Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-11

dry them.
~ would have waited till had saved all
| the money!" said Gracie alter n pause "but
| ! thought IL was better not 10 wait"
| "wby not 80
| ooh, because--- We'll the exhibition
| might shut soon perhaps But YOU will 90
| Tomorrow. mamma ?"
| UTo-morrow %, repoated moor Mrs Wyyoru
| yaguoIy.
| Uyou must yo aud ,r,,ngo Win tbe socre.
| tary. and have IN. handI, seu, hy and, ,bye to
some other address ,o another mare moi
| yours of ,nnr.a Wa viii thi,L IA ali ont
| Iopo,Ler won, wa do., 81
| There was n long nause, and then Oracle
| .,nLa .,,.,, 80 "s nnu''' "'' ''''
| "Motber :, '''' '''''''
| a. WaII -, ,,nl -
| uIrif VII, s,,,,,,oso,, I ware to die. Amy
wouId la ins, yorv iittIe Iii richer,
wouldn,t shc ~
| uJns, , lit,io Ja,ii,yu
Uraco a,aua,oJ nn,ri,y sho only raised
ber motha,,s hand IN hcr own loving lipa
and kissed n with a long. long Kiss Pres
emily she whisperod
o'rbat would holm Amy-nnd Douglas"
But she whispered tho words 40 softly 1t IL
doubtTuI wbeiher Mrs Wyyern heard them
ot all events sbo kcpt silence.
IL happened that one day soon alter this
con yersation Amelia received a letter contain
ing tho announcement OF the sale of her first
picture Her ioy was unbounded she
Iumpcd M. and dnnced. and ran about the
room like a child i'm high delight Douglas
MciIuish who was present, (he had looked
In for a moment only Of course sat open
mouthed and ainaled watching his lady
loves evident symptons of lunacy, aud won
jering whether apy effort on his part might
ever succeed in calling forth such express
sions of ioy from her.
Mrs wyyern was somewhat silent and
constrained, but Oracle. tho little traitress.
gave vent 10 many EXPLANATIONS of pleast =
and astonishment.
"IIurrah, Amy ~ she cried "who won
have thought Il aud vet did we not all of us
prophosy this long ago? Why don't Won
come and shake hands with her Mr. Me.
Hush, and tell her how awfuliy glad YOU
are?"
Bat Amelia dragged her mother into the
next room.
"Shut tho door" she whispered eNCitodly:
"oh, now Listen, listen, mamma | never
had w much money at nv own before Itiy
my very own, isn'sitp ! earned it, you
know, and now you must tell mo What can
get for Oracle ! want 10 spend IL on her
Poor little Oracle She has so few pleasures
Aud she has been so good and kind. If won
only knew She has never ceased Ia ina an.
rnur.ni-,, =, ,,,,,, -, - ,,.,.t. 80, -, -
sue sue over remembers one little bit that she
That she isn't as strong as wo are"
MIS- NyNern, bound by her promises,
.,r,.aIt,.S p,.S W NJ "oi noau auu Say On
a. s., "uuIy, res, my uear, yes' put me
i ~, i,'1' s',"k s,io lanIeu Al.S on
,u'i- anu aui mug suihe HueSl III search Oh s"ihe-
pI pai'" ~ ,'1M c ~ last hegeh' street
,,'SS,,,i , at.oo', pacn Ih'o nonu sueet,
,f>,,,9 malh"u that weary PAR tneh mo unknown
p.I,i,I ''ir p'aeS' nnore, nha''y, aliie aiiu
,ai,,'i iIf'NS ~. '''i Ne'iW"eIF ,'F
' ,'a't,"i ui'u r, utl'"S piiu, very MaIlp
- @ , nas i,Heu upon ,lousou
~~ -. - ''" ~~ Iat', hii" ''l teu huiI'o ii SHola
.I ~ " - "r'n moi l""..o' J"''c" n"'''o
'Tt -, q " ', , ,,, ,,,
in' li"l''9"I NJ" 'ip'h'hs o' ms PuI'I that
uay '.I nulih,h' '""rsnip Occupied inc whoLe OF
to ,'',', ~ ,i'' 'Hli' pnilS
couch, and EnIlv Tecsme her insepaIanle
r",i' ,., ianl"h' @ she knew, thoIsh Amy hid
',a.a ii'' % nt.u R"o t ~
,i ~, 'I, ~. n''n 80, A., "'1o Ii ~,
,,. c,ii , Ci,,S, ,i,I i
~ '",' -, a''i " @ ~ NJ" ny, noI
,,I,S 80 a. ,t,' ,i' , -. 10 -
Lon, htg IL, tILb 10 80 i'S - I ",'J
,,iit go D.i "''u sa,'T, 1,, anu
in,,t,,, C,ii,.I,, ,oiiiny, Sr I. T,a'n iahn -,
''' "H' ''''s :" '''"' '''''
A'h, We lTt moS,lch uahh'
u,l, ll,,S Won IIrr1en Itch d. wr,,,r, ,,tr,
nu hast die seelo fnoin
;" gan gcnommcn ein,
Pas ich klein KEN, andre Heb
AS "''" "'''n
But Oracle herself WAS about To leave h in.
Nether "true love" nor care, nor songs OF
b'rds could Keep her She was on her way
heyond the light of moon and stars, beyond
the rays oil the aurora borea!is the poetry OF
"hlch had taken such strange hold ol her
ynuthiul Imagination.
she spoke OF 1t To Douglas Mciiuish once
when she happened TO bo alone with him.
~ on and Amy must go north some day.
she said, "and Ee happy, quite happy to-
geihcr aud when you journey across the
n""rN' ana you see before you, lar away,
those beautiful shining rays, you will think
| OF me somehow with the aurora won't you,
Douglas
My little sister, answered Douglas
tremulously, ~ no clasped her hand in his,
| and kissed II reVerenTially
| il was her beloved hour OF twilight when
sue uIed she passed away with scarce
sign. ihere was no more sorrow nor sad
ness III her ueaih tnah there had been III her
| otlsut uhseillsh ile' Nhe bade ,ousias
llt her IN his arms and carry her To the win