Year: 1879

Anastasia told me that she should not
be surprised If had some, and of course
you will too.


Rose drew long, tremuIous sigh and
began to look about her, and take note
of things.


"Isn't this a splendid place 2" asked
the other, determined to talk.


Rose sighed out q 4" Yes"


"All the other girls got up early, and
are down in the garden" Lily went on.
e sleep late because have been sick.
At ten o'clock l shall be dressed and go
out and walk on the terrace, or down
the grapery. will you go with me?"


Here there was q faint rattling of
dishes above the rustling of trees, and
nun appeared at the door carrying
waiter, and followed by the superior,
who brought little stand and placed it
before the children. Sure enough, there
were Strawberries, two small saucers
full, strewn over with sugar, and with
spoonful of cream in each. Two cups
of chocolate and two generous slices of
/ buttered bread completed the breakfast.
Whether it was the novelty of her
situation, the gentle cheerfulness of her
companions, or some reaction in her
self, Rose presently felt disposed to think
eating not only possible but desirable,
and after while managed to eat nearly
all her breakfast, giving half her slice
of bread to the famished little conva-
| lescent.


After leaving them to loiter and chat
ter for while over their food, the SUI
| perior came back.


"You are to have the bed next to
Lily's, Rose," she said. "ADd now you
may come with me and see your place
in the wash room. You are to have
this pigeon hole for your own, and these
two drawers and when your trunk
comes, will show you what things to
put in them. This is your basin, and
you are to hang your towel here. Now
go back and stay with Lily, and pres
emily will take you both out to walk"


A week later, note was handed to
Doctor Thayer, in his office.


Your patient is doing well," the
superior wrote. "She gains in strength
and cheerfulness, is perfectly at ease
with me, and has become attached to lit
tie girl whom have given her fora play
mate. The friend have chosen for her,
is Lily Raymond, an orphan of South
ern parentage, who has no near friends,
and who spends her vacations with us.
l think you may reel perfectly easy
about the child.7


The doctor read the note twice, then
twisted it up and carefully burnt it.


Il


Ore year stole away, days and nights
succeeded each other rs silently as light
and shadow chase across the landscape /;
and another year followed in its tracks,
and another and another, till ten years
are gone since that morning when little
Rose and Lily, little no longer, ate their
first breakfast together in the dormitory
of the convent school of the Sisters of
Notre Dame, near Saxon. Whatever
changes may have come to people places
are not noticeable different and we might
VAIN up thS aNChuo W 1soSo Alhil diIu
fancy that but day had passed since
Doctor Thayer went there to call on
the lady of the house for some trinkets
belonging TO a poor little pauper in
whom he was interested. Perhaps the
trees have more stately growth, the
shrubs are fuller, the hedges finer; but
the wide door stands open as then, the
wroughtlace curtains hang scarcely
swaying in the faint breeze, and the
same bird-songs thrill the air, though thu
same birds do not sing them. 1t is sure
ly the same lady who stands by one o
the lower front windows, holding bach
the curtain with an imperious arm, as
though she had just swept it aside I,
give some angry command to one VIII,
must obey. There is the same whit
and naughty face, the same wealth o
silken black hair, the same hard, brigh
eyes, and same fine and stately form.-
Instead of the rose-colored dress whicl
formerly cast its faint blush on the mar
BILE pallor, Mrs. Burkhardt wears
loose morning robe of white pique elab
orately embroidered with black. If tn,
hair is thinned on the top of the lady
head that mark of times depredaiions |
hidden by the coquettish little barbe o
lace which is fastened to her braids will