The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-08-29
JINNY'S THREE BALLS.
... II Set
II.-JINNY's SECOND BALL.

II.-J1NNY's SECOND BALL.
; SHAVE mono but you"
- Jinny's dressing for the ball was q
feverish affair indeed, aud when she
took 6nal survey Of herself in the
glass, a burst Of tears was the result.
81 look $3.50 ugly; ;Dshe sobbed; "he'll
be ashamed OF me-" Aud then she
scandalized her clumsy attendant BY
adding 10 a low, piteous tone "1f I'D
only prayed obe pretty all this time, I
might have been made 80 by now"
However she had to choke down
her tears (it was we'll, for she had not
the rare art OF crying beeomingly), for
the fly, which Dr.. Irving paid, was At
the door. She had no loving, last TO-
spections to 60 through; her aunt had
been in bed an hour, and their one
maid had "no opinion Of Miss jimmy"
Besides-avful thought she might
keep hin, waiting. So she ran down
stairs, jumped INTO the fly, with breath.
less, fervent thanks to DR.. Irving, and
was on her road to paradise.
The moment OF alightiug Of finding
her arm instantly in his, Of being led
into whlrling world Of lights aud mu.
SIC, and all wonder and beauty ; Of fly.
ing with him down long vista made
by shining dresses and uniforms,
seemed to. jimmy ever after (suoh q
brief earthly lever" as hers was y like
an incredibly glorious dream She
could not speak, nor clearly see what
went on around her; could only breathe
out the weight Of her happiness iu
long sobbing sighs, till the first dance
was oyer. Then she. looked up At him
with such miogled rapture and devo.
ton that he was moved and half fright.
eued, and exclaimed, "By Jove you
absurd little thing, what is it? What
are you making those big eyes Of your.
bigger, if possible, about?
cit is all so delightful" !" she ans
wored, clinging closer to bis arm. ]
think that night Fitzpatrick found il
delightful too; for jimmy, dressed oil in
white, with q tall "mother-of.pearl'
comb in her brown hair and the IN.
falling black velvet round her throat
looked her best 0bough she had mol
thought so), and was stimulated to uu'
wonted powers Of repartee by certain
playful tenderness which peeped out il
her "friends" manner, by certain small
attentions too, that seemed to her guile
less mind very serious aud sweet signs
At first, perhaps she danced with toe
hearty enjoyment to be graceful; bu'
the passion of happiness, for which he'
stagnaut existence had i'll prepared her
acted like physical fatigue. She soon
sank into state of silent and exalted
bliss, too great for words or gestures o.
delight; only her poor little face beam
ed, great still radiance lit her rount
eyes,tlll they seemed gazing at paradise
and whether she sat At Fitzpatrick
side, OF danced with him, or looked q
in his face as he bent over her, ther'
was =, fond, helpless, olingine confidence
in her attitude that told the same tale
"My sun, my strength, my life, ho,
should I 1--we without thee"
But the moment came when oil thi
bliss was to.end, aud forever, if she hat
but known it, Unhappy child! i
was perhaps her very own silly hand
silly, because it forgot all else in hi
clasp-that wrote the first letter of tn
fatal "Finis." When she cloaked
when Dr.. Irving had gone to sue abou
the fly, Fitzpatrick stayed. With hel
and tod her he should see her home
ave can drop;the cid DOCTOR" he said
gazing into her face with very kin
smile, and pressing her hand to bi
side. "And then l'a see my gues
home. That'Il be quite tho righ
thing to do, oh, Jinnys Won't it, littl
one p = = *eT
She nodded vehomently; he felt he
droop and lean. against him With
movemen Of trusting love he could no
misinterpret. z. u, ss1s=s .'~G @e5s,>s
care you tired, d.rliugi "he asksd
with 4 vsgue impulse Of caressips graf
itude. "Not tired Of ne, you ..ioke
:, little ohild?" .-E<
20, how could I bew she sighet
and then Dr.. Irving eeame to. snnouss
the ay, and .cquiesce tleepily in Fit,
patriok's little arrangement !; and the
4b,.. e,ot in. and ver4 driven Of, h.
7 "Good night, my dear !; sleep well,
s.id Jinny's chsperon, with . eur'o'
doubt and tremble in his voice, and
curious Suspicious glance at hez con
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