The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-05-16

her side, vacantly gazing at the Wow.
The rain has ceased, out the clouds
still hide the top of the glacier. noun.
tain; one tiny cloudlet has lost it's way,
ard is wandering about near the hill
foot slowly evaporating, and losing its
thin lie. The balcony where We are
is much higher than the opposite
houses ; it can look magni6cently down
on their roofs. They are a queer little
row not in line at all, but each
seeming to be showing and elbowing its
ncighbor, in order to got forwardest ;
in the narrow street belew a man is
leaning against door.post, smoking a
| pipe another is sweeping the round
stones of the pavement with a besotu.
Nor caa one possibly get up any inter-
est 10 either of them.
'I do not thing Kolb behaved quite
honestly about this place." says Sylv,a's
voice dolorously from the interior !;
"somehow one never can get foreign
ers to speak quite the tru,h-he GER
tainly tod me distinctly, when I asked
him, that one might always wear de.
| m1isuison dresses here"
We are both too much depressed to
| join even in abuse of Kolb's mendacity.
Several more leaves turned over; a
heavy sigh.
Il wish the Weosters were here ;
they talk of going abroad this summer.
will write aod advise them to come
here"
"Rather case cf the fox that had
lost his TAIL" I say, laughing dismally.
"TeN them not to bring any dcmsi-
saason dresses" subjoins Lenore, sar.
castica]ly.
Several moments Of f rl3sn silence
Sylvia has finished her ho *. and with
u vague aud mistaken idea that W.
have got some little piece of amuse-
ment that We are privately eoorry ing
without giving her information of it,
she issues forth q second time and
| Joins us. We are all in a row. like
three storks standing on one leg on o
house-top. The cloudlct has quite
melted there is not a trace of it.
wish l could melt too. The man has
stopped sweeping. Suddenly no,
not suddenly gradually sound Of
distant wheels and bell sa|utes OUT
ears. A vehicle Of some kind IS ap-
preaching at br:o! trot from the d.
! rection Of Sanaaen.
"Coming here, do yoa think ~ I
say, with q spark OF animation shoot.
ing, as I feel, i1om my lack. .lvsture eye.
"No such luck,' answers lenore,
g,oou.ily:
"No doubt it is going oa to "Thc
Krone wish We had gone there. 1t
was all Kolb's doirg.'
The bells ring louder, the horses
hoofs stamp the stones more distinctly ;
it is in sight. Yes, a carriage, twin
brother to our own late one, only that
it is shut 90 account of the weather
four horses, piles Of luggage, dusty tar.
paulin. A moment Of breathless sus-
pense; we all lean ever the balcony as
far as our necks and heads will take US.
Yes no yes! Far down in the
| street, right under our eager eyes, it is
| pulling up.
"My heart was in nv mouth - says
Leoore, smiling..a broad smile of relief.
81 thought it was going on to 'The
Krone.'
owe are too high up here" I say;
excitedIy; "we should see better from
our ova windows"
Hercupon we all rush violently, he'll
tec-skelter, down, down stairs to our
sitting room, which is on lower floor
Ouly one window gives upon the
street it is small, but We all huddle
into it. NJ. Endeclin, the landlord, let
ting down the steps; Madame Epderlir
courtesying; Marie and Menga hover
ing near, reaoy to carry out parcels.
"Ataid, of course" say, as the frs
occupant slowly emergcs. "She looks
rather wet evidently she was 10 th'
coupe with the courier, and they cnl,
took her inside because it rained."
A mans legs and wide-awake, the,
great geal Of golden hair and plump
smart womau's 6gare Being abov
them, We SEQ none Of the /, i.ces.
| "Nothing looks so nice Sor travelling
as those French lawns, triu.u ued witt
uubleached CluDy," says Sylvia, will
pensive envy; "they never show tn,
dust"
"Bride and bridegroom" say L.
"What bore They will not do u
much good ; they Will be swallowed W
in one another"
"Theg look like people, however,
says Sylvia, by which expression she
means to intimate a favorable opinior
of the newcomers geut;)1ty. 81
they are nice," she continues, ~ mean
really people that one would like te
knov-and Ko]b could easily find out
that-we might make party to go uE
Plz Vanguard with them.
'Therc is some one else with them, D
cry l, eagerly. "sure'y they cannot
have taken their parents to champerone
them ~
"Like the people at Dinan," says
I.enore, dryly, "~ho went a wedding
tour O. Eon0It.ise, and took the brides