The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-09-12

by side upon the hill, and then doin,
for her brothers and sisters and al
the rest of her family, and when Their,
was no longer anything she could d.
for them, she did for the poor and un
fortunate of the city, until her nam,
came to stand for all that was goot
to them.
busy life she led, and, supposed
Q happy one, but nature like Caro-
lines could hardly be happy in sin
gle life. She was SO essentially WON
AMY woman and, with all her helpful
ness, dependent one in some ways;
In those ways, l mean, in which true
woman is meant to be dependent.
And so it was that when my hus.
band went to England for his company
to be gone whole year. and my Henry
being only few months old, could
not go with him, that it was arranged
that Caroline should come and spend
that year with me.
well. she came, and we settled dowr
to a good visit, and Caroline devoted
herself to my babies with such good
results that in short time Aunt Car.
RE was fairly fought for by them. And
how she loved those children! All
her motherly traits blossomed most
beautifully, and the half sad, heart.
hungry look that her lovely face wore
when she first came to us began to dis.
appear from 1t, and she seemed again
to me, my schoolmate, Carrie.
when she had been with me about
six months, there came to her one
day letter from Hiram Wight, one
OF the old schoolboys. We used to
think. when we were boys and girls
together, that she and Hiram thought
good deal of each other, but the
years had gone by and nothing had
come of it, and had very nearly for
gotten all about it when this letter
came to her. could see that the con.
tents disturbed her not a little. al
though she said nothing, but when
only few hours following his letter
Hiram walked in upon us and an.
nounced that he had come to take Car.
RE back with him, she told me all.
"The dear old girl had loved tina,
ridiculous boy all those years. and he
had never come to his senses till now
l do believe that he never would have
come to them if it were not that when
Carrie went away for so long he sud.
denly found out what made life worth
living, and without losing any time
in berating himself for being such
''laggard in love-" he very wisely de.
cided to ask Carrie to come and heir
him try to gather up those lost years
and let him carry her burdens, as he
used to her lunch basket, 'and per.
haps,' he said, I may yet live to show
The world that there is one worse foo.
than an old fool, and that is a young
TOOL. And so, my ear,-they were mar.
he'd. Yes, right then and there, at my |
house, and What is it, May? A Wis |
tor? Dear me! it can't be anyone IL
zee me, is it?"
mo, ma'am, it's Miss Amy, and h,
would come right up"
A large, snowy overcoat brushed by
Ter. and two big, cold hands grasped
nine. "Mr. McNair, this is Grandma
iordon," but no it isn't, for grandma
vent out with little Mary-but musi
ay something, for those gray eye,
re full of laugh at sight of my dis
omfiture.
Come up BIZ the fire, tit is a terri
lie day-let me take that coat. Yor
hould have let the maid brush the
now off for YOU" And I pile on the
'ood and draw up large chair be
ore the, blaze.
Not word yet, only those dreadful
yes following every move I make
'hy don't he-"Amy, won't you lool
ound and see If you can find fools.
ap for me, or, couldn't you fasten
ing pair of ears on me, or do some.
ling that will serve to label me a,
lie most assinine of asses.
However, have let you slip through
y fingers these five years or more
ithout finding out that you were the
aly person could ever love-hang IL
/ did know it, but some people neye,
IN appreciate blessing till they lose
and that's my particular idiocy,
1T If you. will come back to be INV
essing forever-O, the presumption
me to ask it'll tell you, you Just
AIRY me. and you will have the best
ance in the world to punish me fol-
ing such swine as not to know ,
'arls when they were cast before him
i'll your"