The Grenada sentinel., 1894-09-15

I guess yell have t climb up in m!
lap" she said, at last; and Marguerit,
did SO very promptly.
Again the old woman put her arms
about the little one. She felt the
child's warm breath in her face, and
pressed her needlessly close to hel
breast. 1t was years and years since
she had held anyone in her lap; and
she was ut loss now to explain the
emotion which every moment grew
stronger within her. At last the silver
was out. Hannah let her arms drop,
but still about the child. She looked
kindly into the sweet, upturned face,
ana asked:
Ibid it hurt?"
mo. not very much" replied Mar.
guerite. smiling back. Then. seized
with a sudden impulse. she put her
arms about her cousins neck and
pressed a kiss upon her cheek, She
was alarmed Immediately on recalling
how such an act had been received on
that other afternoon, but her surprise
and joy knew no bounds when, in
stead of a rebuff, her cousin returned
the caress-once, twice, three times.
Then, for some reason, Hannah be.
came very red in the face Putting
the child down quickly, she sprang to
her feet.
Good land:' she exclaimed, hurry.
ing from the room. II wonder if that
apple SAGE is a-burnin' on"
Entering the kitchen she paid no at.
tention to the apple esa'ce''-which, in
fact. had not been put over to cook
but walked to the window and gazed
far out before her. Her eyes rested on
the line where the earth and sky met,
still she was not conscious of anything
there. II don't see what on airth ails
me. Sech strange feelin's seems to be
a-comin' over me Of late. Why, a.hold-
in Of that child jest seems to make
my blood run all ssnd-like through my
veins!'
Anson and all the Deighbors noticed
the great change which was slowly
coming over Hannah HigRs, and it be-
gan to be talked Of far and near. Ono
neighbor said that Hannah was becom.
ing Jest as soft spoken - she used to
be thirty.fve year ago." and she
guessed she was s-gettin' over her
ut last" Mrs Munson
declared that her INA before her took
jest sech turn . few weeks before
she died." and she guessed Hannah
ws'n't long for this world, II what peo-
pie said was true"
But Hannah, who had never "en.
joyed" such good health before In her
life, expressed 1t better than any of
them. Standing in the doorway y few
hours later ON that same memorable
afternoon, she had said to Marguerite:
II don't mind If ye git some o. the
faowers that ye like best an put ON
the table tonight l believe I'll raise
some that sin't wild next year."
''Oh, thank you. cousin" the child
returned, happy light burning In her
ey"s ~ she moved away TO seek out
her treasures. Now and then she
glanced back, but always to fnd the
face in the doorway following her with
ltS now, k1n0 look.
And Hannah, watching the child,
saw before her Ill the glad years Of |
compsnionship with the young and
loving creature. ,
Jest TO think" she ssid, with much
"I'd never O. taken her
Il Y hadn't - bssn for that hundurd
dollars . year. When ! think Of that |
l dsspiss myself. I didn't knows / |
could b 20 mean. But I shan't tech
Ill shsn't tech . cent Of It. II shall !
sll b put BY for her whom she sits biz; |
IN she shsll have sll O. mine, tsw, I
sons day. Why. Tn jsst besinnin' 70
live I've bssn assA lsad oil o these |.
ysass: sa. now n -. bssiqnia. q
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Fsction Of fmsl" "-Denossst's Naeasina, 1