The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-02

or Of telling of Jeans funny FAY.
ings, and of TOMS wonderful progress
in his studies. But the greatest de-
light Of MI. Coleman was to hear Bar
bara's witty descriptions of various
places in which she had boon in her
professional capacity-determincd to
form no acquaintance on a false basis,
she had declared herself to be lin
business" at an early stage of their
friendship. In fact, she had repre-
sented herself as a much o humble
and obscure parsonage than her noble
ancestors would have approved. But
these statements had not seemed to
detract from the charm of her &C.
qu~aintance. The fact vas becoming
apparent to tho most casual that her
new-found friend had succumbed to
the inevitable. and was hopelessly en-.
shared by fair. dainty little Barbara.
But whenever there became tho least
sls oicion of tenderness or sentiment
apparent in his manner toward her.
she snubbcd him in a wholly unfeeling
way that brought despair to his very
soul. One morning as they sat ut
lunc he began quoting that well.
known verse of Omar Khayyam:
book Of verses underneath the bough,
A loaf OF bread, a jug Of wine
but Barbara would not let him 60 on
with the thou beside me singing in
the wilderness" "You would have
to get some one else, for / do not
sing" she said, coldly.
That night Barbara's family found
her in an astonishing mood, alternat-
ing from mad gaiety to gloomy silence,
and Jack sent her to rest early in the
evening. declaring she was over
worked. To her room, but not to bed,
did the lady go. For a long time she
sat by her open window looking out
into the darkness, lost in deep thought.
But although she called herself various
uncomplimentary things. among
which were dolt and idiot, she could
not have been SO very much depressed
by the discovery of these tributes TO
her character if we may judge of her
state of mind by the sweet realms with
which she finally sank into calm re-
pose.
The morning that was to witness
the final completion of the library
found MI. Coleman strangely silent.
Indeed. he seemed several times on
the point of making some startling
revelation. Barbara, too. seemed to
be possessed with n feeling of regrGt;
probably at the non-appearance of
DR.. Worcester. of whom she had an
ticipatcd learning SO much about the
books with which she had been occu-
pied. However that might be. she
babe Mrs. B,ardman goodbye and
pocketed the generous fee that lady
gave her with unusual soberness. o.
turning 10 take leave of Mr.. Coleman.
she found that gentleman prepared to
accompany her homeward. What
could he have been saying as they
walked down the broad. elm
shaded avenue, which brought such
a color 10 Barbara's face. and an
indignant sparkle to her cyep Ev.
identity MIR. Coleman was confessing
something which required much sup
p~lication for forgiveness. A forgive
ness which must at last have been
granted. or why the etstntlo look on
his countenance, as he took leave of
his fair companion And why her ex-
preston of rapture. if it was not
brought 10 that fair face by the virtu-
Gus consciousness of having pardoncd
mnother's trespasses. Nothing could
equal Jacks establishment when. shy
ly and blushingly hcsitant. Barbara
told him Dr.. Coleman Worcester had
asked the hand of his eldest sister in
marriage.
So that was the end of Barbara's
business enterprise. But she left a
very wide field for some other energetic
girl who wants to help herself TO a
good income. - Margaret Moore, in
Woman's InrnGl.
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