Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-05-04
LOUIS E,
OR TIVE CLOUD WITH A SILVER LINING.
CHAPTER FIRST.
BY A. B. GRAY.

rising from beneath the eastern horizon.
cast its yellow light full in the face of
Louise LIE Roy, as she stood beneath the
ivy that encircled the doorway of the
Macdonald farm house.
Louise Le Roy was beautful-long,
dark brown curls clustered around her
features of the most exquisite loveliness;
eyes of the most bewitching blackness,
shaded by long lashes that quivered and
almost hid the eyes from sight whenever
the owner became agitated; lips on which
there seemed to hover kiss; clear
complexion shaded slightly by the sun,
making in all tout ensemble which none
of the recreant sons of Adam could have
resisted.
She stood there within the doorway,
clad in a common plaid dress, just short
enough to reveal pair of the most deli
cate feet and ankles, snugly covered with
snow-white hose and slippers Of Gin
derella size, busily engaged with scene
before her. The level plot of ground
covered by green and growing heather to
the very edge of silver lake; the tall
mountains toward the north glded by the
rays of the rising sun; the forest of trees
a few PAGES from the house, clad in their
luxuriant foliage, all formed to the eyes
of Louise scene at once striking and
magnificent, and the words of her morn
ing prayer trembled on her lips, Let
the rays of thy sun fall upon us this day,
o Lord, that we may advance and grow
in the light thereof
At this moment Louise's meditations
were abruptly ended by hearing her name
screamed out in a shrill voice from with
in the farmhouse, so with a sigh she gave
lingering look upon the glorious scene
before her, and then entered the house.
Now. that our ideal has disappeared
let US turn our attention to the farm
house; although it does not merit thai
name, being long building of primitive
shape, principally composed of stone
partaking of a chalky nature, SO, o
course, it had crumbled in several places
but the ivy trained by some industriou
hand, covered these breaches.
The architect that planned this build
ing must have thought that he was en-
gagged upon prison, for the back AM
sides were devoid of windows or entrance
not even loop-hole. The front 9TH
part looking toward the lake, was pune
tured by four very small appliances in tn
shape of windows, four panes of glas
each.
But to make up for all this, the arcbi
tect or builder had set firmly within tn
wall the largest doorway in Scotland; i
fact it took up half of the lower part j
the front; beneath the windows, thi
also, was almost covered with ivy, whic
served somewhat to keep out the rays {
the sun when the door was opened to at
NIT light into the dining-room, int
which unceremoniously shall intrude.
By the glare of sunlight that come
through the open door, see that it.
plainly, but neatly furnished, though tt
articles of furniture, the heavy oake
chairs, and cumbersome side-board {
dresser, do not pertain at all to modet
manufacture.
The uncarpeted floor has been polisht
until it receives the shadow on the pir
table, (the only modern article in Il
house except Louise,) over which o,
heroine is arranging the dishes ready f
the mornings meal, under the superb
tendance of tall, angular figure, seat
in the corner. This tall, angular fgu
is Mrs. Macdonald, the mistress of 4
farm house. About forty, with a set
vinegar features, set off by head of pc
per and salt hair, which will pers
in growing SO, Notwithstanding all t
dyes and coloring matter she has used
Mrs. Macdonald was rich. Alwa
economical, she had amassed the nt
little sum Of thousand pounds, viii
by the counsel of gentleman who
sided in the neighborhood, she had {
posted in the bank of no great notorit
in Edinburgh.
Mrs. Macdonald was a widow, S
having, according to the legend curr'
among her enemies (they were not
few shrieked him to death. AS
sirable match she had been sought af
seven times by seven different widow
from seven different towns; but each
the several different times, her ugly fl
and still more ugly disposition, had driv
ber seven suitors from her. The reai
she lived in the old house, with BIZ