The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23
Black berrying.

IL was perfect happiness.
just to lie in the shade of that old apple
tree, gazing in tie blue depth of an Aug
ust sky, and watching the ever changing
figures of the clouds in their dances with
the wind.
Like faint, far off fairy music came to my
ear the hum of myriad insects and the warb-
ling of joyous birds.
just to lie there in a dreamy, semi-con-
scious state, building air castles up to the
neutrality-suspicious. edifces, in comparison
with which st. Peters would appear howell,
and the capitol of Washington hen coop
- and as each one was completed to have
goddess of Liberty in rainbow robes, come
from heaven knows where, and execute a
pas de seul upon the highest pinnacle and
smile down upon me smile that somehow
reminded me Of
Heavens! what was that
My castle had fallen on my nose and
broken it.
No; it was a great rosy apple. Great
consequences follow the fall of an ample
sometimes.
Mr.. Newton saw an apple fall, and there
by discovered the attractions of gravitation.
felt an apple fall, and thereby discovered
the attraction of-well, another kind of at
traction.
started up, rubbing the unfortunate
member--which, by the way, is one of the
chief ornaments of my handsome and intel.
lectual CONFERENCE.-The in time to catch a
glimpse OF o wide straw hat and calico
dress fitting along behind the lilac bushes
that adorned the lawn,
OF course hadn't been living in this old
farm house six weeks without learning to
know Kitty's dress.
Kittx, danubfar ~ 60
at whose pleasant house usually spent my
summers, and was moreover the prettiest
thing in the neighborhood-an that region
is famous for its scenery, too
She had been living with an aunt for sew
eral years, and hence / had not met her be-
fore this summer. However. it had not
taken US long to get acquainted, and we
were now the best of friends.
"Kitty, Kitty"
"Ned, Ned" came the answe in voice
that made mnsic even of the monosyllable,
"what awakened your
"The world fell on my nose,
And reused me from my doze."
"What exquisite poetry. The harmony
of the verifcation is only excelled by the
beauty and striking originality of the senti-
ment. Did it hurt you much?"
(which, the striking originality or the
being struck?"
"Both."
81 scorn to reply. Whittier dost thou
stray, gentle maid so gay, with basket on
thy armf"
''Ned, pray talk sense, if the catastrophe
to your nose has not softened your brain. "
"Where are you going, Kitty"
"Johnny and l are going blackberry
ing"
Johnny was younger brother of Kitty's,
whose prominent characterics were a knack
Of being in everybody's way, and PEN
chant for robbing birds nests.
"May go with your
"Yonll get sunburned."
"a plaster of cold cream will restore the
lily to my cheeks, will 1t not?"
you'll get your hands scratched"
"Time, that will heal all other wounds,
will surely heal them"
"Well, since there's no getting rid OF
you, must accept the situation; get Il
basket, come along and behave yourself
''Most noble lady, hasten to obey youI
triple command"
$50 on through the pleasant meadows We
wendell our way, with swinging baskets
passed fields where the newly cut grain was
standing in great, golden sheaves, pas
armies of green corn with silken banners
through shadowy woods. silent except fol
the birds, out into the sunlight again, where
bushels of the ripe berries were waiting fol
our eager fingers.
All, that day Shall ever forget it?
How pretty Kitty was, with her face
flushed by the exercise and warmth, hel
brown hair, escaped from its confinement
and rippled about her neck in delightful
confusion, her eyes sparkling with fun, ant
L.. Il Al
bewildering way imaginable.
] could do nothing but look at her.
My basket didn't I'LL up very last.
How gracefully she iripped around tn,
bushes, and how nimby few the white fin
gers.
ooh, Ned, isn't it beau.y?" said sh,
holding up an unusually large berry.
"Lovely," sighed /, seeing only he
face.
'The blackberry, l mean" she said
blushing as she placed 1t between her lips
almost envied that blackberry, and toll
her so.
Her reply seemed to me very irrelevant
she said:
"what a goose"
determined to pay her for that.
kitty you're looking beautiful"
''Thank you"
"Yes, you've such a very becoming black
berry stain right on the end of your nose
and your teeth are beautiful shade of blue
and" just then q blackberry hit me in thu
eye, and i was forced to suspend my com
plimentary remarks.
When we were picking from the sam,
bush it was really surprising how often W,
found ourselves reaching for the same berry
Kitty grew quite confused and said tina
i'll didn't leave her hands alone she woul,