Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-24

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"IIet that pass, sgd. And what
yOu have been telling me is why
you would not suffer that midget to
90 laundering after a stock of raj
sins with the princely sum of mon
ey she founded.
ayes, l felt a strange tenderness
toward the little thing, and when
you noticed it, l fancied l owed you
this explanation"
"Thank you, sgd, firmly believe
you will fndyOur brOwn-eyed maid
yet"
40 echo your own words, 'let
that pass, Frank =" Aud then the
two friends conversed Of matters
not connected with this sketch.
And Ellen DOty, as she walked
hastily away from the store was re-
calling the very incidents Sydney
Smith had been rehearsing to his
friend.
Now she was mOtherless as we'll
as fatherless, and was staying with
relatives IN this same Western vii
lage where Sydney Smith was a
prosperous young merchant.
Her mother died of consumption,
in Italy, and Ellen returned 10 her
old home in Massachusetts, TO look
after the little property left from
her fathers estate. When every
thing was settled, satisfactorily,
she accepted the invitation of her
mothers only sister, Mrs. Edison,
who resided in a Western State, to
visit her, and if she liked, to make
her house her home little thinking
that the boyish lover who had quite
won her heart by his protecting
! kindness and tender chivalry was
awaiting there, unknOwingly, but
still lovingly, to receive her.
When she recognized his voice,
heard him called sgd, and took In
the by.play of the child in pursuit
of raisins her first impulse was to
20 to him and say, alt is l, sgd
ney.n But quickly came the thought
| he may have forgotten me. l Will
wait, and she left the store a strang-
| er as she had entered it.
"Auntie, l have changed my
mind in regard to seeing company
and shall be glad to meet youI.
friends if you care to invite them,
she said, referring tO'a subject I'M
der discussion between them.
cam glad to hear it, my dear
Life is too brief to give years OF
grieving to those who can never
return. Come out into the sun
shine, bravely, and you will he sur
. prised to find how susceptible you
are to its warmth. We will mol
forget the one who is gone, while
we endeavOr to contribute to the
pleasure of those who are left
7 Now will make a list Of the guests
and you shall write the invitations
, if you please Y
"Certainly, shall be delighted II
, make myself useful"
. She wrote Mr.. and Mrs. severa
y times, and then came the singl
( names, dozen OF more, and Mrs
Z Edison said, at here, that is the last
l believe"
q 81 was in a Mr.. Smiths store tC
day." Ellen 81 nd, hesitatingly. 81
anything WI ong with him or hi
il family ?"
g "Bless y our heart, child, no.
Did | not give you his name!
4 would not forget him of all other
q Your uncle thinks there never W.
, such a ma u; Mr.. Sidney Smith,
d course and the girl was senslo
, of a feeliu e of satisfaction when 81
v found tina 10 Mrs. was to be p'
on his note.
10 No regrets came back, Mrs. f.
son being very popular and h
" parties always pleasant.
/. Charades and tableauX were
- the program for evening, a nd
:. one of them Ellen ventured to hl'
; little plot, to learn if she W
> quite forgotten by her school. DC
- lover.
= AS she figured in most of ii
- scenes, she b egged her aunts pc
20 mission to T emain a stranger unit
the acting was over. The last oil
no was this:
Il A room in a grocery store Ellie
N her fgW. e shortened by kneeliI
:, behind some boxes, and wearing
>. school girls hat and buster, boo
> in one hand and the other reachII
- forth an old-fashiOned penny to
a. scorn' ful.visaged shOpkeeper' W
- held half.stripped bunch OF IA
40 ms t oward her; two uncouth DO
l, grin ming aud Sinking and 0
on poll lting at the penny.
nt :" A cents worth of raisins," mi
nt mt red a voice among the guests.
L., The curtain went down for t
he la st time, and many wondered W
II 20 last scene was the least STR
ii. ing! But one knew, or hoped
d id, and he it was who had so rea'
ar ~ given the solution. And as so
ID as he could make his way to Nj
Edison he asked:
n evil you please tell me W
7 planned that last tableaul'
"Certainly. 1t was my nlet
10 Miss Doty. Her uncle has ju