Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-22

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LOVE AND. HATE.
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No % i'll our Square is a large brick
house, with five windows in the front,
and a large balcony, full of mignonette
and geraniums throughout the sum.
mer. For long time nothing was
known of the inhabitants beyond the
information contained in the Directory,
where they were registered rs Miss
Keith and Miss Indiana Keith. Indeed
for ten years our square was kept in
total ignorance of their history. By
sight, we all knew them we'll, for fire.
quently, il, the weater was fair, they
were to be seen walking in the square
garden. and were generally Saccompa-
MED by dark-complected but pretty
little girl, and Hindu, who though
dressed like All English woman, was
supposed to be an ayah. The little
Leila, who must have been three or
four years old when they first came to
No. Is. never joined in the games of
the other children in the square, but
used to walk with the ladies and the
ayah, chatting away in tongue which
the wondering nurses supposed to be
Hindustani, and which seemed more
familiar to her than English.
At church the Misses Keith were
most regular !; and generally on i Sun.
day morning Leila accompanied them
them with the ayah, who seemed to
follow her like q shadow In all paro.
chial charity.lists their names appear.
ed, and the clergymen were inclined
to ascribe many IN anonymous dOna-
ton to their liberality; and often on
u weekday afternoon their carriage.
instead of taking the direction of the
park. would convey them to the work
house or the hospital, where they
were ever most welcome.
Of their personal appearance we
have hitherto said nothing. Miss
Keith, who might have been 80 when
she came to live on our square, was
small and Notwithstanding; but
her expression was mild and agreea-
BILE, and the tone of her voice pleas
ant. Miss Indiana, who must have
been nearly ten years younger than
her sister, was tall and slight, and her
features were delicate and beautiful,
but her whole air was that of a person
who had passed through great sor.
row and the sallowness of her COM
plexion rather married her general eff.
feet. Her voice, more musical than
her sisters's, was mournful in its tone,
expressive of a sort of quiet WEAKNESS,
and very different from Anne's cheer
full, rapid accents and yet, dissimilar
as they were, the closest affection uni.
ted the two. And now, instead of let.
ting our neighbors grope, as we did,
in the dark, we will, without further
preamble, admit them into the secret
of Number %, and tell them the story
rs it was told us, nearly twenty years
ago.
Anne and Indiana, Keith, were the
only children of Sir William Keith,
who occupied high judicial appoint.
ment at Agra, and had spent the great.
er part of his life in India. Soon after
the birth of Indiana, Lady Keith was
ordered to return to England, for the
sake of her health, and her two chill.
dren went with her; am when, in a
couple of years, she did, they re.
NAMED there with their grandmother,
till her death deprived them of he.
home, and they went out to join their
father in India. At that time Indiana
was II years of age, and her beauty
struck and. delighted all the English
residents Of the city. Her rich color.
ing was a positive feast to the eye,
after the sallow cheeks of the Agra
ladies, and only enhanced the lustre of
her glorious dark eyes; so that in a
very short time the whole garrison
was at her feet, and all the civil SER
vice wass hopefessly In love-, The
elder sister was completely thrown in
the shade, and she knew it; but she
was quite free from any feeling of
jealousy, and delighted in the univer-
sal admiration that Indiana inspired.
OF course, among her worshipers there
was one that the beauty preferred ;
and thor9h 4 tho spirit, of, coquetrY
which possessed her rendered her sen.
timents doubtful for a time, she sub.
mitted at last to become the betrOthe(l
of Capt. Henry Willoughby, of Her
Majesty's northumberland Thirty.
first Regiment of Foot, a gallant officer
and excellent man, who was a univer.
sal favOrite, and especially approved
of by Sir William. 1T is true Ills
means were small; but then the lady s
fortune would amply suffice for both
and as there was no particular reason
for delay, Indiana consented to the
day being fixed for the marriage.
One morning, as she and her sister
were occupied in looking over a. mum,
Der of trOusseau dresses, sjust arrived
from Calcutta, she was told that Il per.
son wished to speak with her; and two
native women entered the room, the
FIRST thickly yelled, the other with her
face uncovered, aud carrying a. baby
of about s1eaf Did. To 1pdiaha,s rath.
er hasty inquiry of what t.ey wanted,
the foremost answered by removing
her veil, and displaying features which
though dark, were strikingly hand
some; and then, approaching the
white beauty, timidly asked, in broken
English, if it was true that the Bebee
was going to marry the Soubahdar
Willoughby: -9.s Z eat A. ~ 7t ss5s w
Indiana nodded assent, with a smile
and blush, and Meenah Baee contin-
ued: ''Dqea the English laW allow men
to . asee tS Ses{ tsI I! stsistaJ 1nd,,I.
angrily, what does all this nonsense
mean = Ehile her d c AIN 81 sister ans.
second wifn Eli .tha first fl daod i-sas !,