The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-07-22
Aunt Diana
The Sunshins
of the Family


Ser, and What more could she ask fort
Aunt Diana had settled doEn quite
oomfrtably In her niche. As rhongh she
were one Of the family Without max
1nx herself unduly prominenf or IN any
way trenchins On the young housekeeper's
privilege. she jet confrired. with quiet
tact % tighten Alison's burden and pro
cure her the rest she 50 much needed
Alison resumed her walks win Roger,
while Aunt Diana amused Missile or read
20 Mr. Merle During the day Alison
was too much engaged 10 enjoy much Of
Aunt Diana's company. but Miss Caring
ton Insisted that she should resume her
painting lessons a. soon as Missile was
able 70 Be with her father: and she also
contriFed that she and Alison should have
one OF their Old refreshing talks as often
as possible. Nothinx rested Alison 50
mucA as intercourse with Miss Caring
tons strong. vigorous mind
Aunt Diana quickly found her wav into
Misses wayward little heart. and she
soon turned-her influence to good account.
One afternoon. when Alison had been
spending some hours AZ Mapiewood. she
found on her return that Missile had gone
BACK into her old room All Alison's
books and pictures had been moved: Aunt
Diana's loving hands had evidently been
employed IN her service-no one else
would have arranged the bowl Of dark
cnrysanthemums on the little round table,
and ne pretty. fresh cref0nne on the
couch and easy chair spoke of the same
caste.
Alison's voice trembled as she thanked
Missile.
You ought not 70 have doue il. Mabel. |
esers i Is very good Of you. but would |
rxfner have waited until you were really /
well
Il always meant to do it.~ returned /
Missile. solemnly. Il thought about il
every night. and then I made up my
mind to speak to Aunt Diana, and she
said she would help ne Have you seen
the beautiful Illumination she has paint
I'D for your
Yes. Alison had seen IL
Be not weary in welI-doing''-that
va the text that Miss Darlington had
chosen--for in due season we shall reau. i
II ne faint not" Well. was not Alison
<eaDinS rich harvest7 Would she ever
repent that she had come back to her
own people for loving service and minis
try. when she had won Missiles affection,
and found her way to her fathers hearth
That be loved and trusted her, that she
was growing daily dearer to him. Alison.
with all her humility. could not doubt
but Missile was still his petted darling
the very suffering she had caused him
brought them nearer together
* was lovely sight. Miss Darlington
thought. to see Missile sitting for hours
PATIENTLY beside her fathers couch read
lng or talking to him But for her aunt's
gisiiant care her health would have been
permanently injured By her devotion to
aim; before she left she made Missile
Izithfuily promise to take her daily walk
md to resume her singing
You must leave something for Allie
10 do" she said, with a smile: Il can
1ot sanction monopoly. We must watch
lgainst sel6shness. dear child, even in
var best actions we must not be over
.xacting in our afection-Ioye sometimes
sompels one to eface ones self for loves
Iake."
Anna was a constant visitor to The ]
aolms during Miss Carrington's stay; !
hey had taken a great fancy to each 4
,ther- Anna told Alison privately that |
he thought Miss Darlington was the
most beautiful woman she had ever seen. :
II don't know about her features h
Alison had answered Il don't think peo- /,
pie consider her handsome, but It is q 4
lear face, and that Is all care about"
i am hever tired Of looking at her." !.
eturned Anna. with giriish enthusiasm; \
one sees the thoughts coming before she y
peaks: her eyes talk 70 one, even when r
he IS silent There is something har-
nonious. too. in her voice, and even 70 Al
er walk she never jars on one: I am :,
ure there are no discords in her nature" n
Alison repeated this speech; she :;
bought it 50 prettily worded, and 50 \,
rue. But Miss Darlington shook her
cad over It and let it pass: she knew %
Iuch better how the chords Of her being N
ad once been tangled roughly out Of ~
me. mo discords In her nature :" when
very note had been dumb and tuneless "a
ntil the Divine Eand had brought the az
FRED chords into harmony. :,
~When Code viii Is our VIII, then we IN
lall know peace" she said TO herself; TO
I have learned that now But she ar
,oke very kindly Of Anna, and praised
lison's discernment in the choice Of a All
lend "She Is a simple, lovable little 10,
'AA8 rA1 1AA0 cA|E - - AaAAr 4 treat w
this decided age to meet with a girl
no distr1sts her own judgment, and be- tn
ives other peoples experiences before alb
n own Il.
Anna is really very clever, Aunt Df."
II am sure Of that, my dear: and she a
ows her cleverness BY not advertising 10
r best wares In talking to her one do,
not dropping over buckets into empty cor
slls-there Is good sense and a clear
owledae Of facts at the bottom. I1v- ne,
( In an uncongenial atmosphere has ass
Ike her shy and awkward; she IL like a
or little plant brought too suddenly into str
, light; in another year or 80 she will
less pallid and depressed: she will Ho
We learned to believe in herself lit by
tog
Il srn afraid you think her plain" OBJ DO
we'd Alison. anxiously; for her artistic in
to made her lay rather an undue inn chs
-rkncc on beauty; but really when sar
talks and brightens up she is quite .
tty." am
She has lovely look somsnmes. You mot
wrong. Allie. I do not think her Of
IN Mfssfofs A nDle blossom face mak~s A.