The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-05-30
IN THE GROVE

The early morning had been prophet
ic of pleasant day but. like great
many prophecies OF the present time,
had proved utterly false. Yet Sun
day school--it was a Presbyterian in
belief, and SO did not care tor a
sprinkling-had determincdly shut its
eyes 10 the threatening look Of The
sky, and gone on a picnic thirty miles
from home. But the heavy drops of
rain, which fell about the middle of
the day, drove them from their origi-
nal place OF destination, tho, famous
Lion Creek Bridge gorge, and sent
them on some FIVE miles more TO the
pleasant town of Horwich.
The excellent music discoursed by
the band which accompanied the ex-
.cursionists, as well as the inherent GU
riosity of man to look upon strangers,
attracted many of the residents OF
Horwich "down to the grove" where
the picknickers were. Jack Haviland
was one OF the many who could not
resist The temptalion-Jack and his
friend Marion. Down they went to
the grove, with one umbrella between
them.
Can any one hope TO describe the
feelings of lonesome young man
who wanders through q bevy OF
young girls, any one and every one OF
whom he desires TO know, yet none
of whom he can know? Jack was
oyerfowing with that inexpressible
feeling. And who can blame him TO
feel otherwise He had been shut up
for six long months, pouring over
parsons on Contracts"-a book SO
suggestive of loves dreams-"kent's
Commentaries" .Law Glossary
and "Tomlin's Law Dictionary" Can
any one censure Jack for feeling o
longing desire for little human sym
pathy aud human contact? He list
lcssly leaned against pine tree and
looked around him.
Just then two young ladies came
into the field OF his vision. One Jack
knew, the other was stranger, and
the other was the one Jack immedi.
ately began to admire. Sne was of
medium hight, dressed simply, yet
tas,efuIly; a white Garibaldi waist
/ believe Jack found out afterwards
that was the name ot it-belted in by
broad ribbin, dark skirt, over
which was looped another striped
black and white, and out from under
which peeped two pretty feet, encased
in thick but neat boots; classical
head, with great mass of hair, real,
brown, living hair, twisted into a
grand coil behind, but not SO firmly
but that stray little curls had managed
TO creep out here and there TO give
themselves an airing as the wind fiut-
tered around her face; and IL was
such sweet comely face withal, that
Jack most heartily envied the wind
and, crowning all, was a tasteful bit
OF head-gear. such as is worn now O.
days.
Jack stood under the pine tree and
lost his heart. But he might just as
well have lost il TO the will o.ihc.
wisp, spriie, or some other fearful
deception. for what possibility was
there of his ever getting acquainted
with his suddenly set up divinity,
much less of-well Jack hadn't AZ
yet exactly defined it in his own
mind.
just then it began TO rain. Jack
had his friends umbrella. II would
not do to let her get wet, so withou,
word Jack opened the umbrella,
stalked over 10 where she stood, and
held il over her. He did il in such
an honest, earnest way, she could no,
take offense. She looked up into hi.
face and smiled. She laughed low
ripping laugh, Jack hystericall,
short one
ats too bad it rains" said she, with
the accent on the "too bad just a,
girls always speak.
II don't know" blundered Jack, II
reply.
She looked at him curiously, ant
said, "WelI," in self-interrogator,
way, as though she might have said
"What sort of an oddity are you ?
and then laughed again.
; With that Jack also laughed, ans
came TO himself
, The rain not ccasing, Jack walked
home with her, for he found out tha
: she lived in town. When they hat
: arrived at the door, and she hat
thanked him for the use OF the um
brella, or rather the use of him ant
the umbrella, Jack knewh he ought t.
go; but-eYery young man know
how it is-he wasn't quite ready.
"My name," stammered he, lis JAG
Jack Hayiland." -
aAnd mine is Clio Stanley.n -
"And-and I'm studing law her
in town." q z
aAnd I am stopping here for tn
summer with papa. ] should be haE
py to receive a call from you."
Then Jack went home.
The ncxt day Jacksthonght it q
over. The one moment he Gale
himself fool, the next chuckled owe
the action, and decided, with all til
acumen of acountry judge, towar
i, which position he had aspiration
/, that it was rather "cute," and If cut
why he, as the perpetrator, must !
somewhat sharp. Now he was il
clined to feel sorry and ashamed oyt
it; then, with an appeal to the priscip
heather deity in his vocabulary, Jae
expressed himself as "deuced glad
0. it happened. So be went on in spirit a
alternating and down, and like be
on a see-saw, provided che boy coul
It. Il. .ride both ends of the see-saw at ono
=. which, I suppose, is: an impossibilit.
4. but when evening came, he went az
called on the young lady. She j
vited him to call again. Jack did $
. In fact, he went several consecutil
y. times 5za