Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-02-18
MARGAREr,s BURGLAR.

You want to know all about my visit
to Claire last summer, do you, girlsP
Who d have thought that tirnid little
dove we used to domineer over SO un-
mercifnlly would have given us the slip,
and cot married. Yes, married; witch
ahome OF her own, and here 1--WE are
still AZ school and likely to be here for
some time longer. But she's from the
South, and Southern girls often get
married at sixteen; but sixteen tOds pre-
posterous considering that twas Claire.
why, she's nothing but a baby! VI
was invited TO her wedding last Sep
tember, but3could not go, so when the
summer s vacation came, she would take
no refusal / must come, and make the
acquaintance of darling Max-her hus-
band, Mr.. Gordon-and see Linwood,
the prettiest home in the world, and the
holidays must be spent with her.
Papa shook his head. Mamma tossed
hers, and said, at is impossible, Mar
garet. to think of sending you all that
distance without protector. 1 os
But disposed of these objections.
Claire had written that her uncle, Mr..
Lockwood. "the incest old gentleman
in the world" who had gone north on
business, would stop in Clinton for me,
on the homeward route. So the domes-
tic rock was sealed, and 1 was on the
cars, and rushing south almost before
had time to think. ~ ses.tg iH''H
/ could hardly realize that it was real
ly me, on my travels. about to visit
strange countries, and to see the dear
est little girl in the world ! always
loved Claire, you know, though I did
have to scold her about her ridiculous
'cowardice.s Icould never have a bit of
patience with her, when she went into
n fright if mouse ran across the room.
or a bat flew through the window. But
I've learned q lesson since that time. /
Nothing happened on the Journey,
only MIR. Lockwood was Just the incest
of escorts At every station he got me
fruit and cakes. and he had any number
of new magazines for me to read. We
were nearing Linwood when he said to
me, laughing: $40 -8'
n,a"Do You know, Miss Bradford, we
will reach Linwood the day before we
are expected. Il only just found out
that was mistaken in ths day of the
month. and that this is the eighteenth
instead of the nineteenth. There will
be no carriage for US, and the station is
at least five miles from Linwood, and
six from my home--you know / am
Claire 8 nearest neighbor. - .. eriis.'l.;
"What will we do P'' I asked i
"Oh, we will probably pick up a
vehicle of some kind near the station.
Friends may be there, or the farmers
around have good spring-c g-carts." y
There was carriage waiting at the
station for q friend OF Mr.. Lockwood's 8,
who did not come ION the train, and
MIR. Lockwood appropriated it. .e {,
"What delightful surprise it will
be to Claire Miss Bradford. There
she is, in her hower-garden, now," he
said, as we approached the house. 4.
looked, and there was Claire, sure
enough, prettier than ever. I never
saw such a look of surprise and delight
in any ones face as when she turned
and saw me. She gave scream, and
flew to the carriage, and between us
both we managed to knock Mr.. Lock
wood fiat to the ground, as he stood
ready to assist me. from the carriage.
:. After that terrific assault I'll get
away.'' he said, laughingly, as he
jumped into the carriage and was
driven to his own home.
0.O, darling, I'm So glad you We
comep' Claire cried; "but to think
that uncle could have made such, q
stupid mistake, and no carriage there
TO meet you. And oh, Max isn't here
He went to the races to-day and won.
.be back until late in the night, and per.
haps not until morning. He wouldn't
have gone for the world if we had
known you were coming"
f~T" How do You like being left aloneP"
i asked. ~ If you're as timid as you
used to be. 1t must be terrible"
"Oh, | really believe I'm worse. That
Is the only thing Max ever scolds me
about. He saws I'm little goose. and
that some foolish fright will kill me yet
He's heard all about you, and how
brave you are. and how we called you
Captain Fearnaught at school. He ex.
poets no end OF good from your visit
Fhere. But | am coward through and
of reasoning mo out of it" -
l did not think there was much il
trying to make Claire brave. 1t coult
lture was changed. That would hav,
sble little fairy never lived. Since hel
little airs of matronly dignity, which
made me think of mocking- birt
ike q Swan. as n''A 'lN '"''ps ''YD
What delicious day that was! W,
troamed about, Investigating everything
and / admired Linwood to the deligh
of its little mistress She led me to IN,
room, beautifully furnished, with a flow
er-garden Just below, at which gazec
with rapture. !, 4 -,.,.'4 4.,t..ii.s-...',f
- tell you. girls, you can only fulr
realize the effect OF color when you Sc,
one of those semi tropical gardens
The whites are SO radiant, the Grim
sons, scariets and yellows so vivid. tina
they dazzle YOU. bomehow they seen
to smite your vision as if they were rea
hame-lances. Then I suppose the SUI
and Sky have something to do with tn