Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-13
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reliable, Could the young ladies Join
them? And q chorus Of girlish voices
added their cntrcatics, while tho boy
bugler blew a delicately suggestive
little songlct out into the air by way
OF llatterlng invitation.
Aunt llc.ty's old eyes filled with
tears Of disappointment, but she brave
ly winked them back before anyone
could sec them--so she thought.
"Got up at five o'clock, did all tho
work, tramped over to Hcnc Lucas to
catch ride IN his milk-cart, md then
walked three miles more from thu
mills In the hot sun, and all for moth
Ing" she was thinking, "Ilut, dear
mel was pretty girl once myself,
md had my good times, too" 30 1t
CHANGED that what she said, In all sim
ccrity and earncstncss was almost
convincing, "Do 60 right along, Bet
ty shall be over again In few
days, mebbe, and this will give me .
nice chance to visit with your ma"
And by avoiding IIettys eye the old
lady considered that she had made q
very neat thing OF her hard task.
/ Rose turned cngerly to Mrs, Dexter
and waited; but Betty took the old,
withered hands that were nervously
clasping and nnclasping in excitement,
and without shadow of regret on lips
or In her heart, said:
u am so much obliged to you, Tom,
but have other pleasures on hand for
to-day. INT Miss Houston will 70. |
think You have never seen Eagle
Cliif, dear, she continued, turning to
her friend, "una It Is glorious up there
In tho darkness Of the pincs"
But the sunny face Of the hciress
was cloudld with disappointment; and
to hide that look from Aunt IIetty's
sharp eyes, lIctty drew her friend
quietly away TO tho house to prepare
Tor the drive.
"'Taln't no matter about me ut ALL"
snid Aunt lefty. Betty won't stay
ut home on my account, will she?"
asked the wavering old voice,
"She said that shc had some pleasant
plans for to-day" answered the moth
er, with loving glance down the
walk where her daughter was waving
her hand to the departing coaohcrs,
You may think tho girl was practio-
Ing self.denial; but her mother do.
tccted no trace OF rcgret or lisappoint-
ment In the dear face. and Aunt lletty
had ono Of the happlcst days In her
whole lifc-a day remembered with
deepest gratitude TO the last Of her
soon.closing life.
Looking over photographs Is COM
monplace amusement to most OF us,
but w'cn ones cyaa have seen Just
about The came sights year after year,
for over fifty years, until the world
seems made up Of little brown farm.
houses and bnrns and Sheds and the
church md store once week, then a
glimpse Of handsome buildings broad
lawnsdivcrsiiiel with picturesque oc...
tagcs aud groups of pretty r'.,. scat
tered abuat nnler tho ,reca of nrt
treasures glcnm'~.t in marble white.
ness Oh ''looth waters covered with
".~ncing boats rowed by girlish oars
men, of study parlors decorated and
cushioned in the last and daintiest
fashion OF college girls--then, say,
looking over photographs ceases TO be
commonplace
Betty had no end Of pleasant stories
to tell OF the college life; Of It's good
timesand disnppointments; OF the days
when she visited the great city and
walked through the busy streets which
Aunt lletty had never seem OF the
concert when Betty Ind been show
cred with roses by her enthusiastic
classmates, and how some Of the roses
were MS large across as saucer, and
SO sweet; of the days when she worked
80 busily TO refashion tho three sea-
sons old hats or gowns into dainty
confcctions 1T to be worn by tho side
Of the gay hcadGolr Of her compan.
ions. She lived over agnin all her
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