Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-11
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our IN THE RAIN.

SPRINKLE! rain shower right down on
Milie Warmers tasteful little hat aud grace
ful shoulder, unprotected save by thin
shawl, Notwithstanding the beseeching
glance OF the pre,tiest pair of hazel eye,
hat ever looked up to cloud in that way.
The inexorable, stony hearted thing just
poured out its deluging treasures without
minding them the least bit in the world.
Now, Miliie wasn't afraid of a shower,
unless there was laundering and lightning
but she had quite regard for her pretty
hat, which was not two weeks old, and did
hate dresdfully TO have it spoiled. Besides,
she knew-yain little girl--that it was ex-
credingly becoming. Her glass told her
that, and Squire Johns, the great man of
The town, bad whispered to her just the
same, looking at her very admiriogly SIT
the while Il was TOO, too bad And OUT
came Miles Handkerchief, which she
threw over the bat, Just about half covering
It, She drew it of, the next moment, and
laughed. As if such a deluge of hand
ke,chief eould do any good, she said to her
self How could she be so silly p
Mile, not so very wise yet, tried next
to run away from the shower; but, in her
haste ran into several mud puddles, thereby
muddyiug the pretty little feet in perfectly
scientific manner.
She walked quite leisurely, after that,
saying, philosonhically
As my hat is spoiled already, there can
be no use in hurrying, | am neither sugar
nor salt -
Nevertheless, when Mile came to large
white farmhouse, she very gladly, and
rather hastily for Just then there was o
heavy peal Of tbunder-opeDed the gate
and went up the flower -bordered path to
he house, and knocked for admittance.
Nobody answered, and as another peal oI
thunder was heard, accompanied by vivid
fash Of lightHing, Mile entered without
ceremony. She took in at glance the
contents Of the FIRST room she came to-a
large square room, plainly but neatly fur
ni-hed-the cane-seated chairs the pretty
chin,z-covered lounge, book. case filed with
| books and sheet music; the violin in irs
case in the corner, the vase Of faded aow-
ers and ornaments on the mantel There
was no one there, but she heard childish
voices in the room, and again Knocked A
lark eyed girl Of ten or eleven years opened
/ the door.
Miliie explained why she was there.
With the ease aud good manners Of one
much older, the child babe her welcome,
/ placed chair near the stove and took Mil
lie s dripping bat and shawl
81 was Just BEGINNING to get dinner Thai
vas the reason / didn't hear you knock. Il
will be a long time before the shower j;
over, and you must stay with US to dinner,
1t viii be ready by the time Ben comes
hut that will not be for about balfor three
quarters Of an hour
''Es, dinnie I be weddy when Ben tums,
Iisped aud laughed q little girl of thre'
years
The elder child, whose name was Hetty
resumed
II can't get very good dinner, ain
quite old enough, but Ben says DO nicely
He puts it on for me, and see 10 it. Blu
he does rot allow me to take off kettles
for fear win burn or scald myself; but
think / am large enough TO do that, lik,
to have everything ready for him when b
comes 10 tired and hungry. / can't max
bi.cuit-I wish could-for Ben likes then
ever so much; but Martha who comes il
to make bread for US, says she viii teael
me.
Where Is your mother" asked Mill
of the little Eva, when Hetiy was out c
the room.
~We IS got no muader but Ben, th
lite one li-ped.
When H-tf cane back, Mile said;
Now nave got nicely warmed, an