Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-03-19

ohs uiihpieu, rosy elbow on the wash
board, and looking at him like praeti-
Called copy Of one of Guido's angels,
out of cloud of soapy steam.
But" he went on, 81 was going to
ask one of the servants for a basket to
bring fish home in.''
Il will get one for you with pleas
ure," said Gecrgie.
And as she turned to the dresser, her
sister answered the puzzled expression
of Mr.. Abbott's face.
You are surprised to see George
soing that?" with gesture towards
the plebeian tub. "And | don't won-
der. But it is only for frolic-a wa
ger. Girls will do such things, you
know"
But George had hesrd the last words,
end turned around with -crimsoned
cheek and sparkling eyes.
''It is not frolic," said she. "And
it's not wager. It's serious, sober
earnest. l am doing the washing be-
cause Katrina has sprained her ankle,
and there's no one else but grandmam-
ma TO do it,"
Indeed" said Abbott. "And can
not help your"
Yes" George promptly made an
swer. "You can carry that basket of
clothes out to the bleaching ground for
me-"
George :" exclaimed her sister as
Mr.. Abbott cheerily shouldered the
load and strobe away in the direction
Indicated by Georgie's pointing finger.
"He asked me-" said George. Il
shouldn't have asked him"
Judge Abbott's SOM" groaned
Mary. 1.-The richest man in Ballston
He'll never ask you TO go out rowing
on the lake again with him."
But the temperance of the gentle
man in question put stop to the dis
cussion.
Miss George" said he, Il would
have hoisted them upon the higgins for
you, but the wind takes 'em off So"
That's because you needed the
elothespins," said George, handing
them to him with alacrity.
Couldn't you come and help?" said
Mr.. Abbot, wistfullv. ''Two can man
age so much better than one.
''Oh, I'll come and help" said Geor-
gle, ''and be glad to get my clothes out
drying"
She tied on her small gingham sun
bonnet, and ran out into the yellow
September sunshine, while Mary burst
out crying with mingled vexation and
anger.
Il shall never get over the disgrace
of it in the world" she said-"never,
never. George has no dignity-no
proper pride. No; don't speak to me,
grandma, or | shall say something
dreadful. declare I've mind never
to own her as sister again.'
Have you finished the washing:"
said Mr.. RAYMOND Abbott.
"Ges, I've finished it, said George |
Lennox. "But | shouldn't like to earn |
my living as laundress. It, a very
tiresome businesss.'
George was ''cooling of, under the
shadow of the frost grapevines in the
woods, with book in her hand, and |
the curly locks blown back from her
pretty spanish forehead.
Mr.. Abbott looked admiringly down
on her. All his lifelong. his expe-
rience had lain among the smiling, ar
tificial dolls of conventional society.
He had admired George Lennox the
first time he had ever seen her; but
that days experience of her frank, true
nature had given depth and earnest
ness to the feeling.
Miss LennoI," said he, ''do you
know what we been thinking of since
we hung out those towels and table
cloths together?'
"Havn't the least idea," said uncon-
scious George, tanning herself with
two grape-leayes pinned together by
thorn.
Il have been thinking" said he,
THAT should like my wife to be just
such woman as you are"
"A washermoman z" said George,
trying to laugh off her bushes.
Il am only working-girl, and very
poor" said ingenious George, begin
ming TO tremble all over, and half in
clined to cry.
my own love, you a-e rich in all
that heart could wish,' pleaded Abb
bott, taking both her hands in his own;
''and | want you for my own.''
RAYMOND Abbott had fancied Geor-
gle LennoX when he saw her playing
croquet, in pale pink muslin, with a
in her hair; but the divine
flame of love first stirred in his heart
when she looked at him through the
vapory clouds ofthe wash-tub-Guido's
angel folding her fair wings in farm
house kitchen.
just so curiously are romance and
reality blended together in the world.