Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-02
v HAT A WOMAN DID.


entity placidly gazing up at the white clouds
slowly dissolving In the blue air.
The man on the planks soon turned his head
In such way that be probably caught glimpse
81 her white dress among the leaves, for he
instantly sprang lightly down from his resting
place aud walked sw fifty across the meadows
towards her, vaultiag the fences on his
way.
81 am so gerry glad to sts yoa, Jessca.', he
said, fervently, ss he helpet her over the
stile.
"For what reason, leruarLa You seem won
derfully In earnest
why, no reason, except the pleasure OF being
with you" 1913
"Not having seen me since nina clock las,
night '
"But you are always fresh and beautiful
sight have been wondering Whit l could do
with myself this afternoon. and behold, Fate
sends me 10 you."
81 wonder you are not sun.struck. living
there on the wharf in this hot, broilluQ sun"
~ don't mind the hot sun. 1t never hurts
Sand yet, the coolest day last winter. Won
palace for me-"
81 enjoy the cold, too, and take tue seasons
As they come. Heat and cold are alike to
me-"
81 should think, Bernard, you must be as
much q. six feet high" she said, measuring
him with her eye.
Every near the mark am five feet elav.p. u
well" said Jesslca stopping underneath
the pollard willows, and surveying her COM
Panion from head to foot, 'here Is young man
nse ieet eleven, broad shouldered, never sick,
VINO minds neither summers heal nor winters
co,a, nor tefripie storms, and yet, who can find
nothing In all this wide world to do on hi.
long summer day but lie on pile of plaLks. or
lounge up and down the river bank with
sirl."
The young mans brown face flushed GRIM
son."
"But what can 1 do, Jessica?'
"Heip those sailors down there ON the wharf
and perhaps you VIII put little energy INTO
them"
shsts" '"s
"Just Tor the sake Of doing something. Are
your dsyss" Ny N'e'''' i"s al
"You know very wei my uncle won't hahn
me 70 get Into any business, or rather he can I.
LOT ne never has ready money"
"Help you rself, them"
Show can l, without moneyeI mus, have
little to start with"
"Put yourself in as capital, and uss vopr
muscles. They are big and strong enouxb
stn sure such weights as they tell me Won
oAiance ~ the gymnasiUm-go and break
stones iou are ofno use to anybody now.
-FOUR uncle and aunt don t need you; they have
their own children. ~
have no doubt they like to have vol with
them, and will give you what Won pesd. bnt Won
snoold be ashamed to dawdle through If. de-
pendent on q rich man 3 bounty
~ don't feel that it is dependence.
! am one OF the family. and we all live bap-
pily together, and have everything in the world
we want. Anu, more than all that, uncle wants
YOU 70 come and live there too. There is plen.
ior all, he says. II is a large house, and
there are so many servants they can't find
enough to do, and great deal coming in ali
thsre." 's No'
81 win never 90 there with you Bernard,
never would rather die! would rather
lie! would rather live In log cabin, on
bread and milk, than with - husband who
would be willing to lead such life as YOU do.
should be SO ashamed of him."
Inc sleepy look want out OF Demands eyes
10 moment, and bright light flashed into
teeW' Is ihat the reason you would never
consent to make ME happy, Jesslca, Oh. whv
aiu you not Tell me that eetore?"
y! nave not toi1 IL now. You dragged me
mo the discussion, aud was only carry ing
cut your superstition
~ WIN go TO work Tomorrow If you viii ouly
promise To love me-.
III have spoken Tor your own gooa," said
'essica, "and have but one thing mole TO say
never, from this moment, say to me one word
OF love until you can offer me something Of
your o,on. The iog cabin Is enough, but il must
syvu OWN Dino, don't say will listen Ia
yco then; Il Is probable will not
But, In the meantime, love must ma, IA. ma
med between you and me -
III 10 ciear she does not love me, and sht
might as well have said so without insultino
me with all that talk" Such were Bernard !:
aougnts aiter Jesslea had LETT hun, and hs
stood idly kicking pebbles into tue river. ..sb.
nas said some pretty singing things. That /,
the way she thinks Of me, is il, / would be !
FOOL to give up all have aud work like a com.
mon laoorer: She is always as busy as a bee
Asfseli, and have thought how nice it would
" 10 take her rom her home, where she doe,
~ much, to place where she would hay,
aothing to do at sH And her adyship doe
DOT IKE II; she gives herself too maay alrs,'
Three miles below the old farm house stool
ths husy town OF Perkinsvils. On hot sum
msf hternoon, TWO days after the talk unde
The pollard willows, n shadow fell across tb,
open doorway OF the farm-house which, shad
oW was Immediately followed by the appaar
Ancs Of Bernard Leyburn.
~Good afternoon, Mr. Daryl" he said. a
ne approached tho gentleman. ~ want 10 e
Mr., Daryl, knowing Bernard a. lie did, wa
Astonished.
"Any money to inyssts" he asked
"Not q cent"
"rhen yen have not the ghost OF chance
possns Of young gentlemen now in town wan
ting work Sorry can't help You, Leyburn
he said, cordially, "but, indeed every place
full and overiowing."
81 do not care particularly for gentleman
station; had no expectation ofthat kind
will do any k ind Of woik.
"Humphl That is different thing villa
kind, for instance"
"Drivlng wagon, porteIaSs, anything"
~ company OF US have started the lunbs
business high up the river, at Maple Bend. Go
asaw-mill going toiersby lively already, and 4
viii move faster soon It is going TO be a bl,
snAir, think. II you want hard work there /
schancs for you, but 1t won't DO dainty work.
Can you help pile lumber, or take 1t TO III
RATS, or cut down tree, If necessary
.Csrtainly, can, and will DO glad 10 d,
IT,"
"a don't say but.wbat you may work you
way to something better, but that IL the wa
yeu will have TO begin. am afraid it won
suit you"
wish could prove to you how anxious | an
70 60 10 work"
"Do you see that row Of -four barrels, rang
cd out there, ready to he shipped"
ayes, slr."
"That sloop has come 40 sooner than WAS ex
peStsd, but those barrels ought 10 70 On boarC
Of her this afternoon, and all the hands ar,
busy.
.l1l do TIP SAID Bernard smiling.
~ went out in high spirits and began rollinl
tns barrels up the gangplank, Eager to show
Daryi that he was not afraid of work. He wa
accustomed 10 handling heavy weights at TIT
hs present job was half done, he found out the
ai.srsnos between work and play. When 4