Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-02
LOVE ON AN APPLE TREE.

| Everybody said that Nettie Gray was a
beauty not one of your polished city bellies,
bot a gay, romping, saucy piece of natures
! handiwOrk, yet gentle, afeCtoaate witha
possessing depth of feeling and sentiment
! which few are able to fathoth.
| Now sweet Nette Gray" as sac tas call.
ed had long been loved by one Charlie Grat
ton-the handsome yonng merchant who kept
/ the only store the village Of " conld
boast Of where he had for some four or five
| years, dealt out sugar tea coffee tobacco,
| silks pins hardwareS and a variety of mer-
chandiSe, to the villagers and the surrounding
farmers and had realized quite little fortune
a part of which he invested iu the purchase
of widow Morton's beautiful cottage and
grounds, which at the death of her husband
she had been obliged to dispose of and take a
cheaper place, where she could live less cx-
pensvely While from the surplus OF the price
she received for the cottage she received
nice little income. Charley had also taken the
widows son into the store, as his increased
business made it necessary to procure assist
ance. The salary paid to little johnny was
material help to his mother for which she was
very grateful and she never failed to speak
word in his praise whenever an opportunity
presented.
This, with the numbcrlcss acts Of gene.osi-
ty which Charley was never tired of perform
ing, made him the hero Of that little village,
and caused him to be beloved and respected,
Ivy both old and young for many miles around
To say that Ncttie Gray was Indifferent to
his many visits or for the ardent love he en-
tertajned for her, would be doing injustice to
her warm appreciatiye heart. But the spirit
Of mischief seemed to possess her, and though
she was uniformly kind and gentle in her dis
position towards her lover, and would converse
freely and unreservcdIy with him upon any
topic yet, when he approached the subject
nearest to his heart, she was off like fright
cncd bird. Not that she was afraid of him.
or that the subject was diStaStefu to her, lfJr
her own heart was equally intetcstedl but she
delighted to tease him and heartily enjoyed
! his discontinue on such occasions. She knew
lie loved her with all the strength Of his soul,
and she had no fear Of alternating his affections
/ from hcrScIf-an event which would have Civ
en- her the deepest pain
1 Cha.Iey had begun to think seriously OF
marriage ; aud why not? There stood the
cottage cmb0weCed ia trees many of which
I were bending undCr their load of rare fruit,
uucccupied. It needed only the presence Of
I his Lri1ht.cvcd Nattia 70 r,,Lo i Por.Ii.o
( His income was more han sufficient to satisfy
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/ y, not ,,srrrg NJ t;,,,a, la hoI ,.;.;,'J
X.,,;o f,r tho c,,,,ros, .,..~,,, ,r ,.,'.,.i,
tno.n his wishes hnt be haJ - of,o,, ~
vc#tcd from saying what he wanted to saw. bv
the ritrIa mi>lIi f r,,pni,r a,c,y ~ tbo fr.,
word he uttered on the subject y, tlirk or
sa,rlviu,, her ,,laca from the p,ny fair dam.
/ sells in it-who woald o,adIr have accented
Ii, hand was ont Of tbe Grosfion Il wos
Nauio he lored and Nettie only and he felt
sure she returned his affscfiao: bpt' ln,w e,nId
/ lac ever oet. married if he g.as not ncruit,cd
to propo.a2 Il must resort TO ,tratarcn )"
he thou l.t and Ac nartra'Iy formed many ,r,ns
To lriprr the little Eeourv 10 terms oni as Of
ten abondogod them
His mind was busy with sncb tbon,b.s as
one lyi.,lt moruiDr in S,otamber. he wall Red
,oward Farmer Grav's mansion II, Ie;snra.
II ascend, 4 the hiU AZ thctop Of which upon
i . lovely talIe land stood the oroat old house
whom Ee was startled bv familiar voice c,rI,
inr.
:" Rr,rc tba ladder D;ckr want 70 oat
rJ I,aI.:n,. La tar,'II \. ~
s,,,aJ IN tl,o 80 5' diro, hrsn[Les oe ~
annie tree that stood IN thc taId oear the road
XXX ,orcbod r,on t5o +o,,,ost ro,nd or :,
ladder that leaned AGAINST q near trrc was
on'n,Iv fIIng his baslot ,yffb ,Lo rich rrnit
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ont ro,n nn " I,ro , c,o+ ,m b,Itat o,mogt ",,
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raoj Lnf co. roJ, r.aa ,rhor '',I,T ,Lo,,
w. ."' w. ;uetaotrr daaa,,,d La tma, h,,
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