The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-29

ot admiration Tor ncr cuarlmn uc
was go tail. SO stately Then his thlrk.
curling fair hair lust like Young
mans. with scarcely u shadow uf gray.
She would not believe that he wa over
forty ten years older than mysrl I'M
tl' 10y some pcrtin1city ! hld Impressed
this fact upon her And then slr slid
10 did not signify. as she liked such
dear OLD souls rs him and mr mu Do
better than any Young people. Her
irrvor of admiration made me smile.
hut after this night observed that the
expression of il gradually ceased.
Though ! WIS not sen dcmuustri,.,r
as /illah. 10 will not he supposed htt
that ! was truly glad to see my old
friend. MIR. sutherland. lie was very
Kind talked TO me long of past thngs.
and as hc east "a glance on my black
dress. ] saw his lips CULVER; hp took INV
hand ana pressed n like u brother. tool
bless him Tor That
Eut one thing struck me ~ th .ur |
had not calculated ou-thc alttrai ION
seven years had made in ms both. When
hc took inc down To dinner. | accident
ally caught sight of our two figures iu
The large picr-glass. Age tells so din'r-
entity on man and woman remember
the time when hc was q grown man. and
! mere girl; now he looked stately
gentleman In the prime ot life. ard | u
m'dd,c-agcd, old maidlsh woman Per-
haps something more than years had
done this; yet 1t was quite natural. only
| had never thought OF il before.
So, when the first meeting was over.
with the excitement. plcasufahlc or
otherwise, which rs matter of course
II BROUGHT tn ms all when We had srv-
orally hidden each other good might.
Hnd Mr. sutherland had said smilinEly
that hr was glad twas only goodnight.
not goodbye when the whole house
was quiet and asleep 10 use the psalm
lists solemn words, AT night ON my
bed communrd with my own heart ia
my chamber. and was STILL
"taesia. want to speak to YOU par
tIcullrly.' said Mr. Sutherland to me
one morning, as after breakfast hc was
about To ~ into his study Illah
placed herself in the doorway with the
pretty ohs,iuary. half womani.h half
glrIish, that She sometimes used with
her guardian much To my surprise.
Iillah was ON excellent terms with him,
considering their brief acquaintance of
three weeks. In that time She had
treated him rs in my whole lifetime
had never yruturcd To do .WillmIly,
ie,tiugly, even GROSSLY, vet hc seemed
To like 10. They were very social aud
merry. for his disposition had apparent
ly grown more cheerful rs lac advanced
IN life. Their relation was scarcely
like guardian and ward. but that OF per-
feet equality pleasant and confidential.
which somewhat surprised m. until |
rccOllCcted what opportunities they had
of intercourse. and what strong friend
ships are sometimes formed even iu a
single week or fortnight when people
are shut up together In a rather lonely
coutry-huusc. This was the state NJ
things among us all uu tine morning
when Mr. sutherland called mo tu his
study. ZIllIh wanted Go gu hl,rWi.r.
"Not to-day. hp answered haI worry
gently and smilugly "lmvrr unss
to talk over with Miss Pryor. % Au. w
Dee sand Miss puSr' ONT nt respect.
yet % hurt me | had been "tt..u
with him So many Years. Perm ls hg
Thought ! wJs uutgruWug m, uthy
name uuW.l
To b. coa'ing,il