Year: 1867

Minnie Cartoons pearley lids


dropped sadly over the violet gray


eyes, and the golden brown lashes


swept softly the peach blown cheek;
one plump little hand toyed slowly
with the blue feathered fan while her
little round dimpled chin rested on


the other.


She was little beauty, anyhow
One could not but perceive that as
she stood so sorrowfully at the deep
bay window, the soft gentle breath of
June raising from the pure brow the
golden brown hair that would wave
and cluster so, and fluttering tho pale
blue ribbons at her throat and waist
through the soft transparency of her
simple white muslin dress, cleaned
the snowy dimpled shoulders and
arms, while from beneath the tiniest
slippered FOOT peered so cunningly.


A short half hour before Minnie
stood bright and merry at the very
same window watching and waiting
for the coming of her handsome
lover Fred Emory. AS the deep
ming shadows of twilight threw them
selves around her little cottage home,
a manly form was seen to open the
pretty arched gate and walk briskly
up to the house; Minnie was at the
door blushing aud happy to receive
surely not Fred Emory, else why
that look of disappointment? No,
it was only Herbert Brewster! only
Herbert Brewster! and yet two
months before Minnie would have
considered it choice treat to spend
an evening with him. His visits had
always been so pleasant, so agreeable
his mind, so finely cultured, his voice
so musically mellow. Minnie's spirit
would rise and swell with his soul
inspiring eloquence, and their eyes
would meet, their hands clasp stimuli
taneously and Minnie would feel
such happy consciousness that she
was beloved, yet no such words had
passed between them. Well, few
weeks before the beaux and bellies
of Russeiville started out to spend q
day in the bright green-clothed wood,
gathering flowers, flirting, &c, none
so beautifully gay and happy as Min
ME Carleton; she was to be crowned
the joyous queen of May. She GER
tainly was the universal favorite; her
light silvery voice was heard every
where, her clear ringing laugh, quick
witty repartee and sweet bright
piquant manner won the attraction of
handsome young gentleman with
half-fierce half-tender black eyes,
bright rings of blue-black hair, luxu-
RANT, fashionable moustaches and
dashing, elegant manners, from
city near by, an old school friend of
Herbert Brewster.


After the ceremony of introduc
ton was over, he devoted himself
with all possible assiduity to Minnie.
Minnie was evidently well pleased
and fiattered by his preference
Her lovely face bore the impress of
gay, happy innocence, and the young
gentleman cast tender admiring
glances at the softly brilliant eyes,
tiny rosebud mouth and floating
waves of hair; and watched admiring-
ly the play of the coy little dimples
that nestled SO roguishly in the vel
vety roses of her cheeks and chin
and at the corners of her small ex-
pressiye mouth. Quite refreshing?'
unused he, what pleasant occupa-
ton would be the tanning Of that
wilful spirit, how delicious to be the
one to convert those bewitchingly
defiant smiles into tender, humble,
loving ones; 1 will assume my most
facinating airs, and cenquerP Min
MES light slumbers were rendered
dOubly refreshing that night BY the
presence of Fred Emory who was
the hero of her sweetest dreams.
He had meaningly pressed her little
hand end in low tones accompanied
by tender looks assured her he would
certainly do himself the honor to
call on her very soon, before consign
ing her to her escort, Herbert Brews-
ter. Herbert's gently courteous
manner and mildly reproachful
brown eyes were unheeded by Min
ME. For the first time in her life
Minnie felt sense of relief when he
bade her goodbye at the gate. Fred
Emory soon became Minnie's most
frequent visitor. Though Minnie
fell deeply in love with this danger
GUS champion, she was so supreme