The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-09
reflection she drew on her gloves,
shook oat her handkerchief; and de-.
sosndsd thesssaiss sseompaaisd by sshs
fair object of her sm6ditations... IVA


whom you would never have bestowed
second glance: Bot eneh.nt hpr With,
the magic Of full dress, shed over. -her |
the soft bloom and. ,t.lrlnss. Of louge
and p..rl'powder, brush and oil her
hair a discretion; ard asdd ! fsNw,i' fslse
br.ids and b.udeau1; l.ioss< lbe, upI j. add :
Gill her out; put al1issihiiiinig fl iiiii gen1 upon het
meek and arms, riehllaoe ID hjar b5rths
and aounees9 then gi11e Her qao.sx,,,s
~ '~ k.'''shsnsld exeitsa,stft. ma
look you! She shoi,'~la4.,..l, =,ni..,at,fa.
among bellss; a:pstfsct s1tingdSHef 70
.n1,sny 9, = one who would completely Put
hef out in truthful sunshins.a She a1,ss IN
all smilss, eraas. and courtesy {; .ssaik1
lug contrast toaher liegsolora . He ~ss,'
perhaps, very erespeet. .bls7cim, ;his own.
proper province Of making tAs' money
but decidedly d ont Of plaesa whsssi his-
wife -, ~ spending it, Z ..
"You'se seen, the two iiousg / sup--
.pose,n' said Mrs. Jamss,ila -ehapesou,'
who, having duly disposed |'of ::hsf
charges, had retreated to = sofa and.
Mrs. Msy6eld.:
"No," returned that =lady.; "I:;~as
not aware that there xas' any unusual
attraction pr>sent"> -
"Oh yes s. great author and great
fortune. Mr.. Henry is the. fortune,
and Mr., Irwin. the author" =
"Irwin5l 1 do. not remember ,ny
suehHasme'' s,id= Mrs: M.ydsld; who
vasteles>bly d.s tait of the iit.a literary y
world
n presume not; he.writes under .
nom de plsn'e; and has only been very
recently found out; Hs'his Just pub.
lishsd some wonderful thing that every
body'is Wild over: strange that Iac,n't
recolieot his title, nor that Of biz book
Mr. Henry is excessively handsome u
q "And 4 great fortune; I: think a you
saidK ::: -.
"Yss; immense-so- they ny, 1t
l.ass4s: I can't speak from personal
kaowledE., never having teen eisher aoi
thelyounR men until to-night.;z Blu,
they were talking Of it in the dressing.
room, and saying: what 4: sphsdld
mstohshe wouid'be for somsbodys HI
bears the highest possible character
too, which lis what you Can mot .otteu
s.y-of these rich YOUNG men, Their.
he is now, talking With Res.lie; that
tall, distinguished looking man.; and
there is Mr.. Irwin, across : the .1uon,
with Amy saudford."
Is Mrs.. Msyfeld looked with interest,
and thought the term 'tdistiuguiabed''
extremely applicable TO- that favored
son of fortune. He was tall, :dark, with
very black hair and mustachs, and: :.
very fascinating mien.. He seemsd
much absorbed by Rosalie, and straieht.
way tho mothers mind nm ovsrss long
line Of delightful posabilitias.v He
could not fail to be-: interested and; "a
admire her child ::of that abe H.s,4 osr.
tain ) and .s for Roealie,, Why, .heb Va,
just the sort Of interesting, np.psja.
looking per'on.age} p; that . the d.ar; gil
would be sure 70 t.pey, And, al !, il
be should fall in lover-;7and,, nd, obi. i ,.
should e7ll propose, and Ros.lie .hoald -,
eept him ], (Aecept; him J, Of course, she
will; I can't have her refuse such. 30
offer y Aud then ! t|hea epgagspentiripe et
diamond y ,i soliit.ire M from Tia.9y's=5
q she = ~ it already sp,5kliog, on :, Ros.l,,
Ie's snow'~hits hand, No doubt; he
,'y!suld want short eogsgement-lovera
!aIre always % inpatient particularly
riohaon and hov -, que ever to
| tt4~,::sJ rsosa1e With Z suitable trous.
aeah. Never mind, she would sell out
! portion Of her bank stock for, Of
eourss, after the marriage che would
live with "thsm," and p. few hundred,,
more or less, wouldn't matter. And then
the laoes, the silks, the ribbons, the
embroideries! She saw herself deep il
consultation With millinsrs and. mantua'
makezs; and Rosahe,s perfect marty.
to trying on bonnstsand fitting dresses
and all the delightfal business, ofg pse.
psration. Andiso bes ehiid's fate >wouli
be fairly 'aeoomplished'; she would b,
secuie from poverty 1and les long sssis
Of stteadant evils $ aod that erese Oh
ljeot once gaissdj the mother seali
sing "Nuuo dimittis'' with T. grasefa
heart. So interested vss 'shs, III thi'
airy .rohiteetgre that. che hardly, Fsdly, no
tieed Mr, Irwin, the =, .uthoE. g; sh'
merely, ,9bseryed th.tl be, :w.t = i saik4 i h
and Eathes COED .lookln9 yon1G, ,na4y
tbele y.' nothing 9 ip biz liteF,sFy eFE,'F eeleb "a
Er'ty e make 4 a9' hsr pots ps him anpee sea slpeas
ly. Mrs. M.yfsla Y is1l hold d. the m mts.ditiqa .is
.ry % %opinleplb il lbe ct tatth4ssrs tbs tAey :Ssae I,
her nina in4se'p,1eblye OF soaapsatad ~ N viii
g.Ezete, Dipped {. candllsee,z aad, emappt!,
pock cts. -, -.
The party vent 4 of sT sTplendidly, en Idly, eyss
one s.id,, There ~, tie "a supper; VIZ
promtu'ioe m of q d.iqtif. set 5h9 5fho9Fth Hitl
al The n radi.pee .s Of 4t eilHsr .' and osyatel
there vas the e b beat a band ryd! il the eitys
furnish mu,io qs toF a the >sdl. sd.nsesBi; !ssB thet
were fE'eqlkling EqlE g testy ys Ard glidins tofap! y
e.ysty, exeittemseeppt, t ri pleasure, he9.s! e9 Z!
!! .qhss IN ,ll this w. nothing 3 to, dil