News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11

I'm home l won't cost so much" SHE
added bitterly.
"They're only to be here for the
winter" said her mother quietly
cts an old lady and her son, and
they came to the country for he1
sake. She has had great trouble, and
wanted to be quite quiet for awhile
I've put her into your room, and
Mr.. Dayton in the little room in the
attic. But you can sleep with me,
and it won't be so bad, dear. Father
won't mind having the lounge in his
study"
Harrie did not speak again, but
| landing the last cruller on the platter,
sank down in the old wooden arm
chair and looked half-dazed at her
mother
Then she jumped up, and ran into
the study, where her father sat writ
ing She threw her arms around his
neck, and sitting on his knee, as she
had not thought of doing for years,
! told him all the story. The telling OF
it softened her, and she said, half-cry-
ing now: = Father, father, it's toe
much to bear, it's too much to bearl'
The old man stroked her hair SLOW
ly, and said, after a long pause: g If
I'd only had the strength last
summer to teach you myself. 1t was
too hard for you to do it alone,
daughter; but you were so sure you
could, and my old eyes are too weak
for Greek
"Oh, father That's the very hard
est part of all. knew you would be
so disappointed"
"But, Harrie," said her father,
gravely and tenderly, don't forget
tor one day of this year that this dis
appointment was planned for you by
our Fathers love, and that is wiser
than mine. You may make this year
a success, not the failure you think it
now. In the failure lie His good
things for you, my little girl.
1t is September again; and again
Harrie is in Northampton; but now
she stands in a little reception room,
and her trunk just coming into the
hall is labelled, "No. IA, Hubbard
House, Smith College" Her mother
is upstairs with the house matron,
while Harrie is saying bood-by to
Forrest Dayton.
Chow glad am | did not stay last
year." Halrie said softly, though
half laughing. "This year has
changed me so very much, and my
college course will be different thing
now Last year | was wild to enter
young and go through with honor if
| died in the attempt. | remember
how firmly | made up my mind to
dig without stopping to make
friends, and exulted in the idea that |
should be free, and not made to do
all the little things mother insisted on
at home, like taking exercise. But,
now," and she looked up archly,
"Dr Forrest Dayton, am filled to
the brim of my brain with ideas on
the Importance of health and of the
moral Importance of the social life at
college-the knowing these earnest,
thoughtful girls that, as you say, is
so large a part of the college culture. .
:" Yes" said Forrest, my Harrie,
| Une greatest lalIufeS OF your lie. Al
| home it has been true success. You
have gained as wonderfully in char
acter as in Greek, dear heart"
With you for a teacher in both, .
said Harrie, with laugh and tremble
in her voice But these four years
shall do their best to deserve that
praise from you every September.
Il will try to keep up said For
rest, laughing now. But don't 60
too fast, for, remember, we must be
together at the end. ."-[Observer.