The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-18

What was my surprise when tn,


coach stopped at my friends and
Mrs. Raymond came running out to
meet me, to hear her exclaim, after
she had grasped my hand, Sand
you there, too, James?" and to see
the stranger alight and kiss her, and
run into the house saying he must
see that baby"
$50 that was your brother, Doctor
James Oliver, about whom I've
heard so much, in our school days"
"Why, yes; didn't you find out
who he was y
| walked into the house feeling
quite vexed because he did not tell
whole was and where he was going.
We found him tossing and playing
with Minnie, but he put her down
when Rosetta introduced us, and
making a profound bow, said, 81
am very happy to know your name,
and that my stage-coach acquaint-
ance is my sisters FRIEND" and he
turned to the baby again.
went to my room and dressed
for tea, with quite disappointed
feeling in my heart. ! tried to un-
derstand why | should feel thus.
Surely, the doctor had a right to
care for the baby, and his mind was
full of wife and children at home,
but all through my school days l
thought of him as something a lit
tie superior to ordinary mortals, and
was disappointed to find him so
different from what | used to think
he must be. At tea he talked with
his sister and Mr.. Raymond, occa-
sionally bestowing word ON me,
and after tea walked down to the
shore with him, leaving us to talk
of old school days.
The next day all the friends and
relatives of the family came to call.
Everybody was brother-in-law, or
sister, or aunt, or cousin of his
neighbours, and series of invita-
tons were given to go to clam chow
ders, boat rides, fishing excursions,
to the "island," Or to ''the beach,"
The next Monday we were to go
to "the beach" and have clam
chowder. The beach was a strip of
sand about ten miles in length and
less than half mile in breadth,
about mile from the shore, and
not a tree or shrub on the island.
On Monday a sail-boat was loaded
with about twenty of us, and tents
and cooking utensils, and we started
for day of pleasure. When we
reached the other shore, and / was
again on terra firma, I started fol
the other side to hunt for shells
After walking up the beach close by
the waters side for only little way
l thought l saw, in a hollow be
tween two hills of sand, a hut. ]
wondered who could live here, ant
with feeling of curiosity 1 went t.
the house. 1t was not as good as {
log house of the West, and / begaI
to pity those who lived in such ;
place. As drew near, l saw NJ
signs of live, and ! pushed opei
the door and looked in. There wa
only bed and fireplace, with tn
wood all ready to light, and boz
of matches, to be seen. On look
ing round, 1 found paper witt
description of the place, and tellin
shipwrecked sailors what to do.
So this was a refuge for ship
wrecked mariners While | wa
looking at the paper, and thinkin
of those upon the deep, and VIII
might be cast upon less hospitahl
shores, shadow fell across the dool
way, and, upon looking up, | sa'
Doctor Oliver.
$50, here you are, meditatin
upon the ways of life--and dealt
too"
l walked out of the hut and lool
ed for the others, but l could ST
none of them, and l could not tie
from which way l came.
"Rosella missed you, and sent n
on a voyage of discovery"
/ said I was sorry to have trouble
him. had begun to dislike hi
because he took so little notice
me. l did not care for young mel
but | did like to have middle-age
sensible men treat me as if | was
sensible woman. In fact, | rath
prided myself upon my intelle
and education, and considered m
self capable of filling any positic
as what woman does not? b
during that walk back, he seemC
more friendly, more than he did
coach before ! knew who he was
Continued III meet issuc.l
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able circumstance that in every part
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