The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-30


Their, was the only brother Of your moth
er, Mrs. Yelverton. I trust the unhappy
differences which followed upon her mar
rage, have not lead her to teach YOU to
regard with too much aversion her really
Well-meaning relatives
Florence replied very frankly, for she
had for years cherished no very kindly
feelings toward her mothers relatives.
- must confess, , said, she ssthat / have
not been taught to regard my mothers
relations with q great deal either of re-
gard or affection. Their treatment of
my mother was too cruel; neither in nv
own orphanage, and the trouble came
upon me with the loss Of my parents, did
they seem in the least degree inclined to
make amends for what indeed in the first
first place have been hasty and i'll Judged
action.
BE looked grave and little mortified.
"You do inaeed," he said, ssowe the
Leicdesters very little, unless;' he contin-
ued, smiling, II may count your beauty
among your debts to that side of the
house. In appearance, you are quite like
what your mother was at your age. if nv
juvenile memories may be trusted.n
Florence knew this latter statement to
be true; knew, too, that her mother had
been counted very beautiful woman,
and, in spite of herself, the well con-
tived compliment had its effect.
II know SO little of my Leicester
cousins" she said, ssthaf am impelled
to inquire If you comprise the sum of
them"
''Myself and my sister, Mrs. Pent-
water" he said, s'are all that remain.
And have to confess that it was. at nv
sisters suggestion that have made this
visit. Let us, by all means, become bet
ter acquainted"
He produced from the breast pocket OF
his coat a dalntypetter from Mrs. Pentwa-
ter,with which Florence withdrew, under
the pretence of ordering lunch, to open.
It was, indeed, most charminglv writ.
ten and apparently sincere invitation for
Mrs. Barham to come to town and make
them visit, and ended by expressing
the hope that this visit might be the be-
ginning Of a lifelong relationship.
"How odd," said Florence, ssthat it
should come just at time when I was
wanting to go somewhere, and hardly
knew where. I think I will consider it
q providence and accept
Florence had good deal Of natural
taste, and her lunch table presented pre-
cisely the appearance of refinement, com
bined with substantial elegance, which
was calculated to please the eye of Mr..
Leicester.
Soon after lunch, he was Obliged to re-
turn, for Florence was too discreet to ask
him to stay over night. But she sent him
to the station in her own carriage, and he
carried away with him a decided i'm
preston that this new-found cousin was
q person worth cultivatlng.
Florence sent kind acceptance of Mrs.
Pentwater's invitation, and appointed a
Gay early in June for her arrival in Lon
don. -. SHAW .1
After Mr.. Leicester had gone, she set
about making her preparations for the
visit. ... IA
cit never rains but 1t pours."
And it seemed as though this spring
was destined to be an eventful one in the
life of Florence Barham.
The very day after MI. Le1cester's Wis
1t, Mr.. Ashburnham called to interest
her in the case of a young lady who had
recently arrived in Pelham. It was
rather singular and very interesting case.
Miss Poindexter had come, with her
brother, to spend summer in Pelham.
Mr.. Poindexter was designer, and he
earned q very respectable salary, but his
sister Portia was confirmed invalid,
quite dependent upon him for support.
This dependence made her quite mis-.
cradle, and she had learned to do EN-.
broidery in the most beautiful manner.
and was very DESTROYS to get employment
that she might at least earn few shil-
ings for her medicines and certain small
comforts, which she felt she ought to de-
prive herself Of, rather than accept them
from her brother.
Mr.. Ashburnham had called, hoping
that Florence might be interested and
give Miss Poindexter an order. The case
appealed to Florence Barham's weak
side; she had experienced so much Of the
horrors of genteel poverty, that she had
quick sympathy for any woman who
was suffering from that cause.
II will 60 down this afternoon and
give her all the work she can do for me
in month";
Florence was as good as her word, and
directly after lunch ordered her carriage
and drove to Miss Poindexter's plain
lodgings. Miss Poindexter was of course
delighted to have such patron. and the
ladies were soon deep in the mysteries of
her craft.
~ like embroidered dresses SO much,'
said Florence, "that it would be delight
to me to wear them, but am in mourn
ing, you knew. But then Iwant you to do
one OF those lovely opera wraps for me,
for gift to my cousin, whom am soon
to visit in London; and I shall want no
end of oruamentation for +. nv rooms.
Thank goodness, one doesn't have to
put ones house in mourning. The wrap
you must make especially elegant
'Yes,'' said Miss Poindexter, "Phillip.
shall design pattern on purpose for it..
I could never get on without Phillip,
his designing is really elegant"
Il should judge so,'' said Florence.
'if these are specimens of his work.
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