, 1877-08-18

Without s1laslc Of mcaatng III !cr voice. III Is
arat,l. u,nl do not cnscr."..
"Aye Ase" ta.e' n.sr sitss vaGs!tost; l'9ld 3D.
well-formed, wlt'Icrcd old hauis. ut was
In tho year OF the pcatc. ] uIn quito
sure about the year, because ot ny, goin9 to
eslool, and MI, certain that Mlss kinloes, nr
iroekf Bit What renders Tic cunning u thia
young nun really extraordinary il, !!lat two
q lrrsm!"
I.ahe'la's tone Is oracular. She Is fne, Up.
used to dress forty ycara aeo, wlth kcr-
above tho throat Of her. gown, .
nt o,a of ~ fat or s1sa su. saa ta5sn
without tetasa ctsle, titat turllau, than sou
could Imagine y TerburGh without n white SATIN
dress, Or q Paul Potter without COWS. Even III
Illness hhc has ocen known to wear them still
for tho sloctor.
~ saw him, as plainly as see either Of you,
drrnsag WITH water, supporting laa! In lia
arsas, and With l,ts right baud holding out
wetldtng-rlng. Spt altogether such dream Us
sess sus tass ~ "s :sys III s.s " s".is,sEs nis IT,
Isr good or for evil Is they uEe Sent 10 Is.
Tint dream rprtcnda tnafyiugc.''
That Dc.nol4gIlc lsabe1u Possesses tho faculty
r.ophet!c Iseasns. u = fact acknowledged 10
cvefr ttsl'eF-hut mud farmhouse aronnd flcf~le-
la-Heiue,
A commonplace philosopher would probably
account fot the gltt by natura! means; In tho
Grst psacc, bceat1se her uttefances arc wont to
be post-prnp!lrt'c; tn tue sccunt1, because ahe
has reached IN age at which existence Itself Il
tween sleeping aa.! waking .wsll-t,gh Oh.
liberated, tho dreamer hinseif scarce en-
pahlc ot distinguishing between the real
and ~. unreal & images S' & which a't ~ noeon. n,
credulttY, A0wcycr, shadows the simple faith Of
tile Qtcrnee ct,l,nlry-fulk; und 1nilay an ''ul.
lucky.looktug" better las been sol'! bclow its
markct yalue, lnans = t!sl!ilg-boas kept trom
1ucncT ot Dcn1ni1elsc lhat,riaa's arcln.s.
Ercn Aunt !iusic, tue least supeF.tittous Of
living creatures, keeps rorncr Of bulei a4utist
ait lcr toalld, Aea!thy skcpt!c!sms for lsabc!a'e
prophecies.
"Marrlaee:" she cxclal,u.. letting 20
bes knitting. with an abEuntnsss that
cauies 1t least . quarter vi . row
Of stitches to drop from the pins. and With 30
aceFb!tY yery unusual iii her yolre. ~ wlsh the
guugc. Marriage! llcEe--at Ftef1le.la-lle!ne!n
Injustice to Aunt laosIe. | must otfcr foot.
note y to this bold attack on our soelal moral.
ties. Thc one dread .. her life Is a secuad
ing the past two hours she has lecn keeping
ktealtly watch over = certain pair Of tlg-
uses lhapplly unconscsou, Of Aer scEu-
tlny) ~ they stuod together III the sun-
sct On the beach, or .loltercl through the soft
gray sAadows Ut the faru, garden. A. We grow
old our Imagination Ii apt To ulaku fTcrr uta
u the ruins .! memory ,l;sn ot unt1eA materials
whcn We indulge iu yi4lvns VI tho future.
Aunt flusie's nsatrisuanin alt-eastlr.-sAe l.ss
been coastsust!n: not few this evcning-are
better furnished, you may tc sure, with
dungeons and tostnFe-cha,nbtrs than With tle
inoonllt terraces aud rose-twiued bowers Of
which youth loyes to dream!
Fitl-le-ta-Isc!ne Is NJ place for talk Of we'd
dinEs'Etuge." she continues, with quick glapro
At Daphnc's fare. "As tou@ ~ We ronnue our
reycFsss 70 potato crops aud lc!ters w shall
do well."
"But Fief4le-la.Reine IL not Europe" ssys
the gl1', ~ bcF su6due1 voice "T4ezs afs peo'
pic in tile world beside us.-peopie for wlou,
tls word life has sssi! = meaning. Slr John
ssverne. for instance. 1le has beon telling nae
ahout vi 'hc Yoier fal,ers. shs .lea4!ies Il 81
promptly that even Aunt !losls loes not detect
thu wrakucsA-'' about tA1 l4ly he ID engsgcd
to marry. 4 Ai6s laardcastlc."
Theodore lansltta1t looks roaud, With jump,
"Hudcsstis, Well, 1 protest this u opa Of
The moet CURIOUS things Imaginable. ~ did nat