The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-08-03

II cause that lnduceu you 10 enteENtne
armY?'' 81 tf .' y
,s75I..it was a result 81 youthful folly,
Miss Sanford. /. / owe my present con-
.dition ID life entirely to my own youth
full folly 4. ,4 Ut s II; Vi
You excite my curiosity, Mr., Brown,
and q + woman's curiosity, when not
gratifed, is like d ranking thorn In Z
her side, you know. Will you not trust
me with your story? Perhaps / may
be. able to assist you. My father is the
commanding officer, yoh know, and
I. viii grant any reasonable REQUEST II
may ask Of him. / might be- able 70 se-f
cure your discharge from the service
+ and enable you to return to life. for
which you are better fitted than you
= are to perform the duties OF a private
soldier" a,;5
i'm seeking to learntny history I am
sure you are actnated only by pure
/ ,womanly sympathy. thank you for
this, thank you most sincerely, but I
cannot consent to you making an OF.
fort to secure my discharge, haFe &C.
cepted the condition in which am
placed as deserved punishment, for
wrong doing and as a severe school to
teach me the right, and under no cir
cumstances would i have my term OF
enlistment shortened one single day" +
Alice looked into his eyes for q mo
ment, and then, began q new scrutiny
of the sketch. Her though ts were not
upon the picture, however. She, was
debating in her own mind the pro-
,priety Of pushing her inquiries further.
She was burning with curiosity not I'M
mixed with sympathy to learn why
man of his requirement. and unnistak-
able refinement should be found in such
a humble position. After a few mo-
ments' reflection, during which, he
watched her face with growing utter
est, she sprang from her saddle to the
ground, and requested him to tighten
the girth. While he YVES doing So she
said: ,a..t
ut may be presumptuous for me to do
SO, Mr.. Brown, but / must ask you q
question even 1T the risk of being
thought impertinent. When tell YOU,
i am greatly astonished to find one Of
your qualifications among men SO far
beneath you in intellect and refined
tastes, feel that you will see in my.
interest some palliation for my action.
May venture to ask if there is q secret
connected with the cause Of your thus
banishing yourself from, the ranks of
life in which you are fitted to move?'
II fully appreciate the spirit of curs"
osity which prompts the question, Hiss
Sanford, and really regret that my
reply may deface uny romantic mental
picture you may have drawn of me. !
have nothing to conceal from tsA
world" s ~
tsThen will you not, tell me some.
thing Of yourself, il your story be ono
you can properly intr1st with a
etranger2 / ask for no confidence, Lar.
Brown, and assure you that curiosity
alone feeds my nature-with, perhaps,
feeling of friendly sympathy tor 9
fellow ar list.
He reflected a moment with down
cast eyes, then looking in her face re-
piled: &.s
81 win tell you my story, though I'll
may lessen me in your esteem, and I'M.
der1nine any good opinion you may
have formed of me It can be :toldin @
very Jew words. In the first place, my,
name is not Brown E',s,.s y .13. .fs
i ''I was very sure Of thu" she said
with a sunny smile. Brown Is too
common name for such an Uncommon
man." ft' -3a$' ~ fs.@
b ''And yet illustrious men have borne
it. recull one long since dead whose
tireless soul with lsnapsack strapped
upon It's back issyetreported to be on
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