The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-07-15
LADY MAJENDIE
CRATER MI Continued.

she should meet Jack: but he came
swiftly up, with a warm shake of the
hand, and was bere, there, and every
whore, with ratheri bOiSterOuS fun. All
seemed like dream. the noise and the
warmth and the shouts, as they played
earth, air, and water: and for half a mo-
ment she shut her eyes to try and realize
1t all; but she was summarily reused by
sharp blow from the ball and a shout
of earth, /, >, 3, 4, ), 6, :.
Trout salmon, eaglci" she cried, In
an agony of hurry, and then followed d
burst of laughter; she was fairly reused,
and found herself playing with as much
vigor as little Dick, the youngest Gret-
hard, still in kniCkerbockers. Then
came pause, and in marched the butler
carrying a magnificent dish of snap
dragon, and the lamps We're carried out,
and the fun rose to the highest pitch.
One of Lady Arminp's children, little
Alice, was rather frightened, and Dita
held her hand TO coax her. Then the
salt was thrown on, and the usual effect
produced-Jack and the BOYS adding to
the terrorS by the most horrible GRIM
aces.
At O'Clock the little children dis
persed to bed, and the elder ones went
to dress for dinner, while all the per
formers in the evenings amusement
Joined In a school-room tea.
Perdita begged to be allowed to Join
them-She was the merriest among them;
once, when the recollection of her
troubles flashed across her, she wondered
at herself, and fancied that they were
all untrue-that her troubles could not
be real-onlY mistake.
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ing began. Dita was still afraid to ven
ture, but Mrs. Lee Aston made her sit
close beside her. and she enjoyed it al
most as much.
Not one dance?' asked Jack, will
you not dance even one? What a fatal
first ball that was
"Dita gave little SILVER; but she an
swered gayly. Not one; my dancing
days are over
"a wonder what my Mabel is doing"
said Lady Armjne, wistfuIy; and her
thoughts were wandering away to the
first OF her ncstinGS who had taken wing.
Far away in DUumOnaigh, Mabel was
standing at her window alone, aud the
large tears We're rolling down her cheeks.
Christmas day, when all families meet
together, and the boys are home from
school, and life Is at its brightest, she
stood alone, looking out on the frozen
lake, where the moon CLEANED over the
snow, and each black Scotch fir was
shrouded with white. IL was very cold,
and her heart was fun, longing for the
father aud mother who loved her 50
fondlY, for the noisy brothers and the
merry sisters who ovcrflowcd her home:
all was SO digniiled, and all seemed so
Old she would fain have Teen silly and
childl5hly merry again. Angus was
kind, and Lady Grisei was even too
anxious to do all for her she could; ut
they were 50 wise and Old, and Mabel
felt as il she were Tutoring III cage:
and as she looked out, she pressed her
forehead against the cold window pane
and sobLed, and kissed the great racket
OF letters that had arrived that morn
ing, the loving blessings from her par
ents, the pages of schoo-room,n news from
her sisters, and the boyish merry
Christmas" from all the boys.
Then she started on hearing her huS-
bands voice, and carefully wiped her
eyes and put the letters away lic had
thought them silly in the morning. and
she wOHld rather he did not speak of
them again; SO She smoOthed her soft
hair. and stole down stairs for fear An
gus should come and seek her
The dancing at the Lee Astous' went
on till past midnight: then all was over
and Perdita went to bed. What a
strange long day it seemed, and then
she started and gave 4 little moan. for
the pain came back to her heart
with sudden pang; and she knew that
It had but slept for a time, and that it
lived and was very keen Her little sim
pie prayer went up for distant friends,
for Edward and for Mabel, and when
she fell asleep her pillow was wet with
tears