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

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cousin of the fact-moreover, she was eA
tremely glad to see him when he appeared
and was in the most amiabie and charm
ing frame of mind Imaginable.
1T was too trying for you to be obliged
to desert u.s." she said Il found it very
dull after you left After one is engaged
you know, she is rather set aside-and as
| promised not to fiirt, felt obliged tc
keep faith
Of course Philip Nanderventer was de
lighted to have his atfianced return tc
town; of course he had felt wretchedly
unhappy and out OF sorts during her alb
sence but, some way, he seemed little
dlstr0H and i'll at ease that evening, and
even Frederica noticed it,
'l1ow have YOU spent Your time? ?n she
asked. as he stood by the piano turning
her music, and trying to look inexpressi-
bly, happy, but succeeding only in looking
tremendously bored Il heard from the
ClaXtons that you had gone picture mad
odd you didn't mention it in your letters
They said you We're studying with an artist
-Shandler-l think-tell me about it."
"Chandran the name is have been to
his studio frequently, I'll take YOU there
sometime you would like his pictures, |
think"
/
lie has a sister, 1 beIeYei' she bent
forward, in her pretty, near-sighted way,
to look at her notes, and then looked up at
him. "Is she pretty"
lie laughed, and then grew suddenly
grave Very" he answered, cone of the
| loveliest faces that / ever saw, but a mere
child-aboutiourteen | should Judge You
must 20 with me and see her. Frederca,
! am Sure yo1, wOTl1 think har \ cbarmino+
little gir'-as do" and then ne sauntered
lazl!y away to pay ms respects to his aunt
before departing,
lhe next DAY he dld not appear at the
studio nor the next, but the third day,
Wheh Mlgnonhe was working buslly at
her own little window, grand carriage
drew up at the door, and looking out, she
saw Philip Nanderventer smiling up at her,
but he was not alone; tall, tair-faced
young lady, dressed IN the height OF fash
lon was with him, and they came up the
narrow stairway together,
"Mr. Chandran tederlca," said MI.
Nanderyenter, my cousin, Miss Wander
Ventef, Chandran; and then Miss Wander
Venter went INTO lady-llke raptures over
The pictures and wondered, admired, and
~ ''nlsl % .tie ilif''leI VI Sou' iauies
! III oluu1to nom lIiue llhIuelhofldl, until II
was time to depart.
by the way, she sad, as she drew her
shawl around her, 81 hear that You have
a sister, Mr. thandran, Philip has spoken
OF her 50 admlrngIy that really want to
see her, but although Jack departed in
search OF her, no Mlgnonne could be found,
ana MISS NanderventerWas Obliged to con-
tent herself with a look at the sketch which
her cousin produced from some mysterl-
Gus hldlng-pIac y real Wish you
painted portraits, was her last gracious
remark TO Jack, 81 should surely have
! mlhe painted, ana SO she departed-her
| shlmmerlng SILKS, her hlmY laces, her
DAINTY gloves, ard her almost impossible
bonnet, making her the centre OF attrac-
tion IN the shapoy street and PhIIlp Van
derVehter Went with her and shared her
glory
some way. now mat tredeflca mad ar
rived, fhlhp ahoer7enter was not so ire
quehtlT al lhe studio frederlca, ana Fred
erica wants ana Whlms occupied his time
pretty thoroughly, but whenever he could
escape 10 the comforting shabblness and
unceremoAloUsness OF Glueck street, he
dld so
Frederica was nice, charming. in every
way a li4vdel f.tr"se, Lat some way, lie
never telt quite at ease with her. There
was hothlhg chIldlsh, uniformed OF. fresh
aoout her she had been IN society I'M
I'll she was perfectly acquainted with its
entrances exits ana complications, and
was thorough young lady OF the world
IN every respect
hef COUSIN adnlfed hef' appreciated
hef manners ana her conversation, and
mad talleh into the family arrangements
without murmur; had been congratu-
lated as lucky fellow by MS anVlous
TRENDS ana had taken 1t ior granted that
he was one indeed, without eXertlng HIM
Sell to think much about 1t any way Lat
terly,, however, he mad begun to SET things
little Inherently; he had found himself
once OF twice, differing with the divine
FREDERICK, , ne began to think vaguely,
that perhaps eyeglasses were not the pref
tlest things IN the world, and to object to
being perpetually hemmed In by his aunt's
rigid rules and restrictions Therefore,
alter little. the monotonous engagement
was enhvened by little differences, which,
between couple less high IN the social
scale, would have been called downright
quarrels-atter which Philip would retire
to Glueck street for comfort and consola-
ton
- don't know what should DO without
frlend Ike you, ne sad TO Mlgnonne,
during one OF these seasons OF recupera-
ton Its solld comfort to run away
from everybody anu come here 1or
while"
Away from everybody u replied Mig
nome with wandering eyes, away from
MISS anderyenter, slr?"
"Bother Miss Nanderventer " said Phil
Up rudely (the truth was, he and Freder-
lea had not agreed very well that morn
ing; she had expressed dlspleasure at
some trivial occurrence, and he, not being
IN the sweetest OF temper5 had taken UNI
bragg accordingly. Il am glad to get
away from everybody, ! am cross and
dlsagreeable-don't mind what | say
that's good chlld, and 50 MlgAonne
went on with her drawing, and he sat and
looked at her IN silence A sudden thought
struck him after while, "Mignonre,'
he SAID, acting on the impulse OF the mo