The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-23

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said the old lady. "Now come aaiok
into my room and zee som. Of my con,
juring." - at ~. '"...' !
Oonjuring! It was the most beau,
afni white net dress, frothed and froth.
ed up to the waist, and 1ooped up viii
long grasses. The ooojqripg va. ber
'own dear old pearl necklace with, +.
dismodd' clasp, and .; diamond star 70.
her hair: 1t vas . bunch d Of gr.sse.
aud delicate white .ssIi.s.j for ! h head.
dress, and over all the froth' / / great
veil Of flowing white net. The child
opened h'f violet eyes, ga.p.d, scream.
ed, and began d.ocing about The room
like a mad thing, jumping, bounding,
c'apping her hands, all so softly and
ga'ly, and ye. SO lightly, in such an
ecstasy of delight that Lady Jane
felt that she was more thaa rewarded.
X X X = Il
"Ah, there she is At last" cried Mr..
Richsrdson, who was turning carefully
round aud round with. the energetic
lisette: 1.
"What do you mean ?'' said Lisetlc.
Can you fancy Ler amusement when
she looked round and saw Ella appear.
log in her snow and sunlight dress,
looking 80 beautiful that everybody
turned to wonder At her and to admire :?
AS for Ella. she saw no one, nothing
she was looking up and down, and
right and left, for the kind little pale
plain face which she wanted.
*"Excuss me one minute, Miss Lis:
este," said Mr. Richardson, Leaving.
poor Lisette planted in the middle Of
the room, and rushing forward.
i 'Ars you engaged" Ella heard =.
oreatbless voice s.ying in her ear, "for,
tho next three, six; twenty dances I.
am 60 delighted you have come I.
Thought you we're nsvef coming"
julia had no partner 4, all, and was
standing close BY the entrance with.
her mother. They were both .sto,,uiud..' J
ed at the spparition. Mrs. Ashford:
came forward to make sure that her
EeJe' were not deoeiving her. Gould it
be! Yes-no-yes, it was Ella. She
flickered her fan Indignantly into an
alderman's eye, and looked so fierce
that the child began to trembIe.
"Please forgive me, mamma" said
Ella, piteously.
"Forgive you! never" said Mrs.
Ashford, indignant. "Whst does all
this mean, pray1" she continued.
"Lady Jane, 1 really must then
she stopped, partly because she was 50
angry she could scarcely speak and
partly because she could not afford to
quarrel with Lady Jane until the sea.
son VAS over. s.*zass...
"You really must forgive me, dear
Lydia" said Lady Jane. "she wanted
to come 50 much I could not resist
bringing her
Weber's lnspiritiog last waltz was
being played. The people and music
went waving to and fro like the wave,
Of the sea sudden eharp notes of ex.
ceeding sweetness sounded, and at the
sound the figures swayed in harmony.
The feet kept unseen measure to tbe
music; the harmonious rhythm thrilled
and controlled them all. The music
was like an euchantment, which kept
them moving and swaying in circles
and in delightful subjeotion. Lassi-
tude, sadness, disappointment, Elias
alarm-all melted away for the time ;
pulses beat, and the dancers seesawed
to the measure.
All that evening young Richardson
danced with Ella and With no one else.
They scarcely knew how the time went.
1t wss.a fairy world. They were fly
ing aud swimming In melody-the fairy
hours went by to music, in light, de-
lighsfo' eompsnionship. Ella did not
care for Mrs. Ashford's darkenine
looks, for anything that might happen !;
she was so happy 10 the moment she
almost forgot to look for Lady James
sympathetic glance.
: "You must meet me in the ladies'
cloakroom, Puuctu.lly at half past
eleven" her patroness had whispered to
her. "1:c.nnot keep Ration, with his
bad cough, out sitter twelve O'Clock.
Mind you are punctual, for / have
promised not to keep him waiting.
"Ye., yes, dear Lady J.ne," said
Ella; and swav she danced ,gaiu. to
the music. And time went on, and
Julia had no partners and Colonel
Ashford came up to bis wife, saying
I'm 80 glad you arranged for Ella too
How nice she is looking! What is the
matter with julia; Why don't she
dance r Tumty, tumty, tumty, went
the instruments. And meanwhile Nh.
Richardson was saying, "Your dancing
puts me in mind Of fairy once saw
ina field At Cli8e long ago. Nobody
would ever believe me, but l did see
| one:"
"a fairy what was che like p asked
fElla.
"she was very like you," said Nj.
Richardson, laughing. ~ do believe it
was you, and that was the time when I
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