, 1880-06-17
3 Mays suito,r.

the carriage" And Mr. Webb, OF Franz
ington Hall, busted himself in lifting
r various parcels, bags, etc, from the old
family carriage.
While so engaged be did not perceive
the antics of his irrepressible son, who
was capering about the road in the vain
endeavor to catch a glimpse of his Cousin
Mays face. ce...,---,-sv..--,..- .-.,-..'-
At last Mr.. Webb assisted his niece
to alight, in response to her impatient
remark ''that he was going to keep her
there all day." She was slender, deli
cate girl of about eighteen Summers,
with soft pearly complexion, and great
laughing brown eyes her hair fell in
ringlets about her shoulders, and looked
like shower of gold as the setting sun
lit up the darker shadows Of her nut
brown hair. She was the orphan neice
of Mr.. Webb, and had been brought up
entirely at a fashionable boarding school,;
on the completion Of her education she
came to her uncle's home, situated in the
quiet county of S--, in accordance
with the wish of her mother, who de-
sired her to live with her uncle after
leaving school Now our heroine did
not like the idea of living in "dull,
stupid country place." as she described
it, and longed passionately for the gay
life of the city, tC, 5'I a~.ls tJ.3t
She was speedily made welcome by
her aunt and cousins, who had collected
around the garden gate, all impatience
to see the new cousin. ~ 20 ft
Mrs. Webb was gentle, placid lady,
with kind motherly manner very com.
forting to the stranger. Her Cousin
Bertha was a very pretty girl, with
q dreamy gray eyes and sweet smile ;
her hair was fastened into careless
knot behind that became her wonder
fully. Edwin came nextpand it did not
tctake May many minutes to learn that
he was the most incorri ibls tease she
had ever met; he was good looking
fellow, with g tall, wellsknit figure;
world of fun lurked in his large blue
eyes, and a tnischieyeus smile lowered
over his lips
They led her across the smooth lawn
to the piazza, which surrounded the
house on all sides. From the south a
view Of the blue sea could be seen, as it
dashed furiously against the rocks; and
from the west the green meadows
!, streuchea as far as the eye could reach,
while few lazy COWS were dotted here
and there over the landscape. 1t was
such q lovely, peaceful scene that Mays
I face Frightened Sinvoluntarily as she
thought, Il cannot help enjoying myself
here with such tempting scene before
\ ne" "a ~ ~ y A-A- .A,@ -
II "Wsll MayI suppose Your mind is
filed with rapture at the thought Of,
y spending ysur future days in this coun.
try place, SAID Edwin, looking with a
very teasing smile at his cousin, who
was leaning against one of the columns
covered with ivy that supported the pi.
q azzaHeifIO1 l1y4i@6I J'o'l
SO. Al shallow fell over her bright face as
ahereplied, warmly: aH.91f F2t
,rA 81 should think not, indeed p Al! u
Edwin laughed slightly, ard then
went on 10 say, in the same light vein ::
u. S"I know you SOuldlike to be farm
er's wife; you would make capital one,
With those dainty white hands,, '.,-
il1i May said, empbaticilly, with pout !:
.ag"lhat 1 Deverwill bs ! To have a
=, great, clumsy fellow treadipg on your
train constantly / could not bear it "
"a "What are you talking about, ex-
clalmed another voice and Bertha came
slowly toward them, swinging her broad
hat in he- bands, for IL was an intensely
warn day in July. .H.--H
MAJ was expressing her delight at
the Prdspet Of -set.lhig down az a farm
er's wife n4It..I .I
Bertha looked at them both and then
said
'i@"oll, know YOU have been teasing
her already. Really it.s 100 bad buf
tits no use 20 quarrel With hin, 81. Ia
Is incorFig bic.
'A" May fDuhd that the time pa. va.~
quickly even in the country. and O.. not
regret her city home " ha- with l.r