The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-12
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IN THE GROVE.

pleasant day; but, like great man!
nyophecies Of the present time, had pFovCtt
Utterly false. Yet Sunday SCHOOL,
WAS Presbyterian In it8 belief, and SO diI
no, care Tor sprinkllng-had determined
IL shut lis eyes 10 the threatening LOOK OF
he sky. and gone on a picnic thirty milet
from home. But the heavy drops " ram
which tell about the middle OF IIe uay
drove them from their Original pace o.
destination, the famous Lion creek Bridge
gorgc, and sent them on some I'VE miles
more 10 the pleasant town Of Norwich. >
The excellent music discussed by the
hand which accompanied the excursion
i.,s as well us the inherent curiosity OF
man 10 look upon strangers, attracted
many of the residents OF Norwich down
,niGc provc," where the piCknickers were,
lack Iayiland was one Of the many who
rnnld not resist the temptation-Jack and
his friend Marion. Down they went to
lie grove, with one umbrella between
Gan any one hope 10 describe the feel
Inc; Of lonesome young man who wan
HIS through bevy Of young girls, any
opg and every one Of whom he desires to
know, vet none OF whom he can know:
jack was OVERLOOKING with that inexpres.
.Iblg feeling. And who can blame him,
ar who would expect him to feel other
wisr? He had been shut up for six long
months, poring over parsons on Con-
ncl,"-a book so suggestive oil love
dreama-"Kents Commentaries" Flaw
Glossary" and "Tomlln's Law Dlctlon-
Irv." Gan any one CeDSuEe Jack for feel
Iul a longing desire for little human
synpathy and human contact? He list
:ssly leaned against pine tree and look
ed around him.
Just then two young ladies came into
the field Of his vision, Ono Jack knew,
The other was Il stranger, and the other
was the one Jack Immediately began to
admire. She was Of medium height,
dressed simply, yet tastelullH; Q white
(isribsldi waist-I believe Jack found
OIL, alterward that was the name of it
bcl,ed in by broad ribbon, a dark skirt,
over which was Topped. another striped
hlack and white, and ouL from under
which pecped two pretty feet, encased in
thick but neat bOC.s; a classical head,
with A great mass of hair, real brown liv.
ipr hair, twisted into grand coil behind,
hui not so firmly but that stray little
clrls had managed TO creep out here and
there 10 give themselves an airing as the
wind ilultered around ter face; and twas
such sweet, comely face, withal, that
Jack most heartily CnVieG tho wind; and,
crowning oil, was tasteful bit Of head
gear, such as is worn nowadays.
Jack stood under tho pinetree and lost
his heart. But he might just as well have
lost il 10 the will.o'-the.wisp, a sprite, or
some other fearful deception, for what
instability was there Of his ever getting
nccUuaiptGd with his suddenly set up di-
yiniiv, much less Orwell, Jack hadn't as
vel exactly defined it In his own mind.
lust then il began to rain. Jack had
his friends umbrella 1t would not do to
let her get wet, so without word Jack
opened tho umbrella, stAlked over to-
where she stood, and held 1t over her.
lie did it in such an honest, earnest way,
she could not take offence She looked
IN into his face and smiled. Jack smiled.
she laughed low, ripping laugh, Jack
HISTORICALLY short one.
ITS TOO bad 1t rains" said she, with tho
accent on the "to.bad," just as girls al
ways speak.
Il don't know" Numbered Jack, inrc-
ply. ,.,
"Wcll," in self-intcrrogatory way, as
though she might have said, "What sort
OF an oddly arc you?" and then, laughed
again.
With that Jack also laughed, and
came 10 himself. Then he began to talk,
and they got on grandly.
The rain not ceasing, Jack walked home
with her, Tor he found out that she lived
in town. When they had arrived at her
door. and she had thanked him Tor the use
of the umbrella, or rather the use Of him.
self and the umbrella, Jack knew he
ought to go; but-everY young man knows
how 1t is-he wasn't quite ready.
"My name," stAmmered he, "ls Jack
Jack Haviland."
"And mine is Clio Stanley"
"And-aud I'm studying law here in
town"
"And am stopping hero Tor the sum-
mcr with papa, I should be happy to
receive call from you"
Then Jack went home.
The next day Jack thought it all over.
The one moment he called himself fool,
the next chuckled over the action, and
decided, with oil tho acumen OF coun.
try Judge, toward which position he had
aspirations, that 1t was rather "cute," and
II cute, why he, as tho perpetrator, must
be somewhat sharp. Now he was inclin'
ed to feel sorry and ashamed over II; then,
with an appeal to the principal heather
deity in his vocabulary, Jack expressed
himself as "dcuccd glad" 1t happened.
So he went on in spirit alternating up and
down, like boy on q see saw, provided
the boy could ride both ends Of the SEQ
saw ut once, which. l suppose, Is an
impossibility; but when evening came,
he went and called on the young lady.
She invited him 10 call again. Jack did
so. In TACT, he went several consecutive
times.
Three years passed away. Jack had
studied diligently, and now for Six months
had been a praClicing lawyer, with every
prospect Of success. All this time his de-.
voted attention had been paid TO Clio; yet
in all that time not word Of love had
passed between them. Jack could not
and would not ask her to love him until
hc could offer her something more tangi-
bic than possibilities. But now that he
had won his first case, and had attained
Ssetlled business, he felt the time to de-
termine his fate had come; yet how could
itbe done. The very thought distressed
him Could he-daFe he ask her ? Could
she know how much her answer would
mean to himP II she said YES" what
} happiness, success, how much to live for
II she said "no"-he didn't dare to think
The more he thought over II, the more
he hesitated; and the more he delayed, the
harder It became. At last he determined
ltshould be done.
Clio met him as usual with a pleasant
smile. Jack tried 10 smile, but It ebbed
Of over his cOuntenauco, and was lost In
h;s U,nlop, aynpnaoIOY1 u tuut no a 1iNla