Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-11-30
MY ONLY LOVE.
And He, My Hero, I Lost Forever
to My Sister.

~1SSi
We are not very we'll off. Fathers
situation in the bank, although a re-
sponsiblc one, yielded but a small salary
when compared with the expensive
family it had to support; so when the
question came up where we should
spend the summer one Of the first
things to be taken into consideration
was expense.
1t did not make muchdifTerence to me
i was sure of a certain amount of ad-
miration and attention wherever | went.
] had always received it since my first
day in school, where my pretty curls
and shining eyes had captured the
hearts of the ''big boys" up to the last
ride taken in the park.
With not only the beauty, but much
of the clcyerncss of the family, nat
urally great things were expected of me,
! had but one sister--a poor, pale
little thing, She was younger than |
and had always been delicate, but for
some time had been growing gradually
weaker, until now we wheeled her about
the house in her casy-chair. 1t was
finally decided that mamma should take
the boys up into New Hampshire, and
sister Mile and should go down to
b~eachpolht' a little unknown resort on
lhe coast
Father accompanied us, but only
stopped long enough to see us comforts
ably settled l vas lonesome enough
the hrst few days. There were no
ooarderS but US, and the house was the
only one on the beach, u %nolghborS
pelng away pack IN the nplands.
dutifully took my bath each day as
one swallows a bitter tonic. | played
on the little, old-fashionod piano in the
parlor, and to kill time slept away the
greater part of the long summer after
moons. 1t was all very dull and common
place.
Millie was cheerful and contented.
She read and worked on the pretty
things she was constantly knitting out
of bright woods, or sketchcd as much of
the scenery as she could see from her
chair by the window.
One evening | was out of sorts and n
little cross, and had inst declared
wouldn't make a toilet to 90 downstairs,
whore there was no one but the land
lords son. who usually EXPRESSED his
admiration with open.mouthcd wonder.
Presently our landlady hustled in fun
of importance.
81 lust ran ND a minute TO tell Won
that the stage has come, and Mr.. Brent
was in it. He is here every summer and
comes cunning in the winter. He gave
us the sail boat on the BAY. and we had
his name painted on il. 'Uartlv Brent
He amt so very Young. hut he is rich.
and ! thought pcrhaps you'd like to
know he was here so as TO chance vonr
dress before Won come down"
She hurried AWAY foo,inc che had
done a GOOD deed.
After closing tho door ~ ,bu+ on. ,bo
cool sea air | wrapncd = shawl around
Door, shivcrirr Miilio saving.
..Nou doo, ~ ,,,
ord ,.hanI ~
adino shah he ,fnrcarmod =,
Timo drnrrod NO lnnnon o..o. uou,.
Erort came and sonn oonona, -
nloaspre-snoEors arrived nntiI NO nana
n merry nor,r Esoo.ts uana a1a,.,
and as YEAS mo nririloro ", mI haiIs
hood cboso ,,ab as 91oona1 hda.
When INV choice fon %, Mr. pront y " :,
otor 1id Ioa,1d | ~
vac ~ ho n .or,ioo Ia $1,000
fcions vot always roo5r 60 oniotIn
render onr it'll a+tontinn noo5o5 ny
manner was digoron+ fron, 40 aa,
,antry If o+hor III I", e.
insts and eattar, tho,nh J., an