The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-28

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respectable young man, and l should
Ike you to keep your place"
i II am much obliged to You said
the stranger hurriedly putting a
strawberry into his mouth.
Nov you are eating the strawber-
RES" said Barbara severely. "You
shouldn't do that.
"One or two is of no consequence"
| apologized Squire Dallas hired man.
but was going to say, suppose this
company gentleman"
Captain Severn, his name il" in
terposed Barbara.
"Yes-suppose that Captain Sew
ern should not fall in love with one
f.your grown sisters?"
"Then he'd be very great disap-
pointment," cried Barbara, because
Lisette is six.and.twenty, and Maud
says she win cut her throat sooner
than be an old maid"
HE might fall in love with you,"
suggested the young man, Regarding
his pretty companion with sidelong
glance from beneath his long lasEes.
with mel" repeated Barbara.
"Me {! little girl That wears dresses
without trains, and isn't out Of her
scales yet. That is likely thing,
isn't it {? Now I'll tell You what young
man, you are talking a great deal too
much, and working great deal too
litileg Perhaps il you are very smart
with the berries, I'll bring you one
OF PhiIlis' tarls and put it in the stone
fence tonight. Phillis' does make
! the deliciousest strawberry tartsP p
"That would be delightful" said
the stranger promptly.
Barbara gave scrutinizing glance
into the basket.
i begin to think we have got al.
most enough" said Barbara.
"Not yet" pleaded her compan-
ion.
Eyes, nodded Barbara. "And nam
ma will be in hurry, and Maud
will scold dreadlilly if / am not
there in time to do her back hair"
IL strikes me-" said the stranger
with malt smile, shat yon are a
good deal like Cinderella in the sto-
ry books"
Barbara considered the matter a
Sse ''ss ! q a s~9,Ds ssia she, i never
thought aboutit before; but I do be-
lieye I am o little like Cinderella.
But, dear me, there's no glass slipper
Tor me. AS tor you young man" re-
lapsing all az once into the severe
Mentor again, syou had best get
back to your work as fast as posi-
bic, and don't let Squire Dallas catch
you lettering again, if you have any
regard Tor your place"
The stranger stood with DOTTED
cap and attitude of chivalrons atten-
ton.
"But youth not forget the straw
berry tart. said he.
Certainly not; if once ] can get
old Phillis' back turned long enough
to steal it out OF the milk ROOM" said
Barbara.
And off she tripped with rosy
stained lips, golden hair floating reck-
lessly in the wind, and light elastic
feet bowling down the buttercups and
red clover az she went.
Dear me, chile" said Phillis, az
she came into the kitchen rosy and
breathlesS with the haste she had
made. what time you's been~
mot half an hour" cried Barbara,
finging away her hat and splashing
her face with cool water from the
bucket. "Has he come, Phillis 7"
DE company young man, miss :"
said Philis. "Nohe amt. An Miss
Lisette, she's a scolding because you
amt been 10 arrange de roses for de
big bokay in de middle oh de table;
and Miss Maud, she done can't fix her
hair to suit her; an---dar's the mis-
sns' calm now. Run Miss Barby,
rpn."
There, mamma, I told you Of"
said Miss Maud Wilde, the "intellec
tual" member Of the family. "Itwili
be an inconvenient crowd, if Barbara
comes to the table"
Let her watt" said I.isette, &C.
renely.
'Bnt won't" flashed out Barbara,
her blue eyes glittering with indigna-
ton. Il will come to the first table.
Alter arranging the roses and gather
ing the wild strawberries. Mamma