The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-12-26

the key-hole, Won't YOU catch il to. MORE
4 miss? rather think You will Mall pitch
into you, and no mistake"
i CHATTER Ii.--A SURPRISE
The morrow came. Rose had long been
i promised a holiday on the LIST Of January
4 She had engaged to spend it with an old
lschool- fellow living at Chaplain, and newly
married It was a love match The Young
and she looked forward to the dinner of herbs
where love was.n Added to this, she Ionpad
! TO get away. She could not calmly meet
the man she loved as the afiianced of another
Mrs: Pomfret sent for Miss Moss before
breakfast. Rose was already dressed Tor her
4 excursion. S i
II cannot spare you today she said. ssYou
must put off your holiday. ANY day viii do
quite as well for YOU"
Not so, Mrs. Pomfret,p said Rose: amy
! friends expect me-"
"Ihen they will enjoy the pleasures of cx-
pectatiop the greatest of ali pleasures, the
morallsts tell US. require your services to-
/ harry, through whose kind intercession you
are lodged, boarded and salaried in this ele
1 CANT and happy home, is expected to dinner
| here to day. Mr. Pomfret wishes you 10 dine
| at table, to meet him. Your. absence would
be ungrateful and disrespectful, particularly
| as he comes among us in new and interest
| ing character OF Miss Dornyiles bridegroom
| elect. Pray 6off your mourning on this ioyfnl
! occasion. You have white muslin dress. [
know mean that Indian muslin, with the
gold frlnges and gold Circassian belt. Sir
Harry sent you when ne sent us all such love
X things request you to wear 1t at dinner.
! The children have a holiday but, IS I have
! old you before, my high spirited darlings re-
quire as much att ion during their play
| hours as during their 2s,Iies"
| X hfa lodi y1-n%n a,.a, f..
least Mrs. Pomfret and Miss Do1nyile were.
| The latter was under the hands of her hair
| dresser. a golden mass--bows, plaits coils,
real and sham-was the result. She wore the
| emerald velvet and white satin, the rich lace
and the jewels. But no; she would leave her
White neck and arms unadorned WAITING his
! New Years gift. : :
| Rose had performed all her thank1ess, wear
| lsome tasks. Her torrnentors were full
| dressed and were in the drawing-room Rose,
| N her white India muslin, soft ample and
| flowing, with demi-train with hanging
J sleeves, trimmed with gold fringe, roId
Circassian belt setting of her slender waist,
| and gold comb in her fine black hair, sat in
| the deserted school room, very sad: but yet
| her eyes We're blight and her cheeks flushed
| with the fever ofhe spirit. She was lovely
| that evening in the dress Sir Harry had sent
] her from India. ..
A carriage droyeup to the door. Mr.. Pom
| fret rushed out to welcome his long-absent
brother. He led him into the library. After
| some talk on other matters Sir Harry said:
| The darling girl is here. hopes''
"She is" was the reply.
she expects and accepts me?'
" She does. She refused good offer last
| evening for your sake, Harry"
- have refused a dozen for hers" said Sir
Harry, laughing. " In my part of the world
ladies propose. Tom, shall settle athousadd
| a year ON her."
" Not exclusive of her own fortune. pre-
| sumo HarryT' said Mr. Pomfret
:" Her own fortune! What do you mean,
| "Why, Della Domvile has at Ieast-:t
ID elia--or, rather Dahlia DomviIe, What
has that gaudy, artificial fiirt to do with t2''
Why, Harry she is the belle Of Blooms
bury -
rs she, indeeds She the belle, not in my
eyes, nor In those OF any man Of taste and feel
ing. The only belle OF Bloomsbury. and OF the
whole world to my mind, is Rose-divine Rose
--Rese Moss--or, rather, Moss Rose Who
could ever compare that scentless, artificial,
gaudy Dah1ia with the sweetest Moss Rose,
! that ever charmed the eye and enbaImed tbs
| air? No, indeed! Rose is the idol OF my heart
| | have long loved her in secret, and I have
| fancied sometimes that she might love me-
Harry" said Mr.. Pomiret, shaking hands
with him, I'm glad Of this. / wish You Joy,
my boy! Rose is 81 good girl-she'd make an
excellent wife. Now listen; she's in the
|
that candle and go quickly up stairs to her.
l must nerve myself and go and break the
news to my wife and poor Dahlia, who is get
ting ready to receive you as her Intended
! Before Mr.. Pomfret had quite done, Sir
| Harry was off.
| A tinid knock atthe schoolroom door was
followed by gentle Come H." A cry, 8
womans cry, cry OF joy from her Utmost
heart followed. A word a glance, a kiss of
leve explained tie misunderstanding that had
a; ali 3, but broken poor Roses heart How rapid
~ hearts can mend with such rivets as Harry
had to offer! While he folded her in his arms,
and called her his love, his bride, his wife, she
wept on his shoulder, and nlurmured:
Dearest, how do love you-how win
| try TO make you happy"
| yery shrill and angry cry Issued from Mrs.
Pomfret's room, where SMr Pomfret had I'M
deceived her. She was furious.
| "Ihat pale, homeless, dowdY pauper to he
Lady Pomfret, and take precedence of her:
! 1t couldn't-shouldn't be-
/ Mr.. Pomfret told her it must be. She took
refuge in hysteries-so did Miss Domvile; but
! they both recovered in time for dinner. 1t
was getting late and they were hungry.
Sayory odors saluted their nostrils. These.
odors diverted their thoughts from romance
| to reality.
Mr.. Pomfret went up to the schoo1room to
bring the lovers down to dinner. Mrs. POM
fret and Miss Domvile received Sir Harry
rather coldly and~stifiy, but he was thinking
! only love and Rose, and did not notice their
frigidity and hauteur. Wellington and
Nelson bitterly repented
/ sFor," said The former to the latter, "she is
/ safe TO peach, and then we shall get no tips
/ from uncie.n
After dinner Sir Harry asked for the red
/ morocco case, and insisted on Roses wear
ing the ear rings, necklace, tiara, brooch and
bracelets ofcostly pearls and emeralds
"They are,'' he said, tat once wedding
present and New Years gift English II az
azi,se.