The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-04

Guy ~ very democratic, and doesnst like titles
1 =. ready e dlop y. Own, snd would II
she met him In Americs 10 can him plain
colonel, and she promised But she told me
Oil about him She used to think he would
marry Miss Arundel, her sister. Miss Arundel
iis very pretty and bushes like = peach when
n.a Rsopl FL. SCI ~, inH.' quickly in s0oh
Ss''A great piece Of folly" said Mamma Dillo-
way, ct this point Of the letter. ITO think Of
dropping his fathers title-a title won con.
turtles ago These democratic notionsl As for
Of the British government that more than com.
pensates for the diferences in caste. And as
for those differences" said Mrs. Dilloway.
looking out the window and over the rainy
fields, pausing moment to think Of the con-
Guy Temples gardens, II will admit that 1t
always was irksome to me to shake hands with
the .tradespeople 5,ri {G5j \
ooh, mamma, mamma ~ cried Kate. .sWhen
yoy know how glad we would be this minute
II +! Fred had 2 place wishtho groce.l"
Dilloway severely. "who has the faculty
you have of obtruding the vulgarity Of
every day upon the Ideal II the contempla-
ton OF the marriage Of ypui sister with q
British nobleman affords me pleasure, don't
see why you should interfere with it, especially
as we should then all go and live with her, and
become English people ourselves, to all intents
and purposes Lady Tsmple-Lady Temple"
and then. us she cav the girls Laughing, she
broke into merry laugh herself-tne first
laugh that that had been seen on her face for
years. letlt be said.
In the week before fresh letter came the
Dlloway family had nearly worn the last to
shreds But atlength Mamma Diloway tore
open another, and having learned that Brooks
was Wal, had nearly cleared up the books, and
was busy with his interest in the operations out
there, ran hastily into his gossip
what does she mean about those opera
tiohs?" she asks, looking back with second
Thought
"oh, the little mine he happened on, don't
you recollect: when he first went out; great
piece of good luck, Maria said; doesn't come
to one in q thousand. That may make our
fortune yet"
ST VIC wait for q Colorado mine to make
our fortunes" began Mrs. Dilloway, with
eve might as we'll make them ourselves"
said Kate. "Come, come. mamma-the news
about Col Sir Guy Temple?"
.'CoL Sir Guy Temple" said Mrs. Dilloway
solemniy, sis engaged to marry your sister
1t seemed to Kate as if q voice has added.
'sLet us pray" Aud there was dead silence
for moment or two.
II feel" said their mother, 'sthat it is too
tremendous an event to read about III our usual
light way. But it is not the En.lishman, it is
not the title, it is not the place by the Cornish
seal would rather, really rather, there we're
mono Of that about it at all I would, on the
whole, rather give her to one OF our own
countrymrn ln spite Of things may have
SAID, can see that this NAV separate US more
widely than distance or the sea; shall lind
it hard to surrender her; and 30 will you
All that gives tinge OF sadness to the
joy. But it is comfort, an unspeakable
comfort, to think that even one Of my children
il to be establi-he in ease and safety. Icould
PREFER it were that little mine developed into
III y wanted, and let us still have them. But it
is great deal to be grateful for, as it is 1t
doesn't strike her 80, though. at all. You will
soc that she treats it in rather a frivolous way
But that is natural to youth aud joy, l suppose >"
And in spite of bar littls speech, Mamma Dill
loway's face was wreathed with smiles as she
read
"Well, to come TO something really impor-
tant You remember, of course, all have
written you from time to tim. abuu, Col Sir
Guy Temple, who has served in India and has
going home to England. Perhaps h., is tired
Of buffalo hunting, perhaps he has BROUGHT
down better game At any rate he will lake
Iii. wife with him. Mamma, I never was go
surprised But mnst wa I'LL I see you. And
1 don't really 'eel as if had told you anything
about the C,lonel, after all 1t would be- diff
O 1t TO say how much am int ested; how en-
Chanting it all IS! What different life I see
osfore me-lmmen.e riches, hon lrs, tro rps of
fri nds-and all as much your. al mine, dear
people at home. But shall see you soon."
Mrs Di.loway went about treading on air.
What mater that the roof leaked, AMI the rain
ron down the walls? It was mercy frescoing
there What m .tter that the mi kman dunn d
q second time, and said he would not ask a
third? She h'ped he wouldn't. What had
seemed uncomfortable three months ago she
could laugh at now; three months more. six
months more, AMI there would come an end to
all these bitter experiences The facl OF N ,ra's
being well married would marry off all the
other RS; q I'd even were her husband parsi-
m mi 'us, what MIRA could spare from her pin
mo ley would put them beyond want any m RE-
The sun had come out, the landscape was
bathed in beauty, life smiled. oil the world
seemed propitious-theu universe was really bet
ter managed than she had thought Mrs Dillo-
way retrimmed her bonnet aud went to chm, Oh
with her goo 3 spirits; feeling in a thankful
mood. 1t was pleasant to see the neighbors-
the neishbors in mind OF her, to; and they
came TO see her that week, and the next, and
m lde it more cheerful than it hal been for
months. shs limited mysterious at Maria's
goo fortune, but was not sure that she ought
to commit h rse,f. Good friends, good fortune
aud good feeling all gave her a SENSATION re-.
sembling the happiness she used to know; she
radiated it GU Margaret and the rest till YOU
would never have dreamed it was the tear
sodden family Of which Maria and Brooks took
loave in the gray Of the morning dozen weeks
ago.
II have been darby limiting at good for
tune." wrote Maria in her last letter.
sim sure don't know what she means by
dark y hinting.'" said her mother. ut was
all plaiu enough to me-"
sGo on, go on, mammal"
"'I have been darkly limiting At good for
tuno, and see how you read the riddle. GIVE
me Mamma Dbl oway for good guesser. The
sphnx would eink in the sands before her.
How much interest you have taken in the mat
ter from the first! What do you suppose Sir
Guy Temple could have seen in me? Do you
imagine he is marrying me for my beauty?
How many ideas you have about the Wedding!
But don't you incline to quiet one always?
Are you going to call me NY lady, mamma,
and treat me with great respect? Sir Guy
Temple or no Sir Guy Temple-after all, the
sweetest people at home, shall always be your
Maria.'"
''Maria will always be frivolous and a little
incoherent," half sighed Mrs Diloway, vet
With the feeling TINT Lady Temple could
afford to be frivolous aud lncoheraDt-Lady
Temple of Temple Gardens, Cornwall, whose
Elizabelhan mansion was encrcled with flow
ors and seas; aud she saw her daughter
DRESSED out in the haunted diamonds, saw her
washed her cups and saucels' that morning
with sighs Of satisfaction over the divine COM
pensations Of this life
She was rubbing the last plating of the
spoons-the real silver bad gone long ago to
the melter's-with the old bit of chsmois
cioih, and singing gently to herself, when she