The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-31

aiong 70 the picnic, CG6ssSEf1g tae Ve1tesi
nonsense 70 tho admiring Dick, little
dreaming that this same picnic was to be
one of the turning points Of hes life. q
day to be looked back upon with tears,
and pangs Of that Same heartache 10
which she had so recklessly thrown down
ths gauntlet Of defiance. So lightly 20
we TO meet the fates-
To say that Dick Yves in "love with
Mollie," would but Geebly express bis
condition. Ho regarded her "a his own
private property. They belonged 10 each
other. 1t was as natural that they should
DO together % that May flowers and pins
trees should grow IN the seme soil. BY
just &C much % he was big, and strong,
and rather homely and awkward withat,
did be admire Mollie's dainsiness, and
beauty, and careless grace. She sapplied
what was deficient In his oWn natuFo-
evidently his other iialf. He looked
upon her with asinEation, as being al.
most
'Too good
For human natures daily food"
But Mollie was young. There was no
hurry. she was evidently fond OF him,
and this unconscious half.!oyer.like.
half.fien6!y confidence between them
was too pleasant TO be risked on the least
uncertainty.
Alb, Dick, Why did no good genius
whisper to you, "Gather ye rosebuds
while you mayp
But, unfortunately, good genii are not
so oficious nowadays as of old. So
Dick foolishly squandered his summer
and sunshine, with no thoughts of max
ing hay, as the pFoverb ndvises.
The latter part Of the way to VAN.
panoose pond was through grass.grown
wood road, 90 narrow that the trees me,
over it, and aumac and blackberry bushes
brushed against the carriage, peering in
as II curious to see these oddities called
human hs!sgs, who had thus rudely in.
sade6 their solitude. Each side opencd
long, cool, green vistas into the heart oi
the forest. Once they stopped to lis,en
to the far.oR, plaintive song Of wood.
thrush, without 0 pang Of remembrance
for the time when he and lore wore
young, and Nellie was beside him, and
II waE summer.
Mollie pickedgree leaves and trimmed
Dicks hat. Dick leaned lazily back In
the carriage, watching Mollie. The reiul
hung loosely In his hand. He felt in nc
special hurry to reach the picnic ground
Dandy, taking advantage Of his mastar'i
mood, made an object Of himself By trot
ting along With great punches of leaves
hanging out Of his mouth, leaves suatches
each aldo from the too inquivitive bushes
Presently they caught glimpse of wate
through the trees on the left. Tbel
came turn in the road, an abrupt pitch
and they were on the banks of Wanna
iioose pond, with two or three picnicer
advancing out Of tho woods to meo
them. IN
~ wonder who that lie with Kilt,
Cook," aaid Mollie. "Isn't he hand
aomefn -
"Ye-es," said Dick, with un instinctiy,
feeling Of dislike for the too good .lookinI
obvious admiration. Kitty S perfo-",s, me-,
tho ceremony Of introduction. "My con
ain, Mr.: Dawleas, Miss Brown. Mr.. Be
man, Mr.. Dagless." and MIR. Dnwles
having bowed profoundly to Miss Brown
careies8!!y to Mr.. Beman, proceeded I,
appropriate the 3ousg lady and walk o.
Kitty Cook, as best he might. He i'm
proved the opportunity TO ascertain TIA
this Mr. Dawleae was membar of chi
Junior olass OF Harvard, come to spent
ouch part Of his summer vacation as h
fonnG agreeable with his Uncle Cook Il
Craggviile. :
aHe hes studied so hard" explained
Kitty "thas ho has injured hia health, Q,
he thought Instead Of going homo to tn,
CITY, ho would try our cou1'yy air, ans
fishing, etc. I'm delighted to have hin
here, he IL sush good company. ! or
sure yon will like hia." Dick though
!jss::ss sIIaa contrary. but politely refrainet
from eaying 90. What aWorld this woult
be, by:the.bye, If We oil said exactly wha
If Wampanooss pond had only beer
Lake Anything in Switzerland, plenty oi
Americans would have been miserable
until they could have crossed the sea Ia
yiAt %, and writo home. .snper.adiectiyed
letters to al, the newspoperB about it
exqnisite scenery. As It was, 1t reposed
tho year round in primitive loneliness
esve when en- occasional picnic party
Game, as now, to wake, with laugh aud
snn4g, the echoes of It's woodland e0lisude
II lay at che foot Of broken, rocky
range OF mountains whose pine.crested
eEags were vividly imaged in ito eleel
J waters. OF conrse it had no bottom, and
wss .aopnlarly gupposed to ba haunted BY
she aplrtt of old Warnpanooae, the Indian
tron; whom; i@ naino was derived. Then
thoye was aitraditlon OF beats and rattle.
gnakes, just remote enough TO give the
ssst Of possible adventures 70 raHsiingu
IN ito vicinity. In short, It wan roman.
tic, beautiful, cool the place Of places
TO spana o summers day.
Llat, % fnr "a Dick was concerned it
Inighta1 Wen have been the deseYe of
Sahara. Hiisn the whole company went
to eee the cave Of old Wampapooso. is
Ens Dawleas who gallantly helped Mol.
lie over the fallen trees and mp tho rockp.
Dayless who quieted her alaGmS at sup.
posihhous beaEs, DaWloas's button.hole
that was adorned with o little bouquet Of
harabells and hemlock tuigc, picked by
4ollie's hands. When, geated around
thair sableeloth spread on the ground, o
Gefl oiency IN plnsss vsae diseosersd, no
MQll % and DaVleEa ahares oneyesy cosii
lys 1ytge5 30 we'll aeQnaintkd at BE
mics and then DaWleaB was 80 iolly, Gang
such roaring college eonas, told such
comic asorieg, every one was delighted
with him. He was voted q great acqui-
siti0n, aud more than enc afrf secrStlv
elivied HolHo niB attentions.
As for Dick, who had only heart
Itendee ans trnem TO oppose Co n;s all.
Gonquering fisSe'G numerous fnscinations.
DO grew GUNNER and glummeT. when
tho aun shot It's ssnnaes Eays down through
the western trees, and the fscasses or the
weeds already began to grow dim and
hNaiaSinns4 3lth da1knsgs. and the Air
damp and fragrant, Moiifo catno 10 Dick
and ssid is3hali ,ycsl care, Dick, IT. IS1so