The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-07-09

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aud Mrs. Stoe wanted me to settle up
the old man. affairs, which we're terri-
bly, confused and so, naturally, you
see, :Mill.rd-'' =, ~'.' - -:
.'"Are' you osolutely pledged to mar.
ryher 2" interrupted his brother, upon
whose mind ! Election seemed to pro.
duee no mollibing influence. l
"In words, No.. IN. manner, Yes.
Aud I mean to sly ia words what I
hsve;alrsady nj in other ways. l
have only, waite. to speak; with You,
my only brother; Whstaoo yoqq: By Il think :"
~ think she would marry you, or
any other man il.your position" i
:"Why shouldyou SO insult both. me
and the, woman g Of whom you know
nothing, exceptthat she is my chosen
wife r. demanded Mark, rising indig.
nantly.
"Insult 2 I lon't desire to insult
either Of you, my dear boy, but you
must remember that, besides being five
years your se,ior, I have seen and
studied at Least five hundred times ss
many men and women as you, and; am
!tH - ~ !! :.'F --s'
not so easily led away by romantic feel
ing: You say I know nothing Of this
young womap.1, ! know: that she is the
CRANE: ~ daughter q: Of q crafty, vulgar: old
miser; that in elk probability her faith
or and mother were of the same
stamp !; and that il human nature is the
same in this case as in most others,
she would marry gladly and eagerly
any man who could make her mistress
Of the Eyrie.''
r. !a'You> >dpuhar Injustice, bitter injus.
tice ;!~indeed you do,'' expostulated
Marx, 'half e.ge.ly, half ,ngrily.,
-: Mil'ard; without reply save a s,gni.
ficant smile, tool" from his pocket q
microscope, opened and. adjusted it.
and bent over. the precious enRraY.
tion.
"Yes,''' half grumbled Mark, afte1
watching him for moment, "you car
pore over that stupid old stone, will
its inscription that never meant any
thing in its best days, and now is pas
finding out altogether, year after year
and think your time we'll bestowed
but fancy yourself capable of reading
the character Of this young girl, who's
only crime is being Jacob Stone
granddaughter, without ever havin!
seen her."
"My dear Mark, if I could only 6n'
as simple and universal a rule to appl.
to my inscription as to your lady-love'
mind, I should have no need to stud
longer over the one than the other"
:"And by what rule do you measur
Rosetta's mind?" asked Mark, still
angrily. ~aa~.''-'''', =
| "By the rule Of self.interest. A rul
that will gauge all the uneducated hu
man nature with which I ever came i
contact returned the philosophe,
seolly, and. still .soanning. his hiero
glypbiea. - ~:.I 49,.
:,"Millard, you're A." ri.
"Come, come; Marx, don't say: i
Are you and I to quarrel after to
years, of separation about that, girl
I Come sbrotti With me. r should lii
okall things to- England at,least."
8 =:aThat 4gitl ,Sejaoahted Marx, wit
his returning breath. 'tWill you CON
with me and see her" !:
"Not II And: yet," continued I'll
young oynio, after moments oonsi
GRAFTON, 81. have no > doubt that if
could see her off her guard, and, unr
, strained by your presence, / could in
very short time open your eyes to II
probable fact Of her being Jacob Stsne
worthy descendant"
II will pledge my life upon: b
truth r. asserted Mark, stoutly.
"Come, then; I will, for your SAX
give up q, week to this experiment
sighed Millard, wearilY.
/ "a week, no; you would then. 81
your experiment failed tor want of tim
0 You shall have three weeks in viii
to study her; and you shall at the g
Of the first week give me your opini
!, in writing of her exterior manners al
Q appearance; that will answer to t
1 Greek inscription'on your own Rose1
t Stone, which he ;who''lunls may ret
Il At,the end Of the second wesk y
(, .hall; translate to me her mind 90
o pairing and oollating it with your Fl
70 impression, % you pretend to decipf
l. the enohorial sentence here by aid
y the Greek. You SEQ I know somew]
=" Of your jargon. Finally, at the end
the third week, you shall give me
Q, clear readiug Of the heart aud: soul
u this young girl whom you have ST.
It led and this Translation of her inn
nature will, if know her and you, e
more pleasure and satisfaction to ,
Id own heart, as we'll as mine, than if !,
ne could read of these ridiculous hi
ID glyphios like so much Oxford -pri1
3 2 ;S Agreed, then r cried Millazd,t
or ously, Jumping up to seize2his broth
70 hand. az will take the three wei