Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-03
CHAPTER II.


Among the village bellies was one
who was pre-eminent for beauty, wit
and the thousand little Accomplishments
which serve to make woman more love-
" and to win them the attentions Of the
genus homo.
Kate Lincoln was . born beauty
none of your die away fairies-pale,
hectic, consumptive looking creatures,
whose chief ambition is to be thought
in an interesting decline-nor, on tho
other hand, was abe one of those bounc-
Ing country girls OF the Inilkmaid order,
who
Walk In tho morning
And are shod like lnountaineers,
but refined and perfect lady in every
respect. Bright and beautiful was she
and justly admired by the whole circle
OF society in which she moved. She was
a genuine lover Of fun, provided 1t did
not border on rudeness, and her repair
tees were proverbial for the delicacy Of
their satire. which the most fastidious
could not construe into anything over
stepping the bounds Of strictest cour-
tesy. She was envied by not a few for
her many personal attractions and yet
beloved by all. Her natural warm
hear tedness won her sincere friends
among all classes, and while her dignity
Of character always commanded respect
there was nothing forbidding in her
manner, but certain indescribabie
something which always made you feel
at your ease in her presence
OF course Augustus In his triumphal
progress was brought in contact with
the fair Kate, and after having obtained
an introduction was completely under
the spell of her influence.
Rumor had previously whispered to
him that she was the heiress Of all hex
fathers wealth, and 1t required little
forethought on his part to decide that
she was at least worth an effort Of at
sainment. Not capable Of keeping his
intentions a secret to himself, he contid-
cd them to q friend of Kate's, who per-
ee;ving at once the object Of his designs
communicated the fact to her. Kato
was no mean reader of human nature,
and no very deep scrutiny was necessary
on her part to ascertain the depths Of
our hero's intellect. She discovered that
he was N hypocrite as far as he knew
how to be, unprincipled and by no
means as sapieut as many people of &C.
knowledged discernment imagined him.
His foppery, his senseless chitchat and
above all his unbounded pride Disguised
her, and she resolved to bring down the
latter.
But how could she effect the desired
humiliation without compromising the
dignity of her character rs lady? A
plan soon suggested itself. For the sue
cessful furtherance of it she accepted his
attentions with the utmost grace at ev-
cry party where both were present,
danced, waltzed and conversed with
him upon every festive occasion, to the
great surprise and some little envy on
the part of the feminine portion of the
community, to say nothing OF the indig-
nant looks and speeches of the beaux.
The gossips decided that it was most
rerrehensive case of filtration and a
downright infringement of the laws Of
propriety, of which the fair Kate ought
to be heartily ashamed, and they even
deputed committee to wait upon the
good nstured judge. her father, to re-
port the 'disgraceful conduct OF his
daughter. But then they only received
their trouble tor their pains, inasrnuch
as the judge gave them to understand
that Kate was but exercising the pre-
rogative of her sex and intimated that
the institution of home mission would
appear tar less quixotic than this volun-
tary and unsolicited interference with
the affairs of others.
Poor, inconsistent women! They never
called to mind the ancient fable Of the
fox and the unattainable fruit Of the
vine, never reflected how much 1t would
have ministered to their vanity could
their Sallies and Nancy James have been
the happy recipients Of Augustus fat
tering attentions. But no such good for
tune awaited them. Kate, and Kate
only, was the chosen object of Angus
tus' imperial predictions.
Induced by these 1attering indications
Of success to believe that he should en-
counter no obstacles to his suit. he soon
became frequent visitor at her fathers
house and was received with distin-
guished consideration by the judge,
who was in the secret and used his in
ventive faculties to aid Kate in the &C.
complishment of her plans.
BE proposed little social rides and
picnjcs and was SO extremely conde-
acendino and Dolite that AupnsfuS who
considered these opportunities most IA
vorable to the furtherance OF his suit,
accepted their invitations with delight
and entered into the spirit of them with
infinite zest.
CHAPTER III.
To finish the gayeties of the season
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