Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-28

property, and of course the widow could
do nothing toward the support of her
sister or babe.
Helen Glenlv had never been
obliged to so much as fasten her own
clothes since her marriage, and had
been taught little that was useful be-
fore.
What can do?' she moaned help
lessly, looking at her white hands OF
which she had ever been so proud.
Efficient and full of vigor she might be
in time Of excitement and danger, es-
pecially when nerved by temper and a
sense of wrong, but when it came to
working day by day for bread, came to
being servant instead of mistress, her
courage forsook her, and she made but
a poor fight of it, One thing, however,
she never neglected to do, and that was
to endeaver to instill into Gladys
breast her own hatred for the people of
the North. That they were all thieves
and murderers, she appeared to firmly
believe. Until the girl was 16 years Of
age the fight for existence had been a
hard one for the poor little widow, made
doubly hard by her utter unwillingness
to forgive OF forget.
A distant relative of her husband, liv-
ing at the North, CHANGING to hear of
their straitened circumstances, offered
to care Cor and educate Gladys.
Il cannot let her 60 North" she had
declared with all her old fire and impet-
uosity. OF course friends argued the
case with her, and Gladys, while dread
ing the separation from her mother, and
having a wholesome aversion, to place
of which she had only heard evil re-
ports, felt that it was an opportunity
not to be neglected and begged to go.
Twill learn as fast as [ can, mother,
andlsoon be able to take care of you, in
stead of your working so hard for me-"
she urged. Mrs. Glenly had never per-
mitted her daughter to go out to serv-
ice, saying: Herbert Glenly's child
shall not work for living" Mistaken
woman! Gladys had much more of a
head for business than her mother, and
would have preferred almost any en-
ployment to inactivity and ignorance.
She was her fathers own in looks, tastes,
and disposition, and all her mothers
training could not change her.
Mrs. Glenly yielded at last, and smil-
ing through her tears Gladys babe her
farewell with many bright predictions
for the future.
The relatives at the North were most
happily disappointed when they saw
the beautiful girl, and, finding her
as good as she was lovely, they
spared no means in giving her
chance for thorough education. At
l8 she entered college, and among her
first acquaintance were Fan and Glare
Thornton, sisters. They became warm
friends, and at the summer vacation she
went with them to their home for few
weeks. -
What happened during the visit was
most graphically described by Glare on
their return to school in conversation
with another friend.
cit was just splendid, SO romantic |!
You see my brother Paul is awfully
tony, takes after papa's people in En-
gland. Papa has cousin that is a
duke, think of that, real live duke.
Mamma and the rest Of us don't care
fig for blood and pedigree, and all that
nonsense because we are-that is
mamma is-purc American; but I could
always see Paul kind of leaned to
royalty.
SWELL, some way he never seemed to
care much about girls-never found one
to suit him anyway till Gladys Glenly
went home with us; and the very first
hour, any one with half an eye could
see that he was struck. She is Just
aristocratic enough for him, and her
name too, you know, has romantic,
high-toned sound. The result of it all
is they are as good as engaged, going
to correspond, and he is coming here
at the holidays. Amt it all so
lovely; and her mother is a
Southern woman, and hates the
Union people dreadfully because they
beat the South, killed her husband, and
destroyed all her property. They
owned slaves too you know"
Paul Thornton had made the promised
visit at the holidays, and written for a
sanction to their engagement to her
friends at the North and her mother at
the South.
Poor Mrs. Glenly had to fight another
battle with herself. "They are bound to
rob me, bound to rob mel" she cried
again, going back over all her wrongs
fancied and real.
"Don'tsbe fool, Helen" her sister
exclaimed angrily. II suppose a rich
man up there can make as good hus-
band as poor one down here. She is
evidently very much in love with the