St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-11

asked, and then the knowledge tha
they are tathomS deep in this blissfll
state comes to them like magic. ant
! they fall into their lovers arms as easily
as if they had always been their abid
ing place. But some way the girls il
/ Plnntcld are different, and when Ton
singled me out from all the rest, anC
went home with me flom the chuIcl
and singing school. and came to oul
house nearly every evening in the week
when he WAS on shore. and made soft little
speeches t" me, | supposed that he
would ask me to marry him some day.
and knew that loved him with all my
heart.
| forgot the dinner, ministers and
everything and everybody but Tom for
as many as fifteen blessed minutes
then it suddenly occurred to me that it
was high time that the corn WAS Oh tie
fire, and it was still rustling OH its stalk
i'll the back field. SO without removing
the ring, hurried out of doors. and
succeeded in finding Il number of ears
that were large enough, though | felt
inside the husks of whole rows of those
that were just beginning to show their
tiny. milky kernels. The dinner was
"'''S' ,ht. " S"''tSS, anu lHc nllllStclS
seemed likely to be well fortified for
'heir AFTERNOON work. MIR. Hlbbard
grew almost locnSe over 1t, ana Uncle
hcupel Niie' VINO came from the city,
and who is drcadtully particular, praised
everything, until mothers face was fair
ly glowing with satisfaction. But some
thing happened to me which came near
wrcckIn@ my happiness forever. The
ing WAS missing from my finger. In
my hurry ana huStle dld not think of
IT, "r hil"" 'hitt IL was gone, uhtll |
uaiiic L" WASH tht dlSheS aijef dinner.
! mem II S'i'"rhIE ilaSiled INTO my mlhd
'h'i' Je"eiS IKE that would not Dear
We''inS' an" l wondered now could
nave been Such an IDIOT as to wear 1t
under mothers very nose she knew
nothing OF the story vet and why Sam,
my Wldc-aWak", small brother, had not
manner. hen, to my h"rrsI and
anazcm"nt, found my finger bare, and
the ring nowhere t" be found. 1t had
been Il little loose. hut II dad not seem
nearly enough 50 aS to slip of OF its
own accord. ran up stairs and looked
in the east, to see if might have absent
mllIdcdIy pHt il away: but no. ii WAS
not there. | must have lost it in the
corn-tield and. leaving everything as
it was. | rushed out there. searching
tinntically under and between every
stalk that came in my way. but without
success. The dish water grew cold.
the dinner table stood in the middle of
the floor. and mother was calling me at
the top of her voice. without gaining
any reply. AT length Master sam ap-
pcaIcd i'll the cornticld. having caught
Il glimpse of my pink dress in the dis
tancc. He WAS ALWAYS Jealous in bring
offenders to Justice
My gracious, won't You get Il scold-
ing hen Nnu 90 into the house. Moth
cr'S dreadful mortified at having things
left 81. and Aunt Jam, offering To wash
up the dishes. Mr.. Hibbard couldn't
get any Shawn water either. and is go
ing to preach this afternoon with his
beard yrowu awful. Aiu't Won ashamed
'cr lcr>rlf ?"
80. sam" gaSpcd. five lost some
thing. i've lost my ring. and il y"u
find it. I'll give you anything I've got
any thim" in the world.
''L">t the gold ring grandma gave
l"u .. my :" said sam. and You
will givc me Il dollar and Nour new
pocket book. if | find il 80
"lc>. Nr>. anything" | said.
'.WcN. what if | don't find it : I've
got to h,. paid to, hunting.
<urcrrdrd in satisfy ing him on this
poiul. and left him searching with great
zeal. while crrpt i"rI"Inly int" the
house T." ii" mp my work. An hour
passed away. and sam Appeared with
out the ring.
"Ihar >n" place t" look t"r anything"
he remarked. The ground is :" soft
t'W"uld sink night int" 1t. If IT dr"ppcd.
tell til" wisdom at his remarks and