The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-09-08

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like i from habit. ID These sars, rolling
homes without much moss, ,ous people
might think, Henry Arm.Fs home
was With the lawyers, far, away from
the sound Of multltudinous wheels.
He lived in the Temple, in Garden
Court, with few old print, and china
cupst:o ornament his rooms, an old
wooden creakiDg staircase to lead to
them: He had : picture or two, BY
which which he J, set great store. Sometime.
his ! women friends came to see him 10
this Tranquil domain, and he would
tnen procure procure sevres teacups and a Dres-
oen teapot to feast them with. He
wrote his articles,-he went to and fro
fron his club: Such life may be .
little dull at times, but there is some
Intelligence in it and some variety ::
and, for = frietdly and sensitive nature
like cArmars, m.ny. an interest and
faithful affection. "."'' - :
Can any mans lite be 80 loveless.
and utterly ugly aud meaningless, as
the lives Of some women? At least, it
is his own fault if it is SO but it is i.
woman's fate. A good Samaritan had
picked up Isabella, and taken her, not
to an inn, but into her own home. and
loto her own daily: life. The girl was
than1 full for home,-for a corner in
any life; but what alife it was! Or
namonted by little tags Of faded ribbon,
aud ougles, and cheap artificial flowers,
slowed away between the four gayiy
papered walls Of some drearyy suburban
villa, enli1ened BY gossip and the dire
offences # of"the m,id-ofall-work, with
feasts Of buttered' toast and bread and
cheese, and greasy midday meals. The
daily peaceful round Of sunrise and
sunset comes distorted through such a
medium. Sentiment, romance, in such
! 4 d afoegy atmosphere of commonplace!
Who would look tor such things !?
Don't We all know the 10 look of tho
house? The4varieus parasols; and over
shoes in the: passage below the dish.
cover, the druggeted Aig ght Of stairs,
and tho staiued-glass window on the
landing g,yxhere = faded gilt card.raek,
containing some dusty cards, is dis
played on a table covered by cotton
crochet-vork. Poor shabby suburban
lite, with what air of superiority it is
described, and pointed at, and patron.
lied ! For and ugly face, there is
n? la lac k Of charity but Heaven help
the 4tasteless for them there is no
sympathy 81 cn ear although perhaps
Ia heaven there may be some mansions
prepared for them, s.a-
IN Op' Of tho window of the room in
which she sat isabella could see = rail. /
ing, .. long dusty road, leadiDg,bys thetI
many pa arches of q cemetery; the buck
Of the house looked out across cabbagte::'
fields, that spread away in tho distance |
toward ds some unfinished suburb, begun J
and abandoned to its fate. There was
the desolateness Of the country without
its peace !; the, dust and slooh of al
town without Its life and interest," II
This was, not the opinion of the lady
Of the house. "We are just handy in |
the way Of everything" says Mrs. |
nelafosst, complaceotly, "with all the
advantages of the country. Did you
think it ;was was al Up with you, my dear ?"
says the gid lady, nodding her black
ringlets. "Here was the old woman
coming to LOOK after you. And this Is
g g conye4nlient 4l ,.11 place as one conld wish
to sec HOT water laid on, and cheap
st thirty.ive. I have handsome furni-
turs, htoo---family T. furniture of my
poor husbands. ". And you will find the
girl a nice willing servant. You must
call me aunt; won't you, dear? Why,
! | knew your papa when he,: was in
shorts many time has he. enjoyed
my gooseberry; JAM" Mrs. Delafosse
always made the best Of everything,
and was enchanted to have listener to
her beatitudes. 1T Is lonely living by
ones self: She dearly loved . talk,
but talking without . listener was like
making bricks ~ithoutsstr.v, or playing
draughb with = dummy, Or like unrs-
quilted love: being, satisfied herself,-
she wished her, Young charge to be
satisfied atoo.39G C. ,>,..: sie-j,,5e",3;i a;..- .
:. = Isabella, you should look up-you
should, 81 indeed! - Repining 10 isn't
grateful, whcn1 do 20 much to SEQ you
happy" ""S,. -. . 1,.1 -'''....2, '2:>-
81 rba you 7dio," 1.'iddI said Isabella. 20
dear mo F.! how I wish-'' , ~ '''
The girla stopped sbraptly;' she did
not want to seem ungrateful. She