Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-30
HOW L WAS CAPTURED.

Marseilles, hounced jaunty blue hat,
about the size of a saucer, tipped to one
side in a most bewitching, heart breaking
manner and she wore cream-colored
kids, and carried white pongee- taken
all in all, fairy
She smiled at me and held out her hand
took it mechanically. What did this
mean ?
She poutcd-ah those cherry lips !
she stamped her little No. impatiently
on the floor.
"You don't seem very glad to see me, ,"
she said pettishly.
l murmured that was delightcd-en-
tranced. So | was such visions were
not of every day occurrence to me.
WELL" said she gleefully, "that's a
comfort Now, they told me that you
wouldn't receive me-that | would be
turned out of doors"
Reptiles" said L.
"But l came, and you are not angry ?
"Angry ?"
| could say no more.
Then she walked up and down the room.
How do you like my dress ?" she
asked, revolving before me as if on n
pivot.
murmured something about "angelc
superbness."
fully, "to get dress of gray satinteen,
with the underskirt cut as usual, and
trimmed with deep plating, the spaces
to be filed with bias folds above the
plaitings in band Of square, the side
cores rounded up four inches longer, and
looped up in JOINER. That, with prct-
ty little sacque with open sleeves, trim
med to match the underdress, would be
nice, wouldn't it ?"
| murmured an unqualified assent, not
that l understood what she was talking
about, for she uttered the full description
in one breath but then | didn't know
what | was saying.
But" said she, 81 bought this Mar
seilles because liked it. Don't you ?"
81 admire your taste" said family;
for l was fast losing my senses, though
wondering as to who and what she was.
"You're dear, good fellow !" said
she, rapturously; "and know We'll get
on famously together"
So she intended to stay here was
getting into very deep water.
"Now, them" she continued, "show
me some place to put my things, and
you and l will have talk"
l mechanically pointed out small
room opening out of the library. She
hurried in. | sat like statue carved
from adamant. Deeper water.
Presently she returned, divested of lit
tie hat, pongee and kids.
She cast "A searching glance around the
library.
"lIorrid dirty !" she said disdainfully;
"when has it been cleaned ?"
About year ago." said, meekly.
She gave vent to a pretty little scream.
"a Year, Shocking Oh, | couldn't
sit down in room that hasn't been clean
ed for year This must be put to
rights"
She said this in very determined tone
and went to work. She converted my
linen coat into an apron, tied cunning
little handkerchief over that pretty head,
and snatching up the fly duster, busted
away vaiantly, and raised a cloud of
dust in which sat gazing on the vision |!
What did all this mean? l consulted
Molier, my standing authority, but Mo-
lier could give no explanation. Could
she be an angel sent to cast ray OF
light over my dismal path Of life. Per
haps But did angels wear white Mar
seilles and talk about satinteens and jon
niers Impossible 1t must be a dream.
She suddenly paused, and came to me
through the cloud and held out her arms,
and said
Roll up my sleeves, please. | can
work better with them up"
| did roll the white sleeves up, and
then Immediately secuted the idea Of its
being dream. Couldn't dream of such
arms, with beautiful dimple in each el-
bow.
Certainly not They were real
did not think that sculptor would have
been proud to have them for model be-
cause L was morally certain that any
sculptor would have been distracted al
the sight and have dropped his chsel
despairng of ever doing them justice.
And then she busted and while she
busted she sang. What voice DON'T
mention Nilsson--I won't hear OF it,
And then she drew up chair and sat
down beside me, having first removed the
handLerchiefand improvised apron. She
then shook her curls and addressed me
" My dear uncle, let us have a talk"
Her uncle ! If my heart had suddenly
changed to a lump Of lead, it couldn't
have sunk any quicker than it did.
ou know" she continued tha
you wrote me letter saying that yot
considered it best for me TO stay at thu
farm until you wrote again. But, then
uluhb Nhhb W stay iclt so iohcl)
away out there, hardly seeing a new fac'
once a month, for the twelve years hav,
been therefor you know you LEFT mi
there when ! was six years old. Well,
thought | would come up to the city, s,
| took the $50 and bought this suit. Mrs
} Marsh picked it out for me. You know
she has been in the city and SO came
, and you are not angry, are you? BE