Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-12-18
twelve years. 1t is long, long since

even seen MN.
"And you do not love him?"
Child, child, my empty arms reach
for Him as fora Il rock OF refuge. He
had no guile in his heart, no evil in
his ways. They tell me he has grown
up a good man-and oh, my soul is
pcrishing for rest in what is inherently
pure. long for one | can trust and
rely upon, and my brown-eycd June
is such"
"Auntie, if he is so good, will you
not write and tell him all ?"
The unhappy woman promised. The
letter was written and sped. No an
swer came. They heard that Jay and
his wife had gone abroad. Better so.
There was no happiness in mother and
son again uniting.
IL am tired of You and the society
of n girl | may not kiss he wrote.
Poor punished mother! She wept
the nights away, but she was not with
hope now.
Her manner did not invite further
condolences, and after Il moment the
girl rose, restlesSly, and went down
into the garden, singing.
1t was sweet little song that NJ.
lie Blanche, the brown-eyed young
French teacher, had taught her that
day; but Violet was sure he was not
French. He was pleasant, social.
She told him many things about her.
self. Not that he had asked QueS,
tions. He was gentle, not fast and
fierce like her cousin. Violet thought
she never would have come to live
with her aunt If she had known OF Jay.
For three successive lessons M.
Fargucl was absent, and NJ. lie
Blanche taught her. 1t was strange,
Mrs. Brundage thought, what it was
that intensified her niece's loveliness.
Jay was not there to see the light in
the azure eyes and the rose of the
dimplcd check Mrs. Brundage had
taken to walking the long floors and
looking from all the high windows.
"Arc You troubled, dear aunt?'
somewhat, about your cousins
continued absence, with reserve.
Another day, and Jay had not re-
turned. Then came letter. Mrs.
Brundagc read ii and screamed.
Married! married - your cousin
JAY. To Mademoiscllc Dardan, a
third.class actress. See, the letter is
from him.
Her excitement subsidized into the
bittcrcst grief. In her misery she
made revelations concerning Jay
which filled the girl with bewilder.
ment. Could her kind aunt have SO
licndish son?
you were very kind to Jay, dear
aunt. He should not have left you
alone" she said, one cold fall day,
with an Indignation she had never
shown before.
"Ycs, | am alone alone in the
drcarncss of old age" moancd the
brokrn.hcartcd woman. The girl,
heart achcd; she embraced, kissed
/ her.
you, too, will leave me, Violet
Oh, YOU must not! you must not!'
81 will not. | will stay rs long a'
you wish, promised the girl, softly.
Violet feared that June Brundagt
would not come. but evidently Tho
mother hoped more than she feared
The old year is dead she said, OF
Ncw-lcar's morning. The old ycal
so full of misery! | think my mex
will be brighter
At noon Violet came in from
snowy walk, and found her aunt in {
young mans arms Evidently he hat
Just arrived. There was also an oldcl
man present. First Violet recognized
NJ. Fargucil, then NJ. lie Blanche.
"Your cousin Junius has come, vi
Olet ~ cried her aunt, in voice whicl
the girl had never before heard
though once il had been Mrs Brunda
ge's usual one.
The blue eyes Of my Violet ar,
wide" said fatherly NJ. FargUeil, com
ing forward" See, she permits an Gle
fellow like me to salute her cheek
Surprised she is Did your aunt's ol,
friend, and the friend of the yount
man, and your friend, deceive you9-
10. called him, ever, Monsieur l.
Blanche, because so blamcless no
like other gay young men IL womal
cannot trust lie has been my pupil
my companion, many years. He con
lided all to me. went little spac
into the country, and gave him m
place by your side. Are you sorry?-
are you angryP June, ask hcr if she
angry"
Violet's hands were in another
The brown, brown eyes-happier tina
she had ever seen them looked int
hers.
"Ma couSine" he said, with n smile
Cousins may marry suggeste
Mrs. Brundage that evening, with
laugh. 1t seemed She had never bee
so happy as on that New Years might
Cousins may maj -, and these lid
Whatever may be the readers opinio
On this subject, | can assure her tina
these two are very happy in their HON
oy the sea.