The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-11-19
Mignonne.

looked at the bit of paper little more in
! tently. Not much like YOU, Chandran
What a pretty babyish look there is abou
| it,"
''She is scarcely more than a baby, sale
Jack, stepping back few PAGES, with hi;
head held critically on one side, to observe
the effect of the last few touches. "Only
little girl, you know but an uncommon
ly nice one. There she is now---in some
muddle over the accounts, | suppose. We
have oceans of fun out of our housekeep
| ing, and poor old Beckie does the work
And then the door swung back forcibly
and ayoung girl. plentifully adorned witt
blotches OF ink in every direction, made
her appearance.
80 jack" she cried, I've been bother
ing over this thing all the morning, and il
aco~t come out right. Can't you help me ?
And then she stopped short. for she saw
that Jack was not alone.
"Never mind, grille. sad Jack, seeing
her distressed face. This is Mr.. Wander
venter-my little sister, sir. Too bad about
the accounts but I've no head for figures,
you know Let it GO
May try to help you ?''
Had Philip Nanderventer been equal tC
the mental effort, he would have wondered
at his own readiness; but he wasn't. ii
did strike him as little odd, when he be-
gan his task, that he should have offered
his assistance; but the sensation of bejn 0
useful was ssomethjnonovel but Il pleased
him for the time beino And besides i
was such - worry nro+tv littla oirl who 1ao,,t
over him, hindering him in the most I'M
conscious and charming manner.
hlo :, Iva said -, ''.i ~ 40 qt'leNls ss l'oSSl-
o-.a,. 49, ahe+;,,o+o e,s,o We W., "on
nv, 70 No faol nS7it1 lh9 ''.Iu 5'iIn Ii ap
etortons no+,+ tbaui' d'i'T eoi,el' y liis
oansido,, ! ';IrIn tll'IlN lte' ~ u ot
honan 1anc'i51,t! - 4Ailu t. 'ilGn l ne
1oGI mo na2arti3. % at Nf,@ao @ n,1 'ii9 ioseT' i
coma in oftao If 49, IVA Ghoaroa ,''iii y A.
Said ..i+s J,,Il :, 4an's m"''e'l 5 '1ii nc iie
horad - doo+I, :, " VA :, h L'oI, ,aiau ''iii
# vac odd how 4ba+ cbild,s hi lIe % 4odo
;t' ~ cao+ ',,.;t d o-i,lS1 A'Ie h'uiI'e.'
with tbai len@ sra;I+ pSbos o'+iM tba oioe, g.
babrisb tbo l''9 doI;o tl,0 a oleai
o,,ontb "a w., low oao $3.50 IIe ?Jn9i
Golden rnd hai' VIC ..snc5 1'1 nre++ Iu3 w.t., W
99;rl =, osaid Hale Itt9
arettr li+tIe ,biid t'ii =, - ''0el
Tba M nar+ 49, 1nn IIt-iet H. ,ao = rba,
studio aoa;n and tbenav+ rand % nn ~
~ e''. I i'e' ny 'leN 3'it' 81 o'i
art m and act GlI C6ond5 tb 'Vt uSlen ~
f. oTn hin, ;daaa nt' ,' +ho rilG ll'hl m
said4and dav ata, d,T fo fonnd J b;no a+ the he
S+,,d;- aod h o,,I Sf;o,a,- ir-ili ''S 'ii0
excelIent f,.ia,ds W '0'i'
"A very preJty llCtle glrl. " ne hac called
her. aud this conviction GREW STRONGER ON
him daily. "A very. Very pretty littla
oirl. she was indeed
She'll make more than one heart ache
bv and bv." he THOUGHT. as he sat in the
little sitting-room one day Cbe was admit
ted .thehiGd thn scanesS nov lack nod
taken fancy to him. and showed if
most emphaticallyl LOOKING at her az she
knelt before the small crate irving to coax
the fire into cheeriness e.Cbandran viii
have his hands fun; and I don't envy him :"
And then Miqnonne SITTING down OH in
a heap on the dinov heart6,rur turned
oround ,,non hin, s.Wbo+ .ro o., +h;,1z
inc of that Won look 50 1 cross Sc - I she . said
IT must be Something dreadful
.sOnlv of Won LITTLE cir) ;, he answered.
smiling down at her, 7Notbino SO dread.
full after all. is it?n
And what Of me 81, The childish nar-
sistence was yery charming What have
| donePn
Nothing as vet. It's what YOU will do.
of which | was thinking-when Won are a
grown Young lady-wRen Won beoin TO
think OF leaving Jackn
Il shall never leave Jack ~ the pretty
hand-prettv although if was darkened
here and there in the aronment with Tho
fire-came down forcibly on the floor be-
side her .sNeyer Mr. Tandervantar \,
"But if YOU cared for anv one--ss Won
will some day. nv dear cbiId-and Jack
knowing that YOU would be happy with
him, should be willing. then it Would be
different you know,
But the pretrv head still shook in = most
decided negative. Jack would never be
WILLING, | Know. Andr--there was sud-
den little flash of ter7ner in the pirlisb
voice-"and don't like Won talking about
nv caring for anv one else except Jack
and
lazily admirinu the beiobtened color and
bright ewes. And whom. Mignonne ?n
..And Won y she said looking IN at rim
in her frank childish way Fl like Won
NIr Vandnrvanta1 '
He lauphel law little lauoh-Sha was
sncb q nTettT littIa ai,I and O. nbiidish1t, r
honest s.. ann y,s Tarr 9lad ',i 10 10 y be saij
..Rnt WHY ~ 'A' VI 3 '''V' w. Wv Az '''(''
"Rooa;J1sa vo,, aon,+ ,roor ,,o1ua+oon
coat. bacanss Won don,t Sn,olse horrid
] because u yo on,t do tlIc sA slann ioiLtu ha
fapse pp % you keen o yopr % hands M nice @ and he he
cansaS ] Shecansa + i }o1n ''''' '''>> '''''' "
..Tbanls" 49, How rof,esb;no1r candid
sho W. s.And l;1o ", 4rn H++1a III
We ~ are excellent friends Rnt Won von viii II
o,toroyy II ,1rasantlT. sha1 ha o,,;to Iaft
behind when von % are a vonno , Ia 1adT W. i'''
H. Ia had ne3nded I bar no Ore 10y saru :, ~
tho drnon ~ har arai;ds and Of tho =. nor ~
rars olfp nf bo, r,,nntb 0-'('' ''''>'
Lie. .It3s - III IIlo '~ nnna Eta a1u.rs with ,s
Ch1',, In ;, .I,a Ji snid ~ stod;o Mlod 20
th 'il. 5-,o 80 +1o ,sau lanE
trr on o i,, in4entIT at the va fro ire snd fben for
ny ao" ln'ehIly d: we iiI "tu enIm I ~
.a-le .n1y meie siion, ~ io. ad1aat n'e.
,e II aSead n1'l'' ~ ma' theiie t w. ,noi1nr f'