The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-16
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i M x: SNOWFLAKE. h.
wandering snov-tla lake Il fell on high-born
And a moment lay near q diamond ray, that
flashed from . go,d den band u ;g3. ..
Before the tinted white Of her tapertng fingers
Unearthiy fair, with the jewels rare, and the
circling gold that CLEANED n AZ "A go
4 But all their beauty fled, when that snow-waif
downward flew, y 3siiy re
And szbss sss 5s Rst Bss rhs seemed
4 All, thus the proud Of earth, though In grand
;s attire arFayed "A is n n
Lose all their pride when they stand beside
the beauty which God hath made. 4 .5s
81. q: AsSILYER FORK.
i5 Who can imagine q more delight ful
hustle; Of preparation than that for an
approaching wedding Not the kind
where every thing is given into the
hands Of the caterer and the florist,
y to be arranged as these worthless CON
slider most proper bud other sort,
where loving hands accomplish every
thing needed for the gala occasion.
I Where mysterious connections of cake
are made, weeks beforehand, 4 and set
away.tos bsorb aEweekly drink Of good
old brandy; where the sWhites5 of
brides cake, and the clearest iellies,
! and all sorts Of toothsome delicacies
come into; existence in the mysterious
precincts OF the home kitchen; where
dear friends are looked for, and in
cluGed amor q the delights Of the hap
Ply time, where the house is /. newly
4 n
over with flowers. s
AL this charming confusion 4 was
taking place in the home of ! the Lee
lands. Adelaide. the eldest daughter,
4 was to BE married the GLOWING even
ing to- Harold Fitzgerald, who might
4 have passed for one Of the old Saxon
/ Kings, with his fair hair and eyes Of
: blue. Adelaide some shines, called him
my King and Milly, Adelaide's
younger sister, dubbed him Harold,
the Saxon. 3 And SO it had COME
& about that the younger members of
! the family spoke Of their new brother
as King. IS. u, II 81 e # -
IA Millicent was in high feather. for she
j was 10 be one OF the bridesmaids.
The cousins, Marion and Amy, had
arrived, and the three girls had been
kept busy all day in tinpacking num-
bers Of parcels and boxes addressed to
/; the bride. At last everything was ar
i ranged to their satisfaction, for. this
was q home wedding, where all the
4 friends were to enjoy seeing the evil
dence of esteem and favor shown the
young people. Z 3 :iIS s5 4; REID:
How many Strange and rare things!
It seems that Adelaide friends,
knowing her love for the beautiful,
have sought especially for the curious
and elegant, = said Amy.
Tell us about this queer, heavy
4 fork in the velvet case; you said it had
q q history, didn't you Milly p' ques-
/ toned Marion. 4; s3,15 s{
Z es, indeed King values that as
1 one Of his choicest treasures,'' an
swered Millicent. $ lsfs
( ISaf Let us sit down and rest; there is
time now to listen to the story" said
Amy ~, & {, !, !, 8 !, !.
i know here I'd begin, at the other end
4 or this enc, OF, in fact, / don't know
/ the beginning ;or ending at adjust q
piece, 81 hundred years or SO, in the
4 middle!'' ss: = Fl.
"a t.W hy, how mysterious you are!''
said the listeners, with one voice. & s 4.
s.N o, not mysterious; but ]. some-
4 times wonder if there really is q be-
/. ginning or end to any thing!'
orse and Worse!n cried Marion.
Go on; with the story, Don't stray
off into such m alarmingly large
field. I, ssis. ID, sSi$ Ss5l
Isl suppose, /, said Milly thoughtfully,
that i d better tell you first about
Kings mother, for she it whomakcs
! him the gift. You have, seen her,
haven't you, girls You know, then,
what a lovely, hlgh-bred old lady she
rs The day she brought the case here,
y she told me its history, and said she
y had always kept it for her eldest son,
and hoped he would pass it down to
posterity in like manner. Mrs. Fitz-
3 gerald said that her earl years were
& spent in d small country toWn,and that
< as she grew older she became ambi:
Stious forsmore of an education than
she could get OF home. AT last it was
decided, after many consul ations as
Ito ways and means, that she should &c
to an Eastern boarding school. The
school catalogue called for tho usual
provision Of table articles, fork, spoon,
ring, and SO on. An old uncle Of Mrs.
Fitzgerald CHANGED to call 0neS even.
ing, when these wants were discussed
The next morning Uncle John. as she
called him, came IN, and brought with
him this fork. It had been packed
awayswith other silver OF the same
kind III an old chest for years Uncle
q JohnSsaid, a oW Mary, I want you to
keep this fork for it is very ancient
* and has passed through many strange
& experiences and troublouss times;
Years ago, when d young man, ! was
In bushes In the South. spending 9
good deal Of time in N ew Orleans. Z
& had NO family, so took lodg cling. inga
good house, owned by one Of sthe old
II Creole families, who were obliged tc
let furnished rooms to add TO their In:
come.
q wonder ii they were the kind DR.
Sewer lived among r. interrupted
Amy. sss.!sSI
They mnst have been the .poor and
s. proud kind, direct d descendants Of thu
early Spanish settlers; but where was
Sin my story p,
Uncles John, Tod lying in q Creole
II family, g suggested Amy.
Oh, yest He was not the only
lodger, however. His neighbors ior
the same door were newcomers from
Santa Domingo, the n easter, part d
the island 81 Hayti He described
~ them as young married people, will
@ several little children. Tho elders q
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