The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-08-20

with proud satisfaction; "but you re-
member l always was just to Billy"
Left free went myself to hunt up
Daniel. I found his door locked and
light showing through the keyhole,
as Billy had stated. I made no at-
tempt to enter by knocking; but 20
ing to my room and opening the win
dow next his, leaned out as far as I
could, showed up the sash with my
cane, and pushed aside his curtain
Such an unusual method of commune
cation could not fail to bring him to
the window with rush. When he
saw me he trembled like a guilty.
thing, his countenance fell, and, no
longer able to feign absence, he un-
locked his door and Lot me enter hv
the normal mode.
"Why, Daniel Lovegrove, my
nephew, what does this mean? Are
you sick ?"
'Uncle Edward, I am not sick
and this means that I'm fool. Even
a little boy like Billy puts me to
shame. [ feel humbled to the very
dust. I wish I'd been a Missionary
and got massacred by savages. It
may be that like Jonah I am under
going the wrath Of Heaven. I have
fled the Nineveh Of my ife's work.
I'm swallowed by the whale of my
own horrible, hateful, hopeless BASH
fitness. Oh that I'd been permitted
to wear damp stockings in childhood,
or that my mother hadn't carried me
through the measles! If it weren't
wrong to take my life into my own
hands, I'd open that window and
and-sit in a draught this very even
ing! Oh yes! I'm just that bitter
Oh, oh, oh p
And Daniel paced the floor with
strides IF frenzy.
| 'Well, my dear fellow, let's look at
the matter calmly a minute. What
brought on this sudden attack? You
seemed doing well enough the first
ten minutes after we came down. 7
was only out Of your sight long
enough to speak to the Rumbullion
party who had just come in, and when
1 turned around you were gone. Now
you are in this fearful condition.
What is there in the Rumbullions to
start you off on such bender of BASH
fulness for it amounts to absolute in
toxication) as this which I here be-
hold ?"
"Eumbullion indeed!" said Daniel.
"a hundred Rumbullious could not
make me feel as I do. But she can
shake me into a whirlwind with her
little finger; and with the Rumbul-
lions came she.'
"What! D'vor,-M;sa P;1or;m ?"
"Miss Pilgrim!''
I labored with Daniel for ten min
ntes, using every encouragement and
argument I could think Of, and final
ly threatened him that I would bring
up the whole Rumbullion party, Miss
Pilgrim included, telling them that
he had invited them to look at his
genealogical cabinet, unless he in
stantly shook the ice out of his man
ner and accompanied me down stairs.
This dreadful menace had the desired
effect. He knew that I would not
scruple to fulfill it; and at the same
time that it made him surrender it
also provoked him with me to de-
gree which gave his eyes and checks
as fine glow as I could have wished
for favorable impress;on. The stim-
illus of wrath was good for him, and
there was little tremor in his knees
when bo descended the stairs. Well
adey! So Daniel and Billy were ri
walls!
The latter gentleman met US at the
foot of the staircase.
"Oh, there you are, Daniel!' said
he, cheerfully. II was just going to
look after you and Uncle Teddy
We've wanted you for the dances
We've had the Lanciers twice, and
three round dances; and I danced the
second Lanciers with Lottie. Now
we're going to play some games-to
amuse the children, you know" he
added, loftily, with the adult gesture
of pointing his thumb over his shoul
der at the extension-room. "Lottie's
going to play too; so will you anc
Daniel, won't you, uncle? Oh, her,
comes Lottie now! This is my broth
er, Miss Pilgrim-let me Introduce
him to you. I'm sure you'll Gk'
him. There's nothing be don
know"
Miss Pilgrim had just come to tn
newell post of the staircase, and, whe1
she looked into Daniels face, blushet
like the red, red rose, losing her sell
possession perceptibly more than Dan
: iel.
The courage of weak warriors ant
timid gallants mounts as the opposit
party's falls, and Daniel made out t
say, in q firm tone,, that it was lon
since he had enjoyed the pleasure Q
meeting Miss Pilgrim.
."Not since Mrs. Cramcrouds las
sociable, I think" replied Miss Pi
t grim, her cheeks and eyes playing th
l tell-tale.
e "Oho! SO you don't want any il
PRODUCTION p exclaimed Master Bill!
t II didn't know you knew each othe
l Lottie."
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