San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-12

feeble and infrequent. Missy dispensed
a few presents privately to such of the
old family negroes as remained in her
fathers service, as we'll as to some few
drscrters, who had taken advantage of
t,.at days holiday to visit Thorne Hill.
The colonel shut himself up in his
office all the morning and Miss Elvira
and Winifred went alone to church.
john Fletcher remained in his own
room: it was his purpose to remain
there all day, but in the afternoon
GIory-Ann brought him a little note from
Missy.
Il know why you stayed away from
breakfast she wrote; lit was kindly
meant, but you are our guest, and you
must dine with us. 1t will not be gay,
but you will know how to pardon the
absence of gayety.'
John Fletcher was three and thirty; he
thought lie had outgrown all sentimental
toolishness, but he put Winifred's note
carefully away; it was his only Christmas
rryacnt! And of course he accepted the
Invitation.
The dinner was not gay; an inevitable
sense of constraint brooded over the COM
bany and made the meal penance, and
n,cb one was secretly Glad 70 omit the
table.
When the sun had gone down Wini-
fred left Miss FIvira maxine I'M her &C.
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