The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-12

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Der I was his sister. Never having
Tef had s sister until Robert married, he might
otherwise have forgotten l stood in rels-
tion 10 him. -'
nd Eyes, Patty, I agree withs you she
would make an admirable mother but
te how goes on the tea 2 Mrs. Arundel asked
me who was to be here, and l said every
body. Also, l told her the party was given
It in her honor" 81
lg GErasmus ~
"she is a pretty 1omsn, Roberts, very
1t. pretty woman. She is ike my poor moth.
n ere Dresden shepherdess, that you and |
fell in love with when we were boys. Il
Il have it now. 1t is q pity she should talk
K Of what she does not understand
Lucky he said that, or, my goodness me,
what l should have done, l don't know. 1t
n is really dreadful to think of feeling in
h such q temper. 4
1 was tempted to wish a dozen times
/ that Jupiter would have q few more new
moons visible 10 the naked eye, or that
some great revulsion of nature would take
place, or somebody invent something as
tounding-anything to attract the attention
< Of Erasmus. But therehe Wss IS rational
d almost as Robert He examined every
thing that his housekeeper brought from
Q Windfslls he tasted a good many things
Q he even meddled with the flowers, and
stuck two peonies on each side of the pier
: glass. ~ 4 L
t Also he went home, for no particular res-
son that we could make out, and if he did
, not bring back, in 3 little basket, carefully
wrapped up in cotton, his mothers DIes-
| den shepherdess. tsd
: "a l shall be quite curious to see, Patty"
said he, as he placed it upon a conspicuous
[ bracket, elf any one will see the | keness-
if she will notice it herselt-I Wish-hum,
hum"
Erasmus had a way, when not quite sat-
isfed, or not exactly understanding his
own thoughts, of relieving his feelings by I
saying "hum, hum" 4
For my part 1 hoped he would be hum
ming all the evening. Generally l had to I
remind him of his dress, but in the after {
noon of the tea-psrty, three hours before c
any one was expected, he came down with 9
even his white tie elegantly tied. u
IL got Noteworthy to do it for me" Il
says he, quite unsshsmed. To be sure b
when a clever mai is a fool, what a fool ne .
isl 1 hope everybody will pardon this {
wicked speech, but indeed 1 did not in the b
least know what 1 was doing that evening. o
My darling Pet and the excellent squire, is
who was growing quite a rtout, portly fell e.
low, came early. h
"How nice OF you" 1 whispered to her, 81
"how nice of you, Pet, to come SO beauti-
fully dressed" 3
81 think he will not know if we wear r.
silk or ssckcloth-but l have q thought in
my head--tO be clever this evening, and l eC
made my old thing read, oh, such a book, d
with q name 60 long. One person shall not
only be able to talk learned to him" CT
Was not she a darling to enter at once b,
into my feelings. But oh goodness grs- Ell
cious, when she srrived-that person
reslly she was the little Dresden shepherd Il
ess over again, and poor Miss Ross looked
like an overgrOwn school girl beside her co
in white muslin.
However, excepting that one thing, never ps
was there such q successful tea party q
Every body WAS delighted with the fresh =;
ness, the prettiness of my tes-tsbie. l IL
aatter myself-but dear me, what is the tn
nse of my f%attering myself when Erasmus til
is sitting by, and staring st tnst person just
rs if ste were one OF Jupiter's moons, or he
his mothers Dresden shepherdess. ne
Il am so afraid of opening my lips before so
you, doctor" (such dresdfully pretty lips, ID.
murmured this false thing, who only came sal
to talk to him.
"Why ~ said he, quite anxious. Nov ing
why ~ by
because you are so clever, and know'so an,
many languages; and though [ study 8
good deal, and never permit myself to read &c
the list bit OF trssh-yet 1 feel know L Er
am but a babe in learning" And she req
looked up odiously pretty. !
" THAT we all are, my dear madam. The his
more one dips into the well of knowledge, sur
the deeper one finds it." les,
But still how it fsscinstes one to pen son
citrate into the mysteries of nature. All low
that you were telling US this morning of lk
the origin of races, of the different types of eve
the human kind, charmed me. 1 shall Ne
take up entomology as one of my fSvorite sch
10
entomology n echoed Erasmus. hin
"Yes-I was so much interested in what gei
you told Miss Ross of the Tudor origin {
Hum, hum" said Erasmus. son
Pet and l exchanged fluctuations by the Mo
ayes. wei
"Thst is a very silly woman" whispered anC
me squire TO me; "she ought to content seel
herself with looking pretty" pie
But Sarah Jane, who was there ofcourse lad
1t the tea party, loved her al once. She she
ooked her over, and appraised her aid hsr Wol
iress, and each calculation showing its cost due
mess and vslde,o of course Sarah Jane loved I
IN in proper ion. She had never seen any STR
.essOn why people should be particular in in {
their ologies, so she was as ignorant and
IS Mrs Arundel as TO why Erssnus hum. alto
ned. Mr.. Bellenden and Sarah Jane we're five
low on pretty good terms. As Robert said deli
she had at last settled down to her PAGES Sar
ii right" which was no doubt a sstisfscto- div.
y way of taking her, as far as Robert was and
on erned. pee
For my part, 1 was glad to perceive that sist
he was beginning to see what it Was to be Is
! wife. She took some timet to do so, which to I
was the more astonishing when l remem- 1
,er how dreadfuliy she was in love with wit
Bellenden before they were married. {"
However, 1 cannot waste sll our precious mos
upon her, l must bring our tea had
TO an end. hes
We discovered that Miss Ross sang very S
veil. 1 had the satisfaction of seeing ing,
Erasmus beating time (slI wrong6 but l our
lad the pain of Witnessing his eyes fixed per
on the Dresden shepherdess and then the
% Mrs. Arundel. betl
any goodness me-" 1 said 10 myself SOU
how careful mothers should be as TO what her
hey leave in their sons way. Don't you L
ct little Oliver" 1 whispered to Pet sever deli
ee q Dresden china shepherdess." dep
"My son." replied Pet, with dignity, as he
f he was twenty-six years old, instead of wal
.Wenty. six months, twill only admire what gun
lis father sdmires, and that is his mother" I
Dear thing) 70
Upon my word. as Robert and 1 said to less
ZACH other ever so many times, what q sight law
is TO zee the squire and Pet. One has Istt
cad of the flying people, who were alto q
,eLher perfect with their feather dress on, TOO
tut helpless and miserable without it. 1t st
was Just the csse with our squire. He l O
VAS incapable and wretched without Pet "
But with Pet he is handsome, lively, clever tear
positively 8 little "lRrky," which 1 hear is stg
low the proper word to express spirit. spa
Here he is talking OF Erssmus tes party. I
"Not for worlds would I enter into MOI
with the presiding genius that spa
makes Myrtle Cottage the perfection of q l le
lone" C"Quite true. Don't cry, Patty" une
whispered Robert. "True as Ssncrit,p and
ries Erasmus, but it would give my wife TIC
nd myself infinite pleasure to welcome
he same party to the Hall the day after 10
o-morrow." MI
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