Connecticut western news., 1879-03-26
A Lucky Sovereign.

Two fair young girls, as unlike as sis tars could possibly be, and each a per feet type of her own style of loveliness both of them peeresses in their royal dover of beauty.
 Rose stood leaning against the railing of the veranda, her naughty eyes, that could melt from the cool, brilliant gray, they looked now into such liquid dark ness when occasion required splendid, calm, cold eyes-were roaming away out into the gathering dusk that was falling in purple-gray veil of tissue over wood and lawn.
 She turned her face toward her com panion. Her eyes suddenly recalled in their wandering, Gstless glances, and showed g half-vexsd, half-amused ex- pression.
 "Bell, how much longer are we going to-stay here Pat least how much longer do you want to stop? am sure I shall die of ennui if have much more of it. !" "Oh don't think of going back to town yet, Rose. wish we might never have to go."
 "Never go back? Why, Bell, is it possible you are so infatuated with the country as to actually wish that Child, for three months it is all very well to bury ones self as we are buried, and I've no doubt that mamma will feel much better and stronger for it; but to stay loDger-in hired cottage, with only one half-grown girl to assist in the work, and no amusements of any sort, and our joint stock of earnings exhausting itself daily-I tell you Bell, I prefer my own suite of rooms at home, and my music scholars, and your bookkeeping, with Q chance of occasional enjoyment.
 "I dare say you are right, dear. But I do love the country, Rose"
 "So would I if, for instance, I lived in the mansion over yonder, Fernley Court, you know, where the stately housekeeper showed US through, end descanted on the many qualities and vast wealth of its owner. I forgot to tell you, Bell, there will be grand re- csptiop given a week after he gets back, and he is expected hourly"
 Bell lifted her eyebrows in a graceful little gesture of surprise.
 GA reception. Oh, dear, how I'd like to go!''
 "Of course you'd like to go. But dc you think for moment the aristocratit families sround here would condescend to associate with us ?"
 Bells face grew stern.
 "Why nota We are ladies born ani bred, if we do work for living"
 The little gate at the roadside opened at that instant, and the sound of laggipe footsteps coming forward toward tho house interrupted Roses remark, anG then dusty, travel-stained man paused at the foot of the steps, and touched hi dingy hat rim to the girls.
 He was evidently one of the many re spectable, discouraged, ,disheartened me, one so often sees tramping through tn, OOuukEy LII 60dEcu WOIhs
 Rose drew herself up.
 "Go away. We have nothing fo you. We don't encourage tramps here.
 He touched bis hat-the rim was de cidedly battered and dusty.
 "I beg your pardon, ladies but i you will give me a."
 Rose swept across the floor angrily.
 "Win you march off, or will I hay the dog set on you2 Bell, go tell Jan to unfasten Rover"
 The man turned away slowly, as to move vas an effort, and Bell sprun up in an impulse of remonstrative prc test.
 "Rose, how can you be so hea1tless He is pale as death, and only see ho he drags himself alongl You migl have let him sit down minute, and least have given him kind word and piece of bread and butter"
 A contemptuous laugh pealed fro Roses red lips.
 "Tired and i'll Drunk and thie you'd better sayl A piece of bread al butter !! Absurd, Bell p
 Bell raised her finger warningly.
 "Oh, Rose, don't He'll hear you
 Rose raised her voice key higher.
 "Let him hear, then Perhaps yt had better sit and watch that he does n faint and fall."
 She swept haughtily into the hous leaving Bell with her cheeks fushin and compassion born of the swee womanly sympathy glowing in her bl1 eyes as she watched the man walk slowl painfully along, and finally halt at t gate, as if in utter discouragement the long stretch of road between him al the next house, where he might fl, what Rose had rudely denied-the ma ni6eent country seat of Lionel Ora vile, from whose doors no beggar ey turned away hungry.
 Bell saw him, and her quick instins