The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03

bors. went past on their way to meeting
Phoebe stopped and asked If Rufus and
his wife had gone Maria went around
the house. Very soon they went on, and
several other people passed When they
had all gene il was as stiH as death.
sat alone long time, until l could
see by the shadows that the full moon
had risen. Then l went up to my room
and went to bed.
I lay awake a long time crying. 1t
seemed to me that all hope of marriage
between Henry and me was over. l could
of that other girl; l could see her pretty
face wherever l looked. But at last
cried myself to sleep.
At about O'Clock ! woke and got up.
Father always wanted his breakfast at
6 o'clock, and had to prepare it now
When father and l were alone he al
ways built the fire in the kitchen stove
But that morning l did not hear him
stirring as usual, and l fancied that he
must be so out of temper with me that
he would not build the fire.
l went to my closet for dark-blue cal
leo dress which / wore to do house work
in. 1t had hung there during all the
school term. AS l took it off the hook
my attention was caught by something.
strange about the dress l had worn the
night before. This dress was made Of
thin summer silk; it was green in color,
sprinkled over with white rings. II had
been my best dress for two summers:
but now l was wearing it on hot after
moons at home, for it is the coolies.
dress 1 have. The night before too, I
had thought of the possibility of Henry's
driving over from Digby and passing the
house. He had done this sometimes dur.
ing the summer vacation, and 1 wished
to look my best if he did
As l took down the calico dress I saw
what seemed to be a stain on the green
silk. l threw on the calico hastily and
then took the green silk and carried il
over to the window 1t was covered with
spots-horrible great splashes and streaxs
down the front. The right sleeve, too
was stained, and all the stains were Wet
What have got on my dress?" said l.
It looked like blood. Then / smelled of
il, and it was sickening in my nostrils
hut l was not sure what the smell Of
blood was like. 1 thought 1 must have
got the stains by some accident the night
before.
IF that is blood on my dress" I said,
! Il must do something to get it off at once,
! or the dress win be ruined"
1t came to my mind that I had been
| told that blood stains had been removed
from cloth by an application of -four
paste on the wrong side I took my green
silk and ran down the back stairs, which
! lead, having a door at the foot, directly
into the kitchen.
There was no fire in the kitchen stove.
1 as ] had thought. Everything was very
| solitary and still. except for the ticking
/ Of the clock on the shelf When 1 crossed
| the kitchen 10 the pantry however. the
/ cat mewcd TO be let in from the shed.
She had little door of her own by which
she could enter or leave the shed at will
an aperture just large enough for her
maltese body 70 pass al case beside the
shed door. IL had a little lid. too, hung
/ upon leather hinge on my way / let
| IN tho cat; then I went 10 the pantry and
got bowl Of flour. This / mixed with
water into a stif paste and applied 10 the
under surface Of the stains on my dress
! lAep hung the dress W ~ dry ia the