The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-03-05

randa's downy cheeks, and prescribed for
two freckles, whose appearance had made
the beauty irritated for a week; then turn
ing to Cinderella, he scrutinized her work,
held tie fabric against the light, stretch
ed the seams; he tasted her Cruel, watch
ed her dust the room, and then as usual
went home without word of praise or
blame.
But the young student who sometimes
accompanied Dr.. Gray in his visits was a
more demonstrative person; he behaved
toward the patien: with filial respect and
tenderness, he flirted with Miranda, he
corrugated verbs and untangled algebrai~
problems and talked metaphysics with
Melissa, he had even kind word or a
glance for Cinderella sometimes. If it
had perpexed the sisters to decide which
of them the old doctor loved, it was even
more difficult to settle which the young
man did not love with all his soul.
And certes the student was equally at
loss he admired Melissa because she
would converse with him all day; it fasci-
mated him in Cinderella that she would
seldom speak, and then in monosyllables
he knelt to Miranda's beauty and Melis-
sa's freedom from vanity--that was en-
chanting too!
But Miranda grew weary of f1irtations
which had no result; Cinderella seemed
too much occupied and too practical for
thinking of love; Lucinda was all smiles
and sympathy, his own classical educa-
tion was faulty, hers perfect-she might
be OF use to him--she would at least be
grateful all her life if he married one so
far from beautiful--so Frederic Carnes
thought, gazing upon the fire in Mrs.
Nute's sick room Lucinda sighed--he
sighed, he looked up and she averted her
eyes; he asked, 'Of what were you
thinking ?'' She answered. "hardly
thinking at all, I was wondering what
you thought
He-''How I wished you would mar
ry me, Lucnda!''
She, quietly know nothing, Frede-
rice. to prevent
"What! then are we engaged?'
"Engaged!''
Il never thought love making would
be such matter offact arrangement as
this murmured Carnes to himself, as
shaking hands with Lucinda he went
home.
1t was at least satisfactory arrange
ment for the Nutes; their oldest homeli-
est-and, if truth must be told, least
amiable daughter was thus early and well
provided for
Yet with the downfall of a cup of CRU
Ell, fell all these high hopes; Cinderella
was careless and Mrs. Mute was dsap-
pointed; the Cruel blotted Melissa's book,
and Melissa reproved her sister in no gen
tie tones. Cinderella after quiet apollo
gy, delgned no iurther reply, while her
kindred poured forth nvectives with a
facility which proved that the effort could
not be new. Carnes had entered unob-
served and listened in dismay: was his
plain Melissa unamiabe Could his
Greek dictionary scold?
Observing her lovers presence at last,
the damsel calmed herself; but smil.
would not come at her call and CONVEX
satien Jagged and pleading headache,
she retired at an early hour.
And still Cinderella sat in her corner
and sewed, and the young man kept bis
nook by the fire and gazed into the GOALS,
and caught the solution of problem for
which Melissa's learning could not once
avail.
u The brands rolled down upon the
hearth, and he did not see them. Gin
derella did, she had eyes for everything
practical. He apologized, and she told
him no better could be expected from
man in love.
''No, he was not in love-" he said.
And in her calm way she then blamed
herselfofor what had passed, exculpated
Melissa, told how the neat appearance of
books was weak point of hers.
| .HBut how do you know listened to
Melissa? She has no thought that | en-
tered in time.
Cinderella lifted her long lashes to-
ward his face, and words could not have
said more plainly. "You have no thought
what L can see through these!'
& ''Do not always evade me, Cinderella
we are brother and sister now; let me
tell you for have no sister of my own to
listen, let me tell how disappointed |
have been. l have always thought of
love SO full of beautiful romances, have
| always felt there would be such qush
4 of JOY in my heart when ] found myself
beloved-that l should live for few
weeks, at least, in ecstacy."
i A mischievous smile crept about Gin
derella's eyclashcs, but her mouth was