Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-14
AN IDYL OF THE WARM SEASON.
New York Graphic. ]

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pan, which she supported against her
unduating figure, while her every,
very" eyes, half shaded from the last rays
of the descending sun, glanced with re-
pressed vivacity toward the broad back
of the hired man. And he--he was
breaking sticks for the landlady, who was
about preparing her yellow soda biscuit
and her mysterious tea. 1t was cOun-
try boarding house, with plenty of home
made eggs, ETC., and within easy distance
of all parts of the world.
| The guests were ON the piazza hunting
for the constant breeze" mentioned in
the advertisement. They were also TAX
girls latitude and longitude as she stood
| Is gong on ~. She was waiting, pre-
sumably, the returning of the lowing
herd from their accustomed pasturage III
| old Shalk's swamp. 1t was this favored
squad which she thought Of milking af-
dupois for half an hour in waiting upon
the table The clerks, being fly in the
wickedness of the metropolis, stood abash-
ed in the Emphatic loneliness of the
| sebaceous girl, and each thought how
1 lC LII CAlot Will UhoO 1dli
mountain of happiness as part of the
bosom of the family.
Anon yard or so of breeze reached
Milly, and, kissing gently the hem of her
costume, displayed above her high, neat
fitting boot, a single inch OF her noble
physiological gifts.
All gossip then grew silent The lips
of Mr.. Watson (ready made clothing),
1 1, Cd
Jove," allowed the phrase to die young
unspoken Mr.. Bilder retail dry goods,
who had permitted himself mild moral
whistle, succeeded in restraining himself
Soon the maid tripped lightly over the
slope toward the supper bell. This time
| " deed relieved the nervous strain of all.
The old lady's bell had powerful clang.
With deft fingers and modest, down.
cast eyes, Milly sent around the home
made cakes and country margarine The
clerks sat and admired the costume; they
gazed at the long, ample fabric she had
drawn about the nape of her fair neck
and crossed over her expansive heart.
They reveled in the virgin air of the lace
tidy which rested on her top hair, the
front point dropping noseward and the
side points coquetting with her ear tops.
Soon, with an elephantine gambol, Miss
AIillicent skipped to the cow-yard. The
kline were waiting and the hired man was
| gee having them into correct depart
ments as Milly prepared for battle.
Boarders were not allowed in these poetic
precincts, but watched from afar the Ar
cadian picture.
At last the strategic Watson sliding
carefully along the settee, stole from the
group, slipped around the woodshed,
| gained the seclusion of clump of rasp-
berry bushes, and by dint of much crawl
ING enfiladed on the barn. Under this he
crawled, and rs he neared his Ailly, GER
tain language issued from him not to be
found in the revised edition.
Milly was there somewhat perfunctori]y
engaged in drawing the life out of a COW.
"Miss Millicent-may say Milly?' was
the plaintive phrase which reached her.
"Eh? Hey!'' said the young thing.
"Who are you and what do you want?''
''It's me, Milly-me,' said the lovesick
young Watson. "You know; the retail
clothing young man"
ooh, it is, is it? thought so. Shut
up mighty close now or the old woman'll
tumble. Don't give me away, Watson. F"
ssGive you away, dear, sweet Milly-
never---not while life GIBBS and flows IN
this bosom. To me you shall belong till
death---cuss that dog---do us part,
Milly."
CHATS right, old man, thought you
wouldn't" said Mllly, cheerfully, jerking
with all might at her patient animal; cit
is So week and board for. the season;
she pays the Bowery man and have Ben.
What are you doing under there, any
way; you'll choke!''
/ ''Eh!. What! Don'tyou understands
1 asked uncomfortable Watson, 81 love
you, Milly; rll marry you right off, to-
night and olamm you, you get outer
here quick" and he kicked kick.
1t is painful at this moment to break
thus harshly into the sweetest words ever
said by man to woman. But it must be
explained that the latter clause in MIR.
Watson's sentence was addressed to Mr.
Bilder, who was carefully. insinuating
himself-on his buttons-lnto the vicin-
ity.
"Say quick, Nilly, will you go away
with me to the village tonight and be
mine forever"
| Milly's eyes expanded to the necessary
| size aFA then she took 1t in. She broke
into long, rich, megatherian smile.
| "Oh, dear! oh, dearl oh, dear-r-r!" she
laughed, holding her whale-like sides,
I"I thought you'd tumble on me. l
| thought you knew it all. Why, [ don't
belong here. The old lady gets cos
tune every year in the Bowery and l
| come out to play milkmaid on the boys.
| It's popular and strikin'-picturesque
| she calls it. My land, l get more offers
than an auctioneer. thought sure you
knew me when you first come. Don't you
remember meg [ wait at the Knicker-
bockerdairy right near your place, and you
came in twice with Bob Twigley. Twig's
| an old friend O. mine" And off went Milly
| once more into such explosive ecstacies
that their innocent and gigantic gaiter
kicked over the milk pail and Ben had to
come to the rescue. ''This is my feller,"
said Milly, pointing to Ben; che loves me
for my city style, and we're goin' to settle
down on a bran new farm in the fall"
Then, to Bens intense satisfaction, she
turned wonderful parting pirouette on
the pump board and went for another
COW. "Nind, now, don't tell the old
woman" she cried, ''she's got her Cog
giles on us now"
The young man crawled back and soon
arrived at the raspberry bushes A min
ute afterward another solemn-looking
chap turned up, picture of human woe.
The parties at once swOre silence and