The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-12-31
"Schure no, but tdhare's A fur yees,

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an tdhare's another, an anodther nv
tdhlm' III call Miss Margaret, an
she'll tell us all about it, in jiAyw
Margaret was called, aud the myste-
r'ous document read. 1t was an elec.
toneering placard headed, "Rally
Rally Democrats r. The country was
to be saved.
"Schure fur yees, an tdhat's what
tdbe gintleman himself was tellin' me.
An tdhat I must be Dimmicrat, an
vote for O'Riley, or tdhe bloody ma
gurs wud be on uz, pell nell p
"But how long have you been in
this country 2" asked Margaret.
"sehure, an it'll be nine montdhs
tdhe morrow"
"But you cannot vote until YOU are
here five years."
"Och be jabers, yis! The gintlc-
man got me me papers yistdherday :;
an I'm to vote' at every place in tdhe
city tdhe morrow; fur ye see tdhare's
tdhat bloody Judge Kindeu, tdbat's
runnin fur Judge again; an he's tdhe
very man tdhat sintinced Tim O'Sh.n
till twinty years in tdhe pinltintiarv
fur KILN a shalpane Nv nagur, in a
bit Nv a shindy. SEIZURE tdhare's no
Dlmmicrat in tdho country tdbat
wouldn't be afdther votin to put him
out Nv Office"
"Dimmicrat, darlint says Kate"
''an what's Dimmicrat, Michael p
"Dimmicrat ~ says Micha el, scratch
his head. "Bodtheration till it! DIM
micrat ~
"Yis, darlint! Wat il it, .vhur. ,
Can yee's spell it, like cat? G, a, t.v.
|-tdhat spells cat ; but what's Dimni.
crat, Michael ?"
"Dimmicrat! Dimmicrat ! Be iab-
ers" says Michael sorely puzzled, but
casting into the fire that knowing look
peculiar to birds and men who have
nothing more to learn; "a Dimmicrat,
honey, IL man tdhat votes fur
Vklley; an he', tdhe bist horse on
tdhe course, tdhay till me; an be jab-
ers we'll make him Lord Mayor tdhe
morrow, or his honor tdhe iudce-av
1 can reminder which. Won Nv tdhe
gentlemen il to be Mayor and tdbe oth-
er tdhe Judge, in place Nv tdhat bloody
tdhafe, Kindon, or Michael Sullivan
II loose IL votes p
After being thus enlightened by an
American sovereign and lawmaker on
the politics Of the day, Margaret re-
turned to the parlor where Mr.. Twin.
" was preparing to give Miss jose
ph'ne singing lesson, and to practice
sacred music with her. This had Of
late grown into a custom occurring a.
often as twice a week !; for although
Mr.. Twinzy was no longer a music
teacher, his knowledge and taste made
him valuable auxiliary or even .
leader in a musical party. He had ta-
ken a sudden interest in her pupils
progress, and she was glad to avail
herself Of his store in adding to her
knowledge of the art she was teaching.
de found serious fault with her time.
or rather her mode of treating it. The
motion of her hand did not suit. She
watched him as directed, while with a
grace he fancied irresistible ho made
the scientific passes, but she could not
initiate satisfactorily. he took Mis-.
Josie's hand and trained her IN the
proper motion; then, with business
l'ke' teacher air, took Margaret's wrist
and began to train her hand. She
gently withdrew from the clasp, but he
had made one step forward. Presently
ne went to q vase of flowers and select.
ing a spray Of clematis came and began
fastening it in her hair; she stepped
aside, saying:
"Plsase do not; l never wore flow
ers."
"And pray, why rot7 Cousin Hail."
he added, appealing to Mrs. Walters,
""ould not this become herl Sister
Mary used to wear this kind of a flower
in her hair. Yours is like coronet.
and wants something to relieve the &C.
verify of its lines"
She yielded, aud he placed the deli
cate white blossoms so as to fall on one
side. AS she noted the effect in MIR
ror, the unsuitability Of even this sim
gle ornament brought = pang. She
felt out Of place in the brilliant room,
and yearned for the bright colors and
floating draperies so fascinating to the
young. In her momentary discomfort,
she rearranged the flower; then taking
1t out, went and replaced it 10 its vase.
saying:
"Flowers do not grow on human
heads. Everything looks best with its
natural surroundings; aud hair and
green leaves never grow on the same
stalk" Then she persistently threw
her mind into calculation, to this ef.
feet:
81 can get one of the lots in this new
addition to the city for fifty dollars
In six weeks I shall have twice that
amount: if I do net lay out ono dollar
for anything else. This I need not do.