Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-05-05
SIGHT of the flowers.

tree her zcnmpanlOn remarked, pick
ing up one of che bits and pulling Il
in pieces. sasi''.A ~. - - =
The Judas tree! echoed Rachel
Mnfatt, her tones fun of scornful
wonder. s31s4 ar ad8H
Yes; the young man said, answers
ing the wonder in her tones. In
SpringYitii is a tree OF promise, with
all it's rugged branches crowded full
of blossoms; but the blossoms die,
and there is never fruit or beauty
in .fulfllment of Its springtinle
promise. There is but one in the
village that | know of and that is in
Squire Reynolds garden.
Looking up to see if Rachel Mof-
fatt remembered, the tree, Walter
Gibbs became painfully eOusc o rs
that his remark had dyed her face
with telI-taIe bushes, and the tale
they told was about George Rey-
nolds. Then he remembered how
he had forced his company upon her,
and his conscience smote him when
he thought how his careless words
might have added 10 the trouble OF
the girl he loved. At least she
should be relieved from the annoy
auce of his company, and, with a
sigh. he remarked: ~ -
1t was uncivil of me to join yon,
Miss Rachel, when you came out to
walk alone. / beg your pardon.
And as have an errand down to the
Widow Browns, and am going that
way, | will leave you here.
l would be glad to have your
company, Rachel Moffatt felt con-
strained to say.
Thank, you, but my errand is ur-
gent, Walter Gibbs answered. Glad
to have my company! he mnttered,
as he walked away a pretty story
that, and she wishing me ten miles
away, from The moment ] joined heri
What q poor, blind fool | have been.
The woman whose happiness George
Reynolds had trifed with so wan
tonly walked slowly to her home
and sat down on the little, low
porch, watching the moon come up.
She overheard her fathers words
talking TO her mother. @ 80 ~.
There's as good fish in the sea as
ever was caught. It's my opinion
the man who gets our Rachel will
find there is better fish than George
Reynolds has caught, and lam sure
Rachel will find better fish than.
Georges Reynolds, if he does think
himself the biggest toad in the pud-
die. asla IA -.7sfa a..l 8. a.sslsa, .i.ii
Over Rachel Moffait's face fitted
a smiIe=th was almast=merry To.
think ofeomparipg, Medbary, soeie-l
ty to a puddle, and George Reya
nolds to the biggest toad. Then
her thoughts wandered to herself.
Did her father and mother suspect
her liking for George Reynolds :?
And walter Gibbs-had her face tat
tied to him secrets that she fain
would have kept? Henceforth she
would wear a mask and hide her Sc
crets in her heart.
She went into the house and sat
down by the lamp-light. Her mask
was on, and she wondered if Mrs.
Reynolds had made the frnit-cake
for the reception, or whether they
had bought it of the baker at Med
bury.
Mrs. Moffatt thought that Mrs.
Reynolds would make it. She was
such a hand. .toyhaFe things done up
in her Kitchen. Maybe, She added,
Mrs. Reynolds would IKE your help
in making lady-eake or something.
Your such a master hand at lady
cake, you know, Rachel. Suppos-
ing she should express herself that
way, what should l say to her.
Rachel's mask threatened to fall.
To go into GeorgeReyRplds' home
and help prepare for tie RECEPTION
of his bride was a blow for which
she was i'll prepared. Ouly a mo-
ment, and the tottering mask was up
again, Certainly, if MIS-. Reynolds
should ask my help, l would go,
Rachel answered. Iwoald be glad
to go, she added, moment after,
as if she were giving the mask f.
nal securing touch.
And SO Rachel Moffa t found her.
self beating eggs and stirring butter
and sugar 10 Mrs. Reynelds kifcheh
listening to the woman's garrulous
chat. Lady-cake it will be l expect,
she said, pausing in the midst of her
culinary operations to watch the
whites of eggs rising in a foam un-
der Rachel's dexterous manipula-
tions. And expect she's a very
fine lady we're a-making 1t for; but
it's a matter l wouldn't like to go no
further than between US two, that
I'd Il been satisfied if George had
picked out, wife nearer home. T'm
sure ] wouldn't "a said a word if she
who is making the cake and she who
is to eat the cake had been the same
Identical individual.
Rachsl's mask shook a little, but
she was brave girl Oh, am snre
Georges wife will be a nice lady,
and / dare say we will all like her
very much, she answered.
Rachel Moffatt's words were full
ly verified. George Reynolds wife
proved toIbe very nice lad la lit
tie delicate creature, all pink and
white, whom it was impossible not
to like, because she was so thorough
ly anisble and lovely.
Who is the lady i1 white with the
pink flowers in her bairf asked the
bride of the bridegroom, the eve.
ming of the reception, as Rachel
Moffatt entered the room, some.
what late. She looks very lovely.
but ! shouldn't think she would like
to wear the flowers of the Judas
tree. Don't you know she asked
answering the inquiring look of hel
husband. That is the name of tht
tree that bears the pink flowers.
am a great botanist-don't you know
that, darling.
The darling poloFOd, seeing Rach
el and the pink flowers, aud rehdem
berihg certain words uttered beneatl
the pink branches.
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