The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-07-04
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| WV" VI usf uusteT. HOrA turDeo Toun0
quickly.
You too are entertaining, mus, eay.
Ned, I should think EIsis would roast
with you sitting so clone to her this July
day.
Mora. don't you fssl li,,ls bi, sickish,
henssickish like, already +
No, don't, aud I haven't the !snst
IDEA Of being so. Esis am only sorry
for one thing-that We let Ned come a.
long. There's never any peace where
tbsfe's man, never
Ths handsome driver now arched his
eyebrows, and would have whis,led if he
dared, and Ned looked ,end.rly into EI
sis's eyes, and whispered "Do you Este,
do you wish you hadn't let Ned come
slong.''
Elsie blushsd crimson, and tb. driver
said -, ' .'..'
you can see the house yondsr through
the trees
A moment more and they were at the
gate. Long, low, and rambIing-I like
it; and Nora, gathering up her skirts.
placed her dainty feet upon the wheel.
and was out befors the sG,ouishsd driver
| came To he. assistance. 49, :,
Aunt Mary met them warmly for thsir
mothers sake, and sooa they were seated
around the ample board with very unci.
ty'iks appe'i,es. Mr.. Brewster, Aunt
Marys husband, VA; q we'll ,o,do farmer
With broad, kindly face and a large
heart. but, in spite Of life,ine's training
be would sometimes forget and put his
own knife iu tho butter. Aunt Mary saw
the look OF suprsms disgust with which
Nora viewed the proceedings, and she
whispered softly and tenderly to her hus
band : Simon. dear, try and rsm.rnl.sr
to use the butter knifs while the girls A..
here
HIS manners wee 80 gsn,ls, and his
voice so kindly, vixen he SAID to Nora /:
"iers, childis, 10, me give you some more
"f the s,ra~bsrries. You mus, ca, iu.t
a. many az you can while you are. h aie,"
'hs. she almost fergavs him the affair Of
the butter knife. -
Father, wbsrsi 10 I.bmacl"
"Hs went home; he will be back by
sun up in the morning"
"You should have made him .,ay TO
tea. father" name Aunt Mary fs,ill
called her husband, though six little
graves in the churchyard were all lba,
WAS left Of the children she had born.
him.
al wanted him to stay. Lu, hs said he
had promised Mads. to help. her wi,hh.r
Lessons. ETsmjustio D. 10 coming On"
This WAS Monday Tuesday. Wsdn.s
day, and Thursday passed very pleasantly
to Nora, She e1piorsd the house and
grounds. and read ber favori,s posts.-
Friday shs,fsIt very lonesome, snd il Ned
had been 10 Europe or soms other coun
try, she would hsvs said houssick. Ned
and Ei'is we're passing their time 10 .
way very agreeable TO themselves, for.
getting in thsis selHshne.s all about Nora.
On Saturday sbs ~s, iopsiiM than ever,
for Aun, Mary VAS Away, busy 10 tn.
kitchen on ,ha, day.
20. Aun, Mary. I'm 50 iossly r.
"lt. too bad, child. Suppose you pu,
on my big sunboune,. and csrry chi. pie
and little pail Of milk out 10 the field TO
your uncle"
Anything for . change. 80 Nora tied
the sunbonnst over Der brown curls, and
went over the fields to where the hay.
makers we're turning over tbs fragrant
hay AmoAg the bsymskas she noticed
the young man who had driven them ever
from the station on the day Of their arri
val. He lifted bis rough straw ha, With
q quiet srac" tina, surprised the city belle,
aud she said TO hsrssIf, walking home
ward over the fsIds--"I never Thoughts
haymaksrs were 80 picturesque look.
ieg."'
Pbst evening the young people "a, on
tbs porch talking with Aunt Mary. when
Nora 'Pied the handsome hay maker com.
lag up the lawn.