The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-06


wanted when work was over, why theE. |
he, soft, sweet anu smiling, made himself |
agreeable to the girls ard crepL into |
Fanny Martins heart-my Fanny.
She scarcely looked at me! She did
not care whether sue met me or not;
aud ON Sunday There he was makingim
ieei somehow so coarse, rough and yul4 |
gar; and when l wanted her 70 go with
me to the woods where We,used to sit |
in the great green shadow and listen to
the bids sing. she had some excuse for
staying at home; ana whenon the road
from church I.toOk her hand IN mlne
she snatched it away and said, quite
Grossly: .-4E. .uI .,t.r.,..l I..-G i
Don't, Ben; don't do such a silly rus
tic thing while the London folks are
here. They never 40 it themselves. and
they laugh So" ..s. e..a ..r..i .. ..s
"Mr. Williams laughs, you mean, 1
suppose" sad l. "IAapsl gentlemanly
TOO"
And then she blushed and ,curled her
little lip and said:
you are criticising MI. Williams
manners, are you?'
After tnat there was a GOODNESS be-
tween US; but thought it made my heart
ache could not think that it mattered
much TO her. -..t. ......tI.t=.
| stayed away from her fathers house,
and did not walk home with her from
church on Sunday; indeed, Idid not go
| to church at all. And l knew the young
| folks-aye, the old folks, too--were say
| ing tnat we had fallen out with each
other, and lsuppose every .cne. guessed
Why; but would never answer any.
questions-not even when my own
mother asked me-n0tl. 7-..t+ F."
So the summer came and the autumn
passed on, anu the town people stayed
| aid stayed. ss- at.-.. 4.y..a. %. ..... -
,Isaw that fellows silk hat and twill.
| umbrella and eXquisitely fitting gar
Iments wherever went. Farther than /
| could see other people used 10 see him
/ and her-Mr. Williams and Fanny.
| They had never made Fanny work
| much at home, and she mad plenty Of
! time to enjoy herself-an only daughter,
you see, l mean-and her people we've
what is called torehanded. y
| never intended that she should
| drudge after we were married. Wneu!I
| had hoped for that l did not mind work
but I'd never have made slave
| of my wife.
This MIR. Williams could not make of
| her a more precious treasure than
would; knew that. ...... .. -.
| I.Was thinking this over one evening
in the meadow, when suddenly heard
some one say: LII
| "Ah-Mr. Burling."
i I looked up and there was MIR. Will
| liams. natter than ever, and cigar In
Ihis mouth. ..lsle" aFH1t
/ 1.-The knew just how felt to him I'm
not sure that he'd have come to- find me
1 alone in the great meadow. and1 Thought
OF that as l jumped up from the grass
and looked at him. But he smiling as
lpossible, and there. is something in a
mans heart that makes 1t hard to do the
first rude thing.
i +Stili was not polite to him.
''Thars my name" said to him; "do
YOU want me?" DO 49,
II want something of you," said he.
.tThere's alittle excursion Tonight from
our house. We're going to take a lady
Have you any little hight trap, and a
horse Of course, that you could let me
hire Tor the EVENING" I'd rathergo alone
with her than IN the big wagohette. You
know, Pm sure, how it is, that "A felleI
had rather ride alone with pretty girl,
and ifYou will help me outI willbe ever
so much obliged TO you." '- .
4 So he had come TO ask me to help him
to hayea nice time with my girl-he who
had cutme 0uti re..
l looked at him just holding my hands
still by main force, and l Thought of him
riding along the me9hlit road with Fan
ny close by him.
'Iasked my self whether his arms would
not be around her waist, and whether in
the others, he would not kiss her.
"And you want me to nelp youW ]
said out loud. "MeW
/ "Yes," he said, "Please."
"Come along" said. "Pll show you
what have got" 60
II On the farm that was mine there was
one building, little cow-shed. We put
1.-The tools in there sometimes, and / hao
a paddock Tor the door; the key was in
NJ my pocket. .''-f s''1- .'-''' i-,
d Ii came into my head that I could
spoil this evening for him, and spite
Fanny, too, by locking him in this shed
land if he. had spirit enough to tight mt
for it afterwards sO;much the better. !
A i led the way down into the meadow
Iup where II stood, and unlocked tht
i door. .t'c art "a s tf1'Hh g"'i
k"Jrst lock in," said /, sand see if tha
| will suit yOu.o -tr b NfIr'6-ii . =1si
II s"Capt see anything" said he. t1el
pitch dark. Wait, have match.y
~ He look one from mis- pocket an(
stopped to strike IL on the sole of hi
+ bootl and then I gave him push anC
over he went, fat on the floor, and l hal
tine key IN my pocket. - - HtSH' %
sYou'H not make any one hear very
q soon my lad,'' said /, "and you'll no
kiss Fannie Martin going over the bridge
nisieyeniiIg.D 9ig fii7l hoihrthiS"-'i'"9N
4 ThenI went away and laid myself fla
upon the porch in Ontoliour house anC
felt happier than had before for Ions
Lme. Ge. ssf fTsY st7 tH'i =
4 Revenge is sweet now and then.
l do not pretehd to have none of the