The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-13


tress, and they were uppermost in her mind
when Hiram came in to dinner. Hiram
was Miss Jemima's 5 Irish factotum. He
attended to the stock. farmed few acres
belonging to the place and performed all
the necessary outdoor work. He was a
tall, shy awkward fellow, but was faith
full honest and industrious, and Miss Je-
NINA was too well aware of his worth to
venture on many sharp words or looks while
he was present.
As Hiram sat at the table he was ap-
parently engrossed with the numerous Vi
ands placed before him, but he was also
carefully ob-eryaut Of Sybilla, who sat ou
The doorstep while the dropping honey
sucke surrounded her with an emerald
frame, and with such look of patient
sweetness on her fair face that the kind
fellow heart was touched
Sure, Miss Sybilla, aren' You well,
that you re - pale ike p he asked
Quite well thank YOU. answered
Sybila, with a faint smile; but oh. Hi.
ran. am - miserable If | could only
yet away from here-but that is impossi
ble. she added sighiBg deeply
Now jisi hear the likes Of that, said
Hiram, sympathe,ieally But sure,
miss, understand The ould maid been
up to some Of her mane tricks-now hasn t
she p
If she could hear you, Hiram
"Ay. but she can t, responded Hiram.
cOolly Them ears, long a. they are.
wou catch sound mile But tell me,
Miss Sybilla, what she set You at, and
We Il -ee what can be done to circamyent
her
Grateful fos his kindness and sympathy,
snd half hoping that he nigh, help her in
-.,me way 70 attain her wishes. SyhillA re
r-eatei the occurrence of the morning
Hiram heard her 10 silence
When IL was ended he aruse abruptly
aud aid, 49,
"Coms now, plass. di-S Sybilla, red
thi. kitchen right cut. and III have the
walls whitenci in j;Hy
Oh. DO. Hiram, thar woall never Do. 20
anwcFci SybiIla quickly IL Cousin .Ie-
NINA shouli discover
Iioabtlezs she raise ,he r-,f but
.he Bol roins to dsskiyer It, responded
Hiram, easapss.-ily
Accordingly Hiram strong hanis soou
accomplished the task and whlle SybillA
rrarran-ed the furniture he aid
I,. too hard yea have to WORK. ml.s.
bat .arc don, kno~ tina, sou i gain
anything by lvia
oh. Ina sarr cauld. said SybilL,
very es-erly II ,hoald be able a, leas,
to SECURE servant wasr- far servant :
wosk has il + a-sle-- thinking It it. a.
/ have M money she addei ds~pond.
insly
Md If yoa bad. mtss, wheFe would
you 80 be asked
-To the city. answered SybilIa
Mr., Hendsrssa. friend of iny mother
waalI fvsl ,arv, r~erivc the iuto her
house until cuald secure soa,e rmplay
msu,, ion ihink that everyone would
l.e - bard a. Cousin Jemlma she said,
her iip qu,veF'ng
Touched by the plainsiye sweetness Of
her voice. and the tear shining ia the
dark eyes. Hiram shook hrs huge hs; We
hetseutly ia the direcsion Misz JemimA
had taken. aad mu,irriug an anaihems on
the 'ouli maid departed to perform hrs
own neglected duties,
The next evening as Sybilla was sitting
~ the porch, HirAm approached, and hav
ing Sleauy slipped a small package into
her hand. fastened away as silently As he
had come. Surprised nj his singular man
uer. Ssbila hasteaed To her own nom and
having opened the parcel found therein
several bank notes and the following lines:
Miss SybiIla - Enclosed plase find
sum mummy which | hope will be enuff to
take YOU TO the Teddy you told me about.
Nobody kin blame you, for lawn this
eross ould cratur, who ,rates You 50 badly
Don't be too proud, miss, to accept this
triae from the likes Of me, and may every
blessing fall upon you. And when you
are rich aud happy, don forget ould Hi
rain
With beating heart and fearful eyes,
Sybllla examined her treasure, and then
proceeded to make arrangements for leay
ing her uncougenial home 1t would be
best, she thought, to make no response to
Hiram, as. if ignorant of her plans he
could not be blamed By Miss Jemima.
But some day, she doubted not, 1t would
be in her power to repay his kindness, and
he should then receive it back with four
fold interest
At the dawn of day slender figure
might have been seen walking quietly
aud rapidly away from Miss Jemima 5
gate, and shortly afterward Sybilla was
being whirled on the wings of steam to-
ward the great city She had formerly
resided there with her parents, and al
though some years had elapsed since their
death and her removal to Miss Jemima's 5,
the city sights and sounds seemed delight
fully familiar. She found Mrs. Hender-
sons residence without difficulty, and had
ascended the steps for the purpose of ring
ing the bell, when the door suddenly
opened and tall, naughty looking girl ap-
peared upon the threshold
Dear me, she exclaimed "How
you startled me. 1t is not at all polite to
stand 50 close to one door What do
you want p