The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-12-04

could not make me forget that we had.
l was thinking of it all the time was
dressing, and wondering what was to
do with myself all the long, hot, noisy
day.
1t had been arranged q month before
that Gabriel and / should spend the
Fourth with his only sister, who lived
in charming country house in pretty
Connecticut village, and Gabriel had
called to escort me thither on the even
ing of the third, when, unfortunately,
having a little time to spare, he RECALLED
me with the article on Mothers-in-
law" That reading as / have already
narrated, resulted in my staying at
home. 81 suppose" [ said, bitterly,
to myself, ''that Gabriel has gone, and
that that Price girl, with eyebrows like
interrogation points, will be lowering
about him all day, as she always does;"
and gave my wrapper such a pull that
two CT the buttons came off, when Ade-
line Eliza came in.
Why, Car'line," said she-every-
body else called me Carrie" amt GU
gomez"
mo-" replied I, shortly, resisting an
inclination to make some sarcastic re-
mark on that most obvi us fact.
why notP"
Because / didn't want to"-pet-
tishly and ungrammatically.
Had tiff with Gabe?' EVERY
body else called him Gabriel) And
then seeing would not answer, she
continued, good-naturedly-to do her
justice, she was the soul of good nature
-" Well, don't stay mopin' here. Take
a cup Of coffee, put on your things, and
come with Gus and me. My folks are
all a-goin' to meet at Hillside and have
a good old fashioned picnic. You know
grandfather and mother and heaps of
my relations live there. Hurry up and
come along"
And hurried up and went along,
for, as | quickly reasoned, spending the
day with daisy-dotted fields, fine old
trees, green hills, and an old -fashioned
picnic would be much better than being
nearly driven crazy by cannons, fire
works, smoke and boys.
Hillside looked cool and inviting as
we stopped at the depot, but my heart
sank within me as stepped from the
train. l seemed to be so far from Ga,
briel, and the thought that the Price
girl was no doubt so near afforded me
but consolation.
And now while we are walking sing.e
file along the narrow sidewalk, shaded by
rourd old apple trees, III go back q lit
tie in my story to tell you that week
before this Fourth of July burglar
had been caught in grandmamma'
house. Adeline Eliza caught him, but
had been obliged to lei
him go before assistance had arrived
Since the eventful night I had heard
Der tell how she woke up, about
Twelve o'clock"-Gus being away
: feelin as though somethin' was goin'
20 happen, and there stood great, tall
fellow, with big black whiskers, at the
burer;" and how she ''sprung for him,
and hung around his neck till he begun
to choke, screamin' Murder!' all the
.ime;" and how he "got away, and
Jumped out of the back winder on to tie
grape arbor, just as the policeman came
in the door," and how " he had pistol,
and if he could have got it out of his
pocket, he would a shot me'' (before
that dreadful day was over I almost
wished he had)-so many times that !
was as awearied as mariana in the
moated grange" And when / heard
Adeline Eliza begin, to relation who
had met US at the station, and in whose
footsteps she followed, GA great, tall
I groaned in spirit. Not that
I had any idea how That burglar would
pursue me all day. If l hal had,
should have silently turned and fed,
and taken the next train back to the
city.
After quarter of an hours walk we
arrived at the house of the particular
aunt who was to be our particular host
ess, and found her and her whole family
awaiting Us on the ample porch, while
before the gste stood large and COM
fortable--looking carry-all. Into this,
after numberless hearty welcomes, we
were helped, and in few moments were
upon the grounds selected for the pic
mic. Pleasant, grass covered, undulat
ing, tree-shaded grounds. with little
brook running along at the back of them,
glittering, splashing, and chattering in
a most delightful manner
Beneath grand old hickory which
partly overhung this brook I sat me
down, and Adeline Eliza and several OF
her brothers, and a few of her sisters,
and two or three of her cousins, and he1
aunt, and her bright-eyed old mother
grouped themselves before me.
Isn't this lovely?" exclaimed one o.
the cousins.
Beautiful" said Adeline Eliza. ''But
| must tell you about the burglar; never
came SO near being killed in ali my life
[ gently swung my feet over the banf