Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-18

perpetual vulgar flirting and secret court
ships But Lefty was her own one eve.
lamb, delicate and pure.
Mr.. Burke, coming over the fields that
afternoon with his Ratchet and bag of
specimens was amazed to see Lefty stand
ing IN the road in eager conversation
with man "a course, red -.iaWed, beery
looking fellow was his angry verdict.
The fellow talked long and earnestly,
then took Lettys hand and pressed it
tcrvcntly. Burke turned his back on
them and struck across the hills. The
girls mother should hear of this at once
he said to himself, decidedly. Then he
slackened his pace. What was it to him9
Why should he vex himself about this
girl, OF NEEDLE in her love atfairs2 He
went slowly back to the hills. But the
blood rushed with strange heat through
his veins.
In an hour Lefty was back and at work
with redoubed vigor to make up for
lost time Her mother scanned her innO-
cent, meek face with "a breathless terror.
Surely there was no guilt there! She
would not doubt her; she would not ask
Il question.
! Il have dressed the table with flow
ers," the mother said, '.and made cake
a real bride scake. | hope William
won't be angry. But this is SO different
from weddings IN Virginia. o. Lefty, if
you and could only go to the old house
and sleep for one highs in the room
which was mine when / was IA child
Just that little thing would give me
years OF life
"There they comet" cried Lefty, as
the big Crawford carriage was seen dash.
ing up the road. She grew pale, and
shrank back. The girl had always been
afraid of her brother William; and his
wife, she suspected, would be as hard a
ruler, and more vulgar one.
But Mrs. Ta,.ey led her to the porch.
"You must welcome them, Lefty" she
said.
The bride watched them from the car
riage window with keen, jealous eyes.
Her father had given her a hint as to her
future course.
you've made good match, Sophy,'
he said. 'Bill Taney's got as long !.
purse as any man in the county, and the
farms comfortable. But the Old woman
and her da'ater'il he draw back. They'll
try to ride over you rough-shod, likely.
Just take your stand at once. Let them
see you'll be mistress IN your own house
"Trust me for that Papy," SAID Sophy
The whole Crawford family had ac-
companied her to see how she would hold
her ground.
When poor Mrs. fancy stepped for
ward, therefore, her thin face reddenino
and ler haadS held out. the bride received
her welcome with careless nod.
Il hope you will he happy in youl
new home, my dear" said the gentle lady
so, no doubt, ma am. I generally
hold my own pretty well. Come in
pappy. Come, Sue. I want you to see
my house before il Is dark. Here's the
living room. Bill must fit that up into
a parlor--double-quick, too. Dye hear
Mr.. fancy laughing loudly You
needn't trouble yourself, ma am, TO show
the way. Come along, all of You
William stopped aud looked with sud
den pity at bis mother, and then follow
ed his wife, who went, talking loudly. up
the stairs.
Mrs. fancy and Lefty placed the sup
per on the table. The bride came in
the noisiest OF the noisy party. She
went hastily to the head of the table, say
ing, ''This IS my place, l believe
William gravely motioned his mother
to seat AMONG the strangers. His wife
bore herself as though she had been mis-.
tress for years, and found fault freely
when the humor siezcd her. The bread
was dry as chaff, and the ham bitter with
salt, she SAID.
That your idea Of cooking, Mother
fancy, eh: III give you hint or two to-
morrow. We young people have pro
crossed, you know. Not that mean tc
take the work out of their hands," said
she to her sister, aside. "No, no, If We
feed en-. they've got to earn thci.
bread
Lefty overheard the whisper, and hel
scared face grew q shade paler.
Very nIce old silver, William - SAID
the b:ide. directly, weighing the spoons
on her finger, and then reading the mark
"Cleveland," ch! You must have that
altered, please, to our initials | cant
use spoons with strange names on EN-"
William glanced uneasily at his moth.
er. But the latter o1d not speak.
Every we'll, my deaI. it shall be as you
please he said"
AS the days heightened into weeks,
the bride found her sway becoming more
absolute. 1t occurred to William some
times that she might share in the work.
But, like most farmers of his class, he
was used to see his mother drudge from
morning until night, and vaguely sup
posed 1t was her natural condition of life.
Sophie carried the keys, and dealt out
the provisions. Her ruddy, animal beauty
pleased him; it was q pity, he thought.
to mar it with hard WORK.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Burke had taken lodg-
ings with 9 ncighb oring farmer He
kept close scrutiny solely for her moth
er's sake, he told himself. She met the
'beery fellow" twice. and took long
walks with him; she received letters from
him by mail. The geologist found that
this matter interested him more than his
fossils even.
One morning Lefty came into the room
where William stood Joking with his