Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-13

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beginning of a good work. aud as she
SAID it sho laid her hand upon the low
hand-carriage in which Joel lay, his
poor. pale face radiant with happiness
which was happiness indeed. Don't
| you think so, JoelP'
This is just it, ma'am. The begin
ming Of a good work which you and
my master will carry out. Look at
him now among the people. Isn't it
good to see him SOP"
George, what a happy night for our
last here!" whispered Lena. Il shall
love Nawr all my lifo."
1--WE will come again, love-" he an
swered. ut will make us feel so
grateful for our happiness. Are you
quite well enough to bear the Journey
10 morrow"
Two such journeys now. You
brought mo back oil my strength, you
see."
But you must not lot me overtax it,
dear one. Lena, am l self h in wish
ing you to share the labors and the
trials Of the life that l must leadP"
"Am worthy to share the joys and
privileges OF your work." she asked,
her blue eyes brave and earnest for
any life before them.
He kissed her u~pturned face gently.
Darling, play to us a little in the
gloaming;" and then he followed her
TO the piano.
The very Acknowledgements and
snatches of melody as they came into
her head-told something of the story
OF her life; at least it seemed so to fan
ciful little George, as she listened, ST.
lently; and it seemed SO, too, perhaps,
to George, as he watched the small
white fingers and the dreamy face.
And thus the curtain drops upon the
group; and only once again we raise it
(when another summer has passed
over them), to take a peep at the old
friends with whom we have spent these
weeks at the seaside.
Meanwhile, George Selwyn, with his
heart in his duty, preached to the peo.
pie in the largest rooms he could find,
and no less at their own firesides; and
when the discovery was made of the
ignorance of the children. they carried
out another old plan. and George went
to Nawr and brought back Joel in an
almost bewildered condition-and es-
tablished him and Dinah at the lodge,
the children going to him for an hour
or two every day, as an introduction,
both for the new schoolmaster and the
new scholars, and every day, for a
long time, George himself instructed
him in his new duties.
Did any m around him know what
was the strange secret sympathy be-
tween these two, so contrastedp One
helpless, dreamy, timid, shrinking,
even among the few who formed his
little world, the other strong and dar-
ing, winning where he would in the
great world of which he formed a
part.
"Joel," said Walter Give. returning
the smile that grew so bright at his
coming. ~ said we should be back for
to-day, did l notp 1t is very pleasant
to come home, but doubly pleasant to
begin our home life on such a day as
this"
you are come home for good now,
sir, to live at Windlay always P' asked
Joel, wistfully looking into the winning
face.
ITO live at Windlay always. Why
where should we live, except ut homer
Whether we are come for good or not
remains to be proved. l feel good
20 you Georgiep"
Generally" answered George
cody, "when you don't disturb me-"
"We have numberless things to show
you and to tell you. JOEL" continued
Walter. 1--WE always fall in Cor ad.
ventures. l shall send you to Windlay.
tomorrow. to show you the curiosi-
ties
"Chief of which curiosities," whis.
pered Georgia, her light touch on her
husbands arm. sis a chair on wheels
OF a new style aud pattern, highly orig
inal and scientific, invented and de-
signed by Captain Clive-don't tell
him | said it was exactly like u croco-
die in shape-and which he wishes
you to try, Joel; not that you are to
use it you know, she added with her
old sauciness, ''for it is intended for
st. Simon's new schoolmaster."
"Who can this new schooimaster
bep" asked Walter, smiling, ''for my
wife has beon thinking about him while
we were away. Do you know, l was
actually obliged to keep my eyes on a
certain packet all the way from Lon
don here, because it held some myster-
iops little picture, which. she said,
would explain TO him what che had
often tried to tell him about Turner'S
landscapes"
Joel" continued George, with a
~quizzical look into her husbands
laughing face, ''there is something else
for you to sos, though it did not come
in a packet. nor from London, o had
l to Keep one of my eyes upon it. 1t
came from Nawr, Joel, and it is an old
face you know and like; and it is to
live with Us always; and no other
house in all the country round will
have such a housekeeper as Miss Mat
tie Purke."
With a little sigh, George brought
up 10 them Miss Matte, ~blushing, very
much against her will, and striving
with all her might and main to look
stern and calm. In her two hands she
took Joel's, and then one little sharp
tear came starting into each eye.
"y:c. a:da't sac ma before because !