Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-06

and hs can't know what drsadful temper
she's got. But Maude is literary, and
has read all the new books, and can talk 50
well. Gentlemen like intellectual ladies'.
wish !" with sight, ''that I was intellect
ual.'' go 4jf'f'' e ~
And our little maid fell to work at the
Strawberries again for tull FIVE minutes.
And then she shook her basket, and peer
ed down into its depths with eyes Of azure
despair. -, ~, Ia; '.3,s,.ss -,........
ssNot half full, = said she to herself; "not
quarter full. Oh, dear me how wish
some one would como to help mel And
there is some one stretched provokingly
in the shade under Squire Dallas big OAK
by the stone wall where the sweet briers
erow.-People have no business to lie in
the shade when other people have to be
working hard in the sun! And I. do be-
elieve its Squire Dallas new hired man,
and he ought to b. at work in the bayfield,
instead OF lying there undsr the trees with
. book. And" Barbara added, surveying
1.-THE distant faineant with resolute blue
eyes from beneath her uplifted hand, she
shall work; he shall help mel' I'll H. Id
"sY0uns man!'' she called out. The
Robin trilled on. the brook made acool,
tumultuous splashing over the messy
stones that formed its bed, and no answer
came back to Barbara save the hutter. of
the leaves in the hazel copse under the
hill. }@3sa 4i'Aa sAns i4s4s59tl *'tbl at7$i
s".Young man, I say!'' she called out
again, this time with . certain accent of
the imperious in her voice. The rscum
bent figure under the oak tree straighten-
ed itself at once and made haste toward
the stone wall that separated Squire DIAL
las domains from Deacon gWylde's south
4 pasture lot. a4A' nha ao4'ly s. HW814
II beg your PARDON said he;. ''but-
did you call!'' etAl6d Lpu .di2u9aaN ut
s'Of course I called,'' said Barbara,
thinking within herself, how tall and
straight and darkly handsome Squire Dali
las new hired man was. 'sDon't you think
young man, you ought to be at work 20
cat work7'' repeated the Spanish brow
ed stranger, swell perhaps I ought
There's no. perhaps about it," said
Barbara brusquely. .'''Ofcourse yous ought.
And since you don't choose to work, for
your master, you may as well DO working
/ for me-" yai;.A
4 : esMyTmasGof - sea5sis4t = tfsi8n I'd iEA&
esquire Dallas, of course,'' said Bar
bara. ''Dear me, how stupid you are!''
7"And how, may venture to ask, did
you know who WASP" he questioned in
an amused sort of way. j.. 9.sa.aatsfea q
"Oh. it didn't require any great exercise
Of brilliance for that,'' responded Barbara
with a wise little nod of the head. II
know Squire Dallas has got a new hired
man; and if you're not who are you?'' 7'9.
"That is the question said the stran-
ger, grayely. L, ..ll,.ie s,5l4usg atiI ass B.
"But We mustn't stand talking here"
went on Barbara in busines-like sort Of
way. ''Take the basket and 20 to picking
Strawberries just as fast as ever you can,
because we're to have company at our
house, I'mB Barbara Wylde you know, young
man and must get back with the berries
for dessert as quickly AZ possible XXI.
"All right" said the stranger; "I'm toll
erably quick at this sort Of thing, be-
ieve.'' .5
IT hops you are,'' said Barbara. intent
on extrieating tiny rose-pricker from the
point of her stained fors6neer, sand at
other things too. Because if you're not,
Squire Dallas won't keep you.' sse ..,.s.s..
"He won't, Ell p'' 5nas15 saisssl sl4ssA
Barbara shook her head 'sThe last man
went away because he couldn't endure the
Squire's driving ways said she. ''Oh, I
was so sorry! He was nice. He used to
lend me books and things over the fence,
and be taught district school in the whit
ers. used often to come here and talk
with him over the stone wall, because, you
see, it's lonesome up at the house if do
have two grown up sisters. Liaette is
cross with me if I ask to borrow any Of
her books she has dreadful temper, has
oAr Lisette-and Maude ID too intellectual
to trouble herself about a slip of . girl like
me. Grown sisters are dreadful, y with a
solemn shaka Of the head. net .. a 10 g. T.!
'tAnd suppose you are not grown, said
Squire Dallas hired man with curious
CLEAN of amusement around the corners
of his mouth. --'".s, "a ~ ''@t,' ~ r. +
"No." said barbara, II am only six
teen. and I haven't got trains to my dress
es yet. But perhaps when the girls get
married, and one of them is sure to mar
ry this Captain Severn ''oh, take care,
you're tipping all the berries out upon the
I~rocoI Cn,,;ro no11oc xuop3 ~ Lnop vnu q
week if you're as clumsy as that"
But the hired man luckily succeeded in
Irighting the basket before it's crimson con-
tents ENTHUSIASTICALLY lost. ''l;~s '..es -
sits all right, p said he. s'See how rap
idly it is filling up. But suppose this Cap
tain-I forget what you said his name
was ?". 4t.s o-t~ 4si,tt s'''i&. pr,
aYou mustn't forget things. said Bar
bara. esquire Dallas never will be suited
with that. He's very particular old gen.
tleman. I mention these things, you
know''-with an air Of mild patronage
''because you seem like nice, respectable
young man, and should like you to Keep
the place." ." -4- """ ..'''--.@1 80
81 am much obliged to you,'' said the
stranger. hurriedly putting a strawberry
into his mouth. ooa9 1yai itl4 s4AJ seii
''Now you are eating the Strawberries, :"
said Barbara, severely. "You shouldn't
do that.'' au.av s.. observation-disclosures. i.
zone or two is of no consequence" arol-
ogised Squire Dallass hired man. "But
was going to say, suppose this Captain
ssCaptain Severn, his name Isl" inter-
posed Barbara. 5@..5. b.. ...5. Il
i ..Yes-supposs that Capt. Severn should
not fall in love with either Of your grown
sisters?" r., '.o'-. ;--'%@ !... ss. "a
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