Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-28

Gordon ~as making up his mind what
Ido.
+ aches. 1nlnmy-a jar Of RAIL peach !.
tt" five little NJ, Graws ga her,
n aroun! tn maternal skirts. as their m til
e cam" =. win basket; for Mrs McGra,
who filled tie !, ,spectah. and lucrati,
u position Of wash"rwoman-laund v
i believe, i the fashionable :erm-fn 1,
n Blossom family, had brought home, anon
J her other pe:quisitcs, at the end Of Il
days work. a Jar Of Miss Kitty's freshly
preserved peach :.
lv coorse lhey's + al p" chrs. said Mr.
: McGIaw. wisely putting The jar on ID
shell, out OF reach Of the + outstretch4t
: grimy little paws. An what did yez sup
pose they were: L We off your hol,rit. :
Divil u bit will yez get Sure they're e.
company an sickness.
/ Master Mike McGraw, the oldest hop
of the family, said nothing bur secrell
vowed raid on the forbidden sweets
i when opportunity should offer; ard tia
very afternoon, when the tour younge
ones were safely burrowlng il the sand
heap al the back Of the house, and Mrs
McGraw was absent in search of snap-fat
ne climbed tie shelves, safely unscrewet
The top OF the jar. aid pounced on its lus
cious cOntents.
Begolra! isn't they good? said Mike
aloud, in the intensity of his delight
O-o-ow-ow-ow!-for Just then his teeth
came violently in contact with something
hard-evidently some foreign substance
It's ring, said Master Mike. goold ring
wild \ sparhlin' white stone in it! And
Just then, the opening Of door beyond
reused Mike, :he bucca,ecr, to i lively
sense If personal peril.
If its me nanny, she'll give me mos,
Jail fired Il king! Master McGraw hemoan-
ed himself, and dr"ppi 6, like q -orgcd
lefch. from the shelf. he wisely took to
his heels. still holding on, however, 70 tie
tr. asur, ir0ve.
A, d he never stepped, until he ran d,
rertly j. to tall young man who was com
ing art;uHd The corner.
IL beg your pardi Z, sir! suffered
Mix. breatl,l, 81 and parting didn't sec
you
should think not, saii the gentleman.
conlly. Why, it's Nike MrGraw ism u
lIg Wen. 10 y nrIc. Ma,,o, -. ~, ( eu".'
a wise you 10 look wnici. way you aIe 60
!, .. next time What is shat you Eav, III
your hand?
Please, sir, it amt nothing! said sheep
lsh M ke.
In ,ha, case, Ii havn q took at '.hoth-
in,," said the g'n nti' man, VII" was no
other than our riend Mr. Haynes Gordon.
That He 10! W ere did yon g,t Til You
young vagahoiuIy
lin MY mammy's iar OF peaches,
what Miss Kitty Blossom gived her! Wits
pered Mike, twisting valn'y around 7"
escape from his cap,pr's de- aining hand.
All right. sal Mr. Gordon, With q
triumphant spark, coming into his ey'ss
Miss Blossom lost her ring probably in
the preserving kettle. You have found
Il Here's City cente for you-nCw clear
out.
Tli.nkee kindly. sir, said Mike, i great
delight, taking cond i'm TO 'ii- heels
while Haynes Gor'ion walked s"ifll!
t., the Blossom Cottage.
No use coming here, young MAJ, snpe'-
eli ,usy cri, d ou, Mr. Ryer-on. I'm in
DOS .es,ion Of the gardtn-walk- and the
ard III an 10 find hat
rinyl
Do you, indeeds. laid Il E.ynes Cord n,
with an exI!:ant rim. 70 his voice Ahhrh
he could hardly disguise.
And he went straight through 'he shady
hal 10 the little parlor where KITTY sat
crying for her l,st gem, and slipped the
ring upon her finger.
You said you would give anythi' foi
ii, Kitty. SAID he, softly. as h. watched
the glitter Of delighted. halt incredu'cus
surprise III her eyes. Will you give me
yourself?
AID when Mr.. Ryerson came in, half an
hour af,erwarJ, KITTY start d GUILTY..
Oh, Iforgot al about you, Mr. Il, ers"n!
saiG ,ht. ought 10 have tol you that
the ring Wa found!
AID Mr.. Rycrson was penetrating
enough to see. with one glance, that with
the finding Of the ring his chance was
lost
Kitty Blossom never a.sain preserved
peaches without carefully removing er
diamond ring.
For l cnuIhn't afford 70 p such ran
som "A second time, said she.