The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-12-17

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day; committed them reaolutely TO memo
nv 6ouata <Ae0 0ver - Isv4 Il 2e
olRce even ard / made mistakes u ny
books; NJ hdeer, which no snknifs I'D
sver touched, was disgraced Brewer and
still 6feenmeutle came mot.
II was tie middleof Aug1st, md l ought to
have started upon my annual journey home.
stirred not, and made no ign.
At length I Was ordered Oh. / was ret.
ting thin and i'll, and my master saw it, and
told me to 60 into the country ten day9 II
obeyed in part but instead Of going into the
country oepneaeed : syeteaalis search for
Greenmantle. l questioned erybody; cab
|nef pclicemeni pcrtes 'imany haa seea lar,
but not lately; and mono knew where she
lived. Wa parsuine my seasoh all, and .
week Of my leave had nearly expired, when
coming suddenly into the market place, l
saw Greenmantle I; / was sure it Was she, but
some csxts interysped, and before / could
reach the spot she was gone.
teHcee vn0 sew BIZ, new hone 70, me I
spent long hOSrs in the market next day,
With Bowen's epectacles always looking ct
me and seeming To ssk what did there but
l1wn revaEdsd ct M. i nv Greeumantle
coming, and pushed towards her through the
crowd. | reached her, and should have
spoken ; it was her mantle, but the bonntt
wns different so WAS the fncef
Here was disappointment doubly deep! l
was reckless: my tinidity bad flown, and
spoke to the girl who yore the mantle had
been seeking SO long. She was Greepmap.
ties sister. Green,nantle was i'll had heep
very Ill; but she vas hsder. Oh! yss, shs
was getting strong again they did not live
far from there. was mad, believe, and
fancy the girl thought 20. | bought grapes,
apples, oranges, flowers, and wanted to buy
vine fer her. poured my purchases into
the skirt Of the green H4stis, and insisted
upon seeing it home. / sent messages Of
love, sorrow, happiness: vas grisved for
this and hsppy far that, miserable Gqr the
other ! vas eloquent and beside myself I
t.lkea MOI. n. !. us sss Ulsutes which i took
~ to 90 through the market sn. =. - lAs 'se "
Suithy door than had done for months be.
fore; and when was dismissed 1t the door
l stood gazing absently at the old picturesque
building which held nearly Al called for,
Until turned sick snd iaint from seeess OF
JOY.
vent there in the evening, and knocked
timidly after many eiforts) at the door. The
woman Of the house told me Greenmantle's
name. "ies. Miss Walton and her sister
lived there. Miss Walton had been ill; bat
she was mending nicely she would give my
card, would say that had called; would
wait them felt very nervous, but would
wait, and In few moments the sister came to
me Greenmantle would see me; would |
walk up stairs =
1t WAS IN old fashioned house, and / had
never before seen one SO charming the stairs
were of old oak, wide and spacious; sprane
up them with yslserify three flights were
passed and then, in . large vainscoted,
pale and propped with pillows. bat with
pleasant smile of welcome on her worn, dear
face could DO no more than / had done,
she said they were we'll of, they were rich
at least they had sufficient to last them some
time; but she was glad TO see me il was like
seeing an old friend Then Greenmantle
spoke of books, pictures, flowers led me to
my oSn subjects, and appeared TO listen With
interest. was eloquent; / was inspired; /
astonisked myself in pasticnlat /; bull bad no
time to think of it then. Her sister told ne
to go Greenmantle was tired: but | might |
call again; the next day If | chose. II
did choose, and chose to 20 for many day |
after. | haunted the neighborhood of their
lodgings and have particuiar affection vet
for the large old window near the top of the |
most picturesque old house in Manchester. |
that at the higher end Of old Smithy door. |
From that window Greenmantle has often
looked kindly down q, me-
She recovered rapidly; her sister said that
was her best doctor; aad aftsr had spoken
my love, which did soon, and without any
rery extraordinary bungling in doing SO, she
old me her plain, simple story. Their father
Vas a tradesmen in . distant town; they had
been carefully educated, partly with the idea
hat they might have to fight their own way;
ather and mother had both died, sudde nly,
md almost At the same hour, and there was
nothing left for them but their piano and some
rihing articles OF furniture which their faith.
RS creditors had presented to them. They
lad an uncle in Manchester The was in the
lext room, aud | must get his consent; so
hey had come here, and Greenmantle had
both her sister and and herself by
Ter exertions as governess She had con.
inued her sisters education too, and she
loped now that she could supply her place.
And so Greenmantle went with radiant
ace, to call her uncle; and awaited, in fear
md trembling, bis mnch -dreadad approach.
first heard a grea, clatter Of falling books,
hen merry laugh and shutting of siippered
ees, and then the door opened, and Gresa-
Mantle entered leading by the hand-my old
riend of the college library
/ sprang 10 him; think should have liked
o kiss him, for he shook me warmly by both
lands, muttered something about being happy
good boy, good girl, very good girl; and
hen he joined our hands together, and shuffed
way to his books sgain
And then Greenmantle made her comics.
ion, Shs lad kHqgn mequite - long AZ |
ad known her; indeed she thought longer,
Or several times she had passed me whilst /
'as looking at my watch; she saw that waa .
unctual; she saw that was fond of books:
he guessed that liked pictures; she knew
hat liked flowers; she had known nv name
ong since; she knew that her uncle had met
lie; and GROWING confession of all-but that {
'as not made till after we were married-shel
reduced my portrait, which she had painted
'r herself In secret, inter, n she said, she
new that loved her, and hoped that would