The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11

10 myself, "thal Gabriel has gone, and
that that Price girl, with eyebrows like
interrogation points, will be lowering
about him ali day. as she always does;"
and gave my wrapper such a pull that
two Of the buttons came of, when Ade-
line Eliza came in.
"Why, Car'line," said she-every-
body else called ME Carrie" amt you
gOne2n
mo" replied I, shortly, resisting an
inclination TO make some sarcastic re-
mark on that most obviJus fact.
"Why notP"
because | didn't want to"-pet-
tishly and unrammaticnlly.
Had a tiff with GabeP" Every
bNdy else called him Gabriel.) And
then seeing l 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
n 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 can mons, fire.
works, smoke and boys.
Hillside looked cool and inviting as
we stopped at the depot, but my heart
sank within me as | ST p ed from the
train. / seemed to be SO far from Ga
briel, and the thought that the Price
girl was no doubt so near afforded me
anything but consolation.
And now while we are walking single
file along the narrow sidewalk shaded by
round old apple trees, III 90 back q lit
tie in my story to tell you that week
before this Fourth of July a burglar
had been caught in grandmamma's
house. Adeline Eliza caught him, but
unfortunately had been obliged to let
him 90 before assistance had arrived.
Since the eventful night l had heard
her tell how she evoke up, about
twelve o'clock"-Gus being away
"feelin'as though somethin' was goin'
to happen, and there stood great, tall
fellow, with big black whisker5, at the
burer;" and how she "sprung for him,
and hung around his neck till he begun
to choke, screamin' 'Murderp all the
time;" and how he "got away, and
jumped out of the back winder on to the
grape arbor, just rs the policeman came
in the door," and how he had a pistol,
and if he could have got it out of his
pocket, he would a shot me" (before
that dreadful day was over | almost
wished he had)-so many times that l
was as awearied az Mariana in the
moated grange" And 'Vhen | heard
Adeline Eliza begin, to relation who
had met us at the station, and in whose
footsteps she followed, "A great, tall
fellow" groaned in spirit. Not that
had any idea how that burglar would
pursue me all day. If l hai 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 annie porch, while
before the gate 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 ! sat me
down, and Adeline Eliza and several of
her brothers, and few of her sisters,
and two or three of her cousins, and her
aunt, and her bright-eyed old mother,
grouped themselves before me.
Isn't this lovelyP" exclaimed one OF
the cousins.
Beautifully" said Adeline Eliza. But
Imust tell you about the burglar; never
came 80 near being killed in ali my life"
gently swung my feet over the bank
on which I was sitting. 81 went to
sleep that night awful tired u dropped
almost into the brook below-"butsome-
thin made me wake up NJ stole away
on tip-toe-" and there stood great, tall
fellow " reaching my ears as descended
into a Lilliputan valley with my spark
ing Ii tile companion.
walked with the happy brook mile
or more, and then turned back as the
dinner.horn sounded. And such din
ner or, more properly speaking, such a
breakfast, lunch and dinner all mingled
into one huge meal, as met my aston
lshed yision when again joined the
party!
Giant loaves OF homemade bread (;
biscuits, buns, crackers; pork and beans
together beans without the pork pork
without the beans; chickens roasted,
broiled, and in salads; beef boiled and
baked peas, corn, and more beans skill
fully combined or in separate dishes;
young beets, cucumbers, lettuces; cakes
"a lpuipn of pakpa nina host nj nipa Z.