The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-10

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thing, properly. all through, told him
what he had done and how that, Lois
bad consented, to be- bis wife .:but
when thetnews got abroad that Lois
yas' promised f. 70 young; ; & 'gentlepap
from sLondon-=faor alld high life is
from + Ionaop 3 i tie 'lales-: -:aand that
she would be most; ~ the Queen her
self, John Musgrave was startled anst II
by = shock out Of his dream, and, rs
Lois s. IS herself translated it, vas mot
best pleased with himself: or, anyone
'else.' ~: ~
he went over to. Brigand to wish
!: her good;by TIE DAY before she b was v, t. to
;lfaye A. and be ,Tent: : with = ,,t curious = if
mixture ! ;nte Of sorrow and anger making
ahhyoe i bis Na1 usually quiet breast: o..
"sao, :, you ya, ere going On : visit, Mis- is
Lancaster, aAn?.'ss ! hear p p he .began; for
be, TOO wass, s,'9f,,,1Al' o9ff the new; school, and
not IS frankly familiar to Lois as bis
father had ,been. I. + t. b her mother. i She
Tes 'Miss N I Lancaster" e; pot Il Lois, 81
Il s." Is tie q gid NJ xay: would heyeIit.
EAs he was. "Mr:. ~ j.. John. to her not
plain ""John," as bis father had been
|Ito her. mother. -, ''' D
*SYes, NJ. John,''' said Lois, raising
her lovely eyes; >::'to Mr.. Haynes
mother that was the Young gentle
man az we had here all summer" =,
I $50 I heard" said John, twirling
his hat by the brim between his fin
gers. "1t'll be a. fine 'uplia for you,
Miss Lancaster"
II don't know about an uplift, Mr..
John,"' answered Lois with a certain
assumption Of haughtines that had
I i% grave side if also its loomical. Il
she was to. be Bernard's wife she
must hold herself his equal, she
thought: The role Of the beggar.
girl was not to her, mind, though she
was pleased enough with her, Kins
tof Cophetua: 1.-The finest lady in
1.-THE land is nothing butsa LADY," she
continued. "and folks can be ladies
as hasn t great names . S:I; :, '>>'> = :
i" 's'Yes, y I know, that we'll enough Z
taaid John, "And !. .know3that!you'r re
= lady yourself, Miss Lancaster
fstill the quality is Of different stuff
to us dalesmen and statesmen; and
by all acceunts this Mr.. Haynes peo
pie are real quality 10 ~"..:
"And fathers, as good as any o,
Them said Loi,s, Father kpovs .
deal more than most Of: the young
gentlemen themselves know; and
fth at they say when they leave" ~: -
+ "'still.'' said John, who had the
dogged persistency of his Kind, t''il
your father is a clever man in hi
way, which there's no denying; he.
not one ofthe quality. w.. 80. >"
Lois was silent. y" She thought Johr
Musgrave uncommonly disagreeable
TO- day, and wondered at the sudden
change that had come over him: Be:
fore this summer she had thought
him well enough, and may be lit
tie beyond: He was a 6he-looking
lclear-skinned, brighteyed'young fel
low who bore a good name and was
| not given to drink, and who, with hi
freehold of seventy acres, had thu
girls':eyes on him far: and near, and
was accounted q prize equal In his
own way to Sir James Aitkens ani
lyoung Charley :Grattan in. theirs
| And though if LOIS had been asked
l:she would have soorned the in
lsi1uation: ); as an I insult, and
lwould have denied that she hat
ever thought Of him twice or wantei
him once, yet she had often looke<
al him at church when they met il
!. the choir ) and if Fellfoot was = dull
place in winter it was not so. dull q
it would have been had any but Johl
Musgr&ve held it.
T.: ri suppose then,'' said John
"you'll not be for staying here long
miss Lancaster, when you come bach
againf I've heard tale as point
that way"
| Lois blushed, that fair faint flush o
hers which was 90 infinitely becom
ing. "
IF don't know about that, MI
John" she said. ''Nothing's settle.
4 yet anyhow" - -, . 3. -"
"But tis to be2" :s '.-j
i His rasping; voice was very sad
his ruddy face a little pale, hi
7 smooth brow fGrrowed, and his full
aeshy lips contracted. :1' !. ~ =
r. Lois hung her head, and twiste
her neck ribbon whence dsngled th
looket which Bernard had given he
Many feelings perplsxed and .distul'
ed her At this moment; :prideiin he
prospective grandeur and presentin
; portance /; a;cdislike; ,;she could NJ
j understand Why to. confess her q
{ gagement to john Musgrave ho
! glad soever she might be to tell itza
1 others fear Of the future either wa
1 should il be realized or, should it |
II broken 81 5 1t twas W. ! very q tumnlt
i contending thoughts and feeling
= THAT were fighting ffor " supremacy fpi
{ Her mind, and that made her bashfu