The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-13

Journey! Had he, then, forgotten me?
If it had not been for mamma s claret,
which she quietly pushed toward me, in
a minute l should have fallen off my
chair; but'that brought the blood back.
Forgotten me! Well, why should be
| the only one to remember? Let me for
get. Alas! had | not been trying to
forget for five yearspS But I leaned over
my plate to ask Mr.. Lowering a ques-
ton, the length Of whose reply I knew
would be like spool silk, warranted
| three hundred yards; and Twas hang
ing on his words, when my eye. caught
sight of person that had Just come III,
aud was seated a few tables distant,
had taken out paper, and was never
glancing up from the column. lAIchair
was turned, down near him, and it re-
NAMED vacant for some time. For his
bride? No; man does not come down
to dinner and leave his bride to follow
alone. For his wife of longer date?
When had the opportunity Of another
look, a dazzling creature sat there,
golden-headed darling, radiant as if a
star had turned q rose.~~..Was~ IL not
ashamed Of myself to wish to look that
way! What did l care for Loring Rich
ards, or his wife, either, if he had one!
Not in that direction again did I turn
my head. l was gay and all alive my
self, and Mr.. Lowering was all devotion.
l knew by some other sense when those
two left the room, but not by my eyes or
ears. ... ...
"Who is that going out?" asked Mr..
Lowering. elf his looks were burn
ing glass you would be in flames"
"One of the waiters?" l asked.
"There is French Count among them,
you know, and a Polish refugee"
"Margaret!" exclaimed mamma,
show should you know anything about
such peoplep" .lr o. 49,, r@n- ..'
ooh, mamma, I am interested in
them and since I joined the Interna-
tionals, and the Nihilists. and The. Mari
anne, and the rest, / know all about such
people," l saw Mt. iIoyering's hair
Slowly begin to rise Oh end. "That old
rae-picker,,"' I added, l"tofd rue yester-
But Nj. Losv.ribgls head looked m
and more like an electric hair-br hss
and mamma cried, "Margaret!" ss
"Why, mamma, We are all human
beings together" ..... /
II really must insist" beGen
mamma; and then Amy giggled, d
mamma looked as if she thought I j I'D
gone out of my head, and Amy va
Historically sympathetic. ,.z anna
"Your daughters advanced opin-
ions,' said MI: towering, stinhy, are a
surprise to mel ~ 7thla
"You silly little MOTHER" Amy
laughed. ut is our boating club at
home, the 1nternationals, our charity
school, the Nihilists, our sewing club,
our book club, our"
~ really thought you meant secret
societies, "gasped That Old goose''Of an
"And What II I hady'' said I, my
native vigor returning. "What If ]
were own cousin to Vera Sassalitch?'
"Do have her name right. said the
Doctor. ~ was afraid that our young
ladies would be following Natalushka's
fashions as soon as Mr.. Black made he1
so charming is.a9I sHAff
"Charming?" said his father. "a
girl with such ideas charming?"
! 81 am rejoiced to hear you express
yourself so," said mamma.
'1And i,'| saiAFt "Beeeaaqqsethey a1e
"WhieAx are ypursidesspp b asked
. mine, 81 tkasof ths Young iarsssias
, girl and others like her?' .,,,,,-~,w
"Hers, certainly" l ri. eIhe
ideas of humanity and brotherhood.
And my heart began to beat like an en-
CINE one hvars in tht night RithhMad
sort of exultation, no matter what haC
happened to Loring Richards, / had
made it impossible that l should marry
Mr.. Coverings stocks and bonds. for thu
temptation was out Of the way: hi
would never ask me. asa 81 ..r
But it had all been little to much fol-
me. And I saw that mamma was com
pretending the situation, and GROWING
angrier and angrier. Oh, how angry
the. dear 9sdil Iyps!, ss7Yod ,bek YER
pale, Margaret" she said. care yot
not welll ! see BY your conversation
that you are not qtit6 yourself. Yd
had better 60 to your room. Our friend
will excuse you, I am sure" And
bowed to them al, and caught the Pcs
! tors twinkling eye-the Doctor VIII
wanted no young mother-in.law-an'
rose and slipped from the room befor
either he or his father could offer me. al
arm. could not have held out through
I another Eve miaates .~s~~.~~r~-s~--------'
[ the lower h1i. II XpPgd4A. .Kigen
: tlemaa jim i took of bis hat,as usua|e,
!. seated mysell, 4 bbt ebsld ths
a and we softly slid upward. We SEM