Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-12

waxod and waned. and the girls were
growing Into fine, tall women, wi.hrest.
less yearnugs for buster life tha0 was
TO be had at Larborough
lie had expected that GIL so pretty
as Barbara would be some time leaving
80 dull place, but he neverthele 50 felt
wild savage pain ut his heart, whom
he learned that letter had been Hen
to distant aunt to see II sho would not
look after Barbara while she enjoyed
the advantages OF finished school for
young ladies, Tho longest summer
days would fade into short summer
nights, aud by-and.by, when the first
yellow leaves would be- dropping into
pools and hollows, barbara would 90
away--perhaps forever.
Eben was too much Of man to sigh,
and too muscular to do without his sup
per but ho foil into tho habit of taking
long walks alone or Of sitting under tho
honey sucliles on tho porch where he
could SEQ tho moon riso mud where DO
could hear tho young ladies singing
rather plaintivo songs, accompanied ny
tho cracked strains of the old harpsl-
chord in tho best ROOM
He had just pluc!Sed tho first round,
full rose Of May, aud twrlingit thought
fully in his fingers M he strolled down
the garden path to his workshop, when
he heard tho breezy ilutter of muslin
robe aud n light football behind him pn
the gravel walk, He turned with u
blaze Of fire in his black eyes aud the
rose extended. His hard dropped to
his side. 1t was Theo who came bound
Ing after him swinging white sun-
bonnet by one string,
Theo was u sancy, petnlant, provok
ing young person Of sixteen, whose
FRANKS aud whlms had often tried
Eben's temper sorely--having him stop
the harvesting to saddle Ruloi her pony,
or meddle with his tools and upset his
newest invention. But Theo's eyes were
such lovely blue aud her smile so be-
witching that Ebsn had not the heart
to scold, besides he had humored her ID
all her wilfulness himself, and there
was the faintcst resemblance to Barbara
in the brow and dimplca chin, which
tied him hand aud foot.
oh, what n lovely thing! said Thee
| covoting the rose aud stretching out
her plump little hand rs it for mo-
NO, said Eben rather grultly. 1--WE
had an eye on this bud for some timc
noticed that your Lady lsabels are il
fine condition. You will have cluster
of them by the day after tomorrow.
well, you old stingy, suppose yo'
don't miud running down to the mai
for me; forgot what Barbara asko'
me to do, aud | shall get n scoldipi
from mamma, who can't have Bah cross
ed in anything, you know
4 shall have to 90 down and SEQ Nan
sou about the wagon gear anyway to
night, .nd can just rs well stop at th'
postof,ice. Is il the letter from-fron
New Haven p And Eben very thought
cssly bit off the leaves Of the rose nn'
mangled them witt, his strong whit
teeth,
Yes, it was the letter from New lIa
ven, and Ebeu was charged to bring NJ
a new novel, and somo pink sewing sill
and eighteen cclluloiI buttons by The
who ran after him to suggest chocolat
caramels in case the letter failed.
II was Il sort Of satisfaction to hil
that the letter did fail. But it hurt hir
to see Barbara's disappointment, II
, had remembered Theo's womlnsh littl
errands, and ho still held the rose
, which he laid now on Barbara's claspe,
. hands. For all she had grown to hat
+ the old place, she loved its old iashione,
, big fluffy roses as iondiy rs when
child, and Ebeu had braided long sal
land of them for her ont of the fines
, ana best
She caressed the rose and tucked it /
among the curling locks, where
+, nestled Just against her cheek. Ebc
| Nushed aud paled as he remembere
-, how he had laid his heart in the hea,
of that rose.
The letter will be sure to be here to
morrow he said gently, 4 am goin
down the first thing in the mornin:
$ The young ladies around Larboroug
= are not to be without gallant th
- season. A handsome young man irol
New York has come down TO stay som
q weeks in the neighborhood ; met lil
i with DR.. Ormsby in the gig