St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-04

mad passed bet Wccm them, vet il seemed
1" lc an understood thing that these
tw" belonged la each other. In her
heart. Ruth cherished the secret con-
>ri"nSncsS that She WAS beloved. At
his coming, Iicr heart tlIrohbed tumull-
n"HSiy. and Il tcll-talc color would flush
the fair tIcr. and the larac. dark eyes
grow luminous with loves light.
And Amos loved the gentle girl. and
only waited till circumstances justified
him III offering his hand To her who lad
been the dream of his hoNhuud. the
only love of his manhood.
''Comc. Ruth, I'll take thee up stains:
the girls are in my room. making thcnl-
selves pretty: though" said the hostess,
looking ut oar heroine. Il don't think
the" needs anything ut all to cnlamrc
thy beauty. Come right in - And
Ruth was uSlcIcd into what had been
temporarily converted intn dressing
room. The pure. white walls were ia-
adorned. the windows were ,lIap,d
with snowy muslin, which fell tn ~
floor in soft. graceful folds. The high.
old fashioned hclst.ad looked like Il
great SNOW drift, with its white counter
pane. curtains and ruilrd linen. The
li""r WIS covered with II home made
carpet. woven in bright stripes. ard
gay" Il chccrN look Ia the room. Two
or three huge LOGS in the biz fireplace,
snapped and sparEllrd away, ;I> il they.
too, had entered into the fun aud mrlri-
mcmt ot the thing. The polished Sur-
face of the small mirror reflected MANY
hl""ming faces, many admiIimg glanccS
The girls stood laughing and chatting
all about the room. shaking out thril
dresses. Smoolhiug thcir ribbons. and
takin" Il glance at the mirror, to make
sure they were all right. and would
stand the scrutiny of numhcrlcsS eyes
in the lower rooms. Then down the
wide stairs they tiu;tricd like Il COM
pany of doves. and into the best room
oI I'allnI.
'rnmr. Ruth. want to Introduce
thee to Alice I.alnoI." said the hostess.
approaching" oul heroine. ''Shc is my
cousin. thee knows. and one of tn,
prcttir>t girls in Philadelphia. lis said
She has been proinI>im" to visit me- ioI
Years. and when She heard | WAS about
+" lac married. wrote. >lNim% she would
pIN the lou%-talkcd-nf visit when
should lac comfortably situated in m}
own house. She came last night. aud
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How very, very pretty She j. -
YES. and beside her great beauty.
she has the reputation of being Il sad
tlirt. Sh" told me She WAS heartily
tired of fashion and tIiv"lity. and had
come into the country Ia hc natural.
and to do Just H. She pleased. Visiting.
parties. balls and hcluN had hccnmc Il
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qmrrnlN head. and fell in shining waves
and Iiu~lrt> tu the slender waist. Eyes
of the deepest blue. shaded 10y long.
golden laShcS. Il Siucy little nose. tip
liltcd~ like the petal of Il h"Wcl."
ch1rmiu" little mouth and beautifully
moulded chin. combined to form a very
lovely face.
What i il. Ruth. that sends that
thliil /" l"m heart ? l. it th" earnest
gaze Amos hcud~ upon his gay com
pani"m What i it they are discuss
in. :" warmly
Drawing Il liltl, nearer. Ruth diSro,-
,r~ ihat the comparative merits of cit,
nmd country iiG. l. the cngr"~>ing sub
i:ct.
Amos grows very earnest nvrr it. and
drmuuucc~ lhc Artificial life of the cIty
while the giIl. more inr the sake of ar
"unrnt lhm any thiu.s else. unhnId, rI,,
advantages of lit,. in rh, busy hu>tliu"