Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-24

come into sympathy with the fine young
lady from town. Ii the truth must be told,
she contrasted unfavorably that night with
her shallow visitor, who had all she knew at
her fnger-ends, and was not disconnected by
any thing.
Seeing that Matilda failed to entertain her
she entertained Matilda, running on from
one gay trifle to another as lightly and as
thoughtlessly almost as the bird sings. What
did she do all the long days? And wasn't
she lonesome, and didn't she get tired of see
ing the same old moon and stars every night
Why, she should be moped to death, and
run away with the very first fellow that
would have her And she turned smilingly |
upon Nathan, as though she would be only
too glad to run away with the like of him.
Then she found her own way into the
garden, and came back with her arms full
of roses, which she tossed about with play |
full profuson- the heads and shoulders
of the two elderly ladies' over Nathan, over
the sleepy Watchdog, and all about the
neatly secured floor. Her fair face was
lighted up with smiles and good nature, her
white dress fioated about her like cloud of
~, ..a ,,,a a;,,, ,,ot,,;,,s ~ ,,or oonvorso-
tiOn were pleasing, because they were per-
fectly spontaneous and free from that tinge
~ ,no,anoho,,, which 1. ant IN ,ccomnanv
deeper thoughtfulness.
g She is silly chatter-box, and vain and
selfisb wilma, . mnsed Matilda. ms she look
ed mon ber from the dim corner of the room
in which sbe kent herself Withdrawn. "but
sbo "a corta;n,v nrettvr And this last she
admitted with n little shiyer of her whole
body. MS if something cold and disagreeable
had touched her
{ She bad done no Injustice to the Young
lady as to her selfishness and vanity but
, thew were qualities rather intuitiyely felt
than seen as vet beino well hidden by her
| ae1uence of snirits and ray GOOD humor but
sure to. come 10 the surface with the ineyita-
lie nresure of time. or under the weight of
r anv sudden trial or misfortune perhaps A
butterfly Of the summer. she. that reouired
| n garden of roses. and all sunshiny and beau
tiful things for its pleasure-nay, more, for
n its very existence.
e Matilda must show her the biz spinning
wheel and then she must herself spin a
r ,Iro.d or two ord Nathan must como and
: t,,rn ,he wbeeI-tbe wool was as mucb MS
/ i, ,,a , 49,, aea s,,o ,r,,,o n
e Ia. t,raad IN 7,,.da I;n, rosnons;h,o and
3 rana h;n, : ,,ro,,,, ssa,1;na "a, 4 ond whom
) sha s,,aooadaa 1, ,,;nd;,,a ,o,sao, .,,roaa
IS a., tho s,,;rd,o sho o,o,,ned her l;ttle white
: IL IL auoo,,,,,, hi, aa,;,,,t
% o,ss MI ,;,,, ,,,,no,
Ii - da,,, ,,,uo 1.;o,ots Il hor ro,dor ho;r and
1t 1,...,.,- 80, -. - .,,,,
IS sI",~ :, - - - ,a,l al,
shoo,, h,oI, ,or trossos n I,or cloe tbe aow
l. 49,, o.,,,o - .,,a ,,ornd .nd tbon Notha,
lc ,,,.. aa;,,s. .,,o,s an1 ,,,,on =, his hoshfl
ut ,,oss H. sa;d ha oo,1d ~, r,aoI, ca h;o,, Oh,
le ansyered with coax;nr nlayfulness an,
e VOW doar Not,,,,n And ,,han ho stii, mad,
s. ovo,,sos sl,o d,o,,,od ~, Inr ,vnoos hofor
c. hin, and bont hor hy;,,bt hood low On forcin,
u him aoa;nst h;s will to renloce tbe flowers
3 ,a
at =. asa.,,s,;na 49, e,.;,,, ,;tt,
I'd ass' so ~. 80, ~, aarss, a,,a,,,
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te =. r. ....s.s.a1 ~.
lg - 10, 10 -, 49,, -, or;as Iams;e
er a;.;,a ond L;ss;nr ,be hand that offered th,
I'd s,,a1.,, ~ ,,,o,, so cove .,,e ,vl, como mn,
sr;n for her everv dav and holm her will
VS. the milking and tbat in the evenings Ma
,h shall let them ride tbe horses and thew will
have ,,,o,, f,rt
he sho ,ossod t,a sba,vl about her shoulder
ut ,,;t,, a., a;rv rrooo that Matilda conld neve
ng have conntorse;ted and tben she mt II owe
as hor head ond made n into a bood and cross
" ;nn I,or honds domurely col,ed herself a MN
ny a,s;n o;na hor ro.os into rosary thc while
80, -, RI. =, ,,,o,, ,,ora,or-
Ter i" ~ ~, a., N,.,,.
lot sno 80 ~ ~ sa,,5 q d;e,or,t !
,lk ""s a, ~ ' S,s."sa. a;,n,,o ;,s,;oo
"Nue ~, IL s.,,,a 4. d;e,o,
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we w. -" '''' ,..,..a.. i.
ter ai'ey aoeN ,l.as.,,..sa - 90. :,
iaM' anu m nmo mas 49, 49," s,,a sa;a 70 Mr.
NO otne, ~ g., ~,
he ia'.s. 10 ny a,.,....s,,;,,, -, i, a,
she poA 'i's oa.s 'ns, .,'.. 30. Ill Mi,
nv ..o'e. - py W.
eo And then she told Mrs. Hastings confidci
'iaiiy Una, ner p,o'.io. IN .,,., ~" ~, nad ~
NJ coaA Ni',,an VI, " wv ."s m | s;t,at;,
vas Gu MN i,i,e s''iaiy' "no ~" I ~. ~,
III MS es@phs,iinenv anu ,na, Ill,
m muc.i aliaii VI. 10y "1a '..,'a,,r.,.s, ~ wi,
his huaihg anu II nc uo,s' WV W.. IN ,IDa w.. w.,
ats WIN ooiao 81 II a.. a,a s,ana, h. WON
of ilss ul,.'ois'oo' ,na, s ,';s.aa .a ,,uoI
sn't marry lainsie nu .nu :.,, nla NJ Ne ~ Ar,
n' ,na' 70 Jees N' H.. ~,
and hoort nor his own head as II seems: a,
''i' what will be the worst of it, he will fiji
ran thon, out when Il is loo late--mark n
and wor1s," And then she saws. spitefully. tn
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