River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-28


them. Adele that was the young LADY,
had defied them to insert even so much
as one of their loses into the strictly
guarded domain. 1t was decided that
one OF them should go in disguise and
attempt the experiment. They had at
wager about it, and drew lots. The lot
fell to the cousin.
.The disguise he pitched upon was
that of scfssOrs-g' Under. No please
don't speak" Molly had given a little
ump); let me finish my own way
SO, carrying his wheel, this young fell
low started off up country. Part Of the
bet was that he should go on foot and re-
turn the same way. He had all sorts
OF odd experiences and about noon the
second day reached the convent.
"His wheel gained him admission
Adele had been in measure prepared for
his coming. She recognized him at once
and considered it the greatest fun in the
world. So the little witch ran round
and collected all the knives and scissors
in the house. ana gave her intimate
friends the cue, and pretty soon the
grader was surrounded by bevy OF
girls, some in the secret, some not, but
all catching the excitement with sort Of
freemasonry peculiar 10 schools. Leave
had been asked oil the principal, of course,
and obtained witout difficulty. Nobody
minds a scissors. grinder you known
Molly's eyes laughed, but she did not
speak.
Il hope went on Mr. Conrad, ''that
those scissors were we'll sharpened, but
can't feel as sure as | should like to
But | know there was never droller
hour than that which this NEEDY knife
grinder had with those girls. The secret
got out and the whole school collected,
The flirts peeped out of the windows and
made eyes, the demure pretended not to
understand; the lit lie ones danced and
giglcd. When all the steel in the house
had been sharpened Tor dulledD the witch
es ran to the Lady Superior aud asked
permission to give the poor man some
thing to eat. He looked so tired--and
worked so hard Oh, if you could have
seen him silently consuming sandwiches,
with those forty girls looking on land the
head witch, Adele, assuming the airs Of
hostess at dinner party
''Well,he got safely off and made his
way to Woodbury., where he stayed over
night. And next morning, as he was
passing down the street, he caught sight
of a FACET might have been the mis-
chief in him; he stopped, and begged for
work, and pretty soon out of the front
door stepped a tigute-a little figure in
blue. All, Molly, / needn't go on. You
have guessid my riddle. You know that
the little figure proved magnet to draw
him again to Woodbury., and keed him
lingering there in hopes that the day
might come when, the story told and the
disguise forgiven, the ex-scissors-g grinder
might speak in his own name and ask if
there was any hope for him; any hope
that rhe little maid in blue could consent
to overlook spoiled shears end dull carver
and mske him happy for life. Is there?
Won't you speak, dear?'
1t was some time after that before Mol
ly raised her head from a shoulder where
already it seemed surprisingly at home
and volunteered little confession on her
own part.
do you know that was St, Valentines
morning on which you came!" she said.
II had just repeated the old rhyme and
put my head out of the window to look
for my future husband, when / saw you
and your wheel far up the road p
"Oh. clever st. Nalentine' laughed
Mr. Conrad $50, for once, scissors didn't
cut love, Molly"
NO" said Molly, blushing sweetly.
There's a prettier saying than that about
scissors, you know Their meaning is,
we part to meet again."
We leave the reader to imagine Mr..
Conrad's reply.