Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-25

II 14I1/< I4mIu X0f~ ever 40 late. GUG own
a ~ Mem s. lone before thls,s'
!. Yss. / supposs she ought, = my sis
a. aid reluctantly. = The only thin
- you A<s. <hs Il 10 strange 10 every
ding. and ! don't suppose she speak
muck English; Il would be only M
eufal ior her q be little delayed"
"a little delayed l" ! exclaimed
j" NJ dear Mary. have you any idea o
~ timer Il is past 10 o'clock, aat
she ought 70 have been here between
ma 4 o.clocl y
NJ sisser raised her eyebrows II
IA aston;shmsut.
III aid not know Il was so long since
IAN ,esd nrsvers. ;, she said; g the time
s,~.~s sssms 80 Az So when we are by
-rssv,s.s T~ondsr II we shall evel
a. AN enough 10 do without parlol
k...ds,xsr sbe added with . wistfa
IocL nm :, me. whore I lay back In my
an snecial cssy-chair, resting my tired
beed sfscr 1 hard days work.
II ALWAYS seemed 10 be her one am
h,s;on that lust 10 have the little spar,
time re could call our own In the mids
~ our busv lives quite to ourselves,
R.t ! aid not know when IL would BE-
,css;h,s a GRITTY Il. SchooI-keepine il
srduous. nrecsr;ous work: Il had been
- - on, rsss Al spv rate and even
~. vhen Msrv. who was . good deal
vounoer than I had entered into the
1870 a;d ~, 81. INV vav 10 anv
"a s.a;s.s .hs.~s n our mode of life.
~ s I%ss S.irIv satisfied with
az az nsss,.ss -s hsd made and the posi-.
49,. Mia If our establishment
~ss nos . very large one. it was at
-. s~ors selsct than nineteen out of
s~~~,v - an are which is nothing if it
= not leyelljne. People had begun to
talk already Of the higher education Of
vomen. and Of preparing girls for uni
versity examination as If they were
tas'r own oio, a oa a W. w. D
'.ccs sss'ns' - .o ~. a. a..r .h;I.
no e'es'es s ,., s ~ .;,as % ,;ms 70
ofen committees ''o. .'" ahc,id
our charge .n.n ma so.;a,v 80
DC naeu 20 "oo'n ..a ~ ~ .hs;, r;vs,s
"eP a. GOOD oId.f.sh;oned
You oea'' soou' o.1ne
souls You are hall century Denind
the tines Lady Gay Spahker sa'c 10
mo once. "but IL ! had any girls OF my
own, | should send them 70 you never
theless." ,;,.
ana We 'ounu tnA IT, i.,absa =.
gov "sy psEa n -: do not
~, oa. s,s 80 ,hsv conld have done
~ n.y." Nv NJ" hsi;..~ n N.rv n
o'ue.~'so ."sA 49,, MON s.rth sba
ess' INV CO. 80 s;mniv like the
s . - ,ha French noem the
eno'ho,nei ~ nv. usad % rs.d aud
sn:s =" r eae ..son;ssd Whensvsr
Isc''ey P
snsy o.me ~ 'n' am :. ;. o,.r,,s o,s.,
toi""
] used TO find myself looking round in.
voluntarily to the table at which she
sat; but though she may have seen the
look and returned it with that ready
smile Of hers, the thought that was in
my mind would never have occurred TO
her.
oh: wad some iay me g si ass n g'eus
.''u
was NOT written Vi su'n =. my S
enc ss' oPPos',e ,'v =" '"a: o.p'o~
Der evening OF "n'ch 1 am wri''ns' en-
broidering some deiica,e oiue nanue''
the color OF when. as IL lay masseu To-
gsther in her lap, threw up the SOFT tlnts
Of her complexion IN q wonderiui way
She had one OF those ioveiy' creamery
skins into which the least neat or ex-
citement brings flush like the first
flush Of morning, and what with the
beauty Of that, and the brilliancy
Of her soft, brown eyes contrast
ing with them, ! used to think that
the white hairs, at which she had ar
rived so early, only constituted q iresn
claim to admiration. Everybody said
"Miss Mary :" had such q sweet lace.
1t was not merely matter OF chissel-
ling or coloriDg. There was upon it
that beautiful calm and tenderness
which can only come Of heart at peace
with itself and at leisure from itself. |
cannot describe it. but l always think
II must have been that expression in it
which drew Madame Laurie to her that
first night.
There was nothing striking or artistic
in any way in our surroundings. The
small. square sitting-room, with its
green paper sparirgly relieved with
cold. and its sombre, dark green hang
ines. with mahogany book-shelves fitted
into the recesses on either side Of the
fireplace, and the round table in the
centre with the lamp upon it, and
the half.chiffonier. half.sideboard,
H. The glass back of which |
cav myself reflected--a tall. spare.
aiderlv woman hard. featured rather
sh.r c,hsrw;se and 40 mike Mary az
= ca,,,d noss,h,v hall this formed
.,~~onna;rgs han which nothing could
b.x. hsen more commonplsce. But
ths,s vss . br;oht fire burning in the
800 "a rs,ns,nhor th;nt;nr IN NV
s.,r Sro-s;,v ,h., N the moor little
r~s,.h s..chsr his f,st INTRODUCTION
A. rns,;sh comfort would seem Soma.
sh;rg Zoo .ood A. bs true
W. ma .l~svs bsa . m.demo;se,,e
A.. vule shs hsa hasn 81 w;xed ma.
tionality. thu Swiss article being the