Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-27

quiet observant eyes. She was very shy
and quiet. but she had so far conquered
her bashfulness as to have overcome any
awkward movement or speech, and her
small figure and child-like face offered
the excuse of extreme youth for all short
comings in the savoir, fare of polite So
ciety.
1t was happy day for Daisy. She
was so quaint, so lovely, that she at
tracted great deal of attention, and in
the large circle of her aunt's friends. her
cousins could we'll spare some of their
admirers to the little country girl. If
she was country bred she was by no
means ignorant. Books were a luxury
to her home. SO they were most carefully
selected and attentively studied. Light
literature was an unexplored field, but
history, poetry, and works of solid in
formation, were to be found in the farm
house, and Daisy had stored most of their
contents in her busy little head She
had no fashionable accomplishments but
she had the innate courtesy Of a lady by
nature and in heart and a very fascina-
ting piece of freshness she proved in the
gay city throng.
But the next dav Brought change
A letter came from the farm, announcing
that Daisy's mother had broken her arm
in a fall, and the child was needed at
home. Kind farewells, promise of a
future visit, and Daisy left New York.
'.Out of Oscar Monroe's REACH" Dora
thought.
The gentleman in question made no
comment when informed of Daisy's de-
parture, but without any direct question
contrived to possess himself Of the exact
locality of David Bisset's farm in Ouch
ess County, New York.
Winter sped away, and summer dust
and heat drove the Bissets from New
York to Saratoga, to enter upon new
campaign. Dora was not especially
pleased with the fact that no word of
actual love-making had as yet passed
Oscar Monroe's handsome lips, but lived
in h.pes of completing that conquest by
some bewildering summer toilets in her
trunks.
''If," she unused, 1.-The heart of man
will not melt before the sight of that
white grenadine with the violet trim
mings, he is hopeless bachelor"
But the whites, greens, and blues,
were donned again and again, but nc
Oscar Monroe appeared to bow before
their charms. Society wondered where
one of last seasons best parti'S had van
ished, and Dora paled with disappoint
ment.
.'Daisy, DEAR" Farmer Bisset said
coming in hot and tired from the ten
mile drive from market, "can you have
the spare room in apple-pie order in th'
morning ?"
Yes, indeed Who is coming %
There is a city chap down at the ho
tel who is anxious to get country boart
for the summer | declare, child, | don
know how he persuaded me to take him
| had no idea of it when Neighbor Law
ton asked NE if | had spare room bu
the first thing | knew. l had told hin
Ire might come. He amt finifed a bit
Had Oh plain gray suit, and check
cred shirt. but city cut too"
..What is his name ?" asked Mrs. Bis
. set, with half-reproachful tone.
Il declare | forgot to ask
DAISY, get your fathers supper
. DEAR said the mother; adding, as Da
sy disappeared, Dear me, David ho'
E could you let strange young man CON
r here for the summer? You forgot Da
sy is not little girl. She is nearl
< eighteen.
> "Well @
'.And she is our only one, David.
f this city chap should fall in love wit
+ her"
J, .Hoot toot .'' interrupted the farme
k s.All woman thinks about is love al
:, matrimony. Fall in love with Daisy
: Why she's mere baby
: David, l was only one year old
when YOU fell in love with me.
We'll, we'll 1t is done now. He
$ be over in the morning. We must ju
t. keep Daisy too busy to philander aroul
l. with him, that's all. ="
r The new inmate of the farm did Il
4 arrive until after most of the mornll
3r work was done, and Daisy was gathe
,e ING beans for dinner. He sauntered
/ the garden walk, and seeing little fl
): ure in amongst the bean poles, he lea
le ed against a tree, and watched her vi
n kindly eyes
e, The trim pink chintz owed somethi
IN of its graceful fit and finish to Daisy
ne city visit, for the dainty white ruff
l.! and the coquettish little frills and b.
ir tons were after the pattern Of one of G.
m inne's muslins. The broad -brimmed |
u was neatly trimmed, and shaded a ia
n sweet face, that flushed crimson as
is upward glance discovered Oscar Nom
Id gravely overseeing the bean-picking.
re Seeing that he was discovered,