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Show 78 UNCLE TOM'S CAniN: Olt, tion; or there must be enough ngrocd in it to make a em·· rent.'' "You tnke the fit-st throw," said Alfred ; and the brothers were soon lost in the game, and heard no more till the scraping of horses' feet was he:ud under the verandah. '' ~l_lhcre come the children,'' said Augustine, rising. '' Look here, Alf! Did you ever sec anything so beautiful?" And, in truth, it was a beautiful sight. Ucnriquc, with his bold brow, and dark, glossy curls, and glowing check, was laughing gayly, as he bent towards his fair cousin, as they came on. She was dressed in a blue riding-dress, with a cap of the same color. Exercise had given n. brilliant hue to her checks, and heightened the effect of her singularly transparent skin, and golUcn hair. "Good heavens ! what perfectly dazzling beauty! " said Alfred. "I tell you, Auguste, won't she make some hearts ache, one of these days1 '' u She will, too truly,-God knows I 'm afraid so!" said St. Claro, in u tone of sudden bitterness, as he hurried down to take her off her horse. ~t Eva, darling! you 'rc not much tired 1" he said, as he clasped her in his arms. " No, papa," said the child; but her short, hard breathing alarmed her fi.tthcr. "How could you ride so fast, dear?-you know it's bad fOr you." " I felt so well, papa, and liked it so much, I forgot." St. Claro carried her in his arms into the parlor, and laid her on the sofa. " Ilcnrique, you must be careful of Eva," said he; "you mustn't ride fast with he1·." LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY. 79 " I '11 take her under my care," sa.id Ilenrique, seating himself by tho sofa, :mel taking Eva's hand. Eva soon found herself much better. Her father and uncle resumed their game, and the children were left together. '' Do you know, Eva, I 'm so sorry papa is only going to stay two days here, and then I shan't sec you ngain for ever so long! If I stay with you, I 'd try to be good, and not be cross to Dodo, and so on. I don· t mean to treat Dodo ill ; but, you know, I 'vc got such a quick temper. I 'm not really bad to him, though. I give him a. picayune, now and then ; and you sec he dresses well. I think, on the whole, Dodo 's pretty well off:" " Would you think you were well off, if there were not one creature in the world ncar you to love you 1" " I1-Well, ofeourse not." "And you have taken Dodo away from all the friends he ever had, and now he has not a. creature to love him· -no-body can be good that way." ' " Well, I can't help it, as I know of. I can't get his mother, and I can't love him myself, nor anybody else, as I know of." " 'Vby can't you 1" said Eva. "Love Dodo! Why, Eva, you wouldn't have me! I may like him well enough; but you don't love your servants." " I do, indeed." " How odd!" " Don't the Bible say we must love everybody?" " 0 , the Bible! 1'o be sure, it says a great many such things; but, then, nobody ever thinks of doing them,- you know, Evn., nobody docs." Eva did nQt speak; her eyes were fixed and thoughtful, for a few moments. |
