Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-01

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, hair behind, aud around so as almos
t lie on the left temple. Her chez wor
n an unusual glow and her eyes Ieepel
y tenderness, while smile, born 6f joy
that was holy in its pure new harpiness
: radicated about her sweet lips. Tha
a days incoming had told her fcvsakion
Mrs. Grove put on her sun honnel
} and went to the sugar camp wjth hel
husband, saying, we would scpjay the
evening sports better if there were
no old folks about.
Carrie Hill and our Dick superinten :
ded the boiling, while the rest of US
amused ourselves lo oking over Mr.
Groves books and Nora hair book, and
scrap book, and album and magazines,
and geological specimens. As soon as
the specimens were boiled enough Dick
called US, and we had fine sport max ing
candy and wax, and sugar, in that great
old kitchen, with it its wide fire place
and massive jambs.
When We were quite lone, and had
fixed our candy away to cool on the shell
yes in the pantry, Dick proposed game
of blind mans buff And the chairs
were all set on the porch, and we took
off our shoes so as to slip around slyly.
Dick made a capital blind man, for his
arms were so long and muscular; he
could take great swathcs, like mower
in meadow, and gather US in laugh
ing. and lodging, and holding our hands
over our mouths, and slipping about on
tiptoes Oh, it was rare good sport,
but better yet when Kate was blindfol-
i, = ho h,yt .,
lined tail of his borrowed coat, and hung
dangling to it until she had twisted it
up like stout cable, and through very
weariness had let him go. Oh, what
merry shouts went up then in that old
kitchen.
Little Lucie Gorham, said Ella Hess,
and Ida Clarke just rolled on the porch
and laughed, and brother Ben said he
did wish that old dyspeptic, Mr.. Sig!er,
was only there awhile, for surely mir
aculous cure could be performed. 1t
was bright moonlieh ht, and some of the
smaller ones proposed game OF "Silly
bang" so we all went out into Uncle
Groves yard among his trcss and shrub
berry, to have one more good play before
we went home.
- tsI-oI-o It5 fss,'tJ sI00d ~
base, which was large beech tree in
the centre of the yard with covered eyes,
counting sixty, while all the rest of us
hid ourselves. There was good many
OF US, and it took Il long while for US to
hide
At last Carrie Myer called out call
ready" and the search began. was
hid behind the kitchen door, as Jimmy
came in the kitchen I ran outand reach
ed the base untouched. Nora Grove
was hid round the corner Of the house,
and as Jim's step sounded near her she
started for the base, and looking over
her shoulder to see how near he was,
she ran her head, shaking full of brown
curls, into a young locust tree that grew
up close to the window. Dear Nora !!
she begged of us no to dispose of her af-
ter the manner of poor Absolem, and it
took a loug time to get her curls unloos-
ed, but the play stopped for that game,
while the girls helped her out.
The next game Nora and brother Ben
stood at the base and counted, while the
rest hid / hid in an old wheat bin in
waste cabin that stood few rods
from the house away back in the dark
corner of it, and L hardly hushed my
noise breaking, when 1 heard a step,
come in at the door, and some one
crouch down in the old corner close,
near me. An instant more and light
tread came in and ran into the same old
closet. 1t was was sister Kate, knew
by the pink dress and neat apron.
'.Is this you, Katie, darlin?' l heard
whispered in the same schoolmaster S
voice. ''Oh are you here, master?' was
the frightened reply, and Kate darted
out; but only a step, for his hand held
her arm, as he bowed his face down close
to hers; and his tones were low and
musical as soft ripple of a rill in a
meadow.
Dear Katie, cannot we not walk
through life? more than mother or sis
ter do I love you;" and his trembling
voice was hushed in tears.
n womanly curiosity made me peep
out and lean forward just in time to see
our blushing Kate burst into tears too,
and lay her hand in his. They stood
by the paper window, and through the
broken roof strcamed down the moon
light, with a silvcry sheen cnwrapping
them. They stood side by side and
wept, and though my own eyes were
full Of tears, L wondered Why they
should weep.
''Do you love me, Katc?" said his
low, sad voice, and he drew the weeping
girl to his side and looked into her
face.
katel frank, noble, honest Kate how
I loved her when I saw her, in all the
beautiful faith of true womanhood; raise
her hand to his brow, and pushed back
his soft brown hair, looked into his
eyes and whisper Dear Louis dearer
than all the world beside and then,
with a touching grace bent forward for
the seal of betrothal. Revercntly as a
bencdiction. and as, holly, was the first
kiss laid upon her forehead.
"Darling! mine !' said his glad, full
soul, and the words dropped as pure as
pearls just then hasty steps came to
the cabin door, and the teacher had
merely time to slip in the closet out of