The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-01-20
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lovely little village il BaveFia, cir
cNdby wooded mountains, md 5Sne
giant mowseappsd 1pealsxatR Rstsoas {:
lAleee ETs{en ~ accepted suitor,
|'s!!9 and hyself Fet6e q se,;g Deene, petulant,
seA- -~illed= cir, Who ad-nexer- -beea
|icfossed in anything.sfz1 ax1s
My. aunt Rebscca was in the. next
room, talking English ID ''thS GeT;
man maid, and persuaded that; i1ishs
talked long enough, the stupid n9irl
d ust understand:so:- ~ s5niovao faa
I Aunt :Rebecca was a pale, thin;
shadow Of a woman, with shadows Of
opinions, and I had always domin.
eered over her 1t WILL. 40 :=::' ~ sn"
! Ny blonde Alex. had never before
appeared in the ungracious light IF
mentor, and Isat there flushed, irate
and speeech}ess. - E'a. ;. . "5':f;''ii'
|, And now'I must not forget the
occasion Of the quarrel. There wis
to be a pilgrimags TO the Maria
HilFsai Church. near 6alzburg,c5 and,
my imagination had taken FIRE! At
the thing, as painted by an eccentric:
old maid friend. e.: |. !! o.: orr;
'"You will think better Of it in, the.
morning" said Alex, disregasding,
my glum silence; you knoMlthe night
brings COUNSEL e;.> 3; 49,: !.
II shall not think better of it, ;er
Of you'll answered, petulantly:;; /; ! Fl
have always been free TO- come and
go, and liberty il sweet" -.
t : rs it sweeter than, our love 2. he
| asked; sadly, r.......
T I locked moodily out at the noun
tains, where the sun, bad left > glow,
| and the snow xas flushed With = faint
ftpeSpiMak, An the valley lay in
fshadow, cool and resn, i ] "a s y 1ean !,
tain torrent rushed madly!i' through i, f.
III was q good deal like that Mi1d,
| ffeakish little stream, myself; and
Alex: was like one Of the grand
lnountains at whose feet it dashed;o Il, ID
calm, and steadfast, and strong. j. !
! watched intensely the glow pale away,
l and leave the snow cold and white;
but I did not speak"
| Perhaps my silence was irritating,
for the next words were not 80 paei.
j fic:.; 4: - =. -
T. "Your own sense of prop1iety
Ishould deter you,'' he said. ssEh;nk o.
the rahble that will g.. and: you, a..
! young girl-alone,; for you canno,
think 1 will make a;,fool> of;mgell
with you" =: IL, ,. 49,; "a i,
/ ''The rabble, as You call them,"..)}]
answered, with = lofty ecorn, ::'ase de
vout and humble souls: going to! Per
form = religious, rite. I sheA hay.
Mary: Morgan with me, aud, ahs i
old enough, for "a duenna.1'';i ..i.s ,':s,
! "And mad as a March ,hare,'
be said with sneer. II should ,nev
ct wish my wife to associate. viii
Mary Morgan y '''SSA'' ..
! "I IN glad to know in time tha
4 ypur :xiie is to be = slave to 70 you,
''Iwhims," I said, scornfa]lY "for ID
morrow does not mean = surrender .
individuality" ''.: % '">'
$50 you are decided you viii g
with these beer-drinking Doors r ~
i II am decided," IT answered, coldly
and Alex turned hastily, as if b
could not bear any more. {
I heard him on the. balcony belov
> me in few minutes, and the subtl
fragrance Of his cigar stole up to me
II began to sing. willmlly:
II GLOW shall I my trus'love know
From another one7
/ By his pilgrim hat and shell
! And his sandal shoon."
Aunt Rebecca came gliding int
the room a few moments aftervard
like a ghost. 49,, .., :'....
II want to know" she said, ,softl,
"are you really going on q pilgrim
] age ?-rather queer thing to do nov
lisn't it? I ask for. information-fo
Protestant-you know"
"Oh. I'm not = Protestant
don't protest At, all-haye never q
amined the subject for myself N
! I'm not to take secondhand opinions.
"Not at all-and very praissworth
in you, my dear she said, With,
faint sigh ! knew ] he'd: = T. badgere =
:, the life out Of the poor thing u
was inclined to be proper and precis
. "Now, I suppose thisiplsrinass wi
n be quite romantic !; you Will 60 q
confess your aims; my dear, and tn
is always proper; but, Alex."-wil