, 1874-07-19

L casional. I heard, however, with regret. tb,
& Poor Little LiIya nocturnal adventure had hae
succeeded BY the risk and delirium Of feye
,, from which, a. Afterwards learned, her reco,
. efJ WAS sfoW and tedious. It must, fauciet
: have been on her account that the family mo,
frequently left their home for change OF Al
:. than had previously been usual with item. sn
tnat heard Of them Ut Saratoga 1t Newport
: aaa a. other places Of fashionable resort. Ouce
! TOO, traveller from Minnesota was warm in hi
praise OF LiyIa budding beauty, and predicted
ptu1lant a marriage for her, bus to my imagination
she stl remained the child whom l hsu save
| 1f0m drowning,
had left America rs stripping. but when
recrossed the Atlantic it was d Grovn rn,n
ano oao served his nuVittate in business matters
aud Who Vas now summoned back To- taxa thu
PtanelPal part In tho management OF our Nev
ina. to1x urn. since ny fathers failing health ne
longer permitted Of his active supervision Of thu
mercantile house which was in future to be know
% that Of Harding i Son. Before, boaeyer. ooino
steaauy into commercial harness, devoted oS SONS
months TO Visiting the most remarkable cities
and seenerJ in the South and West. and had
Promised, 1T my relatives urgent invitation tc
apood At any rate week or two with nv forr,a,
entertainers, tho loves, in Minnesota. The
nospltab18 family received mo with even morn
than their old Kindness, but there was ono eur.
prise which awaited me at St. Anthony. that i'm,
pressed me more than anything else that ha1
seen aimee my return to my native shores
found Lily-whose image had never rscu1red to
mo save as \ chld-grown into u beautiful
young woman,
TIE Mosr BEAUTIFUL,
Is It seemed to me, that had ever
| seen- There was, indeed nothing mr.
tensous in this, for there had been time enough
1of the bud to expand into the flower. and Lily
| rare loneliness which now dazzted ma. conld
scar bring myself to believe thas this ernce-
1a1 highly bred girl 30 accomplished. 20
sefi~s Jssessed, and 50 much admired, could eyer
m haxe boon the shrinking little creature whom /
that She "as accounted, Justly enough, ona cf
the prettiest girls in the State, Wtere beauty il
| Jet plentiful enough, and that it WAS not for
want OF attentive cavaliers or OF offers Of mar
| TiaGe from citlzenB Of high position that she
vas not as the hesd Of some bumptuous astah.
! 1ishmcnt.
That fell in love 1t first sight, 80 to speak
With by couain Lily. I am not ashamed to own
Nover before, or 80 thought, had beheld such
| rara loseliness as hers, xhIe the expression Of
hex sweet pure face, and the evident pride and
affection which her kindred and the dependanta
OF the household entertained forher proved that
she he had other e1eelleocies than that OF mare
respect she was unaltered. Her mannef towards
myself Uas, IS Of old,
CONSTRAINED AND COLD,
nor did aha manifest any particular pleasura at
seeing me again. In fact The frigid indinarenco
OF her bearing towards Eue was only tempered bv
the requirements OF poiiteness towards visitor,
nor did hor eyea rest on my fsce WITH any intor-
sss in their expression Aftor all wbY ehould
she caro- for no Tha service had once Ind
the good luck to do for her she had probably al
most forgotten.
No doubt the memory Of that night had LONG
since been effaced from the recollection OF the
queenfy belle Of 50 many bali-rooma. Yet was
unreasonable enough to feel hurt and pin ued
that this ahould be the case.
However, il Lily did not care for seeinp her
old friend again, her parents and her brother.
now grown to bs bold, frank-spoken lad. Killed
metaphorical1y, the fatted calf to do ma honot.
and on tbs vary day OF my return they gave |
picn1o party TO which the more intimate Of their |
neighbors were invited, At those very Falls Of |
st Anthony that had SO nearly, On the occasion |
Of my last visit been the scene Of tragic incident.
hlr. and Mrs. Love repeatedly referred to tho |
past, cordially praisi1g me for the courage |
80 difficult dilemma The guests swelled Tho |
chorus Of auiogy, but Miss Lowe remained fric-
Idly indifferent to the entire subject Later On
thero was soma conrc1sation as 10 my European
experiences, and sou1e one, on the strength OF
runor denTed from thu gossip OF some passing
tourist, coupled my name with that Of French |
heiTess, . yell known beauty OF Bordeaux, whom |
only knew "a attner in + round dance. but to
whom It Eas coahdcutly assumed that I was to
be m1rrjed I dsclaimed the imputation. laucl1-
Ingly st first, more earnestly afterwards. md =.
last k1aW not why-n1th somewhat OF irrita-
ton And as begged flushing as SPOKE.
to hsar no moro silly jests, concerning
tnJssn snd Mademui6elle Cornelia Boncru,
saw L1y's eyes fixed on me with
In ExRxa57os WHICH GOULD NOT FAruou.
1Ut AZ her glance mat mine, it VAS instantly |
withdrawn Nc did not exchange To.d more
turing tho remainder Of that day, bat when
right came, aod it was tims to retire to repose, |
could not sleep, but sat long 1T the open vim |
low OF my chamber, looking forth acroas tho
nngnolias and rose-hushcs Of the garden. TO
Fhe1e the bzosd bright moonlight ailverod the | j
urf Of the G1assy path beyond. How had ali |
hings altered with me- aince the last night when |
had thus seen it, the night Of Lilys rescue!
How changed WAS Lily herself, and yet into
ow 1orelJ q girl had my ehiId-cousin developed |
What pity that her old aversion for myself. her
Id coldneBB towards me, remained aa they had
cen when, in her early youth, she showed her
Ell go unwilling to ba my companion Why
ad been foolish eoough to return to St. |
nthoDy, and TO entangle my own heart, ALAS
! the Mazes OF passion which felt *as hope |
y, or two daya at fartteat, no matter On gha.
reta1t, I nouldleayo MinDeaotA, thus tearing nv
III away from--Hal What was that7 Doubt
ss 1t vaa Puckiks trick Of my own heated
ncy. which made me- think that saw, ekirslns
70 fence, and emerging from the ehada Of the
white,
6HosFI1KR OUTLINE OF FEMALE FORM,
10 golden hair glel1ning in the opal moonlight.
o. this Was no dcluAion. Lilly Lowe-and no
tz1-shs whoso childish footsteps I had
ae*ed of old-g1own to be woman nov, but
ioipg, with noiselees tread, riyerwards as on
At other night. Hardly taking time to think.
left my room, hurried down stairs, and in 4
oment more WAS in the garden. passed
rough the wicket, reached ths graas-grown
th beneath the ftful thadows OF The poplars
aimed my eyes In the vain eudeaTor
catch sight Of tho vanished figure, and
gan to feel heartily ashamed Of being
. dupe OF my own excited Imagination !
ter ALL how oonld it be reasonable to attribute !
yonder graceful and admired maiden, the re-
'rnbrance Of whose proud glance yet haunted |
}, the caprioious fancies of Blckly child ?
/ made up my mind to return to die house,
en- suddenly I caught glimpse Of something
ite, far of, On the very bank Of the Ylver. K
male form, presumably that OF Lily, and close,
the best Of my remembrance to the spot,
ence, years ago, had seen tha child cast
ee the canoe from It's moorings. ]
ran forward at my fullest speed, and, On bn
ching the bank, beheld night which caused, aot
the moment, my very heart 10 ceaso beating. cia
light hi1chea canoe, either the same OF OF int
nticA construction. with that Of Liy'B early tin
'enture, WIS drifting slowly down tie river. &C