Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-11-27
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still the favorlic amusement OF his )t
ure hours, and since he had met i,
earl's lovely daughter. great de.ir'
TO immortalizc her perfect features /.
pure white marble had taken posses
ion of him, and he had resolved ib.,
as the Burwood Exhibition was 70 i
held in the autumn, he would execn,o
for ii beautiful statue OF his love ,rS
when it was closed, the statue wop5
ill an honored place in his ancestral
gallery. And then, TOO. he fondv
thought. its lovely original might also
find lasting home at Hayward I.odcp
Now his dream was rudely shattered
He had come forth from his home thar
bright sDring morning. happy lover
he returned two hours later, blightea
disappointed man.
So" he thought bitterly, envy LADY
Gertrude will flirt, and dance, and
hunt, with her worldly minded mothers
aid, for title through one more Lon.
don season, and then, il no noble lord
or duke is caught. poor. insignificant
Cuthbert Hayward may claim the prizel
Thank you; but your ladyShip may
chance to find that YOU have but re.
hearsed in reality the famous fable Of
the dog and the shadow The Statue
shall be sculptured to tho best OF nv
poor ability. but the false face of Lady
Gertrude viii not be my model.
So he wrought OF his block of mar.
BILE. and with every chip of the chi,el.
with every blow Of his hammer, his
bitterness Of spirit increased, and his
determination never TO marry, never
again to look with love on the face Of
woman, became stern and fixed.
"Elma," said Lady Gertrude, one
day, 10 an orphan cousin wno lived
with them. lido you know J used to
think CuthberJ Hayward a perfect beau,
no other gentleman was half so grace
fully attentive as he; now, he has quito
altered, he is worse bear than that
old Churchill whom we all hate
Elma's soft gray eyes opened wide
with surprise.
How can you think SO. Gertrude?
Why, always think him so kind. 50
thoughtful, and
"On, of coarse quite for OF you had
set him up as your Be 70 ideal, Elma.
Perhaps you would like to marry MIN
yourself, ehp Well, if an eligible suit
or comes my way when we 90 to Lon
don next month, I'll turn him over to
your
Elma's ewes filled with tears, and
painful blush suilused her cheeks.
You are very cruel TO talk So Ger
trude. and you do not deserve the love
of such man as Mr.. HAYWARD, He
does love you. | know, and YOU play
with him rs if he were n toy, to be TAX
en- up and cast aside Mt your pleas
ure."
There. that will do E,ma; you
quite fatigue yourself with your ener-
getic defense of my admirer; ne is mino
at present; please TO remember | have
not yet surrendered himp'
Yet. though Lady Gertrude thus
claimed him as her property. she some
times had an uneasy feeling that he
was not now quite so much her slave
as he had once been.
One fine day in June Elma was re-
turning from the town, and had taken
a path across the fields, when she was
overtaken by the squire himself.
After the usual greetings he said:
80 YOU have not gone TO London,
Miss Wentworth? Have you heard
from your cousin lateiv?"
"Oh. yes; had long letter this
morning. She had just been to the
Duchess of Wurgraye's ball, and had
enjoyed it immensely, " answered FL
ma.
They talked then on different sub
Hill 4
and L INA felt a strange huttering pleas
ure at her heart as she expressed an
earnest hope that they soon might
meet again.
And Cutabert went TO his statue, and
as he worked softer thoughts stole over
him, ana the hard lines of his face re-
IaXed, and a happier hgnt came into
his eyes.
The London season was over, and
once more All the family were o Grey
stone Hall, and Lady Mrrcia aud her
sister were in conversation. this Time
their mother making third.
You have come back disengaged,
then, Gertrude? | thou .ht wnen we
left YOU for Vienna in June, that the
Marquis OF Cariston would certainly
propose.
$50 he would have done, but man.
ma thought that the Duke of Brent
wood was so very attentive j lst then,
and it would be a better chance said
Gertrude.
alt was your own perversity, my
dear child" said the countess. But
it is useless now; l am not sure thatwe
could even afford another season, and
YOU must accept Mr.. Hayward"
Has he proposed yet?' asked Lady
Mercia.
mo; he has had no opportunity of
doing so. We only met him twice and
Gertrude was so fully engaged, she
could not give him even one dance.
SO much the better; he will think the
more of her
well, hope it will soon be settled,
and l think myself he viii be an excel
lent parti-a near neighbor and fav-
orite Us he is with all. You had bet
ter lose no time. but ask him TO come
and stay here for the autumn, and that
will settle the affair. concluded Lady
Mercia, who, though she did not say