, 1873-06-01
WHAT CAME OF. THE-FIRE.


his trim Ittle carryau. Aunt Hannah was sick.
wanted me. 49,
asked sstanding out tl.ore in the sunshipe.
ankle-deop in red clover 2" =. :-,< ..
"Your guest! didn't know you had one,r
"Yes, my old friend, Blanche Heath don't
you remember her ?"
'Blancho Hcath7 I Think do, he suid, hes
itatingly, curious, amused expression in his
face, and the color came to his cheek .s that
wild little thing who rode Deacon Hides horse
that time-oh, yes, yeB."
~ But, Uncle Dash, that was ten years ago."
I said; !" she was wild then, rather. Wei you
see can't leave hor, and I can't send her home y
'Bring her to tho parsonage; you mnet
come, you know; Hannah has set her heart
upon it.'
I shook my head. Blanche. had been my
visitor only for two days, and had invited her
for month. Would she go to the parsonage
would she remember ?-hnd here laughed to
myself. 49,;
81 suppose I must" said at Inst !; "and III
see what can do with Blanche" =
Gan right; Tn otr ~ to town At hslt.past 9
YER watch-ssI'n bo back, be ready then3 pray
don't keep me waiting" s
Iwent into the house in some little trepi-
dation. Would Blanche accompany me? To
leave her by herself waB out Of the question:
There had been, O. time-At least h6d fancied
ao-when q word. d look, from Uncle Dash had
Get her pulses bounding, but l. feared she had
never been 8 favorite Of the rector. He had
only seen the wild, thoughtless girl, who sat
under his nalnstrations because it WAS the thing
to attend church and behave decorously while
there She ve1ed him with her merry, thought
less ways; her ready laugh and gay attire were
distasteful to him: the laugh, because it was so
often out Of place; the dress, because he was 3
man OF sober notions, but sometimes thought
expressive face.
It seemed he did remember her ride on the
deacon's horse, slow, stupid animal, too old for
active work. Blanche had caught him once in
the deacon's pasture, and, after dressing His
& Of and
long rings Of pine-shavings, she had sprung
upon bis back, herself IN fantastic attire, .
long red scarf tied about shoulders and
waist, her brothers straw hat on her
Kosinante became frightened at last, it put
speed in his lean bones, he: began to run, and
she clung to him.. terrified and screaming, until
the beast stopped short, right in front OF tho
rector's study window. OF cou1se. the whole
WITH Tarstion. and dcclarine that she
hated ministerp OF ali sorts, they never
make any kind Of allowance for the fun
in ones nature !; in fine, she was 80 thoroughly
dnor for weaEs.
As entered the sunny little parlor, smiling
over the recollection, Blanche turned round with
a questioning glance. How the golden CLEANS
rppled all over her hair-that fine rcd-brown
one rarely sees save in old pnintiugs-and her
ewes were sweeter and grayer than before
Twenty-eight was more beautiful than 1s.
r. ware a mnn should fall in love with
YOU this minute" I said, going toward her
and kissine her On the forehead. -
NH ven we're q man, don't think you'd kiss
ma that nav i ahe answered. lauehing. {. but
~ ~ VOC it ~, ,rera tsllinr With ?"
w q nnc1, Tas haeh =
rosv f,nsh % Grant along l,er cheeks.
Merr;f;aa1d hava good canse to recoIlect
49, 10 donht1aaa considered ma the
ona b1,ck ab,en in his hock.'
~ Ion,t ha1seva Il. said. nuiet1v.
e;tber ,when r T look back. Do YOU remember
The dav he found nv sundav-school exercise,
and what 7 bad writtan on tina back I do
to this day, it was: sDash, Dasher, Dashed,
Daahoyar: Dashuuder. Daahnway Merri6eld.'
IJron nv word. saw the corners OF his mouth
curl when he Iead it. black as ho looked-but
What business had he with such ridiculous
nana7 I know he almost hated me for it; in
fact, I hated myself, for had set the whole
class in a picgle. and you couldn't 20
dozen steps % alter that any day in the week,
but you would hear some hateful boy
rattlinr it over ct the top OF his lungs.
0h. don't b1aue him in the lenst for tiisliking
mo. an sure hare thoroughly desptaed my
saIf for it ever since Why didn't he come in I"
He was in q hurry, my dear. spoke Of
Won. and he remembered you"-I could hardly
speak for lauehing-"i in connection with Dea-
con Hides horse"
oh. nv goodness yes. OF course he remem-
bered that For moment Blanche looked
disconcerted the soft flush mounted to her
temples, and aho pulled her thread earnestly till
It broke
That vaa the one thing didn't care to be
perpetuated in anybody's recollection" she said
IN q low voice. II never like to think Of it, nor
Of the look he gave me that night. But it was
so ridiculous. Old Rattlobones in the moon
light whisking his decorations as il delighted
at having brought retEibution upon my devoted
head. i, with that hideous straw hat dangling
over my shoulders, my curls flying, and every
body in the house at The window looking at me.
was in such . ragel and old GRACE the cock
called me- q little heathen. Anne. did you ever
hear Of the old minister who was rebuked Tor
levity? He said he hoped he loved the Lord ne
thought he did, but he Tas afraid the funny
q lie n+,,~n had TQTfRh