The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-11

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1'istlYes had been knocked down BY
4 aIlfaiture vaI1s and terribl p shaken.
uais Daess3 sfnessan wasp utter.
ll5e above afI1ation. he had
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Ifug iiaer tom tlle wheels Of the W.
IIltk1 AID he bow assisted her intp
the cah. and difeute.i the driver )
drive toward her home.
The Doctor as struck withadmirs
slion of her teaasssr~ He delicately
extracted from her+the circumstances
Under mich she aud lssg mother
u ssre IiVIa.
1N MdthefanG ]. !" she said, With a
half-sad smile, "are quite alone in
the world. and quite dependent on
each other. We are poor, but we
have known none of the real hard
ships of poverty yet; for when poor
papa died, a year ago, there was left
to us, after the settlement of his af-
fairs, sufficient money to support us
for quite a wilhelm fact until a few
weeksago. When the money was
nearly gone, we began to look for
some means of self-support. / sup
pose we ought to have thought about
that sooner but my mother was i'll
for long time, and the grief of our
bereavement, together with the sense
of beWilderment that our great re-
verse of fortune caused, made us
really unable to realize our position
or providef0 the future. Now, how
ever, we have commenced TO look the
inevitable brayely in the face, ana
adapt our lives to our altered for
tunes. Poor dear mamma has OBJ.
tanned some needlework-fine EN-.
broidery-and I--oh, my hopes e
great | will show you what | build
them on
And she opened the roll Of water
color drawings,
II always took the prize at school
for this sort of work." she said. with
Frightening eye and heightened col
or, land afterward friends used to
praise and admire them so much.
Many women have made excellent
livings as artists. Why should !
not? Are you judge of art, Mr.
Emerson? Can you tell me ihow
much Of real merit these paintings
possess?"
He could have done so, certainly.
Although not himself an artist, in
the practical sense, he possessed the
cultivated art tastes, and had enjoy
ed such opportunities of education and
travel as constituted him a judge
and connoisseur. But he hesitated,
ami shrankg from answering quite
truly.
Her lot was such one aud such a
lonely one, and she had rested sc
great hope upon this poor, frai
reed! Evidently it had shielded
her thus far from that sickening self.
distrust and doubt that makes work
seem so hard and hopeless.
''They are extremely pretty pic
tures," ne said, land l wish you the
fullest success in disposing of Them
He took them to shop next day
(all but one, which he hung up in
his own room) and had private
conversation with the proprietor
which resulted in the pictures being
left.
That evening Evelyn's eyes grew
brighter oyer the two sovereigns he
handed to her.
"a gentlemen bought one," he said
"That one of the roses. | hope the
others will find admirers and pur
chaserS soon, since your heart is Sc
upon it. But Evelyn, there is nj
need for you to toll. l love you,
am not rich, but l can give you, a
least, a secure and happy home ant
true heart, dear child, that will
have no dearer wish than to MAKE
you happy. Put these thoughts o
fame, these ambitious hopes so hare
to realize, my darling-put then
aside for happiness and love. Say
you will try to give me heart 70
heart. Say you will be my wife
Evelyn"
All, no ! she would not listen. l
was not that his goodness had no
touched her, Eyen while she spok
so tenderly, the natural instincts o
her own womanly soul pleaded hi
cause, and she half suspected that sh
loved him, and that, if she gave he
life into his guidance, he would Leaf
her to happiness and peace.
But wild ambitious dream @
fame flied all her fancy, and seemed
to her foolish untried heart, NOR
dear and more desirable than love
II have no wish to marry" sh
| said hastily shrinking hack "YO