The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05
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name, I thinR-his light straw hat set
iauntily on his dark, CLASSY curls AIRED
comforter tied like sash around his
waist, and he whistled as nobody ever
whistled since or before, "Nora Creina."
Becoming conscious, at last, that 1t was
rather dangerous occupation for girl
to stand admiring an unconscious young
man, I darted forward, and, with cry
of George! George! don't you know me?'
| stood before him with hands extended.
"Nora Creina" suddenly stopped with
jerk, and George faced round, looking
more amazed than have seen any one
look since. And well he might, indeed,
for he had not seen me since | was a
blessed, guileless, unsuspecting little angel
in pantalettes, who used to make mud
pies with him in the puddles on rainy
days, to the lamentable detriment of our
respective garments; and, as | had ex-
tended few feet since then, and stood
behounced to an unlimited extent, the
young gentleman may be pardoned for
not recognizing me at once.
"Now, George Harper" said /, "you
never mean to say you have went and
forgotten me like this. Why, my good
ness! don't you remember the times we
used to 90 stealing hens nests and rob-
bing orchards, aud the day pushed you
into the lake and nearly drowned you to
death, and"
But there was no need of any further
affecting little "reminiscences of those in
nocent halcyon days George knew me;
and waving his hat with a delightful
"hurrah," we shook hands over and over
again, until forced from sheer fatigue to
desist.
And then we set down on the grass and
had a long talk, and a very pleasant time
to the house together-arm in arm-real
atfectionatelooking, I am sure, and on
the best of terms with one another. Rose
was standing by the window as we came
up, and as her eyes fell on George, who
was laughing and. locking particularly
amiable, she impulsively exclaimed:
90, what handsome fellow! O, Mrs.
Bedwin, who is he?"
Rose had evidently forgotten that the
window was open, and that we could hear,
which we did. | looked at George; and
he laughed, and shook back his dark
curling hair.
"You mustn't mind what Rose says"
said |, feeling called upon to offer little
motherly advice, lest he should get vain.
"She can't be expected to he a Judge of
good looks, you know, and then, besides,
she never says what she thinks"
(Which is very fattering on your
part" said George. 81 must say | ad-
mire the young lady's good taste, and
give her credit for more sound judgment
than | ever expected cousin Of yours
could possess"
Rose, who had been yawning drearly
ever since our arrival, frightened up at
once, on discovering that this dark, hand.
some young Apollo was to he an inmate
: of the same house with her; and at once
, made dead set at him. And Rose being
remarkably pretty, and very charming
when she chose--which only happened
when there were nice young menpresent--
succeeded in getting Master George all to
herself, and leaving me with my fingers
in my mouth, to be entertained by the
old folks.
GLOW lucky it is" said Rose, when we
We're safely tucked in bed that night
that our 'Hinglish' friends are blessed
, with such good looking nephew! Why
said Rose, with touch of piety," it is ex
+! actly like dispensation of Providence
! to keep us from dying of the blues. 0
r won't ] have real, roundabout, rapi(
> brain-turning Irritation with him though
E before ! leave"
f "No, you won't. shan't allow it. II
, tell your Charlie"
''Tell away, then. I don't care. ain
y married to him yet"
0 "Well, you're--you're engaged. It
only jumping out of the frying-pan int
y the fire"
"Well, it's no harm anyway and | an
V bound to do it; so you hold your tongue
G Why, my gracious, what can you expect
8. Don't you understand the science of mu
), tual attraction? am sure you suffered
:. through it, and lots of other unpleasan
l. things, severely enough, al school. Don
you know that two thunder-clouds up il
V the sky will keep coming together, slowl
If and surely, until finally they meet, an
then bang! off they 90 with grand crasl
y And it is precisey y the same cause whel
two good-looking people of different gel
t ders meet in lonesome old farmhouse
d But there! it's all a heaving away of goo
Y learning trying to explain anything
S you"
As fell fast asleep at this passage i
n my learned cousins profound discours
on attraction. the rest of the lecture is,
l. fear, lost to the world; but next day, o
r; the principle of practicing what sll
t, preached, she was up and oft before / ha
d the faintest idea of waking. And whel
an hour or so later, | came down stall
rubbing my eyes, there she was sitting
< the swing and our handsome Adon
n. swinging her.
it 1t would take up too much valuab
N time and good fooscap if | were to te
v, YOU how we got on the next fortnigh
" For my part, | was left to my own d
I vices good deal of the time and mu
:" say / felt shockingly lonesome.
re Precious little / saw of Rose or Geor}