The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-01-02

sAssV u soO StoSm. "00e WhoHA'a thf
fairy eodeothsr ?'''ir-e.
I kneN / blashed fariously, 1 Va. 50
le.o9seaoRA; q ny shabby dress.
Il s.PPses lea ~ ths need of one
E!a ayappeassase. Mf.; Rossitsr r.,
's!l ~. llteles Ny sod.qth.r h
.akly s4ossh 70 b Witch, ? and frioh
Eesseash 50 ~eqk, d. sests2 Il magical
tAAia.saa; y ~; b.. aaslhss given ~: all up. Ia
fta.. {. sks kae. asvsf tsisd The power el
beg taiEy .sad n us,"
,AeAs >8aa, n ahiak sf The d.int,
Aeie' = ~: !Rspsitsr; had probably been
aeeeea.eseasd n. 10 visit, With their delicate.
ly.siatsd ly,sti,ats kid.glsvss. their laess like
hesr.flsst, ,thsi, elists.isg silks, OF
A'stisg lavas, till L wished to sink in
y IT, serth-feel that had bee. to
T. int the 5vsatsy, whore he ee.ld con-
tsnplsss ~ q kis.,s
"Yes have sonsthise tia, neither
siteA aoe hi.y ssald givs you in thsss
attaasZats iuss."
u llosksa q hin withsut spsakine.
: + '9os srs stoo modest, o. too con.
'snffSian .ska:kisk ,,hs+D 1. 80.
"Wsll, n u tA.*mo.t d.nsssrou. d.nsl;ss ,i, gift Of
bsauty, and I aanslsss charm, which is
better than beauty"
- II think the nin i. .toppiug," I
'aid, locking oat steadily where it vas
falling fast aud fariossly. II had bst-
tx ny 70 80, Mr. Rossitsr."
"Oh, impossible !"
~ ''But I nust!' I cried, opening th.
door:
hsial.g hn :qpSrsiis o1:s ;,: and
,msrtil.s,lJ exposing himself: "Do you
como here every day Z"
"Not every day. I'm not miserable
aud desperate every day.; sometimes
am hopeful and dream of better
things"
"Of the prince, for instance p
"Or the tairy gedmother," l answer.
*, to1 there had been moments when
I had wildly dreamed of some wonder
ful change in my circumstances
through her meaus.
Over u the black sky seemed to
lean down heavily around Us fell the
rain, surrounding us like watery wall
Now aud then the lightning kindled
tho sloppy way, and ahowed me rivu.
let, Of r.in'drops running down Mr.,
Rossiter's: nose, and shining stream.
from bis hair. He would have made
quite respectable shower if he had
shaken himself. And I saw how hand.
some hs VA in that lurid light, or any
light.
~ kaow yesr father slightly," hi
aald - Ne nsarsd the house $50 ex.
poet me- >ssen."
A delight, .sddsa And keen as the
lightning, snete me 1t hi words thsr
: pepg-we had reached the front.
door.
"Oh, ny bs.niw I cried, looking
b.ek at II. binding rain. "Do ye'
| tI,ox, hr: Rooster, I entirely forso
! ~ ds'y:'"'
Il. ll...ger', l h'p.,"' h. .D'"''.t
hlghinl, ead sheving: :: handsome
mouth. "Yoa must leave The beans Il
,hel fat.!' :,
AID he bevsa, and I lott II. storm
without to faes ths storm within.
Lily and Ros. wer. peepine through
The windows. Sweet aowerets, kns,
Wi they had thorn... Ny stepmothe
W setting the table for ts.-doin(
ny vork, aud therefore doing j. s.v
assl1. Ny dear old dad VA not there
kept 1t bis oaiss BY the storm, I sup
pose.
"Well, Ciadez, two houn-two norta
hour. yos'vs bin over them bsans.''
began ny stspnother, sharp - an eats
srly wiad.
Mor beans, indeed r. sasppsd Lily
"shss bin walkin' with her beau J.
"Whers did hs come from 7" aske,
my .tspnsther.
Grained down." Uttered Rose.
"What On sisth have you done Will
Ii. beans p screamed ny stspmosher
for The tint time ls,lisine that I ha'
asthiig in ny h.a1.
"Fsreottsa thsp," I answered, y
| ne,ehalantly ~ could. "Ths storn
=. .aousL to make ono forget any
thing"
"Oh, indsedl You won't forget t
cat your allowance, if you are 90 waste
full and extravagant," answered m
.termothsr !; "trape.in' around will
young men instead Of doia' your ow
work."
~%"And forgetting oil subluuary thing
| ID her delight" Aoished up Rose.
"Ceus, now, explain" SAID my stel
mother. "You are dripping like m .,
maid" - .@.' .
"Thss, perhaps yen will allow me
change ny d''s'," I answered, ...'i1