Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-29


that condition, but | honestly beIiey
those men-and they were artist!
too-thought they had never &c
eyes on more bewitching picture
1t was the tall young man VIII
brought US the refreshment who ken
nearest her, though. forgot to So,
that he had dark hair and fierc
dark mustache and great dark ewes
If it had only been the blonde
shouldn't have minded as much: 70
like seldom attracts like, You know
But there that dangerous'opposite
Jack, they called him-was hover
ing about her IN the most cavalierl,
manner and, of course could no
say word, after all his courtesy
You would have thought, to hay,
seen them, that they had kno wn cool
other for yoars, aud yot they haG
not even been introduced.
But that state of things could mo-
last long.
'Gretta!' | called, presently, and
| know l said it sweetly, although
felt anything but kindly disposed jus,
then. 'Gretta, you are burning your
face in the broiling sun. Hadn't you
better put on your veil, dear?
yes, motherdy, if you say So
How demurely she answered, and
how eagerly the tall artist rushed fol
an umbrella. Did he suspect my
ruse?
Come Duker | entreated in an
aside. 'We must be looking for 9
place. We can't loiter here forever.
Very true,' he answered, obedi
emily, taking his lazy length up from
the grass, where he had been
stretched, to bis great satisfaction.
st. - what do you call it p be
asked innocently OF Jack, as he re
turned with huge white cotton UNI.
brella
'St Dingee, sir Fine place-only
a long wooden shanty, to be sure
rather rough for ladies at frst-bul
they soon learn to like it. Shall
show you the way ?-do SO with
pleasure he ratified on, trying to ge,
the umbrella at an angle to shut of
every ray of sunshine from Gretta's
pretty face.
His devotion was coming to be al
together too marked.
IF you please | began, and then
faltered, for he really was a gentle.
man in his manners. you have
been very kind,' | condescended to
remark 'but-but--if you would
don't think Miss Davenshlre is in
need of an umbrella, l expostulated,
boldly; 'and if you would let this
poor lady have the use of it we
should feel greatly Obliged pointing
desperately at Phllipinea.
Gretta's face was either very much
sunburned already, or something else
caused the rosy color to flame up in.
to her cheeks; but she came over to
my side aud asked, with great solem.
nifty, if she should help Johnny carry
the lunch basket and | told Der she
might.
That settled the matter for the
time and if Mr.. Jack did not like
the change particularly, he never
showed it by word or look; and
Philipinea forgot to have a 'spasm
all the way up the hill.
You ought to see st. Dingss But
Bohemia would not be Bohemia
without it. 1t is wonderful how
quickly we fell in with it's easy going
ways. 1t was like turning back to
primitive living in real earnest.
Why, there was not a carpet in
the house; and our softest beds were
hammocks, or spicy hemlock boughs
heaped in the corners. But how we
did sleep! And we ate our meals
from such varied assortment OF
crockery that one might have
thought we had set up an Old Curl.
oSity Shop in the very heart Of the
Bohemian woods. But appetites-
dear mel Such fish as we broiled
such vegetables as the Bohemian
farmers brought to our very door
such berries as we gathered with our
own hands from the wilderness oil
bushes all about US; such fruit az
hung over our heads, tempting us to
pluck it Ambrosia and honey-dew
could not have fed US in a more sat.
lsfactory manner. Then, as for cur.
tains-there wasn't a curtain in the
entire establishment but those we
improvised from newspapers several
days old, which came regularly by
the tri weekly mail Bat little we
cared, with that beautiful landscape
before US, with sights and sounds
delighting our eyes and our ears as
they had never been delighted be.
fore.
We rose whenever we liked; VIZ
breakfasted at hours to suit our owl
convenience We dined whenever
we felt hungry, and took our tea on
under the trees by moonlight, or by
lantern-light when there wasn't any
moon. We were as enc tamily-and
a very happy family, too-forgettiue
that we had been strangers our en-
tire lives, taking no thought for thu
future, when relentless time would
drift us back to our homes, aud W,
would, in all probability, never NEE
again.
Miss Philipinea was trif,
shocked at first at The entire absenc,
of formality, aud fesbly bswailst
some of the accustomed delicacie
and attentions which had Away
been inseparable with her happiness
But on the whole shs got on tolera
bly, well, although she would persis
in doing her hair every afternoon
aud in wearing fimsy dresses whicl
were decidedly unsuitable for tn
rude pertainings Of ST. Dlngee.
I had swung my hammock in tn
woods one warm morning, aud wa
idly taking my ease therein, when
saw Miss Blooksom slowly sailn,
toward me. She was quite uncon
scious of my presence, and while sh
poksd a pudgy toad-stool with tn
handle of a pea.greeu parasol, sh
soliloquizsd on the natural bsautie
around her.
This is the forest primevap "a
course the observation was not orig
nal, but il vas very appropriated