Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07

"You would have to lay little on me
then, for was as stupid as SAM" SAID
Mr.. Lucas.
II am truly glad TO find that you are
not hurt" said Lawrence, dryly.
''But | am hurt, Lawrence. On, heaV-
ensl l never will attend another party IN
the cOuntryP
''COme, Magdalen, did you escape, tool
! You have made no lament And ne TOOK
her hand to assist her out, the other she
kept hidden under her shawl. 80,
Il received few scratches; nothing
serious, thought
'Marse Lawrence, one ob dem plag'y
beasts hab gone am run err way"
''Well, be off after it; we cannot stay
here all night. Be in a hurry If you ever
| we're in your life. lt will kill the ladies
to be exposed this way"
Sam set off in = trOt, soon vanishing In
the darkness.
sis it possible we will have to remain
here all nightp' exclaimed Miss Valcours
in genuine horror.
81 trust mott said her cousin, examin-
ing the carriage as best he could by the
| flicKering, uncertain light of the lamps.
| The broken door was the greatest Injury
1t had received. ''It will not do for you
to remain in this cold night air. You must
all come back to the shelter OF the car
riage."
81 daresay that Sam will soon return
with the runaway" hopefully remarked
Mr.. Lucas.
The ladies took refuge in the carriage
again, and the two men paced up and
down the road, comforting themselves
with smoke, pausIng occasionally to
speak encOuragingly to their fellow suf-
| ferers.
Becoming warm and comfortable again
Lois Beranger settled back into = corner
and went to sleep.
Nv hat time 10 it, LawTence?" inquired
his cousin, striving TO suppress a yawn.
He took out his watch and held 1t under
the light.
Three O'Clock. Are you very tiredp
he gently inquired.
con, miseFabIy worn out" softly and
| patheticaHy.
"Try to sleep little"
| "NO, that would be impossible. The
others may sleep If they can, but am too
anxious.
as Miss Grant asleepr'
81 really do not know, but l suppose
she is"
care you, Magdalen?"
| "NO, SIR"
Another turn or two along the road and
/ young Lucas suddenly stopped, thIusting
| his hands deep into his pockets.
| "See here, Lawrence; / can't stand this
/ sort OF thing any longer. If you have no
! objection, am going to take out that
horse and go after that negro, or some
| thing. / don't feel like being planted
! here in this out-oi-the-way place.
suit yourself, my friend. A little as
| sistance would not come anliss, but for
| Gods sake do a OF 20 OF, and stay until
/ some one will have to go after yOu."
'Rest assured will return If my life
is spared. Guard our dear ladies, but 1
| know that abjuratiOn is needless
| In few minutes he had mounted the
bareback steed and gallOped away, and
! the silence grew more profound.
| Weary with tFampiBg, Cammack joined
the ladies, but none Of Them made any at
! tempt to keep up aeonEersatiOn. Cramp-
/ ed and restless, Magdalen decided to brave
the cold and darkness outside for q little
whIle. She had opened the door and set
one foot on the step, when, discovering
what she intended TO do, Lawrence, tried
TO dissuade her from 1t.
81 am not afraid OF the darkness, and
the cold will not hurt me-"
Then have your way for see you are
bent upon it," he said, resigning himself.
Thank you" she stepped out, closed
the door, and, wrapping her shawl closely
around her, took a deep breath of the cold
pure air. 1t was the tirst time she had
ever sat up all night, and standing still,
she glanced around and above-the mys.
terry and solemnlty Of the hour stealing
over her.
The stars looked down like so many
great watchful eyes guarding the sleep.
ing world. What mere atom she was,
how small her aims, how perfectly insig.
nificant her whole being and desires.
81 fill a very small space in the uni.
verse, and l never realized it so clearly
and truly as do now. What are my
hopes, my dreams worth? Oh, my God,
forget me not! | am but a small thing,
but pass me nOtl7 she prayed with sud
I den tear. 1t was but momentary, and
when it passed she smiled at the foolish.
ness OF harbOring such a doubt, and fear
that God would not see her. She was not
a religious girl as some count religion,
but her conscience was clean and her
heart pure. She wOrsbiped an unseen,
but Almighty, Creator every day in the
! grateful delight of sunshine, flowers and
all the loneliness Of the earth and her
faith was simple and unquesuoning as a
child's.
At first, as she passed and repassed the
carriage, she could hear a murmur of con.
versatIOn, but alter awhile it ceased and
then it was not long before Mr.. Cammack
joined her.
"You bear our common misfortune
braVely, Magdalen, or are you only keeping
/ your anger anu llA patience penJ hp IN your
heart" he said bending near to get good
look into her face.
She glanced up laughing.
Il am brooding in secret over my
wrongs"
"If you wear that expression while
brOOding, then continue 1t. Yesterday
you did not think TO be walking a lonely
country road before another day breakD
"Noindeed, this Is a new experience 10
me-"
'And the last one of its kind you wish
to encounter, is it not?'
"Weh, 1t Is not altogether pleasant
and yet there are many things more un
pleasant. Does your cousin think it un-
wise 70 venture outg'
''She 10 asleep. Take my arm Magda-
len we can walk better together. Give
me your hand"
"Oh, 1 am doing well enough. Indeed
1t Is not necessary to take your arm"
she said rather hastily and flushing.
"Thsn my arm is slightly hurt"
~Let me see it. Come nearer the
light"
She obeyed, and throwing back her
shawl held out her arm wrapped in her
handkerchief.
"Fhe broken glass cut it, and bound II
up TO prevent IL from bleeding.V
"But eYid0ntly the remedy did not
work WELL" he sAid noticing crimson
streaks on the white cambria. ''Why