Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-24
Good behaved kind of a gentleman,

Sand clergyman"
$50 he does" said Preciosa, "but APP
pearances are deceitful. 1 once knew a
gentleman"
s'Yes, miss.
"A Doctor of Divinity, Bell"
Eyes, aunt"
ssWell?'
s'Who kissed young lady of his con-
in her fathers garden"
s'Ohl auntp'
she afterwards married her. Icould
never visit her, or like him." 1I4
"Bless you, no, said Deborah. ''Now
the best thing you can do is to have a
cup of strong, green tea, and something
nourishing to keep your spirits up
Cleayer's wife has just brought oysters
in" Private signal to Miss Bella.)
elias she? Oh, / SO love oysters, T"
cried Bella, and she ran to get dear
Georges last.
1t was brief one, and in it George
vowed to appear at the cottage where
they least expected him, and demand
hisbetrothed.
That evening, at dusk, Miss Preciosa
walked in the garden alone. She was
thinking of pair of romantic big eyes,
of soft voice and softer hand which
she had been surprised into allowing
to shake hers.
sits pity men are so wicked" said
she, and sighed. Although she was
near thirty she looked very pretty, IS
she walked in the moonlight, forgetting
to put on airs and graces and stlffen
htrself Her figure was very Eiuch like
her niece, Bella-so much so that some
one on the other side of the convent
like wall, with eyes upon level with its
upper stone, fancied it was that young
lady. Under this belief he clambered
mp and stood on top and whispered:
my dearest, look up and behold your
George"
"And Preciosa, lifting her eyes, be-
held man on the wall, flung up her
hands In the air, and uttered a shrek
like that of an enraged peacock.
The gentleman discovered his mis-
take and endeavOred to retreat, STUN
bled and fell headlong among the flow
er-pots and boxes, and lay there quite
mOtionless.
The shrek and the clatter aroused the
house, Deborah, Bell and Charity
Pratt rushed to the scene, and found a
gentleman in a sad plight, bloody and
senseless, and Miss Preciosa half dead
with terror.
Bella, recognizing dear George, faint
ed in good earnest. Preciosa, encour-
aged by numbers, addressed the pros
trate youth:
sect up, you man, and go. Your
wickedness has been, perhaps, suffi-
GENTLY punished. Do CO."
HE can't; he's dead, !" said Deborah.
.'Ohl what Judgment. Are You sure
he's dead?"
"Yes, Miss"
"Then take him into the house and
call the doctor"
They laid him on the bed, and med
ical aid came. The poor fellow had a
broken leg.
He'd get well. Oh, yes, but he could
not be moved.
Miss Preciosa could not murder fell
low creature, and she acquiesced
'.He can't run of with the spoons un-
til his leg is BETTER" said Deborah.
'.He isn't able to elope with any one,"I
said Miss Preciosa, land we should be
gentle with the erring. Who shall we
find to nurse him?"
"Old foods is competent, Miss" said
Deborah.
And old foods came. He, of course
dwelt in the house. The doctor came
every day. The apothecary's boy inyad-
ed the hall with medicines; and finally,
when the Young man came to his senses,
he desired to see his friend, DR. Green
sour clergyman his friend?" said
Preciosa. HE must have been misled,
then; surely, his general conduct must
have been proper. May be this is the
first time he looked over a wall to make
love to lady. By all means send for
DR.. Green"
Thus the nunnery was a nunnery no
more. Two men under the roof Three
visiting it daily. What was this world
coming to? Miss Preciosa dared not
think. Bella was locked in her own
room in the most decorous manner,
while her aunt was in the house; but
when she was absent.Deborah and Char
ity sympathized aud abetted, aud she
talked deliciously to dear George, lying
on his back, with his handsome face so
pale, and his spirits so low-poor fell
lowl
Troubles always come together, that
evening, Miss Preciosa received infor-
nation that legal affairs connected with
her property, which was considerable,
demanded her presence in New York,
and she left that establishment, which me-
yer before SO much needed the Lady Su-
perior. She returned after three days to-
ward evening, no one expected her. 81
shall give themsa pleasant surprise, she
said, and slipped in the kitchen way.
There candle burned, and on one
chair sat two people-Charity Pratt and
the druggists boy. He had his arm
about her waist.
Miss Preciosa grasped thed frame
and shook from head to foot. ''I'll go
to Deborah" she said, "she can speak
TO that misguided girl better than l.
She faltered forward. Deborah was in
the back area securing tea-knives. Be-
fore her stood old foods, the nurse,
they were talking.
''Since my old woman died." said
foods, Il hain't seen nobody scour
like you-and the pies you does maker
s'Tbey amt better than other folks, :"
said Deborah. grimly coquet:ish.
''They are, said foods; and. to Miss
Preciosa's horror, he followed up the
compliment by asking for kiss.
Miss Preciosa struggled with hyster-
les, and fed parlorward Alasl muir
muir. of sweet voices. She peeped in.
Through the window swept the fra
GRANGE of honey suckle. Moonlight
mingled with that of the shaded lamp.
Bella leaned. over an easy chair in