Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-15

1 drclC Stella 10 mn side.
coupies, ana nndlnS one OF those dummy
rustic seats made just for two, drew Stel-
la To my side, saying:
Now for the story you promised me
when / first found you, darling. You can
not tell how happy have been since then.
The world seems full of new beauty. Even
rocks and glens have n language of love.
1t seems as though some fairy had wrought
magic spell over my life, until almost
fear that shall wake and find it all pass
ing dream, sent TO cheat me with its mock
ery''
Yes, Lloyd" she said, 81 can realize
your happiness by my own. / have been
so free, so happy! no longing for the for
hidden love. All my wishes have been
more than realized. Where shall l begin
my story"
when you were child remember
know nothing of your life except the few
months ut Waverland"
well, then, we will begin il the usual
style. Once upon q time there was little
girl" she began in n theatrical tone. Then
sober thoughts came, and she continued,
81 was the only child of an English clergy
man. We had beautiful home while my
dear mother lived. But when l was about
ten years old she died. From that time my
father seemed to think he must be every
thing TO me. He de7oted what time he
could spare TO my studies. When he was
preparing his sermons he would assign me
TO some task, and as soon as the lesson
was learned would hear me recite. Then
he would talk with me about it until it be-
came part of myself He was passion
ately fond Of music. Under his patient in
struction l learned to play on the piano,
and on the organ in church for him. With
pencil and brush he was good, but never
could satisfy himself He always insisted
that my fingers were more deft than his,
and encouraged me to copy some objects
and pictures as fancied We had but one
servant and / always helped her with the
homework. My father said that he wanted
me 10 be woman and not n toy with
merely few accomplishments. One moru-
Ing when was helping the housckecper as
usual, she said; Your father has Strange
notions for IN Edglish nobler1:n ] was
surprised. and said: MY father is only a
clergyman. But she declared that ne was
the son of an English carl, and that be-
cause he married my dear mother his
father had disowned him. I wanted TO ask
my father about it bnt she forbade me.
Years passed by full of life and study.
When my father made his visits through
the parish, l was always by his side.
When any one was sick he was often their
physician as well ms their spiritual comfor-
ter. With his little case of homeopathic
remedies he gave ease to bodily pain, while
with his genial manner and warm, kindly
heart he cheered them with HIS words Of
counsel, or read to them from the holy
Bible. One day went into his room and
found him asleep, as / thought. He IN d
not been well for some time, so / moved
about very quietly, fearing to disturb his
SAUNDERS. As came near his chair some
thing about his position attracted my at
tention. placed my hand upon his head
and everything grew dark. / fell and
whom opened my eyes, was In my own
room. The old nurse and doctor were
standing over me. asked for my father.
The nurse tried to calm me. But / kept
asking for him until the doctor said that
he was dead. Again there was a blank.
For weeks lay in a semi-conscious state.
The nurse, (who was our oil housekceper
and my only friend,) watched and tended
me faithfully. At last took up the bur
den; all the Joy had fed. l fouad fifty