Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-06-22
LEONA'S PRIDE.

Leon Bracebridge. mo, indeed"
She was tall aud pretty, with dark
brown hair, lovely blue, gray eyes.
with long curled lashes, and a fresh
red and white color i'll her face; and
old Mrs. Lynton was short and stout
with q double row Of suspicously
bright brown curls. and cap which
was not trimmed with the freshest OF
ribbons. Mrs. Lynton reddended at
tie girls remark.
"He's carpenter, l know, Leona,
said she. But as for being common"
"Ob, you know what | mean." said
Leona. 1--WE have been expensively
educated. Zoe. and I, aud papa was a
lawyer, and mamma was distantly
related to the Severns of Severn
Manor
YES" said Mrs. Lynton, "but all
that don't belp you to a penny nov.
And as you have been my guests for
three months, perhaps it isn't so very
unnatural that Felix should think"
ooh, if We have worn out our well
come" interrupted Leona, haughlly.
ut isn't that my DEAR" said the
old lady. Goodness Knows you're
welcome to stay here as long as you
can put up with our old fashioned
ways. But it's most a pity, isn't IT.,
that You can't make up your mind to
a comfortable home here, with man
that loves the very ground you walk
on?"
II am very sorry. Mrs: Lynton,"
said Leo3s, because Felix Is very
nice, and l love you dearly. but
never could entertain the idea of be-
coming a mechanics wife"
"Just as you please" said old Mrs
Lyn,oH, knitting away until her
needles seemed to flash magnetic fire
And Leona went up stairs to the
little apartment where her sister Zoe
was cutting out gingham aprous.
Maurice Bracebridge was a gentle
man-one of the seedy, impoverished
kind, that ore always writing begging
letters and borrowing FIVE dollar bills
and be had brought up dis daughters
at Madam Lureli's seminary, unit
that lady declined to receive the two
girls any longer without the accom-
paDying ceremony Of o small pay
ment on account.
And then he had hired lodgings o
Mrs. Lynton and died there. leaving
Zoe and Leons penniless. Mrs. Lyn
ton was q kind soul, aud had neve
told the poor young orphans tbs
their father had not paio her solitar,
cent.
"What would be the use2" said she
Poor lambs, they've got nothing t
pay with"
Leona was beauty. with sol
coutralto voice. q willowy. gracefu
figure, and . face that every on
. turned instinctively to look at the sec
ond time; but Zoe. the younger sister
bad not been so favored by nature.
She was slight, and below the me
dium stature; her face. although pal
and sweet. was not the one to attrac
admiration. aud she was shy and r.
firing. But somehow Zoe mad
! friends everywhere.
: Zoe" said Leona impetuousIy, q
she flung herself into a chair by To
windw, we must 60 away from bere
Go away! Oh, Leo" cried Zoe.
L don't like the idea any bette
: than you do. said the beauty; 'bt
/; Felix Lynton has been gross enoug
: to fall in love with me-
Has he?' and Zoe's face brisbtene'
'Oh, Leo, bow nice
How awkward, you mean! lnte
!, rupted Leona, impatiently. Ha'
F. YOU got common sense. Zoe Brac
D bridge, or have you not"
|. Leo, did you refuse bim?'
y DO you thiak l would msrfy
/ carpenter-I, papa's daughter
with nv heritage Of good looks al
:, genius? Yes. / may as we'll speak
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