Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-23

tomb.
Honeysuckle was wreathed about the
window, but its straying branches,
gcmmed with "arabesques Of balm"
only made lovely frame for the two
young heads that were always to be
found lit this hour bent over their books
| used to stroll half unconsciously to
coignc Of vantage in the garden and
watch them my little sister Nest, with
hcr tumblcd bronze curls and her Ger
man teachers small graceful head, with
its crown Of gold. had spoken to her
but seldom, still | knew by heart the
uplifting eam-lidded forgetme-not
eyes, tire face with its pure coloring, the
slender and 1.-the young form in its
dull blue dress with tire tiny lace rullIe
Oh the round, white throat, and the
sweet mouth with its wistful smile now
and then III my sisters odd plumbers.
found 4 strange pleasure in meeting
her as II by accident rs she left, and
noting thcfaint rose-leaf flush stealing
up into her pale check. | would have
been at Il loss to account for the sad
mess VI such il young face, but Nest had
told me that she was alone in this new
land whore her flther had brought
her and my heart was touched at the
thought
.'5he has told nc about her father 50
much, chartered Nest, che was such n
wonderful man like i wizard, / should
think hut he was only doctor, HiIda
says Size thinks the doctors III Ger
many know more than ours at least
she IL snre hor father did"
Poor chlid?" | said.
10 ron know" whispered Ernes-
line, with IN mir Of mystery, chat
there ii something very curious about
lIilda She forgets things,"
! laughed outright. Scarcely pc
cnliarity iii | began.
"Ol, now wait. | mean very i'm
pprtant things Now she was in Ger
many when the war broke out with
France and ! wanted ID kno al about
IL We'll, do you believe, she couldn't
tell me anything, not the least factr'
AMI Nest looked very serious and very
wise.
Whit did She say about it?"
oh, that She forgot Now, Malcolm,
got know when our native land is in
peril We don't forget
My little sister was quite patriotic.
and il seemed "a her Il phenomenon
that one should not have II thorough
knowledge If MI that regarded ones
country
"Oh, veil, sac might have been it
convent school, or
That's Tie strange thing about ii"
.What?
She don't know where she was!"
II own | was somewhat startled hy
this announcement
Does Size say SOP
SHE says she don't rccollect.n
Perhaps sho has had brain fever and
forgotten the past
M, she remembers Ill tic past very
well
Except how long,
'dlne year the year Of the war She
seems troubled about il, too"
"'Ih,n yon must not dwell upon IT,"
sald You don't want 10 annoy
help"
No, love her love her dearlyw
SAID Nest lying oil after very tempt
my black velvet butterfly with golden
trimming On its polonaisc.
felt like cchoing my little sisters
entlmcnts, and then smiled III scorn
Il myself How could love Il woman
" whose mnd and heart | knew moth
ne who had always raved about
Fympathy of soul
could not explain ii rs ! paced the
garden walks. L was ate-fore-ordina-
ton perhaps; but one thing knew
4 WIS y factl loved nv sisters
teacher, llllda Blumenthal, with feel
ing never experienced before. and |
suddenly discovered that the German
language would hc exceedingly neees-
sary ~ me III my profession
used lost and study the girls face
aad found Il Very puzzling limo
cent, angelic rs it was, there were
strange experiences Of pain written
upon II 1t did not seem like the face
q one who had only turned over few
u youths white pages IN the book Of
lie, hut rather rs If she had looked
mic many 1 hlotted and blurred one
hlatted with tears, blurred by the souls
agnnt into i mist | can scarcely ex-
PLAIN how from the eyes, 50 blue and
emldlibe, something seemed ut times
~ ioOk out with unutterahle expert
enecs from their depths. lurking there
like some wild spirit that could not
quite be LAID Ii is i'm vain to try and
explain IA, hut il would come over me
with i sudden agony AZ times that once
some one had held the fair white hands
r'asped 50 listlcssly IN her lap that the
k.ss If love had some time been laid
OH that sweet pathetic mouth.
! think that feeling came over me
tic most painfully just after the full
hess 81 Joy when il was my hand that
claSped hers, my lips that had touched
hers rs revereutly rs il she had been 4
saint.
Darling | said. did you ever care
ior any one before 2a
Never, She answered. promptly. il
tone ST sweet content: "and am
glad, Malcom, I'm sure / could not
love twice
50 No one ever held You to his
heart rs i'm doing | questioned"
M, no. Why do YOU ask"
Because | am Jealous monster" |
said. with i laugh: .'hecause | would
not have 1 thought II memory dwell
On any one else.
IN, we'll, you shall he satisfied.
Only you will not mind if | think of
MY father and remember him.
On, no, my pet. | am not SO I'M
reasonable
lie would I've So glad that his child
had found 50 good, 50 true man to
protect her. She said, tears dimninp
her sweet eyes. "Ah, if he could have
lived u have seen this day. You would
have reyered him, Malcolm. He was
full Of wisdom He had wonderful
learning and wonderful power Hewas
doctor, You know, and he could do as
much for the mind as the body.
will show you his papers sometime
his dlary-and then you will know MIN
better. can't bear to look at them
myself, but long for you to know
something of hin. And he die,i-oh,
so suddenly-in 4 moment n
| could not feel such an intense in
tcrest in the dead doctor as my dear
girl seemed 10 expect, but l feigned it
for her sake, and a few DAYS afterward
took the package of papers rs rever-
emily as she gave them, promising N.Y.
self that | really would look through
them some time. But | know 1
thought more at that moment of the
knot of lilies-ofthe-valley ut my darl-
ing's throat-and how virginia. and
pure she looked-and wondered if ever