Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-29

renewed Even as She had lived,
hoped, and planned for Blanca, so she
now lived and hoped for lhez. The
same ambition was renewed the same
ideas were instlled into her mind
She devoted herself to the child's edu-
cation she tried 70 make her all That
her mother had been; but no two car
acters were ever more d,sslmilar than
that OF The young mother and her only
child Blanca was gentle and yielding
lncz was proud and unbending; as
well to Try 10 move a rock as persuade
her to change when her mind was
once made up Blanca had heard with
reverence of the gories and honors OF
her race, Inez was proud of them, but
frankly told her Mortified grand
mamma that in her opinion a little
ssge,42t a-s-s{ast - AS. " 3Llh-.- al The
past grandeur put together
Madame Monteeonc had managed
her own daughter admirably; but
Inez was beyond her abilities. She did
not understand the chlld's passionate
ardent artistic nature. She was
half-fHghtened when the rich musical
voice sang of the hopes and wishes al
ready forming in her young heart; she
ola not understand her She could
not tell why Inez crayed TO hear some
thing Of her absent English father
and looked wearied aud melancholy
when the poor lady spoke OF the
Monteleones Then began that fatal
system Of narrow restraint that ulti-
mately helped lnez Lynne on to a life
OF woe and misery.
Something must be done at once, ="
her guardian thought, ito control and
keep within proper bounds that Wild
impetuous disposition
Unfortunately the wrong thing was
done 70 an the young girls long
ing eager questions Of the world be-
yond the bounds OF Serrauto, the lady
turned a deaf ear Like her mother,
she had no pleasures, no amusements,
u0 companions Her day was divided
between dry monotonous duties and
bard study Madame MonteleUnc sell
dom left her home, and the child was
never allowed to leave the boundary
Of the castle In vain she asked OF
the absent father whose name she
scarcely knew, by madamcs wish she
wds called by her own name OF Monte
Ieone and Il vas many years before
she knew that she had any other
Il was like Old times at Serranto
Che only difference was that every one
was older Even the servants forgot
at times, and called the young lady
Blanca
Madame Monteleone never once
thought that the life lnez led was
dui Blanca had not found Il so; she
had never complained: she had never
asked questions of the great UNI
known world nor seemed TO long to
Join &c. She never tired of study as
nez ala, for that young lady an times
flung down her books ANA passiouately /
declared that She would never read /
another line
! want 10 see men. and women. and /
children, she cried one day to her 4
Mortified listener II see no Que but .
you ana the servants, ann tired of /
you AL tired OF my books and my
work. Let me see something fresh,
or | shall die
Then did poor Madame Monteleone
clasp her hands ana mourn over the
degencracy OF her daughters child.
Tue life that had coutontcd Blanca
Montoiooue. was one mouotonous
wcaryIug round 10 her beautiful and
high-sprted daughter Day by day
II became less eudurable A new
knowledge was growing upon her.
Che knowledge OF her loneliness. Chld /
as she was she understood that the
face which smiled az her from the
depths of the old mirrors was boautt
ful beyond words The bright dark
eyes that flashed there had word of
stnaagc meaning I'm them.
VIVA. is the use OF IL allo" sighed
she grl "a am young. and my face Is
like the picture in the gallery hut who
'coros for it"-who sees mee-wbo
cares for my singing, for anything
else chat doc Was ever life SO bare
and dun as mue7"
Long hours In the evening gloam-
1ng were spent n wondering what the
worH was like hoyod Serrauto.- that
or.Eh. world where gay cavaliers
woocl and won beautiful ladies'. where
dancing ana Music aud song claadcued
young faces and llsht hearts that
world o' which .be tow rnmaces She
haa rgad unknown to Madame Mon
1'je"ue. gave hnr SIP tur "a glimpse.
tler ardent Imagination }rd the
young s.r through all these scenes
Dreaming among the oranges ana
myrilcs she saw herself queen
among @y and gallant cavaliers. the
rven of che tournament ms hcHe
~ 'he ball. for whose Smiles and kind
words men fought and struggled rhe
'lme mus, come for her as FOR am
other a.r.s when sweet love words
would - whispered ,a her II ,hs
."'sht when her smte would give
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