Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-02-21
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Dear Hildrcd, some of us have to suffer n,
one suffers thoroughly who does net suffer pa
tientlv.'
Suffer! You shall not know much abou
suffering if can help it. Now, tell me-" sh,
went on. 8 when does this mysterious friend 0
yours, whose name | have not heard YOU nam,
/ yct-when does he return?''
g Very soon-any day O, Hildrci wher
you see him, you will think it strange that h
cares for such girl as | am. | never coulC
fancy II true, that he liked me much, till-tiU
was in great trouble, and then he was so tender
But don't like talking about this, even TO yol
Tor ne has never said 20 me plainly that
" hat he loves you wishes to marry YOU p
" 50 don't feel as if it were right to tall
about IT,
"ah when lie comes back, you, win not car,
much about poor Mildred any more"
" shall, Hildred, you know { shall I an
not tickle. never forget. But isn't it odd p
| lie did not even know had sister until few
days before he left. You see, did not know
You well, didn't love you, or | should have
spoken about you. When l thought of you
Hildred, it used always to be with fear"
"Why, silly one -
a. don't know had heard you were yer,
prou3-aud so you are. / thought YOU would
despisc poor me but you don't | was right il
picturing you in other things, though. When
crept into the room, the day you came, and be
fore YOU knew | was come, saw YOU standing
erect, stately, there, by the window, looking s.
grand in that splendid dress (y0u have not had
it on since,) knew directly that you were my
queenly sister, Hidrcd,"
and what did Queen H;ldred do, cai!d ~
" Turned, looked, smiled, and took poor itblq
trembling, crying me, into her dear arms. ~ as
like what you tauced me, Iiildred ~
" Not one whit. | expected to find frettu
spoilt girl; helpless, and rather heartless."
why did you come; if you did NOT THAI,
you should love me -
d" Because you were my mothers child. ]
knew you Were in trouble, and thought yea
might ant my strong arm to protect YOU
- You did not know about there being Nc
will :"
No; but expected it might be so when
heard how sudden my uncle's death was If |
had found you rich well beffiended young In.
day, Mile should vi have stayed wiz you
long. Bat, now no more pleasant twilight talk
We must have candles, shut out the beautiful
night, and go right earnestly to business
Business how funny, we two girls
Very funny, but no farce with inc child"
And so it seemed. The room shut up and
lights brought, Hildrcd settled herself at thu
table and was soon absorbed in looking over
sundrv old papers some her nncc's, somo re-
lating entirely to Miles affairs. \ lawyer was
coming tomorrow; but Hildrcd would not be
content lSHOidltiN ara |'SSSlNClN, 10 icaNe 3II III
his hands although Mile advised her to do so
saying that surely no one would cheat two or
phan girls. H.ldred's dark look OF bitter pride
came back as she answered that she did not
know; that, at any rate, she preferred kno1siuc .
little into the matter herself So she sat 1ol
hours puzzling out very complicated and rregu
lar accounts, and Milne stayed by her, giving
her what assistance she could, till Hildred marx
ed the pa,e WEAKNESS on her face, ana sent lea
to bed.
1t was long past midnight when IIiIdred her
self finally raised her head with the triumphant
look OF one who has mastered difficulty. She
locked up the now mcthodie&ily arrapgea papers
paced the room some time looking rather wild
with Acr hair pushed back from her flushed face
ard Aer dark brows knit in eager thought, and
then went up stairs-knelt-nO nightly form
with her-by the window. looking up at the
stars, and prayed tervently for two most dear to
her; undressed in the dark, and laid herself down
softly beside her sleeping sister.
CHAPTER H.
Next morning, as they sat AZ breakfast, tic
sisters were gayer than they had yet been. Mil
he's mood was sobcred and chastened by renlen-
branco thar one who had loved her we'll lay in
the churchyard; yet her face was full of ten
der hope that IN its caimness, seemed more like
eertaiuty-contcnt. IIldret's caictv was some
what forced, and her manner rather absent; her
face llxed by rcsoiutc purpose, which her keen
eyes, looking onward, appeared 10 see already
fulfilling. Mile was relieved from great
dread when her sister told her that she need not
vet leave the house she SO much loved: that
they CHIT stay in it, at least till after Christ
mas-oniy nayng rent for living in what ALllit
had thought her own property, which was
strange. In that tine, Hiidred said though
Christmas was not tay off, much might happen,
and they could Settle .aus tor the future. Hill
drej had many schemes for herselt-giaIcing,
all of them. at possibility. but failing OF from
II shyly. and then growing confused iii all but
one ctatra idea, that she would be independent
and would make herself famous; for Mile she
had but oae plan, fixed and constant.
The day was cnc Of those scrcncv beautiful
days we often get in late autumn; the sky
cIoud.esS, the air fresh yet soft, the whole earth
dazziu-.y Jrigh: ,estUrcd.
a holiday morning, M;.iicr' Hiidrcd exc,ai-
med, rs they stood in the san on The doorstep.
Let Us be children now this afternoon I shall
put on my woman OF business and OF the world
aspect Iou shalt take me one Of your tavorite
ranbcs. We win 60 b!acI,berrying, II any Der
rics arc eft for as
IIidrcd ana M,he went out together, and
spent the whole bright morning in aim,cas wan
derr@ 0nd gay, honctu talk. The exprcss ion
Of Hildrcd J face softencd and grew eweeier
with every hour sne spent with Mile; she did
not often startte the girl now by the vehemcnce
OF her demonstrations of affection, or by the al)-
ruptn3ss OF her manners, as she had constantly
done At first; but still Miles fears returned
little now and then.
Mile was very pretty; so Ilidfcd told hci
rs they sat o. the hillside overlooking .heil
house, ~. the valley beneath i. She watched
the color deepen ;la SOFT, clear Chez, and tn
beautiful Iigllt sparkle in the dovc-Iile eyes tina
generally shone with a meek, calm lustrc
When Mile answered simply, II am very
glad - her sis:o. knew Of what she was glad
anJ ofwhom she thought most Then Hiidred'
passionate heart heath high, full OF love, longing
unrest, jealousy; and ler erger eyes looked ou
into her own future somewhat tierce'y.
( Lying on the turf beside Mile she stretched
ont Der right arm apPcaIa@ly, 10: hecding tina
she threw her hand violently upon a .c2rt tuf
of prichly gorse; she was thinking too absor
bed IS to feel the pain. Il WAS not till Nillie OK
c,aimed-.O Hi.dycL- your poor hand tia
har atteutio was GraHu to II. H!dr rs wcr
beautiful, though not very small hands, wei
formed, and as white as Miles own She Wa
sorry the right hand MAS scratched, for it locke,
ugly. and she took delight in having every tniu.
belonging 20 h.. admirabie-uot that She care
for admiration, save such as innocent Miles
20. often in her short life she had turned f.om
with dsdain; but that it seemed 10 her RICH
and fifth. that she should be handsome. pFope
that she should be proud. Hi.drcd gloricd in q
consciousness Of power-and beauty was
power. She had never wished 10 be dcr3rme
or ugly; although often she had dislilled 70 So