St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-02-23
From the Philadelphia Evening Post.
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"A quiet little step rippled the grass
10 the meadow, and Herman Graves,
looked out from the cool shade of his,
retreat among the hazels to the, path.
down which Rose Nesil walked, slowly,
her5eyes downcast, her sweet face en-.
dowed with Sadness She did not Oh.
serve him rs be lay stretched at full
length upon the green sward. IT she
had, the little head would have erected
itself proudly, and the sweet lips have
smiled for Rose was every inch a wo-
man, aud as proud us . little princess.
Never would she have permitted him
to: rcvel in the sweet sense Of his power
a. he did then, lying there with: ri. tri-
umph dancing in his handsome eyes aud
all over his fine face. 4;,,., H., ~.
/ He watched her g,acelal movements
as she went down to the edge OF the
brook aud threw her jug into the spark
ling pool. hut she did not draw it
forth aud return to the little cottage up
among the trees with it upon her head.
The movements which had quickencd
IS if by sudden impulse, again grew
slow and peosive. Had Herman been
little closer, he might have seen tears
in the eyes be had often compared to
violets and pansies, with their changing
light of deep and pale. .s
With the string attached to tie han
die caught up loosely within her 60.
gers, she half leaned against the rude
fence along which the path lay, while
her head dropped sadly: And thus she
stood for several minutes, unconscious
of all save. her own sorrowful thoughts.
The golden rays Of setting sun fell
upon: the fair brow from which the
brown hair was brushed away revealing
the pure, blue-veinel temples and ivory
white throat in a beauty that was likr
radiance upon marble. The arms, too
round and dimpled as little child's
cleaned below the full, short sleeve,
while the little feet looked even smell
er nesting among the grass, and which
her short skirt could not conceal.
Herman Graves was young. impul
sive, and had keen eye for the beau
tiful.. This. pretty, pe"sive picture
aroused him, and while his heart beat
with unwonted Kindness, be. arose and
quietly approached her.. ...., go, s..
She did not observe. him until he
stood at her side, with one hand grasp
ing his gun as it stood upon the ground
the other resting on the fence, while
his head was bowed close to her face.
"Why SO ,pensiye,. Rose, da:ling?''
She lifted her eyes an instant to hi.
face with quick glance, and then they
fell again to his feet silently, No an
swcr came from the sweet lips, though
the srebellious blood. mantled the fail
cheek. hr...:..> !
,"'No answer for me, Rose?, Come
this is unkiud. You. look SD, aed ]
am sorry; but you will not tell; mi
what troubles you. /, woald like t
help you, Rose." Il
"That is best done by being kind d
the time, and then I9should not fee
hut Or I Isorrowfal," she answered invol
unfairly. But the same instant sh'
would have given imuch'to recall he
words, for they were but an nacknowl
edgyment Of his. power 10 wound her, d
"Why, my little girl, what h.v rel
done how have I been unkind ?" h
asked with feigned ignorance: Sn57 =
=, For reply she. gave : u little impatien
pull at the cord, drew the 4 jug to til
surface OF the brook, and lifted i on
upon the grass. From that it went t.
her head and s.s securely; upon the mas s!e
Of brown hair, while the pearly drop
trickled down upon the white neck an
upraised arm, q she turned into tn
! path towards The 'eottsge.'' She woul,
%. stoop y, : explain what he knew ver::
xell already, 50 she Vent on silsntl y. e.
t.Rose, this is noot ike yoa,"'he crie!
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