Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-15

Was AZ bDe door again.
you will stay little while, viii Won
Dotg" she said with q rougish, yet repent.
| ing look on her face; and ne remained
/ doubtful whether she Was jesting with
/ MIN or not. This capricious behaviour
| turned his conventional and respectful
institutions topsy urvy and revolution
/ lied his we'll arranged thoughts.
| he was becoming DIZZY with the gym
/ nastics of thinRing, when the house bell
rang. The lille lady raised her hand to-
ward him aud said:
"Please to stay, Mr.. AntoD; 5slievs
this is Selytha"
| At il so you are not"
/ The door WAS opened. A lady entered
and remained on the threshold for mo
nient with questioning look on her face.
| yesl The introduction from that little
saucy lady Gas unnecessary; this was his
/ future wife, Selytha. There she stood
| tall, slender, elegant, the broad forehead
surrounded by black hair, parted in sim
! pie fashion, calm, friendly look in her
velvety eyes, q courteous smile on her
thin, well shaped lips. Approaching with
measured step, she asked him TO DO seat
ed, while she herself took the place of the
little one on the sofa. Her voice was deep
and fuil, aud her language well chosen
and polite. Anton felt these advantages
and all the more at the moment, because
the little lady I. marked boldly:
Just think of it,, Miss Selytha,
Mr. Anton mi5took me for You All this
timer And she burst out laughing
again.
"Anuiel' Seytha reprimauded her, and,
turning TO Anton, she said by way Of
excuse: "She is 80 young, my little An
ME. / will teach her better manners In
time
81 have no doubt" said Anton angri-
y.
"Nor l." said the little lady placidly
Tn ms way nome Anton thought 0 MIN
self: "It ia a good thing that this ca
PRECIOUS little Annie il not Selytha."
And doubt entered HIS mind, for tho
first time, about the business OF the
oonyentiouality aud established priDci-
plies.
week after he paid his second visit to
Selytha IN his si-te''s company. They
were received oy little Annie.
L."Mlss Selytha makes it a rulo TO sleep
from three to four O'Clock in the after
noon, and to use another hour for her
toilet and "a she never deviates from her
rules, / must beg Of you TO accept my
com lany for a while tle little lady de-
olared satiricaliy.
"Thess rules are excellent, my dear"
said Martha Rravely. Fortunate is the
man who WI such oonsoieuhous and
ouiifnl wife"
"Oh, ye-w sighed Annie, throwing a
penetrating look a. Anton.
care you always with Miss SeiythaW he
asked iuvoluntarilY.
yes repied Auuie, ~ am her una
yoidable shauoW, aud the fortunate man
who wins the light will have to take the
shadow into tbs bargain"
Are you q near relativtG' Martha asked
with wry face.
81 am the daughter of her former
coaohmau." Martha coughed slightly
and Anton thought:
THAT 10 the reason why her manners
are so deficient
Little Annie continued:
My father came 20 an uutimely death
when was about ten years Of age. NJ as
Sely ha gave him orders to drive a Wagon.
load across the frozen lake, near her
home, instead of around il, in order to
save lime. He had his doubts as TO the
urge them against the wishes of his mis-
tress, whose ole it was that her servants
should not contradict her. aat her rule
did not strengthen Che ice, Il gave way
under my fathers wagon, and he was
drowned. After shat Miss Seytha Thought
10 was her duty 10 take me into her mouse
and educate me-"
"Such tender sense of duty raises Saly.
tha's excellence IN our estimation, and, |
hope, keeps a greatful love awake in you
and the desire to initiate this perfect
model" said Martha, exhortiugly.
Annie arose: Gratitude can be com
PEELED If necessary, love oannotw she
said abruptly. "As far as cool reason
and the desire for perfection are con
cerned, hate them--l hate them When
l pin arose ou my dress, should | ask
m} self whether | do IL from vanity or
nor When | laugh, should l give
reason for itY Should love person
only for the sa' e of excellence Should
| oOutrm plate the consequence of all any
acts before I do them2 A ia [ we're
dangerous creature that has TO be kept
petted 60 prevent it from doing harm!
Oa!i II that called reason wOad bu'
vanish from the world! That | might be
human being again! That it might ce
life and not an arithmetical example!
That the righ's OF nature might be re-
gardsui That our benevoleuce might
flow from kindness of heart instead of
sense OF duty. That we might live and
love instead OF reckoning aud wearyjnS!
on, rove! love! one drop of Involuntary
joyful love instead OF an this reason,
sense of duty and grntitude!'
As tie waters of the forest brook rush
over the banks, SO did the words tumble
over this red lips OF the excited girl The
opening OF the door zileucrd her. Miss
Srlytha entered with all her quiet dig
nifty. After throwing scrudnIziug look
at Martha, who sat there with an express
sion of indignation on her :sce, 90 Au-
or, whose pleasant features showed pity
ana thuughtfulness, aud at the red cheeks
and shining eyes O her ward, she sent
her out Of the room 5A some erraud in
mild and gentle way.
Had little Annie in her youthful
an