The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-08-10

A few months after Annie had
gone to board With the old la,iy,
she found her small funds almost
exhausted and herself the mother
OF laughing, blue-eyed girl,
which seemed TO Annie's broken
! heart the embodiment of all that
was sweet, pure and lovely, and
around its tiny form, soon clung
all the severed chords of her atfec.
tionate heart She sought EN-
| ployment as q nurse, and was soon
Installed in 4 nursery with her
own sweet babe and another
bouncing, black,eycd boy, whom
she soon learned To love-
One day, when Mrs. Boil came
to the nursery 50 play With tlse
children and talk with Annie,
| whom shcloyed despite Der poverty,
she said.
eve are to nave company To-
dinner tomorrow"
s'Whow asked Annie.
ssCounsin Lcol.a Vanc. He
| has been in the city some time,
but have never met him until to-
| day. He has lost his right arm
land looks old and worn. | could
not ask him when or how ile lost
his arm, hutI'lIlind ont tomorrow
All this was told with the feeling
that it WAS interesting only to her
Iself, and after another round with
her babe, Mrs. Boil trippei away,
singing softly to herself and won.
dering what was the past history
of the beautiful and refined nurse.
Annie rose from her chair and
walked over the carpcted floor in
great excitement. Her heart.
seemed unable ro beat fast enough,
land her mind was filed with
thoughts Of pleasure and then Of
|disappointment. Tile thought
that lie whom she still loved with
all her heart, although She believed
him false, was so near, almost dis
tracted her, and d thousand wild
dreams took possession Of her
mind. First, she thought Of dress
ing hers3lf inst as she was dressed
when she left him, and walking
inso the dining room whilehcwasat
dinner aud call him BY name.
She adjusted the suit to see that
it was all right and when she
stepped acfore the mirror, found
that she looked almost the same.
only older--yes, several years
older. 'fBui what il lie would not
recognize me, or own me as his
wife. Oh, lconld not bear Ill j
will not let him see me. Though
would give the world to know that
| lie loved me, will not spoil his
! pleasure By my presence. But he
has lost his arm; perhaps that ii
why he did not come. No, ii he
had got hurt Bculah would have
known it,D
Thus the struggle went on, until
the ruddy sunlight crept III at the
eastern windows and the little
ones awolSc, clamorihg Tor THEN.
morning meal. Annie did not
touch her breakfast, pleading a
nervous headache.
EsYou have too much to do, said
Mrs. Boil. ~ will take my babe
to my room for the morning, that
/ you may rest.n
When alone, Annie Snelt by the
cradle and gazed ON her sleeping
child. .sPoor little thing, yon can
never know a fathers tender care.
/ must not let him see me, but If
he comes here to-day viii see his
/ face and hear his voice once more.
Then | must find employment else
where, for no doubt he will visit
here often, and cannot bear TO
have him near and feel that he
does not love me. | feel that /
must fly from him, as | cannot 70
i to him.
Then she arose, pnt on her bon
/ net and entering a street car, rode
until the streets looked narrow
land filthy.
ale viii never come here, /
/ know said Annie. as she sougIlt
q factory and having obtained
work, rented room from forlorn
looking wonl:ui. There Was no
4 furniture in the room. save a mat.
4 trcss, Two chairs, a table and a
broken looking glass.
She returned home just before
dinner and when Mrs. Boil brought
| her infant to the nursery, she III.
! sisted that Annie should take
some food, 70 which Aunie con
sel.ted aud having eaten sonle.
thing, felt riuch stronger. Annie
sat comparing lier comfortable snl
ronudings witl, the miserable room
she had Just rented. when file bell
rang an,i III another moment she
hcatd leoaaisa's well Remembered
voice In the hail below How SHE
longed To III to meet liiin. uon
she wished she could lay her tired
/ head on his noble breast and Ill
folded III hiH loving arms, az shs
had beeia iss orlser days. Shs
stood Id 5reafhIess silence, rYin1
to catch every word tJ8at ielI from
\ lsis Iovexl lips, wbiIe d great stru Il
a gle Ment on betsE aela h4s 1lrisIe asaf
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