The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-09-23

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costume, looked more lovely than ever,
and went, with a smile on her face,
to meet her doom-went in the full
beauty Of a June day, with a face fair
as. a flower, a heart light as that of a
bird, her eyes full of happiness, her
golden hair like an aureole round her
head. Francis Vane watched her with
loving gaze, and to him, in that mo-
ment Of u"nconcealed pride and delight
in his child, there came no shadow of
a prison cell.
Mrs. Morley always spoke of that
picnic as one of. the successes of her
life; no party Of guests could have
enjoyed themselves more. Lady Rose
dene, just as the wears good wife had
foreseen, was delighted with the beau
tiful debutante.
rs her father a gentlemlny" she
whispered to Mrs. Morley. "She her
self is charming. But is she quite pre-
sentabley
Mrs. Morley, in her good nature, gave
such a %iattering account of the scholar
that Lady Rosedene became DESTROYS
to see him.
"Shan I invite the father as we1?'
she asked, and was just a little offended
when Mrs. Morley assured her that it
would not be of the least use.
"You have evidently never heard the
romantic story of Francis Vane's court
ship and marriage" said Mrs. Morley.
HE is about the only case I know
in this world of really true love. It is
no fiction to say that his heart is buried
in his wife's grave. All his neighbors
have been kind to him, and invited him,
but it was found that invitations mere
ly troubled him; now every n leaves
him in peace"
'"Then you think he would not come,
even If I invited him?' said Lady
Rosedene. II generally manage to have
my OWL way with the men,"
II do not think you would succeed
in this case" answered Mrs. Morley;
nor do I think it would be kind to de-
sire it. When SO much of q mans
heart and soul is in heaven, it seems al
most q pity to bring him back into close
contact with the world again."
Lady Rosedene's eyes were fixed on
the fair, bright face Of the young girl.
She turned suddenly to the wears wife.
II have read" she said, "of the
sweetness. of flowers being wasted on
the desert air-of violets blooming un-
seen, and giving their fragrance to
the wind. I do not believe IN anything
of the kind. Take the great kingdom
of flowers; ever here and there is one
of such exquisite beauty that evey n
pauses to admire it. It appears to me
that one in the world Of fair women,
every now. and then we find q face so
beautiful that the whole world ought
to see and admire it. shall be doing
an act of charity in making this face
known"
But the wears wife shook her head.
Such q doctrine was not quite in ac-
4eordance with her husbands teaching.
II do not know about that" she said.
"Every face is what I may call the
veil or cover of an immortal soul; and
I should say any soul was endangered
where the owner of it was Worshlped
for her beauty. 7 do not quite think
myself that beauty should be SO eager
ly admired"
1T is the way of the world" laughed
Lady Rosedene. we plain women
may thank heaven that great beauty
and great gifts do not often come to-
gether; If they did, we should have but
q poor chance. AS it is, some people
do value common ems and intellect
more than beauty. I shall make friends
with Miss Vane. We shall hear some.
thing of her before many months are
over, mark my words"
And those same words indeed came
true.