The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-04-27

49,. .AHSoy yoPouNAf O5cS ucA'
over the music, and the golden sun
shine y! falling over the sweet picture
overhead, ,'and Furnishing the: glimmer-
ing organ, and the waves Of jet black
hair; 2Ishall always, until earthly mu-
sic is drowned by that Of heaven, hear
Andrew Hudson playiusas he played in
those happy hours. ,,..s-:: ,....::4
: Ono Thursday I went: earlier than
usual Ito find only the clerk in tho
church; mailing down new carpets on
tho aslies. AS I paused to look at
tkem:he put his handsin his pocket, "a
letter for. you, $ Miss;"s he said, and
| stretched towards me with a little mis-.
| sise, white and spotless, With one ;.drop
Of green wax 10 Its, midst. /, x -
~ Wa girls had; a,sentiuental habit: Ee1
writing notes, 'aud .thiseyw,srano.hine
nev.'i Itook it care|ess]y iuu.my hand
aaa slipped isTiu.my .pocks, to: Tread a,
home. 7Ihad seen a form I.kaew mov'
ing among: the. :grayestones rsios7 the
Aohprehyatd, aod could think Of nothing
else a>ssu z9lnsr ,,.n =; tT... 4>jaz>
RS Just then, the clerk, Ainginge away
d bit Of old carpet, called: ,->7.,. a
q 'sco, Miss Sophy,. what a, crack j,
They'll = Il be sorry they don't heed me
about t| this floor some day. There, jas'
at the bets toot Q! Of the stairs leading TO-; tn.
I gallery whare = . the singers sat, WAS in.
deed it,c q crack, wide and deep,: :leav,ne
full four inches between tho .Aoor and
the Lowest step: at the CORRECT, TIT
Echarch is old you see IL reckon it Il
last my time, though. aud he ham
mered away furiously, making such. !,
racket that neither of us heard any one
approaching until "a voice cried: :.
'tAh! new carpets. The church vii
be smart pext Sunday. p. l.. ....:s,
= 1t was Andrew Hudson. Re stoot
looking at. US with his: great eyes: IN
"Not before! We needed ''em, SIR sait
| Timothy, "but what's the use Of - car
pets with floors like these wearing ZEN
out? But pardon, si1-want to pass P
Andrew gave me look. It said
"Come." felt my cheek flushing.
longed to hear him say that he loved
me, but the fancy that be might be 60
ing to speak now frightened ma.
+, ~ have note ought TO- read" ]
said, taking'it from my pocket.
! "No matter $ let thc2note alone read
it at home. Come sit in the gallery
With me until the rest Gomez ~
He said it in such pleading whisper,
under cover of the old clerks hammer
Ing, tbatsl could not refuse..@ Wt@wsnnj
up together, l not daring to look:at him
There was apple of new music on the
stand, and'in my confusion 1 soushtrei'
uge in that. .sAs bent oyersthe paget
be bent overtime; aud oall in a .rnomen,
be had caught me about my. waist and
kissed nc. Such kiss ! I feel it ye,
burning on my forehead. :. ! -: =
+. L was not angry, / will not. /, tell a
falschood, I was glad, but jastather
Abby Adah's laugh came ringing. NJ
the gallery stairs, and I wrenched my,
self away from him. In, a moment she
was With Us, and half a dozen more
followed and We we're not alone ag.i1
that Gay: How many mistskesI : i
made in my music, with th,
memory Of that kiss driving away every
other though. from my mind, I ID
.atrald to tell. s''' S''.: }Ss','.'2 '.s'sof
+ That evening I watched and 'vat.,it.d
for Andrewsat home. fslt +. 5are b.
would eome-suro that he would: speak
al hist; busthoughI listened i1l'tas even
ing did'not hearzhis steps apon thepatb
At last L went to: bed, feeling sad = and
disappointed, and, iergettingsan shout
l1hesitlle note untill was fairly andres
sed. Then L looked 10 the: pocket sot
the dress I had taken off for it. It wa
not there: (. 3.ysyt,a tt.ai.t.,es*l' e::::3 50,
It was such a singular thing that il
should be gone that / sud denly became
Interested. I wrapped myself ina ,
shawl and went oil over the house With
candle, but in vain, Hoo I had los'
the note note I could not guess, but it VA.
lost undoubtedly: And somehow, the
loss began to trouble me-, unimportan.
as I believed the epistle to be. -, -. =. : :.
Well, my trouble began that night,
Andrew Hudson never came near tne
house, and : when Saturday afternoon
came I went to the church to practice,
feeling sure I ehSula hear hee .x.s iii
but there lie sat Il Tie organ, Fan and Fl ever m
50 much as looked Ii he me when II came ai1ss
Ein. When he had occasion Il, Is slp,.k pal "a "a
me y Il =v.ssin .n altered VOICE, ri aud there
we're great rings about His: dark eyes
which made them look hollow. IT.
"1What could it Ill mean; was lie
~ Or .nz,rz xi!h ne: 3, Iz'onged to ask
hin. IS. 80. - ~.
But he gave me mo aopportunity.-
5seoat 20, the hour was ssorer be has:
tened sway, saying something about IN
Engagement s5a II ssf;t sil
. I,bosnd sioyeE the. .,balnstradso aftsr
him and Issv him sdarscendi6g Tie s,si.it
very slowly; with. epir;tlces, weary
look upon bis facc that brought ho,