The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-16

NO. 40.
4"But, mamma, you are i'll; can I
uot DO somsthiog for yoal Lot me
etey in ths, room, 1t any rate ; l will be
perfectly quiet"
s-"No, child, no-I can't have you.
lshsll do very we'll, but I want to be
oy myself = and Rosalie, sadly per-
picked BY her mothers sadden ,llness
and strange behavior, was fairly driven
from the room.
h.. Left alone, the poor mother had to
faca the: conviction Of her terrible mis-.
take and it's consequences. Alas j.!
alas ! and she had been the means of
binding Rosalie to the very fate that,
OF oil Others, she dreaded most for her
Her child .as to marry = poor man,
and, worse than that, . poor author
Where were al those blissful Visions
those bright sntielpations-that had
upheld her from earth during the past
few months7 All gone In 4 moment !
She had plunged Rosalie into the same
life that she herself had suffered so
long, and from which it had been her
hrmest purpose to preserve her child.
hosalis must do ~ she had done fore.
90 oil luxury, curtail even necess.ries,
and, after ell, ind ia hard matter to
i've within her incame! Her be.uti.
tai child must manage and drudge
must SOC things getting sh.bby,. and
have 20 means to renew them must
find her clothes worn and out of fash.
ION, and have no money to replace
them. She must use delf whore other
people used china; must walk where
they rode; must wear calico where
they wore silk or satin. She must
keep inferior servants, and do half the
work herself; must undergo priv.tions,
modification. The nursery must be
her opera, and the kitchen her ball
room sud amidst there sordid cares
her beauty would fade and her youth
depart. Oh, il was dreadful and
poor Mrs. May6eld wrung her hands in
despair. How differently had she
hoped how differently believedl She
thought Rosalie was safe, forever safe,
from the taintest shadow of want or
poverty. But it was not too late yet =;
she would break off the eng. nent.
Then eame tho thought Of the pub.
licity-the scandal. It was 30 near
the Wedding dsy-al the preparations
made-every one would wonder 20 what
the reason could possibly be-and Ro.
sale might refuse to give up her lover,
or, if she consented would be 90 un-
happy. Then the true cause would be
sure to leak out, aud they would be
laughing-stocks for life.-No. the en-.
Es.semsnt could not be broken off. She
must abide by it, however dreadful the
result.
How she had misunderstood and
mistaken Mr.. Henry's words ! On
asking her consent, and making
statement Of his affairs, be had told her
that he had "small property" entirely
independent of bis profession and au-
thorship. She had supposed it to be
a modest way Of alluding to bis for
tune, and had made no inquiries, not
liking to show curiosity upon the SUBJ
lect. She now REQUIRED to his words
with ironical bitterness. "Small prop
erty ]" she thought; 'tsmall enough I
dare say. l wonder how much it is ;
twelve or fifteen hundred dollars per.
hapsW
Then there was that ridiculous
trousseau She fairly shuddered as
she thought Of tie sums alread , spent,
and the bills that were yet to come.
Why had she been 80 deaf to all Rosa
lies remonstranees, so blind to all she
might have seen7 "a thousand dol.
lars have gone for her olothes,' she
thonght ; II might much better have
bought her steel knives and forks, and
ingram oarpeting."
6. Hours passed in these bitter self.
upbraidiegs aad fruitless rspining; but
,at last Nm. May6eld's native good
ssas, swoke to tho folly Of lanentatios.
'":Whats done is done,'' she said, "apd
ALL can,hope for now is that Mrs.
james will not spread tho story of her
call this morning oil over town, and
make both Rosalis and myself ridicu.:
lou': AT; any rate I will not give her:
any 'l.~ to the mystery Of my sudden
illness If I can possibly help it. This
business must be gone through with.
and I will do 1t bravely." So saying
she arose, bathed her eyes and smooth.
ed her hair, and descended to tho
:drawing-room. She was unusuall,
grave md quiet Ill tho evening, but
that wss easily accounted for by her
not feeling 20 we'll Is usual.
Tho Wedding came off in due time,
and was quite recherche affair; the
bride, in particular, being pronounced
the bride Of the season. When the
happy pair had set of, and tho house
WAS clear of guests, Mrs. Mayfield
found Leisure to examine . little packet
which Mr.: Bushe had placed in her
hand 1t pdrtius. Il contained . check
for $4,000 payable to Ros.fie's order.
So the rich cousin had opened his