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

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"1 came hoping Is 'seo o'j;tuI77 youI: 1ha;, hav,t
d favor to ask, Miss Rue '''"'"''','.'
-&"A itavorr'g' q &@l,o1pp arod o'n . u
Xxx Yoq know little bachelor
dwelling boasts no, garden, will. you lei
me7piok o. bouquet here every morning
atltl;s hour I? II should be very much
obliged" a'2'l 0'%z'','l'fs, ss. &"','' q @ .,''
s"cea4tainly,; 'Dpet' Doctor. win You Ia, ha.e
obc' now YOU 81 might Have. heelIp;e.,l help;
yourself 'bnd w,elcai'no lend ,,,e ,,s',y,;,iu y;ou,
knife. :" And the wiiite| hands '.earr w.ert
busy 'amidst:rea roses, tioletss and gold.
| cd 'crocas. The B6uquet arranged she
boand'it adehly with isoft esrssenns srassnsi grays aa,
and handed it To The doctor With j
smile witch. She knew would make hi.
heart beat. .'sas"9',a< 9':' II fH'''"''
-''1Thadk syou,''ohe said: "Youu are !,
very, very kind i and the Bright eyes
danced behind che sisa,4s,ttS!:' He 1talk:
ed beside her now III the garden paotfi
1at upright, raat6ef 6ne,;. biqossaI shout:
dcred figure; but not tall, with L. good
kind face, and ''a2apivamati1cly Bald
crown, about which the''tbiacR cu,,rls
clustered Ike a priests 'tonsanree;, 2qdiet:
y listening while she ctatted: Ii hall
an hour he said good BY at' the ,s,ardee,.
gate, and she vent III laughing.
"'':AA A tisb5sPparelht ifpss,1. 81; said. III
wants to see me oftcn-oh, DR.. Oliver,
Dr. Ol'scrs; and Jessie Rue:so checks
were rosy as she sat down at the break;
fastaablo'vith her old otfccies'f aud ic,,at:
ted otstl'e parry toabe'atthe East~ood;
that night, and where she expected to
meet Ashley Honeywell .,is%. = . ~, j,
ASHLEY vas at the party p, Dr.. oh.
yer was there also-in the corner e,; talk.
ing politics with the old grandfather
bof not til 1. after supper m did he find an
opportunity to approach, Jessie. ,She
saw him !i,''<.,''.' .n,''.'kios his way through ;,
sea Of m crlnollne-now ind then tread.
ing On tlounce" !" or !l toq-and a. aaticipa
ting the appropriation ,ofi,a chair yaea:
ted / for . moment BY NJ, Honeywell.
was not gracious. :. He did not tuke il
but leaned over her chair. ,..<,..,:,. >.
/ "s1iss :iss !. Rue he said '.may | have
the pleasure of, escertins yout home to:
night llis voice had a pleading tone
| in It. '''.'
And And Jessie heard it, but she answer:
: e9ts~~~.lu.yi&r. ~ !A3.sY.t@s;< IL.
"Thank sou. Doctor, but I'm cnga:
gel )" and told a; white lie when she
made the statement, for she only guc,,
srd that Ashley Honeywell would ask
to sec her. home. Yet her heart smote
her when she heard the smothered sigl,
that lifted the little Doctors broad
chest, and saw him in the distance a
few moments aftcrward looking at her.
"At least I'll speak to HIM kindly >
she said, but he gave hef no opportu-
nifty; for ten minutes after he had
slipped away, and was making his home.
ward ard :,gy,lys' way by = short eat across the
| >s1i'IiY"H'2 s1i'Ii" - -,w o58s41v.G ~ .iNi3.t
Ashley Honeywell did what she, cx.
pected1 that night. .,*.H[ He vent home with
heF, and and g said things, that had . t'ayo,
OF sentiment iu them. IN, a delicious
sort t.'i' Of fever y she dropped to: sleep ate,
peeping through closed closed shutters IS
watch rate ii him q gut Of sight along the moon.
liz road but, strsnge to say, she dream
ed al shte nisht Of Z Or, Oliver Oyer qi anqi
over again 81 sh4e s' said l'A erpeAl things apd
! he turned r' away, from her with: thai
sighTsucl ' Il 81 )! heartfelt : .fqne, Prs, 3oi, +
IL la the l1!e,naY9' mYo9'roing she vas up :betines
aod brushing Sims hEr7 hEer7 bright ng hair ASH as: sh''
| stood in her scarlet wrapper; before th.
glass, heard SOM, one s.xhistling in tn,
garden. Al that, she teeped through
the curtains, and saw Dr.. Oliver pluck
ing iiiSobou4uet. She called down !,
! hiai;nunis"oo sd' s:''ibt'fa's; ,*ss''s'a1 a..s
! 'f"Good uid5rAnning!" "s''"i'~n7h"
! He answered her with a bow ainnt
sm.le..;, .ajata aA9>d a1ussI Avf}
II ,1'tHou shall have, one efithese gera
niums enf my window. sillAifyoa, will I
she said rtny own2pet,aowers:no Ami
she picked one and 4tbrew,itdown.,sl l7a
DR. Oliver caught, kissed, and put: i
in his button hole. This homage from
the man !owest on her list pleased tn,
coquette and she saw him Him take Iii
departure, With ,mnaainn!y; backward CLAN
ces 1T het window, i; u III murmtured. n,iill,t 50