, 1874-08-29
QUO good after mnc1, Of this earh'n hlavory aud
hnvo boon BlAying hard to-day. Go and o.,
PLUME YOUR fEATtEna

10 tho deooratDn of tho tably with tall vason Of
| robos a,lL iouHamno, and shallow baakota Of
l9soioua Strawberries, mud white and scarlet
out Dole'a wllito froox aI,l blue sash and
| doorgio's Sunday suit / slip away to
] nv own wce, lhvender-hcentetl chamber over
tho porch, retwist THO co Of wa,yy ntonzs.coi- col
! ofotl h"'r IN tho top Of MY Amalt vain, lead.
cs'ango my limp morning gown for ono Of lilac
n.ualltl, fresh aud crisp d. Htarct and Guting-
iroGs cht mako 1t. aud eyon 20 to tlis length of
,o sno o on e h Hs"gs sES rp rs
! roveril won't notice It, I don't ,cant to luavo
| HyFsham yioarage. cvon Tor home. when tlloro
arc too naay mouths thoro already, Dol'io t!ocA
my bad, With hor staroflcl skrta Bproad round
! her like chcese.plato, sllc looAs OH gravoEy,
as.l ssays With u doinure sigh whom oil IL DOM
"Now tato me down. Co =, ,S,o!ly pity, sink;
Wo,. ard tho chiaton. onter tho drawing
roo1i ,haad-in-l -lant, Georgo pranefng ''iks tic
slinl''a pink horso," atd Dellio haneing baelt
! halfway duWn lier thront III shy dread Of tho
! stranger. Datwocu tho two an rather ilnaod
| and hraatllloss ad only get q glimpse Of Mrs.
poveril autl beside her n tall, slim lad, III light
grny, who springs tn l,is foot aa my master Bays :
"4th horo ira the children |" and comes forward
| with outstretched hnnd and pcaAol. surprisod
there was a grow,-,tp Atias clirord."
| OF courHo It is horribly awkward. OF course
grasp tho childrous tighter in tho onleavot not
to uae tho hand lnll out to mo. Saya Mrs. Pew
| aril, IN TINT peculiarly quoneltng touo which I
! dread most
| "Aliss LcBlo In
THE oH1LpREH's HovEnNEss,
I Corr. Como haae, my loves, and speak 10 Capt.
ulyn Miss Leslie, shut tho door II you plcaae,'
this IL A1ra. poveril'a little way OF Rett,ng
IL naar Lie door, aud boforo can obey has shnt
':Yer.S II aiiss % Les|io % I IL " Tic ehIidscn'a
good angel. 10 says, with, that slnilo
| Dole ike horself, / si,all .have grown.'lp
| daughter to be proud Of. Lot MO introduce
| Capt. 1lyn to you, my doar."
| And 30 l nm made known tn proper form to
| tlo heeo from Ah''antes. I do not think Mrs.
| IN thnt tono slo does not daro Interfere.
| should nor know. It ia worry pleasant eyer-
ing. Over tho ptfed.up i1owera aud fruit, the
rich crostn, sayory piob, mud hone-nlada cates
| of our Devonslnre tea-sablo. ! catch glimpsss Of
| young, bright facc taunad by tho sun, and SO
hnnlsolnc-~so wonderfully handsome; aud a
/! little gifllsh tland. not looking big onough to
bold . Sword, but scanned right asrosg with ore
George, laughing. Dollie profits l,y my alatfae. @
tfon to cat 80 much cake TINT a!,e falls aBtoop In
t my lap after tea. aad las to be carried on to
bed; but George ~ 80 faAcinatea by
the, the hero,s ta'es ,.;d that ho aemanda az
| an sent fur from Dollios bedside to ~ down
again. Mrs. Pesoril never being quito easy aB to
wnat George may suy Or do, unlesa am thoro
to look after him Somehow tho hour Of super.
vision Tonight Ent9 stretched to two. aud l nm
glad Of it. Oh that ritoss sun, those terrible
marches, aud cowardlY enemies, how Gnu llo
laugh oyor tIIom now Us llo doeal But i forgot !;
| galiant nasnrns nlnko light OF what turns woak
aud IsaT goodnight" bccomo slowly cou-
sciona that have boau staring silently into that
glorious young soldier faco
LIRE i GALVANIZED KITTEN
all tho evenlng, amd that my riuienim,s fingers
aro hot and trembling from tho light touch OF
that acarrod right hand.
Wo arc all gathering cherriea in tho orchard
this mornlilg+-wo, meaning George, Dol!ie, and l.
6ltn eafeadus. Above our head Light green
frcah brec2o aud the oon,lesB acarIot, shining,
tratisluceat balls gliuten ruby-liko iu ths Bl1l-
si,ino against sky all glorious cobalt~blue, md
nilod-u1 nassos OF white. Under os'r feet is
the short, sweet grass, green as enierald. aud
starred wfh golden, wide.lipped buttcscupa.
George aud spring. md stretch, and clutch at
tho ripe fruit wt4ilo little Doe sits Oh tho grass
anil tanghs Al tho crimson showers rattls into
tile deop bnskot plnparcd for thom. Georges
one idea now IL snldierlng.
"Oh. Mss Lealie," hi cries, hB left check
perioasly' distendcd BY all unusuay big " black
heart, ''dot't you wish you was soldier,
like Cousin carr9" (Capt. 0ly. III u cousin
s' fs't's Wild % bs y 10 SSs s A'ys 2o sssSa sss
kius, tile blacksmitn'g son ut Cl,osloy, went f6r
q drumtney ho., anil lad lliH leg blown right off
by ballot, yon knor. and I'm sure strs:
md trousets. Bill is no bigger than
you 'oeptiug about lorn. you know"--
easping NY waist viii, two pnrple.stainet 4tiuky
hns: You goon ln 1,i t1,oFo you know, aud gots
"Yes faar Bills iaotot would haye to be
slightly takon iu ut the waist. nays Il laughing
votce; aud turning round, see Cnpt. Glyn
leaning nga!aat tho trunk Of cherry tree. his
IS very odd, but, like "Anuio's little amb in
the nursery song. Whoresoe'er tho 'oLii-
drca' aye that soldiers aure to follow" I
suppose ought to object to it; but don't.
LIKE <:Ann ttty.,
m and | like boing noar him, looking At him, and
listening 10 i,ia ligst, d4riug talk. ( thiuk ha
likes mo too |; llo always tries to draw mo into
TIM conversation, and Yesterday evening ho gayo
ueorgic little buurh Of wild harobolIs to y1ye
nc: .: Z shoulda't have thought muol, Of that;
him il 10 lad euioyed q picuic to
which ho had gone with t!te Cora -Lungtons, he
said it waa "hoass'y st.apd," and that tile only
got away ftom Ill those ovarasessod slrls into
d littlo copse rult OF hu rehol!s and thought Of
tho yicarago and its inhabitants. Mrs reYoril
said, Now, tlrr, there u a prottv compliment
to your old cnuainl - aud then ho Looked at
.na--such d aarsy norry .ookt wondar il ho
saw tho lnrebells IN my belt.
Nav, wllila uas di,,ah ing f'triouslY at his
sudden appearance, he says, us calmly as possi-
Well Miss leslie, vii 1t do you any to
noorEo's nroposition2 I sh all secoNA 1t ,noss
heartily, provded You Promise to enlist Ill my
regiment. I don't think e.oula suffer YOU to
you know"
Capt. Glyn," Hay primly, and stripping tho
ehe5ries vigorously from a long. slender bough,
" if>you were more used to cftdran, you would
kuow that they mover talle anything but non-
henae-Gcprgo ospeeinl'y."
Why. Misa AeHlia you In nw you told mo
thoro's nothing you'd liko bettsr than 10 have
croasod tlle praa with Cousin Carr. il you boen =
man," cries tioorgo. q s'Carr, 10 ask Mrs. Stump
Ain5 nbont tho }ackot she'll do 1t For yon. Our
Emily put 1t OF, Tor fun on Wodna sday when wo
went about Tho waslinga. Mra. StumpAins'
our waalorwostan, you know aud she hadn't
sont home
oS.: or MISS LRsLIEsh srooKkNus Avp-"
Goorga! akriok OF depreciation, drowned
In ringing laugh frn:n Carr Glyu.
swell, Emily said It was yours, lliss Lcslie.
But wfat 'o"!d Won do about your Aaiya Oousi,t