The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-06-03

; viods and chilling SHOWS which sve,
= in through tho obioks Of their rud
. dwelling, hundreds Of miles from tb
scene Of her petty triumphs.
The young couple, or tho couple .
8 whom enc xas young, remained unit
, spring 10 the family Of which tn, a
: no'phers was 70 genial that none ~ishe
} ID. 90 away who ever vas !. membe
and Ill lopged to return. The spesc1
Of the now Member Wa the event 0
} the winter, in one house at least, an.
to tho verdict from that quarter he ant
his oolaborer looked with much NOR,
J of interest than even to that of th,
public who received 1t with marked
approval, o" the greater compliment Of
very marked and bitter denunci.tion
according Is they, that particular pub.
'ic, agreed or disagreed with the seuti.
msnts.
! Next summer Margaret went for be,
annual rest, to Mn. Howard's. This
"dy had exceeded her best hopes in the
oven tenor with which she pursued he,
way, ~ country schoolmistress. For
Jear' Margaret's home had been her
hotel duriog her few visits to the citv.
and hers had shared with that of Kate
Sullivan, in giving return Of hospitali-
ty during her summer vacations. Her
boy was growing up full Of promise,
and Aunt Sally becoming very in6rm.
When the anniversary of her sacrifice
came, the barriers Of continuous labor
aud her s1ong will broke away before
an impetuous tide Of rsbellious discon-
tent; hearthuuger and soul-sickness
nsoe ner reel and doubt of everything
except tho one fact that she was miser.
able. For hours she lay at the foot of
the old ok, in blind, dumb agony,
and the only tangible thought was,
"Lord, It bleeds !"
When the katydids began their
evening song, she returned to the house
and soon to the scene Of her labor and
reward. Only the anniversary of that
DAY, when she lay At the foot Of the
old oak, she gave to the past. The
present and its duties claimed all the
balance Of the year.
On her return from keeping the
third anniversary, amongst the letters
which awaited her we're two of unusual
interest. The 6rst read thus:
ARABIA PrrREA. August TO-
AADAn.-1 have long admired you and
trust that am not altogether unfavorably
known to you. 1t has been my earnest de-
@re to ask the honor Of your fair hand in |
marriage. 1 have often visited you for
this purpose. am bashful man, and |
have not been able to say what wished.
miu you please favor me with an answer
at your earliest convenience? and much
obdge, Yours devotedly,
G. G. DRHsNoRE.
To this she replied:
sl1 Tho property for which you
oPsn negotiations. in your note Of the 10Th, |
10 at present netting me s., 100 per annum.
and have no immediate prospec. Of in
vssting tho proceeds in anything which
would realize largea dividends. I must
therefore respectfully decline to part with it.
With much considsration. your friend,
MARGARET MIR1Yu.
Her second letter ran thus:
MI DsAH MISS Mra1Yn.-I think Won
must feel BY this time that you did not
behave to mo - you ought to have done
about our engagement, hut I never held
any spite against you. Mother always
said, and 30 did Mrs. Smith, that thev
know it WAS your mother that made Won do
- You did. We talk about you = good
desl, and often see your name in the pa
Per. Clara reads oil your letters when she
can ge: them. She has been wanting me
to take that paper you write for, but We
have to take zson's Herald and our county
paper, and when you count the postage it
costs good deal. It appears as if We
were going to hsve large family to raise.
We have four boys now and must be eco
monica. - what I write to you for is to
know II you would advise Us to emigrste
to that country have good chance to
sell my mill and farm. Father and moth
or are dead, and Clara would like to 40
West. II you know Of any good farm out
there that could be bought reasonable, l |
wish you would write to me. should not |
mind il you would engage it for us. Say
about i've hundred acres. It would save |
mo tho time and expense Of going out and |
coming back. know could trust you.
You always seemed to have more sense !
than other women, and your mother man
aged her little place wonderful Please !
let me hear from you soon.
Ever faithfully, your friend,
EDWARD STRorYNDEH.
Fortunately Margaret knew of farm
that she thought would suit. It lay
quite near Michael Sullivan's, and she
wrote Of it, promptly and kindly, en-
gagged aud negotiated for it, sent love
to Clara aud the boys, aud in due time
had the pleasure Of visiting them in
their prosperous new home.
CHAPTER XLI1I.
THE WIDOW, AGED AND POOR.
Amongst Mr.. Winston's clients was
one Nm. Crauson, who greatly interest
ed Margaret. She had been born in
Arabia Pet1ea and her parents were Of
the first settlers. When very young
her father had died, and she and her