The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23

have both agreed that II viii not do. i am q
could never make him understand You vii
Snder;tapd. for shall TEL, you everything
that there shall he no quarrel. IL shall be ex
actly a. II was. and he will come at Christina,
pspa should be separated, nor could we now pu,
on lsHselia; II Is better o so In evsv% sT,hHyy' li e.,
each other.' Tan am 81 sure re- I Ike him. but / know
that | should not make him happy as his wife,
i MH rf Sym i ib I; m ,E fsSi,ii Il ssi.nSy r From hay" al w HSSyg6I
II will beseen that the conhdence between the
mother and daughter was very close. d.
Elizabeth GarrOw was n very good girl, but IL
TOO. good. she had learned, or thought that she
useless given cLleHy to pleasure seeking and 9
harkcrlng after lovers; and she had resolved
self-dcpial, and n religious purpose in life were
the tasks which she set hciself, and she went
courage. But such tasks. though they are ex.
cellently well adapted to fit n young lady for
t,6nss f M2rk and tt Shs have Wsy the %l'" erect SS S Sffrr nT,
fitting her for that work. When, Elizabeth
.i"rr0w made up he. mind that the finding
lady should feel herself capableo Of going through
the world happily without one. Iut In teaching
herself this She also taught herself To think that
there was y certain merit in refusing herself the
session Of The lover we're compsti1ie WITH all
her duties 20 herself, her father end mother;
determined to have no lover. She made no
such resolve. and when the proper lover came
TO herself nnconsciously that she must put a
guard upon herself, lest she should bo betrayed
into weakness by her own happiness. She had
not worship him. and that In giving her
heart she would only so give i as II should be
had acted on these high resolves, and hence IL
had come TO pass mot .unnaturally-that MIR.
fault"
She was a pretty, fair girl. with soft dark
gray eyes, though quiet in their tone, were ten.
der and %lustrous, Her face was oval, and the
s .,nTs Hl ser she fse sss sseenner TGig qpS iiettefi in her fE !H der
mean2r, but when moved che could rouse
hf ssIni to great sino energy; and Grs SPEAK peal ysnI,
was a reverence for martyrdom in gem
sral, and a feelins Of which she was
TO be unhappy in secret; that It became n
young woman, I might rather say. to heyea
general and endured without any detriment to
her outward cheerfulness. We know the. story
tunic. The, fox was biting into him into the
very, %entrslls; but the young hero spake neyera
tTSGp ~ that M9w IL s @ss a u sn1d th Mas to ,p Gaye q fox 5S
always biting. so that the torment caused no
TamnG, e ,sa her r. ou M,STd s sTil ss;om NG wv. At s,t This
sore enough. but she bore II without finchlng.
II you would rather that he should not come
should never think well OF myself again"
tcE mOtneT nHu CnhHktu HtT OWN mluu EiOTe
than once as to the conduct in this matter
which might be best for her to follow, thinking
they. will be reconciied. and she will be happy
had been her first idea. But then there was a
sss smoke i1ssdo of Mr. IF pHSe oY%e. in M Rsfsiy'ss S %Gr ssp whsa
thought II better that the young, man
permit this. 1t would veI her father, put
out OF course the arrangements Of other
p ps1P'I part. ana lie s ahasSlisdy co %Sska aed she Sn would ND
endure without finching while the fox gnawed.
on the morning before Christmas Day, and the
Holmeses came on Christmas eve. Isabella WAS
comparatively : stranger and, therefore; re-
She and Elizabeth had once seen each other,
and for the last year or two had eorresponded'
Unfortunately for the latter. that, story of
Godfrey's offer and 9Gcertapce, had been com
immediately Subsequent story OF their separa-
ton, But now 1t would be almost impossible to
Isabella, let il be as though it hSd never been"
she had said in one OF her letters, But some
though they had never been.
The first evening passed oyer very well. TThs
tS@ esn C %uaS ,s, E,iTas ~ %ed m snsTei iS sna emer rather fsa
The worse for that. Isabella Holmes Was a hne,
disposed to be pleased; rather Frenchifed in
her manner, and quite able to take care OF her
s Joys. a God RSs ' SSeSRna-sSdP himself afn Ro; saes II sSe
mssm. av %aGM !! Mis-. 'n Sarr MS?Or' Mrs. Gs' e Sy NO
though she, had known him since he was a
quarrelled with her daughter; but there was no
room on this frst night for showing such aver
godfrey Is very much improved, the Major
said to his wife that plight.
Indeed i do. He has filled out and become q
In personal appearance, you mean. Yes. he
Ia NEA1 llnL iYR iona "
And in his manner too. He Is doing uncom-
monty well in Liverpool. l can tell you; and If
There is nothing OF that sort" said Mrs. Gar
row; ~
years n' 'as Sid ,R &c. 'P va. too 20 P Psa5 you thsn and and so
Indeed was he. but II She likes him"
Then there's an end OF it," And SO they
went TO bed.
at his door when they had all gone
np, stairs. may l come int you are not In
pride from, his Greek BOOK I've $50 lines to do
before | can get to bed. It'll be two, !, suppose.
I have only one more half. you know. and
Don't overdo 1t. Frank"
NO; | won't, oyerdo il, l mean to take one
day a week. and work eight hours a day on the
%ilt gi nye me I ,ass w ,ma Ssb 59T,y hour hour. 2 to ws shs s Saa
days. have got II all down here on a table.
~ ~ -NA ~ ~ A,s
exact destiny Of all his long hours of pro-
posed labor. He had as yet been home a day
and a halt, and had succeeded in drawing out
red lines and blue figures the table which
he showed her. IF | can do that, II will be
pretty we'll; won't it?'
But, Frank. you have come home for YOUR
holidays-to enjoy yourself ~
But a fellow must work nowadays.".
Don't oyerdO II. dear: that's all. But,
Frank, | could not rest II | went IN bed without
speaking To you. You made me unhappy to-
day ma,
You called me a Puritan. and then you
quoted that ill-natured French proverb at me.
Do you really believe your sister thinks. evil,
Frank 2" and as she spoke she put her arm
carsssingly round his neck.
lot course | don't"
Then why hAY sO2 Harry is SC much
younger and so thoughtless that / can bear
what he says without 50 much suffering. But II
you and / are not friends shall be very
II yOu knew how l have looked for
ward TO your coming homel'
II did not mean TO VeT you, and | won't say
such things again"
That's my own Frank. What ! said, to
! said because | thought II right; but
you must not say that am . Puritan. would
do anything In my power 10 make your holidays
hFiRhI and DlRaRanI know that hDyg raauira !