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But ~ he rode home, bsbisd his old farm
mare, be ssid to himself, Il reckon l amt
going back to court gal vbs sees feller
in fx, aud never helps him. Aud surs
enough, he did never return, Miss Gym
thia lost her richest lover, and many folks,
even to tbis day, believe she wished him
back seain. II is shs way Of women TO want
the thing that cant be had. At least so
men say (f not in practice, in theory J and
Cypthias mouth wstered, / dare say, for
uahy week after, tsr tia, COB Of maple
candy
THE MorAL Let every man, oh petty
girl pay court to you in his owa way, aud
not la your va. and help him out At that,
being sure, however that you are in harmony
with biz mode Of procedure. Never disturb
ice cream when it is going TO freeze; nor
lift the pot as il begins 20 boil nor make .
false step and ge, out Of time, when your
partner is meditsting q rorsrs in the d,vr
te@ps or the polka Many q declaration Of
affection has been frightened OF by some
wrong note sung in tho treble Of the duet,
which put il out Of harmony.
Cynthia, though SO pretty girl, and so
experienced in the art Of saying no. to au
offer Of marriage, had yet good deal to
learn in hef Own c.-ft; and indeed no ex-
Psrieuce ever primes n woihsn for the deci.
sive moment Each case must be met on
principle, and not on precedent 1t is our
business to discover. in this story Of Snip.
Snap how far pretty Cyntbia pro6ted by
the experience she prided herself upon in
the rejection Of her lover.
IL was mellow sutumnmorning, and q
russ-t glow had uuged the woods at the
back Of Squire Simpsons Homestead. IL
was Seth IaggsTts wedding day. He was
to mstry that evening Susie Chass-a .mil-
ing little rose bud Of u wife. to whom he
found plenty Of things to say, as sweet to
Susie's ears rs 10 her lips his maple candy
Cynthia, a. cGe Of her beet friends, was to be
bridesmaid and a she wished to shine
that night. an all her bravery, aud wsnied
some hew ribbons for her head dress tLis
want tempted her abroad. little after noon
when the harvest fields were quiet aud the
yoked oxen stood relieved from labor, lei
surely chewing the sweet morsel reserved
for that soft, sunny hour Of rest, as men Of
business use 10 do the thought of the las,
letter written by the hand they love, till the
burden Of the day is laid aside. putting il
apart with all its womaD's nonsense, ard
contact Of the pile Of yellow letters lying on
their de-k-oferings upon the shrine vi Ju-
piter Msmmon
Our pretty Cynthia tripped along her path
scattering cloud Of grsssboppers and crick.
cts. IS she stepped aud in Der silly little
pride 81 bellchood ber heart held, though
she would not have confessed the thought,
that her relative value to her crowd OF beaux
was ia the same proportion as that Of one
woman to many grssshoppers
At turn in the path, she came suddenly
on one Of these admirers Frank Handy =
Franks face flushed. He had been think.
ing Of ber when she surprised him-think-
ing Of her Ill that day aud through sleep.
les night and in those hours the Cynthia
Of his fancy bad smiled on him, and laid her
gentle hand in his, and bad been gathered
90 his beart--it vas shock TO come thus
suddenly upon so different reality. At
the moment he encountered her. bo was in.
dulgipg himself in an imaginary love scene,
in which be was calling ber, in heart, MY
Cynthia. my love- aud at the sudden sight
OF her, all such presumptuous fsBcies acd in
haste, aud bid themselves, shrinking like va
ritinted coral polypss when danger spprOaeh-
es-eAeh into the Tecssses Of its cell
Il beg your pardon, Miss Cynthia be said,
stammeTing before he gathered solfposses.
sion, and accustomed bimselfio 10 her presence
u vas on my way 70 make you call lfyou
will allow me, will turn round aud walk
with you
an not going far Mr. Frank, only into
the village. Tor some ribbon for my hair aud
gentlemen dislike shopping. (knowing per.
feetly we'll that be would 90 with hsr)
u know where wild bOp-vins grows, said
he, ii would make much prettisr ornament
for YOUR hsir than any ribbons you could
buy in the vilisge'
'And will you gel me some "
Turn this way into the woods, end spare
me half an hour while Itwisi IL into q wreath
| am going away from here 90 morrow per.
baPs. have been offered Professorsbip
in a school of sgricuiiurs'
Indeed. SIR Handy
There was pause. aud Cynthia resumed.
little hurriedly 4 should think you could
like goiRg swsy from here There is both.
log 70 tempt yOupg gentleman TO remain
among Us
Il SbAll like IL, 10 some respects, better
than my present life' sail Handy This
fsTmers life. when there are no higher in.
tsrest 10 accompany IL. does 90, dfav out the
bee, energies ef man Ills nstufe, like
bi- thoughts goes roand AID round IN tbe
routine. Iits squirrel Ia iis ssge, aud makes
no progress
This man fhiaks higher things ihss
thiuk,' vas CyBIbis's thought a. he ssid, this
and, for a mopeGt she flt haeblsd 10 bis
pfessHee bat .hs rallied 81 preisnsions.
remembered hrf tsilehood s0d her conqaos's
aud the light iu which she slsays bad been
looked BTon by sIl her lovers, snd vas 81
most disposed 70 revenge upon Rrauk Han.
dy the pAssing feeling ef infsfiVFity RFask
stood ia silence, tvibiog the hop sresih fer
her head lie did not spsak lie tboughs
we're bnsiej With The sords shsi be sfuld
ssy - Der Whsp bs broke silence We vas
safisasd 70 ksss her ssiilek 81 his side
usiiiag sor the hnp vfssih With its Psle
cen bells. that hs Was tsiaiHg ieisuFeiy
sad Cyntbis gfsu impatisbi - she foaBd be
I'D Dot sfssk % her she sAdrssssi him
sgvasl qaestisss, Whish hs answered viih
sB ~ II pFsoces psiics sbs ussaeTsd ffsm
be sids q fss yards assosg ihs roess turs
iaa ever siih Der f0ot sons Dsbaiss s8ssIsd
9Th grsy snd orsbge NOS SD dislaFbise
I'll the saarm n bgsy Insect ne. shieh as4s
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