New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-14
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like nobody else in the9werld. and with an
Irresistible personal charm, it seemed to
us-such eyes were never seen except un
der Spanish brows, the fine black hair
lay in great locks on forehead that had
something infantile in shape and hue, but
the rest of the face was. an unbroken
bronze tint, except forfthe thin curved
LIPS, and the teeth which made his laugh
the whole face breaking~into dimples
dazzling. If ChrYstie were not in love
with him, the rest of us barely escaped it.
John Allen in the numbers OF course as
soon as the danger Of thesaduel was over
Chrystie took occasion Ito quarrel with
Fenallosa's attentions, and to tell him to
visit us no more it he could not cease an,
noying5 her. We expected him to take
her at her word: but it was. only the next
day thatshe stopped Oh horseback under
the window, having seen. her face framed
there, and having ridden up the garden
path, as he told me on her disappearing.
to ask her if 'sshe have not changed her
mind" for he never made the least secret
Of his suit, and seemed to feel that he
had Unlisted US all as his auxiliaries be-
cause he had rights, and success was but
his desert. He really rSdeSup that day,
though to display Himself and horse, for
he rodesslikega syolngsS csntaslrs out it
seemed that that was DO way to WIN
sChrystie::& She had quite different ideal
3 some little p middle5aged,ee gfief -wogh
hero, with iron gray hair, PERHAPS WHO
had, struck her fancy in novel, but
would have been ;fearfully uncomfortable
in housekeeping; and she consequently
regarded Fenallosa as boy, than which
nothing could have been more madden
ing to ,him;~for heregarded himself rather
as knight Of old Spain. ~ have the
blue blucdp' he cried to me, who hap
pened. on that day to be his confdante.
II asked her no beggar. 1t is the. blue
blood Of, CASTLE. Seer And I presume
we should nave seen, had / not snatched
the penknife whose blade in another sec
ond would have pierced the white wrist.
I 4" 1*s A knight Of the Round Table," said
John Allan :.For! all his nonsense, there
is something Of :, the Sir Galahad about
him." >'' 80 .'''''f'
When he came again i was crossing the
lane myself, and at the gate we saw
Chrystie, 'sitting"on the roof of the YER
anda in the sun, aud ree1ing some fine
linen thread for her lace-wOrk. - With
her fair hair and color, her work, and the
background of the sea behind her, She
certainly did look ullcanny and like some
lovely witch: all the more as, just at that
moment, her voice began carrolling:
"Hark,! bark! the larkr' sweet and
strong as the lark's itself, in all the rip
pies OF melody, running up. and down
between heavens gate and the low nest
III the corn field. Fenallosa stopped, and
|aput his shandsgoVer his eyes.,s"sAlas alas
he cried, sss: 80 young, so BEAUTIFUL SO
sweet, so wicked! QuclastimQ!p 4 .,,
f. "What az youniiieah?'' Iaexol aimed -,
/ "Ah you know--you know" he ant
"swered, in solemnity, turning and ,releass
ing the; great eye s. "that Of AL things the
good God doShfats It is the unthankful
Heart, ana that fiji She has no thank, she
have no heart, she is the fngratifude itself.
The great God, can do but hate her-alas
hate Chrystien: .s>a
Of Counsel could only laugh at Elm;
and SO did Chrystie when he repeated it
to her. 81 hope you will never grow up,
I YOU foolish boy. ana never learn English =
she criea, sslF9r YOU will never be half So
SWhat; islahat-- ' amusing 'n,&.he an
swered. els it to please yoS? Then I
will not grow d He glanced up aud
down b:5 &hapely outlines, and looked
down on iscr with, a,gay, pleased laugh.
@1ndeed,.I nsnot,''he said ~ am the
| six feet now. - To be" more, it would be
absurd. and less---DesdlcAado!!" he cried.
striding away; ''she do not care if I be
six and-twentyr' Butthe idea of statg
ure of5six-and- twenty feet so tickled him
that ina moment more he was laughing
and beside 8her:a gain s & Then I shouia
mot ask y on, 4 shcu Ia take your' he said
l"You learn the spanish to-day?"' be ask
4 ed, chan ging his tone. TO one of most
|:seducing sweetness; for with IAN ber
GOODNESS, Miss Chrystie was not neglect
ing SO good an opportunity Of increasing
her vocabulary, ana she took Spanish
lessons from all the yo1ths-Fenallosa
tJuan, Leos, Garcia. the first that came
Ito book land them the lace work and
Keeling 'laid''aside, the pretty fsightswas
tobe seen Of that tair head and that dark
one bending over the page, .Fenallosa's
greateyes rising, every now and then, tc
dwell On her, while, if he thought nc
one saw, he would furtively lift a Stray
lock Of the yellow hair and holskit to his
hps.E One day, long. before the corr
came asg,airt9 he )sauntered up thefpaths
with what looked like tasseIof, the. corr
silk il his Dutton5holetk again. 4: 6 What
have you there ~ cried Chrystie, sudden.
was he, appeared. ~ ~ f>.
|}ssSlAsI haye@%my colcls" he4sanswered
;[' ssmy scarf 81 y my l lsdy's favor III =