The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-23
CHAPTER IN.


Jessie says, "to be a finished perform
er, and fine songstress some day"
Bellies letters are so profuse with ex
pressions OF happiness, l can't hell
thinking some of it is put on, she write;
that her "dear Phillip is just perfect
ion. She has been everywhere anC
seen everything, but l notice she tell:
more about clothes, and fashion thar
she does about scenery.
Archie promises us visit, but
doesn't come; he has been gone near
ly two years now, without coming
home once, so we've ceased to look fol
him.
In the Spring Mr.. Livingstone dies
and Miss Rebecca comes to stay with
us for few weeks. She is very quiet
so that nobody exactly knows when
she and DIR. Deane renewed their en-
gagement, but as be has been coming
down very often and seemed on friend
ly terms with her father, nobody is
very much surprised when one morn
ing, in early summer, another we'd
ding takes place in the little brick
church which one of her ancestors had
built and Miss Rebecca is the bride.
thus ends my romance and thus are
re- united the two who were separated
so long; joined now never to be part
ed more, until death comes to sever
the tie
They make their home in Richmond
and she soon writes about her new
found happiness and her noble hus-
band
Mother and JACK get frequent let
tiers from Leonard; he always in
quires about me- [ read them occas-
ionly, but l have never really forgiv-
en- him for all his teasing. | have
been compelled to use that watch,
source of humiliation.
[ awake to the fact one day in sum
mer that | am advanced to the digni-
ty Of aunt, for Jamie has little dau-
ghter, whom he calls Jesse, the name
he'd give forty, if he had that many,
he is SO much in love with his young
wife. am called upon to express an
opinion, concerning a resemblance,
but l can't be prevailed upon to say
that that bundle Of pink flesh looks
like any mortal L ever beheld, but
Jamie sees in it the image of its moth
er, so | suppose he's peculiarly gifted
in tracing resemblances, and concede
that fact.
I've never been accustomed to ba-
bies, 20 don't know what to do, or say
to them. [ don't remember when
Spencer was one, and he is our young
est.
Mother however, seems to have re-
vlved her own experience, joggles it
up, Shoes and COOS to it in an amazing
way, which it seems to like.
Jamie and Jessie are making aston
ishing plans for it already. It is ridi-
culous to see Jamie Juggling the little
bundle around and talking to it, as if
it understood every word he said. In
a short while it does appear to know
his voice, but I'm loath to confess it,
for its always been my theory that
babies had no sense, didn't know any,
body and would like anyone who
would walk themselves lame with
them. Jesse looks very motherly, and
talks of nothing else, but that blessed
baby, though she doesn't neglect my
music OF course its picture is taken
as soon as possible and sent to Mrs
Deane, who comes down to act as god
mother at the baptism, at which time
it immoralizes itself by turning red in
the face, and screaming at the top of
its shrill voice, which performance
mortifies its parents to the extent, that
they spent week IN manufacturing
excuses for such extraordinary behay
ior and finally decided that fear
prompte'. it, being surrounded by new
scenes. | settle in my own mind up
gn collie, but that is too ordinary for
This baby, its something more unusual
than that when this one cries.
Jacks version is ''that it was giving
the old Adam chance to get out,
but as there seems to be plenty of him
left behind, can't agree with him.
The summer is ended, and news
reaches us that Belle is in Philadel-
phia, and is coming to see US later,
wishing mother to be prepared to re-
turn with her. Dear me, how time
flies, for its been a year since her mar
riage. A quiet but pleasant one to
me- Nobody to ruffie one since Belle
and Archie left, but then it does seem
sad to think, there's been a break, and
we'll Lever be whole family again.
/ believe I'd rather have the jars and
be all together once more, La Novem-
Der there's great preparation for Bellies
visit. My fashionable city sister Is ex-
pected, and / rather dread the ordeal.
She comes with scrap of . mortal,
too, w-'ch she places in mothers arms
saying with pride. "here is our other
grand daughter Belle Murray" Moth
er makes great fuss ovei it. and |
am called upon to do my share. | get