Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-17

than he himself possessed, but IN those
days it was something not to be des-
pissed.
4 small convent near to where Lugi
lived had supplied the scanty store OF
knowledge his daughter had acquired.
It's gray walls grew dismal enough,
when contrasted with the smiling ver-
! dure which surrounded it. Luigi often
/ QaZed at the time-wOrn edItice with a
thoughtful brow, for the good sisters
were disposed so kindly towards his
| child that he feared she might be in
duced to enter this society. This,
perhaps, was the main reason why he
suffered her education TO be abridged,
for though his avocation could i'll
afford any additional expenses, still he
might from his earnings have eked out
few more pistoles to have kept Berta
1 longer at the convent school. But his
mind had never been free from certain
suspicious which eventually rendered
1 him so uneasy while his daughter was
receiving her rudimentary store of
knowledge, that her school days termi-
mated all too soon for one 50 fairly
gifted.
She was an apt girl, with an appre-
| ciative mind, which would have en-
! abled her TO acquire information very
rapidly. Small as her advantages had
been, she had carefully improyed them,
and consequently was much better in
! formed than the children of the less
fortunate people among whom they
abode
| Clement Harrison had not exager-
ated her beauty when he spoke of her.
She was rare type OF loneliness and
/ singularly enough, seemed to have no
conception OF her own charms. The
child ike simplicity Of her department
rendered her doubly fascinating.
As may be supposed, Harrison did
not suffer much time to elapse ere he
paid a visit to the tisherman's home.
On the second day after meeting Luigi,
he stood at the door of the cottage with
Raphael by his side. Fortunately, the
fisherman was at home. He received
Harrison respectfully, but with no SER
Witty, apologizing for his lowly home
with such an easy and unembarrassed
frankncss, that his guest felt for the
time he was seated under the roof of
man who knew how TO be cOntented in
the station in which he had been placed.
1t was late when Glenn returned, and
he gave me a detailed statement of his
visit, making me promise to accompany
him thither the following day but one.
Suppose we alter our arrangement,
he said, land fix our departure a week
later ~
II could not help smiling at the
carnestness of his manner; his whole
mind appeared to be absorbed in the
new impulse which had been awakened
in his heart.
A week cannot matter much" | re-
piled, "bnt | hope you will not ask
further postponement
"I'll be ready them no answered,
"though to tell you the truth, / would
sooner | had postponed it q month.
"No, no, Glen, | returned, sit will
not do; we can't remain longer than a
fortnight If that is understood, Tn
agreed; but possibly cannot defer it a
day beyond that time.
"Well, Friar," he answered, "be it
as you will, | shan't complain.
Faithful TO my promise, ] made the
appointed visit We found Luigi absent
with his boat, but Teresa and Berta re-
ceived us very Hospitality. Raphael
had evidently been rehearsing some
grand stories about HarrisDn's wealth
and Importance, and | fear Glen was
not ignorant of it either. 1t was sur
prising how quickly he made himself
welcome mt Lugi's abode On the pre-
sent occasion he brought some pretty
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ter, and 10y the bushes which sutfused
Berta's face, and the sparkle which lit
her mothers eyes, I perceived that
Glenn had made n rapid advance in their
confidence.
His visits now became so constant
that he scarcely had any time TO spend
with me during the day. Raphael had
douued a new suit of clothes, and he
seemed musuallywell supplied in peck
ct money | do believe If any person
had uttered disparaging word of Glen
Harrison, Raphael would have resented
1t as personal 0tlront
DAYS speed by, and Harrison Gas |
feared would be the case was over head
and ears in love with the tisherman's
/ daughter | often pondered how all
TINS would terminate, but the sequel
fell far short of my reckoning. 1t now
only wanted but four days Of our de-
partre from Italy Glenn had been
habitual visitor ut Luigi Rudio's house,
aud unknown TO me was engaged to
marry Berta, the father and mother
having consented to the same, tie
broke the news TO me in this wise:
"Frlar, I'm going to be married.
| was reading ut the tune, and looked
up from my book, regarding him with
surprise
" It's NO use to pretend astonish-