The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-11-19


used to say if my, heart. would always
\ keep as light as my feet, life would go
) easily with.me.pe sl9f3r aargJ 8aab
\ 1o"s eyes, yes, Iremember,"I he replied,
thought q little sadly. I'sWilla you
dance, with me to day p 5oa saob aH
j s"Oh, yes, certainly > aemo'oI
4, ! was glad to. have him ask me that.
Of all the persons III the world l best
loved to; dance with him. l had told
him SO, hundred times, too, SO that he
knew wel1enough what my smilemeant
lWe. danced together so many times
that day, that the Cranston people--or
at least all of them that attended the
pic nicTgrew ,big-eyed with wonder
Noticing how close they watched us,
John said as he led Inc to a. seat for
the last time.r .c, ,5;sg s;d efae9 ft..,t
"We are saving our good townsfolk
from a, good deal of sin, Bessie; be
cause while, they are specializing about
such innocent sort of people as you and
|, they cannot be talking about worse
ones. u We, are getting famous Y isn.l
Il was haRpier!that night after L re-
turned home, Than / had been for
weeks before. 4 But my happiness was
of short duration, for after the supper
was cleared away, and while / sat by
an opengwindo W, recalling the events
of this day., my mother said tonne :ld Z
"Your Aunt Hastings was here it6-
day and she said that John Blaiklie
was. finishing his house on the hill.
Did you hear anything about it at the
picnic I? ed 30 ooe. sidl 30 .s.e4 i.
,"No," / said scarcely above a whis-
| per. slo9 5a9go sa ebjs.i 9sss.i
"And she said if Fannie was going
to marry John, she keptit dreadful sly !;
for besides piecing up few squares of
patch work she had not made the first
step towards getting ready, What do
you think about it? % -
81 think she will be ready as soon as
the house.is," answered, turning my
face towards the window, that she
might not notice the expression of my
features.
''Well, take it together, Bessie, it's
queer piece of business"
: | did not answer, only let my fore
head droop low upon the window seat.
Seeing this mother game up to me, and
rested her hand upon my head, and
said: -..f ~ ,,,,c:, ~ os;o..l
= "tPoor child 2"l y9l9oYbe M nag
How from. my heart i blessed her
for her quiet sympathy. The next two
weeks that followed were sad and te-
dious ones to tme.ia9argg1a s-d ui lIlf
b Every way that i turnedon of
John Blaiklie's approaching marriage
with cousin Fannie,iwas poured into
my ears and leven'Fannie herself, who
had always been very prudent abOutit
seemed pleasedintelling me of the ar
rangements thattwas going on up at
Johns new house-of' this piece of
furniture he had lselected, of the car.
pets which had been left to- her ju1g
ment exclusively and of the beautifully
toned seraphine that Johns uncle had +
presented him for the little parlor..
= "You will be very happy" l said one
day, in answer to all this. q ,iaa5 I
"Fannie looked up suddenly into my
face, / thought quizzieal expression
drifted across her features. sb g dsls
"How pale you look, Bessie" she
said, "what is the matter with you ?"
'Nothing, am sure" 1 answered
with some little show of spirit.
81 am glad of it; but, indeed, you
do look downright i'll. Won't you go
up to the new house with me to night
that will make you feel bet
ter. ] believe you keep too closely in
the house. But you need not shake
your head, you will 60. John will be
there, and We will have pleasant time
of. it.n9ba5 bus saoiis3aiiIol oils boyer
e Vi.
And / went in spite of myself, al
though every step towards the house
that was once to have been mine, was
like very torture to me. 9sfOh, what
pleasant time it was and how simply
and tastefully furnished, from the cum
ming, neatly grained kitchen to the well
carpeted parlors - Everything was
Just as / had planned it a hundred
times, in laughing, .jocose way to
John. Had he indeed, remembered it
all on purpose to torture me now? 1t
seemed so, ov M m
s'Do you like the house, Bessie p. he
asked, as if diyining my very thoughts.
every much, indeed" / answered.