Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-21

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with basket to yut In her 6sh, ,sa.. ,,..et
Every morning with line and hook, 49, :,
Tue sweet little Lass, through the tall, heavy
Steals along By the clear running brookt
she throws her linz into ire stresn, 49,
And trips along the brook eide; '''.'''' e. -
Obi how do wish that I wss hsh, ~ he,'y
To be caught by sweet Kitty ciydei"
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. Chatter, clatter, went the old mill,
night and day. yet nobody in the little
cottage just beyond seemed tn be dis
tsrbed by it.. The old house dog LAY
.osiIy on the door step. with one ey,
open, hilc on the window sill pussy
reposed in comfort. The neat Certain
Ioopcd up 80 fancifulIy; the pretty jes
sauiines and roses climbing up by the
porch, spoke of the tastes of IT'S occu
pants. Just within the door, in neat
Shite cap, sits the good dame ut the
Pr esont moment, with her brow cloud
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97.Where can Kitty stay SOP" exclaim
ed dame Clyde; "here il is aImos din
ner time, aad no sign yes of that Kitty
kittyiH saa Hals e-'f.at.) -fe
But no Kitty came. What keeps
MiSs katy? Come with me. gentle
reader, just up the stream little way
There. upon lprge rock, over which
the weeping willow bends, wi tn rod AMI
line 10 her hind, every Low md then
IIlrowing her wealth of stfrf- hip(Ejn the
air, sits sweet kpty Clyde. But why
does sIie larry? Is she waiting for n
bitc?a All. NO. for there beside her sit-
Harry Jones, onoarm around her waist
the other playing with her curls. Very
pleasant IL their talk, for Kitfy's musl
cu laugh rings out every momeI IT,
Never drea,.iip,s of the time.ncvcr think
lnguflpoor fathers dinner, she sits list
culnx 10 her lovers talk But iusl now
the su'ibeamS kiss Kitty's face. and re-
mind her ut the time and Of her duties
"Guod graeiourl' shetx In med, 81 ri
ing up suddenly. up-ctllng her basket
aud IT'S contenls. "itsnoonl oh! how
mother will scold. It's too bad to keep
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1-'r-rappt yJI KitiyY asked Harry; al
rather think it your fault. 10 fsf
sWelI, my fault or yours, III get u
scolIing. tn rs certain. and gathering
up her line. rod aud basket, she turned
towards home.
"Stop, Kitty, y.u have forgotten
somethinsl o. Ied Harry.
Kitty turned to see what she had left,
when he gave her u hearty kiss.
"Shsn.e!" said Kitty, you dare not
do that againl' aud away she scam
pered. asef
Nom IN the cottage. and from the mill
comes large, robust man. with the
ringing step of natures noblemer,--
with quick tread he soon reaches the
cottage, aud entering looks curiousIy
around. q sai~ ls' I'D
sflow now, my wife; am too fast
to- day n 4fzs ~
"That wild Kitty has been gone all
the morning, and don't know when
she will come hume. That girl will
surely come to no good ond, she 10 80
wild" replied the good dame.
May, wife she is young yet. When
she gets older she will be wiser"
just then Miss KITTY is seen walking
very demureIy toward tue house.
Where have you been, you wild.
wild girIy'
TO the brook to catch trout, dear
mother"
sand what kept you so long2'
"Why, sat thinking, aud think
ing-- 81 ae -
Z sJust think Of home little more. if
you please. Miss. You will surely break
your fathers and mother hearts, ifyou
keep on in this heller skcIter way"
Kiuy's eyes flied with tears.
"l'm sdre, mother. il had thought"
she could say no more, out weeping she
turned away as1 us Hflasll
"Come here, my girl, and kiss your
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With bonnd she flung her arms
around her fathers neck, and then
around her mothers. si.e p
Nav, Kitty, hurry and get dinner :
Kitty needed NJ second bidding
The little table was covered as ii by
magic. The luscious butter. the snow
white bread, the tempting preserves,
soon invited the trip To dinner. The
humble blessing asAsd, they enjoyed
the meal in silence. u
Kitty Clyde was tho belle oi the viii
lage, tn" dream of tho young men, the
envy of the girls; the people said-and
we all know that people will talk THAT
Harry jones' was Ktty's bean, an insin
uai ION which Klt,y Indignantly denied
Be matters as they were, the truth Is
KITTY was little inclined to coquelt
Free aud open hear ted, If good di~po~'
Ton. pretty tace and figure, Kitty liked
TO he admired. To be sure, away down
in b heart. something whispered "you
love Harry Jones;" but then she could
not he satisfied with one string" to her
beau
Supper cam and Kitty was missing
again, In vain dame Clyde called
4 Kitty, Kiltyp Where was Kitty now?
just in the same place where we found
her this moraing, this lime, however.
alone. There she sat. her eyes fixed
vscanily upon the waves, looNing likc
II picture.
IL wonder who loves me besi?' she
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