The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

blush sutfused her cheek, but attributes
il TO s0me sly compliment, and all went
on as before.
| Mllly thought: "I hope he won't come
near mel II Will be very lmpolite if he
does not! Bu. will teach aim lesson
| il he doesV
| Notwitn landing her conjectures, DR..
FanbOurg did not coma to Aer, only
bowed pleasantly, gravely, and Milly
| thinks queer!y, as he passed her. But.
all! Milly did not know that the blue
eyes watched her every move and ges-
lure!
After the last guest had departed,
MIlly went to her room, and, sitting
down before the looking lass, she solIlQ-
gu zed:
''He need not think am baby, to be
made fun OF and laughed at. l am just
as good as ne ID, and a-a-a good deal bet
ter looking"
Then she blushed and hid her face in
her hands as she thought OF what maud
some Charley Landseer said to her that
evening; then she looked up. and con-
tinued:
II just hate him-that's what l do
and he shall see itx too.n
And then she saw the tears coming,
and .she nurried her preparat ons and goB
into bed to dream that Charley Laudseer
was talking TO her, with an ugly false
face on, with big blue eyes that laughed
at her and made her cry.
Milly's wiuter was grand success.
Hearts and fortunes were laid Al her
Ieet, but Milly's heart was stIli a puzZ Q
TO herself and Others. "She did try TO
Iall in love with all her might, but some-
how she could not lal,"
DR.. Nanb0urg she saw but seldom and
hnn al 1iota
enough to see the smile iu The blue eyes.
and 10 scowl and bow codly in return.
and then 10 home and VOW she "hated
him." she hoped she 'snever would see
him again." and then would CRY 10 think
OF 1t.
Reader, do you wonder why Milly
could not fall in love?
And so the winter passed. and Milly
went home, with queer feeling o. re-
gret and relief, and life at the farm
mouse Went on the same as usual.
No-not exactly the same, for Milly
had changed. WHAT was it? She
laughed and chatted as much as ever,
but she uid not sing her fresh little
songs or climb her much-loyed trees SO
| mucn as formerly, and cute little air
OF dignity was creeping over her. Aunt
Barbara noticed it, but "was glad Mill
| cent was settling down as sne did at
twenty.'
But Milly in reality was not quite
happy. She did not know exactly why,
though she did try to fad out. Once in
awnlle sue thought of DR.. Vonbourg,
aud when she did her cheeks would burn
| and she would get so mad.
''Tne big ugly thlngW she would think
-and then "there swIms no goose"
would flash Into her mind. Then she
! would drop the corners of her pretty
mouth, and dolefully think that her gan
| der must have been cooked Tor the last
New Years dinner. But how she did
wish sue had never seen that horrld old
| doctor, and had said yes instead of no
10 handsome Charley Landseer. And
so she thought, and thought, and
| thought, until summer again loaded the
monstrous trees with gold and rosy ap-
pics, and shed it's warm glow into the
heart OF our merry, changeable little
heroine.
But Milly was ne' merry one day, she
| was sad, and went into the orchard 10
De cheered. She reached the old apple
| tree, stopped, and without more ado
swung herself up into 1T and tried to so.
| liluquize. But she could not do it, she
could not help thinking OF that "big,
ugly gander of DOCTOR"
Then, strange to say. Milly leaned her
head against the mOnstrous limb, and
cried. Soon she stopped, aud sat qui-
city swinging her feet, her face buried
! among the branches.
Suddenly she heard footstep, and
looking down, saw DIR. Yaubourg di.
recly under her, his arms open.
| "Mllly, DEAR" be said, Il have come
back; Will you come nowp
| 1t was all clear TO her then, and with
an acute little cry of rapture she slided
down into his arms.
| What followed we dare not write, but
when the monstrous farm bell rang tor
tea ne started up, and raising her droop-
ing, biushing face TO his, said:
"'There swims no goose so gray but soon or ate
| VIII ind some honest gander for a mate'
| "Mllly, dear, 1T is fate.'
And then they went In 20 supper,
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