The Grenada sentinel., 1894-09-15

delight, II think the country 10 {
nice! There il such color In ever,
thing. The sky is so blue, and tn
grass is SO green. and there are 9
many pretty flowers. Oh! everythin
Is just lovely! Do you care, Cousi
: Hannah. il pick some Of your fov
ers?' she asked, suddenly.
Il hain't got no howers," she re
piled. "Them's wild what you sec
You're welcome to pick what yer
mind tew of them; but don't We brinl
any in here. I'm not goin' to have IN,
hsouse Uttered up with any secf
ness"
Marguerite gave cry OF delight ant
sprang away; but Hannah instantly
called after her:
''Marg'ret. Marg'ret! Come back
here! Ye've got t eat naow or &c
'thaout till noon. Iain't goin' { have
NO eatin' tween meals"
Marguerite's buoyancy vanished in
an instant. and she came slowly back
to her breakfast. They ate for some
time in silence, and then Marguerite
asked, timidly:
"Whst makes you call me Msrg'rct,
Cousin Hannah? My name is Mar-gue.
rect. she pronounced.
That's French, guess, for De Why
is French" replied Hannah, with one
of her shifts. "Msrg'ret's English,
an that's good 'nough for me. I've a
great mind to call ye Higgs, tew. seein'
as yere goin' to live here along T. me. I"
"Oh! don't think you ought to,
Cousin Hannah" said Marguerite. re.
proachfully. DE Why is my right
name. 1don't think Higgs is bad. 1t
was mamma's name; but l don't think
she would like me called by it." Her
voice trembled in speaking of her
mother, and her eyes became fearful
Hannah rose and began to clear the
table. rattling the dishes more than
necessary rs she did so.
You can 60 and git ye're flowers
naow," she said, shortly. Il don't
knows shall call ye anything"
My" she continued. after Mar
gueritc had gone. .'Haow her eyes
dcw take hold of me. | don't knows
I'm goin' to be able to make aout as
intended"
Every day there were hours, how
ever. when she was very sad and very
lonely. She longed for the love and
sympathy which had been taken from
her. Sitting on some secluded, grassy
Knoll. she would look away into the |
deep. blue sky and wonder if her
mamma could not see her. Then
the tears would come to blind her eyes,
and stretching out her arms she would
cry: Mamma, mamma and sob as IL
her heart would break. After this she
would return to the house and watch
Hannah about her work. Often she
begged to be allowed to help; but
Hannah declared that the child knewl
nothing about work. and that she her
self had no time to waste in showing
her She generally wound up by say
ing:
oh, g'long an play with yer Aow-
rs. can't have ye 'baout in my
way"
One afternoon, as Marguerite came
n very quietly she discovered her
ousin asleep in the rocking-chair. All
he hard lines had gone out of Han
'ahs face, leaving only something
which answered to yearning In the
hild's heart. and which seemed to I
raw her irresistibly. Noisel.ssly she
iptoed forward and softly put her d
rn, about the old woman's bony I
and breathcd kiss upon the !,
illo". weather-worn cheek. Despite !.
er utmost care Hannah started.
Good land" she cried. springing to
rr feet. What a scare you give me! :.
ont YOU ever, ever dew that thing y
= in"
Marguerite was frightened beyond .
easure, and turned and fed to her !,
'om. There She threw herself upon ~
pr bed and cried until sleep came and :,
'ut out all thoughts of the cold worla ~
} which she had come. "
But the effect on Hannsh was re-
arlSable. She had felt the softenink =
Auences of the child ever since the -
st moment, and now this stolen -
seemed to break up her =,
hole icy nature. 10 foreign to her, ~
'wever. was this new feeling that she :. .,
lew not how to act. She could "
1t seed cake on the table three times !.
day and offer them to Marguerite =
vice ut each meal; she could tell the :.
tile one that she might leave her " -
'wers in the house on a rainy day, if "
e would be careful not to make a 4,
tss; but somehow she conld not put " y
'r arms about the child nor give any ~