St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-13

al with her hands crossed in her Ian
her head halt turned. like startlc,
doc. u Wondering EXPRESSION on her M
lifted face: |. standing 10y her look on
from the canvas straight and rc<uluic
q lIonc>~ whom nothing daunts. stand
lm% there a> strength protecting weak
ness. power accepting the burden q
dependence :t> | wHS. and did, in thoS,
DAYS
How beautiful She was nav. how
beautiful we both were. Do vou thinl
| dld not know my own gifts aS we'll a.
hers surely, WAS none of lnuI
weak fools who stand aside for rNcr\
raltiN gIri I" come To the front. >imIpcr.
Ing pretty platludr> about modc~tv ano
humility. aud giving honor to others
ana the like. knew my own worth
and gl"rird i'll it. But Ouilia wa>
lovely too. When She was dressed ~
>"u seq hcr in that white satin gown.
silver embroidered. with those costly
pearls about her waist and neck. pearls
III streaming tlaxcn hair. and Il pale
. punk rose against the white of her bosom.
/ She Wa> like an angel. foi the grace. and
purity of her.
My sister was known us the fan Ot-
tllIa. rs the royal lima: and more
than one bold Baron and wealthy Couul
lld asked "II hands IN mitlria-c.
th"nGS She MAS only seventeen When
that portrait vH> taken. But had al
WAYS refused for both. Ottilia wa>-
lei IN" speak it gently: aS gently as the
Tact itself. else shall mi>lead vou
well She was. not imhrcilc. no. NOT
thai not that but with Il brain slight
Ia .l..t "A. ,
il creature of nnb"unded simplicity.
"i warm affections. of no power of re
NI>tan"c. and of no will. She WIS but
rlid, fond of music and flowers and
the song of birds. and all things beau
tIiuI and soft and gentle: child need
ing Il protector. And | WAS that pro
tcC1oI.
Onl brother. though the head of the,
house. Was scarcely the kind of man to
whom our mother would have hcqurath-
cd Ottilia. True. he WAS legally her
master and mine; hut was morally
supreme 81 far a. she WAS concerned
and he did not interfere with my man
agcmrnt. He WAS Il fierce naturcd man.
Il true Won Wclrcmdolt. whose violent
angcr> terrified Ottilia. and more than
once shook her intellect. trail as it vas.
rendering hcl for the time incapable of
every ihIlS hut lean. Rc>ld,>. he WAS
not often ii home He WAS with the
army. llghtln" our eternal enemies. the
French. III that wal where the English
General Marlborough and Prince Eu-
gene helped our cau>c: and Ottilia and
INrd 10y ourselves at the castle ruling
our lives according to nur likiug-tor |
"d> Ms lieutenant. and supreme hut
al>" ascending To the obligations of our
hlSh estate and family rcPutc.
II WAS Il dulI life AT the best. bat |
dlh What ! could I" "nliNcn 1t. for OF
'iiIa : sake. a> well a. for my own.
Wis ~" a>cctic either 10y principle OF
temperament. only four-and-tNcmty-
seven years Older than herself -oi fuller
vitality. more lmpri;"us desires. was it .
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