New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-03-18
HOW EDNA DECIDED.

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brown painted house with bow-windows
and spacious piazzas. half shrouded ID
blossoming wisteria.
On one side is croquet ground, and
On the other.a glimpse Of a lovely old
fashioned garden, green, cool, and
shadowy, the mere sight of which is re-
freshing.
It is Sunday, and the people OF their
way to church. Most of those who pass
this way are evidently of the elite; for
the street is the. fashionable one of the
town..
AS they pass the brown house, each
looks up: at the bow-windows, as if ex-
pecting to, see there a face that they
know
But none is visible, though perhaps
those whom they look for are nearer
than they imagine; for at one end Of the
upper piazza, screened by the matted
wisteria, are two young girls, dressed in
thin slippers and white cool muslin
scaques..
One of the girls is tall, fair, stately,
and tride inclined to embonpoint One
can predict that at 40 she will make a
very handsome and imposing woman.
The other is nearly as tall, but 1.-THE
and sylphlike, with clear olive COM
ple1ion, dark roguish eyes, and a face
pretty and piquant.
Glow pleasant this is!'' she says. II
would not exchange with those people
going to church"
s'Nor t. says the other quietly. Il
seldom go to church in summer"
"And Aunt Mary and Bernard-do
they go REGULAR"
GAS for Bernard, he seldom goes at
any time-spends the day lying on the
library sofa, reading. Mamma is gen
orally an inveterate church-goer; but
just now she is on bad terms with the
new minister, and VOWS that if he don t
resign she will join the other church.
LII IS one OF Her WllnS1eS.
elbow odd!" says Edna, laughing.
Cob, you don't know her! I forgot
that you have not been here since you
were a little thing of six years old.
What pity uncle should have his
family so far away. We have been so
cut off from each other
'He had to do it, you knon, when he
failed"
eyes, dear, I know, and I have al
ways felt very sorry for you. We, our
selves, live up to our income, and papa
declares he will have nothing to leave
Bernard and myself; but still we live
in good style, and anything, in my
opinion, is preferable to being gov
erness. How you must hate it!'
eyes, indeed!" with sigh. sand I
dread the thought of going back to it.
I have no aptitude for teaching. I like
dress and gayety, and should like of all
things, to be rich, and the mistress Of
just such house as those two hand
some ones opposite. Whose are they?"
Zone handsomest of the two,
with the greenhouse and fountains
for sale. The other belongs to Mr..
Derwent, one of our first lawyers. And
by-the-bye, Edna, here is chance for
the realization of your wishes for M}h
Derwent is rich widower, and sitisIa-
ported, on the lookout for yolln yife.:
So don't fail to set your i'm. y
she added, in tone half aha
half earnest. if
"Any children?" asked idly.
"One-soon to be marria and 20
away. He must, of course have q mis-
fond Of Of entertaining 81 sa. Il style E,
and -There!" she suddenly, as
the door Of the oppodte House opened,
and gentleman descended the steps,
"that is Mr.. DeHsent How do you
like his looks ?"'Ff 70
Edna bent little forward for sight
Of the rich LAWYER.
He was sbout forty, and very good
looking. out stiff and precise.
Edna shrugged her graceful shout
der5.
II could never like man who walks
! N that Observation-Disclosures man
'ner," she said.
S'Then I may congratulate myself in
having never been remarkable for dig
nifty of mien?" said voice in the door
way behind them.
There stood a handsome young man,
tall, dark, with silky moustache, and
steel-colored eyes under his dark eye
brows
He sauntered up leisurely, and stood
leaning against the balustrade, with
folded arms, looking down upon the
two girls. Edna blushed slightly as she
met his gaze.
Have you been eavesdropping?" she
enquired saucily.
"No indeed! I came upon you quite
unawares, heard a chirping and chatter
ing as of many magpies, and thought"
Don't be impertinent, Bernard, :" saws
his sister serenely.
II? Certainly not! And if my cous-
in Edna entertains the least idea of
what you hint at, I am ready to go down
upon my knees and ask pardon"
Not here" said Edna, ION the piaz-
"a floor. T heard Amt Now o,,,,1lo;,