Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-08


candy, and with jests and laughter
tempted him with it, but he stoutly
said:
s'No, tank you. take candy from
nobody but JUS nly muvver.
She stopped as though he had struck
her. Then she again dropped 70 ner
knees, again took his pretty cheeks be-
tween her hands and again each gazed
into the eyes of the other.
"You have brown eyes, John," she
said very softly and gently and sadly,
"and your father has gray eyes, mas ne
not?"
"Yes.
'sAnd your mother has blue eyes!'
"Yes. I fink so."
''Do you like my black eyes, John!
Unfortunately at that moment her
eyes, always brilliant and sparkling,
held certain eager fire that filled the
lad with uneasiness.
"No," he answered. IT like my
muyyer's ewes. -
"But, john" she pleaded, clutching
him with unconscious force and devour-
ing his face with her Unsuitable eyes,
ssyou could love ne very much, couldn't
Won? You do love me little now,
John, don't you?'
ssNo!" he exclaimed impatiently. II
ius' love nv muvver. Where is she?
want her, With that he pushed her
away.
She flung herself upon the floor and
went in a TRANSPORT Of anguish, while
he stood looking ON in surprise and
alarm. his fine breeding giving him
nevertheless a ceel. half pitying, half
eoo,.,,f,,1 Golf nossession.
Hor agony was Of short, duration, and
che -oce sr,ilino and brilliant again.
Har fears and handkerchief had long
o,o loft ber face white. even pallid; but
now a brioht flush was rising and it
1a,,+ q c,ecia1 charm to her bold. snowy
hoantv She hustled about. chatting,
launching singins-employing every
o,t;3;co to hold the hov,s attention and
a;5;,,s. o,,.- ,,o,,+;on of his mother.
Nr.s+e,. Toh,, ,uas too wise TO fall un-
-. 49, 1,,,.o, Ho bad hecome susni-
~. 80: oo 80 .-,,s ,,o17 obdnrate and uo1y
CLo eo-, a. hin, and cauobt him an.
u;1r ~, tho ar,,,s
npabp, she cried "That is the father
-, or- ara Won have that same cold
s,,aor;no month Of his that hatep' And
sho en,,,, Tho child from her and stood
a1ar;na o NO. et him trembling and terrible.
d. e.. ,,,o,oent only She broke
49, 1a-,o1,+or that was half sobbina
~ a,,a -,ho111 bvstorical. and before his
49, liz. i;-s oo,,1d oren for sobs which
s.1 -. - 90 .,anfr11v 10 sunpres.
IL ".., s, tvonsfor,,od info a. cvclone q
,, ;ol1itv and diversions. He regarded he
l .1;t1, :. -,.;,fnl ,nixt,,re of wonder. fea.
; a,d ad,n;rat;on 80 she ratified off thrill
inc ctor;es Of giants and fairies, and b.
.osorod H ,ybe,, she wheed1ed him to he
4 ] s;da-eor +ba close ;nsnection Of beautiful
ss;at,,ra ST ra hool1s While she petted an,
5 aoothad p hin, and stole an arm aroun,
! I l';..s ~ ~ ,,rossed him tenderly to he
,,,oast hr1a - Apd the Kisses that fell so gentl
8 O.o' t,;s ,,a;,. and forehead and cheek. an
!, the tender caresses of her hard as j
II ,.ossod f,on, his lair TO his neck ard t
:. bis s.oa and hands. and the cyerwhelm
Il 49,, 49, Aood Of affection that was poure
u 20 -r,o,, hin, fro,,, her ewes and yoic
: oS o.S s,i,;+ ali led him for a time ava
le f,.o,,, - Tho cantra1 thought that lay dee
.nd strong within him.
p T,acl-;no in the finer skill of the al
IL ,,,d ha;ne, o-,idod largely by an ovel
s s,as+ori,,e, effaction that must develo
. ,uta+ +act f could and no design wha
IL go. +lo ,uratcbed woman carried ht
,,or+ too far Suddenly the former di
! t,-,st ~, and alarm returned to ,Mastt
Iohn,s face and he imperiously d
e ,nandod. -
~ .sWbare is nv nuvyer?''
y ~ C1arisse sank back in her chair ar
It. ,oanad he,nless1v.
= ssvon toi me my muvver was cor
81 in ,, said Master John imperiously.
ne "ves Iobn that is what she to
Mt -, I,,,o1,, }, che renlied hurriedl
no eOf course she has been detained. II
y. .1o,,,o,, ~ o t,,rred White as she added in
IL 80 h.rdl,r above a whisper: eff 70
,,otbo.. ,o, DOESN'T come in few minute
h' ,- roJr fatbar will be here in an hour
as & 80 a;ze vo,, nv word for that. -
=. Thoro r.111ct have been SOIncJnluS
" 49, -r,o,,,.n,S manner that touched t
CT child's heart, Tor plty cams inoo ,S-, :.
ter eyes. and he stepped close ~ nel .. -
of for the first time gave ue'ii'll''i"O1
he Of interest and sympathy. hei ~
sh- gloWed win !he, aDAs l"rt. p.
ize laid his hand in hers ana sala: ~,
IRE 81 didn't mean to hur1 your ieeil,
oh. You know-my muvVerIsi.o 81, ',m ,,o,
in careful about ME, and sne to- he ne' ~
ant to let any lady Whae oiuh Anu" ''
on to me on the streeV.
md The look OF Joy tadeo IRON, eno W.
hat ans face, but aI the 'enA0ln0''
ain manned. ., 49, ,,.
1ed "John, " sne asked, uiu os,l sae :, ~, ~,
ssh you against any particular Mon.t'n. 4fn1
hey II INK : ne ah,weleu a,. 'no ~ snv y L 1e
the "she said L nustilt speaA " bad stp5 br;, !,
My what was tall an oooiui 'i '''''' - :
ing black eyes. +ohor e
and The boy was not looking llso .a,' III 10, -
he'd just then bat was iegaraane ns,-ad nd- W., zvl
of which he fhough01ully s'ioAsu w.
we'd striving to remember tne Msln4ns - !.
to a had received. Perhaps IL was W " L