The Morning herald., 1877-05-14
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~ rauted to hpd Eva Arnold
~oud hsve had to look behind ,
nv snd fragrant hedge cf Wild roses ant
= y yines n Tbsss, - tbs witch A. he
s,hsr AlIsS alled her, Nth z. book ~
hsnd. and wonderful TO relate, gfav'
~ upon her face.
IL vouder If that tradition about oul
s,;Iy II true. / will ak grandmother
4 sbout Il when I ses her. III Il II
\ do xosder il that tradition y tFuIe
a lille M, again, just as she was abou'
m Is 1leep. If ii Is true, and the shoe'
yet ID existance, will borrow Or steal
~ and ut ~ soon - possible.
IA ireat aloud Of dt, and greg rase
Mwheelf 1eralds6 1he app1bach aof !
,cN. A6 ia that cSsch wasE Eva's long
pked.for school-mate, Gertrude Wayland
| the gate Of Farmer Arnold's substan.
n mansion stood Eva, waiting eagerly
catch the first glimpse Of her friend
er brother Allen, hidden in secure nook
rs also looking out with no little curios-
\, to zee the red>haired divinity, 60 much
hunted by his sister.
After al, said he to himself Is he walk
toward the brook with his fishing appars
[us under NJ ar,ss flid nor diaAke tb1
oks Of hefsas much " thog ] shodlld
Il that ii no rel s. kt I il hid fall ID
I've with her. And Allen, who had nc
hall share ofvanity, laughed aloud.
Now, Allen, I've caught you at last, cried
va, triumphautly, as she discovered her
rothsr saediBg under the fevorise hedge
low stani iun and let 4e iptfoduSe ytd
my friend Gerty, the best Of school
ates,
Allen arose and greeted the divinity in
Ie graceful aud self-posaessed manner ma
IraI to him. For the first time he had
full view Of her face by the morning light
was not beautiful face, not even a
leasing face at first sight, and Allen was
ID keen admirer Of beauty; but it was q pc
cuiar face. such one as makes an i'm
preston pton ones mind npt easily forgot
| len. EvaBface waS flusheds with Her morn
| ing walk, but oertrude's was remarkably
| pale; there was, too, a soberness and dig
| nifty about her, which was entirely strange
to Eva's character. Allen sss sshe ssatarsd
| with much politensss thong Hith little
zeal into aconversation ia which Eva took
the principal share, secretly wondered how
two such dissimilar characters could have
formed such CLOSE sffimdsifn But he
concluded that tiers m Io iccountinaf4
women's whims.
Youmu drive US overto grandmither's
to-day, Allen, said Eva. / positively
must 60 there today.
Well, then, If thath tbS. csse, i will
/ drive You over, and as women can never
keep secret, in the course of time yours
will come out, and then,I shall have my
laugh.
Agreed, said, Eva; only drive us over.
1t was q pleasant drive Of five or Estx
miles yet Allen, who ushally t6ok the
principal part in the conversation, was re-
markably quiet, .listping.to the chat Of the
y, two sirgwis1ospt stte,ppting to ipterfupt
|it g'astNs - sabs'sV A. sa&. w.S
Her hair was not red after all, it was
really palS, gUlden color, ard iloase6
around the white face, as he had seen itin
some pictures y After ali, she was unlike
any one else he had ever known, and, she
had n thefsweethet voice he had ever heard.
But the idea Of falling in love with he'll
was really too absurd to contemplate.
Grandmother said Eva, aftefl'a long
silence, which she employed in contcln :
plating the movements Of a very pretty
'i1tle fost, which tapped nervously upon
'ne hooS ! wisR ycurwonld telhusa The ile-
gend Of theymsgic slippers, winch I.l,eard
once when l wasa q very litAe girl. sGIps a
|Rad,tion az about our family, isn't it?- ai
Why, child itis, only . silly story -abont
= pair Of slippers. No one believes it now
But the story, grandmother, If you
please. y s.slgq stfswpi,ot astt4
Well: said the old lady, as she adjusted
|oi ours was once climbing a steep rugged
|nll', and found near the top poor man,
covered wilh wonhdsa and nearly dead
WIN cold and loss of blood. Our ancestor
afrled him home in bis arms and tended
|V1n |w' carefullys until 81 he, was recovered.
nlen the stranger grew strongs and we'll
|.aey discovered that he was a very hand
o@s nan, with eyes @m&rkabls fos their
Ofllllancy Wheh IA vi ,gSink away he
Eve 10 the wife Of our ancestor, pair of
ehpper. There was nothing remarkable
|sOous @ the slippers themselves, but as the
|ri(l SII = runs, =, they vsfe sndqwed With rare
|Ssnelaetre.s' family, whose feet these slipl|
true hearted woman While I az Iss rore "Ibe the
magic |,a slippers, would have all the wishes
|1". .us s ~ taat time, realized. But there are
s Fo,is ~ y q ogr family whose feet the shoes
Ehsr S.u ~; froma those Who have, worn |
III !. however, there have. come wonder 4
h, D.o '.orles e OF their great virtue. But as
fuA uG. Iva / ho - - sl~u al l..