, 1869-04-04
THE C0QUETTE AED HER STEP
MOTHER.
ATTue story



Eta Brown was alone that evening. ana had
,me oYc. TO stay with her. The rosy 0reltght
rom the ra!lor Crate fell In sor flashes about the
room, and made E1tas 1ogc1Incsa LOOK almost
ethereal. Ella is loTel5-hercf no denying that
She has thc sofsest, blscknst eyes ever saH-wtth
such dreamy, tar-Away 1ook IN them; and her
eefu bss the real Ily texture purity and palcneaa
Then her expression and her mAauets are some
thing iracscrinahle, for very sweetness. In ny
ppluion, she's enough 10 bewttch IN angel-much
more poor, iInprcsslhle human creature. Wei
n that lovely glow OF the 1rtlIght we voted gas
o ~ ,hc question, and leaning back In great ea4y
bn X every wrinkle Of whose cushions seemed 10
g., ":ere's comfort for yuu, we lsx1iy agreed to
c,.tnsln each other with Stories -sto1iea subject
~ the condition that they must either he from real
life or pretty good fiction Of our own creating.
Parrot rrcitatiuus were 10 be utterly lgnored-de-
barred cEtrance to this choice literary circle q!
tWa We determined upon which OF Us should
the the initiative, by the aboriginal method Of
eating losa Tue lot fell to Eta wxs r1iher
g!s1, for Eta Was an acquaintance Of onlJ few
weeks standing, and mystery hung about The gil
which longed to dIspel petdtioned for soIne-
thing from her lhe-hlBtor!, and she consented
With her beautiful eIe5 bent on the solt flashing
Ire, Eta began:
Al the ti01 waA 1i1teen years old. WAS living
in plAce which you m1y call Deer1eid-tn South
cru Minnesota, II Is sttustcd beautifully On both
sides u the Cannon River, and within sight OF
the "Grtat WoodA" 1t Is TWENTY-FIVE
miles from Hastings, on the Alssss!ppss
and nbout forty miles from AinnehahA Fails. Eight
years ago, Dcerneld was only d smsI village, you
NAY date INC IRON that time 1t II row groEn to be
aia1yc toxn md puts clty airs understand. Six
months OF more before The time Of which an
speaking, Philip DcLong, u young French Eaaa-
dian. Of np.. ability and charming tu11neEa, nad
talen Up his residence tn DccE1eld. He was tall,
,ur{th YStrA MI
ton and plenty OF hot French blood met him
eoou after he came 10 Dccr1c!d and from the nrst
evening IN which our acquaintance beEhn, II
seemed tuht natural for U6 to be together Us 1t
is for the Marth winds ID h!ow. l thlnS We be
came better acqnBInfed In two wceks' time than
ross people do In rs many ycarA Well, We were
together almost every evening, rcaliDg paper Or
s!ngtns ot talking. All our pleasures VIC shnred In
common. With thlhgs gong On IN this Way, IN
the coufse OF few months It came to be prrttJ
well: understood In DeerNeld that Phi De Long
nnd Eta Brown were engaged 1ouuc people But
1hst vanr tue; not word Of love had been Ut
1er,.d between us- II actions may be said TO have
speech, thcn surely every action Of fhlls declared
his preference for me, hut the beautiful declasa-
lion II love Jou," around which every "onan
builds rosy ideals, had not get been uttered
Therefore, / tldn1 wunt tho necr0eld people E
think cared more for Pnt than IN mere care1es1
tssh,on So II resulted that, whenever Was VIII
Pail In Other society, acted like very witch o.
tet.erx1ty. lie must have thought me full OF con
ttad!ctaona- .....
Did he entertain certain opinions On any par
t1cular subjcct,-I was Eure to think c1Ac1l
otherwise. Dc he Lie any particular piece o
muzc, or prefer any kons that ] sang
Oh. ! couldn't endure II II Was sure to
ts. The one Of all o.ne1a that .llAllkel.
One evening We were both at 3 see1a1 Eathet1n.
Of ,oune people, and had been singing vAl1oo
k1pes Ut the request Of some one among tie gsou
al the piano. Ny voice wAs In excellent tim tha
evening, AID remember sang veil WI say
of mypelL had left the plano, and uns going !
another paTt Of the room, when Pill asked me !
sinE. whst l knew was his taronte song, thos
Eo5ds oa,1 y snds se 4onnd &C.
And other hearts arc thine" &C.
nonR In IaTlcuiar. did detest that sonR, said
] eouldn1 sing II, l knew couldn't; dldnf lee
In the no.d tor II Al last 1oNssf s6 Mesd 70 70 70
3 tine or t4r, md then tfuke do"n N1Lh yaE1
in the middle Of the nrst verse Leaving the INSTR
T,thout Swing a word. such savage nehavio. 9
ylIs towards Phil griesed and peIp!exed him. an
knev II onlJ nsted n',s g sne nor
acr1Ns We were both at The house Of . tnutu
fricod-Aay Lacy- Aay and Joe nam:noni He
z 1,ea eena M . ens1 20 wss ses I'd ddnT anyh
about going undlFh OPPOSED II M J., ns 1., 81
.'ypu must not go-tt isnT riRnt LOT you 70 go. :.
and anarplng my fingers in mock defiance, ansEen II r
him: "Nb hose particular business Is 1t, ST. PAnl
whether 80 OF ktay9" .... -.
F1ta. ne persons you will meet there are
ihey though :" laughed; ~ SUPPOSE Jou are
private character Of people IS respectable a
yoursell PHI belong. Ny ncquatntanee with t
psens In ase;anp ;arE ms n Jiecty n Il mseulsse
lar aa euox." was angry that he should pl
.s ne ~ u Wy ae' sssr Ese1ss s.;s *GsFs h
isnst asout cuirE 10 the singing scaool-l WOE
much raiher itavc spent the evening Aooe "
PMl- but to allow hstn 70 come a. eoaaue.or r. Wy
thst wouldn't do. had the Reputation o! nttha
etrl Of svanl, and tba: reputation SAID. must
..H,asr sa4d Phil in reply, as be rose 70 :
uyou Wu1 certainly act your own pleasure; bat
you 20 tonight yvn wv r. nRa.nss IN enI n
middle Of the room, md with folded arms na'ie
prulound bow IN answer TO t'hns - Gool mothn !
vnnn9 ladics-" Alter tic door had closed on n
ipVscndod to he yev. indignant a: PHI for dar!
to rneddIe WITH uy 'usiuess " II Mr; Deton1 !
a.,ues he IL going to TIC my Motnet sape1o., pet ~
SrcyrtaI1 OF the Interior, SAIL 70 May, !" he '
nnIl himself icauttfuIlg mistaken. y md iels
etes erult miniature sheet lightning, WI.
sa,j Msy: - the idea oI . nAn debating 10 one
e7e lte tans JUS; nsesnss ma hS 9edIs 9s Ieo
hslcs, you know Whit the matter VIII I'm fht'' y 4
nf conrsc. he 3 afraid Frank Smith VIII DC IN
nisasuIe nc. @ q your company home; anybody wno
that would be frghtluily ohno o1ioos lassy lyad u
IeLonKH ESTIMATION web We. ,,xa,r nusHu Hi,t ,
FTenea i b.ood of hls-why let him: Just as 4
never t. iooS at anybody besides Mlse1I !. =. au
.csn To hum waltz ano tir asouo ,,S Iii ~ IL for -
u. :. .aX1. "Iu 80 IN the e!7giu. scho
s.tiood,hyc, then," called NAY al1sE nc "He re
In lime. fu we1i he aEutnd e1:i.. Ana -
n-o1-1,rr,e uns arranged m carried ont, WI
" vent 70 singing school Win ~! ~ LsfJ +, .
Joe Hammond and Whereby tfsnR eta'tn ~. oes Z
thc nleasure Of my company home anu Was y
iuglr granted that pleasure; and because o. o.
little exhibition ot the desire fcfn!nluc, 70 90
9s. II M1s ESstathE thas PS DIon and
HrnEn Trr, "out'' with each nther-at sWo
! noint.. And VIC We wcrr-so mutn 70 thss
would rot even speak wheu We met e. 90 tae : ST s.,
I ~ al aKt my savngr treatment Of Phil had wrol
! rrsult--vt lad come "a an oTen ruptate-s
: ..mAl" ut zach other Ernndly nete,mn1, t ,.,an
Z Ivas sas sixteen and dilnt lssS 70! ~ iaas :,
!: concel,, which goes p1~re1i'aAJ VIII lals ~
+ "as rn snoa!dn1 have thought it. F1ta '' said
Ent was, though. sae I went oa 1nTn ,,edc 'h hs
soaa 2, a1a ss1 Hun rssea sean sta hem vas
i 1nnt way, And that's what did Ana a!tet Al. !,
eiash between PIN and Oh wasn5 NJ ensgl, 7o IT,
e. for little hoy friend q nnc, on On hs Is, ~;
Il farm. during the Two mouths that tan nl =
tvak mi ted me sns steFwasn eI nv 1s raSss Ba
Ii nTaL nTGsr1 ns dcstyncd 10 nave tGat rttermis
q ever nv heart Well. ns was "a! ~, :,
~ fS.l n ans ta Tss I'd foan on, tia.
Il mi ~ ling. A. for h,n,-atrenllnS 70 ~
iess,on aiserwa1d ne VS. g.ssi,S I'M niSGs,; .;
Ii k ,Sht - 14tnout rta,s to hino-anl all such t3'
ii eTrt esrrastuuS that ntn VAIL use .. G
= Tnst two months ended IN AE:l' ~; :.
Il sar tnc var came to h.a rescue. For y Is
q supposed that any young man - W. ~ .,
4 vas, woofi he among tns n.,cr,niaei pa Il
s, LINT z elue .s nc eosaida1 DIT q,e - away v.,hoa
a ting himself On good tets1s WIN n ms. ,nt s. ~ -
4 niT,ut - you shall eee nsd n ~ aan' ~ h"
&. house great deal Que rno1nlnE *nen s; ).
q there vens down into the side ya:A anu ~ = :.
r cnsIeed tn IN rnronartie ocsu!non y u
e .aax1e n rcI Mc,, snoud, ma, 1nloaDssn's; ss.ss 3
n graceful uak which grew en- the PAM 1s,1i, q
~ Up chlp4 t. make thc trc better, and w
a heard ot a sr,r-raes,Ec nrcr = ha'Set o.
Well = ;s ssy,nE .n,sin n, sn' ,nH auo ,ee,nt X.
"a thu btry1a, i.lt The searching influence Q.
~ eaEnot ny tsls rttlc1n'eE was singing
~ top Of my voice fu9ds2ty a.
- ssooa ,tn 'yi I'm '''' lie III lsns / Va
= surprised Ihat !stoEe ! tnsS ss,. 4 Ia,
Al "Ielto, P,A: Inai Ter1 l,s "heno SlSs W, W
A pss..sa ppss.sssn nd no ioah., Il Timothy T,:ent
II heard ne, should neve. have risen to a
lire height at manhood N US e et1n,s''on INN ,s,
@ Were ux precise woE,,s ~ HsMh .s,s "llen' ta'
III Pm q ryE !o1 s.,s WS ,nti IT surni, ~,
M ,n,n H"s'e sse hs Sass' e1 Ths. sane afternoon "
Ey5 sun. vim Eay Ley, On our veianiaa, y
E paS.ed ), the Opposite ss'!s q ne h: s;Ess r,
ID afn,{ NJ, caata se s,'es xaH s,n Si III = soa
@ asst a"nr e, san, III we III lin. "io ia auo,hs
& Then. ia1ss.~l May: ~ called hIn On, On