The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-01-21
new actor in the comedy going on for
her amusement.


:ew actor in the comedy going on for
,er amusement.
"Hadnt, you better have Margaret
:ome to tea, and let Malissa wait 2" be
inquired. b !.
II will try; but you know she is 50
queer, and never will come to tat!c
With us," was the reply. ,..s' p, ): - |
awe must make her come. It
would be a nice thing for her. WIN
dermere's good fel'ow. and doing a
first rate business He's quite struck"
And catching baby out Of her crib, he
tossed her half way to the ceiling,
caught her, shook her, gave her his
hair to pull, put her almost into spasms
of laughter by bowing his head aga;ns:
her little fat bosom and strobe out to
breakfast, tossing his disordcred hair
into rlace, aud overturning Rufus wag-
on load Of blocks on the way. As be
broke his eggs, he turacd to Margaret
and said:
II expect gentleman to tea this
evening, and want you to fix up and
come to table, like sensible creature.
Malissa can attend to that business.
Haven't you got anything to wear ?
Harriet" he said, addressing his wife,
s'can't you give her something or 9TH
er?" and he made motions about his
neck and bosom "soncthing lively and
dressy you know" Turning to Mar
garct again, he continued, II want you
to look your, best; for he is the best
match in Arabia Petrea, and I have
set my heart on wedding"
If Margaret had required conirma-
ton in her choice of costume, and
her determination not to accept false
position Of social equality in family
with whom she had SO little in common,
this address would have furnished it.
If her present dress and occupation
were barriers to matrimonial specula-
ton they were all the better suited to
her life purpose. ..
When 'tthe best match in Arabl
Petrea" sat down to tea that evening.
she handed him his cup, in her usual
evening dress of dark grey stuff, all
wool. She strictly adhered to the Jew
ish law of avoiding cloth made of two
| kinds of material, because such cloth
is always shan, and intended to ap-
pear better than it is. This material
was made in quaker form, and fold o.
soft, white muslin took the place Of a
collar. Her only metallic ornament was
her bunch Of keys, fastened to the
braid strings which confined her dres:
around her waist. Her hair was dcnc
up la Grecidn ; and no, millincr G,
jcweler ever devised such a clowninc
glory for wonan's head as Mar-aret'
wealth Of soft, shimme ring brown hair
Her large eyes were Of the OK type, and
an iudescribable mixture of blue ano
gray and her oval cheeks had retained
their rose tint, in defiance of heart
aches. = ::~ .,..
1t requires a long and heavy pressure
of misfortune to crush the light cut Of
woman's eyes aud the color from her
check without the aid of dyspepsia, aud
this cannot be- manufactured without
habitual disregard Of the physical laws
IT life. Margaret's heart might ache
but went on pumping, and as no exter'
nal pressure cut off or impeded its
communications with the extremitics
the rosy blood coursed in perpetual cir
cles, from the nervous foot to the busy
brain, from the tips Of the rosy finger:
to the cells Of the expansive lungs ,,nd
faithfully performed its mission Of build:
ins up the wasting tissues.
Her figure had no more resemblance
to those in the fashion plates, than that
Of the Greek Slave; and her. neck and
bust were as swanlike, as those Of the
regal Mary Stuart. Her soul, a fitting
occupant Tor such: a dwelling, was self:
poised, and sat at ease in its possessions
moved by sense Of duty, firm in its
reliance on its author, and undisturbed
by opinions at variance With establish.
ed principles Of right.
Etiquette required that Nh. Win,
dermcre should rot notice her, yet not
a motion Of hers escaped his observa.
ton.
On taking their seats at the table,
the host dashed off into a conversation
on the subject then exciting the public
mind, saying : 49,
~ believe that woman has escaped"
"lt is so reported in The Evening
Journal" replied his guest ); s'but this
was anticipated when tho writ of habeas
corpus was granted. It was known
that the darkics: and abolitionists in
tended rescue, and they have sue
cceded:" .: .....
"It is a pity" said Walters, "that
Kcndon should have granted the writ.
1t will hurt the city trade at the South,
and it hurts him. He might 20 to
United States Senate as easily as not, if
it was not for his abolition sympathies."
"Thc master in this case is furious"
answered Windsrmere, "and says tho
oirl is worth tvcntv. five hundred dol.