The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-02


marvel when it was completed HE
ne yer failed to leave me bunch every
morning. Sometimes let them wither,
to vex him. and she laughed at the
memory of her beautiful girlhood's Ca
prices. F94 aa5- @
ut was pity to worry him, miss"
said Teresa, with honest reproval.
"Pooh! The more | did the fonder
he was Of me. There was nothing I
wouldn't do to pain him, sometimes.
That was thirty years ago. AID, with
little sigh, she glanced backward, as one
may in minute, through that long
vista. as.sss.. :
| Thirty yearsw saia Teresa. "And
you amt seen him since; and changed
he must be now--as changed as you,
miss. | mind your pictur' up stairs
IL was nineteen then; it's very like :;
everybody thought so,'' interrupted Miss
Prynne.
\ 'Nobody could tell it for you now"
s'Do you think su?" said Miss Dinah,
disappointed. 1T will he shock to him
when he sees me. They say old sweet
hearts always think of the face that was,
and never of what time must have done.
1t is SO, too. I can't call him up except
as he was then-I've tried hundreds OF
times, but Garland he was g fine young
man, Teresa-a beautiful young man, with
grea: large blue eyes, and a straight nose,
and white teeth, and chestnut hair and a
tall and graceful figure; nobody that I've
ever seen since is the least bit like him
And he is not bit altered, Teresa" and
she laughed again, almost believing it.
"But ne is, miss. He is old and crook
ed and feeble, and you will feel bad when
you see him-as bad as he will feel when
he sees you," said Teresa, who was Jobs
comforter, sometimes.
Miss Dinah looked panied, and sighe,i
again. II almost wish I was not to see
him again, and sometimes I believe shall
not. Perhaps he will not come after all.
and she look a little frightened.
"You often promised to tell me about
it, MISS" replied her ancient handmade
en- who felt 2 profound curiosity in all
that concerned this great meeting that
was to be to-day.
IL will-I'll do so now, and hear what
you think 1t will brighten you I dare
say but you must remember it was only
a girls folly, and God knows I've re.
pented since"
| They stood now in the shade of the
| great cherry tree at the end Of the ole
garden-thin little Miss Dinah, with bel
great bonnet on, and stout old Teresa
homely figures, but the picture was 6
pretty one. Bright was the September
sunshine, and the fragrant air full of thu
stood thus, Miss Dinah glanced back
\ again through that long vista Of thirty
years and told her story Of her girlisl
love; simple, but not without its tragedy
and pain.
dwell, I've told you often how hand
some he was and how dearly loved him
A noble fellow, Teresa! What fool
was! There was not girl in the count,
who wouldn't have parted with one .
her eyes to marry Richard Clifford; bu
be cared for no one but nae. We wer
engaged, Of course; but what Inference
did that make2 1 trifed with him a
much as ever, and he was ne more sur
of me than he had been before. But
loved him, Teresa--he had no idea hov
much-and was the most selfish beins
, in the world. While I firted with whom
I pleased, I did not allow him to look a
girl. I'm not going to make a short stor,
too long-a painful story that never wan
to think Of. There was a Spaniard came t
d Wildbrook, where we ived-a dark
: light, elegant fellow, with deep, dream
}, eves-Ignacio Maidero, his name. H
n admired me, and I could have had hir
r if wished but, of course, I had no res
=. idea of marrying any one but Rlchart
e Poor Dick did not dream this, however
Il he thought I was in love with Ignacio-
wild about him. One day there was g
o ing to be picnic, and Richard asked m
to 90 with him. I said--I don't kno
q what made me do it, for it was not tru
l.. that I was going with 1gnacio. Ft
1t the first time Richard famed up. 3
8 answered.: IF you are going with him
% am going with Miss Graham Now,
L was as Jealous of Miss Graham, who Wi
e. very pretty, as he was of Igoacio, thong
IL I knew how to keep 1t to myself-or, hs
known up to that moment. But som
thing ia his eyes alarmed me; he lookt
like he was pretty tired of my trlfin
,g and also, I thought he appreciated Mi
ut Graham quite as highly as she deserve
er Go with her if you choose replied
ly land I will never see you again. Th
~ was all. I thought he would make l
d; appearance as usual next morning, viii
ne was the day of the picnic, and take l
there; in fact I depended on him
iss get there. having, as I have said, no {
no gagement with Ignacio, as I pretendt
nd But Richard did not come; consequent
er. I was obliged to remain at home, a
a you may fancy, perhaps, the miserat
en- day I spent. But on the followi
ze. day Richard appeared-it v
Thursday-and expressed his surpr
ali at my absence. You were there, the
en- said I. He said yes I looked at h
yes a minute was smiling; you can't t
ID, what I suffered rage, mortitcatl,
as jealousy. You took Rose Graham2'
ng gasped. He said as before, yes 1 do
,ut know how it was; but hated him tt