Ellsworth American., 1875-11-18
Misrell
O.d Janet.



! Oh Janet, |, wa an old nickname tha
\ hai given her. tbuugh we were chi.drci
I i"-tih'r aud she ~ years my junior. Sh,
/ MAS q creature OF mood, aud s~iit impul>
z e.. Nh" wA> tender proud. humble. al
: ~ "hcr. and more than all ,he WAS rI.id. :
just M even her iuordiua,e affection
I"r Teddy Barr could hooINiuk her sens.
90 ln>tiyr. or blind her eyes to a perception
"i my iuiI.c> wheu ;hr cost cutatled hy
Them Mas likely 10 iaI on our common
guardian.
Mind now. I~dly. viii tel grandpa -
she sAld one day. when, coming uue1pect-
euly To the stables, she surprised me. lead
inS our Bees. the bay mare. preparatory 10
= 'lIe into town. hess was our yrandtath.
e: pet mare, and up person va, allowed
20 mount her except. by permission as a
gracious favor.
Il Will tell grandpa" she repeated.
planting herself firmly before me. her
clumpy iiitle feet ,vt wide apart, and al
h,r IouShencd. bHSlt. brown hair. tum-
td"S, cataract fashion, from under her
syp>y hat
My only answer was ishtening OF the
slrth> with a defiant air
aui !, wa g*Att .yt,si@ltA' -" e"si.-.' -...
PS Tins time | wa, noun ted and riding
out of the gate. But a. | swept past her
| looked bac,. and pursIug up my lips,
sung uut lu,uiliugiy I'd. tale. tell tale T.
Tell ;Al,s II YOU dare and so cAnteTcd
of
She d.d tell NJ: one Of the people en-
pluy,d ou the place would have betrayed.
though cNrrs one of them knew that had
wllfulIy done wrong. aud Mas proportion
/ atr.X Indignant with O.d Janet Tor carry Ing =
! OUT her threat. think tia, when Wa
! punished she Suffered more than | did.
/ For tuo days would not speah 10 her,
/ t.d lie moved about the house with red
/ ,,c- and uuAcinp, tvad. Ca the evening
/ oi hr th.rd dAy. was sitting ia the dlning
room waiting tor tea. when Janet stole al
10 nue. with shy, heslIatiug air
| Won't you forgive ne, Teddy, dear:
she whispered.
I m.rir no answer. but sat resolutely gaz
iug out Of the window at the red and
brouzed foliage tossed by the autumn
/ wlnd,
Il am 30 sorry" y pair Of quiverin.
wet lbs were laid on my hand, siende
brown arm stole about my neck. "Pleas'
forgive me, Ted:'
what are you sorry about" l asked
shortly.
/ was quite a ready a She TO make ul
our difference. for missed her i erea
deal ia my daily sports; but meant L
make the reconciliation as Lumiliating 10
her as possible. 1t might serve as warn
iug TO her in future not TO meddle.
20, Ted am 80 sorry because-becaus
YOU are 50 angry; and | was so sorry I
see you punished and grandpapa so angry
| would a thousand times rather have bee
punished in your stead. Please torgiv
me. Tecdy-do.'
Tears were flowing plentfully. and sh
was wipins them with her ruifled apron
in muss.
..Well. then" | answered, mollifed. ri
you a.e really sorry, you must go wlthct
your supper tonight. and then III make
all up with you"
%! will you, truly. Dear Ted, ho'
good you are. am 80 glad! don't min
going without my supper-that's nothing
/ wished YOU had asked something kardt
vi me. But won't you kiss me, Teddy
just oncef
"ro-morrow.' answered. turning shor
ly away. after it's all over. ii Kiss yo
il you want. But not tonight"
Very well; tomorrow. then
She took her little. W stiul. tear-stain,
face of to the other side OF the room. al
sat penltently down by the fire. She :
there quietly while the bell rung, and II
- grandfather aud took our places al q
table. | had pictured her, in my min
with a di>graced air going early. suppe
less To bed. and was not prepared f
J this. Grandfather missed her. She alwa
sat at his right hand feeding out Of his CT
OF plate, as the wilfUl fancy moved he
and he now peremptorily ordered her
her usual seat by his side.
Not tonight. please, dear dada. $
pleaded. without stirring; and when
asked her what was the matter. went hu
n riedlI on: Il am not to have any tea I
= night. | don't really mind it. It's nothi
and Tcddy's going to forgive me-and
!. he will kiss me in the morning-and '
= are always going to be good friends aft
ths-always. forever
Then her voice broke, and, with a ru
"A of tears. she went away from the room,
stairs to hide them out OF sight.
so. so, Master Theodore. that's il.
itr' NV grandiather's sharp, gray, neet
gun eyes. seemed to shoot me through a
IN through. Little Janet is to be punish
ne because she was honest enough to sh,
n you up in your faithlessness TO meY'
| muttered something 10 reply not gu
inteiligibe.
We'll. it won't hurt Janet, this dis
pline. like to see the metal she's ms
OF. But. as for you. sir, il strikes me q
in You have much more the air. of culp
sitting there eating your supper. than
little girl who is hiding her honest tie
- up stairs in bed"
II was tough work. His looks and wo
ND were hard to bear; but sat it out; mum
ms ing my bread with defiant air. and aft
eI wards going out of the room with as nj
ror bravado as could assume. lightly hu
IDS ming. Love Is sickness" one Of
n.y. yrandfather's old airs which Janet an
expected to sing together.
kissed Janet the next morning. and
. we made up our difference; and pre-
ew much in this way we quarreled and IN