Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-27

The picture that met his view Was il
very pretty one. Upon Il rocky cleva-
ton, shaded by 4 dropping birch, stood
Il beautiful girl, with fishing rod iii
her hand, and 1T her ieet rechned the
splendid-hajyed woman whom lie had
known rs governtSs to the daughters OF
Sir Thomas OakeS. She WAS reading,
while Ter charge whipped the hahhling
waters with n grace and skill John, jun,
had never seen eQGalled.
John looked aud wondered and ad-
mired. He knew the govcrness, and
had once been half in love with her
beauty, but NOW he thought her hardly
worth looking 1T in comparison With
her companion. Who could She be-
His recent contact with life had taught
him TO be prompt and self-reliant, and
he soon decided that it would he Il very
agreeable thing for him to join tie Ia
dies upon the rocks.
There was little wicket further
down He opened ii, and Mt once faced
the mtruders. There WAS no retreat
for them, even if they had wished one.
hat the govcrness was glad to sec her
old admlrcr. She came 10 him with
outStretched hands, aud the little mar
den with the fishing rod stood in heau-
tiiul and hlushing confusion Then he
heard her name-Leanora Xciton and
Ior 4 moment his fathers charge flashed
across his mind; but in the next he had
looked in Leanora's : face, and forgotten
it,
Such charmed afternoon us that
was! John prolonged it by every los.
sihlc device. He induced the ladies to
come into the garden and eat straw
berries; then they rambied through The
greenhouses, and got lost in the hazel
maze, and forgot the hours were ilving.
till the goyerness. iii alarm, pointed To
her watch, and said there was barely
time to reach home before the dinner
Tell rung,
Without any definite arrangement,
these pleasant meetings occurred every
day for 4 week. John was SO deeply iii
love by this time that he put Minciug
Lane out of his thoughts altogether. lie
did not write to sam, and lie hoped
that sam would not write to him, ut
least for Il month. But one morning,
Just eight days after he had met Lea
nora, there came that disagrceahle large
blue letter sam said che must come
to London ut once; everything was
needing MIN; there was an important
consignment from Greece, and some
custom-house business which could not
be managed without his personal in
lluence."
This summons, in spite of Ills dissa-
polntment, ilattered him very much.
He let LeanOra's governcss read it.
for John knew that She would talk
about il, and he was quite aware that
women admire men who carry great
trusts. and are of importance III the
world. And the goverLcss, in return
for the compliment, was very kind that
last afternoon to the lovers, so that they
found plenty Of opportunities to say to
each other those few sweet etmonosyllable
that mean so much. In. fact, they parted
rs plighted lovers, and John went back
to London with il new sense Of his own
importance, and II very happy man
Sam looked at him queerly. "The
country has done you il deal Of good,
Mr.. john he said
Yes, sam; think | shall run down
every Saturday. | found the gardens
rather out of order | can come back
Monday"
Nes, you calt, answered sam doubt
fully.
The justice Of Sans can was soon
proved. John went to the country very
punctumlly Saturday mornings, but Sam
had generally to write an urgent letter
Monday or Tuesday to get HIM back to
business again, and mt the end of the
summer lie thought it well to notice
1 this.
= should think, Mr.. John, the gardens
are iii order now, and | don't see that
you can be spared every week now.
Business is very brisk again"
sam, I'll work till midnight if you
wish, but | must go to the country
Saturday
Tnen, Mr.. John, il il not flowers
that is taking you'
Well, Sam, it is not 1t is the love
licst little lady III the world Leanora
Zciton
Mr. John, What ever will your
father say? And Ola Zeiton! You
know how ugly he was about that
cargo Of curants."
Next Saturday John went to tie
country, but hc did not sec Leanora
Her father had discovered her engage
mcnt, and had threatened to send her
70 4 German convent, The governess
was full Of grief, and could not conceive
how Mr.. Ieiton had found al ont.
John remembered Sam-but that was
impossible; sam ain Old Qeiton hardly
spoke ciyilly to each other; besides, sam
had professed so much sympathy with
Leanora and him. II could not be sam.
But he went back sorrowfully u Lon
don, and told sam that Leanora was TO