger
he came every day to the LOOMS tent.
He observed Nellie's uniform cheerful
ness, her industry, her economies, and
he was never wearied of watching her
swift. bird-like movements.
| mo porridge for your mOther?" he
asked one night when he had remained
/ for tea. ''Why, how is that, little
grip"
Il am sorry 1 have none for either
her or you, but-we have nothing to
prepare it in
BLESS my life! No saucepan! Why
did you not speak of it long ago?'
The next morning a new saucepan
was set inside the tent door.
1t was addressed to Nellie, and, re-
moving the cover, she found within 3
thick paper marked: Medicine for
your mother"
"Oh, mamma, do open it quick; GU
fiosity has taken complete possession OF
me-
.'Why, Nellie said her mother, ir
a choked voice, cit is a deed to our old
home, given in Mr.. Castleman's name.
What does it mean, my child"'
''Ahi I know, l know" she cried, be
side herself with happiness; land oh! !
am so glad"
She could scarcely make explanation
to her mother for the exuberance of her
Joy.
Her face was radiant when she re-
turned from her visit of thanks to Mr..
Castleman.
g He was so kind, mamma; and when
L kissed him he kissed me back again. -
The days that followed were golden
ones to Nellie. 1t seemed that the sun
had never sent down such soft, life-gv-
ing rays before, and it was a wonder
full moon that flooded the valley with
its radiance through the long summer
nights
The dark-eyed girl who had haunted
her vision, both real and fancied, for so
long, had gone on tour in the noun
tains. \ little pang still thrilled her
heart at any remembrance of her, but
that, she explained to herself, was but
the result of former habit.
Her GOODNESS toward Frank Castle
man diminished in a marked degree as
the days sped on, but there was an in
tangible barrier between them yet.
The two invalids grew stronger every
day, and now that Mr.. Castleman' s
horses and carriage had arrived, they,
with Frank and Nellie, took long trips
to Glen Eyrie, Cheyenne Canyon, Mon
ument Park and other points of in
terest,
One day Nellie was sent on apressing
errand to Colorado Springs, and Frank
accompanied her, as usual. as driver.
As they returned across the mesa
(table land) the sun was throwing It's
last, slanting beams on the Garden OF
the Gods, which lay in beauty beneath
them.
al always supposed" said Frank,
laughing, that tulips 1.-TWO Hps), lady
fingers, heartsease and all such flowers
blOomed in the Garden of the Gods. Did
not you Hope 1 shall yet find them,
I'm sure. "
Il doubt if you will, replied Nellie
a bright red staining the ivory of hel
cheeks.
Whereupon ensued a conversation o.
such absorbing interest that a full houl
had elapsed ere they had reached the
balancing Rock, p"
81 shall never forget, said Nellie, If
relevantly, ''that it was here we founC
that dear little saucepan"
''And l shall never forget" salt
Frank, radiantly, that it was in tn,
Garden of the Gods L found my dea
, little saucepan, too"
''And the tulips, the lady-fngers, tn
heartsease as well, she slyly whispered
: BLESSED little saucepans both,' h.
added. ''Uncle and 1 may we'll thanl
the fate that brought them into GU
: lives. "-Jeannte S. JaldSon, IN The CIR
rent.