The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-05

JUST AFTER THE WAR.
A STORY OF TIE SOUTH
Weekly Sentinel Eleanor Berne, c..
author of"
CHAPTER Mi.


music. Miss Maxwell is to give me
lessons when ] stop school, which will
be the last of this month.
| am trying for the prize, and have
improved very much. Leonard and
| have been friends ever since Oscars
hurt I've nearly caught up with him
now in size, and it leases him to say L
will out-grow him.
Marie Louise Martyne, who has
been inlNew York all winter, will soon
be home, but since last summer, |
haven't cared much about her, and as
fer her beautiful brother Pierral, l
never have forgiven him.
Ada Hazlitt and l are still firm
friends Mother thinks have given
Kitty Newcome up, but you see Kitty
is SO much younger, quite two years,
then she doesn't come to our school
Cher mother teaches her at home.) /
do 90 out there whenever l get a
chance, and she comes in sometimes.
It's understood that I'm to spend two
weeks with her when school closes.
Archie is getting worse about want
ing to 60 away; he has given up the
notion OF the sea lately, but wants to
go to large city; thinks he can
make big fortune in New York.
Some days he is as gay as lark, then
again he is in the dumps.
| don't know what's the matter
with him, but do know, that when
we think he is asleep, when we are all
in bed, he gets up, and goes out again,
tor the other MI ht heard some one
in the passage, and peeped out, and he
saw me.
He told me next day, he had for
gotten something, and was going to
fix it, and if I told father, he'd run
away sure enough. | knew he was
telling me story, but | won't tell
father, because [ don't believe he
could help it, and he has plenty al
ready to worry him. Since that night,
Archie has treated me better. l can
see he is afraid I'll tell. He said if l
wouldn't he wouldn't get up any more
even if it was necessary, but, though |
haven't heard him, | don't believe he's
kept the promise, for some mornings
he looks 50 awfully sleepy.
Jamie is getting more reserved
about talking than ever. I'm afraid
he'll forget how.
But one thing | notice, he always
goes in the parlor when Miss Jessie
spends an evening here. He always
was fond of music, and paid for my
lessons himself, the time | took before.
Miss Maxwell always sings his ia
vorite songs for him; she seems to I'M
derstand him better than anyone ever
has; she is quiet too, so they suit.
She has the lovliest golden hair [
ever saw 1t throws Bellies, which is
dull yellow, quite in the shade, and
her eyes are like violets, they are so
blue
She does look like pictures of an
gels, and told her Jamie said so, and
She looked very much pleased. Actu-
ally Jamie goes up there ome Sun
day afternoons. / candidly believe
he's struck, as she's the only girl he's
ever been known to fancy. I'd like to
tease him, but mother won't allow it
she says, she is SO sensitive, he would
stop going" and she would ra her
have him encouraged in seeking ladies'
society, as she thinks it refining.
Aunt Priscilla is astonishing me
she has taken to hard dressing, and
Mr.. Scroggs comes here 4 great deal
.oftener than he used to do, and doesn't
talk about missionaries either, which
always did make me quake, thinking
about the money | had scraped to-
pretty soon he'd pounce on for his pet
schemes.
I like him better now, because |
don't have to run to get out his way.
He looks spruce too. | shouldn't
wonder if hes coming counting, and
Judging from Auut Priscilla's actions,
you'd think she was about rs we'll
pleased as il she was sixteen IN fact,
shes getting quite frisky.
As for Belle, she has new beau Of
course, that's weekly occurrence
with her. joel has entirely dIsap-
peared from her list. He comes so
seldom, we hardly know HIM; says he
Is very busy, and SO he is, bringing
himself out all right in money matters
He has begun practicing law again,
and father says he is getting plenty
to do. I know he'll be President vet,
and l tell Bell so; she losses her head
and says, it will be very fine then to
point to a President as her ole: beau
Her new one i. friend of the Haz-
lifts, and Of Arches, who brought
him up to see Belle.
Archie says, she's splendid fellow
but judging from Archie himself, le S
far less splendid since he's knoSn him,
and / believe he goes out Of nights to
meet him.
He must nave plenty Of money, for
he dresses like prince; wears dia-
monds and al sorts Of jeweiry
drives rast horses, and yet has nothing
~ IL, He * a filreipner and looks f.,