The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-05-13
KAT1E,s NEW YEARS GIFT.
BY MRS. NJ. A. pENIsoN.

"Run ,othe door, Katie, run quick
i,'s something for me, know"
"a boqnet, Miss, and oh! so beauti-
full" exclaimed the girl, tripping back to
the parlor.
allow rare! what perfume. Katie,
don't you wish you could have such
things semitic There, place il care
ln'ly IN The vase-to>night ! will wear
some of them in Hy haF. Tint will do;
I'll ring for you when want you"
s'Such great, loye>lookng blue eyes,
and such noble Eorehead;' mused little
Katie, as she flew abou! the kitchen,
inicnt upon her morning work. "Such
soft eyes, and such serious, handsome
face-oh! bow very dearly Miss Julia
must love hin. If only-but what non
sense;" and she burst out into light,
clear laugh. sLitile Kalies that live in
Kitchens mustn't expect lawyers OF rich
men for husbands"
Katie stood that evening behind Miss
Jula's chair, her little red hand half
hurled in The rich, da.k curls that she only
had the requisite taste 10 adjust. The
daintiest implements Of the toilet laid
scattered in prolusion upon the marble
iable, and the mirror, framed exquisitely
in bronze and gilt, rejected the beaut'-
full face TO the heiress in all its varying
moods Of expression.
81 declare, Katie, she suddenly ex-
claimed, you are almost handsope. ]
have mind some time TO dress you up
and see what kind Of a lady you would
make. How old are you, Katie"
"Fiheen," answered the child, while
a deep blush maniled the ronnd cheeks.
9sFlheen,' mused the heiress; prom
se Of something more in the face-fgure
slight and graceful hands, oh! The hands
are decidedly too large and coarse y
See! who is thals quick Katie. He
can't have come yeti"
"a note, Miss Julia"
The beauty read il eagerly, then threw
il with an angry toss upon the table
"Provoking.' she mut,ered; ;"Frank has
been taken i'll with violent head-ache.
jus, now, Of all times! My dress bur
Tied for nothing, Pa satin robe, richly
embroidered, laid in recess-''and this
the frs, ball of the season, There, Ka-
tie, pul the ear drops down and just undo
my hair again; is il not ridiculous,
mother? just for a slight headache TO
disappoint me so," she exclaimed, her
cheeks reddening wilhtwo intense spots;
ii am downright angry. u he had only
proposed, declare I'D CO."
"Bui he is sick, daughter"
"Sick! uonsense-he is schemer,
and CO believe he is trying me in some
manner Any other than Frank should
rue il; but have too much respect for
his fortune 10 affront him now. Well, |
suppose must stay at honc-but the
idea is so very ridiculous! Disappointing
me either for jealousy OF some other
foolish notion. I'm angry with him"
Katie unbanded and uncurled with
trembling fngefs. II was new lesson
in life, this arrogant bending to circums
stances.
Ii was new lesson in life, this fash.
ionable reflection Of the heart" this love
for the purse not the person; and Katie
could not understand il. For long,
long while she sal musing upon il before
the fire, in the pleasant tidy kitchen.
Katie was an orphan. She had went
bitter tears above the dying forms of both
fa,ber and mother; nay, she had held
both dying heads upon her bosom, and
closed their eyes with her own hands.
She was a girl Of rare natural talents,
as yet undeveloped. Her brain was that
of woman; her manners partook Of the
innocent simplicity uf childhood. She
had been nur,ured in poverty, yet by
noble parents, who had taught her the
meaning Of the word, duty. Sweetly