The new era., 1860-01-26
sAuK RAPIDS. MIN, THURSDAY. JAN &c. 1860.

meant kindly, and done his best.
Yes, but you wouldn't if hadn',
screamed when | heard the wolfrustling
the leaves
There was no wolf," returned
Charlie, ST could have been nothing
more than grass-hopper, or a hum
ming bird sa.
/" Well, don't care, will not be
your sister. and you did not call me
sister, either, you called me your little
wife for that is what your pa called
me. and s6 you may have me for a sis
ter, and Leland. will be your little
wife'-and Leland, scarcely compre-
hending what she ment. though halfsen-
sible of its import, kissed the recently
pouting lips of pretty Lottie, and they
with Charlie, whose heart had sunk
within him, at Lottie's last words, went
on for few moments together in silence
which soon changed again into the pratt
tling conversation Of children--till at
length the school-room enclosed each
little form.
Lottie tina; day got called up" and
had her little hands tied together with
Mistress Rebe- Green's green ribbon
which was the terror of the children.
as it sometimes tied them to the stove
pipe. sometimes to the broom-handle,
and not unfrequently to the long rod,
which was wont to flourish remarkably
in the school-dame' hands.
Lottie' sin, on this occasion, sprang
from her new and strong partially for
Leland Grove, which showed itself in
the offensive and forbidden way of toss
ing papers to him across the room, ac-
companied with a most remarkable ex-
preston ofthose "soul's interpreters, -
her wondrously black eyes.
But nothing escaped the constant
vigilance Of Mistress Rebecca, who al
lowed no infringement Of her rules 10
pass unpunished Accordingly, Miss
ilottie was arraigned as before stated,
where, with her hands confined by the
ignoble green band, her eyes red with
weeping, those bright eyes in which she
so much delighted, she presented an
appearance which she would have Civ
en- all the little dolls and pIayhouses
which she possessed to have averted on
that day.
Leland's heart was moved with pity,
and he frequently gave sympathizing
glances, which Lottie's modification in
keeping her head inclined, prevented
her perceiving.
As for Charlie, whose sense ofjustice
mostly governed his impulses, he felt
that he ought not to grieve over the
punishment of a fault, which, just then
in his eyes, preserved its full proper
tions, and its decided transgression a.
gainst his innate sense Of propriety. Her
temporary disgrace did not, as Lottie
feared, destroy the good will Of Leland,
who seemed thereafter dcyotedly at
tached to her.
Year after year passed on, the trio
daily tripping to the small red school
house, Lottie's Partially sometimes in
clining toward Charlie, but more fire.
quentIy toward Leland-who allowed
himself to be her perfect slave.
Mary Waters succeeded to Rebecca
Green's long reign. AS she was a
young lady, scarcely out Of her teens,
of pretty face and soft voice, the schol-
ars loved her very much, and, in fact,
praised her so much, tnat the good
people began to think she could not be
sufficiently strict with her pupils, and
on enquiry, finding she tied them with
no green strings, made them hold down
no nails, sent none under the desk, :
and placed none upon the Ounce block
they had her forthwith removed, ane
procured Rachal Smart to fill her place
who was a worthy successor, not fol
the pretty Mary Waters, but of R-beccs
Green; and she maintained her position
till long after cur heroes and heroine had
become members Of higher schools, the
former of an Academy in a neighboring
town, the latter of u highly respectabl.
ladies' Seminary, in a distant State
where resieed the only sister of Mr.,
Lincoln, who, having no children Of hel
own, wished for Lottie to remain will
her, from the age of eleven years til
she had completed her educ ation. Ane
so they separated Charlie, Lottie, AM
Leland, with many protestations OF re
gard, and promised remembrances.
:s PART. II. 4s.E +.
Nay, il she love me not care not for her
Shall look pale because the maiden blooms
Or Sigh becaus. she Smiles on others !.
Not /, 4 faith | hold my peace TOO dear
To let it, like TIE p ume upon her cap,
Shake at every nod her caprIce shall dictate.
l.s.ss IS motto Old Play--antiquar!
!. At the age of seventeen, Lottie Lin
coin retu rned to her childhood home
mistress Of all the accomplishment
possible 10 he bestowed byia seminar
Of long established excellence. Th
| beauty of her childhnod had ripened inl
more perfect and dazzling lovelines