Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-02-14

=, hoppy proceeueu on his errand after
the usual manner of small boys, wh(
have so much business of their own Il
attend to that it is with difficulty they
can keep their attention fixed on the
special mission upon which thew are
sent.
He found the young gentleman tc
whom he was to deliver the clothes. and
plying the benighted ignorance of a
stranger to the village, kindly spent hall
an hour of his valuable time entertain.
ing him concerning its affairs, the fair
quite naturally cOming.in.for the largest
share of mention.
The handsome young stranger listened
with tlattering attention, and when
Bobby was beguiled by his interest into
giving graphic account of his sisters
social snubbing by the other girls, and
told OF the meanness which had assigned
the poorest position to her, his sympathy
was OutspOken in language which, al
though less piOuS than energetic, much
delighted Bob.
Yes, it must have been the apron that
made TIME so Irresistible that customers
hung around her vicinity, apparently
unconscious that just opposite a black.
eyed Rebecca waited to draw lemonade
from an unfailing spring for their delec-
tatiOn, or that FlOra's temple, Just be-
yOnd, was crowded with attendant ves-
tails, eager to supply buttOn-hole bOu-
quets at ten cents apiece and pin them
in without extra charge.
TIME was dOwncast at first, and felt
like weed in garden-bed when she
saw the cold scOrn in the eyes of those
who thought her pushing and forward
They gave her little thought, however
being busy talking of the expected crowd
that evening would bring.
There were strangers In town, stop
ping while their yacht was being repair
ed from the shock of collisions; and the
hope that the gentlemen would seek to
while away the tedious hours by saun-
tering into the bazaar animated the gen.
tie bOsOms of the chatterers.
Even if the strangers came, TIME
thought, there would be but a dim pros
pect of their looking over the pOnderOus
volume she presided over; neither would
any Onei else, she said to herself, rueful-
ly, half inclined to give up and run
home.
But the dear old face of the rector
showed itself at the lower entrance, and
he the first visitor, came in with pleas
ant words and smiles dispensed on all
sides, but walked by all the booths to
hers.
His stay was short, but he left her
pretty face bright with smiles and flush
ed with pleasure. She forgot her annoy
ance, and before she had time to encOun-
ter any more looks of disdain her atten-
ton was claimed by fresh visitors.
She had forgotten all about the expect
ed strangers that the others were on
pins and needles to see, till her ewes
caught fiutter of excitement among
the fair sellers of fancy wares at the
other stands.
Four young men, with that unmistak-
able air Of cultivation that makes such
fierce havoc in the rural heart, were en-
tering the hall together.
They separated into couples after they
came in, and slowly began the tour OF
the hall; but, like most of the unfair sex
who had been in before them, were
drawn by some force of attraction to the
album table, where TIME faced frOwn-
ing world, as represented by the matrOns
and maids of OffpOrt.
Murmurs very unfiattering to his pro.
tege began to reach the old clergyman's
ears, and he dragged chair to her side
and took his seat behind the table to LEND
her the shield and protection of his
presence, just as the diplomatic first di-
rectress sailed up to the floral temple,
and seraphically suggested to her own
mature daughters and the other attend
ants, that, as, some peoples effrOntery
was disgusting to all decent people, il
might be well to take pity on those who
were purpOSely detained at a certain
stand and carry their flowers about.
So FlOra's fair nymphs came out OF
their neglected bower, and filtered art
lessly hither with an deliberately studied
who'll buyp expression on their vari
Gus faces, and full baskets of bOutOn
nieres in their hands.
TIME thought her success in getting
names had melted the ice, and the girls
were gathering about to congratulate
her, but they did not even seem to SEE
her, so busily were they pinning thu
easily sold bOutOnnieres to the coats OF
her patrons.
The Commodore" as the rest of thu
party call one of their number, wa:
easily ensnared. Not only did he sub.
NIT to be Ornamented, but made anxious
enquiries for larger bouquets, and broke
off his gay little conversation with TIME
to rush off to the floral temple with one
of its nymphs.
TIME was toe IMMERSED in the ways OF
the world to feel any resentment at his
detection, but she was sorry enough fol
the abrupt break in the merry chat they
were having while he insisted upon hel
turning the leaves of the big album fol
his inspection.
She tried not to show any feeling, but
there was a suspicious little drawing
down of the baby mouth, and a grieveC
look in the wide blue eyes that fascin.
ated him as he dashed back i'm moment
with huge arrangement of flowers in
his hand, which he begged her to accept
He must be remarkably charitable
man." was her little remark aside to tn,
rector, as the commodore proceeded tt
take unlimited shares in the photograph
album.
The rector had been watching thu
frank, high-bred face of the young fell
low, and, unwOrldly as he was, he knew
enough to trust him: so he paid no hee(
to the mods and the winks of his wife
across the hall, who was being informed
by the able first directress of the danger,
a girl in TIMES peculiar position RAJ
from the over familiarity of the strange
young man.
Bobby, the candid young brother
lowered about TIMES stall, hoping for {
recognition from his friend of the day
before; but much scrubbing, haircut
ting and clOthes-brushing had so trans
formed the ingenious youth that hi
passed unrecognized till he forced him
self into notice by a whispered demand
to know if hif sister wasn't just as HI
had said, eleventy thousand times hand
sOmer than those old cats who wouldn't
speak to her because her mother was {