The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-19

much surprised az oiled with pity and admira.
position. no sense OF my struggles: welcomed
any mark ,S Of my weakness With responsive
trenehments did not always dlsssmrle her
sbsSsht to T ,hssslt were aTi sb si% Wsre when ay.n b ! hrY is
scarce behave much otherwise, and then /
OF Gi" wom ,n1, "f rom 'H WHo M0n i ie It I'm inc t ih,%s!' mt,
mentsl that l was not worthy to be descended.
There was one point in parti fl on which
was the question q her clothes. NY bag
gage had, soon followed mo from Rotter;
now. as it were. " ,wardrobes; and It
grew to be understood between us u could
she would wear my clothes. and whom other.
wise her own. i have seen her go out OF
the room in u petnlaney; when | would be at
dress. even the clicked stockings Discarded.
and for nuGht I know she may, have shifted to
we're the renunciation of her Rrntitu 10: aud l
felt it SO in my bosom. but was generally more
wise than to appear to have observed tho cir
Once: indeed; ! was betrayed into a childish.
ness greater than her W Il 1e!l in this WAY:
devoutiy with a great deal o! love md n good
deal OF ANNOYANCE in the bargain. tho annoy.
spying in n window ono OF those forced flowers.
OF which tho Hollandsrs are so skilled in thu
e ar for Satr SaxI way doc % 4 not I'M K n",So t ana name SG"sm NJ
that dover but it was q the rink
WONDERFUL soft heart. That left her in my
clothes. and when returned to find her all
one lool; at her from head 10 foot. ground my
teeth together. flung the window open. and
rage and prudence, myself out Of that room.
(which | slammed the door as | went out.
On, the steep stair | came near falling, and
this brought me to myself. so that | began at
once to 500 the folly Of ms conduct. went.
not into the street as l had purposed. but to
place. and whore saw my flower that had
cost. me vastly more than 1t was WORTH hang.
tbs ranai. and looked upon tho Ice. Country
people went by on their skates: and l enviel
Them. | could SEQ no way out OF the pickle |
r Mas N I h haf TI Just st left Eth No doubt tVWI was IL in r ms
mind but | Ind now betrayed the secret Of my
shown Mt the. same time land That with
wretched boyishnessl incivility to my help
/ suppose she must have seen me from the
open window. 1t did not seem to mo that 1
had stood there very long before | heard tho
branching Of footsteps on the frozen snow.
and, turning somewhat angrily nor | was in
no spirit to DO intsrrupteGl. saw Catriona
drawing near; she was all changed again. to
Are We not going to have our walk to-
i was looking at her In a maze. "whero is
She carried her hanl to hor bosom and col
~ W. ITS ts ~ 81 VI - salhb QUO.
surely we'll can have our walk y,
Ihsre was note Of pleading In that last that
at lggerod me; | had neither words nor vOlcR
to utter them; l could do no more than nod
by way OF answer: and, the moment she had
flower, which on her return | offered her.
S 81 o SaSa i for tE Eou hiatt Gat5i OF hsr said %nid l. w,t,
brooch, ftcouid have thought tenderly." wiz"
It Is none the better Of my handling" said
. II viii be lik n it mono the worse. you NAV
We did not speak so much that day. she
seemed u thought on the reserve though not
Ing. and after We came home. and / had
was thinking to myself what puzzles women
the most stnpid thing on earth she should not
perceived my love; and the next. that she
had certainly, nstseiyed 1t long age: and DC;
propriety, Concealed her knowledge.
We had our walk daily; Out in the streets I
eane 'a.t and sr Tor ono lsi thise. there lsssV was as No my H fdiaes-
rius, THIS made these periods not only a re-
lief to ob myself S put Z partieS Snla.r pleasure to my
appointed. would generally lind her ready
would prolone their duration TO the extreme.
hour OF the return; and there is scarce a field
DR. waterside near Loyden. scarce . street
9r Lane there, whore We have not fingered
.sntirely to our lodgings; this In the fear OF her
sncountering any acQuRintancs which would
rom the same SpprsHsnsioa Would S'n never
,uner her to. attend church. nor even 60 my
'elf: but made some kind OF shift to hold wor-
much divided mind indeed. there was
'earce ANYTHING that more affected mo. than
ifs man 20 an sSa 1 %ifs alone with her before God
one day Ii was showing DOWNRIGHT hard. I