The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-22

Mactaggert, that's to preach for us. Mr.
'Mactaggert, this is my daughter Mary. I"
We bowed and she vanished with the
parcels. 4
''What lovely little creaturel'' said
to myself. Nothing like Angelina,
but so prettyl" And I found myself
thinking Of her as washed my hands,
and combedmy hair in the blue-walledi
room on the second floor, with white
fringed counterpanes and two black.
silhouettes over the mantel-piece, on
either side Of the china vases of roses.
4 There were only four of us at the
table-the Deacon, his wife, q stout,
lady who never said more than she could
help, and Mary. She had spent the
last winter in Glasgow, and we talked
about all she had seen. She was self
possessed without being forward, and
oh, so prettyl Now, Angelina was splen-
did and queenly, so this was mild praise
that she could not object to, only said
it very often. preached on the next
Sunday. 1t was settled that [ should
spend the summer there. wrote this
to Angelina:
"Since you cannot be with me it does
not matter where l ani-this stupid
place as we'll as any other. Address to
the care Of Deacon Stevenson. shall
remain with him while preach here"
It was a pleasant summer despite the
dullness of the place. How good the
I quaint old Deacon was when one really
knew himl How motherly was Mrs.
Stevensonl AS for Mary, she grew
sweeter every dayl often wondered
what Angelina would have said could
she have seen me helping her to pick
blackberries, to find the runaway COW,
to carry home the milk-pail, driving her
over to the country grocery and return
ing with a freight Of groceries-Ange-
lima, who knew nothing of domestic de-
tails, and whose monogrammed and
perfumed notes were often brought to
me from the Office in company with the
parafflne can. wrote my sermons at
one end of the round table while Mary
sat at the other sewing. Now and then
q big bug would fly into the window
and go humming about our heads, or a
moth would try to singe it's wings over
the chimney, and would drive it out.
The old people would go to bed after a
while, and then Mary and would find
ourselves hungry, ,andshe would go into
the kitchen to find something good. -
always held the, light for her. When
somethipg good srs found se ts s,uvSi u mi
'ythelstep, like Two children. 81 q
She was so like = child, that little
Mary, hat it seemed NO harm to ask
her to kiss me goodnight, or to hold her
hand in mine, as it rested on my arm,
in our long walks home from, church
on Sunday evenings.
The summer passed; October came
Angelina returned to the city and wrote
: to me. 1t was while we We're eating
peaches and cream, in the back porch
that evening that I said to Mary, "I
will tell you secret, if you will keep it
for while, Mary
ION, of course will, Mr.. Mactag
CERT. ~ Ns.'' = y
II am going to be married this au-
tumn, Mary" 1 said. "Thcse pretty
letters you always thought came from
my sister are from the lady who, is to
marry me. She is very beautiful, very
rich, very stylish, but very kind. You
must come and see us, Mary, when we
are married. shall tell Angelina how
good you have been to me-what
sweet little sister 1 found out here in
Vale of Cruix. Why, Mary -
For, as spoke, felt the little hand
l held grow cold and heavy in mine. I
saw her shrink backward. The big
china bowl of peaches and cream slipped
with a crash: on the aground and shat
tered to pieces.
caught the poor child in my arms.
In. q moment she came to- herself, and
said she had 'overtired herself, she
thought. They had been baking all
day and it. was warm, And now she
bade me good night. But 1 did not see
her next day, nor the next. She kept
her room, and was not well enough to:
bid me, good-by. ,a,.,
|, Poor little Maryl I'felt very misera-
ble. However, Angelina met me in;
GlasgoSs.n She: wass.;more beautiful
than eyer--more elegant in contrast to
my simple country - friend--and very
soon t1atghcd'at myself FOR tire thoWght
that hid beerl in my heart. OF course,
a said Was; Che Ing that had over:
come Sss,sss not news. /
had only been toFh her as :a friend s.as i
brother q had i not made slogss to Sher;.
above ali, had NOT i fiirted witi.her.
But But 4 tllopgI ii great dealSand
~ missed shsys hour exactly ly4-oh,
yes, Yes exact mig 4 sister
g ss wrote ito Mrs S,teY and her
answer was 5ery ibpie f f
h 1s 81 haven much tiiieS to .write,s she
!sal u 81 Sick,
aud q besides being anxious d, j,
g8 S u his letter was i'm my pocket or that
day Wien Angelind aid 7 Vent TO the
bazaar for the benefit of the Church Of
st. Matthew.