The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-20

them everything, and depended ubo'
them for advice a.d assistance In n
her difficulties. She had q way o
clingiog, to every support and out
stretched hand which came in he
road. She had lived too long with he
step-mothcr not TO have learned from
her to trust and believe in every on.
who made any advance, or who seemed
In the least inclined to be kind and
helpful. If she had to pay for thil
crodulity, it is hard to say what price
would be too great to give for Il, it d
worth in itself so much. Time afte,
time, when any one spoke by chance =
lew good-natured words, and seemed to
ak with some small interest how shs
was, how her sisters were, how she lik.
ed her situation, and 50 forth, hsr
foolish little heart would leap with
gratitude: ''Here is friend indeed"
she would think to herself; ~ sec it
in her face, in bis manner. Oh, how
fortunate | am-how good people are." :"
And then tho good-natured person
would go away and forget all about tho
little governcss, unconscious of the Bit
ter pang Of longing disappointment he
OF she had inflicted.
Meanwhile time went on Catharine
had worked very hard for many weeks,
kept her temper, and made the best Of
troublesome times, and struggled brave
~ in her small little feeble way, and
she began to feel little tired, q peo-
pie do sometimes, little lonely and in-
jured she was not quite 50 simple,
CHEEKY, unconscious, as she had been
when she FIRST came, and the vay in
which people change and fail under
vexation and worry has always seemed
to me the saddest part Of pain. The
Buffers were very kind to her, but shs
lived by herself in the big busy house,
and if she dreamed and sloseed for
eompanionship and sympathy that
might not be hers, one can not blame
her very harshly. Cathatine thought
that it was because she vas . governess
that such things were denied her she
did not know then that to no one
neither to governesses, nor pupils, nor
that tull aud entire sympa-
thy given for which 50 many people
women especially-go to seeking all
heir lives long.
For all this discouragiag doctrine, =
happy golden hour came to the little
weary Catharine in her sohool-room
his afternoon.
The sympathetic friend who could
'ouse the downcast heart and under
tand its need, tbs mighty enchaater
whose incantations could bewitch the
searied little split from everyday life
md bondage, and set it free for time,
vas at hand. Catharine opened the
'ook she had brought, and immedi.te-
y the spell began to. work. She did
lot see herself, or her troubles, or the
habby school-room walls any more, but
there appeared King Arthur
lifting high in ball, holding his court
It Caerleon upon Usk. It vas Prince
3eraint who issued from 4 world IF
wood, and, climbing upon . fair and
ven RIDGE moment showed himself
'bove the sky. 1t Vas the litte town
cleaning in the long valley, and the
'hite fortress aud the castle il decay;
nd presently in the dreary courtyard
was some one singing as the sweet
oice of T. bird-"Tdrn, fortune, turn
ny wheel; our hoard is little, but our
'earts are great Catharine read on,
nd Enid rode away all dressed in fad
d silk, aud then Catharine went fol-
owing too: through many woodland
'asa, by swamps, aad pools, and wilds,
trough dreamy castle halls, and out
nto the, country once more, where
'hantom figures came and fell upon
1eraiut. False Doorm, and Edryn,
lid Limours on his black horse, like
he thunder-cloud whose skirts are
oosened by the rising storm The
hadowy arms struck without sound,
dashing ID silence. Great fresh winds
rom a distance we're blowing about the
com; the measured musical tramp cf
he rythm was ringing in her ears;
here was = sort Of odd dalsls Of sun.
ight Of martial ssr,ins very dista.s7.
he wheel of fortune vas maki1g =
,unPiag noise in the: soslt Of The CAS-
le outside; anitin the midst Of It alt
hs dor opened, and some oae--t
night have bssn g Gersint-walked IL.
For a moment Cathaline looked up,
lseamiag still. L only took an instant
or bel; TO be metamorphossd into gov,
'gness once once moro. sfseu.-v; .,u z..a
oeThey are all gone -est, Mr.; Butler"
he, said. 1ttMr and. !; Mis. Batter are:
:iding to Csorlees, bst, they; vin be
mex = lunoh:'' >.s:. y.j} 74D-7r,.: &,
~Cathsiine, who had mot quite r.
'0vered her everyday conposare, von-
aered Why young Butler smiledao
gldnced at:the little green volume. lin
her hand. ; He was sot - good -lootisgl
Is Prince Geraine-he twas not 90;
30 big; heshsd fair curly hsir,
|, straighs nose, sleepy gE.y' eJes, and:
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