Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-14

AS for me am tired, and shall take
my fan and sit down and look at you with
pleasure
To Elias establishment and secret Joy
MIR. Calverley promptly acceded to the ar
rangement, and for couple of hours he
was the prime contriver of all sorts of fun
and /froiic, Mrs. Weinberg laughing as
merrily as the delighted children.
| When the last of the juveniles had
been wrapped up, loaded with bon-bons,
and delivered to the waiting nurse, Mr..
Calverley still stayed to drink coffee and
eat German cakes with Mrs Wynberg
and Ella, and talked so pleasantly that
the young girl gradually regained her
spirits.
.tYou must come and see me again,
mein love!" cried the good natured
widow. ere she sent Ella away in her own
carriage. 81 am so much alone, it would
be very gracious of you to spend one or
two evenings with me every week to read
or sing to the poor old vrew, who has no
tall sons, no little loving daughters of
her own to cheer her up in this foreign
| land"
81 would come willingly" Ella re-
sponded; "but | always have 50 much to
do.'
Mrs. Wynberg nodded significantly.
| 81 underestimate have heard. l have
servant who used to live in your house.
But | shall talk to- your uncle; he is my
very good friend; he will not refuse to
me this one leetle favourl'
| As Ella went home in the luxurious
carriage, wrapped in furs by Laurence
Calverly, and with her fingers still ting
ling with his farewell pressure, she Won
dered, first, if Mrs. Morris would be per-
suaded to spare her occasionally; second
ly, whether she would ever meet Mr..
Calverley there again; then took herself
to task for dwelling on so unlikely an oc-
currence.
| The Misses Morris were too much ia
tigued on the morrow to enquire if Ella
had enjoyed herself; and their mother
was very cross when Mr. Morris ANNOUNCE
ed at dinner that he had promised Mrs.
Wynberg the society of his wife's niece
every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
81 don't envy you your berth, Ella, :"
said Eliza Morris, with shrug, sand 1
am extremely thankful we all slipped out
of going to the old Dutchwoman's She
is penurieusly inclined, and has seized
the opportunity of getting her letters
w
without gong to the expense of hiring a
companion"
ssShe is very kind, and l like her." re-
piled Ella, warmly
''It would be all the same if you did
not" grumbled Sophia. ''1ou'll have
to go, and those tucked skirts of mine
will not be finished by the summer, I'M
less you get up an hour earlier to work at
them"
''It's very thoughtless of pa,'' added
Jane; che ought to know that, with so
large family as ours, we want Ella
worse than Mrs. Wynberg does"
Az; but in the course of short time
someone else learned to want Ella too; to
think the hours he spent beside her all
too short, and to weary for her coming,
and grow uneasy if she did not make her
appearance at Mrs. Wynberg's at the ap-
pointed time.
And SO it came to pass, that, on her re-
turn from the widows one evening, there
was such happy light shining in her
sweet eyes, that even her cousins noticed
it and regarded her curiously.
"Why, Ella, you grow quite pretty!
But what is that on your hand. ring
an engaged One''
And the answer, though low and tremu-
lous, was proudly spoken:
eyes, am going to be married.
A loud ''NIy gracious" from three or
four voices, Mrs. Morris's amongst
them.
Married. Insignificant Ella, the house
hold drudge, about to enter matrimony-
could it be possible? Whom was she
going to marry? Mr.. Calverly? why he
was very well to do indeed, and moved
in circle quite above their own. How
long had she known him?
And there were many and mingled
feelings thrilling in the voice of Laurence
Calverley's betrothed as she made an
swer:
"We date our acquaintance from my
first ball"