The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-05-12
"I wonder what should think to see Mlss
.melia at party wearing an apron!"
"You would write me to wear one direct


..You would write me to wear one direct
~
"That cravat about your neck, love; it's
,ightfully old.fashioned. They are never
'orn in the city now"
"Cbristins Miller wears them here, and
at ought to satisfy you."
"Th,t is Just what dis.atisdes me; want
iristine Miller to wear the best"
"well, is there any thing else you would
ke to alterY" .t..
"Since you give mo carte blanche: you"
.ewhat's that? didn't know I'd given
ou any thing but TIT for tat"
ATS foreign word, said he laughing.
Please remember that don't understand
reign words. il Miss Amelia does. English
more than match for me, you know"
"I know you are for me-"
"Then why don't you marry Miss Anne.
lw
al didn't mean that sort Of match ! but
nee you mention it, suppose l could IL I
s,uld."
"Then advise you to, Major Vanity: 1t
i'll save you from turning yourself into n
mlking dictionary and talking fashion,
late"
Well. at the husking, what does he do but
ir. with all the girls and leave me in the
oldrums not hut there were plenty of 9th
RS ready to come at my beck and call, hut
me of them were my sweetheart; and
ihen one has sweetheart II the other men
re little more to one than so many clothes.
Jcs.
"Did YOU have fine time" said he, GO
x home.
"wonderiul fine You spoke just ten
,ords to me-
"why. you know, Christie, tits not good.
,anpered to mind your lady love in compa
y"
"Oh, Donald" said l, "you used to think
less Of manners and more Of me!
"'rwouldn't be wise to contradict you!'
"Why not?" asked, like fool
"Because you'd say | didn't stick to my
text"
1t wasn't tho answer I'd expected, you
zee.
After hc returned things went on pretty
iuch the same, save that We wrote yet more
'ldom.
It was in the fall Of the year. maybe eigh-
teen months since D0nald's last visit-thc
ky was full of great bounding clouds, like
the wings Of white birds that I've seen far
out to sea, or like the sails Of ships which
the wind had filled. took my basket and
went over the bridge. all alone, to the sam
phre meadow; for Susan. she was laid up
with fever Maybe had been there half
on hour. when all Of sudden some ones
two hands fell on my two shoulders, and sent
my wits dying abro,d.
"Guess who it is! 7" said Dpnald's voice
"What's the good Of guessing, when ]
know for certain ?"
"Pick up your basket, then, and come
home with me-"
"But mother wants the s,mphire."
"We'll get enough Tomorrow.
So we went home to his mothers to tea,
. nd she got out her best china, and her fin.
It linen and silver cream pitcher she had
nad ever since silver was first smelted, be-
lieve.
al suppose this will be yours, Christie,
when you 90 to housekeeping" said she.
dusting it us if it were like to crack ut u
breath.
"Thank you," said I but you won't lose
II soon. for | shall need go to boarding.school
before I'm fit to marry Donald"
"Law :" said she, "don't mind him; he's
always taking me up short, just 30. But
then he is u master.hand Tor grand words.
What parson he'd make, now Them
Blanks have been the making Of him."
"Aud the marring OF mel" thinks |, sell
Gshly enough.
Next day he came for me to 60 to tho sam.
phire meadow. II was one Of thoso fine days
again, like crystal for clearness, when you
can seem to sec into heaven itself, when in
all the wide sky there is not spcck. and the
distant woods paint themselves like flames
against its wall. Well, Donald was US good
as gold. and quite as lively as that is nova.
days Hc told mo how he spent his time In
the city, that | might know at every chino
Of the clock, what employed him. Then he
described the 0pera.housc, wherc no some
times went with Miss Blanks; and the witch
ing music, that seemed only to echo the key
note Of Heavens own; and the beautiful
singers, in their gowns Of satin and gold
trimmings. and their faces like angels. and
their voices like seraphs; and ho set 1t oil
forth with such knack that almost be-
lisved he was reciting some fairy. tale that he
had picked up in the great city. Law me!
tho city itself. in them days, was like some
bcwitched thing I didn't more than half be-
lisve in I!
WASN'T you surprised when you FIRST 800
itl" asked, all wild with listening.
"Chris,io," said he stopping short, 81