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A WIFE WANTED.
Ye fuir ones attend, I've an offer to make you:
In Hymenâs soft bands I am anxious to live,
For better, for worse, companion I'll take me,
Provided she fills the description I yive-
I never expect nor can hope for perfection,
Wor that never yet was a bachelorâs lot;
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To take her, be thankful, and never compluin.
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A something (it puzzles my brain to expluin it)
Like eloquent language must flow from her eyes,
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Good-natured and modest, but not very coy,
Ifer mind well informedâ'tis the principal nector
That sweetens the cup of Hymenial joy.
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ITave practical knowledge of honsehold affairs ;
And make ita part of her highest employment
To soften my troubles and lighten my cares.
Her age, I would have it at least to be twenty,
But not to exceed twenty-five ut the mostâ
And the girls of that uge being ev'ry where plenty,
T hope to yet one of that numerous host,
Not fortune I ask, for I've no predilection
Vor ylitter or show, or the pomp of high life :
1 wish to be bound by the cords of affection ;
Aud now I bave drawn up the sketch of a wife.
If iy postess the above requisitions,
And wif go 49 joined by the conjugal band,
They will pl„ac.; step forwardâthey know the
conditionsâ
Enquire for the writer, ['m aiwoys at hand,
Feb, 26, 1869,
SNOW BIRD,
THE TRAPPERâS CHILD.
CHAPTER I,
THE FAWN AND THE BEAR,
There was quite an excitement among
the ladies in Madame Pinetteâs boarding-
school at St, Loui
number was ealled for, and the messenger
who made the announcement also brought
the news that her father had come to see
her and to take her away.-
St. Louis was comparatively a small
town at that time; but it was rapidly |!
growing in wealth and importance, as it} f
was the emporium of the western fur trade, |?
t
education for a considerable section of
country, an honor which it had previously | „
disputed with Cape Giradeau and St, Gen-
evieve.
Pinette was the most fashionable and se-|t
model of propriety and refinement,
The father of Jeanette Barteau was
age among the inmates of Madame Vin-
etteâs establishment;
tence, and who seemed to consider Jean
were not willing toown her although they | i
ladies might have hesitated to associate
with Jeanette, had it not been a known | t
would never receive into her school any |s
person concerning whose respectability
there could be the slightest doubt.
about the parentage of Jeanette as any ot] âŹ
young ladies, and the story was related to
âvery new arrival as a necessary portion | 1
of the history of the establishment.
The story was simply this: Many years
a very small and unpretending affair, Jea- 4
years of age, had been brought to the di-|1
rectress by a French merchant, a gentle: | Âą
man of hig!
tegrity.
being the daughter of a friend of his, |1
who was engaged in the fur basiness
permitted him to viit St. Louis, LHe
requested Madame Pinette to
child into her establishinent, to educate her | Âą
of the directress a considerable sum ot |)
money, assuring her that as large an am-|t
ount would be paid to her yearly, as long |r
us she continued to take care of the child, | 1
received into Madame Pinctteâs establish: | 1
ment, was treated as one of her own chil-|y
dren, and had been with her ever since. |i
There was nothing very surprising about
help wondering why Jeanette's father had
never come to see her, and what manner
of man he was, if he really had existence,
The French merehant had died a few
years after placing the child at the school ;
but the money for Jeanetteâs maintenance
was still recei
ived, sometimes from one
source, and sometimes trom another,
Jeanette seemed to be very well satisfied
with the situation of affaiys. She had
grown up with sufficient senge, under the
management of Madame Pinette, not to
trouble herself unnecessarily about such
matters. She loved the directress as a
mother, and gave but little thought to a
father whom she did not remember, and
who did not even write to her, She found
herselt well clothed, boarded and educa-
ted, and supplied with every necessity and
luxury that she could reasonably desire,
Under the teachings of Madame Pinette,
she contented herself with affairs as she
Geabthptie w
had ne
cap, whiel.
toward him was
4, When one of their] She was glad to
ina chair neat
for him to spe
were by nom,
Tt was also the center ot intelligence and | view.
The boarding-sehool of Madame | Iâve come to el
lect establishment of the kind in the young | you war nothin,
city, and its directress was considcred a| brought you hyn
of this settlement ;
generally considered as a mythical person- | again,
indeed, there was| lm thinkinâ that
some among them who doubted his exis-| against me on t
money, and did
ette a sort of jilia nullius,, whose parents | gamblinâ, as most
supported herin good style. âThese young |
and established tact that Madame Pinette| she must say something to express her
8
a lady you are, it ever there was one on
As for the directress, as Madame Pinette | airth,
chose to style herself, she knew as little | you are a heap prettior than any picturâ 1
her pupils. In fact, she had already im-|and willinâ to go with your dad now ; ain't
parted tho extent ot her information to the |y
ed as conveying her assent,
before, when Madame Pinetteâs school was | about,â continued Jean Barteau, twisting
nette, who was then a child of about tour! never muh of a hand at pala
h standing and undoubted in-| few words that come tome,
Ile represented the child us| thatT
in the far west, and whose duties seldom] faintly repeated Jeanette.
take the!a motive in so doinâ, and I ain't goinâ to
and bring her up in the best style, and to] was spendinâ my money on you, instid of
bea mother to her, âTo secure the tulfil- throwinâ it away, L allowed that it was in-
ment of this request, he placed in the hands! yestinâit, as the traders say, and IT was
Under these circumstances Jeanette was| through a powerlul sight of rough work
this story, but the young hudies could not /easy and comfortable for the rest of his
to her studies and other duties, until she
became a well-educated and accomplished
young lady, If she had any wonderings,
misgivings or longings, concerning the
father of whom she knew only the name,
she was careful to keep them to herself, or
confided them only to the sympathizing
Madame Dinette,
It would be doing Janeatte an injustice,
however, to say that she was not deeply
affected when she heard the announcement
that this unknown parent had at last ar-
rived, and that he had come to take her
from the pleasant home in which most of
her life had been spent. She was anxious
to see him; but there was a feeling of fear
mingled with her natural desire, a paintul
sense of doubt and distrust, producing a
nervous timidity which she could not shake
off, Her hands trembled so that she could
hardly arrange her dress, and she declined
the assistance of the girls who clustered
around her, with a peevishness that was
quite unusual with her, At last she was
ready; the finishing touch was put to her
toilet, and, after a last look at her pale face
in the glass, she went down stairs with
timid and hesitating steps, followed by the
curious glances of her companions. She
could not guess what sort of a man_ she
was xbout to meet; for none of the girls
had ventured to peep into the reception-
room, the servant Who announced bim had
not seen the stranger, and Madame Pinette
happened to be away trom home,
Again she hesitated, with her hand upon
the knob, when she reached the door of
the room in which he was supposed to be
wailing for her, and it was with a palpita-
ting heart that she at last entered and saw
betore herâwhat?
Ile was no gentleman, certainlyâno
gentleman, at least, in the boarding-sehool
sense of the wordâthat man who was
awkwardly sitting on an ottoman near the
fire-place, Ile was a rough and weather-
beaten man, somewhat past the prime of
life, with long, straggling hair and griz-
zled beard, and a cast of countenance that
was by no means inviting to a young lady
of education and refinement. Tle was clad
in a blue swallow-tailed coat, striped vest,
and yellow pantaleons, all of whieh titted
him badly, and seemed to give him the
greatest possibie discomfort. It was evi-
wild mountaineer, who
averâ : eee = | had d dl attire Jor this sania?
y ar: a verity cy es WAST) PUBS
S t l t tt Bul 1 t ery tu Wii, fe a his change of garb, He was
sb EUS AVE TO ECS pce ae rely translorined, however, as he
been able to induce his extremities
ft to the torture of hat and boots.
ere Incased in gayly-ornamented
, of the Chippewa fashion, and
as covered with a gray foxskin
he had not thought of Ne
â âether, he was a very uncouth
nae areas and Jeanciteâs first feeling
' Sony sone of positive repulsion,
rseat her trembling form
the door, where she waited
nk; but ber disgust and fear
jeans decreased when he ad-
his head
lressed her. 7
» â ny
© Your names
ow,â said the
from his seat, wh
resume during t
is Jeanette Barteau, T al-
jountaincer, as he rose
Ach he did not attempt to
e remainder of the inter-
imidly replied Jeanette,
her eyes.
remy gal, I reckon, and
âaim you. {t's been a long
sot eyes onto you, âcause
oe but v kitten when 1
Âź and I hainât been inside
4a trom that day to this.â
yauly responded Jeanette
iby you, my gal, and
Tyou cainât say ao word
Jhat seore, I saved my
* Yes, sir,â
Without raising
âThen you s
ime since Iâve
âYus, sit,â tail
âI've done we
4jn't spend it drinkin? or
f our men do; but sent
ucy, fur to hey you
tike a lady.â
ay
0)
ton hyar to St iP
ised and eddicated ty,
âTam sure that I any
very much obliged
0 you, sir,â replied Jeanette, thinking that
sratitude.
âT meant that you should be a lady,and
It ain't a bit too much to say that
rver sot eyesonto. I sâpose you are ready
ou?â
Jeanette's answer was an unintelligible
murmur, which the mountaincer interpret-
"I've got a power of things to tell you
and moving himself uneasily; but I was
er and these
1yar settlement clothes are so cussed un-
somfortable that Tecan hardly jerk out the
You allow
ve done the fa'r thing in havinâ you
aised up like a lady?â
«Tam sure 1 am much obliged to you,â
© 1's only nateral that I should hey had
leny that L did hey a motive. When |
ropinâ to git it back alter years had gone
by. âLhe time fur gettinâ it back has come,
my gal, or it must come alore long. âThis
hoss is gittinâ old, you see, and he has been
anâhardships,to say nothinâ of Injin serapes,
ill to git the money to pay for your risinâ
ind schoolinâ, It would suit him mighty
well to settle down somewhar, and live
lite.â
âTL hope you will be able to do as you
propose,â murmured Jeanette, wondering
to What this prelade was to lead,
âGlad to heat you say so, Children
should love their parents, and obey âem,
and L reckon you're the right sort. It just
depends on you, my gal, to say whether
your old dad shall live easy and comfort-
able, You are mighty purty, as 1 said
and do many things. Twill use the edu-
cation that you have given me in any way
but that. will work hard to sapport you
comfortably, but do not ask me to marry.â
** 1 didn't raise you up like a lady to
make you work like a squaw,â replicd
Bartean, with a very unpleasant leer, *It's
n way that gals hev got, as I've heern tell,
to draw back when some âun tells âem_ te
marry, though they are powerlul eager
when they take the notion themselves. But
hyarâs what cainât put up with such foolish-
ness as that. Iâve told you what ÂŁ want,
and it has p'intedly got to be so. I hev
picked out the man to suit me, and he ort
to suit you, as he is rich and good-lookinâ,
though he ain't quite so young as he
mought be. His name is Jeems Musson,
and I reekon you've seen him mor'n once.â
Jeanette trembled with terror, tor she
had secn James Musson, and he was so
odious to her that she hoped she might
never see him again,
** You ain't skeered of him, I hope,â said
Barteau,
Jeanetteâs face turned a trifle whiter,
and from her downeast eyes there. stole
glances of defiance and determination,
** What say you, gal?â
* Your judgment should be better than
mine, and I nave no doubt that I ought to
try and please you.â
*Thatâs the notion, my gal! Tam glad
to see you so willinâ and obedient. I donât
mean to hurry you about it, but will let
you take your own time, purty nigh. I
only want the matter onderstood, 1 hev
jest this to say nowâthat 1 will come in
the morninâ to take you away from hyar,
and you may go to work and git your pos-
sibles packed and ready,â
My what, sir?â
* Your finery and fixinâs. I must go
now. Gvod-bye, gal, and be ready airly
in the morninâ.â
And so he took his leave, Uo did not
offer to kiss her, but took her little white
hand in his broad palm, and held it there
wu moment, looking at itas if it were some-
thing very wonderful and valuable. Ag
he did so, she perceived that he had been
drinking, for she smelled the fume of vil-
lainous whiskey, and she could hardly
conceal her disgu t.
Jeanette hastened up to her own room,
threw herself on the bed, and burst into
tenne, ty father,Âź was her sobbing
reply to the Sympathising questions of ber
roul-naitte,
CHAPTER II.
A DISAPPEARANCE,
Jeanctte Bartean had good reason for
the fear and apxicty which she manilested
when her lather spoke to her concerning
marriage, and when he mentioned James
Musson as the person whom he had cho-
sen for her husband, |
S!e had not turned seventeen without
receiving the homage of several young
gentlemen, and she had her own notions
Concerning the person whom she intended
tomarry. In fact she had fixed her «f+
{ections upon Henri Labardie, clerk in
atur house in St, Louis, who was both
young and handsome, Although he was not
Wealthy. Henri had told hey that he loved
her, and had been assured t his love
was returned, They had vowed eternal
tidelity, and were only â* waiting a while?
until circumstances should justily them in
marrying.
peste did not long remain bathed in
tears and lying on her bed, Shy had
formed her resolution while she was in the
presence of dean Barteau, as soon as shu
learned what his intention really was, and
she was only giving temporary indulgence
to her disappointment and yexation when
she returned to her room.
She soon arose, fireely rejecting the con-
solutions of her yoom-mate,dried her tears,
arranged her toilet, pub on her hap «ina
shawl, and sallied forth alone Sash
ame Vinetteâs, ectetyatiu receivet Mad-
J aS ytges a coHshMent,
2 say Went rapidly down the street to-
ward the river, but walked more slowly
when she came among the business honses
and looked anxiously about her, Her
eyes brightened as she eaugh. sight of a
handsome young man with a note-book
aud pencil in his hand; and he must have
spied her at the same moment, for he
UE RaneY his steps as he advanced toward
ner,
*Thave been looking for you, Henri,
and am so glad to see you,â suid Jeanette,
as she met her lover,
** You are more fortunate than Iam, al-
ways looking for you,â replied her lover,
* Something has happened, Henri, or E
would not have come alone to seck you
here.â
âWhat is the matter? Has Madamo
Pinette been scolding you, or do you wish
me to furnish flowers for your May festi-
vole!
âIt issomething more important than
that Henriâsomething that concerns us
both, and we must decide and act: imme-
diately.â
You surprise mo.
what has happened.â
â My father has arrived.â
Your father! 1 hardly believed) that
you had a father. Where did he come
irom? Why has he been so long absent
from you? What sort of a man is he?
Did you tell hin of our plans?â
âYou almost stun me with your ques-
tions. Which shall [ answer first? Let
me tell you what sort of 2 man he is, and
you will be better able to understand me.
Henri, Lean hardly believe that he is my
father,â
* Without doubt, then, he is not a nice
man.â
âNice! There is nothing nice about
him. [ can assure you. I never saw a
rougher or more uncouth man in my life,
Ile did not seem to know what to do with
his hands or teet, and Lam sure that Ma-
dame Pinetteâs reception-room wa- the
first parlor he ever saw. He looked like
a dressed-up bear, in the most outlandish
garments imaginable, and I suppose that
Tell me at once
afore, and it will be no trouble fora gal of
your Jooks and eddication to marry a rich
man, who will be able to take care of her
and her kin. You'll be glad to hear, I
reckon, that I've already picked out the
right kind of a man,â
anxiety on h r countenance,
* Don't say that, | be
piteous appeal.
toynd them, and applicd herself dili,ently
Jeanette raised her eyes, and looked
fairly at the mountaineer tor the first time,
w han expression of far and ii tense
âae â was her
â| will do anything else
he never wore any civilized habiliments
before, for he said that his clothes were a
torment to him, and he had Indian moc-
carias on his feet.â
*T presume that he must be a trapper
or trader of the far west, and he may be a
very aonest and well-meaning man, I
have seen many of those people, and they
have their good qualities, though they
are mere animals asa general Leg
Honest! Let me tell you what he pro-
osed to me, and then you shall judge of
his honesty. Ife plainly told mw that he
that you wish me to do, | can teach school
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A WIFE WANTED.
Ye fuir ones attend, I've an offer to make you:
In Hymenâs soft bands I am anxious to live,
For better, for worse, companion I'll take me,
Provided she fills the description I yive-
I never expect nor can hope for perfection,
Wor that never yet was a bachelorâs lot;
But choosing a wife, I would make a selection
Which mauy in my situation would not,
I'd haveâlet me seeâI'd not have a beauty.
For beautiful women are apt to be vain;
Yet with a small share, I would think it a duty
To take her, be thankful, and never compluin.
Her form must be goodâwithout art to constrainit,
And rather above than below middle-size ;
A something (it puzzles my brain to expluin it)
Like eloquent language must flow from her eyes,
She must be well bred, or I cannot respect her;
Good-natured and modest, but not very coy,
Ifer mind well informedâ'tis the principal nector
That sweetens the cup of Hymenial joy.
IIer home she must love, and domestic employ-
ment,
ITave practical knowledge of honsehold affairs ;
And make ita part of her highest employment
To soften my troubles and lighten my cares.
Her age, I would have it at least to be twenty,
But not to exceed twenty-five ut the mostâ
And the girls of that uge being ev'ry where plenty,
T hope to yet one of that numerous host,
Not fortune I ask, for I've no predilection
Vor ylitter or show, or the pomp of high life :
1 wish to be bound by the cords of affection ;
Aud now I bave drawn up the sketch of a wife.
If iy postess the above requisitions,
And wif go 49 joined by the conjugal band,
They will pl„ac.; step forwardâthey know the
conditionsâ
Enquire for the writer, ['m aiwoys at hand,
Feb, 26, 1869,
SNOW BIRD,
THE TRAPPERâS CHILD.
CHAPTER I,
THE FAWN AND THE BEAR,
There was quite an excitement among
the ladies in Madame Pinetteâs boarding-
school at St, Loui
number was ealled for, and the messenger
who made the announcement also brought
the news that her father had come to see
her and to take her away.-
St. Louis was comparatively a small
town at that time; but it was rapidly |!
growing in wealth and importance, as it} f
was the emporium of the western fur trade, |?
t
education for a considerable section of
country, an honor which it had previously | „
disputed with Cape Giradeau and St, Gen-
evieve.
Pinette was the most fashionable and se-|t
model of propriety and refinement,
The father of Jeanette Barteau was
age among the inmates of Madame Vin-
etteâs establishment;
tence, and who seemed to consider Jean
were not willing toown her although they | i
ladies might have hesitated to associate
with Jeanette, had it not been a known | t
would never receive into her school any |s
person concerning whose respectability
there could be the slightest doubt.
about the parentage of Jeanette as any ot] âŹ
young ladies, and the story was related to
âvery new arrival as a necessary portion | 1
of the history of the establishment.
The story was simply this: Many years
a very small and unpretending affair, Jea- 4
years of age, had been brought to the di-|1
rectress by a French merchant, a gentle: | Âą
man of hig!
tegrity.
being the daughter of a friend of his, |1
who was engaged in the fur basiness
permitted him to viit St. Louis, LHe
requested Madame Pinette to
child into her establishinent, to educate her | Âą
of the directress a considerable sum ot |)
money, assuring her that as large an am-|t
ount would be paid to her yearly, as long |r
us she continued to take care of the child, | 1
received into Madame Pinctteâs establish: | 1
ment, was treated as one of her own chil-|y
dren, and had been with her ever since. |i
There was nothing very surprising about
help wondering why Jeanette's father had
never come to see her, and what manner
of man he was, if he really had existence,
The French merehant had died a few
years after placing the child at the school ;
but the money for Jeanetteâs maintenance
was still recei
ived, sometimes from one
source, and sometimes trom another,
Jeanette seemed to be very well satisfied
with the situation of affaiys. She had
grown up with sufficient senge, under the
management of Madame Pinette, not to
trouble herself unnecessarily about such
matters. She loved the directress as a
mother, and gave but little thought to a
father whom she did not remember, and
who did not even write to her, She found
herselt well clothed, boarded and educa-
ted, and supplied with every necessity and
luxury that she could reasonably desire,
Under the teachings of Madame Pinette,
she contented herself with affairs as she
Geabthptie w
had ne
cap, whiel.
toward him was
4, When one of their] She was glad to
ina chair neat
for him to spe
were by nom,
Tt was also the center ot intelligence and | view.
The boarding-sehool of Madame | Iâve come to el
lect establishment of the kind in the young | you war nothin,
city, and its directress was considcred a| brought you hyn
of this settlement ;
generally considered as a mythical person- | again,
indeed, there was| lm thinkinâ that
some among them who doubted his exis-| against me on t
money, and did
ette a sort of jilia nullius,, whose parents | gamblinâ, as most
supported herin good style. âThese young |
and established tact that Madame Pinette| she must say something to express her
8
a lady you are, it ever there was one on
As for the directress, as Madame Pinette | airth,
chose to style herself, she knew as little | you are a heap prettior than any picturâ 1
her pupils. In fact, she had already im-|and willinâ to go with your dad now ; ain't
parted tho extent ot her information to the |y
ed as conveying her assent,
before, when Madame Pinetteâs school was | about,â continued Jean Barteau, twisting
nette, who was then a child of about tour! never muh of a hand at pala
h standing and undoubted in-| few words that come tome,
Ile represented the child us| thatT
in the far west, and whose duties seldom] faintly repeated Jeanette.
take the!a motive in so doinâ, and I ain't goinâ to
and bring her up in the best style, and to] was spendinâ my money on you, instid of
bea mother to her, âTo secure the tulfil- throwinâ it away, L allowed that it was in-
ment of this request, he placed in the hands! yestinâit, as the traders say, and IT was
Under these circumstances Jeanette was| through a powerlul sight of rough work
this story, but the young hudies could not /easy and comfortable for the rest of his
to her studies and other duties, until she
became a well-educated and accomplished
young lady, If she had any wonderings,
misgivings or longings, concerning the
father of whom she knew only the name,
she was careful to keep them to herself, or
confided them only to the sympathizing
Madame Dinette,
It would be doing Janeatte an injustice,
however, to say that she was not deeply
affected when she heard the announcement
that this unknown parent had at last ar-
rived, and that he had come to take her
from the pleasant home in which most of
her life had been spent. She was anxious
to see him; but there was a feeling of fear
mingled with her natural desire, a paintul
sense of doubt and distrust, producing a
nervous timidity which she could not shake
off, Her hands trembled so that she could
hardly arrange her dress, and she declined
the assistance of the girls who clustered
around her, with a peevishness that was
quite unusual with her, At last she was
ready; the finishing touch was put to her
toilet, and, after a last look at her pale face
in the glass, she went down stairs with
timid and hesitating steps, followed by the
curious glances of her companions. She
could not guess what sort of a man_ she
was xbout to meet; for none of the girls
had ventured to peep into the reception-
room, the servant Who announced bim had
not seen the stranger, and Madame Pinette
happened to be away trom home,
Again she hesitated, with her hand upon
the knob, when she reached the door of
the room in which he was supposed to be
wailing for her, and it was with a palpita-
ting heart that she at last entered and saw
betore herâwhat?
Ile was no gentleman, certainlyâno
gentleman, at least, in the boarding-sehool
sense of the wordâthat man who was
awkwardly sitting on an ottoman near the
fire-place, Ile was a rough and weather-
beaten man, somewhat past the prime of
life, with long, straggling hair and griz-
zled beard, and a cast of countenance that
was by no means inviting to a young lady
of education and refinement. Tle was clad
in a blue swallow-tailed coat, striped vest,
and yellow pantaleons, all of whieh titted
him badly, and seemed to give him the
greatest possibie discomfort. It was evi-
wild mountaineer, who
averâ : eee = | had d dl attire Jor this sania?
y ar: a verity cy es WAST) PUBS
S t l t tt Bul 1 t ery tu Wii, fe a his change of garb, He was
sb EUS AVE TO ECS pce ae rely translorined, however, as he
been able to induce his extremities
ft to the torture of hat and boots.
ere Incased in gayly-ornamented
, of the Chippewa fashion, and
as covered with a gray foxskin
he had not thought of Ne
â âether, he was a very uncouth
nae areas and Jeanciteâs first feeling
' Sony sone of positive repulsion,
rseat her trembling form
the door, where she waited
nk; but ber disgust and fear
jeans decreased when he ad-
his head
lressed her. 7
» â ny
© Your names
ow,â said the
from his seat, wh
resume during t
is Jeanette Barteau, T al-
jountaincer, as he rose
Ach he did not attempt to
e remainder of the inter-
imidly replied Jeanette,
her eyes.
remy gal, I reckon, and
âaim you. {t's been a long
sot eyes onto you, âcause
oe but v kitten when 1
Âź and I hainât been inside
4a trom that day to this.â
yauly responded Jeanette
iby you, my gal, and
Tyou cainât say ao word
Jhat seore, I saved my
* Yes, sir,â
Without raising
âThen you s
ime since Iâve
âYus, sit,â tail
âI've done we
4jn't spend it drinkin? or
f our men do; but sent
ucy, fur to hey you
tike a lady.â
ay
0)
ton hyar to St iP
ised and eddicated ty,
âTam sure that I any
very much obliged
0 you, sir,â replied Jeanette, thinking that
sratitude.
âT meant that you should be a lady,and
It ain't a bit too much to say that
rver sot eyesonto. I sâpose you are ready
ou?â
Jeanette's answer was an unintelligible
murmur, which the mountaincer interpret-
"I've got a power of things to tell you
and moving himself uneasily; but I was
er and these
1yar settlement clothes are so cussed un-
somfortable that Tecan hardly jerk out the
You allow
ve done the fa'r thing in havinâ you
aised up like a lady?â
«Tam sure 1 am much obliged to you,â
© 1's only nateral that I should hey had
leny that L did hey a motive. When |
ropinâ to git it back alter years had gone
by. âLhe time fur gettinâ it back has come,
my gal, or it must come alore long. âThis
hoss is gittinâ old, you see, and he has been
anâhardships,to say nothinâ of Injin serapes,
ill to git the money to pay for your risinâ
ind schoolinâ, It would suit him mighty
well to settle down somewhar, and live
lite.â
âTL hope you will be able to do as you
propose,â murmured Jeanette, wondering
to What this prelade was to lead,
âGlad to heat you say so, Children
should love their parents, and obey âem,
and L reckon you're the right sort. It just
depends on you, my gal, to say whether
your old dad shall live easy and comfort-
able, You are mighty purty, as 1 said
and do many things. Twill use the edu-
cation that you have given me in any way
but that. will work hard to sapport you
comfortably, but do not ask me to marry.â
** 1 didn't raise you up like a lady to
make you work like a squaw,â replicd
Bartean, with a very unpleasant leer, *It's
n way that gals hev got, as I've heern tell,
to draw back when some âun tells âem_ te
marry, though they are powerlul eager
when they take the notion themselves. But
hyarâs what cainât put up with such foolish-
ness as that. Iâve told you what ÂŁ want,
and it has p'intedly got to be so. I hev
picked out the man to suit me, and he ort
to suit you, as he is rich and good-lookinâ,
though he ain't quite so young as he
mought be. His name is Jeems Musson,
and I reekon you've seen him mor'n once.â
Jeanette trembled with terror, tor she
had secn James Musson, and he was so
odious to her that she hoped she might
never see him again,
** You ain't skeered of him, I hope,â said
Barteau,
Jeanetteâs face turned a trifle whiter,
and from her downeast eyes there. stole
glances of defiance and determination,
** What say you, gal?â
* Your judgment should be better than
mine, and I nave no doubt that I ought to
try and please you.â
*Thatâs the notion, my gal! Tam glad
to see you so willinâ and obedient. I donât
mean to hurry you about it, but will let
you take your own time, purty nigh. I
only want the matter onderstood, 1 hev
jest this to say nowâthat 1 will come in
the morninâ to take you away from hyar,
and you may go to work and git your pos-
sibles packed and ready,â
My what, sir?â
* Your finery and fixinâs. I must go
now. Gvod-bye, gal, and be ready airly
in the morninâ.â
And so he took his leave, Uo did not
offer to kiss her, but took her little white
hand in his broad palm, and held it there
wu moment, looking at itas if it were some-
thing very wonderful and valuable. Ag
he did so, she perceived that he had been
drinking, for she smelled the fume of vil-
lainous whiskey, and she could hardly
conceal her disgu t.
Jeanette hastened up to her own room,
threw herself on the bed, and burst into
tenne, ty father,Âź was her sobbing
reply to the Sympathising questions of ber
roul-naitte,
CHAPTER II.
A DISAPPEARANCE,
Jeanctte Bartean had good reason for
the fear and apxicty which she manilested
when her lather spoke to her concerning
marriage, and when he mentioned James
Musson as the person whom he had cho-
sen for her husband, |
S!e had not turned seventeen without
receiving the homage of several young
gentlemen, and she had her own notions
Concerning the person whom she intended
tomarry. In fact she had fixed her «f+
{ections upon Henri Labardie, clerk in
atur house in St, Louis, who was both
young and handsome, Although he was not
Wealthy. Henri had told hey that he loved
her, and had been assured t his love
was returned, They had vowed eternal
tidelity, and were only â* waiting a while?
until circumstances should justily them in
marrying.
peste did not long remain bathed in
tears and lying on her bed, Shy had
formed her resolution while she was in the
presence of dean Barteau, as soon as shu
learned what his intention really was, and
she was only giving temporary indulgence
to her disappointment and yexation when
she returned to her room.
She soon arose, fireely rejecting the con-
solutions of her yoom-mate,dried her tears,
arranged her toilet, pub on her hap «ina
shawl, and sallied forth alone Sash
ame Vinetteâs, ectetyatiu receivet Mad-
J aS ytges a coHshMent,
2 say Went rapidly down the street to-
ward the river, but walked more slowly
when she came among the business honses
and looked anxiously about her, Her
eyes brightened as she eaugh. sight of a
handsome young man with a note-book
aud pencil in his hand; and he must have
spied her at the same moment, for he
UE RaneY his steps as he advanced toward
ner,
*Thave been looking for you, Henri,
and am so glad to see you,â suid Jeanette,
as she met her lover,
** You are more fortunate than Iam, al-
ways looking for you,â replied her lover,
* Something has happened, Henri, or E
would not have come alone to seck you
here.â
âWhat is the matter? Has Madamo
Pinette been scolding you, or do you wish
me to furnish flowers for your May festi-
vole!
âIt issomething more important than
that Henriâsomething that concerns us
both, and we must decide and act: imme-
diately.â
You surprise mo.
what has happened.â
â My father has arrived.â
Your father! 1 hardly believed) that
you had a father. Where did he come
irom? Why has he been so long absent
from you? What sort of a man is he?
Did you tell hin of our plans?â
âYou almost stun me with your ques-
tions. Which shall [ answer first? Let
me tell you what sort of 2 man he is, and
you will be better able to understand me.
Henri, Lean hardly believe that he is my
father,â
* Without doubt, then, he is not a nice
man.â
âNice! There is nothing nice about
him. [ can assure you. I never saw a
rougher or more uncouth man in my life,
Ile did not seem to know what to do with
his hands or teet, and Lam sure that Ma-
dame Pinetteâs reception-room wa- the
first parlor he ever saw. He looked like
a dressed-up bear, in the most outlandish
garments imaginable, and I suppose that
Tell me at once
afore, and it will be no trouble fora gal of
your Jooks and eddication to marry a rich
man, who will be able to take care of her
and her kin. You'll be glad to hear, I
reckon, that I've already picked out the
right kind of a man,â
anxiety on h r countenance,
* Don't say that, | be
piteous appeal.
toynd them, and applicd herself dili,ently
Jeanette raised her eyes, and looked
fairly at the mountaineer tor the first time,
w han expression of far and ii tense
âae â was her
â| will do anything else
he never wore any civilized habiliments
before, for he said that his clothes were a
torment to him, and he had Indian moc-
carias on his feet.â
*T presume that he must be a trapper
or trader of the far west, and he may be a
very aonest and well-meaning man, I
have seen many of those people, and they
have their good qualities, though they
are mere animals asa general Leg
Honest! Let me tell you what he pro-
osed to me, and then you shall judge of
his honesty. Ife plainly told mw that he
that you wish me to do, | can teach school