The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-05

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clergyman had gig sent for him, and
there the girl sat beside her trunk, look
ing now and then out OF the window
and beginning to seem anxious. took
oil my nat and stepped up with bow.
Il beg your pardon, Miss, said l,
"but has there been anybody here ask
ing about being taken to Mr.. Wlllam's
place."
Il want to go there myself she ans
wered; THAT is, if you mean the fire
work factory. I'm Annie May
81 do mean the tirework factory
81 said. Mr.. Seth Hathron, one Of the
hands. The wagon is outside; Will you
get ino wait bit; I'll put the trunk in
first"
ashanti | help you?" she said; and she
put her little hand on the handle near
est her. 1t looked so small burst out
laughing.
II don't need auy help" said ] but !
thought ! would carry both the trunk
and its owner together, if ! chose, and
sized let me. She was the smallest
creature to be Il full-groWn WOMAN that
! ever saw.
After had helped her in and taken
the reins in my hands, | kept stealing
looks III her and thinking how beautl-
lui she was; and | tried to talk about
things that would please her, and point
81 out the places on the road, and felt
that, bright rs the day had been before,
il WAS somehow Il great deal brighter
HON with h( 7 beside me.
We stopped at Mrs. Munson's and
said good bye. carried her trunk in
% the hall and called the Old lady, and
drove the horse back to the stable. Then,
having II holiday, got Il newspaper
and went out into the woods-BaidwinS
woods they called tnen-and ] think /
hlleW every tree by heart.
Somehow | ielt lonesome and unhap-
by, and couldn,t read my paper. and sat
down with NY head on my hands, sulN-
Ter than ever, suppose, To look at
Maybe it WAS n hotr, maybe two, that
| sat there before heard step coming
over the grass, and looking up, saw The
aifi | had driven over from BaidWin's
Annie May coming toward me. she
did not see he III first; but When Size did
started and stopped and smiled at me she
just as Ia seeH other girls smile often
at other men, but never once at me be-
lore that moment. | never thought
What ! was doing, but held out my
great brown hand and shook hands
with her rs if We bun friends for Year,
q found there WIS nothing for NE tc
do IN the fatory until NaaaaX,' she
said, "and came out To see What these
woods were like. It's a pretty place.
s.Prcttier in SUMNER | said. "anG
prettiost Of all in autumn, When thu
teaNes are burned gold and scarlet .
Il Hike spring best She said. every
thing i, new and fresh, and just begun
Ia autumn everything is nearly over
IND that Is sad. =
q don't mind II; | havn't Il gay dis
position, | SUPPOSE | said. But looN
hcre-if You like some fresh YOU'VE
things, III show you somethin2:'
and ! took her to where, behind Il tal!el
ioe, the first spring Violets always
crew. There We're Il dozen there now
and she went down ON her knees to
smell them She would only pick one
though seemed wrong, she said.
That one, after we had walked for a
hour or 50, somehow or other, droppee
out Of her hair. She did not know ii
hut did; and when she got hon 9
went back and found it lying en- tht
path, and put in my bosom. 1t was Sc
sw-et and fresh and beautiful that
could but think il WAS like her. / like &c
to think so. Oh what Il day it WAS 10
. me. What & night, when | dreamed i
over.
NEAt Gay WAS iiie Sabbath. anu ui'
What I'd never done before. Alter
WAS dressed, angry with myself for no
looking handsonler all the while | stoo'
before the glass, went over To Mr.
Munson'> and asked for Miss May.
She came down prettily attired, and
remember stamnerng out somethil:
about she might like TO 30 to church an,
would not know the way. ! am aflais
| couldn't have r mesh rred the text L
save my life, and the sermon WAS thrown
away on me. But was very happy
happier than | Lad ever been before
Only Il month since drove her over i,
iite little wagon, bnt ! loved her an(
told her 50. 1t may not be such ii NIGH
T ty matter 10 other men 10 have one Wo
mans love, bat ! had 40 ole else o.
, earth 10 care for. SO when she safe
Yes and let me kiss her, ii was ONLY
Shame that kept me from crying out
right ior joy. SHE had promised t,
. marry me in the autumn, and atteg tina
she would work no more in the factory
! was saving To buy Il three ro0nlet
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