Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-01

thus attended she trNversed slowly the
long meadow path, drinking In ut every
stcn the beauties of earth and sky and
cloud. Down the little hill which hid
her home from view, then through huge
CATO which opened u little way with its
creaking sweep, letting through her agile
form, then around the corner of a field of
rye, already standing stout and tall, and
she entered little pine grove. The
breeze was whispering and signing in the
waving branches, making a sweet, pcnsive
music which ohimed pleasantly with her
thoughts, so attuued To natures harmony,
and she fingered in the charming grove a
little, pleased with everything, even the
soft, brown carpet which the fallen leaves
made under her feet. Regarding il then,
and not till then, she noticed that she had
on her new CATERS Provokingl The
morning dew would nearly spoil their
beauty, but il was not worth while to 60 !
clear back again, so, resolving To make
the best of IT, she passed ON out OF the
bars and down little piece of dusty read |
to the brown little house which was her |
destination.
The soft, clear summer night passed |
slowly away, the patient watcher moving !
quietly about doing all that sympathy |
could prompt for the poor old woman now |
SO nearly beyond the reach of her gentle
ministrNtiops. With u touch rs though |
the invalid was u dear friend, she chaied |
the aged limbs, smoothed back the snowy |
hair from the wriukled face, and bathed |
the aching head. UuweariCd were her at
tentions, and much were they needed by
the worn sufferer, until toward morning
they took effect, and she sank away into
quiet, peaceful sleep. Still Charity sat by
the bedside, driving away with her fan
the villainous mosquitoes that persisted In
annoying her charge, and at the same time
creating with it fresh currents of air for
the comfort of the sufferer, whose lungs
were well nigh wasted away.
| AT sunrise the family was up, and Chart
! ty was released from her post glad to go
! forth in the fresh morning air alter her
wearsome night
The fresh rays of the morning sun shone
! full in DR.. Norton's face, rousng him from
a night of unusually quiet and undisturbed
sleep To visit old Mrs. Wells was his first
I thought, and he made hasty toilet and
started out. a sudden determination
seized him to go across the fields ON foot
instead of taking his horse to so aroundhy
the road, which was twice us far The
morning was so invigorating TINT he felt as
If the walk would bea decided benefit, so
he struck into the path across the pasture,
|
Charity travorsCd the night before, nnd
walked brislly on. r.
Mindful of the we'll being of her new
CATERS, Charity picked her way carefully
along the road, wetting them in the dowy
grass when she tried to avoid the dust,
and covering them with dirt when she
tried to avoid the dew 10y taking the mid
die Of the road. Once in the shadow of
the pines, she paused to look mt them in
disgust, when II brilliant thought struck
her. Why not doff shoes and go bare
foot? II was so warm and pleasant, and
the path smooth and soft. 4 here was no
danger of meeting any one, and she could
slip in unobserved by the back door at
home, so that even her watchful mother
need not know it, To plan was to execute
with this active young lady, and seating
: herself on fallen trec trunk by the path,
: she quickly barred her feet, rolled the
c snowy stockings into q snug ball which
Y she put into her pocket, light knotted to
: gether the strings to her CATERS so she
+ might hang them over her arm, then
rose and went bravely onward, congratu
r lating herself on her brilliant idea. Alas
| for the frailty of human calculations Ou
Of the pine wood, along by the edge OF
Y the thrifty rye, and there was DR.. Norton
e himself, just coming around the corner
: | Mltllln lCl JuIuS ol lllCCtluS utll pulphplg
2 and undisguisedly barefoot rs she was
with her skirts caught up to avoid the
S dew, and her new CATERS carefully strung
: across her arm. of-.s3tEgr .gts.s,
{ 1t was q trying moment for Charity Ab
f bott, and all sorts of wild thoughts ca
@ reered through her mind at once, thougl
u she still kept on her way, since 1t wa
It. too late for concealment Yesterday
d bushes, when he caught her showing he
> new cutters, were as white rs roses Il
}, peonies compared with the burning re,
| which suffused her cheeks and forehead
and even crmsoned her shell-like cars
d That he should think her so careful an,
J. penurious as to save her new CATERS a
the expense of her feet-hcr confusion
IS overwhelmed her What thoughts passe
a through his mind we will not pretend I
e say, but it is certain he then and there dis
= covered that he was fully in love with til
Il girl before him, whom hitherto he ha
/. thought he only half loved. So careful
st and so modest II girl as her bushes be
tokened her to be, could but make her
C prudent, faithful wife Tho Impulse {
1t the moment came over him, and he yield
d ed to it, so that when mt last they met, an
Il he took her hand TO say "good morning,
he looked frankly into her clear eyes an
{, said instead, in quiet way" Charity Al
ii bott, will you be my wifeY" 10
=" Charity's answer is not on record, bu
)" we are told that not many months afte
= she bought for herself a pair of snow
ID satin slippers and that her feet were sho
" with them as she stood dressed in puI
II white by DR.. Norton's side in her father
Ia large parlor, while the gray haired mini
is. ter said to them some very solemn wore
i'd from all of which we infer that her al
TO swer at that embarrassing moment WI
Id not especially Encouraging.
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