The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-11-20

s"tetpflef roses, grew luXuriantIy over
the little porch where she sat spinning
She dld not see him at first. but after
while she raised her ewes and met his.
ana forthwith ii her simple little heart
knew him for her unknown prince for
whose coming she had waited two long
years, and she rose to greet him.
The prince, y whose arrival had not
even startled the pretty dreamer, was a
very prosalc one, being only known as
the prince Of good fellows" by his
friends III New York. But it was all the
same to her. He had come. and on
horseback; he was so different from the
awkward country lads who tried. in their
clumsy fashion, TO be gallant to her, and
she went slowly down the little path to
the gate where he sat. still on his horse.
the hot rays OF the sun seeming 10 glorifv
hIm II those innocent ewes.
The "prince was surprised out Of his
usual NONCOMPLIANCE by the sight of this
chlldhke grace and beauty. ana he plain
~ showed this admiration as she an
preached and stood silent before him.
with her pretty eyes downcast
VIII you give me drink OF water.
little one, and tell me how far it Is to the
town =
There was 10 reply in words to this
simple question, but the maiden held
open the gate and lifted those wonderful,
shy eyes, and somehow the man under
stood, and dismounted, and throwing the
birdie over a palng III the shade, left the
horse and walked inside the gate. As
they went toward the house Stanley Yer
denial, for that was his name. put out his
hand and plucked fair, half-opened bud
from the dearly priced white rose bush,
and then, tearing the beautiful bud open
with harsh fingers, inhaled the sweet
perfume, and then threw the ruined
flower to the ground. \ 9hlver, as OF
sudden cold, passed over the frame Of the
young girl as she noted this wanton act,
but no good angel was by to tell her that
this action was Il clear index to this mans
nature.
Amused by the wonderful combination
Of shvness and fearlessness, Of ignorance
and education, Of simplicity and childish
naivette, this man staid on III that little
yine-covered porch until the shadows be
gan to fall. He questioned. and was an
swered until he knew all that that simple.
uneventtul life of hers had known: he
was charmed by It's purity and inno-
cence and unconscious beauty. Man of
the world, as he was, he saw nj glance
how those Old books Of poetry and i'm
possible romance had filed her mind I'M
til she was the dreamer he had found
her, and he thought TO himself a man
would be worse than a demon who would
abuse that child-like trust. And the next
moment he thought what pleasant
thing it would be to have the love Of so
pure woman, and how sweet TO watch
the love dawn III that young heart
through those transparent eyes.
He was the son OF a rich man in New
York, and he had been sent up in this
direction to look after some landed in
terest Of his father, and in that way had
come upon this fresh young girl, who
both amused ana charmed his weary
eyes.
He rode on toward the village. on the
outskirts OF which was then situated
Miss CheIry's cottage, though its quaint
gabled roof now rises IN the midst of
tiourlshiug town, and there took quarters
for few days stay, and the next after
noon he rode out to the yine-embOwered
house where the pretty eyes were look
ing for his coming. Day after day he
staId on. His business was long since
finished, but vet he fingered. and every
afternoon found him on the little porch
talking To the lonely girl who had so IN
! hcsltatlnglv accepted him as her prince.
He read to her and explained to her
many obscure passages; he sent for other
books, and together they cleaned all Of
pleasure they contained. but in all their
talks there was not one word from him Of
that great city where he lived. He did
not wish to create Il desire in her for a
larger life than the one she now knew
and was content in, and for reasons Of
his own he did not wish to speak of his
own part in that whirl Of society where
he belonged.
The people IN those little towns all
seem TO consider themselves sponsors for
each others conduct, and several times
these continual visits To this orphan girl
were cauyassed and commented upon.
and 1t last deputatlon Of three old
ladies' agreed to 90 and counsel the child,
Tor fear some harm might befall her. and
so they started, hardly knowing them
selves what to say or how TO approach
her with advice; but they agreed that il
was best not to question her until they
knew how matters stood.
The fortunes OF the inquisit1on could
hardly have been more terrible than
these coarse, probing questions to this
poor child, vino hardly knew herself vet
what she felt, and whose thoughts were
as pure as the Sky above her, and whose
long conversations, delicious to her
though they were, had never approached
IN the r1m0test degree 10 "sDarhing" or
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