Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-08-16

ne 6ust IN a silence as profound a.
nat Of an empty church. For time
-unlce resoiuteiy attended to the
-iatehing OF her silks, but at last !.
eyerent curiosity forced her to ap-
soacn the presentment of the genius.
Dust lay thick upon brow and nose,
she took folded cloth from her apron
pocket, and with trembling fingers
carefully wiped all away. The color
ing now became vivid; she could have
sworn that the bland face grew kind
er because OF her touch.
ITO think OF it, she said with
bated breath. ITO think as | should
be alone with him!"
The clock struck somewhere in the
distance. She was too conscientious
to spend time in alteration that shoulr
be spent at work, so she filled her
needle and knelt beside the chair.
steadfastly striving to forget the won
dertul strangeness of her surround.
lngs. The exquisite darning appealed
to her; she put into it all her skill.
1t was slow, however; and when Lady
Danman came up again about nye
O'Clock, only one-nalf was done.
You are doing it beautifully" SAID
the lady. Now, be of to Mrs. Dunn
parlor-you've done quite enough for
one day
The spinster deliberately replaced
her needle in huswife OF pale green
silk embroidered with purple and rose
colored flowers. She turned toward
the bust, her eyes filled with an odd
wistfulness.
My lady" she said, Il feel in my
heart that you are kind-that you will
not believe that / ask for the mere
sake Of folly
ASK anything you please; III an
swer ii can"
Is About the head-do you believe
that Shakespeare was really like that?
Id be glad to know-to know would
save me from much ponder,ng."
s. Lady Danman assumed her wisest
look. Most authorities agree; yes,
believe it."
Il thank your ladyship most earn
estly. cannot describe the gratiE-
cation have felt in being so near
in working almost as it were under
his supervision-in Whining his ap-
prevail. And it seemed to me as If
the distance betwixt. him and me
were not so great, after ALL"
Lady Danman withdrew in a maze
Of thought. Good Heavens!" she
said The creatures either mad or a
genius! What remarkable thing
woman Of her order knowing any
thing Of Shakespeare"
AT home the old maid moved in &:
dream OF delight Her cottage that
evening was transformed into ro-
mantle grange. her garden into Ju-
lets garden, into the Temple garden.
into Sweet Anne Pages garden.
In the morning she rose early, set
her house in order, and after break
fast went to clough where Grass
Of Parnassus grew in a marsh with
Ragged Robin and Water Speedweal
and tall bullrushes. The first flower
had tempted her; Grass OF ParnassuS
must surely be the finest to place pc.
fore the effigy OF her genius 1t grew
sparsely, two hours passed before She
found more than a little posy. Then
her skirts were draggled, her feet
wet, her wrinkled cheeks cleaning
with the heat But she felt no weari-
ness now; in her veins flowed the
blood of immortal youth
The groom found her. curiously ST.
lent during the long drive; in fac:
more than once she failed to reply TO
his observations upon the weather.
At Cresswell hail, after her dinner
with good Mrs. Dunn, she placed her
tribute on a little table before the
painted bust, and set to work imme-
diately. The darning became poetry;
the chair was sacred as having been
in existence in the days when Shake
speare lived
Lady Danman came up again in the
afternoon, and stood for awhile in the
doorway, the old maid kneeling be-
side the great chair, diligently plying
the bright needle. So engrossed was
Eunice in her work that her Iadyship
moved to her side before she was
| aware OF her presence
Her eyes fell on the flowers before
the bust; she was still sensitive
enough to feel curious pang, as il
something had thrust her back into
the distant past.
Grass of Parnassusv she said
Is.How strange-how very strange!
Eunice shipped the last thread. 1.-THE
works finished now" she said. i
hope and trust your ladyship'll be well
satisfied
Il am more than satisfied" said
Lady Danman. Il thank you-I hav=
learned something from you-some.
thing that cannot pay for
Eunice replaced her needle in the
huswife. My lady, she said, ri
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