Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-03-16

LET me see. Dora? She's the eldest.
She was to have my GENERALS. She Il take
it as q delieats npliment to the nationality
Of the man Of her choice. Bah! he II pawn
them !; what else can one expect Well,
we'll, II dosn' Il matter. / always hated them :,
though they are the handsomest sal / DOS
5sess. How well 5I remember Sir Josiah
bringing them home the day before was
presented al court, and I had + thought he
had meant to give me pearls, and had or
dered pale amber dress! cried about it
but dared not ask him to change them, Or
refuse to wear th en-, and I felt so Disguised.
i knew they Il oked detestable, and { heard
one old lady whisper to an other, Eggs
and spinach and the other said something
about City, and they both Uttered. One
feels those things when one is young.
Well. hope Mrs. O Shane may be happier
in wearing them. O Shane? bah! I dare.
say, though, shell be as proud Of the name
as was at that time of being lady Pau
lette--ah me- III @ M
What next? Emil my diamond
brooch? Yes, hers It IS. II Was one ,oef
those quaint, old -fash ioned ones in d silver
setting a large spray Of flowers and leaves.
Pretty little gentle thing, its too. grand
for her now. but she'll be fine young wo-
man some Of these days. They say she's
something like what was, but without my
high spirits. Dear! dear! what q gay young.
thing was at her age, and what fine things
4 expected were to happen to mein my life!
land what dreary time have had of it.
must keep an eye on little Emily where
ever / am they are all too apt to overlook
her. Yes, she shall have the diamonds.
Mr.. Paulett gave them to me on my we'd
ding day, and I wore them at the grand
ball his company gave when the duke CANA
into the city to be made Cheesamonesr.
] can sse myself now in my white canton
Grape with the French fringss ana the myr-
tie sprig embroidery and the prince Of
Wales plume in my hair, Josiah said I
looked quite elegant, only very young, Che
Was sensitive about the difference in our
ages, poor man. remember hearing
Lord Henry Murray, the dukes aide de-
and q minute after he came up and was
presented. He led mo out, right to the
head of the room, into the very set with the
duke and the Lady Mayoress, and thought
Josiah would be SO pleased. ] could see
him fdgeting about the whole time trying
70 catch sight Of us between the people, and
shaking his head and making signs to ME.
till almost forgot the figures land my dane
ing used to be greatly. admired in those
days. Lady Pauletb smiles to herself at
the thought, arehed her neck, and made a
little movement with her Wrinkled old fin
gers as if gracefully bestowing the dps on
some imaginary partner. :57
"It was vexatious, and Lord Henry was so
kind and so sroll! But Mr.. Paulett gave
me such a frown as he led me out into the
tea-ronm that hardly knew what he said
or how to answer him. Poor dear Josiah!
To think that, after all, he was only afraid
that was laughing too much, and Lord
Henry might think me silly schoolgirl. or
that some OF the city ladies' might fancy we
were quizzing them. 4 cried all the way
home, and that was the end Of ing first ap.
pearanca in society"
Lady Paulett laid By the brooch in its
case after carefully rubbing it with q silk
handkerchief. g
'Arabella, my god daughter, must have
the diamond ear rings. I got them when Z
was too happy to care for them, when our
little son was born. How kind Josiah was
then there is nothing he would not have
done for me or baby. He gave them to me
for the christening dinner, and little JOS
took notice Of them and laughed when he
was brought down to have his health drunk.
Such noble little fellow he locked; dark
curly hair, and blue eyes like my dear
fathers, taking notice Of everything, and
only six weeks old, land that very day week
he was in his coffin. My poor little son!'s
The old lady snapped the case and pushed
it away from her with a trembling hand,
7 had just begun to think that at
ter all I might be going to have some hap
piness in this world when he was taken
from me. Sir Josiah never seemed to care
for any thing but his business after that.
When I-oame here and saw Jack in his
cradle he looked so like my boy thought
he was given back to me. Dear, good, low
ing Jaek T can never cast him off II
must speak to Mr.. Blackett about that.
Now. My. dressing case? All that must
90 Mrs. George Paulett's, her innitisls ere
the same as mine. Sapphire necklace.
Cameo set. Pearl cross and ear rings for
her three daughters. They're rich enough
to have as much jewelry Of their own as
they want; and the RI bies I must keep for
Spencer Paule5t's wife, when he gets one.
Why, that's the end of my list excepting
Cecilia, and there are Olivia, Maria, Grace,
and the little boys and the babY-aIl come
since made it ont. Well, / dare saysI
can ind some remembrance Of their old
auntie for each--n0t that they'll ever re-
member me. Ceei must have my workbox
She has my pretty taste in needlew TX,
with . conplaoent glance, at the patch
work and tentstiteh in which the gold
threads in Ruths gleanings and Rebacca.s
earrings. still family. glimmered.l The
new erewel-work isn't so bad. T could
have taught her something. if hadn't been
going away. Parker!
Parker. a moving heap Of brocades and
turs, gave faint, inarticulate reply. @ a
My workbox!" 5
Parker staggered OF and returned with
auser little Chinese box with an inlaiG
landscape, q pagoda with two celest1als
Walking IN the skies above it on the lid.
You're dreaming When did you find
thIsY I've not seen it these ten years.
Parker scurried away like . frightened
aaDnit, % return !, thls time with &. magniti-