The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-11
ST CLOUD. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY MARCH H. 1875

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st Steele aiad Ps}esiV9jd JN 9jdi'it5sfsSa L: ssh
feel him shaking ii III concert u q q / leat.
ed against his' knsese:. BIB L ,f'<'5' Of"
HE might have had the respect of
women, if not their affection, ffsatit ~ 1erfihnily
'satiriz zed Miss Hail. '''q 81 ~s s'' +
~ "Hang lr,ea respect p heartily groeaned
Mr. Ledyard, '''''~' 'x@<' 5"' Ut
"Amen'!" said Ben Steele, with a
broad grin. ''%' f'''' "2' >'' 7{sa
REALLY, gentlemen" began; Miss
Hall, in a lady-like rage. i'''' ''!:"
II beg your pardon Miss. Hall,
with all my heart - said Steele, ire
sistibly honest and good:humored.
'"I never can hear Ledyard1. make a
fervent remark about any thing! With
out adding my benediction to it. It's
such a sign Of grace in the fellowT
"Look here, Steele" began Led
yard: ."Never mind though, old fel-
low, now wait . bit. Miss Hail. I
beg your pardon, too. The fact; IT, il, I
do sometimes speak my mind before
ladies, from my extreme impulsiveness
70 nature ("1mpulsiveness of gin,
ger-pop!" growled Steele, under his
breath, parenthetically )-"when " I
ought not to. Understand me to
apologize for the manner, not the
matter, Of my remark The poet must
ever prefer sympathy to: admiration ;
the shelter of the valley to the cold
glory, Of, the mountain-peak. Love is
life; respect is T'''> '''' .''.: ''- !
"s'u'in'day clothes" interrupted ppte' |
Steele. =. '>''-' -'>'~
Every body but Miss Hall and
iGaius CLARK laughed: Miss Hall
'coldly said The evening was e; growing ,'fa
damp; and presently rose to retturnt tl, II 20
the hotel. Marian, Of course . folio5w,-.
ed; Mr.. Clark and MI IGriAinnlg ut IT.
tending. I"could hear the T sharp
nasal tones ofthe latter youth spout,
ing Carlyle and Byron as he receded
along the beach, facing the south:
wind;sthat brought his: voice back to
us; and in the intervals a pretty it,
tie giggle, Or an inteUectional GLOW
perfectly sweet y Isn't that .beauf-
tul p from Miss Marian.
We sat still for a moment after
they went. Mr.. Vernon fdgeted a:
little: and cleared his throat: twice,
but did not speak. Ellen Bonds keen
eye visited him and fathomsd his in:
tentioni: For her. own w j. ! reasons she
broke the silence with her clear, :Au-
ent tones, tinged with artfully limo
cent wonder =, ','.,' - 1851
"Would you really like better. to
be loved than respected, Mr.. Led
yard?" '>->'1S' -. '.>'
II really like brandy better than
skim milk, Miss Bond" :
Gratia turned her face and looked
athim: - I 'a ,:'H<Ej
why don't he curl right upY'
said Steele, softly, to me, seeing that
/. saw and understood the look.? CT
II don't know how woman can
love man she does not respect" j."
said Ellen Bond, with a thoughtful
and vestal expression: 'i'.'
"Wh-ew!' muttered Steele, to him.
self. -. t.. :':.- - ';'?o
MIR. Vernon turned his. approving
face toward Miss Bond, whose drop
ped eyes did not seem to perceive
him, and beamed upon her with a
very sufficient and admiring regard
Indeed you approached the ques
ton Fl rom the right point, Miss Bond
Your feminine instinct quite silence
our mems arguments. YOU have Va
'dicated your sex nobly.''' !,
p @0h.! Nj. Vernon replied she
with the perfectest - mask Of swee
alodesty, "all women think 4 as | do q p
that : subject, am sure 49, '':
"Do you think so, Miss Hennine
son?" said Steele, in~ a very audib1
voice. = =, T.. -:
"No,'' said Gratia, simply.
!. Mr.. Vernon looked shocked. II
had been evidently much interest
ed in her, as, indeed, every body va
who ever met her. Ellen. Bond knel
it.; and she had fixed on Mr.. 1Verno
for her own prey, waiting patient1
for a time to spread her net not; j
vain. Ibelieve she knew Gratia :di
not care for him ; whether it wou1
have made any difference if she hat
I can not tell. Miss Bond was M
Ecruel naturally, but she was not maj
Unanimous few ai,w women are4-and --slUd1 1%f 81 i
aaw 10 good reason WY h,l+' shee' 'shop!lll
give up q good match TO- any bod
else, merely because they: wanted it
nor, to do her justice, had she feelin
! 4enough herself to understand wins
might have been the pangs of a sci
sitive woman in losing even such =
man as Mr.. Vernon. Now she spok
with a nice tone Of polite and ~yirt!
gus indignation :~s. i
"Gratia You could not love
bad man, I am sure"
Il think it's very possible I cou]
and. should" said Gratial,, g. With i z'lpal lcall
honesty. .'s''' ''. '',.'z'' 1850, :,
Mr.. Vernon coughed-he real
sighed, but was: ashamed. of it I; $50
, couphed. 4>ra'd7:tT 10 7s:sE*i*.5t y ,.rry a:G
o''Well, I am sure I never could
said Miss Bond: ~The Y, very iiae. iii':l . I
tyi,io1tinng,.' don't believe You lI' COZ t,l