Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-06-05
WHOLE NO. 2I9.

the low wall beyond the brook to hes
very feet.
Do not be frightened. lady; they are
harmless. Down. Dash. away ard TIE
gallant young sportsman hshed up tho
little straw bat tha: had rolled into the
stream, and raised his eyes for the fis.
time to Maegie's face.
Maggie Lee! And once more The iis.
tie hat dipped into The water. and the
game bag with its two tiny squirrels (he
result OF days labor) went with it; ano
the strong arms of Frank Percivsl folded
over his old darling playmate as freely
and unreservedly as though but q day hsd
passed since he had seen her; and she
was still the same wild, shy. wee Maggie
:hat had met him there long years before.
And Maggie. could it beg Was this
indeed her gay. wild Frank, now grown
SO large and handsome. and calling her
all the dear old familiar pet rames? Yes.
and they had met, met as children meet,
without the cold conventionali,les Of tic
outer world. loving each other as they
had always loved in all the long interval
The moon came up higher and higher.
and her pale rays shimmered down into
the ripping stream. and still Frank and
Maggie fingered. She had told him eve
rythirg since last they met; how she was
Maggie Hamilton now. and an heiress.
how she had met his family, and all about
Hugh; and how she liked him. but had
never seen any one that she would marry
among them all.
Never. in all your life. Muggie?'-
And the old saucy look came to Franks
eyes. as he looked down upon the blush
! ing face before him. and Maggie answer
cd never and the arm about her waist
: only clasped her iighter--desr, hsppy
) Maggie.
That night Maggie Hamilton glided TO
her room like serpent. refusing 10 meel
the company in the parlor; md her moth
er kindly excused her. thinking that the
visit TO her old home had made her SAD,
and SO she kissed the rosy cheek and wish
ed her pleasant dreams. And pleassn,
were the dresms that hovered round her
pillow all the night. and when Frank
, Percival called the next day TO be intro
duced 10 Mrs. Hamilton, Maggie had told
her all-how. in her lonely, dvsolate
childhood. be had been her only friend.
ana had taught her TO read; that she hsd
loved him better than any one el.e ever
since. but had never expected to see him
again; how be was up 10 the hall for .
week. during the hunting season, and sac
S had unexpectedly met him. and iG--snd
IT,
( IF what, Maggie chiIdi What are you
t trying TO say?'
| Nothing. only. if you like him,
= shall be glad, for do and the little face
was rs red as peony.
: And who could help liking him. So
f kind and noble? Surely not Mrs Hamil-
/ ton; and he was q favorite now, as in
t other days. with the good old Doctor 5
family; aud SO this week Of his stay e.
! the hall was heightened out amazingly.
/ and the hunting season was over, ana
, Frank never once thought about il.
} And you 60 tomorrow. dear Maggic.
: aud in d few weeks | shall be there, and
r then
And then'--echoed Maggie.
i shall have you always with me- and
Frank drew the little head down upon
his bosom; and you VIII love me always
! as you DO now. and we shall be SO happy.
t shan't we, darling?'
c The head nestled closer than before.
D and no word broke the sweet silence OF
that happy hour. for Maggie Lee, stood
in the soft moonlight. like radian, az
gel that she was. the be,rothed wife of
, Frank Percival.