Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-12-30

It was rather a serious speech, and long
one for her tc make She recolected herself
at once, laughed, called her dogs, and went
of at a great pace towards the open field
where the raspberry bushes grew bending
almost 20 the ground under their burden Of.
ripe fruit
When the horn echoed from the door Of
the distant farmhouse, at six o'clock, Leono-
ra came sauntering back from the iarthest
corner Of the field. her basket laden with
fruit her mouth and fingers deeply stained,
her dark hair hanging on her shoulders, damp
and disarranged. The two dogs trotted so-
berly beside her, looking obliquely at the
basket, their shaggy coats gistening as If
they had been swimming. Under the green
tree sat Laura, but the book was thrown
aside, and she was listening to a tall, good
looking young man, who bent over her and
famed her with his straw hat at a little dis
tance another gentleman had thrown himself
down at full length. and lay lazily gazing up
at the sky, pulling up spears Of the fresh
grass, and scattering them down again by
scores around him.
Il call that a downright waste Of grass and
time, said decided voice near him, and at
the same moment the cold nose of the New
foundand touched his check. He sprang TO
bis feet in dismay-a tall, dark man, with
beautiful eyes and something picturesque IN
face and inanncr-and followed tho speaker
20 the tree under which the lovers sat.
why, Leo. you look like--like wild
Indian exclaimed Miss Laura, making room
for her, though not on the side next to Mr..
Byrnc What have you been doing
Nothing much. Only the dogs wanted to
60 into The brook, poor things, and when they
got there they looked SO happy that waded
in after them.
No, Leo g.!
Indeed did-'sans shoes and stockings
I Laura. and capital irolic we had, though
that clumsy Brave pulled my hair all down
and got it wet. And what have you all been
doing here, Mr.. Francis need not answer
| be was asleep just now on the grass.
Only in a reverie, Miss Grant said the
artist, blushing like girl as she looked at
him
Then you were in a very Improbable
[ thing, ! can assure you Mr. byIhe' can you
prevail on that lazy girl TO go home. ! am
quite overcome with my exertions for the
public good, the result Of which you see in
this basket, and feel very much like eating
some supper
Laura rose TO go, unwllingly.
oh. Leo, what hurry you arc in. ! should
not care for supper till midnight
4 dare say, my dear, said her cousin
roguishly; but you must remember that
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