Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-05-13

roI began to sing softly the refrain of his
song .-........ ...,. ......a. -r. -
''She is standing somewhere, she would hon.
She that wait fOr--my queen. my queen"
Nellie turned round.
Il do wish, Enrol, you would not sing
that song; hate it ~
Hate il! Why, Nellie, it is charmiug!"
IL don't care I.hate it 1t is always
my quccn'"
"NelI, is there any special reason why
it should not be my queen? ~ said he,
looking down at her and smiling quietly.
:" "Dout you see cousin mine, she is a
sort Of ideal"
Yes, | DO see" interrupted Nellie,
pet'ishly; land | always did dislike poet
ic ideals and absolute perfection; aud |
hate the song, and | wish YOU would not
s,ng it,"
"Of course | will not, if 1t annoys you
so much, said he, with another keen
glance at The fair, wilful face :" but |
want to argue the point with you lirst.
Here is our old nook under the Nolsctte !;
sit down. Nellie, and LEI ne convince you
as used to do in the old days
lnwardly rcaoviug not to be convinced.
Nellie sat down Oh the low stone wall, the
climbing roses around and above her pp-
peuring like framework. Enrol strolIcd
away to large rose-hush few PAGES dis
tant, and carefully cut off splendid half.
opened Provence rose, which in its creamy
pinknrSS cont nt,innA world Of iellcatc sub
tie scent then, returning he threw him.
self Oh the grass at NelI,e's feet. and
looked up into the sweet w;lful face.
Now tcj' me, Nellie, Why you dent
like NJ quccu. .........
\ shower Of scarlet gerauun petals fell
over tie white dress. scattered ruthiessly
by Nellie, fingers: but she had 90 ar
gumcui ready to support her dis|kc-a at
least, none that she would use. ...
"Shc is charming IDEAL" continued
Enrol. What have you 10 say against
her, Nellie ?"
"Just ,ha, she is au ideal" answered
Nellie, shortly.
"And you caunol attain such height p
asked he, quietly, but with with keener
gIaucc than ever at the face above him.
No answer came from the pouting lips.
The scurci blossoms almost covered the
white dro>s; the evening breeze came up
aud stirred the roses Il shower of pure
tinted leaves fell on the scarlet Enrol
changed his position slightly. Raising
himself with one hand. he held tAe rose
towards her with the other.
Nellie laid he, gen'Iy-" Nellie. "
Yes"
"Wlll you give me your gerauiums for
this rose r he inquired.
No." she replied
Why not p Intercepted Errol.
II like the gcran;um better" said Mel
lie. promptly, her eyes turned away FROM
his.
II dou'l think y)u do--thcy are so very
battered. Won't Iou make he exchange,
Nellie :"
She stole glance al him There was no
mis;akiug his meaning. The goranums
were only small part Of what was wan.
ted A soft light flashed into the vioic'
eyes; for moment She hcsita,ed, and
then, in sudden fit of wiIul perversity,
she said. sarcasncaily-- IH
You do me too much honor Cousin
Errcl bat do not choose to be second
even to al ideal. Your queen is waiting
somewhere; let me suggest that you give
the roses TO her." 9.
my queen is here i found her long
AGO. Her throne is this old stone, seat,
her cauopy the thuruy white lose. her
sceplre IA bunch Of flaming battered gcra-
!
niuns. Will you AXE my rose, Nellie I?
1t is no, courteous to keep me waiting so
long"
His last words stung Nellie. 1t seemed
TO bcr that to accept the rose so offered
would be ii token oil submissions, a coides-
sion confession of her own Shortcomings
She would none Of it. The wlful eyes
flashed defianly at hun, as she said per-
vcrsely-
mo. thanks. prefer my flaming GER
aniums. battered as they are"
.As you will Cousin Nellie" was the
quiet rerIy. and the rose was withdrawn.
The birds clear notes ceased suddenly (;
the night wind came up and shivered
among the roses; it SCENE TO have grown
suddenly dark. Nellie drew her scarf
closcr round her shoulders.
LIZ; us 60 in said she ''it is cold,"
i
A week later Enrol and Nellie stood in