The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-07-06

It was very natural that pretty eilk
ike May end Alice and Sara Tracey
'bou|d be pleased by these elegant
young men; should linger on the stair.
ways talking with them ; should accept
bouquets and Christmas and birthday
gifts from them should, in short, wish
such opportunities fall in love With
such dazzling heroes, aud expect to
marry them. But Mary, not one Of
these heroes, offered himself in marfi-
age to them. Not one of them v.ut
father than those airtatious. They
we're simply passing away tho tinz.>
It came in their w,y to laugh and
talk, and now and then offered little
attention to these girls, aud 70 the
matter ended fvr them. But not 20
did it end for the girls. I happen to
know that Sara Tracey almost broke
her heart for Morris Ryder, and /
know that Nay and Alice we're more
Interested in those stanle7s than vas
we'll for their peace Of mind. Then
the romarks that were made were Of
course not agreeable, There is alw,Js
something humilating in the position
Of woman, when she is 50 placed OF
so placed herself that she can be Airted
With, or approached as an acquaintance
to talk and laugh with, without being
sought. And any mother should
shield Ler daughters from lositions
like these if she can"
"Well, I believe Jou are more than
hale right, Kate" Mrs. Alroyd replied
in a tone of ooovldtion. IL had never
looked upon 1t so deeply before, l must
confess. Not having girls Of my own,
you know, Pm not 80 sensitive, Mary,
on this point, 1 would like as well at
ary mother to see my girls well mar
ried, but I don't mean they shall be
what is called thrown in any gentle
man way, DOR stand a chance Of being
'coudesceuded to- and al sorts Of thing.
We are poor, and not fashionable people
by any means but my girls are ladies,
and 1 mean they shall hold themselves,
and be held as such"
"How your mind does hold on to
| things, Kate. I should never hs.s
thought Of making a personal applica-
ton, or taking 4 warning from any
thing so far back As the affairs Of the
Traceys."
"Well, perhaps not. Bu, I vas sldef
! .han you, and never forget thu, story"
"b..t Kate, I don't believe you need
trouble yours: ;::lt about this M. NJ a:dle,.
He it not . Young man like Morris
Ryder OF the Stanley's. l." "on'e %
likely to hrt on the sta'rwa,s with kats
| or Ellen-a man of forty!' And Nm
Alroyd laughed.
Mrs. Stanhope laughed too at this
close application Of her story of tho
Tracey's; and so the conversation en-
ded. But Mrs. Stanhope's thoughts ID
the subject didn't end with her words.
knew that this man Of forty Was
0"' haudsomest fellows she had
o"7 u tno L. 10. and whose 1850
CHANGED to see late4, vere With
c'atlons' II NOT MS tastes, +his
the fashionable world. And at -
conclusion she said to herself: "But
perhaps, am making an old fool OF
myself: 1 do hold on to any thing go,
as Mary says"
AS time went on she began to think
that she had been over anxious, for
nothing could be more satisfactory
than the course of affairs. There were
mono Of those stairway meetings and
talkings she had such a horror Of
Only a courteous and rather stately
''good-morniug" or "gcod-eveniog" oc-
casionally, in swift passage to ana
from the door.
"There never was such proper and
discreet bachelor, mother,' as Frank,
who must always have her fun, com.
mented to her mother. "H'es as grave
and proper as one of the patriarohs.',
Ia the mean time this "grave and
proper" bachelor, who had learned tho
family circumstances from his nephew,
was wishing he could be Of service to
his neighbors.
"That little girl who opened the
door for US, aud laughed in our faces,
that first night, Rob, might do some
thing with that voice Of hers if she
liked" Mr.. Hadlcy said one evening
when Rob Walker had been holding
forth on these family circumstances,
which be had gathered from iudiscree,
Harry, who had divulged more Of the
pinch in the domestic economy than
he meant to, in his boyish talk of his
own future help.
"You've heard her sing p Rob re-
marked questioningly at this assertion
of his uncle.
"Oh yes. I often leave my doc,
open when I'm in the house to hear kef.
She really has remarkable voice."
And just as he spoke there theA
loated up to them the villa sweet notes
of an old German song which M. Had
ley had listened to many = night oloa
the Rhine. He listened nov, smoking
his after dinner pipe slowly aud thought
fully. When it was ended, he Knocked
the ashes carefully out Of the bowl oR
his meerschaum, and laying il down