Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-05
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tsCouto-e5ine,,'' said Mrs. Gray, "you
haya been mpping there long enough,
nephew, forgetting matters and every
thing else. Here are the apples waiting,
AMI no oneto hand them around, for when
/ once get seated in an easy chair"--
here the goo1Ewoman gave smilin! sur.
vey Of her ample persoas which certain
" overfowing the chair 81 every point,
leaving the blek and eurving arms quite
invisiblc-'ia lisa't a very easy thing to
&c. up again Now hustle abou. and
while we old women rest ourselves, you
and Julia thera, caa tFJ your luck with
the apple sse4s !" HI
II rem embhf the FRS. time ever sur,
ynisei that MI. Gray had taken notion
70 me, was oaca when WI were o. al ap.
ple.eltting. down in Mime Somehow
Mr.. Gray hal b.. into my neiyhborhoo !
when We ranged aFounl tho grea. baskets
Of apples. j f.at my checks burn the mo-
lnen3 he drewIhgs chair So close to mine;
an took out bis jack. knife TO begin work,
4 He paired anaII quarterel. i: | never
looked mp butEoRce-:hen his check was
redder than mind, and he held the jsck.
knife terribly Eunsealy.- BY aad by, he
go. noble great apple, yellow as gold,
aad smooth as al baby's chook.4 ] WAS
looking as his hann sidewise from under
my eye.lashes, and saw tina. ke was par.
ing ID carefully, asIif every roand Of skin
was az strips Of gpld. Al last he cuti.
off q. the seed end AMI the soft, ring fell
down over his wrist, and took the apple
from his fingers. .:...I....... e.
"Sow," Said he, in awhisper, bend
ing his hand aElittie, and raised the apple
peel carefully with Ills right hand, II m
JUS. AZ sure that this wifi be the first let
! ter Of the name ] LOVE, as am that we are
alive He.bfgan swiftly whirling the
r apple-peel around bib head; the company
were busy with one another, and ltwas
the only person who saw the yellow links
quivering round his head. once, twice,
three times: Then he held it sill q mo.
ment and looked right inc my eyes. !
held my breath and 30 did he. NIL +:
Now" sail be and his breath come
O0s th HuhSAt nv Iias Al ~ SAf0Hla DS
your name 2? IN ..EE
. | dill o.answer and we both looked
back at the same time. Sure enough il
:, was the letter $. Nj pen ever made one
more beautiful "Just as ! expected, a"
said he, and his eyes grew rs bright rs
sdiamonts, ':jjuSt as expected" that was
all he said. -
/. "And what answer did you make him,
aunt?" asked Robert Oils, who hal been
listening with a aushed face, "Wha. did
i you saya' .5I .:..5 ~. 4 80.
! 81 didn't speak word, but quartered
, on as fast as + could. As for Mr.. Gray,
he kept pairing Oh like one possessed
thought he would never stop pairing. or
speak a word more. ! BY aud BY, he stuck
the point Of. his knife into an apple, and
unwinding the skin from around it. he
handed it to me. 1t was a fad skin, re-
member. and cul as smooth as ribbon. ;"
II should mt wonder a bit, if that drop.
ped into letter CT says Mr.. Gray,
: ''suppose you try it," 4 LID
s"Well, + took the red apple skin, and
Will lSAl - IHtSY MINES IoAH3 Ihi HS5d,
AMI down il went on TIE floor, curled up
into the incest capital G that you ever set
your eyes on. '-:t. ..:s-a..: =. II
Mr.. Gray. he looked at the letter, ana
then sort of, sMct wise into my face. rs.
g." sayshe, taking up the apple skin and
eating it. rs iii: had been thafirst mouth.
full Of thanksgiving dinaer, ''How
wolll YOU like t6lsee those two Jefferson
anew SEX of silver teaspoons?',' g..
really believe YOU could have lit a
candle in my faee, il burned SO; but /
couldn't speak more than If I'd been
tongue.tied. ! - ~, l.
SBut did YOU never answer about the
spoons?" asked Julia. Z
Sunday night" said the old lady: demuro.
y. smoothing her apron.