Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-02-03

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My aunt sent over this basket of roots
from her garden. Perhaps you will alow
me to set them for you in your border" he
SAIL
"Oh, I'm much obeesedl Won't you
just come in and sit dcwn minute ="
And the young man crossed the Kitchen
ilinging his broad hrimmcd straw hat upon
the white table, tossing back his curs, and
then seizing upon tho doing cat:
Wake up here, pnss, and fsce your
friends" he said, holding up the astonished
qusdruped at arms.ength by the nspe OF the
neck. And, by the by, Mrs. Sinclair, how
is your dog Beppos heard that some
young rapscallion had broken the old fellows
leg for him"
. Yea, indeed" said Aunt ncpzic, and
then she went to detail the abuses Of her fa,
vorte. .....
What the heel was 10 Achilles, what tic
Ijotnt of the harness was to the Isrsclitish
king, her dos aud cat were TO my good aunt.
lhSs bow, drawn at = venture, had sent his
shaft to the vulnerable point aud by the
time Bcppos leg had been bandaged by the
visitor, Aunt leraie's animosity had van
ishcd.
Won't you sit down an take a bit o
dinner with en- old woman ?" she asked,
when they came back to the kitchen.
Indeed | will if You will let me; pr.
vately, Mrs. SinClair'-and his face assam,
ed u confidential exprcssior,-" | hoped YOU
would ask pe, because I've heard every.
where OF your wonderful batter, and want
to taste H." =.
"oh, bless your soul. my butter amt
nothin' to brag of When you 60 home
though, you remind me, an III send along a
bal ont to Miss Jones. Your aunt is alters
talk in about my butter" ta.
And so Aunt llepzie, fairly conquered br
good nature, laid down her arms, and wss
no more TO be ranked among belligerent
powers. And so, | suppose, she forgot her
warning" but not so L qhero was not
one Of all those summer afternoons when,
Philip and | sat reading together on the
: porch not an hour Of all those remembered
hours when we went floating down the river,
when for one moment forgot. Neither did
! forget my mothers story OF her beautiful
young sister: Lucy, aged eighteen" tho
headstone said, whose heart a noble lover
had held and treasured, until, one day, there
came gay suiter from the city and stole
ths prize, and alterward tramplcd upon it
| remembered it al, and | said to myself
many times in the day that il was only for
little whilc--only for those summer days,
and then was sure things could easily be
made to fall back into their old line again
1t Was May whsn Aunt lIrpze came to tea
! twas September when Phil p and stood
orc evening, upon tho porch. Tho wood.
binQ was crimson, and away down The west
the day was burning Itself ont behind gold
en- bara. We had been riding up on the hill
10 see the sun set
Good night,"'i said my hand upon The
hitch Of the door.
stop q moment, Lou"
And turned, startled little at the quick
peremptory tore.
Your servant, SIR and made mock
obesaucc.
Philip stood pulling the lsaves from the
vine, ana his lace was very whi:c. | thiIk
mine Was white too when he said
Do you know am going back to NOR.
row. Lou?'
"B Back whcre!" or course knew, bat
| had lies plsnty in my right hand that
night.
Home. Back to New York, and God
knows whore then--iuto the army perhaps -
speaking quickly.
well it has been very pleasant sum
mer," said, carclessly enough And then
no one spoke, and It was very still, only |
could hear the rushing OF the brook in the
glen.
Is that al you have to soy to me before
20, LouY he asked.
never bid my friends good by. 1t ism,
pleasant. OF course wish you delightful
journey replied, coolly. Il don't recol
lect that I've any thing moro to Say
Well, have then to say to YOU" And
he pulled handful Of crimson leaves, and
flung them, shower OF fame, upon my
| black habit. Loui you must know til
viii not bid you good by for long You must
tell mo when am 10 como back aud claim
my wife"
oh rank is good, and gold is fair,
! And rich and p0ot mate i'm
| hulnmed from ballad We had read that
very day.
Lou, how provoking you arc! But why
don't you 60 on?
Il But love has never kaown o law
! Beyond hls own sweet WILL"
Because mine is common sense, and
yours Is poetry The latter is wretchedly
out Of place in this everyday liG of ours,
but common sense, fortunately, is coin cur,
rent the world over"
And do common sense and poetry never
go together, wonderY But seriously, Lou,
you must listen to me-"
And seriously, Philip, this is folly. You
will blush for i, to morrow. Besides, beg.
gius your pardon, tho old play Of the city
lover and rustic lassie is becoming stale If
you please we will not have it acted over
again at my expense
! Ctor, ~, - op1 ha epnl-o utornl~ ti;,
time, "this is too much for man TO bear
Can't you be in carnest?" aga
81 am in earnest"
Z" Tell me- then" and he took s.ep near.
ef lac, spsakins fiercely. His black figure
shut out all the gloring sky. Tell ro child,
do you love mey''
| "No."
lie stood still an instant, then his hand
touched mine, and then was s.raining my
eyes through the darkness where he WAS dis
| appearing throUgh the trees. went in and
closed the door behind me- had done my
duty, thought.
Ard next noning, OF ali that bright. hap.
py summer there remained only handful of
red leaves, broken off, and drying upon The
floor Of the porch.
And I? OF course was very miserable.
never stopped 10 thlnK only sometimes IN
the rhght,.pp in my little room, with the
stars looking nt me through the dormer win
dow. Daytirnes there were things enough
to keep eff thought
The morning Philip went sway we sat ct
breakfast and heard the whistle Of the train
Something hard came into my throat. !
thought, =" lie has gone, and/hs was more
to me than all the world" said Isn't it
nearly tine for Us 10 begin house cleaning,
mother :"
. was thinking Of that last night. Its
past the middle Of tina month";" and mother
threw senrching glance across to my face
" Saul among the prophets" her connts.
nance said. had Fever been notable the
contrary rather. cared more for my books
. Then why not begin to day ?" | asked,
adding enthusiastically, ike house clean.
ingl"
Mother looked incrednIous, and more than
incredulous looked Aunt Hrpzc when she
came in, two hours aflerward, and found the
parlor carpet up, the books down, and half
the chlirs inverted thsir sword like legs