Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-13

t that they were growing on their nStiy
heath. \ very old lady, whom
l recognized IS the grandma of Oh
| establishment, was already At the tab,
rs we entered. and rs soon a. | Wa
/ seated. and the children were in thei
, places, the mistress Of the house cam
in with her hands full Of >mokiu
dishes. followed by 4 Young woma
with the teapot in her hand | kneN
without looking around THAT it was tn
little sister, but though was dying 10
a glimpse Of her, | re>olutrly kept m.
face turned toward the old lady, VIII.
had fallen TO Cro>S-qucStioning me tn.
momsnt She set eyes on my good
naturcd. but, | am sorry 10 confess
weak-fayored c~ountenance.
Wheu, how ever, the conversation b,
came more general, and less personal
and the little sister had taken her plac,
opposite me. considered that the mos
stringent code of manners in the worll
would not now forbid my taking ;
good look at her. Sc, taking adyantag,
Of the moment when she passed tn,
biscuit plate. and asked me with kindly
entreaty to help myself, | looked hel
squarely in the face, With all my
Sanguine auticipationS. | was hardly
1 prepared for the metamorphoSi> that
saw. Extreme ucatne>> had taken the
place OF the gross and offensive >loyeu-
illness of that other time, and the look
Of coarse, soddrn Indifference had given
way to an air Of >eIf-rc>pcct. Her fine
brown hair, no longer in a tangled
frow>e ahoU, her face, was ta>teiHllv
done up in Il large coil at the back Of
her head, while the diugy and discol-
0rcd complexion had reCained a healthy
c~learnes>, and the lack-lu>ter ewes a
brightness that WAS Transforming in
effect, | took her in from top 10 toe
In 4 couple Of comprehensive glances.
Outwardly She was all should have
asked for; 3 woman * God made her.
clothed and in her right mind. Hope
there was in her face, but not yet per-
feet peace-that must come with time,
and the help Of the All-IIralcr. But u
wonderful change had come over her,
Old things had passed away, a new
day had dawncd, and though there
We're still clouds in the ky the sun was
shining bright behind them
The conversation d1r;ng sumner ran
entirely rn,n the ya'ra - .Gs ,.,nnt
wheat harvest thn rrohshl. worth ~
tho ror;nr earn cron .nd norntr,,
matters in General Nnt a hin, ~
courss na...fa any f,rmar moa,ipr
Inn, whom W. vsr. in ~. .;,,;r, ,aaT,
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Mo its INV Iiftta h,rd and biddo1 ma
a linn and .rarsI ~oo5.nf,h, an5 had
,han Eaen mo~.ba,S5 "a - L.,i N, ,ba
l;tt1a sister tbn, and M. iii
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