Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-10-07
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you enter it.
And Lady Rooden, who delighted in
nothing so much as praise, smiled at
the eager young face. She enjoyed
thoroughly her daughters worshiping
love and honest admiration. She liked
to know that her child admired her
and thought her the fairest of women.
It was a new experience to Angela
to see her mother surrounded by adj
mirers. She had idealized her so com
pletely, and had so convinced herself
that her mothers heart was enshrined
in her fathers memory, that she had
never contemplated the possibility Of
her mothers contracting another ALI
ance. She had never in her own mind
separated her father from her mother.
Although he was no longer on earth,
they were still united in her thoughts
not parted, even though death lay
between them No girl ever wepr
more bitterly than did Angela when
her mother took off her widows cap
and allowed her 1uxuriant tresses TO
be seen.
Lady Rooden could not understand
such strange conduct.
"You ought to be pleased, Angela, .
she said, rebuking the girl. II cannot
even understand why you cry"
Nor could the girl herself explain
the feeling of jealous love for her
fathers memory which made her dis
like to see the outward signs of mourn
ing laid aside.
Now, when she saw her mother sur
rounded by admirers, the sensation
was novel one. TO see men hover
ing about her, trying to outvie each in
paying her attention, trying to dis
cover who could win from her the
brightest smiles astonished her. She
forgot all about her own admirers Ill
her contemplation ofthe new situation
1t was fresh light in which to view
her own mother; she was not at first
quite sure whether it panied or pleased
her most She was unconscious of the
admiration which she herself excited
indeed she did not care much about
the fashionable life or the homage she
unwittingly extorted. Hitherto she
had lived more in the world of art than
of men; and to herself she acknowl-
edged that she preferred the former
She was wonderfully inexperienced IN
the ways of fashionable men and
women. This was the result perhaps
of not having any youthful friends IF
her own sex with whom to converse
ION lovers and fashion," and the many
other subjects so dear to young girls.
Miss Aveland had never encouraged
conversation on such matters. Many
girls of twelve knew more of love and
] flirtations than this tall, slender girl
who took such a serious view of life.
She brought with her into the world of
fashion and frivolity all the noble
thoughts, the lofty and spiritual ideas,
the tender delicate fancies and vague
sweet longings which were the out
come Of her peculiar temperament and
of the peculiar life she had led.
CHAPTER v.
81 think said Lady Rooden to her
daughter, as the door closed after
their handsome visitor. ''that Captain
i Wynyard is, without exception, the
most graceful and chivalrous man
have ever seem
mot that you have ever seen. but
that you have seen for some time,
mamma" corrected Angela. you
The fair face of Lady Rooden
flushed and paled as her daughter ut
tered these words.
"My dear Angela" she said. there
is and cannot be any comparison.
Your papa stands apart from the
whole world of men. I never did and
never shall compare him with others.
When speak of men l never include
him."
Angela kissed the beautiful face Us
if in token of her satisfaction with the
explanation
81 know, mamma" she responded:
''but he is always so wildly present
to me. I wonder if, as the years pass
on, shall lose the curious feeling
have of his always being near me, OF
his seeing all that is done, and hear
ing all that is said? 1t is SO real with
me that, even when you said
that Captain Wynyard was the
most chivalrous man you had
ever seen, l had an unesay feeling
it would hurt papa"
THAT is morbid feeling, Angel,
and comes from the fact that you
have lived more in the world Of
thought and memory than in the world
of everyday life. We were speaking
Of Captain Wynyard, and I was about
to observe that I admire him exceed
ingly-I have not met with any one IN
society who has pleased me so much
81 am glad to hear it, mamma. l
like you to meet pleasant people,
Captain Wynyard deserves better
word than pleasant Angel said
Lady Rooden with a smile. HE is
charming, fascinating"
Il have never heard you praise any
| one so highly before. mamma" OBJ