The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-06-26
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BY MAY LEWIS.

BY MAY LEWIS. =
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Pansy Fairchild had hair like apun,
amber, and soft, laughing eyes Of the
deepest blue that ever bevitched the
heart Of man. :: No MN N in his senses
would think Of defyiisg those ! sunny
orbs; odnsequehtly Guy Sherman must
have bseanf out Of bis or i lhe ht! would not not
havs stood there 80 coolll tha,lt SUI summer az
morning, telling that young lady
that he was going to. 2ihsrry
Minnie. Lee instead of'herself:; 'a:jtivi
traethere was No shg.gsmeut';; IGay
had never committed bimself i1f words !;
but he had only come bslily short Of
it in, the expressiydnsss Of his slo'.
qsent glances, the depth: Of his E sighs,
and the sly squeezes he had :smuggled
to Pansy's velvety fingers under cover
Of moonlight strolIs and long talks in:
the shadow of tho fiont porch.
Guy had been very much in love.
With Pansy, there vas 20 doubt about
that he was yet, but he didn't know
how much. Poor Guy was rather, at
the mercy Of a rich old uncle, whose
Prospective heir be was, and with whose
everlasting diispleasu'lre he vas 81 threat.
ened it be did not straightwsy marry
Miss Minnie Lee, Who was tho penni.
less daughter Of woman whom
Henry Sherman had loved " when
he was young, and had missed
marrying. 81 had always intend
ed this match, bit had been, 80 i
long iu notifying 81 principal ( parties
concerned that they had nearly gone
eaoh anosher way before they learned
his'Wishes. Z S*%::& ~ .,: %*2 :l1aa *
Minnie was tender little blossom,
lovely as tho frat blae.eysd viol,t Of
spring, and just as incapable Of doing
any thing but what she vas told Be.
sides, dear; good Uncle Henry, rs she
called him, had been so kind to her {;
how could she thwart any wish Of his
hearth ":;.
-Pansy Fairehild felt as though she
was choking, as she listened to Guys
cold'blooded announcement, but every
fibre of her little. body thrilled with de-
termination not to give one aign Of sur
render. She dropped him . demure
nod Of graceful approval, and went into
the usual hypooritioal feminine rapt1res
over the prospective bride. -.
"Such a darling, you know !; and you
like your own way 50 we'll, :Mf. Shar-
man.: You toouldn't have found a: Wom..
an who would be mora willing you:
should have it." v:..s -
Guy frowned. Miunie's xaxy nature
was vexed question with him. He
liked to see people have some mind of
their Own, be had told his .Tunole only
that morning. Then }hd; stood : and
watched Pansy, while she went down:
upon her knees again among the straw:
berries she had been picking. nhen, he
joined her. Her: little white fingers
flashed in and ont among the green
leaves; without q tremors in sthem,s a.
she cbatted on about the charms Of bis
betrothed, si'l Guy fairly :siokened IN.
der the infliotion, and e.me 70 tho
mortifyiog conclusion that Paqsy va
he'.'r!t.vhole, after al, . .f.F = i. x.s
concerned. ,.;.,,,,..,.,.'>..... -. 49,
=: '"Good.by,., P.nsiy,,;"' 10 "Yt uttered ID
an involuntaEily doleful tone, Is he tur6-
ed to 20. 4 : = !. - .q1lanl - -
:"Good.bye, Mr.. Sherman: quoth
Papsy !; "going 80 .soon>7@ You must
bring Minnie over. ,llong to-kiss her,
the dsrlingl. You and Ihave been such
old friends, you know"
"Friends, indeed r. snapped Guy, as
he strode away toward the front gate
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"Halloo!" cried Pausy; is some one
bounoed'over the garden pslings, up
setting her Strawberries, and nearly
kneckiug her over besides. =. 80, it,
you, is it, MI. Roger Glenn { Well,
should like to, know: whore Z, you :, came
from!T, ,5 .3.sss;;o55y eds ii ra:sa. 4...es.s .
! 81 came .e!l through the orchard and
I'mIv'ry sorry, Miss ltl Pansyy r e n'st.nn.er. n.er
Cd, luokllsss, ls n Roger, + tall, fne..leokiae
fellow, With Z. Ii. silky; brown moast.ehe
.nd long, brown MS EEeqEly !.l beard d!i9 s1d.
e'!IH e"Hamp'h r'h i How. ii Minnie r. ..k.d
f1Qe3s,f .z, c9=.,f:t.y yrtss;.4,. al =, a-s
20, Mis- Pl'.a,y, h.ve You ~ heard !!l
They've going to make her my him, :
I. "Make, indeed r P.nsy sneered
with . toss Of her yellow ourls: ;. ~
should ike 70 see anybody make me r
"But you're 80 different, Of: course
Minnie il such ! timid little thina."'
t"Little I" mooked o.n.y. "she, i il
three inches taller than I am, and, !
wouldn't 81 afraid Of ny shadow # J
were shs.' : IT,: -, s 49, - -.
ii know !, you !. wouldn,t;. e,erybod!
knows u that; but she is;''' said Roge,
! With : sigh. r. ~. -. .