The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-04-13

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Tomorrow viii come ana to-1oTrov WIN 70, -
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|@!|:. Ard the heart would givs.; -, a.,
II al the coming tomorrovs will bring but 70
MARY WILSON'S LOVE, ils,
The time-keeper kA his seat by The
door as the whistle sounded, from th<
roof Of the boiler-bonse and the echoes ;h q
Of its booming shrek came back from
the hills across the 1svipe through
which the Black river: r:4ound i*s way.
He had handed in his report at the
Office before the slackening'' speed 81
hand and wheel and shafting had
softened the clamorous .whH Of The
spindles and. the rumbing Of. the
mules to q whisper, and: them to- ID.
lence; when, down the staircase" Of
the great central tower, past the now
unguarded door, and out into the
gray darkness Of the late twilight,
rustled a crowd in calico, dividing
into three streams as it flashed over
the threshold, one going north to the
corporation clearinghouse, another
the opposite direction toward
the meaner part Of the small village,
and third crossing the canal, direct
ly to the tenements dimly seem ON its
bank. The hundred windows Of the
huge mill shown yellow To travel:
ers on the *'down express" that stood
by the station.platform, the pump o.
its safety break painting is If impar
tient Of the delay, these lights seemed
golden :aecks in: a. mine of prosper;
Gus industry, and their distant CLEAN
suggested pleasant thoughts Of q busy
muir titude. Near to the wall the
ilanting rays lighted up: indistinct
6guree, .hustling away in long, pro.
fessiop that broke into knots or; sep.
krated into individuals..:, Thew. ,65aere 65aerre
mainly those OF women. Some wortE
llhawls drawn over their heads, 9th:
ers were still sheltered by"c " the :stxav "
hats that had seen service under the
heat Of: the summertsun ); some step;
ped along with sort'of sorry jauntii
ness in feathers and feminine trap:
pings that tluttered and swung IN tht
glancing reflections from above. .r, "
With a clang Of the bell the train
moved on toward the great city. Tbe
light disappeared by sections from
the front Of the mill-a score Of win.
dows being blotted out at once, like !
wink of Argus and the few hurry,
ing feet that sped away through. ,the
gathering darkness left behind them
! towering black, monument, whos<
broad, stony "expanse was relieved
only by the glimmer Of q lantern
here and there as it passed window
after window At the pace Of a mans
walk.
The mills had closed for the night
But before the last row of lights went
out, there stepped through the vacant
doorway yet another figure in calico,
not hastily but with an expectant air,
as if the delay had been with a pur-
pose. Even in the dim light, and
clothed in mean and malodorous fac.
tory dress, it could be seen as that ot
q young woman, tall beyond the usu-
al height, slim, and graceful in move.
ment. The girl came slowly out and
paused at the bottom Of the granite
steps. A quick but shuflling foot:
fall was heard upon the path Of Gin:
ders leading up from the canal. 1t
came nearer and q, mans. form ap.
peared in the gloom. That girl
stepped out toward it.
"Joe!" she said.
The man who was in working dress
and carried a tin pail, with a cup ot
the same material set on the top like
the turret Of = monitor, turned quick.
ly and peered at the speaker.
"Why, Mary !" he said, with some
thing like annoyance in his tone; II
didn't want you to wait for me to-
night. I'm late now, and the boss'll
be mad enough. You'd better 60
right home"
"But, Joe, I wanted to see you par
ticular tonight. Cant you spare
q minute p, Then, with = certain
irreievancy contrasting with the earn
estness Of her voice: "Whst's made
you 50 late for the last week, Joe ?"
mo matter what's made me late
The boss has asked that question to-
often now, and I: don't want him: L
ask it again. Give me . kiss, Mary
and rum Of" IT,; . '>'
With 4 lighter tone in these last
words, the mans figure leaned tovart
that Of the girl, and blended with i
for a moment ia the darkness. Bu
one ne who: could hay!e' IS, seen this woult
have noticed that the sh.dowy head
did not meet, and: that 4 movemen
of the shawl indicated 4 gentle repel
liant motion Of the girls hand. =,
"No, dear, it int kisses that
wan" " said the woman sadly. "Oh
Joes dontyou know thhaat W. tris,
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