The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-06
Selfff- Stor11y.
DAISY'S 'COURTSHIP,

DAISY'S COURTSHIP,
The old fashioned kitchen door stood
vide open, and the strong, sweet wes,
rind poured through the sanded doered
room, swaying in slow, graceful waves
he blue muslin skirts OF Daisy Mays
wrapper, - she stood beside
The table arranging . pile Of stemless
lowers in shallow glass dish. ae 81
.Indeed, I'll never marry Q farmer
suntie. l love the country we'll enough
-4here ct home, where nothing but the
poetry Of it falls to me-gathering low
ers, drinking creamy milk, sketchint
shady spots, driving whenever / want to
Md always sent luscious things TO eat--
and in winter rides, and, singing, and
plenty of. books and, my music" .gs
!.And John Maurice" Her aunt tack
ed the name very tersely at the end o
The long list OF. attractions, then watched
10 SEQ the effects on Daisy's face. koo e
The pretty lips pouted charmingly.
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> .'It'sa good thing you've got oveI
your childish attachment to him, Daisy
FOR he's going to he married soon; en-
gagged to one ofthe sprettiest girls yot
ever saw-a Miss Winchester visiting q
Ds;sv,s eve. or.v . ,;,,,. aa.,,,., .no
hen an. elsvs,sd no, svshrows coid,v
"Ha'. sno.osd' "a 'bs !; an wsiI th.t,,
n.tnssl I Ar, surs 7 .nnnos.
M;.sM;.s W;ncbsst.r .d;d von r sarrS
.urnoss .bs IL q dec;dsd blo,Ss snd
,,t;teI'
Daisv d;dn,t a.v that .M.ur;c. had NJ
an svorn tina. there vss M o,hsr s.vl,
n hssntv for him hn. na,s,,s -, ~
.(lh' Sless von mol M;s. W;nch..,
or !. tali sIrost a. raj, :. I,hr xsr,
,ts,.l.' '.nd. = io,.,v h,nn.,,s Evsrv
,odu th;rLs John : i,.s. ssI,o.
n.;sv .ross and tool dawn h.r o.,d.,
y a'S's ~A~ 'ooA ~'"AA As' s@'
"r d.r. ..v be ;s-on,v T nsv., c,or,d
,ee vhas thar. vss .houf .hossss;,s Jsrs
vomen to csn,iys,e anvhodv Ann,;s
I'm ooinv over to Min.ie Cs..le,is.n,.
,vhiIe~n.v 7 sn
Marv watched the n.t;t, v,ac.s.l so,
ira n the navv.hlne sor,.sd- c.mhr;e
,nd White tarletsn shsde.h.t tied owe,
hs clustsr;ng No.,;ns = anil. .nd rodasJ
~ Sssd .;ss,, srd s,r;iad ssr...iv
avon a.rI;ng-.a. s,.srs.cs S.r,;.. -
,om. ~, to :. n.;.v r.. hssr ,n.t Sv;ns y
i s. vnr ana h.,s Won - hon. s..;r
Ve,re going to hsys the mo,t ioIly
imes t6is summer. Won ekpov The
,ou,e Il Iulland there Il Nellie Wiuehes.
er ,esneci.llv I rant Won to knov. and
he hsndsomest Young ofIlcer on leaye-
sus brought him up-Col. Creasinoton
nd we've Immersed John Maurice.
on remember john. He's the hand
omest fellow-bests the Colonel. I tell
,ou, and Nellie's lust bewjtcLed sfter
linn
And Daisy laughed and asscnted, and
Iecl.red she half remembered Je.hn Man.
ice. and was diving 10 see Miss Winches.
Grand intended insupura.inQ : Airtation
L once With the military gentleman.
Minnie ratified on, "A seventeen. wear.
Id girls have a wsy OF doing. -,
sit,s too bad! Nelrs gone down TO
be city today to buy ribbon for the pic.
lic-oh. you'll surely be here NEXT Tues.
|ay for our picnic Of Eagles Head, Dai.
=? Isupf,ose John Maurice will take
lellie, and I am sure Col. eressinptor,
sill Be delighted to escort you.p 7s0
) aCol. Cressingtou will he happier than
,ver before in his life IL he NAV have
nat hnnors Mia M;rn;.n y.
] IIOf-coSrse the Girls started and ex.
,ressed their surprise at that eentlenasn's
udden appearance, and then Minnie in
Daisy. ana, Col. sCressinotou
made the mental decision t M ths, be vas n
uck; most decidedly. and engaged Ma,
4 av on the spot TO share his nhaeton 10
ha nicnic oround. and n, dev,,ion 10,
be day. =
when her morning call "a. over Cel
,ressinstou insisted on v.lkino bom,
,itEs sher and Daisv, ,nerm;tfsd ;,5no,- ~.
.su,e he was 80 hsndsome and 40 enter,
sisine on Az. n .nlsssed with him. IN,
,securnse vell sbefelt ! li,,ls nroyoksd
h he.rino m m.nv nraises NJ Tho I.av
q rhom Iohn Msnrics vss sno.ssi
,nd .omshov !, m.ds hs, s.s, hs,,sr ~
Iirt = lit,le5Eg9 gaI Far
And. As il the very Fate. them.elve.
vere prouitious. Who should she and, ,he,
.sllsnt cavalier mest. face TO fsce. Tor The
irst ft;mas In sshre.i 'vssr,r ~ ns;.v -h,,,
rohn M.,.;, 'ssesi g 70 sS;y,''s x :
John Maurice-so perfectly splendid
n bis Clear. dark. manly beauty his sty.
ish clothes-eyerythins inst = Il shouid
e.
This John M Maurice and and enoag
N ~ NelIy IWinchsstss t. -