Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20
THE SQUIRE'S DARLING.
3 & EES IEE.sazE
Continued.
BY BERTHA NJ. CLAY.

ever said to her that the world was ful
OF sorrow and pain; no one ever toh
her she had moro TO do than laug'
through the sunny hours; no one pre-
pared her for suffering, or taught ne
lessons OF stern endurance,
The squire would never hear Of IT,
Let the child be happy" he wouIt
say; "ber troubles will begin sool
enough"
And 80, when tho graver sister wonI'
have trained the impressionable, oyini
nature, he forbade it,
Many Of Heavens fairest gifts hac
fallen to her lot. She was pure and in
nocent as dreaming child. Way.
ward, It Is true; yet her woman
naturs was reverential and earnest
She was generous and beautiful scorn-
full and int0lcrant OF all mcannesB;
resentlng herself all wrong and oppreS-
sion; detestng all Hes and taIHtyi
never pardonIng an act OF dccep"on,
1t was grand nature, capable OF
great things, had It been properly
trained.
She knew she was beautiful, and re-
ioIced In her own lovelincss, She was
neither vain, couuettish, nor affected,
Every one told her she was like Lady
Sybll Jocelyn, and she could see Tor
herself that no fairer face ever Shonc
Oh canvas than the lady's after whom
she was named
She always rode the best horses; ana
SybIl JOcclyn in her dark-bIuo hablt'
her coQucttish little hat, with her
white plumes dropping over her golden
hair and sweet face, was pleasant
picture to gaze upon
She did Just as she liked In every
way save one She would have enjoy
ed going to London, and mixing with
the great world. She would nave liked
more balls, more parties, more society,
but Squire Jocelyn would have none OF
these things.
He guarded his treasure too jealous
". and that was why he came to lose
II. He would not allow his mOtherlcsa
girl to leave the safe haven OF their
own homo. In vain SybIl urged That
other girls went to London and were
presenter Nv 'oUl y '',' '' Low '''''
chance in the world why oo"'o sue NV
do ~ others did?
But the squire answered. very R'aN''
~
"The court" he said was the purost
and grandost in europe, lie knew
that the gracious lady who headed 1t
was modoI OF pure anu p'I''''
~, ,.FIr. tlttftt
Womahhood' peerless ab "'i'' lao'"'i
ana queen put NO uIu NOT WIS" MS
Sybil to mix with the gay Woriu at an,
she was ms hrlRnI oohhS o""' an"
must content with her cage
Ills one great lo'a, inc 'orN upon
which ms hopes ana ner l'I' were
conferred was the notloh Oh Keeping Nus
beautiful dainty Hyhll select 'n'''
were Few Win Whom ne Willingly Sa"
her associate; there were rev, indeed
whom the proud, loving Iathor 'houhh,
good enough FOR MS chl'd' so sym
grew up III inc poou''l"' Ho'''""' VI
Glynn, ana tho Rlrl h'arl WAS uu
stained, unspott'd NY tue Wo'l" an
It's dark phases were unknown 10 new
She had some vague IDEA that III some
remote places SIN, suH'rlhE' S0al"''
and sorrow were to De round Sh' h'u
some faint notion that all lives were
not like her own; that ton ana ao0r,
poverty and priVatlon Ioll 70 the lot OF
Others.
Sho knew that somo had to work
hard for their daily bread ana oat II
watered by tears, She know such
things as unkindnos8, violence, ana
crime existed, but she never realized
these things until the time came when
her loving heart was tortured by bitter
words. and her white arms darkened
with heavy blows
Sho was happy now, with her birds
and her flowers, dreaming, III lhN
shade Of tho Glynn woods, of the
knight who was some day to ride by
andbrcak the spoil dreaming amidtho
summer flowers Of a thousand vague
and delicious hopes, all fun of love and
poetry
TImn and oft came thrilling from her