Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-30
NO.o2s3.
Gales aud Sketthss.
BROKEN IN.
Continued from Thursday

She made the stupid girl laugh, she soft
ened the carping sisters, she pettedo the
| unlnteresting creatures of eleven, and
twelve; she enjoyed lessons in the school-
room, and writing long letters to her ia,
lher to say how she had learned to like
'the country" and to tell dear DR.. D.
what good it was doing her I; aud she liked
her cell OF a room, and named it "Cozy
Nook and dotted its walls with wood
leaves and sedges and red cupped moss.
And Irving gave her. in wicker cage.
a tame ''crossbilli which had such win.
ming ways that she won mate to cone
and court her outside the wires. And al
ways at daybreak bunch OF roses Law on
the window-sil. How II got there, since
there was no visible ladder. is and ever
will be mystery; but they were real
roses and julia wore them. Above all,
she loved sweet Mrs. Corson, the minis
I ter's daughter, Irvihg's mother, whom she
| was allowed to visit, and who initiated her
into the mysteries OF weaving and baking
and the dairy. And she grew fond of the
good farmer, who, she felt, admired her
profoundly. He won her heart when he
took her to the pastures to see his sheep
not perfectly beautiful sheep like Yer
boeckhoven's, but very curly and COM
Portable, as they sported and browsed in
the green grass, And-could she believe
it 9-the farmer knew the face Of every
sheep in his flock They are all alike to I,
strangers said be, ''but to me different;
know each one."
said Julia. ~ y ''''e'Do -sp'''',, 8,
One afternoon late in August. changing
the hour of riding. to return at spndown,
that most beautiful of hours, Julia and
Irving Corson had gone far westward,
and without turning back to know how
the sky had changed behind them, when
suddenly great shadow fell across. the
earth. IA murmur of thunder rolled far up
into the heavens. and more swiftly than
the horses feet could fly before it to seek
protection. the appalling gloom Of tenn
pest cast its shroud over the whole scene.
They reached a farmhouse before the
| rain fell fortunately, for the floods, once
| unbound, descended in torrents. julia
insisted upon staying on the piazza, which
was well sheltered, and where she could
watch the storm. Irving remained beside
her, and the hostess appeared now and
then TO reiterate Invitations to "come in"
to bring wrap for Julia as the oir grew
chill, and to pour for them some of her ,
famous corrant wine. ~ N--'y !
The wild majesty of the storm was very
exciting, and. as it abated, the ,confdel-
tial talk of the young people took turn
more serious, than ever in low tones they
said to each other those deep queslionings
| and cunjectpres that. age learns to sup
press--of the my ysteries of change, the
| fatality of the elements, the strange
caprices of life. All, what did they not
talk Of in that hour Of terror and grand
| eur, that electrical hour of awe and grave
tendernessP The conversation drew them
together as they never had been, drawn
| before; it concentrated the attraction of,
the summer; it eliminated into appreci-
| able reality the affection that had been q
vague presence, in the slatmosphere; it in
terpreted the meaning OF that new life
which had illuminated every thing, but
kept itself yelled until its seed 6f ,ire''
was planted too deeply in the heart to. be.
outrooted lightly, y o..a,'. ss,nI.s. [ X -. Z
The sun had gone down by the time The
weather cleared sufficiently 70 allow them
to venture abroad again, Every member
of the farmhouse family came, to see
them mount, and they rode away amid
kindly cautions. 80. saa ~ ,r .8"
The roads were SO heavy they we're
obliged to go, slowly, and It was quite
u
was then, riding side by side so slowly,
close to the. check-rein, leaned toward
Julia in the dark and put his arm aroupd
| her. T ,s,..
| He could not help it. Aud his cheek
touched hers that was all. But with that
touch what strangeness, fell upon the
! whole world What, deep celestial
strangeness fell upon the world with that
first touch Of. love-that touch Betrayal
slight, yet ayowal infinite. That first
| thrill OF the heart, iaint. shy, incredulous.
ethereal and yet clasp upon eternity |!
| Who does not know it, the mystery of
first love? Is there any spell to COM
pareP -
No; there is nothing like it In all af-
ter-years we may lay our hand on what
Ijoy we will-pure and innocent it must be
to bear the comparison for momenl-but
| say we may lay our hand upon what joy
we Will in aiter-eXistance, we shall never
find any thing on the earth like the first
flower of the heart. 80 eN ~
Passing from the dark woods to the
open road, the embrace found excuse no
longer. They rode more rapidly, and in
q few moments were at home. The car
ping sisters flew to the hedge to meet Julia.
I"Oh, we have all been so frightened about
you. And your father has come for you =
they cried. Your aunt is in. Saratoga,
and your brothers, and they want you.
It's too bad, and we're awfuliy sorry.
And you'll have to pack your trunks to-
night, for you're going away before break
fast-time Tomorrow l.t.
mo, my dear said the formidable
aunt, who, for some occult association
! with her favorite formula "propriety,-
Julia's little brothers named Aunt Lix Pro
-''no, my dear. The invitation is impossi-
Bile. 'Tis well enough that this worthy
farm lad should be allowed to call occa-
sional V, since your father consents, and
and since be is studying law in your uncle
Richards office, and to come once Ia a
while to Sunday tea. But to invite him TO
German is simply preposterous.s ss'lS
81 dont't know why, auntie," said Julia.
ruefully. They were very kind 10 me
last summer. Nothing in Irving 4 house
was too good for me: / don't know why
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