Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-11-06
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II TIE SWING.
BY MRS. JANIS GILBERT.

dress waving and cutterinS IN the breeze.
GLORIOUS, Rupert, isn't it 20 she cried
calling to her pet and companion, huge
shaggy dog. but where are you? VIII,
don't you snswer. cir ?'' And s1ingin;
more slowly ,she looked everywhere srouut
her.
Kitty wss down at the bottom of the old
fashioned garden. back of her fathers farm
house, where swing had been put up fo
her, in a grove Of trees.
Suddenly merry voice cried out "here,
and handsome young man leaped the Low
fence, and advanced toward her, laughing
and doffing his hat.
Kitty was ont of the swing and on hel
feet in au instant, her eyes flashing, hel
figure drawn up to its full height. She
looked prettier than ever in hsr indigna
ton.
II beg your pardon,' said the Intruder
boWing half-r1ockingly ''but ! was taking
q short cut across the field, when I Heard
you call me-
Call you!'' Kitty looked as If she
would annihilate him.
Certainly" With the utmost coo!nes,
You called Rupert didn't you f''
II was calling my dog, sir" said Kitty,
with infinite hauteur.
Well, I'm not exactly dog" was the
laughing answer, "but I've often been
called an 'impudent puppy'-at your Ser.
vice, miss" And he bowed again pro-
foundly.
i should think So snapped Kitty,
stamping her little foot. And she muttered
to herself, not expecting to be heard, I'm
I pudence y
The stranger heard the word, peverthe-
less. His manner changed. He became
as serious and deferential as the most chiv-
alrOus knight of old in presence of bis mis-
! tress.
i beg pardon. I'm afraid I'm trespass-
ing. But the path through the field was
! trodden as if ore had the right of way
there, and heard you call-veil, made
mistake" Again the mirthful look
danced in his eyes. "Good-morning I"
He swept the very ground with his hat,
rs he executed another profound bow,
and then turned, and putting his hand On
/ the top Of the fence. vsulted over, aud the
next moment was out of sight.
Kitty did not swing any more that day,
but went back to the house muttering, the
impudent fellow while the rea! Rupert,
who had been Of chasing q rabbit, reap
peared Just at this juncture and sccompa-
MED her, frolicking and barking around
her. Bu. this was not the Rupert she
meant, when she said, the impudent fel-
low
( A week passed. Kitty saw no more of
the stranger, though she often wondered
who he could be, and if he was staying in
the neighborhood. At the end of that
time, she attended N evening party at
! Judge Stecy's Alrnos: the first person
she cav, on entering the room. wa, the
handsome stranger.
I wish 70 introduce you to my nephew
3 9a1u VIC q - ukS, IcauIoS IAiot itlSooSES ny
to Kitty. His name, by ba p.i,m. is Ru-
I pert Mortimer but be is such saucy fel-
low, that he is best known among his
friends. as that impudent puppy ~
( The eyes Of the two young people met.
Young Mr.. Mortimer's were dancing with
fun. For the life Of her, Kitty could not
help laughing So they laughed in concert,
and he said, bowiug low, and repeating
I the words he had used in the garden, Yes,
that impudent puppy'-at your service
lie is making sport OF me- said Kitty
! to herself, and drew herself up haughtily !;
and for the rest of the interview she was
! cold and reserved, conhuiug herself TO
monosyllabic replica. EeIT soca, at the
/ appearance Of one Of her many admirers.
she excused herself, and wen, off to dance.
! A bit of Tartar, I'm afraid solilo'
( quized Rupert Mortimer. But how pretty
she e She looks, too, as If she had noble
character and she can take her own part
: as | have found to my cost. But I'm
afraid she has been spoiit BY admiration.
! To get iuto her good sraces, one must go
/ Oh his very knees 10 her, and faith 1t is
almost worth while to do it. But 40 !!
/ Rupert Mortimer, rny boy, keep your self
respect Then, with 4 laugh, Is thy SER
want dog, that he should do this thing z
Yet often, that evening, Rupert found
himself, as if by some magnetic attraction,
drawn to Kitty'n side. Kitty, zoo, could
not help, occasionally, gIancinE, adniring-
" at bis handsome face and graceful fgurc.
She saw, very soon, that he WAS the best
dauceI in the room. So, when Q waltz
struck up, and be asked her to join in it, she
could not resist. If l don't dance with
him, she sGid to herself, the other girls
will say he diGur ask me and that would
never do
Kitty had never enjoyed g waltz 80 much.
She forgot the ridiculous episode in the
swing, forgot the strangers cool efrontery,
forgot everything but the dreamy music
land the rythmical movement of her COM
panion. When the band stopped, she
sighed, inyoluntarily, wishing it was al! to
90 over again.
Balls, pic-n:cs, and cEoquet parties fol
lowed each other in rapid succession, TO:
the summer wac q gay one. Kitty and
young Mr.. Mortimer were together almost
constantly. Somehow, Kitty fel! into the
habit of expecting Rupert always, as hei
special escort and he began to feel that nc
one but him had right TO Kitty, and to oe
very Jealous, when Others attempted to pay
her attentions. AS yet, however, no words
OF love had passed between them for Ru
pert nov thoroughly ensmored, feared t
ruin all by too premature an avowel espe
cialiy as, once or twice, when he had ven
tured to approach the subject, Kitty hac
suddenly grown naughty and cold.
\ final picnic had been planned, to cIos'
the season. 1t proved 3 grea. success. Th'
day passed merrily on, until lunch-.!me
Rupert had made up his mind TO have I
quiet ramb!e with Kitty, after this meal
t.d ;C ,h;pca want we'll tn spaok of hi