New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-22

1 LII,
hardly believe in boyish loye-ittis ofte1
SO much OF a dream and SO little Of re
ality. Do not be vexed, Godfrey, bu
| l should not be surprised if, five year
hence, you tell me how fortunate it wa
that this trial came Men rarely Sc
with the same eyes at 10 and 25."
| 1energetlcally quoted Shakespeare :
s'Doubt that the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move;
1 Doubt truth to be liar,
But never doubt love-
/ Aunt Milly laughed Gas both these
astronomical facts are rather question
able, you must excuse my doubling The
final fact also. But time will show
Meanwhile, do not despair; be careful
of the little you have left, Matters
might have been worse with you"
"Ah, Aunt Milly, what cheerful
heart you have But trouble does not
come to you as it does to other people,
You are little mistaken for once
Godfrey. By Sharpless' failure I have
lost every farthing I had in the world. ,
I was struck dumb with surprise and
regret. Poor aunt Milly when she was
listening to my lamentations and con
soling me, how little did know that
she was still more unfortunate than NY
self. And yet she neither complained
nor responded, but only smiled lit
tie sadly, perhaps. and said she knew
even this disaster was all for the best,
though she could not see it at the time
She calmly made preparations for quit
ting her pretty home, confding her
little handmade to one cousin
in whose kitchen the tidy Rachel
was gladly admitted, gave her few
household pets to another, and prepared
to brave the wide world. Some unfee1-
ing people forgot aunt NIilly in her
trouble; but the greater part Of her
friendly circle proved how much they
esteemed and valued her. Some asked
her to visit them for a month, three
months, year; indeed, had she chosen,
aunt Milly might have spent her life as
a passing guest among her friends; but
she was too proud to do any such thing.
At last third or fourth cousin-a
widower of large fortune-invited her
to reside at his house as chaperon to his
two daughters, young girls just growing
up into womanhood. This proposal,
kindly meant, was warmly accepted, and
aunt Milly set forward on her long jour
ney, for Elphinstone Hall was some
hundred miles off-a formidable dis
lance to one who had never been a days
journey from her own home, now, alas,
hers no moro. Still, neither despond-
ency nor fear troubled her blithe spirit
as little Miss Milly set out with her val
orous nephew; for [ had pleaded so ear
nestly my right to accompany her to
Elphinstone's door that the concession
was yielded at last.
Of all the gloomy looking ID avenues
that ever led to the baronia1 hall, the
one we passed over was the gloomiest.
Poor Aunt Milly shiyered as the wind
rustled in trees and the dead leaves fell
IN clouds on the top Of the post chaise.
We alighted, and entered hall equally
lugubrious and not much warmer than
the avenue. The solemn old porter was
warming his chilled hands at the tiny
fire; he and the house were in perfect
keeping -dreary, dull and melanc holly :!
The master was very much in the same
style-a tall, black figure, with long
face and white neckloth, was the per-
sonified idea left behind by Mr. Elphin-
stone. When he was gone, I earnestly
entreated aunt Milly to return with me,
and not stay in this desolate place, but
she refused
MY cousin seems kind" she said.
''He looked and spoke as though he was
glad to see me-"
was too cold to see or hear much,
but I declare [ did not notice this
friendly reception.
My dear Godfrey" she continued, 81
will stay and try to make home here;
the two girls may be amiable, and then
shall soon love them; at all events,
let us hope for the best"
My hopes for aunt Mil1y vanished in
to thin air, when, at the frigid dinner
table, where the very eatables seem
made of stone, I saw two young ladies
Of fifteen Or thereabouts; one the rudest
hoyden that ever disgraced female ha-
biliments, the other q pale, STOPPING
girl with sleepy blue eyes, and lank
fair hair, who never uttered word, nor
once lifted her eyes from the tablecloth.
s'What will become of poor aunt Mil
| ly?" I thought, Internally. Yet,
there she was, as cheerful as ever, talk
ing to that solemn old icicle, Mr.. Ell
phinstone; listening patiently to the
lava-food of Miss Louisa's tongue, and
now and then speaking to Miss Euphe-
mia, whose only answer was nod of
the head, OF stare from her immense
blue eyes.
"Well." mentally exclaimed, ssaunt
Milly's talent for making the best OF
everything will be called into full requ-
sltlon here, suspect"
Nevertheless, when we parted, she
assured me that she was quite content
that she should, no doubt be very com
Portable at the hail.
"But these two dreadful girls-how
will you manage them, Aunt Milly p
and faint vision of the tall, stout
Louisa, going in a passion and knock.
ing my poor little aunt off her chair
came across my minds eye.
SPoor things! they have no mother
to teach them better I am sorry fol-
| them; / was q motherless child myself
said Aunt Milly, softly. "TheY vii
| imnroya Nv and nv da,,ond ,,7,o,, :.