The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-31
4. sTORY OF a GARrER.


/ either ia Il mnhicrd intended 10 secure al
fiar as possible tho double advantage d
1comforting protection and cngagjug ap-
fpearaaco, and alter judicious settlement
OF skirts and robes on tho one hand, and
hats and furs OIL the other, dartcd briskly
s. .Eof, along the smooth and shining roads oi
Winston Clear and still, md not at III
fehulinx,. was the atmosphere. The SUI
shGd gll It's splendor irow q eloudlcss sky,
|apdslhe spotlees eartb radjantly reflected
lts gliteriDg bcms,l The two sleighera
with wiidm We have to do agreed without
fdebatc That no other day no favorable for
Itheir excursion could have been selected,
and iu tpfn wenttd sposm9 Of rhetorical
excitement over the glories Of winter---ip
tho present. cheering aspect
Not having accustomed themselves to
Ifhe assluous study of Nature, they iiiilct,,
% exactly Interpret certain omens which
might otherwise have intctfnrcd with
thcir innocent enthusiasm. or course
neithcr bad noticed, thc night before, the
broad circle oil luminous haze that sur.
Irounded the moon, giving warming Of up
IrFoacitins | disorder above OF course
tpeither considered, rs they dashed along
beedipg oily their own pleasant faucics,
tile light clouds which rapidly rising soou
3oyerspF0aa southern heaven, and
/ teradunlly Threatened 10 obscure the dccIin.
ing sun. What need had they to antiei-
fpate The possible Interruptions Of their
isTorty Nuno, certainly. Ihciruim vns
/ pleasure. aa ad f#.s a1 a
| Lucy Brandon, nineteen, daiutily beau,
Inful, aud c0quettish ly upcouqaefaLlc
feminine inslipet, filed ihe hcarps oi the
IydatA OF Winston, agd aboYe all, thosc
hearts gathered within the institution for
The wholesale Manufacture uf clcreymen.
for which Winsfon IL celebrated. with Gec
/ irerzjes.
+ Tie ocular youil s@orc she vas an
:tiasseh The stuleg.8, whose dnty was
/ tliey!os cal, did not swear, but after in.
.gesI'9assng tic snbjuci, aud finding that
Angels Wero HomctiIiles imperfect and fai.
lible, proclaimed her divine, aud In their
oFisous remembered her.
a lhis way ;,tey satisfied al the c0ndi.
tlous oi thc't College life, Inside the
Walls i'iey were divinity students out.
Isjde, ihcy we've Students Vi divinity.
In eoattdesce il rnay be revealed that
3lisx Lucys hisheEt attributes acre. iu
fact, ot 1 a'moflal order. she vas moi a
b.t ciau angel but slr w4zW lat is much
betIeT ivr the purposes ID lbIa woFld--a
charming etrl, with beauty eBuugh 10
> lud goideu chains around sasceptible
goung hesrts, aud sit enough to fastcn
shein witli gAher.he clasps, wheocFcr Sic
Ec..osc. II the amc timc Sic WAS as asl,!a.
bic p gould fairly De expected VI q spir.
:ged young woman who ruled sujsevyi-
ent seminary @lslI . rod moro rigid thnn
any Of the professors could WELD she
vas, with all her iroiicsoinc codueiry, rs
Discreet as : dowagor, aud She was not
destitute oI good sense. q powerful. proof
Iof. Which was that shc never wrote her
ualue Laefc, Nevertheless. ii Is ule!an.
lelioly iact that the uatdeus of Winston.
persisieutly refused to recognize those in.
ialuaiiug qualities which by the rudcr
CREATURES we're unanimously accorded her
After considerable period Of supreme
sway, Miss Braudon al length sighed. Al
cxaaaaFgise, ior somstAing nes to con.
l4ucr. 20 fa]al Bass ase ima6
She fell in with Mr. Henry ESQ christ
cned, but popularity den6niinatcd Harry
Langford, fipc yonDg fellow with 10
Theological aspirations. who lad come 10
plssson 60 le9ksstlcr some long neglected
Irelatlons. A)eyeEeandz welt dressnd,gwth
La heavenly curl 10 his hair. he interested
Miss Brandon, who forthwith smiled upon
him, and baited her iliftation liobls with
ffnpst delicate fascJnati0;is With d shade
IofI surprise, She observed that her intend
ed victim succeeded in rcapiug tho .fnll
Deneht Of the bails, aud yet refused to be
caught. Upon this, she bceamc shy, and
he eommeuccd apFomiscuousassault upon
the affections OF every available young
woman he encountered. As soon as ii
was ev3de1t they understood each other
they began TO laugh Consultation fol.
lowed. From laughing al one another
they turned to 'laughing at Miss Bran.
don's troop of suppliant admirers | am
sorry to say that the young lady betrayed
conhdencc. She told him how one espe-
cially deyout adorer was continually quot
Ing scriptural puits to her and how an
Eother OF chronological turn of mind
would insiston comparing herto new and
exqaiste specimens Of bugs Then he
Itold'her, quite inaliciously, how precarious
her rule was. and cruelty likcped her po-
4sition, to that Of u keeper in lunatic
I fasylum, whose strength lies III his conf
1 dence that his .subordinates,8 having lost
|their wits, possess no power Of eof1bina-
.Etibn among themselves to defeat his plans.
4 Occasionally Miss Brandon was a little
i tart; sometimes Mr.. Langford was a little
lrdde; but they usually kept within amia-
bic bounds, and were understood to be ex.
cellent friends-nothing more! $50 80
l. Not one Of Miss Lucy's devotees ever
thought it worth while to look upon
Henry Lahgford with eyes Of green in,
Il .fdignation. lie was in no degree raptur,
ous about her; she oftepsnubbed him
4 An ininitcsimal quarrel between them
i had once been detected. Besides, he was
not "a resident, only visitor, whose op
portunities were thus limited Moreover
it. is a fact that 10 two persons were more
: profoundly couvineed OF. their absolute In
Indifference to each others-thans Miss Bran
Edon and Mr.. Ilangford themselves hat
i They had given much private though
9Ito thoasubject (there was the danger,
and had satisfied themselves that the,
! 1glWere, as everybody understood, exoelIen
: [friends--nothing more ~
Naverthaless Ii hanpanod .th0t Mr.