Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-23

shining waves, and made her beautiful
as fairy queen.
She had ceased weeping now, and
sat with her sorrowful eyes fixed on
the smiling sky.
Birds live to be happy" she muir
INJURED to herself; "they live
to sing, the flowers to bloom.
Why do live, to whom life brings
nothing but sorrow. who ought never
to have lived at all-who have no
name, no home, no friends? Why
should even birds and flowers be hap
pier than | amp"
AS she spoke, a shadow fell over
the entrance of the cave, and looking
up, the young girl saw the kindly old
housekeeper.
Now, Miss Florence" she said.
why are you hiding yourself here?
You must not act in this way"
The girl burst into a passionate fit
of weeping.
"Oh, Mrs. Morgan, can not see
them, can not bear it, Why can
not die, when God knows how I long
for it?"
God knows best, my bonny BARN.
You have only seen the dark side Of
the cloud; there is a silver lining and
some day it will be turned toward
you"
"Ah, you are kind-you say these
things to cheer me. What silver lin
ing can exist for me? The only good
thing that could happen to me would
be death"
Mrs. Morgan sat down by RS girls
side-she took one of the little white
burning hands in hers.
1--WE all have something to bear,
and, my dear, do not hide from you
that you will have many unpleasant
nesses; but the only thing is to bear
our troubles bravely; weak natures
sit down and Tepine, they cry out con-
tinually, they let every one know their
troubles. A strong nature bears up
bravely, mounts upon its troubles. as
it were. and forms of them ladder to
heaven"
The girl looked up with something
more of hope on her face.
81 should like to do that, but I can
not; | am always longing for some one
to love me-to be happy, as other
girls are. You do not know how sad it
is to be quite alone in the world.
am; no one loves me, no one cares
for me. If died this moment, there
Is no one who would shed a tear for
me-"
Except me-" said the housekeeper.
The girl bent down and kissed the
wrinkled old hand extended to her.
Except you" she repeated. 81
should indeed be ungrateful to forget
you. Have you ever seen Mr.. and Mrs.
Harcourt or the young ladies?"
mo; they have never been to Wes-
ton Grange. But if they are anything
like the Beauchamps, you will soon be
at home with them"
"Will they send me away?" asked
the girl. humbly; cor will they let me
live here, do you Think"
II can not tell, my dear; as they
have daughters of their own, they are
sure to be kind to you"
Her face frightened wonderfully.
do you think so? And the daugh-
tiers. what will they say to me?"
ITO tell you the truth, Miss Flor
ence, expect the whole family will
treat you as though you were a poor
relation depending on them, and you
must try to bear it cheerfully. Take
my word for it, the young ladies will
be very kind to you-they are sure to
be so; young girls are always kind"
How | shall like to see them!" she
said. musingly, "how happy they must
be with parents to love them. money
and everything to make them happy
/ everything they wish! What a con-
trast between their lives and mine!
How kind their great happiness must
make them! What would you advise
me to do, Mrs. Morgan-must l keep
out of sight until they send for me?"