The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-09

some face. But suppose / cut you q
switch? Perhaps that, used with discre.
ton, might have some influence on the
fiery steed.
ooh, no, that would never dol" she
says, shaking her head emphaticai!y.
/" Charley, was never whipped. in his life.
He'd be so scared at the very sight Of a
switch that I believe he'd run away"
Wouldn't that he a desirable thing
under the circumstancesW asks the
young man, with broad smile, the idea
of the old horse, whose principal desire
appeared to be not to move at all run
ming away, striking him as inexpressibly
comic, and thinking, Bless her kind lit
tie hearth" he continues. "Well, since
you refuse the switch, I will try how a
command in the masculine voice will
affect him." he commanded, "Glong
Charley!'
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ward the speaker, recognized master,
backed away from the oak, and went of
on quick walk.
"Well, the. ideal" exclaimed his young
"And, now, with your permission,
I'll walk with you to the end of your
journey, for Pm sure il / leave you,
Charley will note my absence imme-
diately, and stop under the next tree"
"Oh, no, indeed! you must not" says
the pretty country maid, "You were
going in an entirely different direction.
[ could not think of taking you SO far
out of your way. Many thanks for
your kind offer, but indeed, sir, couldn't.
Charley will behave well now. Won't
you, Charleyf"
"Good heavens! / never my name
was 80 musical before" thinks the young
man, and then explains: " I was going
in an entirely different direction be-
cause l missed my train at the last sta
ton, and, if had waited, would have
had to wait two hours for another; but
being rather impatient by nature, and
tempted by the fine day, / set to walk,
my destination being the next village.
And now if I return with you l shall
have much pleasanter walk, catch the
next train, and lose no time after all.
Lion annroves Of nv nlan-- Don't won
Lion?p And Lion, usually very suspi-
cious OF strangers, comes and lays his
startlingly cold nose in his new friends
hand.
And so the two young people walk
along side by side, crushing the pretty
flowers under their feet as they 60, and
Charley, looking around every now and
then out of the corner of his right eye
to see if the masculine voice is still
there, never falters, but keeps steadily
on winding his way. After a few mo-
ments' silence the innocent little maid
raises her blue eyes-they have been
hidden by the long lashes and says, in
shy voice:
"You said you were going to Daisy
vile. have lived there all my life"
Not very long time,". says the
young man with a smile.
Seventeen years. l and my three
sisters were born in the same little farm
house we are leaving now" and tear
trembles on the long lashes and rolls
down the round rosy cheek.
The man looks at the tear with plying
wonder.
''And were you happy there?' he
asked.
$50 happy replies the girl, that
we fear we never will be half as happy
anywhere else. And"-a sudden light
breaking over her face" l believe that
is what ails Charley. He knows it isn't
right that we should be going to a
strange place, and does his best, poor
fellow, to prevent our going"
=: Undoubtedly u grsTeiy assseits her
companion. "But why, if you will per-
nit me to inquire, are you bidding fare.
well to Daisyviilc? G'long, Charley"
as Charley erinces g desire to listen to
the conversation.
Father didn't own the place. He
had it on long lease, which ran out the
very week Ca month ago. our old land
lady died, and her heir--a nephew-and
his mosher are coming to take possession
of the estate, and they want our farm
house for their gardener. When Mrs.
Marks was alive her gardener had rooms
over the stable, and very comfortable
r ooms they were, too, and the kitchen
garden was just back Of the big house.
But | suppose the new people are more
stylish than the old ones, and want their
kitchen garden larger and farther away
than Mrs. Marks's was, and SO they take
us from our home, and we are obliged To
move to Grasstown."
q And are your father and mother as
much attached to Daisyville as you and
your sisters arew he asks.
Even more attached to it," she an
swers, !" if that be possible. It almost
breaks my heart to see mothers sad
face. But l must try to make my new
home ~ bright for them as can-that
Is, if ever 1"get there Oh, dear! how
very unfortunate that Charley should
nave taken it into his head to be SO
this day of ali others!''
On the contrary, / think, Miss
Gray Fit has transpired that her name
is Bessie Gray" that it is the most
fortunate thing that could have hap
pened.' . ..tsssssss4ss5ss
Her blue eyes and red mouth open in
wonder. esi ~ Si3
& /" Because answered the look-a if
Charley had behaved we'll instead Of
badly, You would have been at Grass
town long before this, and snould not
have had the pleasure of meeting you.
And now I am about proposing some
thing which will seem extremely absurd
Is you, although in reality the wisest
~ - Al /.