The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

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time in discussing what it is that men
see in the women who they fall in love
with-when they say:
| s'This is the woman for me!''
| believe the woman who meets for
the first time the only man on earth to
whom she would willingly give herself,
has deeper experiences still.
| The moment had come to Miss Dwight.
She had waited thirty years for it, and
now she did not know what it meant.
But an unconscious smile came to her
lips, light to her soft blue eyes, flush
to her smooth cheek. She looked pref
tier than she could have dreamed posi-
BILE of at that moment.
| The stranger told his business. He
had recently come from Paris, where he
had been occupied in certain affairs for
ten years. Meanwhile, his brother had
| died, having recently lost his wife. He
| understood, to his establishment, that
his little nephews were in the Home.
"Ofacourse, [ wish to take charge of
them,'' he said. II am bachelor, but
can arrange for their care. They need
not live on charity"
|
"Dr. Ellwood gave largely to the Home
in his lifetime. The children are con-
sidered little ladies and gentlemen
They are we'll educated; taught the
usages4of good society. They will have
a collegiate course when they leave this
place. Most of the girls become teach
ers, 1 think. The boys choose their
profession. There would be at least no
need OF haste in removing them.'
| They talked together awhile. She
| gathered that he was what might be
called poor man.
He fingered after the boys had come
and gone. He came on the morrow, and
again and again. The ostensible mott We
was to see his nephews, but he also de-
sired to see Miss Dwight.
| Meanwhile, DR.. Emory called every
afternoon and consulted with Dora as to
the new parlor carpet and the china.
''Buy good things" she said. ''What
is the-.use Of getting a carpet that will
fade soon, or china that chips; and
silver makes table look we'll. Besides,
the things about a house belong to the
widow---if should be left"
| ohe lS "o"CeU pfdcClCal, SAID poor
DR.. Emory to himself.
This was after the new matron arrived
and was being drilled in her duties by
Miss Dwight, who calmly said before
every one:
'You see Pm to be married shortly"
Once he even demonstrated, saying:
do you know, poor Nellie never
talked like that; nor my dear Maria"
''Of course not" said Miss Dwight.
''But you remarked in your offer to me
| that (of course) you and had done wi tn
romance long ago."
| DR.. Emory tried to laugh, but he was
not happy.
That afternoon he took a long, long
ride to the sea-shore, and stabling his
horse at the hotel walked down to the
beach. ''The season. was over. The
caterers expected only little chance
| custom. 1t was a day when driving
clouds made it cool enough to be pleas
| ant. There he sat down behind big
mound OF sand and watched the sea and
thought of Maria, and how he used so
often to kiss the back of her neck be-
cause the two little curls looked so cum
ming, and how she thought him hand
some; how dear they were to each other.
How long his reverie had lasted he
| did not know, when merry voices sound
ed in his ear.
A mans tones, those of two little
boys, and woman's Surely he knew
the last speaker. He peeped from I'M
der his big Panama hat, and saw Dora.
She had brought the Ellwood boys down
for holiday, at their uncle's request,
and he had come also. DR.. Emory
guessed who the gentleman was for he
had had the case of these boys laid be-
fore him, and was looking for two
orphans to fill their places when they
should be gone, but the presence of Mr..
Ellwood gave him offense. cit has quite
the air Of family party" he said.
The boys played about dug with their
| little spades and filled with white sand
those painted pals which all good
! picnickers buy at the seaside. They
| took off their shoes and stockings and
| waded along the edge of the water The
elder people seemed as happy as they,
and how young! At last they sat down
very near to DR.. Emory, with their backs
to his sand barrow, and he saw a mans
brown hand drop upon little white one
and hold it tight. Without showing
| himself he could not see their faces.
do you know why asked you to
come here?" said the owner of the brown
hand.
''To mind the children, as Sally SAYS"
replied the owner of the white hand.
mo, to tell you something,'' said
Brown Hand. ''Darling little woman,
prettiest and sweetest of all created
beings, I have loved you from the first
moment metyou. Do you think you
would mind marrying a man who has
his fortune yet to make? Could you be
poor with him, and yet be happy? You
see, am poor, but adore you, and I'm
selfish enough to ask you to do just that
for my sake, if you can try to love me-
The white hand luttered. A soft voice
trembled.
81 should not have to try it, she
sobbed. ''1t seems to come of itself, and
| as for, poverty I'd rather beg with you
than live without you and have
millions. Oh! don't look happy, don't
look happy, dear, when we both
must be so miserable. I'm en-
gagged; my wedding day is set. I
thought had outlived romance, and
promised to marry an old man who only
wants alady at the head of his house..
Oh! why did you not come to me one
day earlier?"
Silence fell. DR.. Emory heard them
rise and go away. In a minute more a