The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-30

therc stusu an utctNspicnutt, hptisu Nhlc
might have been thought uu,ilaab,,od.. ~ Ii,
tie movement or SQUAD Nas there al,oat II
/. only on the ganirn-sitl which iooked ~.
4 on the wide valley and green mountain,
bright cur,ained windows. hlssl with bloom,
ing flowers were oh*ryahh1, aaa bshinI
the~e, sometimes ~udsanh Egn,
This silent dwelling Was the homie Of
peaceful maiden, who, though halcagu, %
widespread family circle, was Known te
ycud II 10 mono but the pong. tae SICK. an,
the sad of heart. In the wcsM and wifl
the world shc lived mol; W thn hmny enal
interests ssd e.seg1 ~ S<hf tos.s, Sl~. Sod. ct
IpArt; bu, with hnt own she warmly shares
both Joy and grief; aml though IN maunei
placid and full OF reposr, -hs ,,rud be mer
ry as child with the young ani ,llsrill
and gladly rceived tho thr,s ot ncpt'w'
and nieoc~ who loved 10 viat ihe.r kind
Aunt Mary. Still she lo,ri hest 10 bc aloni
in her tranquil room, whern the spiri, Of or
der snd pear ever rclRned. and her wta.
riei eyes could rest IN tia fssh brigh, gra'n
Of the valley,
| Her birth day WIZ ia MAJ. and 1t was
well known that on TINT day Ann, Mary ic
ccivNl M visits from bcr iamdy bai every
year there came u noble locking mai to ihc
principal hotel. who Immediately proceeded
Ia Aunt Marys, and spent the iew ,lays do.
ring which he remained IN the town irum
morning till night with her Ihey took loag
walks and rad together. and seemed iiil the
hour or parting ~ II they could no; have
enough oi earnest conversation
After ,hss-r visits the quiet Mary wa t1r
i time still morn quiet, ana hor asirrs knew
tina, shr mus, for while bg leit a!one hciort
abe again appeared in the family eirrh
with her old, clear, upasnniiug mr,u THE
visits Of the distinguished stranger Ia i,e
elderly maiden, who was considered SOFT Of
dcvoter. raisei much wonder in the town
but people go, accustomed 10 them The
stranger was professor IN nnr Of the nj.
vcrsitios, and wcl! known author. All hs
works camcn ns soon ne publshed ip ihc ~
cludcd chamber of Aunt Mary, who kept
up nh nnbroken corr,spondcnre with him.
The young gruwingap nephews and nlecea.
especially the latter. tcasnd their o,dsrS cM,.
tinually with questions anI cpnicturas
whether h. was relation or trpGii nut
baa people olten such friends 10 hase
flufssilons they gyH no satisiarturg answer,
and the -.cr,i was never dlsclo,rd
Aunt Mary mus, once have h,4sa la,,uti.
full Beside he- friend, who thmqi s. i'w
years Older, was IN the prime of manly iiie
AMI yigor she lpokc,l quite nAcl; bat their
va. mild grace ,liiiis'd ovrr her whole t'r-
ing breathing of j.aa~' ~hir'I - iiatw
fhNn ,rautr. for j, ontllyr4 'lir change If
time. Her health was very vdelicat,-. ani slU
early felt her ne decpy. -" ilsusiiy hai
one Of her niec,s staying with her. ami to
her gentle influenct thry were indebted ir
much of their mental training hat noN sho
asked her eldest sister Ia ie, hct dsnahfcr
lIerrnina. who had ever l,@n her aayori;"
reside with her during thu. rruAiiHIcr al her
( lie. The vonmg licrminn glad, AGREED T.,
( the wishes of her beloved ann' ihongh nj
( rally thinking that shc WAS 49, iIl
But, mother. said Iirrniu3 before !
I 70 tp live with Aunt MARY. ynp .lr,d leil
me something about tic professor. fp du
not know how odrht :" h0hnyr rtn1 ii0
comes"
"lcs. child, aiswer,zi hrr motirf sou
are right. and arr Oh ,nough % ksoN ~
will Tell you what know though llf,' au'
much. /, i. y curious story
"Non know tina, Mary was ,bc yoGnr ,st
Of rs all. sni ,siie vas a. h1.ng the darling
and Tho ,si as bong as 9nr blessd mo'her
lIv.si We two cl,i-r onos errr already fna
RED. and Mary 80, quite fourissn. when onr
mother di-d II vAs a h,tu.r grisf a. az.
and MARY Has wholly romnah-w ilru~p-
fartA *f.' hasi ii'rF ri7' n :. f5'.' oaf iliiof
tp,ng an nrsc1mmDnicai,vr eavrfr mon. vhr
dil not tpnch her boart. api H . -atsi uuF
be- marr,~d again and uaw ! mpst ttii soc
,ha, none of ~ murh lkrl ~. sfnaI u ,'l.-
er she was M; bad hui rarriarr naJ
superficial Ia the err, Nrek u hor ln.
rcd life sbe ov,rv trlinei NS-y eilh lDpd
ns.a. nf,erwRr,l. SIR took o., ua,,cs OF 49,.
ei,h.r for good ~ " AMI 'he ,,,1- e'f crf
morr silent. u1d i,sxi tD teinq -ijl t"r a','.
taal instructor, our good ylopf "a. prc
s,rrol shutting i,er-oli up airh sor l-s,ty
AMI sowcr.. yot slp could br Hye't sDi sha
was very i-auiiinl hii'c S. 80 'noar'i of
IT,
Wei, aboai HIS TIM isslD',c l,ocor,
the pfoi7ssW D1a bs~smr soyna.uinfi alta
MARY on & vaea,iob N's,t if ns'i' q Es,s'ni.
and they took grsi flssssrr .s 'v''h ni'if7''
socify. Nobody hsd n sofd 'pssf a,'aI'ss'
H. and W. al thOag;i' . srrr iF'lu4ie asf'
Mary. q, ID age a e'ght7ta 40. '7iraE'ii
to him Nos sN tbr Hrsi uu'- 30 el.afoi
lii-, aDh vas nab maca "f ~ o.. am'y
Her Ailsr broth iansi siep nnissr. -.tfsed
fH the lr.i tine ~ op"u tbs.r pr e. e"S
lgycl.ns-.. tsr na-irr.,si3 ~. aa1 ii. a'iain
n,sn,. vhich slg hasd ao41fsd fr s-re.,'f %
silenoe aud vithoai rrFsuraF' frsH' Ttr
gao,hsr. ir.5fsi s.s sel1,,i " tn lf o. ius
,srnai isusiorisse std ,~,up. d era ~
grrly with psrpgfirK - 'r H.s
Mary b.cssa-i Ike as b. t+-t f.'
b.1.s sai,esi ~ laser ssae- y s.r ue,
, -. l,l ,s-,,t tslfr, a.. -.itls ,k~.s ..s.