Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-03-13

schoolmate of his, and he took her
] hand cordially, as she stood there, with
the bright western sun half glorifying
her head and face. -
"Why Huldah, how you've grown !"'.
was his first word of greeting. He
meant more than he said, for, though
she was not handsome, she had grown
exceedingly co1nely as she developed
into woman. -sa..i. .
sUndignifed as ever' said Aman-
da, as he returned to the sitting-room.
The next day the ladies could get
no good Of John Harlow. He got up
early and MIXED the cow. He. cut
/ wood and carried it for HuIdah. He
rode old bob to the brook for water.
I He did every thing he had been accuss
toned to do when a boy, finding as
much pleasure. in forgetting that he
was a man, as he had once found In
hoping to be man. The two boys
enjoyed his society greatly, and his
! father was delighted to see that he re-
tanned his interest IN farm life. John
was not insensible to Janet DuIttoti's
charms She could talk huently about
all the authors most in vogue, and the
effect of her fuency was dazzling to
man. John was infatuated with the
idea of marrying a wife of such attain
ments. How she would dazzle his
| friends How the governor would like
! TO talk to her How she would shine
/ in his parlors How she would delight
| people as she gave them tea and talked
at the same time John was in love
with her as he would be in love with a
tea-urn OF a rare book. During that
week he walked and rede in The sleigh
with Miss Dunton, and made up his
mind that he would carry this brilliant
prize to New York. But, with lawyer
like caution, be thought he would put
off the committal as long as possible
/ If his heart had been in his attentions,
the caution would not have been worth
much. Caution is a good breakwater
against vanity; but it isn't worth much
against the sprihg-tide of love, as John
Earlow soon found. ,esa,
! For toward the end of the week he
began to feel warmer feeling for Miss
Janet. I do not tliit.lik tnat John was
seriously In love with Miss Dunton. If
he had been he would have found some
means of communicating with her. A
thousand spies, with sleeples eyes all
around their heads, cannot Keen 9 t,-an
from telling lis love somehow, if he
really has any love to tell.
4 He observed often during the week
that Huldah was depressed He could
not exactly account for it, until he no
ticed something in his sisters behavior
toward her t1iat awaise,tea Ills Bttsbicion,
As soon as an opportunity offered he
4 inquired of Huldah, affecting at the
same time to know something about it.
''I don't want to complain of your
sister to you, Mr.. Harlow" ,4.sa L
"Phew call me John, aud as for my
1 sister, I know her faults better than you
de-" -. 12 'elIlo
"W5li, ii is only that she told me
that Miss Dunton wasn't used to eat
ing at the same table with servants,
father, he was mad, and came to me
and said Huldah you must eat Hhstt
I tie rest 10. If you stay away on ac-
count of these city snobs, I'll make a
fuss on the spot. So, to avoid a fuss
[ have kept going to the table," an 5dJ .
=" John was greatly yexed with this.
/ He .was. q ehival.otts fs1lofH5 aid he
=kn5iH now much such a remark must
!, wound a person who had never learned
i that domestic service had anything de-
/ grading in it. = And the result was Just
the opposite of what his sister hoped.
John paid more attention tc HnldGh
Manners Because she was the victim of
4 oppression. 9 4o%. y Z - "''" .''''
/ But, sitting in the old "best room, "
in the dark, while the ladiesIwerev get
| ting ready, and trying to device way
/ by which he might get an. opnoatr,nitT
/ 70 speak With MISS Dunton alone, it
occurred TO him that she was at that
/ time IN the sitting, room, waiting for,
/ his sister 10 step out to where she
! was and present the case would not be
difficult, and it might be all settled be-.
fore the sister came dpwn stairs. The
! fates were against him, however for,
just as he. was. about 70 act Tipon biss
thought, he heard Amanda Holiness
abundant dresses sweeping down the
stairway. He could not help hearing
I the conversation that followed. .s -.
70 nq4 ninbt see, te Jan, Janet got " this trip
ths ,a'f5ning in the kitchen. He hasn't
bit Of dignity, and would spend the
evening romping with the children and
talking with Huldah, if he took it into
! his head --. ....-.-.......- ,g..... ...
"Well," sid 3aneef, one can overlook
everything in a man of your brothers
culture. But what queer way, your
country servants have of pushing them
selves. Wouldn't [ make them know
their places II s. aalsa
And all this was said with the kitchen
door open, and with the intention of
wounding Huldah. H gs.-.'su
Johns castle tumbled. The erudite
wife alongside the silver tea-urn faded
out of sight rapidly IF In nowledge
could not give touch of humane re
gard for the feelings of poor girl, toll
ing dntifully and sell dengingly to SUP.
port her family, Of what account was it {?
/ Two minutes before he was about to
give his life to- Janet Dunton. Now
there was a gulf wider than the world
between them. He slipped out of the
i best room by the outside door. and
came in through the kitchen. The
neIghbor's sleigh that was to call for
them was already at the door, and
John begged them to excuse him. He
had set his heart. on helping Huldah
make mince pics, as he used to help
! ~ANH 'iCOiiCi WHICH % lIID oiob0l WAS
IN despair, but she did not say much
She told John it was time he was get
ting over his queer freaks, And the
I sleigh drove off -i '1''','i- ii4- Il .-..~
For an hour afterward, John romped
with his sisters children, and told
stories to the boys, and talked to his
father, When a man has barely es-
! capped aal5 going over a precipice, he does
not like to think too much about it,.
John did not. - ~ r.---..... -.'.'
At last the little children went to
bed. The old gentleman grew sleepy
and tired. The boys went into the sit
ting room and went to sleep. one on
the lounge andone on the floor. Huldah
was Just ready to- begin herpies. She
was deeply hurt, but John succeeded in
making hermore cheerful. He rolled up
his sleeves and went to rolling out, the
PASTRY He tho110ht ha bod ,ox,o,. s,oo,,