Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-21

COUNTRY SrAHzNG.-lne country Lad who
has found the way to the heart OF his girl,
and has become so frmiliarly acluaintei t.at
he dares t1 ask her 70 a ride withou. stsm-
ncring. blushin-. thrus;ins his hands in his
pockets and out half dozen times, has he
come socially accomplished, and is alwly-
sure Of admission to the bes- circles. But
he often rises 90 such q position through
much tribuatiOn. We knew one such, not
many miles from Troy, whose first violent
heart thr0bbings,a dozen years agl, were To-
wards n pretty little girl who came .som q.
noighhoring township % teach the G.-trIc,
school. Wofully green was be, and fearful
ly bashful withal. The first step was % BE-
taken. but hero was the rub What s-1uld
he do? How could he approach the Young
lady in such a way as to please her. was the
question that he pondered day and night.
failsng to determine on anything satisilc-
tory he appealed tl another youth who was
reputei to be posted. This young man toll
him TO buy an orange and present j. % the
young lady to attend prayer meeting and ask
permission 70 accompany her TO her board
ins place to carry her hume in his buggy on
Saturday afternoon, etc. The lover acted
promptly The very next time be came % the
city he purchased an orange, the largest so
be found on a street stand. That evening was
PRAYER meeting. and he was on hani The
last note of the closing doxology had scarce
ly died away, when he sTrang across two or
three seats, and stood before the object of his
alteration. Here, said he is an orange 1
bought for you Thank you sir said she
as she gracefully accepted IT, Now may
20 home with You p 1T would not be con
yenent Tonight, replied the miss, in tones
that put him ON his mcttle. Then give me
back that orange said he. 1t was given
back, and the lad and lass walked of in opp0-
site directions. Here was q failure, surely
but the first word spoken, love made the
young man desperate, and he determined to
try again. Fortunately for his purposes, his
father was District Trustee The girl had
to be carried home, and be essayed TO be her
cavalier on the occasion. lie chose a late
hour Saturday afternoon, but the ride was
enjoyed in silence, she amused with the sitG-
alton, and he struggling with feelings too
deep for utterance. Arrived at the paternal
mansion, the long absent daughter was greet
Gu ~ tlc Hitt WIN Hctity utuDu14lAti1ti-f =
and her escort politely invited in. he ac-
cepted, and tarried in the parlor until sup-
per time, when he was asked to Join the
family at the table. Il viii if you don't
charge nothin',' said he, and sat down.
Day faded into twilight, and twilight van
ished in darkness, but still the young man
fingered, his horse in the meanwhile regal
ing himself by the side of the road as best he
could, on post hay.' Would he have his
horse put up and fed p Yes if you don't
charge nothin', Was the response. Another
hour passed, and it was bedtime, for farm
ers are not accustomed to late hours. 'Per-
haps he would like to retire?' 'Waal,' said
our hero, Il come up here to have a little
sparkin' time with Fanny, but seoin' as she
amt around, I'll 90 to bed if you don't
charge nothin'.' lie WIS shown to room
on the upper floor. and in a moment his voice
was heard calling down the stairs, Hello
there You can have this candle now il you
want it. Suffice it that the next morning
the loye-sick youth departed without seeing
Fanny, and he never obtained another oppOr