The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-10

! SS'AS iOhSeL. AlOM CoiiSOliHB. ana tne
thoughtless girl laughed merrily. "eh,
had almost forgotten to tell you, I ex-
pect my cousin Grace Marsh in n week
or so. She will be here to celebrate my
birthday in June. Then we shall have
some glorious times; so goodbye, my
little MENTOR and kissing her hand she
was soon out of sight.
"Holloa, Sisw exclaimed Harry
Hewitt, springing from behind the door
as Sonora entered. "Why, you look
sweeter than a May rose. Where have
you been?" IN H
"Why, Harry! When did you get
home? thought you was at Yale, and
did not expect you for a month yet, I"
said Sonora, putting her arms around
her brother and returning his affection
ate kiss. .r---. .-rr
1--WE have n weeks vacation, and
have come home to spend it with you.
1 have brought my roommate with me,
Clarence Pierpont, and q noble fellow
he is, too; but be careful, Sis, you do not
become a captive to his charms"
''rhere, hush, Harry. Remember
am only a school girl. But where is
mamma? Have you seen her yet?'
"Indeed 1 have. rushed up and en-
braced mother just rs she was coming
down stairs to meet me, sadly misplace
ing sundry laces and ribbons, the use of
which j never could see into. Father
and Clarence have already become the
best friends imaginable, and have gone
for walk TO examine some of the beau
ties of our bridgeport home, while /
have been waiting with the greatest i'm
patience for the last half hour for you to
make your appearance. You have grown
so during the six months that / have
been absent that should scarcely have
recognized you, had it not been for the
well known laugh of Blanche, whom I
might say was your shadow. How very
she rides
''Ies do you not think she has inn
proved greatly since your absence?n
Decidedly so. / must call on her
this evening" answered Harry, bending
his "wide awake" Ia Napoleon. "I
am going TO find my chum, so an reuoir
till dinner time" and he nodded
laughing goodbye, as he wound his
way through the shrubbery of Spring
Brook Place in search OF his father and
Clarence.
Sonora hastened to her mothers sit
ting room, to inform her of the events
Of the morning. She found her deeply
engaged with fashionable novel, but
looking up as her daughter entered, she
exclaimed:
where have you been, my child ?
You look so heated! Your checks are per-
fectly crimson! do wish you would
not romp around the country so much.
You will be so tanned by the time we
return to the city you will be a perfect
fright"
"Oh, do not worry about that, dear
mamma. Brown is good standing
color, you know, and besides l never
wish TO look like some city ladies, as
white and sickly as if breath of heav-
ems pure air had never blown upon
them,p and throwing back her lovely
brown curls she stopped and imprinted
a kiss upon her mothers beautiful lips.
"Have you seen your brother? Do
you know that Mr.. Pierpont whom he
has brought with him?r
81 have heard Harry speak of him,
though have not seen him yet"
''He is very handsome" resumed Mrs.
Hewitt. 81 wonder if he is rich,u and
looking at the clock she arose to pre-
pare for dinner.
Providing he is a gentleman of re-
finement and education, of what import
anee are riches? They only serve to
engross our minds more with this world
and make us oftentimes forget a better
one" re r--y.r I'll.
"lou are just like your father" an
swered her mother. ''He never thinks
wealth the least consequence. 1t is a
wonder to me that he gained sufficient
Of the needful to enable us to live as we
do. But were it not for me, verify be-
lieve he would give it nearly all away
now, if he thought by so doing he could
render some poor mortal happy" contin-
ued she, as she gave an extra brush to her
already smooth hair.
''Here they come, mother,n said So
nora, glancing down the long avenue in
front of the house. ~ must 90 and
change my dress for dinner.u And
closing the door after her she went
tripping to her own bedroom, a cosy little
Apartment on the same floor with her
mothers.
AS she closed the door Mrs. Hewitt
gave vent to the following: 81 do wish
Harry and Sonora had some Of my
pride. This is some poor student,
doubtless; gentleman, no doubt, but
would not care so much if
had no daughter. But who knows
what may follow this acquaintance (?
Sonora has such strange ideas; however,
l shall watch them pretty closely,p and
turning some "Frankpannri upon her
elegant mOuehoir, descended TO the
parlor to meet her guest.
TO be contiaucd.i