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was spend til sttlli summer, 81
my Amt Prne'ss country siiionsa
when I made tile ac9nainfalice o
Miss Arthur. She was y stately.
beautiful woman ands I nncon-
scionsly associated her with ele
giant surroundings. bit when
visited her | fonnd She lived in q
poor little cottage, and that she
took in sewing to support herself
and her invalid mother.
Miss Arthur, learned from my
aunt, had been the daughter of Il
wealthy man, bnt his. death had
left her pennilcss. Mary had been
betrntlied toa young IN III Of good
family, but she wouldn't consent
TO marry lilm because of her inva.
lid mother, who now needed her
care more than ever.
During the summer I saw good
deal Of Miss Arthur, for l felt
drawn toward her and in sympathy
with her SORROWS in having given
up her lover for a mothers sake.
Time passed, and then there
came time when the one she had
given mp her youth for, faded away
and died.
IT. seemed for a time that the
moving spring of The Younger life
had lost its elasticity with the
same blow that had snapped the
Trailer one; for Miss Mary fell into
state OF apathy which was so
unnatural, and lasted so long. her
friends grew alarmed.
Auntle said unless she could BIZ
reused she would die, just from
lack Of desire 10 live. So l wrote
home and received manuals per
mission to bring her home with me.
Under the influence ofoul love and
sympathy our guest revived and
grew to be more like herself
Weeks heightened into months,
until springswaszncar; but we would
not letsMiss Mary SO home, for ]
had the promise. of making1one OF
party who were 10 go abroad un
der the charge of a learned pro-
lessor, whose knowledge Of The
tdlffsIent localities weswere TO visit
t aaa!lt4d pitR ga a aillb ilJ mere
mamma had made up her mind tt,
spare Inc on account of the benefit
OF my mind; but sue meant to keep
Miss Mary, whose good qualities
had completely won the love of tue
whole family.
The professor had been class
mate of papa's ut college; but had
not heard his name mentioned, as
he was always alluded to by his
scholarly sobriquer. Prone as [
am to build "c;lSlles i'll tile air"
about strangers, l had not wasted
one golden fancy upon bin. or
course such a prodigy of antiquar.
ian learning wds a dried up anat-
ony of man like old Professor
Worth, of ny school days miser-
les.
The first of April came, and one
morning papa said:
PUT on your most scholarly
looks this evening, Queen Bess, fol-
the professor is ill wu,and shall
bring him home with me-"
l did not trouble myself about
my own appearance; but | wove
Miss Mary's hair into one wide
many plated braid, and wound it
around her head, fastening some
sprays OF starry clemats amid it's
dark sliadowy masses, and pinned
some white rosebuds al her throat,
81 want to think of you looking
like this when | am far away"
said; and she wore them to please
me. 1t was tile first bit of white
that had relieved her sombre drap
ery since her mothers death.
AS we went together in the
drawing room papa said, pleas
anily:
"Ilere ccme the laggards. Pro
fessor Chiltem, Miss Arthur. Come
here, Bessie" for / was holding
back in mute surprise at sight O
the handsome, commanding look
ing man, Where was my witheret
old professor?
My bcwiltlel mentN as completed
when, with pleasant smile, thu
gentleman bowed to me, but ex
tended his hand to Miss Mary, will
look in his eyes of one who see
a vision.
"Mlss Arthur!" lie says. Scan i
be possible9"
She stood pale and agitated, bu
all exceeding joy irradlating be
face; and as l looked upon them
knew the truth. The long partet
lovers had met at last
That evening l had stolen int,
the conservatory, and was stand
ing by some large leaved tropica
plants, when the professor came il
with Miss Mary leaning upon hi
arm. He was talking earreStly,an'
could not well make my presenc