St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-02-23

back, and she took up her jug with
heavy 'aigb, walking back to the cottage
and her neglected duties with an. seh-
in heart: No complaint passed her
lips. She know that; one Of the most
urs, Of her lite had come,
and began to Its lessons bravcly. H
. Several days passed, and she did nos
sec or hear anything Of Herman. He
made no signs Of repentance, and she
could d. nothing except to wait for fu-
ture developments: .'.s# 3t' .. = ::,"''a4
] A week after the meeting in the
meadow she was among her flowers in
the garden at the end Of the cottage,
when the chatter Of horses feet made
her look up Herman and Miss Ives
came sweeping down the road, his head
bent toward her in eager conversation,
while her beautiful face elowed with
rosy bushes: Roses heart gave one
grea, throb Of agony, and then sank
sick and faint within her bosom. Both
checked their horses slightly as they
came nearer, and, directed evidently by.
Herman, Miss 1ves's black eyes fell up
on Her as they passed. Roses pride
came to her aid, and though her face
was as pale as the delicate white flow
ers oyer which she bent, her violet eyes
were clear and steady in their unified
glance. Herman lifted his hat gallant
", refined in his hor,e with sudden inn
pulse, and called 10 her ID gay and
Joyous tone, - ~ ,.'... -
"Ah, good-evening, Miss Neyil. -
Will you not give me spray Of those
beautiful flowers for hiss Ivesl We
cannot boast such at the Mansion
throughout our conservatives"
Certainly" in calm, even tones, and
with; the pruning knife beside her, she
carefully cut the fairest, and presented
them assbe leaned from his saddle over
the gurden railing.
"Thank sou. But see what unreas-
enable mortals we are. Your Kindness
has made me bold. Something for my
self, too, Miss Nevil, please"
Without a word, but tie simplest
manner in the world, she complied, cut
ting little starry cluster Of blooms
whose language was "submission,' to
which she added another which spoke
Of "treachery." As he took them from
her hand his quick glance read their
meaning, otd he culored slightly. An
other bow, quick squirting of the rest
less stecd, and the two bounded away
gaily. he bending as they went to give
his companion the flowers he had beg
ged for her -" '...
Rose had acted her part we'll, but
their forms were scarcely lost to sight
ere the tears fell like pearly drops Of
dew upon the flowers she tended. i He
had given her cruel and unkind blow,
aud she felt it deeply, ~ :; = - '.as:
"Soit is all past" she sighed to her
self: "'rhus he has decreed it. Well,
perhaps it is better. A lover so unkind
would scarcely make good husband,
and mine must not be weak and capri
cious. Miss Ives will suit him better,
perhaps, and he will not dare to triAe
with one so near his equal. I must
give him up
The two equestrians came back again
before the hour had expired in which
they first appeared, but their pace was
slow, their conversation very earnest.
evidently. Rose vas. etill quietly bus
led with her flowers, seeing which Her..
man felt disappointed more than vas
reasonable or kind. Had she not been
there. he would have exulted in the
thought that she was somewhere she'd
ding tears over his indifference, and his
spirits would have risen accordingly.
But Rose was mistress Of the situation.
She knew better than to give him any
such selfish pleasure, aud remained
where she was, noting his redoubled at
tertions to Miss Ives at the sight of
her; with aiteeliug akin to scorn. +, ri
Il That night Rose paced her little
chamber for many hou,s after her faith
er slept, ponderins al the past in her
own mind. She was no romantic, SEN
:timental maiden. Her life had been
too full Of earnest duty for anything be-
yond the practical to weave itself deep
| " into her nature. Yetsh was loving
hearted perhaps more so than young
ladies generally are, because u more
thoughtful and earnest and this change
was to her a'sore trial It was hard
thing to see the beautiful light fade
i.~ra 44 IA