The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-21

JUST AFTER THE WAR.
A STORY OF TEIE SOUTH
NJ No Beme, c.
Author of
CHAPTER XXIV.-(coNrINUED.)

CHAPTER XXIV.-(CoNTINUE
81 am glad to know it" he said, 81
was afraid you might be led to sacri-
flee your happiness, for am sure it
would not be secure in his hands,
though he has kindly nature and
isn't accountable for his deficiency"
He was more thoroughly warmed
than l had ever seen him upon any
subject and his voice sounded low and
clear as he said again, impressively,
.'my child, mnay woman has been
fascinated by the glitter of gold, to
sacrifice her life's best happiness for
it Ca vision of Belle confronts me
here) and at later day repents in
sack-cloth and ashes, the choice, it is
too late to recall. l feared you too,
might become hopeless victim and
resolved to stretch out hand to save
you, if it was permitted me-
I feel assured it was the longest
speech he had ever made before and
he looked flushed from the effort.
I glanced up laughingly, when he
had finished and said, ''you judged me
wrongly, / am to be the old maid OF
the family, thoughts of marrying new
er trouble me and if they did money
wouldn't be the chief attraction,
though its good in its way
Every likely" he retorted ''you will
follow out your resolution, but feel
relieved to find you are secure from
the present danger" He fell into
musing fit after this, while 1 struck
sew ,ral minor chords, which seemed
in harmony with the hour. Above
we could hear the sound of Mrs. Muir
ray rocking her restless charge and
still her son gazed abstractedly upon
my hands, gliding over the keys, until
at last, shaking off his spell OF abb
straction, he resumed his conversat-
ion, but opening with an entirely diff
ferent subject and asked me rather
abruptly, "you have seen boy NAM
cd Abel, who comes to help me ocas-
ionally?" I merely nodded and he
went on talking "his mother is called
Priscilla and this circumstance first
attracted me to you, for she can tell
YOU, from her recollections she can re-
member no one better than me. l
was delicate boy and was often left
in charge of home, rather than assist
nv step-father in the management ofthe
boat, or my mother in fishing, so nur-
sing Phillip. often involved greater
responsibilities and several women
who followed the occupation, would
leave their children home with me,
and thus it happened from infancy, no
voice could soothe the little Priscilla
like mine and later, no hand could
guide her tiny steps along eur rocky
shore. Was it wonder, do you
think, that there grew in my heart a
deep abiding love for the little crea-
ture, which strengthened as she grew
older? She was my life, my hope,
but God imposed other duties upon
me. when my mothers staff was brok-
ell, and young brother needed my
assistance, so postponed until a bet
ter season, the words which would
have asked her to be my comfort, the
sweet counselor OF my life and she
never knew what one heart felt for
her, tor while l was awaiting better
circumstances, announcer Wooeu anu Woo
my own fair girl and 1 looked on and
lived with blasted hope, but you are
the only one living, who has ever
known my secret and | can trust you
with it.
Her husband was fine young man
and all went well with them, until in
assisting in his work of building, he
fell from a scafolding in this city, ano
has ever since remained sickly in
valid, with only one leg. Abel il
their main dependence and it is my
heal tfelt happiness to be at least hel
riend in this her need 4
His long recital astonished me a
much as his lengthy speech and to NJ
one could he have unburdened himsel
who could have given him NOR
hearty sympathy. It seemed to M
q family Of heroes in their humbl
way that father and son and in tn
sight of Jehovia, their heroisna mus
have given more divine pleasure thai