Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-07-09

his little sleeves, and gone in at lion
he would, if they had happened to NEE
one, and she had been frightened of him
One day he stops, alorg with her, wher
Boots was hoeing weeds in the gravel
and says-speaking up, 'Cobbs. h,
says, 4 love yOu.' DO you sir In
proud 10 hear it, Yes, 1 do, Cobbs
Why do like you. do you think, Cobbs ?
Don't knO v. Master Harry, am sure
Because Eorah likes you, Cobbs.' In
deed, sir? That's very gratifying
Gratifying, Cobbs =? It's better thar
millions of the brightest diamonds, to bt
liked by Norah.' Certainly, SIR
YOU'RE going away, amt you, CObbs :?
yes sir Would you like another sit
uation. Cobbs 2
We'll, sir, shouldn't object, if it wa:
a good 'un.' Then, Cobbs,' says he,
you shall be our Head Gardener wher
we are p:arried.' And he tucks her, in
her little sky blue mantle, under his arm,
and walks away.
Boots could assure me that it was bet
ter than picture, and equal to play,
to sec them babies with their lorg bright
curling hair, their sparkling eyes, and
their beautiful light tread, rambling
about the garden, deep in love. Boots
was of the opinion that the birds believed
they was birds, and kept up with 'em,
singing to please 'em. Sometimes they
would creep under the Tulip tree, and
would sit there with their arms round
one another's necks. and their softcheeks
touching, reading about the Prince,
and the Dragon, and the good and bad
enchanters, and the kings daughter
Sometimes, he would hear them planning
about having house in the forest, keep
ing bees and COW, and living entirely
on milk and honey. Once, he came
upon them by the pond, and heard Mas.
ter Harry say, Adorable Norah, kiss
me and say you love me to distraction,
or I'll jump in head foremost And
Boots made no question he would have
done it, if she hadn't complied. On the
whole, Boots said it had tendency
to make him feel as if he was in love
he didn't exactly know
who with.
'Cobbs, said Master Harry one eve
ming, when Cobbs was watering the fow-
ers; L am going on visit, this present
Midsummer, to my grandmamna's at
York
Are you, indeed, sir? 1 hope you'll
have a pleasant time. l am going into
Yorkshire myself, when leave here
Are you going to your grandmam-
mas, Cobbs p
No, sir. l haven'tg got such thing
Not as grandmamma, Cobbs?'
No, sir
The boy looked on at the watering of
The flowers for little while, and then
said, 4 shall be very glad indeed to 60,
Cobbs-Norah's going
You'll he all right then, SIR says
Jobbs, with your beautiful sweetheart
'y your side i
Cobbs, returned the bay, flushing,
1 never let anybody joke about it, when
can prevent them
1T wasn't joke sir, says Cobbs with
humility, wasn't so meant
4 am glad of that, Cobbs, because 1 |
ike you, you know, and you're going TO
i've with us-Cobbs =
Sir
What do you think my grandmamma
yives me, when go down there q
4 couldn't SO much as make guess,
ir.'
"a Bank of England FIVE pound note,
Iobbs.'
'Whew = says Cobbs, that's spank
ng sum of money, Master Harry
"A person could do good deal with !
neh a sum of money as that. Couldn't /
person. Cobbs p
4 believe you, sir
'Cobbs, said the boy, III tell you a
ecret. At Norah's house, they have
'een joking her about me, and pretend
ng to laugh at our being engaged
Pretending to make game of it, Cobbs ,
Such SIR says Cobbs, is the depravi-
y of human nutur.
The boy, looking exactly like his faith.
r, stood for few minutes with his
flowing face towards the sunset, and
hen departed with Good Night, Cobbs.
am going in /
If was to ask Boots how it happened
hat he was going to leave that place
ust at that present time, well, he could
ot rightly answer me. He did suppose
e might have stayed there till now, if
e had been anyways inclined. But,
on know he was younger then and he
1anted change. That's what he want
d-change. Mr.. Walmers, lie said, to
i'm when he give him notice of his in
ention to leave, 'Cobbs, he says, have
Ou any thing to complain of? l make
be inquiry, because if find that any of
~ people really has anything to COM
lain Of, 1 wish to make it right if 1 can
Nc, sir says Cobhs; thanking you, sir;