Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-08

sat down costly in the middle of the
brook, wet to my waist, and my dis
may finished by the heartiest laugh
you can imagine. Looking at a part
of the bank that | had not before no
ticed, | saw ii gentleman, IL sporting
dress, holding Il fshing-rod in one
hand and waving the other at me in
the most genial and pleasant manner.
1t might have been that my eyes did
not match my hair; at any rate, | fam
cied that he stopped laughing rather
suddenly, and coming close down to
the water stood eyeing ME inquiringly.
| had been angry at first; but my usual
sense of humor came to my aid, and
sitting there, with the tapping water
full about me. l held my sides, and
laughed with him until | was tired,
and my cheeks glowed like two roses.
"Well," he finally said, stopping to
laugh at every word or two, you have
succeeded in your loudly expressed
wish, and made IA veritable Lorlei' OF
yourself"
did YOU hear me: :" | asked, feeling
for the first time little shy, and ris-
ing slowly to my feet. He saw that |
could not come out of the water in my
bare feet, and laughing still; he an
swered:
Yes. But | fear You will continue
a water-nymph until | am gone, Sc
goodbye" And as suddenly as he
had come, he disappeared.
| put on my shoes. and made the
best of my way back to the house
Aunt Hetty laughed at me when !
told her of my adventure, but started
when | described the man.
BLESS me, child" she said, "it is
Walter Gray, who lives on the farm,
or rather owns it, and lives in New
York. did not know he was at
home" -
The DAYS flew by on golden wings;
every one seemed more happy than the
last. took an apronful of peaches
and book, and Law down in the ham
mock under the elm for lazy time
one morning. was scarcely settled
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ed myself. and who should be with her
but that Walter GRAY, lie laughed
heartily on recognizing in my aunts
ma. ma. W ,ne H",'i - ilp", oo.rsa"oa Ds. aDoH
anJ ,,,.rrr ,,an,sr ua had .o,ne ovs,
to SEQ = 6a cd bnva n COW Of uncI.
seer fiy,s,,, r;tsnf hutt-r and milk
80 ..,...-r<;s.,1,r .,rntie world
have him STAY 10 lunch. and tried to
enact the country girl. and be rs awk-
ward - poSsiblc. Two or three times
| almost BETRAYED myself bv some un-
Guarded remark; but by dropping my
fork ups.ttinr my milk. and knock
inc mv chair over when | rose. | man
agri Ia seem jll-hrad enough to suit
INV coarse frock. absent collar. and
.umb'.-l hair
To,ay ynt-.r,s,onisbment Mr.. GRAY
asked m, to 90 Ia = pic-nir at the
srhonI-hou.e rhr next dov. While |
MS STARING first n him and then at
myself in the class. Aunt Hetty quiet
" sand ">bc will 90 with pleasure" "
/ WA. ready Ia beat her. but bevond a
few muttrred words, | said nothing
until he WAS gone. Then | made a
f,w remarks to her which made her
look So sorry. that kissed her and
promised to 90 p,aceably.
I,,al, ,,,-,.Ifl,,l, osoo,n.r;soao 90
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the c,rriaga and ,yav we Won't How
| cnIoycd the glanceS the girls gave
me. and their evident contemnt for nv
dress and manner. | found myself
alone with Mr. Gray, toward the end
Of the afternoon, and We sat down on
the moss at the foot of a tree for what
| called Ii good talk. His manner had
been perfectly kind and courteous, and
he had done everything in his power
to make me forget the difference be-
tween myself and the pretty country
girls | had met. After little | for
got my part. and letting the glasses
fall unheedrd in my lap, | pulled off
the yellow cotton gloves | had worn
all dav. and living backward. clasped
my hands above my head, contentedly.
After minute he said: