Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-19
NATELLA.

tousl NJ, 70 ronnc man courteously kissed /
aeir hands. mansion at the sontb
a lns,. sD0 stop that whistling and run in
p T Sa'p prettiest little darby imaginable
,.I ~, the jolliest laugh, put his dusky
hass b the rich soil and began turning
nl l,sysaults out of sight.
p l1stty YOU Jetty," called Tante; but
g gttls 'woolly head, unmindful, spun by.
le sr r,.r Girls, GOMEZ and linking her
w" ~ those of her two tall nieces,
rDs led the way through the great hall,
' IN the wide staircase to their rooms,
~ Is,, y with parting kiss, she left them.
M hsI air haired sister turned slightly.
aTbeoH - ...,4
On the sofa a.,
sAre we dreamingT
|. rsaurhtfully, Theo deity made tight
.,rrh Il her gloves, and with precision
up.+bv Of herself tossed them direct in
~ s@ taee opposite. ''Pin not, but perhaps
you arr" nv. as 49,,
..a,afuy spoken. Moving over to the
rrow quietly, she rested her hands on
y, lsdge and leant far out. Her sister, in
~ ~ roon. began hastily setting things to
rights.
M alr, heavily laden with acacia sweet
,sss stirred but slightly. Pauline, wea-
rlv brushing away her clingng hair as
ana dreaming, rested motionless at the
rudow. Day was passing into night.
The busbes. the trees. thickly clustering,
.s,tted the large garden with their heavy
.badovs. The thick foliage OF the trees,
stirred by the slight breeze, rustled softly.
lcreat acorn leaf swept timorously the
M cheek pres RI to the hard wood Of the
rndow. swen. !; i,,.a and again. The
oN tree close to the house and shading
r,sny Of its rooms, could, by stretching
m out the long, slender branch, keep the
Isf tapping gently. The girls blue eyes
were opened wide, but she seemed to no
lice nothing. The long journey had tired
her unduly. She was resting. A parrot,
size heard him chatter, chatter, tiresome
bird. in the room above. Acorns drop
ring. she beard them plainly, one, two:
two, one. The birds everywhere were
singing. each different song. What
rusng they did make among the leaves!
Fighting--some five or six were busy at
II. swirling in now great circles, then
small ones, and at each other. So close
they came to the head below them that
The air they made ruffled all her hair.
But still she moved not. The birds on
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chirped as they pecked for worms. She
heard the slow, heavy tread of some one
walking through the grass. Looking
Sharply she saw plainly a powerful negro
coming to the house. "a slave''-she
breathed the word. He neared the house,
stopped and entered a side porch. A straw
hat drawn low over his forehead had kept
his face from view But instinctively she
knew it was fine one. A figure, grace
ful slight, came hurrying by. Pauline,
leaning out still further, waited.
'Natellasn
The figure stood motionless. The
shapely head moved eagerly from side to
side, then dropped. When, as a low note
Of bird, came the words, spas mainte-
nantn
'Naleua, look up! Here | am"
Pauline laughed at the fright, the sur
Prise in the great eyes raised to hers. A
smile Of wonderful sweetness was on the
ned lips in moment.
All, missy! Welcomed Welcomer'
See, Natelia, Tante had written so
much about you that knew you at once
lou were not with the other servants
| when we camesr
Ao, missy, one of the pickaninnies
was sick and staid with it,"
"Natella, is you coming"
Goon, Pauline said.
with low bow Of her head she turned
away
;, beautlful, She is far, far lovelier than
mad ever thought A creole! a slavel
tan II be possibles" She felt suddenly
chilled
Under the window it was Harold she
lvW saw walking, with his long. easy
'@nes lie was out of sight in a moment.
but SUI she heard the sound of his
spas ellnk1ng, the whirling of his riding
whlp still saw the tiny light cleaning
As IRE ny on his finger, and remem-
Nsea the ring with the the solitaire Taute
ial given him recently.
yOuhearsn w
iueo shook her roughly. "Supper? Did
isu% say 1t was ready" But her sister had
LETT the room.
nave been dreaming, or what is it?
Rel strange, strange
que dashed the cold water from the
s "a, asaih yet again, over her face.
homesleky' The laugh which fol-
barely l6. " i'' ''''iNe was
no nU"h stars, In the high ceiling dining
NH, win lis armor and stiff backed
~ 1s seated at the table, the family waited
Tan, Inc supper was long and merry.
ma s aiu Pauline talked together, while
NV, Sv anu harold made the slender glasses
tsr 'r INV WIN the merriment of their laugh
ma t. lue low windows were opened wide.
fa nolh her seat Pauline looked out at
ss,s gu moving bushes and saw the
botio1 scanning sharp in the heavens. She
chosr as sne sat more quiet than the
als !, she not the youngest of them
VIII rat The kind eyes of Tante rested
dN s, LOOK of love on Theo and on Har-
pss, She is thinking they will marry. /"
's ~ thought.
non n supper was ended, and only too
nvbt !" evening had gone, when the first
HON !" az, q southern land for these girls
tbeir s s,.l cline, visiting the home Of
pSnans' ner and his fathers, had passed.
ne staI and her sister, when mounting
neir an' 10 their room, were stopped by
vet aunt, calling:
Ib,ra she said, coming into the hall,
stst ,e tod Natella she is to wait on YOU
ts sss ner as your own. You will find
thsm MY y. smiled graciously. She had given
her ~ so ssr lavoflte maid. As Theo blew on,
'iuie that night, some hours later
ski r",l ~ her sister from her sleep b.
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