Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-23

particularly TO the great medicine DR. Bald
win-and his 90 white father as he called Mr..
Meredith.
/ That gentleman had engaged Gotlied Pretz,
whom We have already introduced 10 the read
er, to overlook the plantation, with twoo three
men, during his absence. They occupied q snng
building about quarter ofa mile in the rear of
the mansion. Thamton and his wife We're like
wise to remain, and to take charge of the Indian
until he was perfectly recovered.
CHAPTER III
I We win now pass over lapse Of nearly four
years -Four years what an amount of iov and
woe, of deep, bitter, heartfelt anguish and of al
most dellrlous Joy, may be felt in that short
space OF time How many of those we loved
and cherished III our hearts core may not have
passed to g that bourne from whence 20 traveller
( returns y And, alas how many may not have
become cstranged or changed by the cold, cal
culating spirit of the world Those four years
had not passed 10 the McredIths and Sections
without many changes. .
Florence now an extremely beautiful Girl of
nineteen, had with her friend and cousin, Mary
Aylmcr, spent the most part Of two years at
Mrs De LIslc's excellent school. The cousins
We'd with each other in acquiring useful know
/ ledge and many graceful Accomplishments,
though chershIng and loving each other as SIS
/ ters. \ O Two persons could be more diSsiuilar
IN person and character than Florence Seton
and Mary Aylmer. Florence in person, was
{ tall, full and rounded, her figure approaching
(
! her conIplcNIon talr, rs " unsCuned snow ting
ed with beautiful tint Of tile rose her finely
] aTched brOws. IL which lay world Of cxTIes-
I sion, were some shades darker than her hair,
4 which was q very light brown; her nose sone-
/ thing Of tie aIuliInc and her small mouth.
/ when the red fJll lips were parted, disclosed
4 two rows oi the whitcst pearl. In disposition,
she was alfectiouate and open too noble and
generous Eerselt 10 tc suspicious, she still poss-
essed an almost intuitive knowledge OF charac-
lr 4
under the instructions Of Miss Manvcrs and
. those OF her gentle mother, had acquired Il good
+ share Of selt-possesson and tirmness OF cAarac-
4 ter. Miss Aylmcr was her opposite IN many
respects She was tmid and sensitive as the
plant that shrinks from the touch, and, though
her heart was filed with deep, warm affection
for heg friends. vel still many thought her man
! Eer too reserved, and approaching too much to
c0oluess; but those lAaI knew her Intimately
/ thought no. ST. a more tender, gentle, loving
heart bag that o. aiary beat not In the heart of
( woman. Her mother, al the death ct her faith
gl IS .5c1 tool, lace when she was FIVE years
ela, lad r,.re, to tler scat l. the country, ex-
. Guiding herself from al society, except that of
/ a few cherished friends Mrs. Aylmer could
not bear the thought OF parting with her only
child by sending her TO school. 4 goyeTness
was procured, Who was worthy of the trust re-
posed Ia her, and who tried and succeeded in
imPlanting virtues As well Is accomplishments,
( in the mind OF her pupil but the retirement IN
. which her childhood had been passed. and the
subsequent death of her mother, tiuged her man
ucr with Il sort of sadness and reserve She
was about the middle height, with Iarl, hazel
ewes her complexion, though very fair, had no
. tIngc Of color when in Tepose, but, the least
/ emotion, the eloquent blood would rush up aud
/ bathc the fair neck and brow with a flood Of
/ crimson her hair, when dlsheyecd, would fall
/ in thick, rich wavy masses nearly to her feet
and her features were Of the Madonna cast Of
character the pure, white, lofty brow, the soft
hazel eve, with its deep friUges resting on the
fair cheek, as if it would hide beneath them the
4 expression Of love and purity which dwelt there,
the rosebud m24th and rounded chin, with the
/ light g-aceiIG e1rIngy figure, all combined 10
form picture OF loneliness rarely eNcelled.
F.. Florence was one year older than Mary. They
had both come out, as Il IS called. the second
winter of their stay IN New ork when Flo
renee had att".ue,. acT cI-itteeatn and hercpUsIn
her seventeenth Year. Both young, lovely, and
. wealthy, they Il created quite q sensation
. among the han! TN. 1t was the year proceed
Ing The declaration Of war, and several British
officers Of .li.-u rank were spending the winter
. in the Americans metropolis among others, Sir
( Edgar Lee, distant relative Of Colonel Seton,
who was much pleased with the marked attcu-
ZION Ic Vuij Florence lie was about twenty
eight wears old. possessed OF rather handsome
. couuteuaucc with splendid figure, IusiRU-
atiug address, and the uumIs,akable manner Of
: 4 man OF ban t1l. but. What was of far greater
importance IN the estimation of The colonel, he
could trace his ancestors as far back rs the Con-
quest and was. in prospective heir to an earl
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- T. - ,ti-o+I qfr.I Io-I laart t;tIa. 9,,I
f,r ~ No f5fr. FIorrrr,. and was firmly. hrt
rasTnrffnlIy rejected In vain her discontinued
[eSI'o'.1oiE 'yJSo.'l gu IN ,''.o
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eir.I. sl o,.ia don and be,,aJ her not 10
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- l.ro, ir ,go,l1d 81 vveI became and All
al
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@ 9e,eo ,,.,'" :, Ic 80 Inv oJ rxcIancJ
rope young d. my 49, ,,'. .'r
lo"s u G,ia nj, ~ Wv nh;act
IRON whom j4ey nag received no Ietlels I"I r
,,o.d seen ,F af Howell could find tine 70 tIink
- ~l.', n ir a had I' iefr behind him
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