BOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
THE  EOSE  TEEE. 
BY  VIOLET  FULLER. 
WiTHtx  a  happy,  shnltercd  home, 
A  litllo  rose  tree  bl'X»med ; 
Its  leaves  unfolding’  one  by  one. 
The  .air  around  perfumed. 
It  to  the  sunshine  raised  its  head. 
And  grew  from  hour  to  hour ; 
The  parents  smiled,  it  seemed  so  fair — 
Their  modest  little  (lower. 
But  when  the  lyhkjts  of  winter  came. 
The  little  rose  tree  sighed, 
And  shivered,  as  Jt  heard  the  storm, 
Thai  roared  so  fierce  and  wide. 
“  Earth  is  too  cold  for  me,"  it  said ; 
“  Its  storms  will  surely  come. 
And  beat  on  my  defenceless  head, 
E’en  in  this  sheltered  home." 
The  Master  looked  from  Heaven  above ; 
“  Sweet  rose,"  he  whispered  low, 
“Earth’s  storms  are  cruel,  and  its  stains 
Will  soil  thy  leaves  of  snow.” 
Then  rinickly  to  his  garden  fair 
lie  took  the  pretty  flower. 
Where  no  dark,  earthly  stains  do  come, 
Or  stormy  Kkies  do  lower. 
“  0  give  US  back  our  snow-white  rose," 
The  weeping  parents  cried, 
“  For  homo  Is  d.ark,  we  cannot  live 
Since  our  fair  nme  tree  died." 
“  Peace  peace,  beloved,"  the  Master  said. 
“  Your  rc»!u  ia  safe  with  me ; 
Within  my  Paradise  it  lies 
And  blooms  eternally. 
"  Far,  above  nil  earthly  storms, 
Above  all  earthly  race. 
Look  up,  mid  with  the  eye  of  faith, 
Behold  your  rose  tree  there !’’ 
Ijisioriciil, 
OUR  COUNTRY; 
ITS  AOQUISITION  AND  DIVISION. 
BY  LESTEK  A.  BOBEKTS. 
[Continued  from  page  221. J 
TEXAS. 
In  1819,  when  Florida  was  purcha,secl  from 
Spain,  the  SouUi-wust,  bOiuitJary  of  the  Lnltorl 
SiaUis  was  deiennlncd  to  he  the  Sahlnc,  the  lied 
Itiver,  Ac.,  thu.s,  as  it  was  supposed,  ending  tlio 
controversy  a«  to  rights  lii  Te.\a3  bj'  conceding  It 
to  bo  a  part  of  Spanish  possessions  in  .Viucrlua. 
This  Tmeas  comprised  but  a  small  portion  or  the 
country  now  known  by  that  inuiio,  lucluduig  only 
that  lying  between  the  iSahlue  and  the  Nueces, 
with  its  norlhorly  limits  above  AasUn  and  Be.xar. 
In  1522  Mcxlw,  Including  Texas,  tlircw  olC  Span- 
tsh  domio ion  and  became  an  empli'o  under  irex- 
EiDE,  with  the  title  ot  AuiiusTiv  l.  as  Emperor. 
Attar  relKning  ten  mouths,  lie  was  compelled  to 
abdicate  by  a  revolution  headed  by  Santa  Anna, 
who  succe<!do(l  in  eUectlng  a  confederation  of  the 
nineteen  States  and  four  Territories  of  .Me.xlco, 
wlili  a  repnbllcau  form  of  gov»2rmucul.  Almost 
continual  war  .listed  between  the  political  par¬ 
ties  from  that  ilmc  until  1833,  at  which  tlmo  the 
Cioiitederated  states  were  made  a  cousoildated 
Kepublic  and  the  States  reduced  tn  the  condlMou 
of  Provinces. 
In  1324  Te.'cas  had  beeu  eonsolldatod  with  Coa- 
hmila  and  given  a  State  Government,  condltluiied 
lhatTe.\as,  wJHeh  was  then  but  apar.sely  Inhab¬ 
ited,  might  have  an  Indepeiuleut  Uovernmont  so 
soon  as  it  should  be  “  in  a  condition  to  ilgure  ns  a 
State  for  Itself."  McauUiue,  Immigrants  had  heen 
attracted  to  Te.vas  from  Southern  l.TUtcd  states 
and  some  from  Europe,  and  In  1833  a  memorl.d 
wa.s  sent  rx)  the  Mu-xlean  Cougre;-u,  a.sklng  to  be 
separated  lioiu  Coaluillla,  elaimiugthc  right  from 
the  fact  lliatos  a  dUtlMct  Province,  they  shared 
the  privations,  tolls,  expenses  and  dangers  of  the 
war  with  Spain ;  that  there  w-ws  no  bond  ot  union 
or  community  of  Interests  between  the  two  Prov¬ 
inces;  tlvir  such  law.s  a-s  benellt  GoahulUa  were 
rQ0.8tly  Injurious  to  Textt.s,  and  that  sho  was  vir¬ 
tually  without  u  Ooveruineut ;  tliat  Iho  union  had 
been  made  to  be  continued  only  until  Texa.8 could 
figure  for  herself,  Ac.,  Ac.  Thomcmortal  wasseut 
to  the  Mexican  congress  only  to  be  rejected,  and 
the  messenger  was  deialnei.1  as  a  [irlsouer  until 
the  summer  of  1&35. 
The  United  States  offerecl  to  purchase  Texas 
from  .Mexico,  but  the  oiler  was  declined.  All  Ibis 
time  the  real  reason  loi*  the  discontent  oi  the 
Texans  had  not  been  given.  How  oi ten  Is  It  the 
case  that  the  real  cause  of  action  in  nations  as  In 
men,  is  kept  hidden,  while  others  less  intluenti'.il 
aro  made  known  1  The  Mexican  laws  did  not  allow 
slavery.  The  soil  and  climate  of  Texa-s  w  ere  sup¬ 
posed  to  be,  in  a  superlatlvo  degree,  favorable  to 
the  institution.  A  large  proportion  of  the  then 
residents  of  Texas  were  from  slave  States  and 
with  pro-slavery  JncUuatlons.  The  plan  was,  rrom 
the  first,  not  only  of  the  Texans,  but  of  Inlluenllal 
partle.s  In  the  states,  to  first  free  Texas  from 
Mexico  and  then  atirie.x— or  rcaunex,  ns  they  pre¬ 
ferred  to  say— the  new  liepubllc  to  the  United 
States.  With  tilts  end  in  view  Sam  Houston  be¬ 
came  a  resident  of  Texas  In  1832. 
In  1838  Texas  rotused  to  submit  to  Santa  Anna, 
whom  they  styled  a  dictator  and  a  tyninl,  and 
proposed  annexation  to  the  I’ntted  statc-s,  by 
whom  It  was  declined  on  the  ground  that  -Mexico,  1 
with  whom  It  was  at  peace,  would  have  just 
grounds  of  complaint.  A  Declaration  of  Indepen¬ 
dence  was  then  Issued,  a  Constitution  framed  and  1 
Houston  made  commander-ln-chlef  of  the  army. 
Before  this  time  Mexican  troops  sent  to  put  down 
Insurrection  had  been  met  aud  many  contests  en¬ 
sued,  but  from  this  time  the  war  was  to  the  knife. 
In  April,  1S36,  at  the  battle  of  San  Jacinf,o, 
Santa  Anna  was  taken  prisoner.  An  agreement 
was  soon  entered  into  between  lilrn  and  the  Texan 
Government  to  the  efTcet  that  hostJlltics  should 
cease,  that  the  Me.xlc.aii  army  should  cros.s  the 
Klo  Grande,  that  all  prisoners  should  be  released, 
aud  that  ho  would  use  his  Intlucnce  with  the 
Mexloau  Government  for  the  recognition  of'I’exan 
Independence,  in  cousldcrallon  or  which  he  was 
to  be  relcasod  and  conveyed  to  Vera  Cruz,  .\rter 
he  imd  been  placed  on  boanl  ship  and  was  rc.ady 
to  sail,  at  the  demand  of  the  army  he  wits  again 
landed  aud  detained  as  a  prisoner  agaliLsf.  hLs  pro¬ 
test  until  November,  In  the  same  year,  when 
HOUSTON,  having  been  elected  President.,  he  was 
reloa.seii.  Ho  Immediately  went  to  Washington 
to  arrange,  Uo  said,  for  the  proper  uudci’slaadlug 
between  the  United  Slates  and  .M exlco.  He  re¬ 
mained  la  Washington  nine  days  and  was  sent 
home  m  a  United  Slates  shlp-of-war.  Ho  did  not 
keep  his  promise  to  Texas,  and  although  for  a 
longtime  hi).8tiliile8  were  suspended,  Mexico  nv 
fusedto  treat  with  the  now  liepubllc  whoso  Hide- 
pendcnco  had  been  acknowledged  in  Isa?  by  the 
United  States  and  in  ism  by  England,  Fniuce  and 
Belgium.  .Marauding  cxpcdlUon.s  enlei'ed  Te.xas 
In  18-11-12,  but  maile  no  attemiit  to  subjugate  the 
country.  Texas  attempted  to  repay  this  conduct 
111  kind  and  mude  unsuecesstful  atUunpts  ou  Santa 
Fe  and  other  .Mexican  towns. 
lu  1813,  by  Intercession  ol  Great  Britain,  .SANr.i 
Anna  agreed  to  treat,  ami  coiumls.8loucrs  were 
appointed  on  both  sldo-s.  Before  their  meeting 
Te.xas  had  received  overtures  rrom  the  llnlted 
States  looking  to  annexation.  This  dlsiileascd 
Mexico  and  caused  her  to  dissolve  the  commis¬ 
sion.  It  also  dlsploasocl  Franco  luul  England, 
whoso  desire  it  was  tlial  Turcas  should  remain  lu- 
depeudent  under  tholr  joint  protection  without 
slavery,  and  under  no  obligation  to  and  subject 
to  no  infiuoace  from  the  United  Hlates.  The  lorins 
ot  annexation  were  .agreed  to  by  Texas,  approved 
by  our  House  of  fiepro.sentatlves,  but  rejected  by 
the  Senate  April  iv,  I'm,  rccclvlMg  only  l.i  votes. 
But  the  end  was  not  yet,  .ami  It  was  far  from  cer¬ 
tain  that  the  rnonds  ot  alaveiy  In  the  United 
States  were  displeased  at  the  result. 
An  important  Presidential  olccLlon  was  pending 
and  some  lover  was  wanted  to  defeat  the  nomina¬ 
tion  by  their  party  or  Mr.  Va.v  Buken,  a  Northern 
man  who,  although  with  Southern  principles,  was 
not  8.il.l.sraclory,  So  Mr.  1’olk  was  nominated  by 
one  party,  while  the  other  supported  IIenky  Clay, 
who  was  well  known  to  bo  averse  to  annexation ; 
ami  the  que.sMon  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
In  the  election  ol  1844.  Mr.  Polk  was  elwted, 
but  the  questloa  was  not  left  for  Uls  action.  In 
the  session  of  Congress  following  hH  election,  tJio 
que.stlon  was  ag<Un  discussed  and  a  bill,  so  wrU- 
ten  as  to  give  the  I'rcsldont  power  to  nngouato 
with  Mexico  for  the  purpose  of  gaining  her  con¬ 
sent  to  aiinexatlou  and  fix  boundaries,  or  to 
annex  without  her  assent,  passed  the  House  or 
BepresenUiLlves,  February  '25, 1815,  ami  the  Seiuto 
March  l.  So  soon  as  the  Scnalo  had  voted,  the 
bill  was  sent  co  President  Tylek  for  bis  approval, 
wblch  was  given  witboui  hc.slutlon,  and  without 
any  refercuco  to  the  wl.slies  ot  Mexico,  two  days 
before  the  e.xplrallon  of  his  term  of  oiilce.  By 
cunventlon  held  hi  T  'Xiia  In  July,  annexation  wna 
aticepted  UuU  a  con-sHiutlon  prepared,  wUluh, 
being  acceplublu  to  Congress,  Texas  became  it 
State  of  the  Union,  December  27,  iSis.  But  where 
were  the  boumts  of  TexjisT  When  tlie  Louisiana 
purclULso  Was  mude.  United  Suites  claimed  to 
have  ncqiilreil  title  as  lar  wc.st  as  thv  lllo  Grande 
del  Norte.  The  Mexicans  Ircqucntly  exercised 
jurlsdleUou  east  of  I  hat  river,  but  it  was  only  by 
suffcranco.  Mr,  Jerfeuson,  whose  attcnllun  was 
called  to  It  during  his  udmlutstnillou,  said,  "  Let 
whoever  will  occupy  our  territory  west  ot  the 
Sabine,  wo  nelHior  want  li.  now,  nor  will  it  imy 
to  a-ssert  our  rights  at  present ;  but  It  l.s  ours,  and 
when  wewautlt  we  will  extend  our  Jiirlsdlctlou 
over  It,  and  all  people  must  submit.” 
When  the  treaty  with  .Spain  was  made  In  1819, 
our  South-West  Uno  was  dofimtely  ll.xeUat  the 
Sablric  iind  Red  River.  The  Province  ot  Texas 
never  extended  wo-stof  the  Nueces  and  but  little 
north  of  Auaclru  The  Reimbllc  ot  Te.xas  had  es¬ 
tablished  ilself  no  lurr, her  west  than  the  Nueces 
and  the  Pecos,  to  tlio  line  of  Now  Mexico  and 
thence  e.ast  along  said  lino  to  the  United  States 
boumlary.  When  annexation  tookplace  the  boun¬ 
daries  were  not  defined  In  the  resolutions  of  Con- 
grc.83  but  left  subject  to  adjustment  by  this  Gor~ 
ernmontand  all  oilier  Government-s  in  any  way 
Iniercstcd.  But  no  sooner  had  annexation  been 
agreed  upon  upon  than  Texas  laid  claim  M  all 
territory  oast  of  the  Rio  Grande  and  south  of  42’. 
In  July  4,  Gen,  Taylor,  who  was  In  command 
of  the  1  nlted  .States  forces  In  Texas,  was  ordered 
to  take  such  positions  as  would  enable  him  to  de¬ 
fend  the  icrritory  acquired  ■^‘tu  the  extent  that  It 
had  been  occupied  by  tho  people  of  Texas,"  Ho 
stopped  at  Corpus  Chrlstl  on  the  west  bank  of  the 
Nueoes  near  it.s  mouth,  and  here  remained  until 
February,  1840;  when,  receiving  orders  from  Pres¬ 
ident  Polk  to  advance,  lie  pu.shed  iicros.8  tlie  des¬ 
ert  separating  the  Nueces  and  the  Ulo  Grande 
aud  erected  a  fort  commanding  .Maiamoras.  The 
.Mexicans  requested  him  to  retire — pending  nego¬ 
tiations  between  tlio  two  eountrie.s  relative  to  the 
bound.iry— which  request  was  uccoinpanlod  with 
inlormatlon  that  his  refusal  to  do  so  would  be 
considered  by  Mexico  as  a  declaration  of  w.ar. 
Taylor  could  only  obey  orders  and  remain. 
Early  lu  May  the  Mexicans  crossed  the  river, 
on  the  5th  attacked  the  United  States  army  at 
Palo  Alto  and  were  badly  defeated.  They  retreated 
to  Resaca  de  la  Palma,  from  which  position  they 
were  driven  the  next  day  (the  9th)  and  compelled 
to  recro.ss  the  river. 
Ou  ,M.iy  Util,  In  ii,  special  message  to  Congress, 
President  Polk  asserted  that  the  Mexicans  had 
*•  at  last  Invaded  oitr  ten’ltory  and  shed  the  blood 
Of  our  teUnw  cltl’zens  on  our  own  soli."  Congress 
two  da.vs  utter  declared  that  "by  act  ot  tho  Ke- 
publln  of  Mexico,  a  state  ot  war  exists  between 
that  Government  and  the  Uiillcd  States,”  and 
Tiiea.8uros  were  1,aken  for  Its  prosecution, 
This  war  with  Mexico  continued  unUl  February, 
1S48,  when  a  treaty  prciiared  by  Commissioners 
appolnied  b.Y  the  .Me.xlcan  Congress  on  tbo-  one 
side  and  NroiiOLAS  P.  TKmr — who  hod  been  sent 
to  Mexico  from  Washington  tho  year  previous, 
with  e.'ctruordlnary  powers— on  tho  other,  was 
negotiated  ;uid  signed  at  (iuadelonpe  Hidalgo. 
By  thm  troaly  the  boundary  between  Mexico 
and  the  United  .states  was  fixed  and  determined 
to  be  the  Kly  Grande  from  Its  month  to  K1  r.a.so, 
and  In  consideration  ot  the  expenses  ot  tho  war, 
fl5,00ii,(m(>  in  hand  jiald  aud  iho  a-s-surnpilon  by 
tho  United  StatAsot  (lobtuduo  by  Mexico  to  Auier- 
iean  citizena  to  an  aiiiouni.  not  exceeding  S3, Too, - 
000,  Mexico  codod  to  the  United  Statoa  lUl  ot  New 
Mexico  and  CalUornla,  of  wlitrh,  during  ilio  war, 
the  Uiillcd  States  liad  alreadj  taken  po.s,sessloii, 
Gen.  Kearev  having  establLshed  him.ielf  at  Santa 
Fe  and  Gen.  FiiRMosTand  Cominodoni  Stockton 
having  practically  conquered  Culllornla. 
A  dispute  afterward  arose  reliillvo  to  the  south- 
eru  boundary  of  New  Mexico  which,  on  account 
of  Inaccuracy  of  the  map  used  when  tho  treaty 
w:is  written,  did  not  seem  to  be  well  established. 
Bolii  parties  were  aa.xlouH  to  possess  the  Mosllla 
Vallej’,  which  w.as  not.  only  auiqiosoil  to  bo  a  very 
fertile  section,  but  through  which  was  the  most 
Icasinle  route  for  a  road,  Sant  v  Anna,  then  again 
at  the  hc.ud  or  the  Mexican  Government,  ttiok  pos¬ 
session  of  the  ten'itory  lu  controversy  and  refused 
to  leave  wIMtoul  compcmatlou.  Thu  United  .utates 
dually  agreed  to pu^v 3 lo, 0110,000  forthe  undisturbed 
possession  ot  Um  Valley,  l.he  tree  navigation  of 
theuoioraao  River  aud  ot  tho  Gulf  Of  California. 
This  bargain— known  as  tho  Gadsden  Purohase— 
left  the  Hue  between  Mexico  aud  the  United  States 
as  It  now  remains. 
IOWA. 
Tnn  first  settlement  wltljlu  the  present  limits 
of  tho  state  of  loiva,  was  made  lu  iTss  by  Julirn 
DunuyuE,  a  French  Ctinadlaii,  at  the  present  city 
or  Dubuque.  Having  obtained  a  grant  of  a  large 
tract  of  land  lu  that  vli'lnlly,  some  of  which  was 
rich  In  mlneraLs,  he  built  a  small  tort  and  com¬ 
menced  mining  for  Ipad  and  trading  with  the  In¬ 
dians. 
Tho  country  was  at  first  a  part  ot  Missouri  'I'or- 
rltory,  but  afterward  came  iiiidor  the  Jurisdiction 
or  .Michigan  Territory,  being  a  part  of  what  was 
known  u.s  Huron  District,  in  1836  this  District 
was  made  into  a  Territory  and  named  Wisconsin. 
Prom  this  lime  Immigration  constantly  progress- 
oil,  settlements  extended  west,  and  crossing  the 
Mississippi  immigrants  established  themselves 
upon  the  Des  Moliies,  Skunk,  Lower  Iowa  and 
Waubcsaplnacon  rivers.  These  settlements  soon 
became  ot  con.8lileralilp  Iniportauce  and  wore,  lor 
temporary  judicial  purposes,  eroded  inlA)  the 
District  of  lovv.a,  of  Wtsconsln  Territory.  But 
with  Incrciise  or  population  this  union  became 
unsatisfactory  aud  lu  1838  the  District  was  given 
aTerrllAirial  Government  and  made  to  comprise 
all  that  region  or  country  north  of  Missouri  wliicli 
Ilea  west  Of  tuo  .Miaslselppi  River  aud  of  a  line 
drawn  due  north  from  tho  source  of  the  Missis- 
Slppl  to  tho  northern  limit  of  the  United  .States. 
In  1844  tlie  people  of  this  Territory  made  appli¬ 
cation  for  adinhislori  a.i  a  State,  and  an  act  of  Con¬ 
gress  was  passed  consenting  thereto  so  far  as  re¬ 
lated  to  tho  area  embi'aced  by  the  northern  boun¬ 
dary  ot  Missouri,  tho  MlsMsslpiii  River,  the  paral¬ 
lel  43*  sd  noi'th  laltlude,  and  the  Big  Slou.x  and 
iMlssourl  Rivers.  To  this  re.strlctlon  ot  bounds 
low  a  was  imwiUlDg  to  agree  and  riotermliieU, 
rather  timu  submit  to  such  abrldgurncnt,  to  re¬ 
main  a  Terri  wry ;  but  lu  1840  the  matter  was  fur¬ 
ther  conslderul,  tho  provisions  ot  the  act  of  Con¬ 
gress  complied  with  and  Iowa  became  Invested 
with  Stato  Government. 
WISCONSIN. 
The  country  now  embraced  within  tho  bounda¬ 
ries  ot  Wisconsin  1ms  boon  successively  under  tho 
Jurlsfllctlon  of  the  territory  northwest  of  the 
Ohio  and  ot  the  dllTerent  Territorial  Governments 
of  Ohio,  Indiana,  IIIIdoLh  and  Michigan.  Tho  Hu¬ 
ron  District  of  Michigan  Territory,  Hj  which  Wis¬ 
consin  WAS  ineliuled,  comprehended  all  the  area 
from  Lake  Michigan  to  rim  .Mississippi  River,  in¬ 
cluding  all  the  source.s  of  the  Upper  Mississippi 
having  for  its  soulliern  limit  Mm  northern  lines  of 
Illinois  and  Missouri,  and  extending  north  W  the. 
national  boundary.  This  domain,  named  Michi¬ 
gan,  was  given  a  Territorial  Government  in  isac. 
in  1838  It  was  divided  by  the  soparaOou  therefrom 
of  lowii  Territory.  In  I.S45  the  country  between 
tho  Rivers  St,  CroLx  and  tho  Mbislifelppl,  was  set 
apart  and  named  Minnc.4oUi,  and  to  tho  romalnlng 
portion  of  Wisconsin  a  otate  Government  was 
given  by  act  ot  Congress  passed  ilay  29, 1848,— [To 
be  continued. 
O 
TEEESA. 
AN  ITALIAN  STORY. 
Light,  heat,  beauty,  Ilfe-glvlng  South!  The 
artist  seeks  It  for  Its  glorious  depths  of  color;  tho 
popt  for  Its  classic  traditions  and  dreamy  Inllu- 
oneCH :  the  invalid  fur  Its  balmy  breath  and  reviv¬ 
ing  warmth,  which  stir  the  pulses  that  In  northern 
lands  would  I'.ease  to  heat.  Lionel  Merton,  half 
poet,  half  .artist  and  half  Invalid,  sought  It  lor 
life  both  of  mind  and  body;  and  his  acHcato  frame 
— sh.attereil  by  the  chill  blasts  of  the  north— woke 
W  a  new  bclntr  in  the  soft  AMsonlan  climate, 
whilst  his  artist,  eye  glanced  with  a  pleased  de¬ 
light  over  luxuriant  plaliw  and  ollvc-plauted 
slopes,  with  here  and  there  u  glimpse  of  tho  yel¬ 
low  Tiber  llowlng  inajesrically  along. 
He  was  Just  now  sUindlug  In  the  doorway  of  tho 
Inn,  gazing  not  at  the  landseapo  or  the  skies,  but 
atafaeothatiuid  attracted  hl,8  attention  more 
than  once  since  his  arrival  at — .  lie  had  seen 
It  first  In  the  beauUlul  gardens  of  rim  villa,  not 
far  from  the  inn,  peering  through  the  parted 
branche.s  ot  a  myrtle,  wboso  dark,  glossy  leaves 
seemed  to  foi  ni  a  Otting  framework  for  the  living 
picture  behind  thorn.  But  the  branches  had  closed 
liastlly  as  the  girl  mot  ihe  blue  eyes  of  Lionel 
fixed  steadfastly  upon  her. 
“  Wo  fiiust  go  home,  Tina,”  said  she  to  the  child, 
who  was  waU'hlDg  the  doves  wash  themselves  in 
till!  basin  of  the  fountain,  and  sho  swung  It  up  to 
her  .sUonlder.  where  it  wound  Its  tiny  hands  In 
her  dark  hair,  loosening  some  ot  the  colls  that  foil 
Heavily  down  helow  her  waist.  A  flush  came  over 
tho  pale  olive  skin. 
“  Thou  art  a  bud  ehild,  Tina !"  sho  said,  as  sho 
.Itasr.lly  twisted  up  the  long  trosses  under  the  foRLs 
of  her  whim  head-gear, 
Tho  largo  lu.strouseye.s  had  but  looked  at  Lionel 
for  a  moment,  and  yet  they  scorn  to  bavc  told  him 
n  long  story  that  he  had  been  In  tho  past  trying 
to  decipher. 
Next  lie  had  scon  her  1 11  tho  church,  kneeling  in 
fervent  prayer,  and  had  sHonriy  watched  the 
changes  of  countenance  until  she  again  perceived 
him,  and  wit  h  a  startled  look  rose  aha  fled  away. 
To-day  Teresa  stood  leaning  ogulnst  astono  pU- 
lar,  playing  with  tlio  pink  blossom  ot  a  catalpa 
tliat  stood  near  her,  when  suddenly  she  found 
herself  once  more  faco  to  face  with  tho  English 
stranger. 
Ho  had  discovered  her  namo-Teresa ;  daughter 
Of  blind  Tomaso  Cecchl  and  his  bod-ridden  wife. 
She  was  a  good  daughter  and  worked  hard  to  suj)- 
port  her  parents.  'I’o-day  she  seemed  to  be  taking 
life  easily— drinking  in  the  splendor  ot  the  purple 
mists  aud  golden  shecksof  .sunlight  with  true  Ital¬ 
ian  Hiiloloiice. 
“  iMn' fur  ntmfr. thought  Lionel,  as  he  look¬ 
ed  at  rim  Statue-llko  figure  aud  t  he  head  thrown 
back,  partly  with  weariness,  jiartly  with  an  In- 
miLSe  appruclarion  of  tho  beauty  a’-ound  hei'. 
But  Teresa's  rest  was  not  to  bo  oi  long  duration 
The  MetyiinU  ot  tho  Campagna  had  sent,  for  labor¬ 
ers  to  gather  In  the  harvest,  and  men  and  women 
were  forming  Into  bands  to  Juin  In  rim  work,  Te¬ 
resa  was  going,  ao  go, sslp  had  told  Lionel,  and  to 
him  It  seemed  asaet  liege  that  rim  beautiful  maid¬ 
en  sUoiild  mu  and  .slave  with  Um  commou  multi¬ 
tude.  But  what  could  he  do?  And  In  tho  midst 
of  Ills  meditations  tlio  girl  raised  her  race  and 
again  their  eyes  mot. 
"  Teresa !”  The  name  burst  involuntarily  from 
his  llp.s. 
.She  started  and  blushed,  but  Mils  rime  did  not 
flee  away.  She  looked  up  at  Lionel. 
“  SI;  Mgnoro,"  she  answered. 
“That  Is  a  pretty  Mower,” said  Lionel;  “wui 
you  give  It  to  mov" 
She  made  no  reply,  but  put  the  blo.ssom  Into  his 
hand.  And  so  the  aetiualntance  wa,8  made  and 
tho  two  chatted  away  in  tho  sunshine. 
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Lionel  had  gone  to  Tomaso  CecchPs  lodging. 
“  But  your  daughter  is  not  strong  enough  for 
such  work!”  said  he.  In  conclusion  to  along  lu- 
ranguo. 
The  old  man  shrugged  his  shoulders.  “  Pov¬ 
erty,”  said  he,  “  Is  a  hard  master,  and  Teresa  is  a 
good  girl.” 
“Too  good  to  endanger  her  life  lu  the  tolls  of 
riio  Campagna.  Think  of  rim  risk,  the  labor,  the 
heat,  the  foul  oveulug  mists!” 
HBut  'I'omaso  looked  back  beyond  the  discomforts 
and  remembered  a  llmw  when  the  plains  resounded 
with  songs  and  laughter  aud  the  wine  was  broach¬ 
ed  aud  hearts  were  light. 
"  I  found  my  wife  there,"  said  he,  “  and  Teresa 
m.iy  find  a  liusbuud." 
IJouel  insrinctlvely  drew  back.  A  husband 
among  those  laboring  peasants!  Impossible;  for 
in  hLs  eye.s  Teresa  was  worthy  to  be  the  bride  of  a 
king. 
Can  you  not  find  a  substitute  for  your  daughter  7 
I - •■rihl  Ihen  he  hesitated,  for  Teresa  had  come 
Into  the  room. 
“  IIoiv  much  will  licost  to  get  a  substitute,  Te¬ 
resa  ?” 
Teresa  laughed.  “  Glovauctta  would  pay  if  she 
could  logo  In  my  place,” said  she.  “There  aro 
too  Hiuny  ready  and  willing  to  go.” 
“  I-el  Ummgo.  then !”  responded  Lionel,  eagerly. 
“Tho  signorc  forgets  we  must  liavc  money’"’ 
returned  Teresa.  ’ 
Kearcely  tliliiklng  of  what  ho  was  doing,  Lionel 
had  poured  out  the  contents  of  a  pur.sc  full  of 
English  gold  upon  the  table.  The  quick  ear  of 
