The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-16
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, ~

che could hardly believe it; she saw
herself move m.jestioally, sweeping 10
silken robes across the very same pier
glass, where few minutes before she
had looked at the wretcbed little mel.
ianoholy creature, crying with . dirty
face, and watched the sad tears flow.
ing.
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"Now, then-nov, then," cried Lady
Jane, who vas sl~ays saying, "Nov.
tbon," and urging people on-"vhere's
my page? Arc the outriders there
They are all workhouse boys, my dear
they come to me as thio and starved as
church mice, then l fatten them up
and get 'em situations. 1. always 20
with cutriders. Ooe's obliged to keep
up certain dignity in these Charts,
days-universal reform, suffrage, vote
by ballot. I've no patience With MIR
Gladstone, and it all rests with US to
keep ourselves we'll aloof. Get 10,
get in! Drive to sydenham, if you
please"
Lady James manners entirely chang.
ed when she spoke to Raton. And it
's fact t hat coachmen from their tall
boxes rule With very biz gh hand, and
most ladies' tremble before them. Ra.
ton looked very alarming 10 his wig,
with bis shoe-buckles and great red
face.
What fairy tale it was. There was
little Ella fitting 10 this lovely chariot
gallopiog down the Brompton road,
with all the little boys cheering and
hurrahiug, and the little outriders clat-
tering on ahead, aud the old lady sit.
ting bolt upright as pleased as Puooh.
She really had been going to Syden-
ham ; but I think if she had not, she
would have set of instantly, if she
thought che would make aoybvdy hap.
py BY 90 dong. They stopped at I.
shop. 10 the Brompton road-the Won.
dering shop~oman came ont.
"A white bonnet, it you please" said
Lady Jane. "Th.t will 10 very velI.-
Here, child, put it 90 and mind you
don't crease the strings" And then
away and away they went once more
through the town, the squares, over
the,brilges. They saw the ships and
steamers coming down the silver
Thames but the carriage never stop
ped; the outriders paid .he tolls and
clattered On ahead. They rolled along
pleasant country lanes aud fields, villas
and country houses, roadside inns and
pedestrians, and crawling carts and
carriages. At the end Of three quar-
ters of an hour, during which it seemed
to Ella as if the whole gay cortege had
been flying through the air, they sud,
denly stopped at last at the great gates
Of crystal palace blazing in the suo
and standing on hill. A crowd was
looking on. All scrss Of grand people
were driving up in thor carriages );
splendid ladies were passing in. Two
gentlemen in white waistcoats were
d'smounting from their horses just as
Ella and Lady Jane were arriving.-
They rushed up to the carriage door
and helped them to the ground.
| "And pray, sir, who are you p said
Jane, as soon as she was safely deposit.
ed on her two little fiat feet, with the
fuooy old fashioned shoes.
The young man colored up aud
bowed. "You don't remember me,
Lady Jane," he said. "Charles Rich
ardson-I have had the honor of meet
ing you at Ash Place, and at Cliffe, my
uucle's house. This is my friend, Mr.
Prettyman."
"This is Mr.. Rich ardson, my dear
Ella, and that is Mr.. Prsttyman. Tell
them to ccme back in couple of hours"
(to the pag",) "aud desire Ration to sec
that the horses have a feed. Now,
theo-yes-give her your arm, and
you are going to take me livery WE'LL"
to the other white waistcoat; aud So
they went into the palace.
What are the young princes like now.
a'days? DO they wear diamond
aigre'tes, swords at their sides, top.
boots, and little short oloaks over one
shoulder ? The only approach to ro.
nance that l can see is tho flower iu
their button hole: and the nice little
mustaches and curly boards in which
they delight. But all tho. came be.
sidea the flower in the button there. il,
ako, ! think, possible flower of senti.
ment still growing in the soft hearts Of
princes in these days, as 10 the old
days long long ago.
| Charles Richardson was short, up.
ly little man, very gentleman.like, and
we'll dressed. He was the next heir to
baronetcy ; he had pale face and
a snub nose, snd such q foe estate IL
?rospect-Clitfe Court Its name was
that | do not won der at Miss Lisette's
admiration for him. As for Ella she
thought how kind he had been on the
stairs that morning she thought what
bright, genial smile he had. How
charming he looked she said to her.
self no, never. never had she dreamed
Of any one So nice. She was quite
more than satisfied 10 prince 10 ro-'
nance would. have seemed to her vb..