The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-23

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"ioa No. Ned, should be No glnd /,
have you Mrs Anderson added.
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wnu o. my gnllnntty could never stand
uul lg in4t ia w1mnu'4 Wishes. no mat.
lrr whit hey asked he said, with d
jolly laugh
Not ttboy wished 10 marry youP''
asked Ralph
Wall perhaps not, Squire, II they
wrote MT fine, wonderful letters on yaI.
lor edged paper hc said, with conf.
cul gravity II think bai would fetch
most any TELLER that had any ioclin'
about him, don I your
Ralph colpred 10 the temples with
shame and annoyance Everybody who
has been young knows with what 4 halo
oi sncrcdnry- these " first letters are
invested, and how II hurts and shocks
the young heart to have some rude hand
swoop down through the beautiful aure.
ole, md hold mp 70 laughter and ridi-
cuir the prrelous treasure. To this day
! feel q stir Of Indignation whenever /
remember q certain afternoon, when.
coming home from school. | heard peal
after peal Of ringing laughter issuing
from my bei.chamber, and upon COM
int upon the scene discovered my two
grown sisters, sitting on the floor
before ~ open bureau drawer-my
drawer, il was one of them holding in
her hand and reading, between her
bursts Of abOminable merriment, n little
note s1H bodg had written me. and over
which | had had some of the most deli.
cIous little attacks OF "palpitation OF
the heart imaginable. / have never
forgiven them to this day
Well IL was all over The pretty lii.
tie seaside farm with its evergreen hills,
aud mInt-bordercd brook, and gray
lodges Of rock, and shining reaches OF
shelly sand, belonged to q stranger,
now The houscho d goods simple,
homoly things, which Myra Anderson
had sometimes dcspiscd for their poor.
ness and plainness took on a strange.
tender beauty, us one after another She
had seen them Knocked down under the
a%ncti0neer $ hammer. and ut last she
turned away with u dull feeling Of loss
and pain in her heart. More than we
think, these inanimatc thing. in our
homes creep into affections, and by
little memories and associations. link
bliss or pain Of a dead day with the
present.
The cowslips were blotching with
vivid patches Of gold the fresh green OF
brookside grasses. rs Mlra Ander.
sou glanced out Of the ear window At
the living landscape with u faint feeling
Of homc-sickncs, in her heart, for the
parting from the old home had been
HerN hard NJ the last Only the thought
IL would he better for them, aud
It would keen Ralph AWAY from
The sea kept mp her courage. She knew
by her husband ) grave face that Il had
been a hard struggle fur him to sunder
the ties which nearly fifty years OF
cnmpaninnship had ecmenlcd. Brad.
spirits were invaluable, and rough
he seemed. he had q delicate faculty
turning their thoughts away from
unhappy regrets to pleasant anticipa-
of the future. and 50 by the time
steamed mp the beautiful Detroit
River To the city. they were u very hap.
py. hopeful company. It was lust sun.
and the crimson glow fell over the
impid water, and touched the white
walls and spires Of the city with a soft.
anrnral flush Nowhere. IN all the soft
or radiant sky. was there a hint Of
dark cloud lowering upon them.
There they stopped over night, TO re.
their journey on the following day.
The hotel was crowded with people,
travellers awaiting transportation in dil.
directions. Mr.. Anderson and
lIradlcc rose before sunrise to take q
look round the town. Coming up n
on their way home. they saw a
and little girl passthe corner OF the
some distance ahead. aud disap.
pear down a side street.
Well. II that didn't make me think
Humming birdii Brallen eS.
claimedi his pet name for Viola being
that.
"Ohl | didn't notice." his companion
carelessly. They walked about
q while longer and then went up To the
Mr.. Anderson lookrdin the par.
Tor. but his wife was not there. and he
went up to their ruom.
II was Just coming down" she said.
he opened the door, " had 10 comb
my hair. aud then | thought I'd make
the bed; hal time enough
81 don't believe folks do IL, Myra.
but they can tear IL to pieces II they
don't Ike II, so there's no harm done.
but whore Is Viola"
81 let her 20 down; she was 80 wild
| couldn't keep her herr. | never saw
such a child When we get settled W.
must govern her a little more. that /.
all she needs 10 make her perfect I've
got aliiile plot in my heat" laughinga
li'tle' T" am going to train her up fot
a daughier.in.law. She thinks every.
thing OF Ralph
This she said very eonhdcutially. A.
they went down into the parlor. and
ben Anlc sou smiled at her .'prema.
iufe maichmaAl ng. a. he called n hn,