The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-12-01
bitterness OF my

heart that would rise whenever I
Thought my brothers and sisters more
favored than myself.
L had long ceased to rush out OF the
room to indulge in fits OF passionate
sobbing if my mother bestowed an ex-
ira caress on Fannie or Tom, or my
father patted Lizzie or Joe on the
head, when became engaged to Frank
Blair, 81 young lawyer who had
been in Stapelton about two years
and had made himself very popular.
1t was we'll understood that Mr..
Blair did not depend on his clients
for the contents of his pocket.Eook
but had q handsome income, Inherit
ed from an uncle who had died abroad.
There was no opposition made to
our being married, however, as my
father was quite as important man
IN Stapleton as Mr.. Blair was in New
York, and l would not be portion
less bride.
So it was all sunshine for Frank and
me until the warm weather brought
the usual rush of summer boarders to
Stapleton.
Among them was girl who took a
room at Ramsay's, large, commod-
fous house, so near our own that our
windows commanded views of the
garden, the porch and even some Of
che rooms. The pretty girl of whom
have written was a Miss Alice Hall,
and Lizzie, my youngest sister, came
rushing In soon after her arrival to
announce that:
"Ranasays have a lady boarder who
Is a music reacher!'
It was soon understood that Miss
Hall wished for pupils, and her hours
we're filled by the time the autumn set
In, Lizzie and Fannie being her first
pupils.
Father had said that we must wait
a year before we were married, as I
was but Is and Frank had but little
business.
We thought it an eternity, but we
were very happy until Alice Hall came
TO Stapleton. Frank bought a buggy
and horse and every afternoon called
TO take me for a. drive through the
pretty country scenes around nv
nome or into Stapleton to make
purchases, for our home was about
-GWo miles from the village.
lie was o tender lover, but he had
chosen i'll in asking me to be mis- wife,
as he exacted from me q perfect trust
and confidence in his good faith that
at was not IN my power to give him.
Il have told you [ love you and
trust you utterly" he said to me;
N'when doubt you or you doubt me
we had better part. could not live
IN an atmosphere OF suspicion"
And yet-ah me! looking over at
Ramsey's how often did I see him on
the porch with Alice Hall, TALKING
earnestly, as if they were discussing
affairs OF Importance! How often
when O. little late for our drive, did he
Tell me he had met Miss Hall and tax
en- her in his buggy to some distant
point, where she had pupil!
She was very beautiful, this rival O
mine, with a face too pensive for he]
years, thong h the expression suited
well her soft, dark eyes and the per
feet eyes that rarely smiled.
The winter was an unusually sever,
one at Stapeton that year, and ius
after New Years Lizzie knit for he
teacher pair OF scarlet wooden nit
tens, which she asked me to finish in
pretty fancy stitch which she had no
yet learned
Both my sisters were enthus ostical
syfond OF their teacher, and I had no
Carried my Jealous fury to the poin
o. trying to deprive her Of their love
So, with some show OF willingness,
Knit the tops OF the mittens in meshe
OF scarlet wool and white silk, and il
an odd stitch have never seen eS
cept in my own work
1t was about three weeks ate
Christmas when, looking over a
Kamsey's, as did, oh, far too ofte
for my own peace, saw in the bright