The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-08

which had fallen during the night. The
tiny bare feet that sank into the rich
carpet were white as the snow outside,
and the little figure was slender and
graceful.
Miss Lily, though belle and an heir
ess, was no sluggard, and the first rays OF
the sun on that bright winters morning
drove sleep from her eyes, and she sprang
out OF bed
The face that pressed the window-pane
was fair, with laughing blue eyes, bright
rosy checks and pretty features; and the
tangled masses OF brown curls that fell
over the fair, rounded shoulders were
rich in color and proIusc in their waxy
luXurance.
Lily had habit when alone of think.
ing aloud. or rather, Of talking 20 her
self. and as she stood there, she said,
softly
How white aud pure it looks, I
love the snow. | wonder il mother will
let me 90 out tonight. She is so care
ful Of ne! II i so funny, too. for her to
worry so, whcn ain never sick; | sup.
pose it's because poor sister Annie died
oi consumption. ON, how cold it Isl"
And having arrived at this conclusion,
she turned from the window and pro-
"c'jod 20 drc.s herself for breakfast.
She was c5quci;ish little beauty. this
heroine o., mine, and Ler admirers were
almost without number for she was not
only gay, bavitchiug aad beautiful, hut
the only living child Of % wealthy mcr-
chant. Her couqao-ts in society. fur
from making her proud or vain, seemed
forgotten tie moment She catered her
own home; aul her CHEEKY laugh, gay
song, aud happy face were truly the
light, Of tni' stately house.
Her mother wa, an invalid suffering
from % chronic complain, that kept her
in her room years in aYl out, SO Lily was
the ho8,ckcrpcT. The sorvauts followed
ler with tbai, eve, a, she fitted TO aud
:rO in tac big hoIsc, calling her their
pretty l:tt.c sunbeam, and mauy were thc
blessing wn!.p god for her.
!; wa, not iu the gay circle where she
roi-uul 90, belle that Dr. Chester learned
10 love Lilly Morton; il was in the pretty,
Cheerful. room where ncr gentle, suffering
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pain, by loving, tender are and Joyous.
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inc only l.no cp,poo - ,,tcnd 70 bis
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told fc,rfpIly ur,,, him rn. milo cho.L.
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tb,t DR. Cbc.,,r MA, M and mo-, ,hI. +,
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and her ct,. y,ar.. ,pIl q, ,o,r.
uWhy lily, Iuv my child wbo,
nils Won -"
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~ ,y,. ,Iw,y. ,fro,d he would lilo 5c
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