The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-12

A+N' . 49, s y e -
of late
4 earnestly trust that you have sus.
tanned DO injury. Miss Wildr be said,
removing bis hat respectfully as be
spoke
Not in Che least. sir though il is
not owing to any consideration on your
part.
Very gentlemanly conduct, / must
say, She added, looking with an indig
nant air FIRST At her soiled dress, and
then at the crest fallen man before her
IL beg pardon, be stammered,
but the fact is, your dress SO deceived
me that IL really took you to be
boys
Took us to be boys T repeated Kate,
in astonishment.
Then as her eyes fell upon the hat
at her feet, her anger eyaporatod in a
clear, ringing laugh, which did more
than anything else could have done to
restore our hero to his usual ease and
self possession
In the meantime the rest OF the girls
had sought the shelter of a grove in an
adjoining field. Missing Kate, two Of
the boldest of them volunteered to go
and ascertain her fate. As they came
within sight of the field of their disas-
ter, they we're astonished to see Squire
Graves politely assisting Kate over the
fence, which act of gallantry she receiy-
ed with much apparent complacency
and good humor
When Kate reached the grove, she
found her companions bemoaning their
several mishaps One had lost net
another shoe. Dresses had been
draggled through the mud and torn in
various places, and their apparel, as a
whole, was in a rather dilapidated con
dition. They were of the unanimous
opinion that Squire Graves was a
'brute" and perfect Savage"
Kate listened to these anathemas in
silence, though with ewes brimming
with mirth At last, unable longer TO
contain herself, she burst forth;
Squire Graves isn't too blame. What
do you think girls, he thought we were
boys
Here Kate sat down upon the grass,
and laughed until the tears rolled down
her cheeks, in which she was joined by
the rest.
He sent humble apologies to you
oil, continued Kate, as soon as her mirth
permitted her to speak, and said that
he should be happy to have us pick
strawberries in his meadow whenever
we felt disposed to do 80. What do
you think of that? 2
Think 7 said Josie, with significant
look; 4 think that the perfect savage
has been tanned very suddenly. What
kind Of charm did you use, eh, Kate 7
At this Kate blushed, and for once
was at loss for an answer; 80 she
changed the subject by proposing that
| they all should start for home
What that blush meant it is impos
sible to say, but this we know, that
there was quite marked change il
| Squire Graves habits and manner; h'
commenced calling upon his neighbors
and soon became as sociable as any ONT
Of them could desire, though it must b.
confessed that he called at Mr.. Wilde's
more frequently than at any Other
place. And more than this, the yer.
next Thanksgiving eve there was I
pleasant gathering at Mr.. Wild's during
/ which certain ceremony was perform
ed at the conclusion OF which wild Kate
was Kate Wilde no longer But al
though she took proper name, he
husband AYERS (and certainly he ough
to know that she is the same merry
provoking creature that she was wher
she stole, not his strawberries, but th'
heart OF the owner.
APPRECIATION. There is nothing NOR