The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-11-25

ed, unlike himself. i: One week ihls Wis
its would be frequent, the ne s;nuezt'' i, IL
would NOT come at III ); and, with ne d = h,
would sometimes be confused, = and "a some o,us;
times his words and gestures, sat+1 iii
Of pleading grace, not unmipgled: With
sadness: I knew he was aware IF # hi ii
aeu|n!t's j will saw i might make: him
sensitive about approaching me, SO
felt lint it was right.to throw an added
kindness and more marked preference
into my manner. Ben usually kept a
careful eye upon al my ,airtations, II
hes stermed them, but.this time he was
eneressed BY Nell, and this time I was
not flirting. / :, =. -" ! -
The hour Of fate came one day, as 1
had determined, it. should. >>-Strathmore
asked me to marry Him, asked it., look
ing straight into my eyes, with words
which made me, proud Ada Fleming,
timia as child. Was there any lack
Of earnestne,s Il never thought so,
I laid my hand 10 his, aud he drew me
to his heart. had found home at last.
That was our engagement.
Nell arched her eyebrows when I told
her, and Ben whistled, but not .' for v mt
Of thought. ): @.>. -: s~.:.~'~
:::s $50: that's: the way the wind was
blowing, my lady sister, and you are
caught at last - he exclaimed, II hope
it may end well. I have nothing to
say against Strathmore." -
=. "Tbat's a: gloomy congratulation."
said Nell. "l'll give you better.-
May you be as happy as I am-you
can't be more" ~ -. .s.:, :l.. -. !
:. Nell had got into the habit Of long
absences in the forenoons. She was
full Of business, package, were contin-
iually arriving for her, :: dainty" embroi-
dsries: and rare laoes lay about b ct
! 5rotom,ard 'tu e dress patterns hung. over tbe
chairs; >; Nell was getting ready to5be
|. married. j: ,~g,i -. ,..:":. II ~: ii:
o.: One day she came in quite flushed
and excited. d =: :. ia ~, -! a.:
"Where have you been now ?""! /
asked, 1.';::-; ~i.if. ,'".n;.s',s,r
1::..'"oh, to'see my new seamstress.-
she,sews e1quisitely, and is, !. rare bit
Of nature herself: I'm quite interested
in her." :. ~: ,'' - - \ ':''.I' = i ''.*:z =
/. !" 'tsCould,.1 I get her to sew: for :,me.2''
/ asked. for vague visions Of mountains
Of work like. Nells loomed up before
me, who was a very woman at last...' -. 4. :
a." ~ :"''Wen,"t "tsaid Nell slowly. .'Ihardly
know: !. I do not think she; ought to
sew fr you, Ada" ,... " .'., ~. '!.%, ~. !.
'"Why not, you selfish girl p de:
manded. a''':> -.'r;r,i-, ,""~, ~: '>e.:
: "Nan 7" she said, inclinins her head
towards me ike deaf Welsh.Hgirl, q:
was her won't when she did: not menn Il
answer questions. "v;::' ~: q. y; r',A-
i, "How silly to make mystery owe,
: sewing-girI, just because you want
her all to yourself!' I exclaimed, i'm.
patiently. -, ..:.... ....,'..L ?
| That evening Strathmore called .tc
take rs. to concert. The performance
was to be Hayden's Seasons, with q
spendid orchestra and the finest voices
procurable. Nell and I had been very
eager to 60. Strathmore did not seem
to care much about it, but yielded a,
last to his liege lady, as he called me
20 We went. He had cbained seats 70,
US not where We had them before, but in
the balcony above. Nell explored The
stage with her opera glass, o.4 ,. i: r,i ~; -,
There's our interesting little chorus
girl, ,",5she suddenly whispered. :stlath.
more did not seem to hear her / fell
little provoked. a.: az =, q '.+ y .,n p "'''tS .t
e @:,'.'What dope care7" / said. ID on
be simpleton, Nell v., r. r..t 3a g., = ,sa ;s3 81
\ The concert. began, ! the music wen
|'on ST was: y very 6dne,, everybody sad
I thought 80, too, at the. time, but no,
: I.seem to remember scarcely anything
but n one little incident, which occurre'
| in the fourth. part, 10 one OF the, che
ruses of"Winter,"@ where run thes
9lsWOrJS 3 i.~a4..,Lj Gziu~ *
-t~os ""1et thu wheel move gayly, -; =
- Singing a. It circles" &c. =,
\, The sweet, clear notes Of the music
the repetitions, were beautiful, and %