Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12
ASHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, APRIL H. 1873.

when he thought he was sure of the Gov
eted bliss stopped his head triumphantly
over his struggling prisoner aud the
laghing rosy face, suddenly vanished |
from under his arm aud was Off and |
away up The garden path leading TO the |
house almost before he could realize what |
had happened, --t ...r,..t.f- .gsa
For one momen, David, who stood ga
zinc0 ruef1Gy after her, thought of pur-
suit and recapture. But before he had
time to put his plan into execution his
torlheptress, after stopping to give Que
mocking farewell wave Of her hand
from the front porch, vanished inside the
hall door. SO there was nothing to be
dor but TO turn reluctanly from the gate
and take the road homeward.
If you could have looked iato the fam
lily sitting room at Squire Moore's short
ly before eight o'clock on that same eve
ming you would have had cheery pic
ture before you. The after supper clear
ing away was over, tor the siLtlmg room
was also the room where the daily meals
OF the family were eaten. The leaves Of
| the old-fashi0ned dinner table itself had
been covered with bright oil cloth aud
was set back against the wall. The
cru mbs had BEEN carefully brushed with
turkey wing from the neat home made
ta;pet, aud Anme's wOrkslaud was
drawn up in front Of the ample and bla-
zng fire of hickory logs which cracked
cheerly in the old fashioned fire place.
A bouutiiu piled tray of red-cheeked
apples and Il pate of cracked wslnuts
were on it, in close lr nifty, to Ahme's
coqutettish work basket, made OF pine
cones by her own deit little hands and
daintily lined with blue silk.
Ga one side of the fireplace set Mrs
Moore, fat, fair more than forty, aud at
peace with all the wOrl1. She sat sway
ing backwards and forwards at intervals
ih her low rocking chair, knitting as she
rocked and refreshed herself now aud
then with Il mouthtul from a bali eaten
apple which lay within easy reach, jiist
upon the corner Of the table or touch-
ing in caressiIg manner with the tip of
her foot sleek, Iazy-Iooking gray cat
that lay purrIng and blinking on the
hearth rug before her.
Anuie sat on the other side of the Ia.
Bile quietly drawing her needle out of a
long piece Of white cambric, and with
her head as busy as her hands with try
ing TO eontrive some clever way which
WAS now momenlarily expected, to her
mother, without exciting suspicion OF
its beng a Lre-arranged affair. She
would have given good deal to be able
to say in an of-hand manner, that she
wouldn't wonder il Mr. Winthrop were
to drop IN, as he was in the habit of call
ing occasloniY on Saturday evening at
about this time. But Sue recollected
with a twinge OF conscience how hard
she had tried to persuade the lady to
accompany her husband on the promised
visit To Aunt Rulh's in spite of her fore
warnings OF a coming spell of ''ueural-
gy," Which had Inundated her from
venturing out INTO damp night air, and
also she had plead headache as an excuse
tor not gving herself. She knew that nel
a. mother was sharp TO draw her own IN
terences from these two facts, aud The
additional one of her beng dressed with
more than usual care to spend an eve
ming at home. -
20 shall not dare to tell her how" she
!, said to herself shed be sur'e to think
, that wanted TO get her out OF the way
so that l might have David all to my
self" SO, like wise little puss' she wa,
silent. .a
"'ll venture my word on it Won woult
not have wondered at our bashful young
!. farmers desperate enthrallment if yo,
;. could have seen Annie Moore as she sa
+ sewing by tie fire. thar frosty night il
v November. She had just before supper
|, INDUCED in what Western glrl woul,
! call 'tiXing up" A neat filling dar
4 chintS dress, looking as fresh as when
g had first come out UG the village store,
q dainty white linen collar AM cuffs, and
4 coquetlish frilled apron Of white muslin
:. anu ii blue neck ribbon, tied in a cunning
4 bow, were the chiet itlms OF Annie's tou
IS elte. Blu. she looked as sweet and pref
~ as n hpurs had been spent in donuin
is satin, lace, and jewels. Her rich way
v gold-brown halr, was carried Ill shinln
i rolls away IRON her, rcd cheeks, an
I caught up Ia the meshes Of a silken nj
IS AT silei back. k.si-mi .a-..1s .frg s'.
n Eight O'clock and past y Worthy Mr.
Moore was doing over her kntling.-
; Her shadow on The opposite wall bobl
20 ed abqutin grotesqne mimicry- as s.
,r nodded two aud iro-now crushing th
.FolullllHOun WlIlIS odIiu DoNbt VI he
spruce cap against the back OF her cha
,s -uow almost falling forward, while h,
ts fat hands at length dropded lisllessy
:, her lap, and her ball ot yarn rolled dow
as upon The hearth. Pussy espylng it. WI
~ soou busy in unwnding and conyerur
4y it into all sorts OF Gordian knots.
Ii All al once came adouble rap at Il
10 door Ian dudaclous double rap-,whit
as SAID Let me in !" so.loudIy aud imp
Or ttlently, and in such Q self-assured ma
d, ller, ltarAndie, rendered nervous VII
to suspense started up with liltle screa
ch aud set her foot on Madame Puss'. la
who IN turn gave vent still more loud
i's TO her alnazrment and drspleasure.
he All these three combined or Rather ra
nt. idly successful noises aroused Mrs. Moo
ew aud she started wildly into an erect p'
t." ture, rubbing her eyes, setting her G.
re- border, and txclaihing:
"Bless my soul Annie What W
Il all that Somebody at the dooI
10 What is i, any how, aud who can it b
= So late as this, too % ~
TO sIt is not late, mother. Only lit
or. after eight. Pll-go and see who it II
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