The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-07-16

willows of hundred years growth, and
many birds sang in their branches. The
soft, caressng breeze tinged our cheeks with
healthy color, and a July sun added not
unbeconing BROWNIES.
Almost unconsciously we drifted into
familiar, friendly intercourse, and were
happy and easily pleased. Nature, in her
grand moods shames us out of our artifci-
ality. No Que reproved a loud laugh,
leap, or even a run down the level road.
We were all so happy and gay and brim-
ming over with spirits, it was simply i'm
possible to be digni6ed, and curb our un-
ruly, boisterous natures.
We were having a delightful row one
evening, and returned rather late. There
was light in the sitting-room contrary to
our custom, and trunk and bag on the
piazza.
Somebody has come cried May Derry.
Here's mans trunk-I can tell by the
canvas-and yes, here's card. Oh, girls
what do you think? 1t is that Mr.. Skid
more we saw the day we went to the Neck !
Isn't is splendid ?"
$50 it is" said Mays sister. "Come
here, all of you. Mr.. E. Skidmore. l
wonder how he ever happened to come here.
Won't we have Jolly timeW
Victoria" expostuated her mother.
DWELL, well, nice-looking young man
doesn't come to Harpswell every day. You
haven't seen him, Miss Carew," turning to
a plain, dark-eyed girl. He is immense
ly wealthy, and has a real gold-brown
beard, and fluffy yellow hair, and blue eyes
with brown spots in them, and"
She might have gone on for an hour had
not hearty laugh from inside the room
startled her.
al beg your pardon" said a deep voice,
and a tall figure appeared in the doorway,
but the description was too amusing" and
| again merry laugh broke from him, in
which we all joined.
81 suppose / was very rude" said Miss
! Derry, /" but The deed is done, and | guess
well 60 in and have some l6nch."
If she would only not say, l guess"
whispered her mother. ut is quite pie
beian.'
We found Mr.. Skidmore delightful ad-
dition to our party. OF good family,
wealthy a thorough man of the world and
handsome, he had everything in his favor
| The Derrys were, to use Victoria's phrase
,logy, cover head and ears in love with
iiim," and the gentlemen voted him a capi-
| al fellow. He played croquet with a
steady arm and ever-failing stroke, rowed
veil, sang delicious little songs in u tender,
manly voice, read aloud when it was too
| not for exercise and made himself a most
attractive companion. From the first he
seemed to positively dislike plain Miss
| Carew. In our games he avoided her no
ticeaby, never willingly looking at or
speaking to her. Did she propose an excur-
| ,ion, he declined to participate; did she
.ng sweet, old-fashioned songs we liked so
much, he left the room. One evening sh-
had crimson rosebuds in her hair, and he
aid crimson rosebuds were his special
version. Once in stepping from the boat,
coming from a sail, he offered his hand to
assist her, and almost flung her ashore. He
seemed to have taken an unaccountable an
dpathy TO her.
One morning was braiding my hair
when there came rap on my door, and
Miss Oarew asked to come in. She was
dressed in blue flannel boating suit, and a
white sundown was pulled down over her
face. Knots of scarlet ribbon were on her
sleeves and down the front of her dress. |
noticed an unusual color in the brown
cheeks, and her brown eyes were moist
looking.
"You have been crying, Miss Carew," l
said; are you unhappy
"Not exactly unhappy, Miss Arden" she
answered, in her slow, sweet, tegdto voice.
"Ouly troubled, and rather vexed."
"Can l help your"
'No, thank you. You are very kind, but
it is nothing, after all. / came to ask ii
you will be good enough to let me take your
umbrella? L am going to the east shore
and have been stupid enough to let Miss
Derry take mine."
Certainly" ! said " and if you"
A loud, boyish laugh interrupted me.
lok in
to tell you, Miss Arden p and May Derry
burst into the room. "Tve found out all
about Miss Carew," she said, breathlessly,
and why Mr.. Skidmore hates her and all
| have Just Oh, Miss Carew u she cried
al didn't see you. | beg your pardon
Dear, me am sure, if / had known"
Il beg you won't feel distressed. Ii you
have found out all about me, perhaps you
will have the charity to enlighten Miss
Arden?'
dts nothing at all" she blurted out
"only Miss Payne came over, and said you
belonged TO the Carews of New Jersey, and
they were a bad lot-fast men and vulgar
women-and l told her didn't believe it
And then she asked Mr.. Skidmore, and h'
said he detested vulgar woman, and coulC
tell in moment if they had good birth anC
breeding, and Oh, Miss Carew, l haven
made you angry, have |? OF course,
didn't really believe her."
at is ali true" said Annie Carew, quiet
/ ly. al didn't consider it necessary to tel
my affairs to every one. And now, if yoI
will get The umbrella, Miss Arden, viii
: go.'
When we were alone, said " Now
: May, tell me why Mr. Skidmore dislike
3 Miss Carew."
= an tell you all he said, Miss Arden
Miss Payne said there was a mystery abou
. Miss Carew and limited at something rathe
= rejecting on her character; and Mr.. Skid
4 more said it was her family was ruinin
S her. Miss Payne told me afIerward tha
] he hated Miss Carew because she had in
trapped his brother into an engagement
a This was two years ago, and it is all broke
o | off now Mr. Skidmore would not hear c