The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-10-19

you' sts'ighteu the table - quietly
as possible. Fanny, take away the
strawberry. dishes. ;: -: ; T..
20, Cha'lesl you are really too thought.
less. We have eaten oil those delicious
berries r.
Pupa sighed remorseiully as he d.
voured the last spoonful OF fruit, and
remarked.-
"Jane must have trouble in waking
him. she is gono so long,"
Talk OF drowning mau's condensed
memories ! This cannot be compared
With the mental processes which Aunt
Fanny and l underwent those moments
of preparation. But papa had let in {.
ray Of hope, and We exchanged glance
of relief by its aid.
Might not our dreaded neighbor Of
the Blue-rocm have taken an overdose
Of hydrate OF chorsl7 Or, still loyal
to womanbood, as in his youth, might
he not have fed the house, once more
to spare Aunt Fanuy1s
Not bit Of il. Jane ushered him
in, immaeul,tely brushed like . sunny
bridegroom prepared to run . roe.
The audaeious creature even wore in
his buttonhole one Of Auot Fanny own
particular "cipnamons''
l wondered how much he had heard?
The ordinary forms Of social life
must be gone through with under ill
conceivable circumstances, till metciful
deatt releases US. So Aunt Fanny and
I mado7our' bows ivory low, to hide our
flaming ohesks) when Dr.. Hooper was
presented to Us. -.
Mamms welcomed him at her left
hand, and next myself; 20 that Door
Aunt Fanny, alone on the opposite side
OF the table, had 70 confront not only
my conscious face. but the Doctors,
which might express much or moth
iag, We knew not which.
SO there the poor darling sat, the
rose in her hair, smiling At its mate in
his hntton.holai
II hope you have slept away your
headache, DR.. Hooper," said father,
adding msndsciously, ave thought we
would not disturb you earlier th.n was
absolutely necessary"
II feel much refreshed" was the
Doctors non 'committ.l answer, Is he
proceeded to devote himself to mother,
/ io way that won her heart.
Hs searoely seemed to recognise the
presence Of Aunt Fanny and myself:
fortunately for Us. although he courts.
ously responded to any table-serviee We
were Obliged to pay him.
Father vss now 20 awfally wide-
awake and presens.minded - to be
more dangerous than ever, since he wa
ignorant Of any quiok.sands to be
Stunned. -
He perpetually interrupted the con-
versation at the upper end of the table
with irrelevant questions and remarks,
SC that Aunt Fanny aud I WINGED ap.
prehensivel7 whenever he opened his
lips.
"You love cinnamon roses, tco, Doc:
tor, [ see, rs we'll as Francis and tho
rest Of Us. 1t is my favofite among all
the glorious train. There was q great
bush against Dr. Diapers parlor-~in.
dow, where Bertha aud used to cit and
always grow tender and sentimental
when SEQ tho blossom. You remem-
ber that bush, don't you, Francis
Francis thought she did, aud DR.
Hooper, echoed fathers commenda-
ton warmly, and turned again to his
b ostess.
"Take another muffin, DR.. Hooper, y
persisted pspa, with unprecedented st-
tenti'eness. They are very harmless.
We think no one can make such muf.
fius as our sister here. Where did you
get the recipe, did you say Fr.ncis
From some Of the President's . wives,
wasn't p :-.-
"The mullins ere Of Bridgst's manu-.
facture," said Ano: Fanny, almost t.rtly
while choked j. :he attempt to dis.
pose of some *ater snd = nervous gig.
gle 1t tho same instant.
livery nice, very nicev' said Dr.
Hooper, obviously growing nervou.
himself, for he helped himself to tve
mullins 1t once, and then asked, "Do
you 60 down to church this evening
Mr.. Winthrop 7"
mo, l am sorry 70 say; I have som,
writing which must be done. But my
wife aud sister will drive down with
you."
! Aunt + amy open ed her mouth and
s.id, :" I shall not g.. when mamm 4
checked her BY saying, II promised Mn
Hove,-an invalid neigh bor, Dr.
Hooper,-shat I would 60 back to he,
'mmedistely after tea, so that shall be
unable to 60 int, town to night, bu,
Mis- Drapxr viii p,l"t you"
''You said, d. Hooper, you would
like to 60 esrly, believe, 30 I will OF.
do'. tho horse q once" hid papa.
"n you:pre3er u drive yourself, you
and Francis can 70 iu The pony.ph.eton,
aud will send Thomas down on ;foot,
so that he can take>the horse from You
At the church door or he can dr,ve
you both down in tho be.ch.w.gon."
II should like to drive, If Mis- D,s.
per will trust herself to ny 'horseman.