The Lincoln County herald., 1872-06-26
HOW l WAS CAPTURED.


liere, when she entered the room per-
fectly unannounced at that.
looked up, and saw an angel in white
Marseilles, Aounced juunty blue hat,
about the size Of q saucer, tipped to one
side 10 most bewitching, heart breaking
manner and she wore cream colored
kids, and carried . white ponyeo taken
oil in all a fairy
She smiled at me, and held out her
hand
took it mechanically. What did it
mean?
She pouted-ah those cherry lips |!
She stamped her little No. impatiently
on the flour.
"You don't seem very glad to see me, "
she said, pettishly.
l murmursd that was delighted-sn
raptursd. So was such visions we're
not Of every day occurrence to me.
"WsII," said she glselfully, "that's
comfort! Now, they told me that you
wouldn't receive me that | should be
turned out Of doors"
Reptiles |" said I.
"But [ came and you are not angry p
"Angry!"
l could say no more.
Then she walked up and down the
room.
"How do you like my dress ?" she
asked, revolving about lne as if on q
pivot.
murmursd something about "angelic
supsrbnsss II
al did intend" she said, half doubt
fully, ITO get get dress Of gold satin
teen, with the undsrskirt cut a. usual,
and trimmed with deep plating the
spaces to be filled with bias folds above
the plaitings 10 band of velvet silk the
side cores rounded up four inches longer
and looped up in jonnier. That with
. pretty little sacque with open sleeves
trimmed to match the undordress, would
be nice wouldn't it?"
murmured an unqualified assent
not that understood wnat she was talk.
ing about, for she uttered tho full dsscrip
ton in one breath and then l dldn t
know what I was saying.
"But," said she, IL bought this Mar
sellles because like it. Don't your
III admire your taste," l said, family
for l was fast losing my senses, though
wondering who and what she was.
You're dear good fellow" said she
rapturously and | know We will get on
tamously together II
So she intended to stay hero. l va,
getting into very deep water T.
"Now then" she continued, show me
some place to put my things, aud then
you and will have talk
mechanically pointed to q smal
room opening out Of the library. Sh'
hurried 10. l felt like q statue carved
from adamant. Deeper water.
Presently she returned, divested o
little hat, pongee and kids.
She cast searching glance around tn
library.
"Horrid dirty r. she said disdainfully
"Whsn has it been cleaned?"
"About year ago." l said, moekiy.
She gave q pretty little scream
"A year Shocking Oh, couldn'
sit down in room that hasn't beer
cleaned for year This must be put tt
rights"
She said this in a very deter nineG
tone, and then set to work. She con
verted my linen coat into an apron, tiee
a cunning little handkerchief over he
pretty head, aud snatching up the fly
dustsr, busted away valiantly, raising q
cloud Of dust, iu which | sat gazing u,
the vision. What did all this meanP
consulted Molie-e, my standard author
ity, but Moliere could give no explana
ton. Gould she be az angel, sent Il
cast a ray Of light over my dismal path
of lifo Perhaps But did angels wea
white Marseilles, and talk about satin
teens aud jonnisrsl Impossible L
must be dream. ..N
! She suddenly paused came to me-
through the cloud, held out her arms
and said:
"Roll up my sleeves, please. oau
work better with them up"
did roll the white sleeves up, and
then Immediately secuted the idea Of it,
being . dream. Couldnt dream of suct
arms, with . beautiful dimple in saot
elbow
And then she busted, and when sh.
busted she sang. What voice 1t wal
swester than q nightingale's or the music
Of running brook
And then she drew up chair and ga
down beside me, having 6tst removed tn,
handkerchief and improvissd apron
Then che shook out her curls and ad
dressed me.
"My dear uncle, let Us have . talk"
| Her uncle If my heart had sud,
denly changed to . lump Of lead. it could
not have sunk any quicker than it did
"You know" she continued, that you
wrote me letter saying that you consid
cred it better for me to stay at the farm
until you wrote again. But then,
didn't want to stay; I felt 50 lonely
away out there, hardly seeing . new face
once . month fos the twslvs years I have