The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-02-03

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perfection as might BE-: and Az | ~ s!xshtcb,'
when acquired, would PIT the finish.
les te topYh 1T 70 h ohleF M l0ye1inaess ii a ,Ehils
thsy x'onld gst g9oa ;ha ffom hsr s ) simpler
j nature . and an unvllpFoilt manpers, heH d.
rectness and absolute Innocence; 5';s:
TO an Of which Con- asserted
openly, with secret reservations, pn.>
expressed; a." wondering !vfkat fi; Bern t krds
could possibly mean is T. BY, saying that
Maud and she would '"'ge,t, & ig9ood"'I ,by:
their association With =; :; peasant,gfl
but -sighing-s i wy be-
cause he was ID love!. Being in love
made everyone I,ty n,'l 50 st stupid " Thre
were Maud and sir, James ;Aiken,,,'
they, were = stupid enough, - and shs si 3as
sure they i were le; ! ii ! love with each okh::
or; though Sir James had not s4id
90 ylet, ahd Maud only; showed 'b1t5, t. lesrF
state of f. mind to eyes as IS quick to rdad
the hidden, things ot : heart as "a a h. is
ter's: And now Bernard was taik1
ing nonsense si,t about = . guides dap9R3
ter from the foot Of Helyellyn doipe
them good -th,e,m--Maud and .hersklf
ladies, With : landed proprietor, $r
their dead father and a living bishop
for their, uncle! ..,..> -. i:
" Fl BIT gle Fed the plant; l.. hypocrisy y, Z
which; belongs to : peaceful and lldv-
Ing nature, 50 she said 20 nothing; peie
y En- smiled 4 7erry sweetly and llooked b
i # e she agreed l.d and ]7:e Bernard y. kispf d
her with q curious sir; Of patren!sa9a
end thought what o 2 z dear 4 = : little little thug
She was, and how well Lois and sfe
would get qn, ,, and ,1ll !; what q a lucky Sl:
low be was altqgether:s .... :.:,:...,
# # Bernard was M charmed, b NJ With A!
mothers aeq:liescencet the girls wete
dismayed-Co r. quite as much 80 Is
Maud, though she hid: it. better,
| Maud l;.. indeed openly and
passiHon1ately i i. resented Y the. arrange
ment: She thought she should never
be able t. meet Sir James Aitken' Z
grave eyes, which could be so scorn
fnl on occasions, when he should: X
introduced to Lois Lancaster as Bet.
nard's future wife and her: own sister
in-law. She was almost as keen !.
mamma herself in her estimate of 50
cial harmonies, and felt that the offer
for which, she had waited<soi long and
patiently, would be-, farther off nov
than ever;--7in fact, so far off as nev{,
to be made-when once the degrade
ton Of; the family was published ]
abroad. She wondered at her moth
er for: sanctionipg this mad Einfatdd
ton Of Bernard''s; but thehad alwaI'
been her fayorite. she; said to: Con-
with angry, tears in,!iher dark BLU
,Lsyee; and they, Cora; and she; hat
been sacrificed to him from the first
It was very wrong Of smamma-v7terJI
lot course neither Sir James Aitke4
nor Edith Gr.ttan- if not Edith
then not Charley-would come to th,
Ehouse now. How could they, with
such person as Lois Lancaster tt
meet them1... . Nv. :. -" !;
! And when. she said this. angr,
tears came into Cora's softer eyes ii
match her sisters, as she sighed bj
] way of echo, II wonder at mamma
tool .It.is very wrong of her TO-. for
get US, as she does, for Bernardo
i When, however, they carried thei
griefs to their mother: hoping that re
monstrance would make her chang,
| her mind before she was committed t
action, q she put them! aside-no
harshly, but with the. iron 5hant
they knew sof old to. lie hidden be
meath her velvet glove. !: -.
t. do not talk nonsense, my dearsa'
J she said calmly. II know what an
4about."'' .-~.. 4::4.,.>G 80 = a"-s.>
1T is degrading to little Cora ant
me T. flashed Maud, atakingi the atti
ttude of her. sister's protector-as in
IIdeed she was, beng the eldest ofsth'
tfamilx and six, years Older than Cora
who was only seventeen. :; Z :. > ?:
::<"What. I can endure you can :. 81
so;"s&zreturned Mrs. Haynes. '"And :.
do not think 1 have ever shown my
selfj indifferent to your. best inter
Eesss.D,vc;4 .,!:o'l.h :::r1< ',.'~' # y
sG"Nsot unless Bernard came in be
tvIen{;r ssa;d Maud; Who jquakeed i
soon as she had. spoken" for Mn
Haynes was not meek towards rebel
Elion. /" IL
Her mother looked At her sternly
She was a woman with 2 rather, Sc
j faee, Of the classic type, with 6xe1
| mouth and a pair Of fine dark eye
which did great deal Of work for he'
"I have never sacrificed you +
your brother" she said slowly. ,"Yoo'
are unjust, Maud, and ungratefal t.
eay 60" .>... ......,..:<.:. .., il. u.s.:
"You are sacrificing us now," sob
bed Maud. ... 49,: 10.
i. "Go!-you are silly girl :you un
derstand nothing" returned her moth
er with q fine dash Of contempt il
!. her voice and manner. I,"Leave me t
manage, ,n my own 9l:at! affairs, i1, and when
want your advice I will i'll ask yoq yos. ts' to
It. Til then oblige me BY not givin
IT,; t,.s.all ...::!.> -, +, + Ss:.rl,2
: "y"1tis too bad,,' fired Maud a. he
/ parting shot, subsiding into fartiv
teau. and abeEa medemE point; Con
her eyes sFimming too, seating he1