Telegram-herald., 1889-11-01

<xtzszL<A the symbol o {
~ - her future lifs
Nzt< - go 4 10 face Itself
vas rot remark
able there vas 90 spscia beauty u out
line, 40 dazzling complexion, no soft
0ol0red waving hair. 10 WAs white and
slender. add would have been splfitiess
Ouly for the restless eyes aud plood-fel
liDs. The forehead was broad and
though pressed, with dark brown hair
brushed back and closely braided from
tho lace Whleh happiness might have
teaatiasd. bat which Nas now undeniaoly
plain. and tfngsd with the cold gray hue
which psrvaded earth, an and say.
Annie Raymond stOod for an hour
looking Dersistently OuL not on tho
dreary LANDSCAPE alone. but into her
drearer future. Since her mother ,
death. which occurred dUrlag her child
hood, she had experienced no bitter
trials. but little. trihlng troubles had
made her daily LIE un-oyely and IN
pleasant.
The family was large and IN very mod
crate clrcam stances: and, ike al poor
people OF the present day. struggling 10
make one dollar chow for two and 50
appear richer than they really are.
Jam. the elder slater. took charge OF
tha house, and ruled the younger chtE
dren with a rod OF iron. The two girls
whO came next were both married and
sEruzs Ing with large families and pow
erty. A brother next younger had left
hone and was SEEKING his fortune-a
hopeless task. Then came Annie, age 81.
and then sisters younger sthl The
father " grave, hard-worSing man.
who usually dozed away the time he spent
a. home.
Anuiss life had been monotone us
snoagh thus far. There was housew ork
IN .he mornings and IN the aftern OOns
the sisters sewed for furnishing store
in the village, barely earning a sufficient
sum TO elothe them In the plainest 1p-
pareL
There had been tine when Annie in
duixed IN rosy dreams Of The future. but
hax hfe "a 40 mCnotOaous. 80 lacking IN
iacidenE. these were soon dispeliet- Her
older sisters furnished striking examples
OF what her own life would Dc.
Shogld she choose, single -blessedne 50
and become cross. unhappy old maid
Ike Jane? or follow in the foOtsteps Of
sarah and Sue, and be a sickly. task-bUr-
dened wife, with scarcely an hour peace
and qutetl
Neither picture looked inviting 10 q
young girl who had passionate longing
For the luxurious and beautiful things of
this life. SO she grew graver "a she
went about the same simple. hOmely
tasks day after day. and James reproy-
Ing voice grated more and more harshly
upon her sensitive ear, until IL seemed "A
II she must cry out ike hurt child under
the palm OF her life burden. and she was
only dumb for very shame
Fer her sisters seemed happy In cer-
tain degree. and was her life harder 70
bear than thsirs2
ssThey never think, she sald II do; 40
much the worse for me; but / cannot
make them understand how terrible a
lie hks theirs seems 20 me. Il il so ut
terry devoid ~ beauty and even com.
fort"
But during the previous winter a
change came over the spirlt Of her dream.
George Hastings came 20 Glenville, and
from her frst acquaintance With him ner
LIE frightened. be was only q mer-
ehant's clerk. but capable AMI energetic,
and a favOrite with his employer.
when Annie first met Rim she only saw
arather small and appear
ing young man. who cOnversed agree
ably. When she saw him for the second
time she thought be had fine eyes, and
before the evening was over she con-
fessed that bis smile was beautiful.
Then as their acquaintan progressed,
shs found their tastes were similar in
many things.
Alter this he often called upon her.
evenings. and read aloud TO her while
she wac busy with her sewing. Mum
beriess little attentions followed. rem
dered in = tender. delicate way. and
for = time Annie was supremely happy.
George was slowly but surely approach
inR a decls -ati0n-7he was certain II
a ~ -. rhr.r~hf eayar in ha-
mind. doubts began 20 creep in where
conteutment had eigned-
She loved him 80 well she could have
died for him. and without him life would
ts utterly desolate. But be was very
poor. with only a small sum "a yet laid
aside for rainy day. Would her life.
after al her tender dreams Do different
frofn Sues. or 5arahs, Il she married
him'
Jane. seeming % understand Annie's
dBemma. iectured long and elOqusntly
sPOn the subject % marriage.
George Hastings was fine young man.
she told Annie. Who would make his
mark ia the world get. IL he wasn't such
fool a. to marry and burden himself
with = wife. A wife Vas a fearful drag
20 any man. Siagls life. for either man
OF woman. was the only true aud noble
lie % lead. and any woman who mar
ried because che vas tired 0f taking care
~ berseH was moral coward.
So. poudering apon James words rrtil
she was nearly demented. Annie stood
looking ont uron the cl0udsd skies in the
chill November afternoon. aud thinking
desolatey of the clouds lowering over
her Hfa-skv
"wiu it be always so7" she ASKED her.
self bitterly. "a she turned away. ''Oh.
sm 40 Hred of the clouds ~ sorrow
VIII the sunshine o. JOY never Gomez
At this moment one % her Younger
sisters came IN With "a letter FOR Annie.
IN some surprise--for it bore a citT post
nark-she orened &C.
With the ssriy heat - sumner LADY
bal come - board at Glenviile. IN search
cf country fare and country breszes. foy
she ~ss a confirmed invalid she toos
gings asrDss the way from Mr. haY.
Sor0fula. boils. pmples. hives and
other humors are liable to manifest
themselves at this season. H0od- 3