The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-07-17

IL; that YOU are dearcr tp me thnn
over before. Kiss me first while |
watch you.' -, =
4 little pang Of misdoubt troubled
her. when she glanced over the note;
then tears stole from under her hsl-
cs. and George sawhcr tender mouth
ouiver and tremblc then when she
Ind finished it. she hid her head
down ON his shoulder and cried
at was cruel to let you see IT. my
wounded birdie. Let mo burn 1t
inl don't forget, darling, what the
the Bible saws. that man shall lanvo
his father AMI mother, AMI cIcayo unto
his wife. You are my precious VILE
Marion. anl to Won t1rn for all the
.htppiness my life shall ever hold.
II, dried her toirs, anl then talk
cl it over.
"Ius' because I am city bred, she
thinks am h1y and naughty ant
dliu'v, and
Never mini, Marion. She will
find ont some day My father -
YES. bless the dolr old man. He
has added: MY love t. my dluth.
1 ter Nlnrion Oh, | know | should
/ love him, AMI your mother too' IL
she woull lnt me-.
I'VE will invite thnm down whcn
I como home by the way, Marion
| / will stop at the nrm ON my way
Ihomc nui invite them down, AMI
bring them homo with m.
"Geort,, drar, have boon tNini
inc about That trip Wrst. | thlnS
you hal bo.tor 60 AMI leave No Mt
homo. 1t won't ho 50 worry long
Marion was eating her cSy, "nl"
she spt,earlps5 the coy h,tlo Jeta
Ia.tclc breakfast tJh'r
spoken like my true little Mari
lon. anl when | come back I'll bring
you present. What shall it hc ,
Your mother and father from the
farm. 1t shall ba That hope that
will bcar me company when yor are
gone.
\ fortnight after that, Marion
Clements ate her breakfast alone, the
traces Of II tclr or 50 on her pink
, cheek. thcn dashed them away wit!
"a merry Joyous little laugh.
3 This viii never do, and now That
y, George has gone for six weeks, 10 pre-
| pure for his return. And pray holy
!. en- ii shall be such coming ~ shall
p delight his very soul
I'm sure don't know what t.
, say. rhc Lord knows need hclp
bad enough, butit pears tp ms tmI
such a slender little midget aS You
, 'coulln' { earn your salt W mat dIo
, Won SAY yom name vas
Mary smith AMI inl"cl if yor
, will try me week, I'm sure YOU
: keep me till the season is over
Mrs Clements lookol ont Of The
a., window at the great clouds thlt were
.pilmg glpomuy mp; aud then th
II wind gave great wlIhnF Shrie'
around the corners Of the house.
"You can cook, can you or shnE
! up feather bcls-good big ones -
T. r,rfy npuulnrS. y
Z, 4 Jl.or,l Ettle laugh camo from
,t,n,7., l;n"
u ..f,lanl cou movnot cook &
/ suit Won. but can learn
u ~ Gl.n,,,,., .w,l,.I ont to th
u ,,,'',' ',,,,.,, Gr, nlocc in fine kitchen
T. aTSr ,I5n, ',u" ,I,o d"acnn @ w,s shc,ling corn
" ,Whot d'vc say deacon. keep he
or,not | Kind o like her looks
i aud the dear knows It 'ui be GO
lin. while wc'rc KILN it sho couldn'
. MORN Sc, the table or mako mnsh ic
- ,hr hrcnd."
"T,kc her of course, Hannah. ln
~, nrc hard driv, | know. Let her sto
:, \ week or So, anyhow
" s, Mrs Clements came slowly bac
:, and AT down again.
:. "You can't got away Tonight
y there is snow storm bccu brrwin
- these three. days ani its on ~ nov
snre enon,h. See them ere i'k-
=, Gnc and thick. Yon may as vol 'aN
! yonr things up s,airs to tho We
\ parret, ani then come down an
~ hclo TO get supper.
=. Then fplIowcl directions to tn
West garret and, when she W
zone, Mrs. Clements turned to II
iencon never saw glrl before |
~ ~ trust up stairs alone. Bat such
- hor DOM steal. | can tell you il not