The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-10
CHAPTER XIX.


Yes, Judith was disillusioned about
Mr.. Shultz. She had learned, all in a
moment, that neither culture, nor man
ner, nor abundant knowledge Of any
kind, made her ideal man; she had
found out that truth and honor do not
ecessarily reside in colleges; she hand
discovered the humiliating fact for her
SELF that a gentlcmon may kill time in
developing the mind, and gaining the
first affections Of any single-hearted
girl with intellect enough to amuse
him, who chances to come in his way.
Judith had fallen upon that time
when
Keen and cold and pitiless truth,
In spite Of Us, viii press TO open light
The naked angularities OF things,
And from the steep ideal the soul drop,
IN wild and sorrowrul beauty, like a star
From the blue heights Of heaven into the sea-"
1t was well for her that she was not
back in the old two-roomed solitary
house, on her fathers rancho, to eat her
heart out in silent grief and bitter re-
sentiment. 1t was well for her, as for
everybody who has a SORROW that there
was immediate necessity for action; and
well enough i'm the chaotic state of her
thoughts that nothing involving strict
discipline was required of her to do
While Mrs. Brazee only asked her to
dress and go out, she could take time to
reconstruct and arrange her world of
ideas, and adapt it TO the newly discov-
cred order of things. Nobody should
find out from her, that she had once
been a fool. Even Major Floyd could
not enlighten her now about the ways
of tire world IL was all he had said,
and more. She no longer either feared
or regarded il. So Judith told herself,
In the first access OF indignant pain; in
the bravado of desperation. But COM
passionate nature has made our par
oxysms Of feeling short in proportion to |
their intensity; hence we have hopes Of
Judith.
On the day after the visit to the Cliff |
House, Mrs. Brazee went with Judith /
and her letters, to call upon Mrs. Gen
eral Cool and Mrs. LevisOn. She went |
in state, like a duchess, with her young
lady dressed up in clothes suitable for
Presidential levee, to introduce to the
sympathizing observation of the world
of fashion q victim of "unmerciful dis
aster," who but for her references might
have been mistaken for one of them
selves. 1t would have been an imperti-
nence to inquire Of so distinguished q
young beauty what charity she required;
and the visits were, to all appearances,
very much like other visits. The men
looked at her with undisguised admira-
ton, and the women pooh-poohed behind
her back. Offer work to that superb
young creaturel a situation indeed
But they would call; certainly they
should embrace an early opportunity to
return Mrs. BraZee's visit, and to con-
slider how they could make Miss Miles
stay in the city agreeable. So Mrs.
Brazee drove home again, proud to OBJ
serve the glances her stylish protege at
tracted, and pleased to have made the
acquaintance of the leaders of a certain
set
To say that Judith did not enjoy the
farce would be untrue. She had a keen
sense of the humorous side of things
never so serious in themselves; and
smiled to herself to find how closely the
Majors picture Of Mrs Brazee's pro-
ceedings correspOnded to the facts. Be
sides, she did not yet find the admira-
tion Of worldly pleasures quite extin-
guished in her. On the contrary, she
could not help owning that she felt
most at ease with these ease-enioying
people; and the Majors warning came
up in the midst of her self-examination
TO remind her that she need not attempt
to live hard, unlovely life, into which
the beautiful was forbidden to enter.
Then she fell to thinking of the way by
which escape had been promised her;
and to wishing the matter decided at
once. In the meantime the hour fol
dinner had arrived.
"There was a terrible accident on the
Cliff House road last evening" said tn,
Judge, as he sat down to the table; q;
lady killed instantly, 10y the upsettini
of a carriage"
80, dear am always afraid of acci
dents on that road, it is so crowded
Who was it? Any one that we know?'
asked Mrs Brazee.
81 know her husband, ;" returned th'
Judge. "His name is Shultz, and he i
lately married, think; brought hi
wife from Germany with him.
"What a sad thing! But what is The
matter with Miss Miles? Are YOU 90
ing to faint, my dear? Freddie. hanC
Miss Miles some water. Papa, helm ber
TO the sofa" In moment. all tbes,
directions being obeyed, Judith wa,
surrounded, and likely to be carried of
for an invalid.
80, thank you, no; 1 am not i'll. 7
was only the shock" said Judith. anoI
ogetically, refusing to leave the table
''To be !" exclaimed the Jndao
''you were out on the road yourself ves
terday. Well, let US be thankful II wa
not you"
"Was Mr.. Shultz injured ?'' inquire