The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-28
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Squire Dudley was in his Garden pulling
weeds in his patch of tame strawberries. on
the morning when he took fancy for
Ruth Lee. pretty face, She came down
Tie road looking as fresh as a new blown
rose. Her brown hair cut quite short.
blew about her face in little rings and her
blue eyes and pretty checks made her n,
pretty picture as one often sees. Squire
Dudley saw her Just rs size came opposite
the strawberry patch. and he called ont
'gond morning - in brisk, CHEEKY way.
"Oh. good morning. She answered
Nou almost scared me. Squire Dudley: !
didn't sec you until You spoke.
Pheasant morning. isn't ~ said the
Squire. coming up 10 thc fence. Ruth had
halted in tic road.
Its beautiful weather" answered Ruth.
| told mother it was too pleasant TO stay in
doors. and started off on n visit
Are your Strawberries ripe yet 3: asked
the Squire, wondering that he had never
noticed what fresh and charming face
widow Lees daughter had before.
"Our strawbcrics.' laughed Ruth I'VE
have rot one. Our old rooster rot in one
day. about week ago, and picked all he
could eat, and then colXcd the hens in and
| between them they ruined one strawberry
crop.
"roo bal :" exclaimed The sympathetic
| Squire. ''ilayc some of these, Ruth.
! They arc just ripe enough to be rood.
lie picked some great clusters of ripe
berries and handed Them over the fence Ia
| her.
THANK you. said Bath smiingly. How
nice they are. Mother was making great
| calculations ON her strawberry lam. She
was terrible vcXcd when she found ont
what She had done
1--we got lots TO spare, said the Squire
| III send some over 10 your mother,
"Shc'd be much obliged 10 YOU. said
| Ruth, III yml have more than you want,
'Plcnly Of ihtm, answered the Squire.
! ''plcniy ot them. Can have them Just as
| well as not.
Il must hc golnr," said Ruth. Good
morning."
"Good-mornng, returned the squire,
| looking aficr her II, she went down The
road. Il declare. there amt prctticr girl
in town than Ruth Ire. wonder som,
of the voting fellows haven't rot hen
away from the widow. II was youn4
nuN
Squire Dudley stopped suddenly. M
idea had Just flashed across his mind
"lm liiiy, be aid NJ last, after think
inc quite h,slv for some minutes. I'm
fily' bat done look it. don't see why
shouldn't ll, my hack after an, Girls II,
yn.lno n. lioth marry ndn Older thnn
am. I'm sure .hc will make any man :,
rood nlic. Her mother /. one Of Inc finest
women in Che state. and She. hronnh hcl
Gouratr,. ,In To know 10 work ANA he say.
inc and prndcsl. I'm sure we need rood
ho,,-ckccpcr Mrs. Brown j., old, lussy
and cruotca and hi, way Of living i.n'l
half living. do believe in marry her. il
she'll have me. Maybe Chnrlc'l .nys ii.
foolish but can't hclp that"
The squire fcll 20 wedding out hi
Strawberries again diligently. and ken
thinking about Ruth all the Wmlc. l.ong
before dinner wa, ready hc had fully mad,
up hi. mind 10 propose marriage To- l,utI
and bring home a new housckccpcr an,
mistress to the great house whose mistres
had been dead len Yeas or more provided
Of course, that Ruth didn't say no, and thu
Squire thought there wasn't much danger o
that, though why lac should be 50 sure
can't say.
"Dout you think We need a house