Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-02-08

: ielt 1t keenly, with strange delioht and
. strange shyness. Nurse had - Iono
been accustomed To use her as n chIIl
that she stood bewiidercl As for me. I
vas first frightened ut what I had done
then enchanted, then loolishly awkward
and almost as shy rs Teecie herself
/ When / presented the crutches, nurse
looked at me rs though | must lac some
prince III disguise. out Of the Arabian
Knight. It WAS with 4 curious feeling
that / saw Ieecic try them. not limniug
now rather : idin~ cr the nurscv floor.
with the little velvet cushions hidden away
amidst clouds Of lace and muslin under
her ronnd white shoulders. and the airy
masses OF the fresh tinted gown Just
/ crushed back a title by the cleaning ~iI-
. YER slaves. don know. why il was that
f. thought Ak that moment. with . cert:il
/ rapture, oi a guinea in a Iittle bonbou box
/ that lay below in the one shabby portmau-
/ tean which | had thought prone. to brinr
! with me 10 Rutland Hail.
1 Our equipage awaited US 1t was too
/ late now 10 withdraw from what had uu-
/ dertaken Teccie and | were soon dash>
ing er the snowy roads to Lady Thorn
{ ton 5. VIII not attempt Co describe the
+ remainder Of that memorable evening. or
the sensation caused by our arrival the
( wonder ana modification Of my kind reia-
Ii 'eS or the mingled pleasure and dis
pleasure OF the hostess, while delighted 10
see her little iayOrite, took occasion to
Whisper an-rsiy IN my ear, and pray.
sir, now IS al. this to end -
/ Ie scene was all new and delightful
to Ieecie, but her dread Of Mrs. Rutlands
portentOus frown would not let her eniov
1t. " c both felt thata storm would burst
o@er oar heads that night and we were
not wrong, None Of the family from Rut
/ land Hall took the least notice Of us
I When the time came for going home, they
went i in their two carriages, and Tcecie
and drove home rs we had come. When
1 we arrived, we found Cousin George and
ms wife waiting for Us in the library
armed to the teeth. / saw it was to be
war and no quarter Mrs Rutland took
Ieccie in her clutches and carried her of.
and was left with George. | need not
repeat | that passed between US.
'Slr, he said, we have suffered your
lnsolent intrusion long enough You
I lea this house to morrow morning"
Cousin George | slid don't put
! yourself into a passion | will 20 to NOR
/ row morning, but upon enc condition
that Teecie Ray may come with me If she
vi ]"
/ lie looked Mt me perfectly aghast. "Do
/ You know he said, that she is a penni-
less tflendiess orphan, whom / have shell
/ tered through charity
/ i want 20 make her my wife" | said
SteFiiy, n indeed, | be 50 fortunate as to
have won her affections"
And after that he said with sncer,
/ now do You propose to live ? Upon air, or
/ your friends
Not upon You, George Rutland | said,
/ ookin@ him steadily IN the eyes. Mark
me. have tried You oIt. / have sitted
4 you, all IN this house, like y handful
( wheat. found you all chlif, but the one
golden @rain which lies on my palm
VIII Keep 1t and treasure 1t, II J may God
grant may
' cry fin +. said George, "rsV fine
f hememher, however, that from this mo
! mcEt WASH my hands Of YOU both you,
"uy h4ti"nd, and her, Icccle Ray
Amen. / saId, and hade hIm good
n!-hF and turned on my heel and left
/ him.
Early next morning | knocked ut the
nursery door and begged OF nurse E"
! awake Miss IeccIc, auI ask her to speak
witt me IN the garden. then went out
! To "ai5 Tor her. It was Christmas morn
/ inG, the day OF peace and good Will Nhat
/ !, 'eIg was scarcely peace, rs looked over
4 tli,l,e t,le ct =, II landscape. Ana yet bore no
+ u YIN w, 10 any man or woman.
/ Ieec5G came 10 me nF-ah'-oy Just the
sans "-' Ieteie, ImpinS over tue rosy
/ PAIN III Her shofG slaao"y lrocA' ana look
/ 'n9 A,'Il ashamed Gi heF Gran0 ne" cFu'ch
e7- Iei1 reIie'ea "hen J saw her 50.
was was S'iy "' lio la'h'y i"uT ""oh t'I
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f'.IS 'o o1"'i71 was 'l'' an u'' Jic"S'''' u
'"T,
we str' ied out 81 me G"r"eh ana INTO
the lane, "ha we tai keo earnestly ai o. the
way on OUT way BACK ! sala
Ana YOU are notalrId OF starElng with
me. ieecle on II take the risk
One OF her o.d mods, was teeclc an
sWer
'Go and ictch your lat. then sad J.