South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-19

are two young gentle men waiting to be
introduced; though think you have
met Algy Vernon before
% yes! ! rccollect Mr.. Vernon
quite we'll. We had famous picnic
to the Glen, think it was
Quite right, Miss Hamblyn. What
memory you have!' replied Vernon
as he shook hands with her.
This is my cousin, Frank Carson.
ofwhom you may have heard continued
Maggie. lie has brought you bou-
quot.
Maggie took them from her cousin
and placed tlrcm in the blind girls
grasp. Jessie inhaled the perfume for
few moments. and then placed them
in the bosom Of her dress. oh. what
lovely roses 7 she cried. Thank YOU
SO much, Mr.. Carsonr
Nov, dear. let me escort YOU sail
Maggie; Il see your invaluable Barton
has already got your luggage ashore
This way, dear
'Algy. you and 1 must follow. rs we
cannot lead said Frank, as he took his
friends arm. Il say, he whispered,
what beautiful voice she has got,
hasn't she? You'll be falling in love,
old fellow, eh?'
Not L. replied his friend; I'm not
equal to q goddess like Miss Hamblyn
Besides. you Knoxville stopped
suddenly, remembering Maggic's eau
ton.
We'll, besides what? Don't mind
me- said Frank
% dear no the fact is I'm rather
sweet on some one else, you see. She
was delighted with those roses, / can
tell you. What thoughtful fellow
you are l never can do those pretty
things
Then, friend Algy, take lesson
now and rose next time
They all drove rapidly back to the
re tory. Mr.. Dcnnc met them on the
steps.
Welcome 10 Wittlesleigh,' lie ex
claimed in his CHEEKY voice Jessie
my dear. AN delighted TO see YOU
Come in and pressing fatherly kiss
on the wide forehead nc lei his beau
tiful visitor INTO the drawing room.
Luncheon is ready he said, so when
you young ladies have exchanged con,
fidences we will sit down. Do not be
too long, dear he added to lis daughter
we shall he ready i'll minute, papa,
replied Maggie.
Scarcely, think said the recto-
laughing.
But 10 not forget | breakfastcd al
seven this morning.
What q nice fellow your cousin must
bc, Maggie fancy his taking tho trou
bic TO gather these lovely roses
wish could see thein.' she added Will
a sigh. But Maggie. dear, what dc
you Think ono doctor i'll London told
papa that perhaps 1 might some day
recover my sight DO hope he is right
lie wanted to galvanizc me, or some
thing
or coutsc he is right, dear he never
would have been SO cruel. Ito could
not have held out hopes if he were no
quite surc!'
90 Maggie, fai cy Just fancy beire
able to see the sea- the sky, the flowers
and you, you darling. once again. But
it is too good to be true 1t is quite
impossibleP A weary sigh closed tlic
sentence.
Not impossible, dear. So let us hope
for the best, Hope and pray and trust
in Gods mercy
Jessie bent down and kissed her kind
friend, and then the two girls had {
good cry together.
Nearly two months passed away and
still the party at Wit.lesleigh Rectory
remained the same. To those of my
readers who have stayed in sweet Soutt
Devon, ! need not explain the pleasant
life which young people can, and / be
lieve do. lead in that land of picnics
Love in these latitades ripens with thC
Strawberries, and comes as natural as
cream; so the young couples at the rec
tory paired Off almost unconsciously -
Such an arrangement in the case of Al
gy Vernon and Maggie Dcnne was not
surprising. for they hal been acquaint.
ed from childhood. Mrs. Vernon and
the late Mrs. Demo had been school
mates. They had never severed the
friendship thus initiated, and what was
more natural than that the affection en-
tertained by the parents should descend
TO the children? At any rate, Algy
was deeply in love with The pretty Mag
gle and she, though not 40 prcoccu
pied respecting him, thought her old
friend very nice indeed. and. irthc truth
was told preferred him 10 oil her nu
merous admirers.
But Frank Carson and Jessie Ham
blyn had no such excuse. Yet the in
flucnce OF the Devonshire air was such
as to kindlc q spark. which showed
symptoms OF bursting out into very
decided flame indeed The train oil
sympathy was laid. it required but that
spark TO he applied TO it, and then tho
barriers Of prudence would give way
before the explosion. II Algcrnon and
Maggie understood each other. so did
Frank and Jessie. and the numerous
excursions and picnics in which they
passed the afternoons only served 10
rivot their bonds closer.
One sultry afternoon a last excursion
was planned 10 tho Fairy Glen. The
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