The Portland daily press., 1895-08-05
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blOA-lttltulCiSiH IlOW COulQ 1oOSUOA
girl, brought up with every advantage Of
education and association, marry full
blooded Sioux! / went to the wedding
under protest. AS Helen's nearest friend
1 sat there under protest. and it required
all my self control to refrain from Shrek
ing aloud at the words, If any man can
show just cause why they should not law
fully be Joined together y
SYou talk as though he had just arrived
from the plains, in wampum and war
paint" returned Annie Chesley indig-
nantly. 81 met him at Mrs. Cotting's re-
eeption and thought him perfectly fas-
cinating. He has the loveliest manners, SO
gentle and subdued, and with his soulful
dark eyes and melancholy face he remind
ed me of Edwin Booth in The Iron Chest ,
Such an interesting history as he has too
He lost his father at the battle of the Lit
tie Big Horn, and after the flight Of Sit
ting Bull and his men into Canada the
poor little fellow was found by a mission
airy and sent to Hampton, Later, by
means Of an old lady's bequest, he was
educated for the ministry. preparatory to
going as missionary to his own people. If
you had heard him speak, the last Sunday
in Advent, when the collection is taken for
the domestic mission, you would realize
what religion has done in transforming a
savage into a Christian gentleman and
clergyman"
"Helen was taught from babyhood to
save her pennies for the domestic mis-
sion," said Pris slowly. "In Lent her
childish sacrifices were for the benefit of
some Indian school. Her castoff toys were
sent to Hampton. Her Sunday school
class supported an Indian there. Later
she attended all the meetings for the bene-
fit of the Indians, has been an active mem
ber of the Dakota league and devoted all
her charitable energies-and Boston girl
must have some outlet for philanthropy,
as imperatively as for her love of music,
books and art-to collecting funds and
packing barrels of clothing for the In
dians.
GAS she stood by the altar it seemed the
elimination of a lifelong fad-an earnest
and religious one, if you will, but still
merely fad-in which love bore minor,
if not doubtful, part. There was a delay
in getting to the carriage and I waited.
No, not to throw rice, but--but to see
Helen once more. Captain Carter, Helen s
cousin-he was best man--closed the car
riage door, with gay goodby. He stood,
with uncovered head, in the fog and driz-
zle, and saw the look upon his face"
'9They say he has always been in love
with Helen
''It was not that. Insight gave fore
sight, and on the pavement in Copley
square he saw the future, somewhere on
the western plains.
80,
You are tired, Augustf''
Heien ot. 1regory arose Irom the plano
-the one article OF luxury she nao permit
5eo nerseiI-ano leaning over ene oacK Oh
ner huspands cnalr playeo WIN MS nalr.
IL hao peen allowed 10 grow somewhat
long IN tne iasu lew weeks
he nao just returned from Vlslt TO
settlement, rev miles olstant consisting
OF lew wretcneo, soattereo nuts. Els
hand sought ms throaG anu looseneo tne
SUN, clerical panos Wltn an lmpatlence
that seemed uncontroiiapie.
1t Is sitting mere, ne salo. Ihe ar
OF room makes me cough.
II will open the window.
open both windows.
Il cannot, returned Helen, Win some
surprise at MS lmpefious 1ohe. Ane oohei
"inuo" - e001oN Aoi f
pier mache, manufactured OUT OF soaked
newspapers after FRANK carter s recipe.
her husband strode across the room'
ana with one plow OF MS cLncheo 4s' he
proke away the lower par6 Oh Gne sash'
August! How couio you-oh' your
hand is bieedlngF, reproaoh changing 20
commlseratlon.
She caught up web OF sou linen upon
the work table.
1t Is nothing, SAID her huspano, al
most haughtiiy, drawing nlmselI SO quick
~ away that the linen 1ell oeneaoh ms looo'
Inc next moment unere WAS an eAcla,ila-
tlon from both' ior IL was one suIpilce'
win the circle emblem Oh lihllnorIanvy a, M & ell-
proioerea upon los ironv' 'n"0 lay 'nefe'
plooostalned ana trampAeo.
he sank into the onalr agaln' anu sne'
VINO had learned In the iast IeW months
that there were Tunes wnen ~ was pest 10
leave him undisturbed, slien5ly oloseo une
shutters outside the broken wlnaow ana
pinned closely over IL @ S,ie neavy oul l1alnS 1lI'
OF Mexican blankets. Inc room was poen
sitting room and study. In 0ne corner
prle dleu, with tnfeaopare ousnion' res-
titled to the length ana frequency OIL MS
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