The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-01-23
LOVE NE, LOVE MY DOG.

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Mother Serle. "An' Il comm here. a.
sure as you're alive! u and her curiosity
carried her post haste from the pantry to
the door stone, and there she stood shield
ling her eyes from the sun with one fuoury
had. "Who can it be?" said she again
! Flouuces and furbelows and folderal
! diddles, pink and blue and voluminous.
came streaming energetically up he shady
lane that led tothe Serle farm house. Thl,
was the rara avis that had awakened
Mother Series curiosity a rare bird
indeed for that old fashioned, ,sequestered
country nook.
"Lot,ie, Lottie," said the bewildered
daue.in loud whisper, to rosy checked
maid whom the scented shade of a clump
of syriDga bushes near by, sat busily al
work hulling strawberries uuder the grave
surveillance of huge greyhound, whose
head aud fore paws rested in her lap
"Lotttie, Lottie THE girls bright eyes
were uplifted 10 the direction of the voice
I"Leok herel' aud with jerk of her
head towards the approaching visitor, Mrs
Serle beat hastY retreat into her pentry
again, and with her elbow buried in an
outIyiug lump of dough, peered through
the closed blinds, anxious for the de-
nouement.
"Steel p The huge creature, at the
sound Of the soft voice deposited his full
length on terra grma. "For PHYS sake,
said Lottie, little dismayed, as setting
down her bowl hastily, and gathering her
apron in oue little brown stained hand, she
stood up, awaiting the pleasure of the fair
unknown.
"Why, Lottie Serle simped die.away
voice, Trying to make believe you DON t
know me 2"
"Seraphna Stubbs I never imagined
it was you = exclaimed Lottie, advancing Q
with outstretcbed hand. ...-..--
"Why not 2" asked Seraphina, with a
toss of her straw colored ringlets. "You
know that I've been visiting in the city
these three months. Of course it isn't TO
be expected that | should come back as
old fashiooed aud dowdy as | went away"
GOf course not" asseOted Lottie with
an amused smile, taking in with glance
the excruciating "rig" Miss Seraphina had
donned for her ostensible benefit from
the crown of her brimIess hattie the toe OF
her high heeled top boots, that ornamented
with rosette about as large as full
grown head of lettuce, ,pecped coquettishIy
from beneath the dimity pettlcoat all scol.
loped aud futed
Yes, dear, | just got home this moon
ing, aud as told ma. says |, "Ala. I de
clare l shall fly." (Airy enough thought
Lottie) Its so long siace I've seen
Lottie Serle. And ma said, says she,
"Well, child, why don't y"u &c right,
over there | know she'll be glad to see
you ! aud so went, and here am -
And Seraphiua felt that she bad rounded
to in a most mastery manner.
Il am always glad to see my friends" \
sly little dimple peeped found the corner
of Lottie's mouth. "Won't you come into
the house"
"Oh, dear, no! / can't stop I'll just
sit down here minute and have a little
chat. 1t will seem like old times and
forthwith Seraphina SO completely filed
up the rustic seat that Lottie was fain to
establish herself on the projecting root of
neigh5oring elm. end knowing her
friend Of old, her shrewd little head soon
settled the reason of this sudden burst OF
affection that had torn SeraphHs from the
bosom of her family, after so long scpa,
ration, and sent her over sandy half mile
of road to the farm house, armed thus
cap-a- pie.
"And you've been buried in this dismal
hole ever since havey p said the affec-
tionate Seraphina. 'What can you Gnd
to do with yourself p
81 gueSs you would find plenty to do.
! II you had such very foe, stylish city
boarder as we have to take care Of"
Goodness ME - CALCULATED Seraphiua,
the picture of astouishment. You don't
say so" .... .
"No'0 can't 1 prevail upon you to stay
to tea Z" asked Lottie drawing her own
differences.
Good Heavens! - cried seraphina, in
alarming distress. you don't think knew
anything about il before Istarted Lottie
did think just that very thrng) Ten
dozen OK teams wouldn't have dragged
me here, if had" continued Seraphina,
bent on making an impression.
"Only because that would have been too
slow a way" said Lottie to herself, turn
ing Steels soft ear inside out, and then
as reward of merit, allowing him to hold
her hand in bis mouth.
"Who is he p asked Seraphina, recov-
ing little from the shock.
'How did she know it was a he ?"
thought Lottie, as she answered, ia Cole
giaD,"
"HoW came he here ?" Seraphina pur-