The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-30

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!. house, and its melancholy tones touch
ed her heart? She thoukRhitt1 1of oSf her SAD
4 rpd H..ted & 4gi111hood; shs : wondered
! Nv i bad been deereed that she shoult
I be &! dsssiyed y : ID apd made miserable. sb,
4 legksd D.sk i s,od trtosd her d.y. 1ftou
9hlldbood. j Her + d.,t experience Of ii!
fe.!.ty ',a ef lits v.s a.!.s bitter ono. sh.
had q come me- home Pr flom lo! school, to b
m.le - aeqfu.inted tf " With tho f.es tia. be,
father v.. ~ 1uihnsd. hl.1. .u The nexs scene
ths. e' cane Up in memoty's 2 ,ltqtssn N!
the death.bed Of her mother and ther
came .n pc peenufy and labor. Brighter Day
devned upon her q the, cottage, asl
! Brighter still With her love for Ton
| North; but tswbat an awakening l He
did ell' not love g her he slighted boz, de-
eeiysd dl!s .hs hsr, ,,.!l ~ unworthy to b. the
hga:lb..qad a.l!.qa ot , good .om.n. Nothing
h'd been st beard axf Of hin lin siaoe =. lef,
he55 50 .lgp lernslly pal two year, ago, Per-
h.ps hes BE-. sw.s Cd id..dl (, Worse .still, he
pigh9t be in 4 prison. In spite Of her.
'elf, Ka.ts ye.ar,aed .o b. With him.
p9t ea'., - his b 1ifs, bqt u to comfort 70 oon.
1o!lss, psfh.ps 9l to saesye bin. The wind
T ths esesment !s.! seemed to answer. he1
iighh e shha thought what !. different
fte te!1z 1hiszniiasht have besp, and: how it
might have Influenced hsr own. =:
;;Ths aquire, shs had heard, VA 10 re-
turn "a: tho nanoG+hodss that very day
h he'd ushtisasd her father IN one oi
tVe stskis lHtsis I'd. hnIstsisla, giving
! loskdctishfshsf Meadows .Wsas z 70. & b
made comfortable. q. But not 4 void
about KITE. Thissvis,s7pises Of 4dsli:
tats eoisids stition which had not pilssed
! psrseordsd' in her, mind. The squire
bad been frequsntly mentioned io the
local sevspapsrs. Hs had been re-
esived by thu Saltan, and had done
iomathing worthy Of hn. country in
EGYPT Bristove and Oombis Dingls
fsre quite proud of the doiags of
Squire Weetbury'in3ths East: = Kate
at in the light ofsths smbsuof IN an.
tumn fire and theught about these
things j in her oxn quiet philosophical
y,..!! .nd shs s M .'onld not hI&ze b ( been
E9Rqtn Ria bad chs sN nN9t wondered + the squire
fsa Il found gp9l q! sqns othef girl to accept hi.
eye, II !! oE xhst xe.e ii, feelings; toward
ber y. after @ tvo years. Bis fine manly
fgqre, rose y upon G I!.e'gE IhegE :. fancy, doubly
ph9se!liiep1gipg belle hsr b! imagination. gig She saw
th.t !4!, startled IT ! : and disappointed look
"hich l'if flushed styg / bus face two ye.ss ego
iq tly4 har h t.thlet's cottage. Il! She felt .orrY
..e E:heim :se sRd again i 1 the .qtana yiad
fe,snBed ,sB e tek' pp 4 the z d'ep s.gh which
| pens se',j from hsr aching hsatt,
l 11t &ag elhgethsts ssd kind OF night;
FAs yind dmevrned xith!sbtrasge touch.
| ing sympsthy. ?9AnIo~f cried In; the
riek.ystd; the dogs; hoplsd; ;. tho trees
seemed 70 sigh and moan !; and thsr.
wore, un1ooustomed> shadows about the
! room. Kate vent. into Mrs. North'a
bedroom. The oldswoman was sleep:
| ing peacefully. All MAS quiet. The
nigh, light WAS burning, but somehow
It msdea gaunt: ahadow- on the wall,
Kate felt = little: frightened, She
nghesd osudls and stirred the FIRE,
aad taid little prayer to herself, COM
! tnending the house to Gods mercy and
protection.
T Though, Luke Meadows had receiv.
Cd his daughters letter, he too was
fdsetly anxious during the: night on 10.
count of her Absence. He knsx that
| Peter; North, albeit 4 stern man and .
Etyranioal ruler'i in his own household,
vas ; person whose oharaetsr was un:
blsmished; and whoss: roof wis sacred
g thshome Of any one to whom hs had
txteaded his" rough but ,ssdsieus hos.
| pitality; ahll'hd could nosurecdncils
| himself t. the absence of his child.
A., It influenced by That syupstietiu
feeling the nature: Of which, though fges
pot'f 'falty diagnossd, indispatsbly, Afscss
| pe6passhsar and dear 70: eacks other 9 at
the same time, Luke Meadows o{sie Ia
| anxious and cencsrned that hs resolved
% walk db7'si toward P6tefr No1thi
| tassnla sllat, 5te - Ao1. things t.ere seeiog 1n
fhesz.., s'He 9 s..s TO proud to d.es.rt.ia
the ideeee idee Of teptszlisogs All Notks, hon.e,
f,st his. s@etns1 e ~ III ssRpPeIsEa lmishtI thiak
he A hsd #tsk taken .1l1yartege ef biz a4eusht:
sriel presssnee thasre 70 again yieeEatiate
hi~qe.sslf him in The, fatmes's7 tveE 10 Ae
Thought, 8, =. Mrs: North b bad : been 20
III, that. y be- would surely find .sne ons
going; to! or departing. from the house
rhe 10 y lv'onld. BE-. alberto tell him IL ~ about
the patient pa md her nurse: ts Ae put on
I hA' eo4t .ad hat, aud walked toward
the Farm. r..:.. . -. =. ...:: .. ..
! f,Meankhi3a another traveller VA
making way IN tho same direction,
with quite = different purpose from tina,
! rh,chi directed the steps Of honest
! Like Meidows. @~ ..~, .
] ~Kste moved 7rsselse;iy@~ about the
house during the night; but never 'ir: it .
fatthsr distance from tho room Of til.
i1salidth.h to be within easy easy call.
! o. p.ssing into the hou,t.plsoe at
About half 'past eleven O'Clock, abe va.