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M00K3S'S RTO&L MEW-Y0EK3SK. 



stsir 



c all v 



bis door, for 



down beside ber, be told her twice that sh( 

 handsome, and unknowu to bw, HU oanll 

 winding his arm around her Trust, when f-oi 

 rosewood bedstead there came tbe sharp, < 

 word, "Bi:njahin !" and, unmindful of" Rosau 

 presence, Ben leaped into the middle of tbe r 



ROSAMOND; 



THE YOUTHFUL ERROR 



-A. TALK Of RIVERSIDE. 



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slowly making ber loilet alone, there came a geoth 

 rap at her door, and Rosamond Lrvton appeared 

 her face frch and blooming as a rose-bud, ber 

 curls brushed back from her forehead, and her 

 voice very respectful, as she said — "I have come 

 to ask your pardon for my roughness yesterday. 

 I eon do belter, aud if you will let mo wait on you 

 while you stay, I am sure I shall please you." 



Mrs. Van Xecnrzs could not resist that appeal, 

 and she graciously accepted the girl's offer, asking 

 her the while what had made the change in ber 

 behavior. Always frank ond truthful, Rosauond 

 explained to the lady that Mr. Browning's kind- 

 ness had filled her with gratitude and determined 

 ber to do as aha had done. To her Mrs. Van 

 Vechten said nothing, but when she met her 

 brother at the breakfast table, there was an omi- 

 nous frown upon her foce, and the moment they 

 were alone she gave him her opinion without re- 

 serve. ButMr.BiiGwxiKQwaafirm. " He should 

 have something to live for," he said, " and Heaven 

 only knew the lonely hours he passed with no 

 object in which to be interested. Her family, 

 though unfortunate, were highly respectable," he 

 added, "and if T can make her a useful ornament 

 in society, it ia roy duty to do so." 



Mrs. Van Vicdten knew how useless it would 

 be to remonstrute with him, and she gave up the 

 contest, mentally resolving that "Bi:n should not 

 pass bis College vacations there." 



When the villagers learned that Mr. Browning 

 intended to educate Rosamond and treat ber as his 

 equal, they ascribed it wholly to the influence of 

 his sister, who, of course, had suggested to him 

 an act which seemed every way right and proper. 

 They did not know how the lady opposed it, nor 

 how, for many days, she maintained u cold reserve 

 towards the young girl, who strove in various 

 woys to conciliate her, and at last succeeded so 

 far that she not only accepted her services at her 

 toilet, but even asked of her sometimes to read 

 her to Bleep in the afternoon, a process neither 

 long nor tedious, for Mrs. Van Vkcuten was not 

 literary, and by the lime tbe second page was 

 reached she usually nodded her full acquiescence 

 to the author's opinions, and Rosaiioxd was free- 

 to du am she pleased. 



One afternoon when Mrs. Van YcctiTra was fast 

 •sleep, and Rosamond deep in the "Ri mc of the 

 Ancient Marincr,"(tbc former having selected that 

 poem as an opiate because of its musical jingle,) 

 there was the sound of a bounding Btcp upon the 

 stairs, accompanied by the stirring notes or Yan- 

 kee Doodle, which some one whistled at the lop of 

 bis voice. Rosamond was about going to see who 

 it was, wbeii the door opened and disclosed to 

 view a long, link, Eight haired, good-natured look- 

 ing youth, dressed in the extreme of fashion, with 

 a huge gold chain daogliug across his vest uud an 

 immense diamond ring npoo bis little finger. This 

 last he mana^L-d to show frequently by caressing 

 bis chin, where, by tbe aid of o microscope, a very 

 litlledown might possibly have been found ! This 

 wuBen! ne had just arrived, and learning tbat 

 liis mother was in her room, bad entered it uncer- 

 tspectcd sppariti 



l ] """ ; ; i " 1 *"'ints [Jirl sUrtl&d him, and he intro- 

 good grates by tbe very 

 , " ThuntUr.' I beg your 

 uued, os he met her sur- 



i 





duccd hi 



prised and repro 

 1 didn't know n 

 expression of mine, but In 

 Do you live here v " 



" I wait upon your moth 

 swer, which came uearwring,r, g froni 

 nan a repetition of tbe offensive word. 



But he remembered himself i« \^ mv onJ ( 

 -uulinutd, " How do you know sbe' a my mott 

 I'uu are right, though. I'll 



taboo), tbey say. But, M , 



flic ,. 



" I want htr to leave 



Ihe t> 



om,"said Mrs Van 



Vechten, pointing towards Ro 





o, wholly 





of her offence, 



-etreatct 



hastilr, wondering bow she 



b.id di-|.|. 



used tbe 



capricious ladv. 









Although Ben Van 















mother*! command*, i, 



was n 



it nrd-nai 



'y udaid 







pat.rD'iy, 





told him tbol BOSAHOK 







Bl auo- 







□.self. "She was a 



sort of nobody, wbmn 





icr had DO 



I.H.ll.-.T 



to educate." sbe en.d, 



and t 



inigh she 



might be 



ruther pretty, she was 1 





and vu'gar, as any 



one could see." 









Ben confessed to a 



deficit 



cy of eve 



sight on 



that point, and then, 







owed no 



signs of chunking the 









abruptly end saiinlerec 



..ff.nt 



• tbe garde 





it- came Nuddenlvupon 



Robaii 







ng tbe Ancient Marine 





auoimer-b 



j use, her 



ovorile resort. 









"So we've met ngai 



," said 



he, " and 



a pretty 



ccture I've had on vou 









" Why on my accour 



t?" as 



cd Rosam 



Oxr>, and 



Ibm, who never kept a thing to himself, told her 

 n substance all his mother had said. 



" Sin- always wakes in the wrong time," snid he, 

 'and Hhe saw me just as I was about to give vou 

 i little bit of a hug, — so" — and he proceeded to 



Rosamond's 'emper was up, and equally indig- 

 ent at mother and son, she started to ber feet, 

 net aiming, "I'd thank you, sir, to let me alone.'' 



pray don' 



Now, I rather like that, 

 i blood vessel. I've no b 

 you, if mother does think 



m of m.kiog 

 You are too 



lully 



" Too small a girl," repeated Rosamond, scorn- 

 "Vm fourteen to-morrow— quite too old 

 nsulted," and she darted away, followed by 

 the merry laugh of the good-humored Ben. 



Two hours before, Rosamond would not have 

 been so excited, for though nearly fourteen, sbe 

 was in thought and feeling a very child, as was 

 proved by her asking to kiss her benefactor's band . 

 but Mrs. Van Vechten's remarks, repeated to her 

 by Ben, had wrought in her a change and i some 

 respects transformed ber into a woman at «nce 

 She did not care so much for tie l>br-nira Ben hud 



' bos< 



.Hi ... 



Sin, I, 



rang out i 



upon the door-steps and gave no heed. 



" Rosamond," said Mrs. Peters, " 

 Vechten is ringing for you." 



" Let her ring, I'm not goiDg to wait i 

 more," and Rosamond returned to the 



Meantime, flurried and impatient, the lady above 

 stairs pulled at tbe bell-rope, growing 

 vous and angry with every pull, until 



A,i: beard licr brothel '* slop in tbe ho) 



say she's enticing Ben again. I knew it < 



unit; hurriedly down the stairs, Mr. BiiO' 

 ght out Rosamond and said to her, " Uj 

 mging for you." 



I know it, sir," and the brown eyes, nlm .1. 

 ; to fore had seemed so soft and gentle, Stohed 

 n him an expression which puzzled him. 



Then why do you not gor" he asked, and the 

 young girl replied, " r shall not wait upon her any 



mond seemed so gentle, — so good. 



He did not bear tbe low knock 

 his thoughts were far away in 

 where he had learned his first lesson of woman- 

 kind. Neither did be hear the light footfall upon 

 the floor, but when a sweet, tearful voice said to 

 him, " Mr. Browning, are you feeling so badly for 

 me?" he started, and there on a hassock at bis 

 feet, sot Rosauono Leyton. The sight of her was 

 unexpected, and it startled him for u moment, but 

 soon recovering his composure he said gently, 

 " Why an you here'/ I supposed you were in bed." 



Rosamond began to cry, and with her usual im- 

 pHuns ty replud, " I cume to tell you how sorry I 

 .iin f.-r behaving so rudely to you. I do try to 



i be mastery. Won't you forgive me, sir? It 

 waso'i Rosamond that acted so,— it was a vile, 

 wicked som-hodv e'se. Will you forgive me?" 

 and in bt-r dltad ibat tile coveted 'forgiveness 

 nughi be withheld, she forgot tbat be was only 

 twmty-fou&uiA laid her head upon bis knee, sob- 

 bing like a little child. 



"Had she done like this, bow different woi 

 my life have been," thought Mr. Browning, e 

 imv'hint.iiily catering the curly bead, be v 

 about to speak, when Rosamond interrupted h 

 saying, '* I won't deceive you, Mr. Browning, d 

 make you think I'm better than I am. I am so; 

 I acted so to you, but I don't believe I'm boi 

 about Mrs. Van Vbchtbs. I don't like her, for 

 she always treats me as though I 



m aliby liiriv t"i 



e pen things, I 



suppose, for sbe threatened to wr 



and so I thought I'd come uud tell you myself " 



There was a dizzy whirl in Mr I 

 brain,— a pallor about his lips,— for a terrible sus- 

 picion bad flashed upon him, and leaning forward, 

 lisper, "What' 









Must I f Ob, don't make n 



>.' looked be 



He co 



Id no 



help respecting her for that int 





feeling, 



which 



would 



aot permit he 





1 



trampled down 



and tho 



gh he felt mi 





ii 





,avm 





way after all 



he ass 





her of h 



sforg 





d then added, 



'Mrs. 



r A 















received 



a letter to-nigbt, saying ber p 









i, and sbe leaves 

 she asked, "doi 



" lit accompanies bis mother to New York," he 

 id, "and I believe she intends leaving him tbert: 

 with a friend, until bis school commences again." 

 of herself, Rosamond rather liked Bkn, 

 and feeling that she was the cause of his banish- 

 ment from Riverside, her sympathy was enlisted 



for him. and ah 

 ild afav. Du 

 No, Rosawo: 

 Browning's r*p 

 ), he bade 

 en like bej 



, "If I 1 

 In rather send me away*" 

 ; I need you here," was Mr. 

 i the clock Btrnck 



r leave him, sayir 

 ere in bed. 



1 going 



II, e 



;aid Mr, Br, 

 me of his v 



c-bom, and hav< 



"She says I am vul t 

 designs upon Bkn," said she, "and it's a false- 

 hood. My mother was as much a lady as she. I 

 ulgur, and I hate Ben, and I won't stay 

 here, If I must wait on htr. Shall I go away *" 

 If Rosamond left, the life of the house went with 

 tr. This Mr. Browning knew ; but man-like, he 

 d not wish to be conquered by a woman, and 

 after questioning her as to tho nature of Mrs. Van 



M uir.-TICt 



>lisb t 



that v.. 



ngs, I know, but 





o be obeyed." 



I she stays, and I c 



That 



tile foot upon the ground, she said saucily, "And 

 suppose you are not obeyed V 



ot tell her she must leave Riverside, 

 , " You must answer for your disobedi- 

 who have certainly some right to con- 

 then, fearing that bis own high temper 



i. ght be 

 walked a 

 she cared less for b 



V in-. 



samond was too impulsive not to repent bit- 

 of her conduct, aud though she persisted in 

 ng Mrs. Van Vkchtin to herself, and refused 

 eak to Ben, whose f«e io consequence wore 

 Ht melancholy expression, she almost cried 

 llf sick, and at lost atertied Mrs. PnBHS,just 

 at lady was stepping into bed, by declaring 

 ifae roust see Mr. Buownino before sbe slept. 



. BrOWXIKO sat in his library, alone. lie did 

 usual]; retire early, but this night he bad 

 s for wakefulness. The burst of passion he 

 witnessed in bis protege, had carried bim 

 i another than little Rosamond 

 h had laughed bis wishes to scorn. 







i be bad said, Mrs Van Vecd- 



r, and she came down to brcakli 



n her traveling dress, appearing very unamia- 



aud looking very cross at Rosamond, with 



tn she finally parted without a word of recon- 



iion. Ben, on the contrary, was all affability, 



m.inaeed al> ly to Hu her, telling her be should 



; ihero again in spite of his mother. 



icr tlii-ii departure the household settled back 



that >»"\i., being promoicd to the 



;ion of an equal, became, in many respects, the 

 mistress of Riverside, though Mrs. Peters 



nominally held the reins, and aside from superin- 

 tending her work, built mauy cas'les of the future 

 when her protege would be a full grown woman 



and her master .-till vming and handsome ! 



Chapter TV. - Bosamond'a Education. 

 One year has paired away since Mrs. Va-N Vech- 

 ten departed for lue- Sjuth, and up the locust- 

 lined avenue winch iea-ls to Riverside, the owner 

 of the place is slowly ridiDg. It is not pleasant 

 going home to night, and so he lingers by tbe way, 

 wondering why it is that tbe absence of a child 

 should make so much difference in one's feelings ! 

 During the year Ros wiosd had recited her lessons 

 to him, but with many others he fancied no girl's 

 education could be finished unless she 

 away — and two weeks before the uiglit uf which 

 we write he bad taken ber himself U> At water Semi- 

 nary, a distance of more than two hundred 

 and then, with a sense of desolation for which hi 

 could not account, he had returned to his home 

 which was never so lonely before. There was nt 



upon the stairs,— no soft, white band to bathe hi; 

 forehead when Buffering from real or funcied head 

 aches, — no slippers waiting by his 



bright face at tbe window,— 



» how white t 

 It will f 

 e of her. Did sbe s 



ding 

 "I 



tottered to 

 Seminary is 



By this lime Rosamond came wilh the pillows 

 which she arranged upon the sofa, making him In 

 down while sbe sat by, and laid ber hand sooth 

 ingly upon his burning forehead. 



" We will have tea in here to-Dight," she said 

 " I told Mrs. Peters so, and I will make it myself 

 Do you feel any better?" and hhe brought her rosj 

 face bo near to his that be full her warm breatl 

 upon his cheek. 



"Yes, I am better," he said, "but keep youi 

 band upon my forehead. It osiures me of joui 

 presence, when my ejes are shut." 



So RosAuown sat beside bim, and when Mrs. 

 Peters came in to lay the cloih, she found them 

 thus togetbi 

 to herself, ' 



the good lady bus'led io and m 

 choicest bio and richest cake in h 



JJOJVIES FOR -A.LL. 

 EMIGRANT AH) AND HOMESTEAD COMPANY 



Thai 



ngly.sbe whispered 

 ywhere," and 



bringing her 



ardiDg-school 



indly ii 



nplct 



, p.icinn np 



He 



forget how nea 



he had been to one who had embittered his who!> 

 life,— Doryetbowntartober joung Rosahovi. Ikh 

 been, and he shuddered as if ihe latter had escapei 

 an unseen danger. Occasionally, too, the dreai 

 thought stole over him, " suppose she should com, 

 here, and wilh her eagle eyes discover what, if i 

 exist 1 ! at all, is hidden in the inino-t recesses iil'm' 





audv, 



haggard and pale, his fuce gave no token of th 

 iblc night be had passed. But what should h 

 do with Rosamond ? This was the question wbic! 

 perplexed him. He had no desire to send be 

 from him again, neither would sbe have gone if h 

 ad— and he at last came to tbe very sensible coo 

 lusion that the school in his own village was quit 

 3 good as any, and she accordingly became u: 

 tteudant ut the Granby Female Seminary. Her 

 he remained for two years and a half, over wbicl 

 ime we will pass silently and introduce her agai, 

 j our readers, when she is nearly eighteen, — 

 raduate, — a belle, — and the sunshine of River 

 Bide. [To be continued.] 



1 Rosai 





Of all this was he thinking thut Nov 

 oon, and when at last he reached 

 'ent straight to his library, hoping ti 

 aerc, telling bim of her welfare. But lettei 

 ras none, and with a feeling of disappoin 

 started for the parlor. The door was njt 

 VmiL'lit glimp-.es of a cheerfully blaring Ii 



rate. Tho shutters, too, were open t 

 curtains were put back just as they used h 

 u there. It seemed like the olden 

 pirn- -nu what enlivened he advu 





■ a youi 



girl, Her back was turned 



knew that form full well, and 



joyfully he cried, " Rosamond, how came you here?" 



Amid her smiles and tears, Rosamo; 



tell him tho story of her grievances. She 



mc-sick, aud she could not learn half so much at 



the Atwater Seminary as at home, — then, too, she 



hated the straight-jacket rules, and hated tbe lady 



boarder, who pretended to be sick, and wouldn't 



school girls breathe, especially Rosamond 



, for whom she seemed to have conceived a 



particular aversion. 



Pleased as M r. BiiowNivfi was to have Rosamond 

 itb bim again, he did not quite like her reasons 

 r coming back, and be question*! her closely as 

 the cause of her sudden return. 

 '* 1 shouldn't have come, perhaps," suid Rosa- 

 >.nd, "if that sick woman hadn't been so nervous 

 id disagreeable. She paid enormous sums for 

 •r board, and so Mrs. LfflMBT would haidk let os 

 eathe for fear of disturbing her. My room was 

 er hers, and I had to take off my shoes and walk 

 i tip-toe, and even then she complained of me, 

 ying I was rude aud noisy, when I tried so hard , 



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