St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-02-02

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Five binnfs sersAshlsy 3oneyk ell
was Il hcsts q s. g 5rb'sck orse, mn:
ed Ifils,sbf >asdd captce. Jessie
was Erend5-saor them, liking we'll III
her~ dark green habit atd jockey-cap
with sable, plumes, y. ,a's <,..a ,e>>,dA'
AN hours, ride brought The little
cavalcade In sight Of a, rustic cottage
with grsat.ts .abeat;., and-a~veseta.
bic garden :near the door, but neither
flower nor vine 10 sight. l,g2 .sf,.
Under the thit trees however, s';Tt,., va. sight
attractive enough z Z, travellers oa t. .
warm spring aftcrnoq9p-an old vcll
with "moss covered bucketj"A a PIC.
turei in ITSELF .i..ssioe2T tia'';qsii' 49"T
yt,,eH, ,,tEt lsTLGuA sac-q !1owT .fa;T1u:
Il wish I. had a glass ,ef that cool
water" cried Rose Eastwood.,i' h"o "7'
t:.eTben YOU shall have one," replied
her escort. "ll'll storm, the CITADEL, aud
bring you some or perish in the at
tempt" -~~ <s#' e"-~-
And he 'eaped ffom tie ss,l'i Saddle, and
marched toward the door :, with laugh
insl ssllaapce oyer lis shoulder,at giggliny
Rose pe Eastwood :. J Y1It si bags,
Jessie and. Ashley had halted with
the rest, and iJessie's eye. di.spied
out something curious. "A, china mug
on the low window Of. what. sscemedj to
be the parlor, in which, was o. bouquet
roses, violcts, and golden crocus, and
i"'zthe 'didjt' one SIC ssaflct a65w'er: = which
she fa"cied grew only j" her garden.
'"That looks IKE my bouquet" she
thought ) "the very: one I gave to Dr..
Oliver.'' Just then alittlc white, trail
woman'st; hand stole 'beneaths the cur
tain,I touched the blossoms catessingly,
and stole in .again..':'af i"72ro~ 81: Il 70
.'Odd," said Jessie, aloud, involun-
tarily.:su ~ z''sl1o": Tsss.' 10 5oa1:a
"What is odd, may I ask, Miss
Rue ?"Squeried Mr.: Ashley Honey
well.,ssr-, st}: ot s's,5E l. ta.T,. il 2G1;&s
.l"That little" cottage-the well, I
meaa,"' sta,hn'crcd Jessie, and she
blu.lied scarlet 1aa 7s..7'ior s1~.'t =:
Just then Alfred Earle came out
withea glass and 1. pitcher; walked to
the we'll; filled the bucket" then the
pitcher; came towarl the party, and
offered cdcl' d sparkling draught. No
one refused Thea the young gentle
man returned the drinking vessels to
some one within the rottaHe, and re-
mounted. / 2sa'.# 5:!5,H - .,iD7t "n# 1891,
"That's an enchanted castle ," he
said, as they rode away "1vithin I
saw an old witch keeping guard over
the prettiest' enchanted princess
beauty, as Tn a sinner. I know her
name also-Wendelinc. ''' The old
witch uttered It. Was there ever such
a fancy name :? = endeline.'' Fl. IL IT,
Ashley Honeywell muttcred'th name
over and gave a start: Lilly reared
and started, and would Have thrown
him had he not been a splendid horse.
man; and Jessie saw his check irst
pale and chen flush. No one else o.
served the change. :''''' : - 1917 s"'
"Lillyis impatient" he said. .""shsll
We ride faster =" .s.t' as'at':.>'!';'' Hid s."
Away they went at gallop,, More
lands jealous; eyes following them61..--- ::
But Jessie was thinking Of ithe, start
and Of the flowers in the cottage e win ,iii.
dow. 'Ry-and:byy she said, ,oi"'' .
'"Do you think that name pretty ?
wendeline, 1 mean: mean 1t is odd. '''t'.s@ q
"Too odd Tor NY taste,'''' said Ash
Icy. s"l never knew but one Dn ! Of that
name in my life. The simplest had name. &,
suit me best-Rossee, 81 Kate Of lf'Js. Jess..
sic. siiee.', sfo'o;' b"a S''""I'rn'@' .'i';o"
"a, .yau:I>,ss:. ~ .i;srfe; ud. 1T ~,
Al AZ The thc way, TO g, the spot they had
chosen, 30 back back again home they kept
ciose togetnner,t n st: as:s a4s.4.. i,a>.,; a2 Il
,tJle tJlessiiee st should 4 haayye been happy,ye,
: strange uncasiness was % her soul J.;
andd andd, she She was wYs, 80 curious about those
flowers, and 1|i that little white hand, tina,
shc could not sleep, that night Con.
seau.eerntly she, caewokc long after the sun
was high and the Doctor had been for
bis bouquet. for she~fesnd a glove Of
his among ths rows ,of roses. y Ard af.
ter breakfast She walked out,, STRIVING