The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-05
MISS ASKURST.

Hang Miss Ashur5t!'
ooh, PhiI?"
"Well, [ can't help it. Why does
she come to spoil every thing? Don't |
know how it willbe?-always Miss Ash
urst to be considered, taken about, in
cIuded in every thing. No more drives,
and boat-rowS, just you and me, Amy;
no more evenings on the doorstep. |
declare I've 4 great mind to go over to
Uncle Pills at Goshen for 4 month"
CHOW, Phil, please' (coaxinglD. "It
won't he SO bad As you think. Besides,
YOU may like her very much. Mother
says her mother was the greatest beau
= in Connecticut"
She isn't 4 beauty, though; I'll bet
m hat. \ talking, writing, society
woman-I hate the kind. Amy, will
YOU 30 cut for a row? Wen have one
more while the boat is all orr own"
This CONFEDERATION was held on either
-}dc OF the Widow Mauran's garden
gatc-a model gate for purposes Of con
FeESation, Just high enough and wide
enough to accommodate two pairs OF
elbows, and allow theowncr's of the ell
bows to look easily into each others
eyes. Phil smiled into Amy's rs he
swung wide the barrier. He offered his
arm, she took it, and they ~sauntered
down to the shore. They were a pie
jurcsqUG couple to look at. Tall Phil,
n spite of his momcntary i'll temper,
possessed 4 frank, handsome face, lit
with fine eyes and the sweetestof smiles;
while little Amy's modest, wild-ilower
beauty was exquisite in its way. See
on~d-cousinS, intimate friends, all but
declared lovers, it was 4 pleasant mat
tev Of curse that they should
ne always together; and in spite Of
Amy'S disclaimers, she was at the bot
tom Of her heart as sorry rs Phil at this
interruption to their tetc-0-tctc-aS sorry,
or s~orrier; for blended with her regret
was the instructive apprehension of Il
girlish heart, which, pledged in fact
though not i'll name, grieves with the
unspOken dread that some other woman
may yet pass by to snatch from her very
lips the coveted untastcd cup in whose
depths lies, or seems to lie, all the best
sweetness Of coming life. 1t was a com
fort to have Philip SO cross about it,
however; and in the effort to so0the
MIN she, w~Oman-like, forgot her own
annoyance. SO the evening ended hap
ply.
Next day brought the expected guest.
Amy's first glance set her heart to quak-
,rg again. Never had she seen Il woman
II Che least like this. Rose AShurst was
onC Of those born cnchantrcsscs who
reign not onlyby intention, but byright.
Her beauty would have been remark
able had not her charm been more re-
~narkable. Her wit and talent were |
balanced by a sweet good humor which
pcrvaded every word and act, and fla
vorcd all with fascination. Tact, cul-
lure, the perfect sclf-possession which |
vcrgcs upon self-forgetfulness, lent their
aid to complete her attraction. And all
was real. There was no pretense about
Miss AShurSt. The kind looks which
heamed from her beautiful eyes sprung
from q kind heart. She threw herself
into the interest of every human creature
who approached her with a warmth
born of true sympathy. No wonder she
was popular, Popularity hardly spoiled
.aer, She received her daily ovations as
a matter of course, half indifferently,
half gratefully, but always with a mod
est grace which enhanced her effect. A
dangerous woman this to bring into pro-
pinquity with susceptible youths. Poor
Amy!
But Amy, too, felt the charm. The