Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-07
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Has he come, Pnillis?"
s'De company young man, miss?'' said
Ph;llis. "No, he amt. An Miss Lisette
she's 3-scoldin' cause you amt ben to ar
range de roses for de big bokay in the
middle oh de table; an Miss Maude she
done cant fix her hair to suit her; an
dar's de missrs CALM now. Run. Miss
Barby, runm
''There, mamma, l told you sol" said
Miss Maude Wylde, the intellectually
member OF the family. "Itwill be an in
convenient crowd if Barbara comes to the
table,
Let her watt" said Llsette, serenely.
But | won't waltz flashed out Bar
bara, her blue eyes glittering with in
dignation. After arranging the roses
and gathering the wild strawberries, and
Mamma, is it right to keep me in the
back kitchen all my days?'
My dear! my dear!" demonstrated
Mrs Wylde, you are forgetting your
self"
"And | do so want to see Captain
ISevernH" added Barbara, resolutely
choking down the big sobs which rose
to her throat
What nonsensen' said Lisette, the
dove. eyed beauty with the ripping hair
and the complexion of rose and snow.
AS if Cap tain Severn would even look
at you!'
But may look at him, suppose2'
cried Indignant Barbara. And I'm six
teen years DID, and you've no right to
treat me like a baby"
Children! children! don't get to
quarrelling,f said Mrs Wylde And
Barbara can sit just here behind the tea
urn, and dare say we shall have plenty
| Of roomj'
"Theren said Barbara, with a tri-
umpbant grlmace at her sister.
Horrid little spoiled child.'' said
Maude.
Barbara always gets her own way
commented Lisette
'Hush!" said Mrs. Wylde, authori-
tatiyely. Here comes your papa up the
laurel walk with Captain Severn"
Llssette peeped from behind the folds
OF the fiuted Swiss curtains, Maude ran
to the Venetian blinds Of the bay window,
and Barbara climbed with sixteen-year-
old agility into chair to peep over her
sisters shoulder
ooh, good gracious!" cried she, drop
ping from her aerial perch with startling
suddenness
sWhat is it," said Maude.
cts Squire Dal)as's hired man p
gasped Barbara
''What?' said Lisette.
IL don't mind about the first table, "
said Barbara, turning pink and white,
ike a York-and- Lancaster rose; "I'd
ather eat in the kitchen with Phillis. ;"
And away she darted like scared young,
doe, before any one could stop her.
Go away!" said Barbara, indignant
ly.
She had cried until her eyelashes were
all glittering and her cheeks stained with
tears, to say nothing of the crumpled state
or her sash ribbon and white muslin
dress, and now she sat croucbed under the
shadow of the great Towering almond
bush, as if she would fain retreat utterly
out OF the word of sight and hearing.
Captain Severn stood immoveable be-
fore her, with folded arms and question
ing Spanish eyes.
81 shall not go away" said he," ssun-
til you have pardoned me.''
'sHow can L ever pardon you," flashed
out Barbara. "You have imposed upon
me. you have practiced on my credulity."
SsYou asked me to help you gather
strawberries and I helped YOU;
"You allowed me to suppose that YOU
were Squire Dallas's hired man"
81 claimed no identity, one way or the
other, +" pleaded Captain Severn. 1T was
irving to find my way by a shortcut
across the fields to your fathers house,
and sat down under the oak tree to rest.
And when you called me I came, like a
true night of old. Now if you can con-
vict me of any serious offense in all this,
stand ready to abide the consequences. %
s'You never. neuer will be able to for
give me- sobbed Barbara, again retiring
behind the end of her blue sash.
"Little Barbara" said Captain Severn,
falling on his knees, as if it were the most
natural and conventional thing in the
world to do. "will you forgive met
And what could Barbara say but
ssYes?"
Capt in Severn insisted upon his straw
berry tart that evening, according to
agreement and they ate it together, he and
Barbara, like two school children, out on
the lawn, while Maude yawned behind a
book, and Lisette acidly wondered what
on earth Captain Severn could find to
amuse him in the chatter of child like
Barbara
And when the red leaves IF late Octo-
Der choked up the little stream beside
which they had gathered wild strawber-
ries, there was wedding at the Wylde
homestead, and the bride was not Maude
the intellectual, nor the lovely Lisette,
but little Barbara.
''Dar's no accountin' for true love-
said old Phillis, as she stirred the wed
ding cake.--Harpe,'s Bazaar.