The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-12-17


had been watching Then taking u
card from his pocket ho deliberately
impaled his frail captive upon it, and
smiling graciousIy. he glidca leisurely5
to tho table, with his head~t ono side,
as he watched the struggles Of the
bright wings which sought in vain to
soar alott. ..>
he laid the card upoa tho table, Us
he took his seat with I: gliding, ~i1eway
mo;i'n, which required several efforts
before he got settled. Rufus, the boy,
shouted with delight, and reached for
the broken, painted toy bat the older
girl, Josephine, burst 10th IN 4 torrent
Of reproaohes:.4
"Oh. you, cousin Ed, you are real
hateful! Let it go this minute! Do,
Ma, make Aimv'
But the little china woman address,
cd as "Ma" looked on in smiling indiff-
erence, and Pa, busy carving the steak
and helping the plates, replied with a
careless laugh. The child, looking for
sympathy, turned to Margaret, saying:
"Isn't he cruel 2"
For tho FIRST time Margaret looked
at him intently. &c sat with half
reclining air, throwing portion Of the
weight of his chest upon the right arm,
which rested on the table, while with
his fork he traced figures on the table
cloth. His lead was on one side, his
eyes studiously fixed upon his captive.
and his lips drawn together in the pref
test style imaginable His air was
that OF one who felt himself ircparably
injured, but who scorned to complain.
He was evidently sitting for his picture,
and had been every time he sat down,
from the day he first acquired the art of
sitting, and as Margaret'seyes daguorreo-
typed the 6gulc. She could not refrain
answering the ehlld's question:
II fear he intended to be cruel, but
hope the Great Father Of Life has
made these defcnseless creatures with
out liability to PAIN
He flushed deeply, but did not raise
his eyes, and when Mr.. Walters said to
her, "take it away" he assumed an
air Of still greater injury, but made no
objection as she took the card to the
window aud released the insect, which
fell broken, amongst tho grass. His
thought at the moment was, "there is
another butterfly that shall feel my
power. A little gentle force, if neces-
sary, shall bring this quaker saint to
sue for fa;ors" for, gentle reader, the
elegant Edward Twinzy, whom We have
thus met in the shadow of honey
suckle, belonged to that class of the
genus homo known as professional lady
killers. He had commenced the bust
ness in his teens, had studied it in all
its branches, had bad fifteen years of
practice as travelling music teacher
and member Of band of ministries,
and since the failure OF his voice and
health caused by his bad life, he had
continued his vocation as az interesting
iEvalid. AS such he claimed all man.
mgr of indu genccs and exceptions in
his favor.
He and Mrs. Walters we're the chill
dren Of sisters, had been playmates
and betrothed lovers in childhood and
youth, but had both concluded they
could do better, and were conidants,
if not accomplices, at all times. She
BOXED upon his gallantries as she did
upon the achievements of the villain
in p]ay-as something enacted for
her own amusement On tho evening
previous she had informed him of the
addition to their family; and as Mrs.
Williams had taken her ASIDE and
sought t. impress her with a due sense
Ct Margaret's superiority to the position
she accepted, she felt there was some
thing decidedly romantic in melting
him to make conquest of this "prin-
cess in Disguise" as she termed Mar
garet. She had watched the ruin of
more than one unsuspic,ous girl, and
played various parts in these little
dramas ; had been sympathetic and coz
6dential with both parties, decorouslY
sorry and virtuously indignant at suita-
BILE times, and Chartered on, on all &C.
casions like talking manikin.
The elegant Mr.. Primrose had been
quite disguised with the idea of a little
quakeress in fright Of a bonnet, but
had concluded to accept the alteration
of the little monster. To give her an
opportunity, OF falling in love at first
sight, he had visited the breakfast
room as described, and when his :prac-.
ticed eye read her aversion he was deep.
ly indignant. Then her pointed disap-
prevail awakened a deep sense Of injury
and desire for revenge. . He had no
difficulty in convincing himself that
any injury he might do her would be
more than justified by her conduct.
Thus in the outset Of her new career
shecncountcred a malignant and Danger
Gus foe. He was 80 piqued that he
could not conceal his chagrin; and af.
ter MIR: Walters had spoken in COM
mendation of the biscuits and coffee, he
turned to Mrs Walters, whose christian
name was Harriet, saying: e.. .7,.;-.
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