whore in company Mini, she did not fool It pos¬ 
sible to begin that- night; an sho slipped away 
up the broad bull stalro, Just aa Kent reached 
Mrs. Glenuith ; but ho had not asked one of 
While Jane expatiated upon tier gift of music, 
and declared that alio must have the most diffl. 
cult bells to manage. 
“ If, children,'’ said Mrs, Glendith, “ we car 
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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
25? 
THE PATIENT WAITER. 
Once on a time n ptteTier-plant 
Made the brooksiile its summer haunt. 
Waiting, perhaps, till the stream should swell 
And fill its pitcher—who can tell ? 
Close beside it the flag-flower grew, 
A knot of purple. frLnged with dew; 
Which tossed in the wiud and laughed in the brook. 
That gladly answered it. look for look. 
Nodding unto its neighbor, it said, 
“ Dip in your pitcher; don't he afraid; 
Unless you think that the brook will run 
To you. ero the summer holiday’s done. 
“ Where’s the advantage of sitting still, 
When you’ve an empty pitcher to fill ? 
Up, then, laggard, and go to the rill - 
If you don’t fill it. prithee who will ? 
But the flag-flower's taunt changed to a sigh, 
When itfeit the shower hastening by. 
Which tore its petals proud and prim, 
But filled the pitcher-plant to the brim. 
#ur ^torg-'ecllcr. 
HELIOTROPE AND LOVE; 
OR, THE AMATEUR BELL RINGERS. 
UY FAITH HUDSON. 
CHAPTER I. 
“ Not wholly lu the busy world, nor quite 
Beyond it, blooms the garden that I love. 
♦ W * ♦ « * * 
Although between It and the garden lies 
A league of grass washed bv a slow, broad stream 
That, stirred wlt-h languid pulses of the our. 
Waves all Its lazy lilies, and creeps on. 
Barge-laden, to three arches of u bridge." 
Gi.endith i« one of the most charming old 
homesteads that I oversaw ; and well it might 
be, for the house waa built- and the grounds 
laid out by a Glendfth six generations ago -one 
Winny’k face was full of sympathy as she lis¬ 
tened, and June Breeze was determining to 
be as good a friend to Thissell as she would 
permit. “Please go on, ALICE," she said, “ how 
did she got here?" 
“Why, Capt. SAi.TMAusn is so sure that he 
can expose the wrong doing about the money 
matters that- he intends staying in New York 
all si tinnier, and to leave no stone unturned. 
Father and mother were so interested in Tnis- 
sei i.’s history, especially when they heard how 
delicate she has been this past spring, that t hey 
i one who knew him well would have said, and 
he might add with truth, “talking well, too." 
Sherry interested every one. Admirable, 
handsome, agreeable, his character would have 
I been, socially speaking, fault less, save for ono 
grave weakness; he was unstable—too easily 
Inti lien red. 
Philip Lanspale, although not l wenty-four, 
was a good, reliable business man, cultivated 
I end agreeable. A truly honorable gentleman, 
and one of Mr. Glknditii’s prime favorites. 
Kent 1Jrekze was an artist, and ono who dearly 
in-Isted on her coming hero for several months loved the profession that he had recently 
at least, to uwait the result. 80 mother wont 
to New York and brought her home ro-day.” 
Mis. Glenditii joined them on the piazza 
just as Alice finished. The girls gladly made 
her welcome. After a pleasant chat she invited 
Junk ami Wtwny to tea for the next evening 
to meet Thissell, "And do try to give her 
your love and some of life's pleasantness," she 
added, “ though I assure you that you would 
And it hard to with.stand her, for she Is a most 
winsome little being—but. conic to-morrow and 
see Her Loveliness for yourselves." 
Mr. Breeze's grounds joined Glendltb.and 
bells bad bven hung from one house to the 
other; just, then a slight jingle announced that 
the slaters were wanted at home. As they rose 
to go Mrs. Glenuith said. " I promise you a 
treat in the way of music, for Tn tssEt.i. has 
groat talent and improvises most delight fully.” 
The following evening, as they were all as¬ 
sembled at the tea table, Tn issf.lt., tccQVored 
from her traveling headache, among them, 
Mrs. Gi.endith said :—" I know two or throe 
little Items that you children would like to 
hear. 1 have been i'i In Belleport shopping, 
anil whom do you think I saw?” 
An eager expression came over A lice's face 
as her mother spoke, but her color brightened 
to deep rose as June rightly guessed “Rhkhuy 
Sheiuiuiinf, 1" 
“ Yes, Sherry has come home, and his father 
is much plcused, as lie thought the business 
adopted. As ihey drew near to the Glendlth 
ground, which extended the length of the 
square on the avenue, t hey walked more slowly 
that Sherry might finish his cigar. A com¬ 
panionable silence fell upon them, which is so 
natural where there lias been long and int i¬ 
mate friendship. 
A delicious odor was wafted over the hedge 
as they approached the gate, which was yet a 
long distance from the house. Just then, In 
the fragrant hush of the twilight, Thissell, at 
the entreaties of her friends, sal. down to the 
piano, while the others passed through the 
French windows on to the piazza. She was 
wandering what, she should play, when her 
fingers straying over the keys began mechani¬ 
cally, “Then Tliou'lt Hcmembor Mo,” from 
the opera of “The Bohemian Girl." Her touch 
was exquisite. As the music floated out Into 
the night ulr it. reached our friends outside I lie 
gate ; they stood a few moments quietly enjoy¬ 
ing it, when the silence wos broken by Kent, 
who exclaimed. In the most, startled mid de¬ 
lighted tone, “ Heliotrope 1 "—and then engerly 
begged them to go directly in. Not n word 
could Ids friends extract, in explanation, only 
the promise that, in some future time he would 
tell them. As they greeted the group on the 
steps I’ll rssEi.L asked Mrs. Glenditii tO excuse 
her to the young lalles and let, her go to her 
room, as It was so long since she Imd been any- 
of a queer name. Well, white he was in Bell- 
port In? had positive tidings that ho had in¬ 
herited a large fort une in Germany, but from 
which he could get nothing until he presented 
himself In person. Ofeouiso, he was anxious 
enough to got started for Europe. His sister 
and two children were In the troupe, and as 
they wore to go with him, it broke It up. He 
fouhd places for the rest, by letter, through 
some musical acquaintances In New York, but 
after paying them oil he was very hard up for 
the needful sliver to make up l lie sum neces¬ 
sary to take him to his possessions. I was at 
Gregory's music store when became In and 
asked young Oreo. If he wouldn't buy the bells 
at a sacrifice. A bright thought struck me that 
a good leal of fun might he gotten from t hose 
bells, sol spoke to Gunn., aside, found what 
the man thought, them worth, asked for an 
hour, rushed out, talked with Sherry, Philip 
and two or three others who would make an 
agreeable accession to our number, and at, the 
cad of the time which I had asked we bought 
the bolls, and have now come out, to beg a fair 
addition to our embryo troupe." 
“ Oh, Kent 1 ” exclaimed Winn y, with a long- 
drawn breath of delight, “ how perfectly 
charming!” 
Then flew questions and answers as fast as 
the shuttlecock hi a game of battledore fertile 
next hair hour. Meantime Sirs. Glenditii nd 
Mrs. Breeze, who hud come over the stile, 
joined the merry group, and with their agree¬ 
ment the following Thursday was decided upon 
for the troupe picnic to Fern Hill, where they 
might practice beyond the hearing of critical 
oars. 
Mrs. Glenditii hud excused This sell's ab¬ 
sence soon after her retreat, and ALICE had 
told the young gentlemen about their Icvcly 
visitor, nml grew so enthusiastic that Sherry 
said “she must, be indeed another ‘certain 
mlracje of symmetry, a miniature of loveliness, 
all grace, summed up, and closed in little.’ " 
who had shown great taste in carrying out 1 might detain him a month or six weeks longer. 
Nature’s hints rather than Interfering with her 
plans, as so many graceless humans do. Not 
only the homestead had descended from father 
to son, but the taste also of Its founder, as well 
as moderate means of displaying it. This boa; - 
tiful home was situated about one ball' mile 
from the city of Belleport, on Cookshade 
On a delicious summer evening Alice Gi.kn- 
umi sat upon the steps of the broad front 
piazza half dreaming, Idly thinking, but wholly 
realizing how delightful it was to bo there 
watching the changing cloud colors and tints 
of the lingering sunset; the glistening shimmer 
of the water spray from the fountain as it fell 
over the Illy cups of the callus, and the thirsty, 
clustering forget-me-nots at Its base ; when 
footsteps, and the click of the gate, aroused 
her attention to the fact that June and I 
Win.n y Breeze were coming up the path. i y 
“ Hero you are, at lust!” cried Alice, 
“ and I've pleasant tidings for you. This¬ 
sell Howard has come; yes, June, a 
myth no longer, but a veritable, lovely 
being." 
“Look at, Win. and see how you have 
made her open those great blue eyes of 
hors," said June. “You know that she 
has been over at Aunt Maud’S ever since 
wo heard about It all, and I haven't had a 'i 
chance to euligbten her since she came 
back, so you might as well toll her the J • 
whole atory, Alice." j 
“ Then, Win.vy, you must first know that J 
Thissell is mother's third cousin, and 
that until week before last we knew noth- fc~ 
ing of her beyond that fact. At that time 
Capt. SaltMAR.su came to see father and H 
mother about her. The captain is Tuts- • - 
sell's mother’s uncle, who has been In ,;■ 
foreign countries for au age. Mr. Howard l : 
died four or live years ago, and although he j| 
had been in comfortable circumstances, p 
yet when the property was settled Mrs. 
Howard found that there waa nothing ? 
that she could actually claim but the house ^ 
in which she lived, and that she was ub- ^ 
liged to leave that she, with Thissnll, ^ 
might live on the rent of It in a much / 
humbler way. After the first year the ten- 3 
ants refused to pay anything, but ‘kept C, 
possession.’ The loss of her husband had f 
been a terrible blow to Mrs. Howard, g 
under which she nearly sank, but the life \f 
ot confinement which she was obliged to 
lead, sewing constantly for a bare living, % 
quite crushed her, so that when Thissell 
was seventeen her mother gave consent to 
the oft-repeated request that she might 
give music lessons. She had taught about 
three months when her mother left this 
life for the one above, wherein is peace 
and joy unspeakable. '• 
"Thissell boarded with an old woman A 
in the neighb irhond where she had lived, y 
and went, on teaching music la spite of i) 
grief, health or weather, for a weary year. 
Then, about two years ago, Capt. Salt- 9 
marsh returned to this country and went 1 
immediately to see his favorite niece. He B 
had a weary search before he heard of her if 
death, and found her little girl grown to r 
be a young lady. Father said that the cap- |£ 
lain choked and grew red in the face with %, 
indignation when he told him how the vil¬ 
lain had taken possession of Mr. Howard’s 
business, property, and finally his house, L 
cheating his widow and orphan out of 
everything." 
Then Pui lip Lanrdai.e came up to the car¬ 
riage before Sherry left, and they beguiled a 
good half hour of my t ime, tolling me all about 
<i little secret, to which I have given my con¬ 
sent, ami they aro coming out to-night to ex¬ 
plain the affair tit length to you girls." 
“Ob, Mrs. Glenditii, won’t " 
“It is no use, Winny, dear; I've promised 
not to lisp it word, so eat your supper, (or they 
will soon be here; t hey were after your brother 
Kent when they left me.” 
Meantime the throe young men were leisurely 
walking out toGlendith, enjoying the delicious 
evening breeze, particularly as I liny crossed 
the bridge as they loft Belloport. Sherry 
Sherburne was smoking. “Of course," any 
the dozen questions lo which lie was so anxious 
to obtain an answer, when Winny called, 
“ Brother, you are wanted!" so ho restrained 
hia own impatience and joined the ot hers on 
the steps. 
“Here, Kent," said Philip, "you just toll 
them all about It, for you are prime mover.” 
“All right," lie answered. “ Well, to begin, 
you remember, don’t you, the Swiss bell ringers 
who were hereabout a month ago? I believe 
you wrote me, Jane, that you went to hear 
them. It, la quite a story. You saw the irmn- 
ager of tho troupo, didn’t you. Sherry? -a 
magnificently developed fellow, with some kind 
THE BEAUTIFUL GARDENEE. 
got I'mssui.i. to join us, she has been sad so 
long that she appears to shrink from joyous- 
nesa." Then Sherry begged Alice to play for 
him, and they went t<> the piano, where lie turn¬ 
ed the leaves Tor her, ami talked, while she 
played on and on, in charmed content, until 
Philip trolled out significantly, In his rich 
tenor, “Homeward bound. Sherry Siikr- 
ihirne." 
Kent, during a pleasant conversation with 
Mrs. Glendzbh, had received tho desired in¬ 
formation. lie was very quiet all the way 
homo, and went to sleep that night with a 
happy consciousness or anticipated pleasure 
which had taken the place of a most, un¬ 
comfortable restlessness which had re¬ 
cently possessed him, and that had needed 
an effort to disguise. 
Alice ran up to her friend's room as 
soon tis her visitors had left. Thissell 
cordially cried “Come in,” as she recog¬ 
nized the light, tattoo upon the door. “ 1 
have something so pleasant to fell you,” 
j said Alice, as she came in “ but you, poor 
(I girl, how awfully stupid it must, have been 
for you nil this evening." 
“ Indeed, It was not," said Thissell, as 
| aho brushed out the ripples of her long 
. chestnut luiir, which she was unbraiding as 
Alice entered. “ 1 found one of George 
McDonald’s books in tho library; and do 
you know,” she continued, laughingly, 
■j “that I feel such a loving sympathy with 
that writer that I am half tempted to 
believe In the t ransmigration of souls, and 
imagine that he was a dear and well- 
known friend of mine in somo previous 
state of existence; so you see with the 
treat of a now book from his pen the 
time really slipped away." 
Alice's room opened out of Tbissell’s, 
and they were talking, as they undressed, 
about the picnic, Mrs. Glenditii joined 
them with a large parcel in her hand. 
. “ There, mother dear, you aro Just In time, 
as usual 1" exclaimed Alice. “Do make 
Thissell say he will go." 
Mrs. Gi.endith .soon won her consent. 
“Now, Ai.roE, please turn the gas a little 
higher, for l really did get some shopping, 
notwithstanding your friends, for here are 
two dresses as a result.” Opening her par¬ 
cel as she spoke, she held up some lovely 
folds of cambric. “Alice, here is a while 
ground with tiny sprays of carnation to 
give you a little color, dear. And, This¬ 
sell, you will please me very much, my 
child, if you will accept this violet and 
white one. You see,” she continued, as 
she stroked her sort hair, “that there are 
tiny dots of black between the clusters.” 
“Why, It’s heliotrope! " said Thissell, 
in a quick, pleased tone; then, “Oh, do 
j please excuse the interruption. What 
were yoq going to say, Mrs. Hildreth ? ” 
“ Only, dear, that I think It j st the 
thing for you in leaving off your warmer, 
heavier mourning.” The poor girl, who 
had been so long lonely, thanked and 
kissed this new friend warmly, Lappyto 
have some one once more thoughtful for 
her. Tears Came to liereyes and glistened 
on her dark I'tshes ae she received, with 
Alice, her mother's earnest blessing—the 
J prized “God bless you, darling!” which 
was always part of her “ Good-night." 
As Mrs. Glenditii went out she said, 
