St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-03

deSpiSed only because they are so com
mon and so useful But Julia, gliding
about noiselessly, did not think much
of the eggs, did not give much attention
to the hens scratching for wheat ker-
mails amongst the straw. nor to the barn
swallows chattering over the adobe
dwellings which they were building
among the rattcrs above her. She had
often listened to the love-talL of these
last, but now her heart was too heavy
to hear. She slid down to the edge of
one of the m0wS. and sat there few
feet above the threshing floor with her
bonnet in her hand, looking off sadly
and vacantly. 1t was pleasant to sit
here alone and think, without the feel
ing that her mother was penetrating her
thoughts.
\ little rustic brought her to con-
SciousncsS. Her face WAS fiery red in il
minute. There. in one corner of the
thrcShing-tloor, stood August. gazing ut
her. He had come into the barn to find
Il Smglc-trce i'll place of one which had
broken. While he was looking for it..
Julia had come, and he had stood and
looked. unable to decide whether to
speak or not, uncertain how deeply she
might he offended. since she had never
once let her eyes rest on him at dinner.
And when she had come to the edge of
the NOV and stopped there i'll Il revcric
August had been utterly spell-bound.
\ minute she hluShed. Then, per
ceiving her opportunity, she dropped
herself to the floor and walked up to
August.
\ r t, l..t ttt,s, ,,tf t,,
morrow night"
What have done? Anything
wrong -
NO.
"Why do they send me away"
''BccauISc because Julia stopped
But silence is often better than speech
\ sudden intelligence came into the
blue eyes of August. "Thcv turn me
off hccau>c | love julie Anderson"
Julia hluShcd just ii little.
Il will love her all the same when
am gone. will always love her"
Julia did not know what to say to
this passionate speech. 81 she contcmtcd
herself with looking Il little grateful
and very foolish.
But am only Il poor boy. and ii
Dutchman ut that he said this bitter
ly "hut if ynu will wait julie. will
show them | am of some account. Not
good enough for you. hut good enough
tor Hcm. lou will
Il will wait .torcrcr for yo", Gus"
Her head WAS down, and her voice
could hardly hc heard 'Good-hVe."
She stretched out her hand and he took
ii trembling.
wait Il minute" He dropped the
hand. and taking Il pencil wrote on Il
beam:
March 18th. l-i3."
"Thcrc. that to remember the Dutch
man by"
Don't call yourself II Dutchman.
August. One day in school. when WAS
sitting opposite to you. learned this
definition. August: grand, magnit-
cent. and looked at You and said.
Yes. that is he. August is grand and
magnificent. ard that's what You are.
You're just grand
do not think he WAS to blame.
am sure he waS not responsible. 1t WAS
done 50 quickly. He kissed her fore
head and then her lips, and said good
10y and Wa> gone. And She. with her
apron full of eggs and her cheeks very
red it makes one warm To climb went
back to the house. resolved in some way
To thank CNuthl Ann for sending her.
but CNnthN AIMS face WAS 81 serious
and au>tcrc in its look that Julia con
cludrd she must have been mistaken.
CynthN Ann couldn't have known that
August WAS in tn, barn. For all she
said WIS:
You got Il right smart lot of eggs.
didn't you! The mems i beginning to
lay more pralt since the walm spell >ot
in