St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-06
ST, CL0UD;:: ;:2 :ffFEARNS ~C0,, TNNES0EA,
midnight hair. eoulds belong to none: other
than q brunette, with wide open, .1pische-

opposite to my delicious Hebe:. oNeverthe-
less, had the curiosity TO, examine the
hotel Look when at Liberty, and there I
learned that No. 5, was occupied by Mrs,
Ward Emngham and oaughter, Of Albany.
That evening, according to MY Establish
ed habit, I*lounged' out upon the balcony
in my dressing gown to enjoy: a cigar and
the starlight, and dream of the possibilities
arising from the bit Of. slipper that lay
helpless in my pocket I am ready t. asf aff!
firm that the thought Of open windows or
the vicinity of No: 5 did5nots occur tonmy
mind until Mrs. Efiingham's, voice smote
upon my innocent, ear: :...,,.. ...r,.I,u
:; "Pshaw! that disgusting cigar! Georgie,
love, does it make you faint pm 81 '!''-.i
! "Not in the least, mamma !; / like i"
. SIT mustbe that young Stebbins. I'm
worried to-death lest he shouldn't pursue
the proper treatment With. your ankle. I
don't believe he ever had q patient before" !"
. "He was gentle enough" ii a Sleepy
tone from Miss Georgianne. 49,, ; :,r,
! "''Hum I dom t; Ike his brusque man
,ner, is evidently unused t. society; came
in this morning in a linen blouse and no
neckerchief, and bis hair all over his ears"
"Thep I shall just like him, mamma !! :
I never could endure your Erine meitl.. To:
morrow I shall look at :hiinlil-but T am 60
ing to sleep now And as she :drowsed
off, I retired to my room to muse 6n the
shock my vanity had received. .5.@, 2'1
Georgianine :EfEing CHAM - was a beautiful
young woman; but having admitted that T
am neither; artist nor poet, no one viii an
1ticipate a minute description Of her cllqrnis
It is sufficient to say that, at tho first
glance I had Of her face, I struck NY col:
ors; blue:eyed Hebe vanished, and grace
ful, living, breathing Diana ! aoatoa into
her niche. n.y. - h..'?!
Miss E6ngham would, henceforth haye
made capital chairman, Of Vigilance
Committee She. was ~blaaa as q June
morning, unrufled as a pond BY moonlight,
soft as azephyr, but neitber.m notion, glance
nor whisper escaped jher twinkling green
eyes. To begin with she wasn't half
pleased with Dick Stebbins, yide; colloquy
with Georgianne above mentioned; but
when she found his prQfessianql calls as
summed the character Of unprofessional yis-
it's, and The chess board was Brought into
requisition, and ,sundl " volumes Of poetry
and prose, and boquets Of, Wild rfoWels fol.
lowed: in rapid succession, she became Sc
riously alarmed. What in the world was
a young man worth whopersisted II wear
ing linen coats and, nq n1oQstache! T Ell
joXea her exceedingly,, kept lny own couh-
sci, persisted in *beguiling the tedium Of
Miss Georgianne'is confinement BY every
means il my, power, and made final ;ceup
&etat by taking her out for dive ra$s so6n'
as she wa. able to: walk down stairs. @'.'''
Our good host fitted, up the team, a
veritabie Some horse shay" tackled Is the
meekest Of old animals, warranted safe in:
harness and free from tricks; It was near
sunset Of a charming day, and Miss Emn g
ham was in the gayest Of moods: We drove
circuitously to the village post Office, over
a new road cnt through piece Of wood
land, and along the margin ) off i Bright liz:
tie pond, stopping by the way to ;s53athSr
berries ana flowers until GeorSiapne' $
hands and lap were full. She was busy
arranging ran1 them just as We came out on the
old cross road close byl tho saw mill. :At
sight of the great wheel she 81 $ gave bit of
start, and cried out with II pretty eager
ness: 80 mag @;'- -''''
"There are cardinal flowers growing; iii :;
down there; please set me some {! they are
just What yj II want f. set off these Pale bS M
How can yon know Ges Gseggie !5o * You u
perceive I had, slipped up along through
the; Miss sEGngham, Miss .>Georgianna;
Miss George, until I had reached the
pleasant summit; Georgie, and, Was, in in
blissful anticipation of that notch Of felicii--
tytWhen the name; should be pre6xed BY
the possessiye spro1noun. sp?19 bod suoi7otoa 9
AT first she blushed, then, raising .her
frank; dark eyes to. mine, she said, with
charming .nafueteytj Give been here before.
Somewherelodown !byoztAe gresto rock j, /
sprained my AMI kle and, lest1c a slipner. o., I
waatafter cardinal flowers them oshat had to
giveIt hem -up.'h'@;: ot3 ?:52n.inf bou;}l Via
TjThis was2j just the :r1oment,I had 3antici-
pated for the last ten days. Z l. had planned
halfa-dozen Of nice speeches to be used
ON the occasion j moreo than once T. had
dreamed of; it! and yet now it. had come,
was zhopeleasly, totally dumb, " Geergianna
waited while ii went for the flowers; she
eeeiEed1them with ibea,aihgds smiieso and
prattlads dWayas: artles&lyia though fL gwese
notomEa fever Of awkward embarrassment
q 1EhereiMae alettfr ato the Office for Miss
g :Georgianna E&aghana,n taal bns sill aid
"From HarryHil, she cried enthllsiastic-
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tle pocket bf iK6er blps silR y55a5. awoaa-Tl
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