Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
THE ROSE OF ERIN.

. 49,
the only obstacle to her, acceptance OF
the kind offer lay in the fact that her
faithful old family servant, Mehitable
Cranch, had been called away to attend
upon the lingering illness of sister,
and would probably be detained for
weeks at her bedside a~@4lr 1~.,9 <<i-s
Lucy had lived at the homestead since
her parents death, and had cared for
and petted quite an army of domestics
who had been left upon her hands.
They had gradually grown decrepit
and superannuated, but her heart was
too tender to have them made away
with, and now she could not harbor
the thought of shutting up the house
and leaving them to forage for them
selves.
In this emergency she concluded to
leave her washerwoman in charge.
She had only lived in the village few
months, but was a respectable looking
woman, and q church member She
was glad OF the offer, only STIMULATING
that she should be allowed 80 have her
stey daughter come and stay with
her. .a...- ..
Lacy consented cheerfully.
Z did not know that you had any
family, Mrs. O'Connor. Where is, the
little girl?" she asked.
"She is at school with the Sisters,
ma'am. Poor O'Connor left little
money, and made up my mind that
Nerah should have the good of it in
getting an education. $50
Norah O'Connor was not thu little
girl Lucy had pictured to herself in re-
curing to Mrs O'Conner's words. She
was fully sixteen, and had blossomed
within the year into rich, enhancing
beauty. 49, - ',sss'5
Lucy had already gone when Norah
came; so all through the summer she
retained the impression that Mrs.
O'Connor's step-daughter was q froGc-
some child, drin king in her fill of coun-
try sights and sounds before autumn
should take her back to the Sisters.
Lucy had few relatives; but her
cousin Howe--an orphan like herself,
had always been to her like q
brother. He. saw Lucy and her party
safelyaof, and promised at the parting
moment to look in at the homestead ev-
cry day to see that all went satisfactor-
lily there. .., g..
SO Lucy cast care to the winds, and
gave herself up to the enjoyments of
the novel scenes which soon surround
ed her, and amid which the first romance
of her life began. >s tw
Such delicious moonlight rambles.
when, amid the group of pedestrians,
Lucy was the one invariably singled out
by Vincent Frankland. But the season
passed, and Lucy returned home with
new pain haunting her heart.
If Vincent Frankland loved her-as
his actions had plainly showed-why
had he remained silent?
Lucy's thoughts never once turned
upon the real reason of Vincent's 81
lence. She herself cared so little for
money that suggestion That her pos
sessions were barrier to Vincent hay
ing declared himself her lover would
have brought an incredulous smile to
hen, Lips. 'ssss's'' s''''
He was the last representative of a
proud but impoverished family and had |
worked his way through college by tax
ing private pupils. He had yielded to |
the perilous sweetness Of the attraction |
which drew him toward Lucy, and all |
unwittlngly. had planted a thorn I'M her
previously tranquil heart.
But he was equally asufferer. Never |
before had he coveted wealthy Had he J.
possessed the treasures of the Indies, /
he would cast them at her feet; but the |
one rich treasure which he could have
>0fered-his heart was withheld.
So the two parted-each to go diff
+ferent way-esch to carry heart filled
with pain along ife's hitherto cloudless
pathway. e 49,
Howe met Lucy at the station. He
was 80 preocupied, in his manner that
Lucy noticed it and said at last: ~
"What are you thinking Of. Cousin
Howe? You have barely said half !.
dozen words since we met Has any
thing happened?" ~ = +
Howe colored at Lucv's question.
q After momcat's silence, he answer
ed in a low tone: E.s@ H. /
+. "Yes, Lucy something has happened.
and if you have no objection, T.; will
drive around the lake and explain it to
you before take you home."
MA Ut llopeit is nothing bad, Howe"
said Lucy in startled tone.
"That depends upon the y way one
looks at it. I TIN an interested party, j
and, Of course, can not expect others
to see through my eyes. The truth is,
Lucy, I am going to be married, and
as the world in general will cavil ut
my choice, want to enlist you upon
my side.g You are so good and true5
YOURSELF shat I am sure goodness and
Innocence will weigh as heavily in the
scales as worldly prominence, and
Lucy smiled at Howe's labored ex-
PLANTATION. z All
q. You dear boy! one would think you
were going to marry Q washerwoman's
daughter TO hear you. There isn't
girl wort Of YOU IN the whole village;
but they are all American princesses,
you know. We have no aristocrats in
America al .s i. sa4. !, ID 4 sS1I
L. aI'mn not SO sure 81 that, Lucy. Bat
wait until I tell you more about my
wife that is to be. You hit the nail on
the head in the beginning 81. your SON