Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-21

~ hope you are not grieying over
Cecil NettOycr,' She said abruptly.
Gle Is most offensive young man To
me. You ought TO marry practical
man; some one to steady you, not
poetry writing fellow Of the same kind"
Aurore made one OF hor faint, lazy
protests
Cecil works, maman; he keeps mp
the old place nicely. IL is only IN
leisure hours that ho Writes poetry and
plays on the violin"
"Woll, Il stands TO reason Miss /
Mnria went on, "tliat u he spends any .
time In the twenty-iour doing such .
things NJ that, hc must think Of them |
the rcst Of the day. At amy rate, feel .
that did perfectly right to forbid him
to.romc here. When you arc twenty
five you can do rs you please, but til
then must do what Il my duty"
~ shall be IN old womnn ut twenty.
1lve,n Aurore said langully. I'VE are
not like you northcncu. But we will
not discus the matter naman. What
| Is to be will bo, aud for one avn con.
tont TO lot Things drift ! have said
nothing TO youHbu your putting po0'
Cecil out Of doors; but II was hard
hearted and not worry reasonable"
Miss Maria turned away The
thoughts under her auburn curll
dressed in nn old fashioned manner
aud strcal,cd wi,h gray, were not happy
ones. She was cndaavoring to perform
certain quits abnormal dutica at the IN.
rtigntion Of the Puritan conscience,
backed up by her Puritan obstnncy.
Cecil Noltoycr was precisely the
genus Of young man nbhorrunt to her
soul. Ills warm. almost carcss.ng,
manner, his love OF music, bis pieiu.'
cs1uo dress. all rcpfcpntcl 10 her a
combination OF woahncs9 and wicked.
no.s. sho could not and would not
see that hohnd practical purpose under
all this ornament, and refused 10 give
him the credit FOR his pr5dtably man.
agod plantation.
"rhc place runs l;soli, she was wont
TO observe, unwilling 90 feel chat
though he played Chopin in the oven
ing his knowledge of sugar planting
was IN now way l'soncd by his Suowl'
oie, Of music He pleaded guilty 10
rcalmp Doudot through many a morn
Ing hour on his front ycunda; but no
man upon the Mississippi was better
served than Cecil Nettoyer. or had
moro perfectly the grasp OF A5. own AZ.
fuIr.
lIo had q comp.acrat philosophy Of
ls own, and thp s9n-c of humpr gem
croiIy observed in mcn OF strong will
power
IAN things come 20 thof, who wait.
he was won. 10 observe him u, "cyuu
Mis Malta"
Tnilo was gathering bl1rkoorrics by
/ tie fcuro which separated their plaLta
r ton from Nottoycr's. Her basket wu
b partly full, hor yellow snnbunnot huns
on a neighburins bramblc, aud each in
=. diyidual hrall lad assumed the strict!
0 perpendicular.
Presently hrr name was called, and
p Mr.. Ncttoyors countcuance appeared
{ on tho other side Of the fence. Nov
a this young man WIS weakness Of I'll
dos. lie was her sole embodiment o.
b the hero OF romance, although she di,
4 not In good truth know that there wa
r such an article anywhere. Human
4 mature, even when Il happens 10 be cot
}. fec colored, Graves instnetiyely for th,
n ideal.
z ~ am going away 20 Memphis oil
4 the o'clock boat, Tildie," Cecil said
Is ~ would like to SEQ Miss Aurore an,
tell her goodby. What will she b
i doing from o'clock until &C.
n Tilic reflected.
o "Ail.s Mira she been a.mekin he
4 read 10 her pretty rcglcr fer the la,
d two weeks
% Cecil saw tho ease was hopeless. III.
% expression on his face touched rildic
d The African Ginning aud the Caucasia
II admiration stirred within her.
o 'Iommo think, Mr.. Cecil! Her ma,
- are powerful mean to Miss AuroEe bou
l. you. Thar amt no sense In IT, dou
say TO Miss Mrla mo- times than one
10 Mr. Cecil Ncttoyer-ho amt no lAz
% man; he puts the right value on hiss
d Thar amt no Niger that dares to pla
10 oil on him, aud he dun have no foo
~ ing round him
rs "What does she snyln Mr. Nettoyt
sr quorcd, with an amused smile.
Il. "Oh, she tell me ter 'tond ter NJ
"A. own business; but Miss Mira do lisse
~ ter me. She low kin please IN
Ia boter'n anybody on dc place"
IN "Well, goodby, Tildie," he said, turl
rs ing away, but she called him back
ly 'Mr Cecil" she exclaimed, ''yo
come round ter our house this ate
IN noon. Come about o'clock, walk
" kinder easy and natural like round
10 the little gallery in the east side, VIII
In Miss Auroro sits In tn afternoons.
. gwino tend IN Miss Mira"
n. "why, Tildie," he asked, twin
he would you dot You'd have 10 Il
70 bliss Maria 10 get her OF guard
"Bless go soul, Mr., Cecil. wouldn
IS. hut hair Of Miss Mrlns head. 81
IT, arc awful good ter me, Miss Mira mr.
She arc "A 'sot Ia her mind pusson; bl
rh Eho don mean no harm % nohod
to She worry over Miss Auroro like a o
Is. hen with one duck
Ter Then 'tildio rose TO q height Of mot
phor which 0ltUnlahcd her auditor AZ