New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-13
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buried in greenery, with dove cote on the
gable, and rustic porch veranda. 1t stood
| in a forest country, and with its garden,
orchard, and scraps Of velvety pasturage,
was surrounded on many sides by trees
! climbing on heights. trees dipping and
courtesying in holIows, trees wading into
the river where the red-sided cattle loved
20 drink, trees lying i'll soft heaps against
| the silver. grays of clOudland with q mystic
| ricus blue mist behind their bOles. The
I morning glitter was on everything, as the
master Of the house going out with mis- dog,
| stopped and spoke over the low garden wall
! to his wife, who, with hands IN her apron
| pockets, was standing gazing attentIVely at
| her beehives.
| LET Fan have the satin for this time, but
she must try to do with less. Our living is
| too expensive
II have Just been thinking Of where we
| can economic. replied the wife in al iTTi-
tated tone. We are too many in the house
| tor one thing 1t is time that cir. Lola was
| earning her bread.'
"Humphy' said the husband, II think
she earns it already She saves you T. nur-
sery governess."
~ can teach the children myself" was
the reply; "and their sisters must learn to
help. Lola gets nothing from US but food
and shelter 1t would be only fair TO let
her go into the word.''
'She's shy thing. and IS better where
she is. Besides. what would become of
Granny's children?'
The husband and wife had walked slowly
from the beehives to the house and stood
under a lattice window, which lay open.
Talking of Granny" said tho husband.
show long is Gray going to stay at Rose.
land'sf He's good deal here, isn't he g.
''He's vely pleasant company"
sAnd our girls are attractive"
''Nonsense How little you know of
your own children, have brought up my
girls to have their feelings under prudent
control. There is no mistake about his
footing in this family"
''Well, I'm glad you're al! so prudent for
he'd be the better OF a good wife. He's a
good fellow, and a clever fellow though
poor as job"
The porch swallowed the mistress Of the
house, and the master went OFF whistling;
and then face leaned forward and looked
out Of the lattice window. pale, but with
sort of underglOW giving e warm charm to
It's dimpled sOftnesS, with darkness and
depth about the eyes. and brightness about
the hair which the sunshine now illumi-
mated with a genius tor love III every curve
OF it. and a sort of golden light wavering
across the steady eyes and grave though
happy mouth.
''Thank God, am not 1oung !adyl"
murmured Lola, taking her fingers out of
her ears. where she had placed them all
too late. what would they think if
they knew what he said to me yesterday"
She rose quiverlng at the recollection,
nearly touching the slant roof with her
head in her pride. The room was dark, and
scarcely large enough TO hold Lola and a
glass of flowers aud some cuts framed with
plated twigs on the dimly lighted walls.
He'd be the better of good wife, said
Lola IL, /. l.. Al. I
to her through the ivy. ''but he's poor as
Job, and so the fine ladies leave him to me.
wonder what il would be like. being a
good wife to a man az poor as job. There
would be good deal OF scru bbing and rub.
ing, dare say; but I'm ready for it if I'm
wanted. Thank heaven am not delieatew
feeling her firm, plant wrists with her
clasping fingers. I'D as soon cook the
dinner as do worsted work any day. It's
well have no elegant tastes; making com.
mon things look pretty is the finest have.
have rather good appetite iruefullyl,
but then L could live on bread and milk. |
can cook; | can washs and ] can make
clothes. The smallest, tiniest cottage. an
easy chair and plain one; wine for him.
milk for me; an evening lamp. bookcase,
garden, good humor, plenty of flowers"
Lola's thoughts wandered away and lost
themselves in the delights Of the home she !
WAS Eh6tCUlIB. DIG SHOOk Herself Out OF
her dream with a low laugh Of undertaking
happiness. ''Chicks will be waiting - |
Granny will sccld"' She adjusted her white |
calico dress, plucked q crimson rose that |
was hanging over tbs sash, and fixed g |
with artistic fingers in her bosom. smoothed |
, willtul ripple out OF her shining hair. |
took sun-burned straw bat from the wall, |
and went out OF the small chamber and out
Of the house.
:. Granny's house vas handsomer than the
lestlike enc in which Lola lived on suffer.
lnce. Granny was not rich, but she liked
o keep up a certain Old-tashioned gran.
ieur. Indeed, none of these people IN this
crest country considered themselves as
people who were certainly poor. Granny |
must have trips to London and two horses |
II her carriage, and her son, who lived in |
he nest-house, would hav. been very well
ii only that Fan must have heS satin dress
nd he his hunters. Lola was the richest
If them all, with her little lodging under
he ivy and her slender wages for teaching
wo small orphan cousins. whom Granny
lad taken to berselfo Lola was the Cnly
ne among them Eho knew how to enjoy
Ter life.
Lola's way lay through a green lane,
cross fields, over the rive. "D rustic
ridge, and then plunged into wood through !
; blue Cunnel followed among leaves,
where the path was moist and brown with |
lew. Then she entered ROssiands. which |
eserved its name, and went into The house,
With the perfume OF thousands OF roses !
anging about her. Granny was q wiIlful
Id lady, who loved lilac ribbons in her |
APPS, and old china in her cabinet, and who |
Guild scold and pet little people. ana some :
lines big people, too. She was somewhat ,
evere upon grown up young folks, unless
hey happened to get sick when she be-
ame an angel. Arthur Gray was an in :
aid when she first made is aclEautance.
nd people said this Was why she took auch
fancy to him.
He was a son OF distant connection Of .
le family, dropped by chance into their i,
YES, clever. poor. and with no friends I
be ladies, hearing he was scientific, had | !
rst stood little IN awe o! him. It'll an !
lea that science ia uncOmtOrt ole: but | !
ray had been presented 20 Granny by the ! :
ost scientific man in London. We DO not :
" that Granny would not have been kind | '
} him if she had picked him up in the gut.
r, yet the great man had his weight when !
, did choose to step into the scale Of the | n
'ung mans chances OF finding favor among | II
q knsfolk r
Granny was sitting in her dainty autioue 3
'awing room at the head of table drawn !
, IN q cool corner under the shade of green h
inds, her work basket before her, children | a
either side with open books, and Arthur 6,
ray at the foot of the table, pencil in ! a
md. lie was no longer an invalid. and h
as supposed to he pIuming his wings for II
Ine wonderful fight in .be region Of a.
lentitic discovery. BY the sidelong looks O.
awe which Granny was casting toward +
IN over the rims of her spectac!es. ehe Il
identity thought that he was at this mo s.,
emit deep in some abstruse calculation: hut y,
was scribbling faces in his pocket book ~
had broad, square brow, aud troubled IN
IS. and a mouth which BETRAYED a rhap v
t"E resOlute and tender. lie was a nan =
10 had great future before him-oc l.,
I'd toll. heart ache, and fame. rt