St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25
AN EAST BLOW.

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tains was almost deserted. Half dozen
of the late-staying guests were gathered
in the little parlor, for their last even
ing. A high September wind turned
their thoughts to the desolateness of the
winter months in the White Hills.
Maud Wellington, always a leader in
4alk and action, called to the landlord:
"Come here, please, Mr.. Little; tell
us how you ever live here through the
winter?''
"Wa'al, you jest come up here and
try one of our east blows! l tell you,
you don't know anything about the
maountings. You only come up here
when it's warm and nice, and Mr..
George he drives his team around, what
dye call it?''
s.Tandemr' suggested George.
eyes, tantrum: and he takes YOU
girls to drive, and it's all pretty. Jest
let him be here in the winter, and he d
drive tantrum, sure enough
Wouldn't it be fun9'' asked Maud.
"Would you really take us in, if we
came up next winter?'
II guess most likely | could. You'd
have to kinder put up with things,
though. I'd be real glad to see you,
naow; the winters is awful lonely!"
II am in earnest. and will come if
the rest will. l think it would be very
Jolly said Maud.
Eyes, quite too awfully CHASTITY
iolly," murmured her brother George,
whose slang was overwhelming.
The others all promised they would
join her if she formed party, and the
next morning they separated, and for
got all about the plan and the promise,
as people do.
It was late in December. The holi-
days were approaching. Maud Wei.
lington was restless and dissatisfied.
The season had been very disappointing.
Everybody was dull and stupid; Ger.
mans were tiresome, dinners more so,
and she was tired of Boston and every
one in it. And all this was because
certain Thomas Sedgwick Thornton had
not appeared in the city, as she had ex
pected. 1t was none the less true be
cause she would have denied it, ane
that she had always laughed at him, ane
protested to hold him in the most per
feet contempt. She knew perfectly wei
that he was Woodworking lawyer il
New York, with little time for holiday
making, but she was quite unreasonable
enough to think that such trif1es as bust
ness made no difference. He ought tt
have admired her enough to have mad,
any sacrifices, and have made haste t.
continue the summers acquaintance
1t made no difference to her, also, tina
there were many others as assiduous il
their devotion as he was remiss. III
was the Mordecai at the gate, and sh
was unhappy. The wind howhn!
round the corner of the house took he
thoughts back to the last evening in TIL
mountains, and sudden resolve mad
her spring to her feet.
Smother" she cried, rushing into tn
warm library, where her mother sat do7
ing before the fire, II have made upsm
mind. We will 60 up to the mountain
and see how they look with the snow O
them :
"You crazy girl! we won't DO any
thing Of the sort.
Mrs. Wellington always made a.poin
of seeming to oppose her daughter
plans, but She always did just what he
children told her to do. Maud waste
no words in entreaty, but coolly told nc
that she must 60, without more ado.s
With Maud to decide was to ac1
George was delighted with the prospee
If such a clark he had not know
what to do with the holidays. Note
were Immediately sent to those who ha
been with them when the propositio
was made, and to several others VIII
might be congenial spirits. When the
had written nearly all, Maud said, wit
perfect carelessness:
.Isuppose you will have to write
that Mr.. Thornton. don't think b
would add much to the general hilarltl