Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-08-05

If you want her. If she's favoritc of
yours, returned Lii. And John whipped
up the horse and drove on. Lii chatting,
as her way was, familarly and easily, as if
John Yarmouth had been an acquaintance
of lifetime, while John, not n bit abash-
| cd, related the history of this and that farm
as they passed, some drowsy old legend
haunting yonderwood, some enchantment
residing in a wayside brook.
1t would be difficult to recount the de-
/ groes by which John Yarmouth became
! Lill's devoted slave, for such he was before
the month was well out. If she had e:
| pressed o latent desire to visit the moon,
no doubt he would have made the attempt.
He's such delightfully."- obliging soul,
she once said to her aunt And yet he
makes you feel as if it were all q matter Of
| course, as you were doing him favor to
receive his services and then, one don't
| feel afraid lest he'll mistake one, and 60 to
! the falling in love, you eec.'
| Aunt Rhliir looked at Lii over her
spectacles.
The girl that gifts John, said she oraou-
| lar|y, gifts gold
'Oh, yes answered ILL, abscnlly, he's
q very nice sot of a fellow; he's as strong
as a lion.'
~ modern Samson, hirtcd Aunt Rhoda.
! L wonder who is the modern Delilah y
| oh, should think he was above letting
any woman ruin him.
| Ever ybody has Il weak side'
Yes, L think Johns weakness is cn The
| side OF grammar laughed Lii.
! His grammar, Why, L never noticed
| it, wasn't at all surprising. Hes well
! educated, John is; he taught the district
| school winter before last and he beats every
! thing at ciphering.'
Does he p said Lii, as if size didn't care
! & fix about il.
b.ou haven't tried your fortune ut the
! brook yet,' said John thab evening when
| he had Stacked up us Aunt Eaouu called
! it, after his hard days work. ana come il
| 10 play the agreeable to J4iii the mOOn's
| all right for It too, he pursued.
Then Wen 90 tonight said she you
! know you promised TO wait at the stile. /
declare il makes my flesh creep now to
think of it. What if should really sec q
! face there =
1t seems to me you'd be q sight more
cut up if you didn't, put in her aunt. It's
all piece OF foolishncss any way. 1 should
! think you were two Childrln.'
Did You over try ii, Aunt Rhoda p ask
cd her saucy niece.
Wei, no /; hut [ know who did TO her
sorrow, and that was liddy Knight
you've seen her ?-as sorry an old maid as
ever Oreathcd. You see she had lover
round these parts, aud she went to visit
the city, and jest got her head turned and
her brain added, and home she came, and
up and jilts this poor fellow, cause he
wasn't quite 50 fine as lace and that very
night lot Of 'em girls together took il into
their silly heads to loOkinto the brook after
fate, they said. Liddy, she was the first to
try it, and while the others waite, laughing
. l. .f
as bold as you please and begins to say
Whoever my true lovers to be,
Let him loUh into the brook with me;
and then she gave II shrek like the last
trump, for there ut the bottom of the
stream, looking up Mt her with staring dead
eyes, lay her old lover! ~
Mercy = cried Lill. Il won't 90 near il.
Why didn't you tell me, John? p
1 never heard il before. / think the fel-
low was a fool !.
oh, it makes my blood run cold,' said
Lii, shiyeriug and Nesting near to John
just for human companionship.
1t was an awful thing--an awful rctri
button :. said Mrs. Hhoda it shows thl
danger Of playing with fire There, John
it's dreadful creepy subject; let's have
some music. I'm real thirsty for some
and | guess Liil is too.
after all this hubgobiin talk, unless Mis-,
Lii Wiil come and take care of me-
L will go said ILL, rising and talAin'
Johns arm TO the dusky parlor, and sit
ting there beside him, something happened
y to Lii, something that had never happened
before. The moon had got up LigE enough
> 10 look in at the window and hold the twt
III a circle of light as irit would fain shu
them in together in Il charmed world q
/ their own. John had been idly playin.
= some lingering melodies and listening L
= Lill's interpretations.
: That said she, reminds me Ofa yOun:
girl sitting before the lire of n dull evening
She has n lover, you know, but she mus
5 not think Of him because he is poor, or
something, no matter what
Would that keep you thinking of you
loycry' interrupted John.
: Nonsense, | am not speaking Of myself
So she sits down, not meaning TO ALLOW
4 herself the pleasure OF thinking of him
and forbidden thoughts ike forbidden
! fruit being sweetest, she falls periorce [
think OF him, and of nothing but him
5 Then she remembers what she is about
+ and catches herself up and reprimand
{ herself. There, don't you hear what
Y seems TO say, 4 IL think about my now ba
dress, or Amaranth and her llyaclnth i
= the novel / read yesterday anu Scl-dl
o yct-il is so much nicer 10 think Of him, {
@ his tender eyes aud the touch OF his loyin
r hond, aud'-Ch, Mr., Yarmouth y eric
S ILL, for poor John, at the mention OF
, loving hand, had almost unconscious
put out his own, and had clasped LII
a fingers iu Il carcss aa semitic as friendship
, but 0s intense a. love
@ 'Lul,' he said, speaking very low,
have a heart 10 give yuu-Nery little bcsid,
ust now, win you have IT, dear IL
% 4u your own, whether you will or not =
'Uh, Mr. Yarmouth, what Aoyou mcaa
Il love you. / d.du't mean IL at Llat,
p fought AGAINST q lEo lion, but love
d mis4tiar thau rpJs1ui II prevailed aa-iu'
me. lin, have you aayth!nsto giNo IA
d back y
u on. Mr John, ann so sorry, l do Ia.
4 love b sou- tAat is excuse me can't hel
1 4 na,or thought OF IL = perhaps v la,
D Il mi.ht have bleu diuervnt who knows
There, lpt mo go Mr, NaguunIh dom
i apcak 90 Mu any more, phaag, ! can
accept your heart you sec. II don
u need ID there, dou't mind what 1 say
n. r.. uutte beside mYselI Nobody eNtl luNp