M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-10-18

JefIous IIltI, sHeTVP'feu, \ sup
pose that wheR | am yOm vile YOU
will lock me up whenl Is ou'leave homep
Indeed | may--aad where is there
q better place thanih the CharerOakr
A STORY ABOET- COUH FsEEP.
'CUMe--coms, said Mrs. Gray, you
have been mopiqg there long enough,ue.
phew. forgetting manners aud every
thing elst. Here archie apples wait
lug, and no one to hand the em around,
for when once get settled in this easy
thair-- here the good woman gave
smiling survey OF bet ahple7person,
which certainly ovetaOwed the chair at
every point. lea wing all but ridge Of the
back and the curving armsquite. invisi-
b'e--'it.isn't veTysasy thing to get up
again Now hustle about, and and while
we old womeH, rest, our, selves. you.
and Julia, there, can try your luck with
the APPLE seeds -...t.A
Il remember the first time even
surmiseG that Mr.. Cray had taken o
notion to me was once when we were
atan apple.cutting together down in
Maine. Somehow Mr., Gray got into my
neighborhood when we range round the
great basket of appl9s. felt my cheeks
burnt the minute he drew his seat so
close 20 mine, aud look uut his jack.
kuile to begin work. He pared and |
qudrtered. ! nevsG looked up but once
then his cheeks was rrdder than mine,
aud he held the jack.knile terribly uc
steady. BY ani by he got a noble,
great apple, yellow as gold and smooth
as a baby'S cheek. was looking a his
hands sldewise from under my lashes ald
seen that he was pariog it carefully. as
If every round of the skin was strip
OF gold. At last be cut it of at the
seed end, and the soft rings fell down
over his wrist and took the apples from
his fingers. a ...-.... t.
Now said he, 10 whisper, bending
bis head little, and raising the apple .
peel round his head; the company
were all busy wi ;h one another, and
was the only person who saw the vel
low links quivering around his head,
once twice three times. Tlen he held il
moment, and sat looking right into
my eyes held my breath and so did
he .-.. ...t
Now, says he, and his breath came
out with CULVER what ilit should be
your name7' .h a.t
Il did not answer, and we both looked
back al the same time. Sure enough it
was letter S. No pen eve; made Que
more beautifully. Just-as expected,'
says he, aud his eyes grew bright as a
diamond, Just as expec:edl' That was
all he said.' ..a 90 srrJ.I..
And what answer did you make him, /,
auntP asked Robert Otis, who had b5eB.9
listening with flushed face, 'What
did you say9' ~ ts.r
Il dldntspeak word, but quartered
on just as fast as could. As for Mr..
Gray, he kept pairing, aud pairing, like
all possessed. Thought he would new
er stop pairing, or speak a word more.-d
- ~" " hS S'uNh VIC punt VI MS
knife into an apple, aud unwinding the
skin from around il, be handed it over to
me. 1t was red skin, | remem ber, and
cut IS smooth as ribbon.' o..
Il shouldn't Bit wonderilihat drops
ped into letter g. says Mr.. Gray
Suppose sou try it, .-..., ..I ...-
We'll, took the red apple,sKin, and
whirled it three times round my head
aud down it went on to the floor, and
curled up into the incest capital 6 that
you evef set eyes on. . ~
Mr.. Gray he looked at the letter, and
then nsoIt of sidewse into. my face.-
s., g., says he, taking up the apple
:a!2, :A!2 anu ealing ii. as if it had been the,
first mouthiul of Thanksgiving dinner.
How would you like 10 see them two
letters on new set ol sill vsr tea spoons?
Il reilly believe you could have lii .
candle al my face, it burned SO; but |
couldn't speuK no more than if Id been
tongue.tied' ie -a
But did you never answer about the
spoons?' asked Julia. ..8 q b
Well, yes, | believe ] did, .he next
Sunday night, said the old lady, de-
mureIy, Smoothing her ppion.-From
Fashion aad Famiac,' By Mrs. Anu S.
Stephens. .......