The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-03

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shoulder, he imprinted kis upon my a
tonishsd lips,
Ispnng up, feeling myseH grow scarlet
rubbed my lips passionately with m!
handkerchief, as Tito wipe of the insult
"How dare your / cried, 10, nevel
will forgive you in the world-never, never!'
And then, half maddened by the NOISY
laughter OF the crowd, the din OF jubilan
voices, l tore myself from Jonas Blake.
OBTAINING hand, and few out into the starry
cold Of the outer air. Mrs. Jonas followed
me.
"olgp," she cried, what is the matter {
Come back, child"
"He has inSulted me-" sobbed.
"Insulted you? Oh, what nonsense
0lgaW said Mrs, Jonas, putting her arm
cafelessly around my neck. "He has paid
you the highest compliment u man could
pay woman, There is not girl in the
barn tonight but envies you, child. Don't
you know what the red ear meansp
mo" said |, looking up.at her with won
deriug eyes.
Mrs, Jones laughed.
at means that the lucky finder thereof
is entitled to kiss the prettiest girl in the
ROOM" said she. at has been his privi-
lege from time immemorial; and in this
case it means that Walter Mildmay thinks
that Olga Blake il the prettiest girl in all
that crowd OF rustic beauties"
"Oiga, you are not really angry with
1t was Mr.. Mildmay's voicenear me. Mrs.
Jonas made some exclamation about the
cake she had promised to cut and slipped
away in tho darkness, leaving US alone,
Angry" / repeated. Eyes, l was an-
cry. But didn't know-no one had told
me"
about our rustic usages? But you will
forgive me, OlgaW
My presence Of mind was slowly coming
back to me. drew my hand away from
his
but you didn't seriously think me pref
E?" saidI.
'Do you want me to say what seriously
did Think" he asked.
"Yes," said /, laughing. "The truth,
now; the whole truth, andnothing but the
truth ?"
"rhen," said he, n thought you the
sweetest, prettiest, most actually perfect
creature that Providence ever madeW
"Not ut ALP / retorted, demurely. a
am stiff, ugly old maid. And il this is
the sort OF girl they turn out in Philadel.
phia, you prefer the country specimens !"
could see the color flood his face even
in hestaright.
Olga" he said, did you hear That ?"
~ did hear it, Walter" responded.
~ was fOol-a'rash, laxative, indis-
Greet fool" he said, "Whatever my first
impression may have been, think very
differently now. Dear Olga, may say all
that is in my heartY
II think we had better go back to the
barn now" said |, quietly.
And think We had better not !" plead:I
ed Walter, gently venturing to detain me-
Listen, Olga, Even the most wretched
criminal that stands ut the bar is entitled
to insist upon hearing in his own defense.
Shall | be less favored than hep
SWELL" | hesitated, iii you have really
anything to say"
When We came back to tho barn, the
husking was over, the debris was all cleared
away, and they were dancing to the rude |
music Of the band" Killarney" believe,
was the mir. My checks were burning, my
eyes shone; my heart danced, also, to the
wild swaying music.
Mrs. Jonas looked keenly ut me.
"Ah!" said she, ~ thought how It would |
be. You are engaged? Oh, am so glad
For your sake, and Walters, tooW
"And so am |, said ], quietly.
l am farmers vile now, and live in q |
little brown cottage near Sumac Farm.
And, fanciiully tied with blue ribbon,
over the patlor mantle, hangs an ear ofcorn
u red ear.
And Walter says that as long as we both |
live we shall have yearly husking frolic
in tho new barn we are building.