Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-03

only was every feature the same, even to the
cut Of the beard and the parting Of the hair,
the same soul seemed looking through the
eyes. Whether Alice noticed this or not, I
could not tell. She was talking in q gay, an.
mated manner, and there was soft light in
her eye and flush of pleasure on her lovely
cheek which made her even more than usually
charming. - '':'.- 49, '% =
I have no occasion to prolong this story by
making mysteries; so may as well say the
case of Mr. Granger and my sister was one of
love at first sight. Their two souls melted
into one at their first meeting, and the attec-
ton which then ssprang into7life seemed to
obstacles to fret the current of their loyes;
therefore its course ran smooth. My fathers
only objections rested upon the fact thatAlice
was still SO young and their acquaintance so
brief. Against the match itself he had moth
ing to urge. as the young mans family,
character and fortune were all he could ask.
SO the young people had it all their own way;
and the ever-beautiful drama, SO old, YET
eternally SO new, went on once more.
For me, I hope not to wholly lose the read
er's respect when I confess to a slight feeling
OF superstition in this matter: The singular
dream, so strikingly and 80 quickly put in
process of fulfllment, would present itself to-
me in the aspect of prophecy. It was easy
to laugh, and talk of conineidences, but such
talk explains nothing:E ,"Dreams. are. but
foams," says the German proverb. Is it al
ways true? Are there not, may there not be
mysterious intelligences which, when our
grosser SENSES are locked in slumber, have
their hour of communion with human souls,
and breathe into our consciousness the loftier
thoughts, the purer emotions, the larger
knowledge, Of theirs? 49, 49, .
1t was fine morning in June, nearly year
from the period when this veracious history
n tho 0hpprfn1 hrQokfast
of my sister, Mrs. Edward Granger, still ling
cred party of three, the young mistress Of
the house, her husband, and myself" had
arrived the previous evening, and having
been separated from Allie during the SIX
weeks which had elapsed since her marriage,
we had, OF course, many things to talk over,
So, though the morning was wearing away,
we still sat there, Mr.. Granger considerably
leaving us to ourselves while he read his pa
per by the window. : l had forgotten hisJpres-
ence, till q sudden exclamation from, him
drew my attention t? his part OF the ROOM -;
where had been making a visit, and had
brought with me among nay luggage the port
folios of sketches and drawings which she had
left behind last year. They were lying on the
table, and Edward, having finished his paper,
and getting no attention from us, amused him
round, he was holding in his hand the spirited
sketeh.of his own features which i so .welh re-
membered. III s.(S!is!sE !. ( !
this ?"' ,i2't'F:~."i .I'eA:'f( 1888
~ made it, of course" .i''- '.!..
"But never sat to you" 4
mo: drew from memOry-n :. .,..I'-
How came it among. these things that
Chariot brought from your grandmother's p
II left it there last summer" -.,,.:,
"What little story teller! At that time
you had never seen mesaIT~,,; .ir t4s<a Il =
mo, nor any picture of you; yet i had
drawn yoq,as you see."11sH}. ~. .;rsg'I !
"The original of this must have been myoelf
Precisely: II was y; Your ii double. Alice
knows that as well as l do" s''s
"Wa1 you ladies please explain" said my
brother n-law, throwing i himself back in
"l Alice iau gi will not believe me il
| tell you" she said, seating herself upon his
knee.ss .~zaalgaEt tff,, il. 81 :t,5
Gwen, love, tell me for all that.''
Alice began the story gaylY, but, as it pro.
ceeded, her sportive tone became serious, and
her large yioleheyes deepened: With a9 ,ex.
she ceased, it was with q cheek somewhat
flushed, andsa sensitive culver Of the lips
which she could not quite control. Her
husband had listened at first with smiling in
terest; but this soon gave Wayto AN sominous
look OF exaggerated gravity: and when the
story was finished he burst into q peal Of iun.
tears came into Ris eyes; and when we thought
he had done, he suddenly started off again,
and laughed till he, was tired. Alice and ]
Joined in the mirth,, but my sister not very
heartily. "a: g9Fltsg 6fjk II .tsaiEft&a -
"My dear little, girl" cried Edward, as soop
me that YOU, reallyy dreamed al that About Che
green I8CiV s,.Fss -fy Ia.
but it is true, Edward.n'4 gsia s.,sx,.s..s,
= eAad you dare aver that You were asleep. :,
| am cor fdent you peeped.'t s53afSsa IN; -
You lmpertinent boyA Small advantage il
peeping,wle n you were not there.
"Do you presume 70 say you did Il not know n
| what do you mean, Edward p. - .-----
81 mean that my recollection Of that kist
is as vivid essyear own, only lido not pretend
NY dea1 ard,. III that st;kzss I'D wshs 81
the ATTAIN weeks sail !. and more from
I hpm9s + was ten days after the eve of st
only arrived tie day before. ,'ssssssa az
my dear child who told you had JUS
E8rrived from India n .ssss Z
I No, one perhaps; but We supposed SO, g
NEVERTHELESS, "a al that nigh. q tbs sd 8
June was near enough to get my INST kisi
catch melthoukslgsi shssf- inst tisSeSabs 81
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There Is 1ftt1e mystery about ~ psxt
eed9 true that when Frank Baldwin 1eftsGal
was s eaps ss Ass e e nth
:drn, 4. But- as9 4S61nd 1t wound BE 1neceasary
4sfas.me to 90 to France, anyway, i took the