The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-08-27
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cau. believe the e, iis:cc Of my owl
.,nscs." And rs he enumerated 'hs
words With impressive dis'inciress ht
lick, d so.emnly at Harry Clifford.
He might have found a worse-luok'ra
Individual 10 fix his regards upon than
this Young NJ. d., who had taken hi'
frat season in bones, mucles and human
anatomy, with the therapeutics teicns
ing thereto, in The ii;ile efiicc across
The hail. aad was jus, preparing to hang
np "A single OF his OWL; Tor larry
clifford Was tail ard shapeiy, with red
brown hair and a huge auburn mus
tache, and merry eyes that laughed Ike
srripss OF water in The sunshine.
DR.. Dari;n. took off his spcctacies,
folded them, and deliberately placed
them in their case, still without taking
hts eyes irom his neophytc. larry
Clifford smiled; but be looked little
.u b:.rrass,d, Notwithstanding.
.Shc would have yon in minute. II
you were 10 propose, Pursued DR.. Oar,
,inc, dropping great red-hot splashes oi
se.iins-wax over a sheet OF 5lotting-
paper, and stamping them with ms
monogram seal in an aimlcss sort oil
Way.
Yes: bu. l tell you, sir, | don''
wan, 10 PROPOSE raid Harry, staring
IT ,h- ini.I,w;neh d. J. E.s - If they
we're the mcsi interesting things III tie
woiil.
..Yru doa't want = pretty girl for &
wife :"
'.Sot tia, pretty girl in particular
Doctor"
"Nur fifty thousand dollars added
tbs Doctor. rronouueing the three mo
men;oIis werds III u manner that made
,hem sound very wei.h,y indeed.
Il would not ohjee, 10 the fifty thou
sand dollars in itself, sir; bu. as a mere
appesdase 10 Hiss Bradbury-
Il believe the boy is crazy, cjatu-
lated DR.. Darling. "Well well, as the
Sco,ch prevent has if, "A wi!iu man
mann has his way and | shall inter,
fore 10 farther Bv the way, Harry
Yes, sir!'
"Yon are going 10 The city this after
Loon!"
"Tha, is my present intention, sir
sop at Dcpicrre'S viii ycu, ana
leave Mrs. Darling's fenr! brooch I"
be meHded. ought to have done II =
week ago, but :. nun cant think OF
.resy,hing."
"Certaii iy, Doctor" and Harry Clis-
.fcrd deposited Tie peat! brooch-an
viL..ashionci ornament Of massive COLO.
SET viii! uny seed pca;ls-!:i his waist
coat rorkcl.
.'I;ather i careless ray to carry jew
cry, young man" said Dir. Daring, &c
eating his cyehrows.
Thp morning sun was casting bright,
Pickering threads of gold across the
kitchen door thc-morning gloriss and
Mad:irn WINGS, trained across itc case
u;eut, stirred softly in The nil July air;
and Ursula Percy, Ms. Darllns's Or
l.han niece, was busy 'dc!nS up t!ac.;-
berries
Fresh az 4 rose, with hazel eyes, soft
ered 10 intense biac.ress at times by
the shadow OF their long aches, and
.miling scarlet lips, she stood there
her calico dress concealed by the house
wItely apron Of White dirni'y that was
tied round her waist, and her black
curis tucked rcmorseless y back OF her
cars-!aox,ng denlureiy irto the bub-
bling depths 81 The ! rescrvinS Kettle,
IKE teaat;iui parody on one OF The
witches il "Maobelh; while on the
Whitley secured i.:uc-;ab!c beyond =
;ffiiterIii. tin vessel s:as upheaded with
the beautiful jcl-hiacis fruit, carh sena-
rate berry ti,..hing like the eye OF an
Oriental bsll.
.iir,ulaI
The pretty ycung cir! started, very
nearly dropping her skinner Into the
preserving kettle.
allow you startled Enc. Harry.
Harry advanced into the kitchen, with
an adm,rine look at the bright iace
flushed with "a little blush and u good
Gcnl of stove heat.
lyon are always at work, Ursula
Sc. have got 20 work, Harry. % earn
my own Ii. ing" Ursula Percy answer
ed, with y slight uplifting OF her ex-
snisii b!aci. trDws. Il an ret an he,ress
like Mss Bradbury"
..Con;ound Miss Bradbury = ex-
claimed our hero "a hear ncihng but
Hiss Bradbury the whole time
she is very sweet young lady,
Harry" said Urau!a, liz mildly reprov-
ing accents.
81 dare say; but-what lot Of
black berries you have here, 10 DC sure,
Ursula
s. "Foriy quarts" said Crsuia. dcmurc-
ly. "Aun; Daring Always enjoys them
10 much u winter"
Harry put honey-sweet giobale OF
fr1it into his mouth.
"BIactberries arc beautiful frat,
Ursula"
s.very;" and Miss Percy skinned
diligently away u, tie babbins eaal-
dror.
"Espo, tally when you arc doing
them up" added the young NJ. D.,
with rather clumsy eflor, q; compli-
,psnt.
Ursula did not answer. Harry walked
up to the range and ,eok both her hands
IL. bis.
"H.rry, don't the berries will
burn"
ale. 'em burn, then; who cares -
'i3a. wha. dc you want" she asked,
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