New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-21

NtI0 tlA-1 MAJ ii, 1919.
rustic! The idea Of being in New York
and never going to thing! Evident
u, from her own confession, her trous-
Seau is not to be from Paris. Shop
ping! I suppose that is her ideal Of
the life before her. And then the in
delicacy of her allusion to Vincent
Merl!'' |
And what shall I do with this de-
testable kitten?'' said Mrs. Orville, pit
eously. 81 hardly dare to have it
drowned, servants tongues are 80
treacherous.'
It was scarcely like yourself, Aunt
Emma said Clara, ito be off your
guard when you made your visiie de
cerensonte.'' Mrs. Orville quailed
slightly, but glance 1t her niece reas-
sured her
II had to admire something, you
know" she said, apologetically, ..and
I CHANGED upon the kittens because they
were evidently. the lares and pesates.
Now what shall / do with this wretched
animalp The idea of taking me at my
word.''
Credulity is SO vulgarv' said Miss
Clara, with one Of those peculiar into
nations that always grated upon the
nerves of the elder lady "But, then, !"
she added, sympathetically, "what
could you expect otherwise of such peo-
plep''
"Now let us hasten,'' said the aunt,
"and have our walk while the rain is
stayed" And the two ladies departed
to their dressing-rooms to cloak them
selves.
Meanwhile Miss Gibbs had reached
her own home, and was describing her
visit.
"Do you know, dear mamma, it was
rather an effort to me to call. But
knew l Dug bit to 60, and now I am glad
that l have been. They are heightened,
interesting people. Mrs. Orville is so
refined. Their house is like a picture,
and Miss Clara is just the being one
would imagine in such house; she is
dainty, like wax-work, and her cos
tume-1 did not like to examine it too
closely, but I know it was exquisite.
They are people quite learned, too, and
crit zeal, imagine. felt like nobody
some Of the time. But little pussy rose
to her occasion. I wish you could have
seen her simple, straightforward ways
in the face of those supercilious lap
dogs"
A year of married life had passed,
when one winter evening, in the warm
ly-lighted and luxurious library Of his
country home, Mark Congreve was
seated at his writing-desk, arranged
with open books and scrolls apparent
ly for some task of accommodating,
but with its pivoted armchair 40
turned that the occupant faced, not the
pen and papers, but his young wife,
whose hand he was fond1y holding.
Tonight is set apart for business, -
he said, and these papers I must look
overs" but he raised her hand lovingly
to his lips, and added, with sigh,
"When shall ever, ever have enough
of you, Florap''
dear MarkP Quite sure that you dop''
Better every day, my darling wife, -
"And you think that am improv.
ing littlep''
Improving? In what waye''
"In my manners"
Mark stared incredulously. "My
dear child" he said, II did not know
that you had any manners." He was
smiling, but Flora looked very grave.
"Oh, don't say that, Mark. know
had none at tirst---none for a long
time, perhaps; but haven't you noticed
dawn of manners in me latelyP"
81 have noticed certainly q clear,
bright, delightful dawn of something;
but l do not call it manners; call it the
assurance of married felicity"
Yes, I am wonderfully happy.
did not know, two years ago, that q
human being could be so happy as ]
am now. Happy in your love, dear
Mark! But am disappointed that you
have not observed change, for I've
been studying very hard for three
months, and all on one subject
.aers. Your mother has given me q
great many hints; and them have q
model
..tAnd who is your model in this
profound study, Flossiep'
"Why, Lady Alice, of course"
Lady Alice was young English
woman, high-toned and polished, q
friend of the elder Mrs. Congreve, who,
during winter residence in an Italian
city, had become devotedly attached to
this scion Of nobility orphan, not
rich, but amiable and elegant in the
extreme, and with q cast of intellectual
grace that rendered her thoroughly
charming. can ideal daughter-in-
law" thought Mrs. Congreve; and
bitter indeed was her disappointment
when, having persuaded Lady Alice to
accompany her across the ocean for q
twelve-months' visit to America, she
learned upon her arrival that her son
had entered into q matrimonial engage.
ment with q parsonage Of completely
opposite endoWments. "a warm
hearted, affectionate, simple-souled
creature" said Mrs. Congreve, lenient.
"; adding silently, with many sigh,
"But she constantly jars on my taste. y
The first winter after Marks mar.
riage Mrs. Congreve spent with Lady
Alice in New York and in Washington.
For the summer they came to M,
to the old Congreve place, some dis.
tance from Marks new mansion, where
he dwelt with his bride. But not q
summers day passed without an inter.
change Of visits. Flora had ampl.
opportunity to study Lady Alice, par.
ticularly as there were series Of fetes
in her honor at all the neighborine
country places, for she was accepted Al
once as the idol of all who composed
what Mrs. Orville had called "oul
circle at NJ
Lady Alice, of course said Fora.
How absurd! r. Mark explained, all
playfulness vanishing from his face,
and leaving it expressive Of mingled
annoyance and disdain-.. how per-
fectly absurd! Relinquish that attempt
ct once; the task is impossible. You
/ might as well try to make . white