The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-22

Dinner with Molly by my side 10 s,|
my plate with good things and altar
ward my foxgloves in beautiful ligh,
in the parlor, where sat down TO worL|
from them.
Who could not work in this peaceful
atmosphere with Molly coming i'm anal
cut through the open door like strain
OF harmonious music? | closed my|
eyes, and imagined that il was nv Own
studio, anu that my wife came in anal
out.
thought this was going on forever
when the light changed, and Mollv|
came and looked at my work, and said
1t was wonderful" and said, A" Don't|
touch it again another touch would
hurt it. i think you almost know
what they say when they whisper to.
gether."
shook my head, looking up han.
PLY into her face, and then l ven.
tured to tell her of the wild.roses had
for her.
She went to the window and pulled
aside the white curtain. showing me the
road outside, and their old horse.
Steady, harnessed into buggy, stand.
ing patiently by the horse-block.
"Does it tempt you p' said Molly. ~
thought we'd 60 TO drive"
Thy thoughts are ever an inspira,
ton, Molly" | thought, but need not
tell you that didn't say it.
Never had the peculiar beauty of the
scenery so moved me before-the wild.
ness and the cultivation. Some fields
OF wheat, very light and wavy, standing
up against the dark blue of the noun,
tsins, were a colorstudy to be remem
bered.
When we got to the long hills we let
the morse walk, and Molly sang me
some quaint little songs with her sooth.
ing, beautiful voice. So we went
through woods and through villages
until the darkness came upon us. Ii
was very happy, then, to sit there 81.
lently and hear her soft breathing at
my side, while held my own breath
to listen. l remembered my dream of
her, when / sought for her in the dark.
ness, and / knew that the darkness
would be light about me if she were
with me ever.
1t has been pleasant day." said
Molly, as we got out at the gate, and
gave the horse to the farm hand,
who was waiting for US at the horse.
block.
l ventured to take her hand and
draw it through my arm. We did not
go in at once, but walked down the
road and watched break i'm the dark
sky growing wider and wider, and gold
and more golden, until the halfmoon
came through, and we walked home in
a path of light-our two shadows run
ming before us.
Was the night or the day best, Mol.
ly? The day when | saw and heard
you, the night when dreamed of you,
and there were no limits to possibili-
ties?
Molly's morning glory voice at my
door walked me to the sense of another
day. Alas thought it was to be the
end. No matterl would forget that
and live in it. 1t was Sunday. Il
rained hard, but the rain would be sun.
shine for me if Molly and watched it
together. There was something pleas.
ant and quiet about it all day. 1t
to shut us out from the outside
world and make us little solitude.
We had wood fire on ld-iashioned
andirons, and sometimes Molly knelt
before the fire and blew up the flames
with big pair Of bellows. The sound
of the church.bells came to us through
the rain, but poured out the thanks
from my grateful heart, while looked
at Molly on her knees before the fire,
with the freight on her hair and face,
and tried to make me little sketch
Of her to carry away with me on the
Later, we all stood about the door
way watching the clearing off of the
rain, and after tea we sat on the porch,
Molly and one of her sisters close to-
gether, making picture--Molly in
iark-green dress that was perfectly
Up in the honeysuckle bird had
built its nest, in which the mother-bird
sat, and the little husband stood on the
edge of it and sang to her, just as if
here wasn't party Of people watching
hem.
The peonies down the path looked
more bacchanalian than ever. Outside
! little hare ran across the road.
looked at Molly imploringly, and
'he understood me, and went with me
Town the path and down the road, and
asst of all through the wicket-gate, I'M
Ter the grape.vines into the garden,
where we walked and picked the wet
'oses.
"Has it been a dream? 2" | said.
And will it be all over tomorrow p
She said very softly:
"Its absurd, Joe, that you should lie
yoing away alone again. You need some
me to take care OF YOU"
l looked at her with a questioning
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