Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-29
An Ideal.

Age comes to some people only like the
wider opening of the rose, the gentle droop-
ing of the creamy outer petal, and one must
needs think of this in looking at Mrs. Fer
Made. 81 have had my threescore and ten"
she used to say. 81 have had all that nature
has to give, and now l am living on grace"
1t was sunny spirit that informed her,
HgEtSOmeneSs that never let the substance of
u teal penetrate beneath the surfacs that
could endure nothing but happiness Her
unfailing good nature was like fairy wind
that sinoothed every trouble out of her way
and out of the way Of every one about her
If her hair was white, no great sorrow had
made IT so; and its contrast with the soft
brilliancy Of The black eye and the velvet
flush OF cheek unwritten by many lines,
made her perhaps as lovely as one standing
i'll all the full radiance of youth. As for Mr.
Fernaldc-tall dark, spare-he was by no
means unattractive, and his courtly manners
had ur iue elegance He loved his ease;
and anne ices, when they CHANGED to break
through t. magic circle his wife drew about
him, vexed n, as they usually do d nervous
person. For lie rest, he was one of those
men who, having led a singularly fortunate
life, maintain to themselves a fancy that
they have just missed the last stroke to make
the crystal complete, who have a vanishing
ideal always just beyond the sight and
reach
The Females were neighbors of Ours.
Wealth required 10 exertion of them, and
advancing age secluded them in some
measure from general society; their home
was always cheerful; they We're always in it;
and if there had been no such person as
grabbed old Mrs. Talliafero. who had spent
the last six month with them, it would have
been hard to see how heaven itself could be
much improvement on it. However, she was
going at once, and then where would be the
crumple in the rosa-leaf!
They loved young people, F'The new
generation lends us . part of its freshness"
they Used to say. They always welcomed
any Of Us, and indeed made Inc so particu-
larry conscious of their fattering favor that
[ spaEJ Il good portion of my time With
them, threaded the sweet little lady's needles.
read aud wrote more or less for Mr..
Ferna!de, and was gradually taken into
their confidence in a way l did not desire,
since am about to violate it.
"Cau,d imagine q happier old age than
this. my ca.ld, with my wife, my health, my
flower oar birds and pets and friends?" he
sad once, repeating my question ''Why,
ye-. my dear. it was much happier before my
Ill. h.Ol.ht Mrs. Talliafero 20 stay with
IL Some old schoolmate or girl friend of
hers, ] don't qUite know whom, for the fact
is she uearled me so the first day she came
that / wouldn't asl, Rosalie word about
her 70. fear I should show my displeasure
at her having brought her home when she
turned ny. it is astounding how an invisibly
small thorn VIII destroy your equanimity.
And then this woman has n quality TINT
i
She has changed our quiet peaceful, sun
shiny life that seemed like one long day in
,Juao, into sharp, raw day in November.
There is something very rasping about her.
] don't see why my wife invited her to spend
such season with us for. l wonder if she
thought that at the end of the time | should
press for q continuance My dear, have
counted the days-it sounds sadly against
all hoSDitahle rites-I have counted the
days til! should soc her consult railway
timetable, as She did yesterday about going
home to-day / believe she is not in affluent
circumstances now | would be glad to
meet the expense of boarding her awayl l
am speaking strongly. Yes, Rosale," look
ing at his laughing wife, ~ know you say
too strongly. But it is argument, assertion,
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