There was always something neat and becoming in Mattie's dress, and the white ruffles that now encircled her neck and wrists added the charm of simplicity to her appearance.

Her hair, too, was almost golden, and hung in long, careless curls down her shoulders.
There was something of deep interest to her in that letter, for she read and re-read it, as her soft, blue eyes, so full of love and tenderness, almost filled with tears.

Then she kissed it, and kissed it, and pressed it to her bosom.

"Oh, how I wish he was here to-night, that I could tell him how much I love him;" she said, resting her head on her hand thoughtfully.

"I would tell him all my thoughts and feelings, just as he has told me his.