Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-06

law" That reading. as / have already
narrated. resulted in my staying at
home. "I suppose" said, bitterly.
TO myself, "that Gabriel has gone, and
that that Price girl, with eyebrows lik e
interrogation points, will be lowering
about him all day. rs she always does;'
and gave my wrapper such pull that
two of the buttons came of, when AIDE =
line Eliza came in.
"Why, Car'line," said she-every-
body else called me Carrie" amt you
gone3'
NO" replied /, shortly, resisting an
inclination 10 make some sarcastic re-
mark on that most obvi Gus fact.
why notP"
Because | didn't want to"-pet-
tishly and ungrammatically.
Had tiff with Gabep" every
body else called him Gabriel.) And
then seeing I would not answer, she
continued, good d-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
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 cannons, fire.
works, smoke and boys.
Hillside looked cool and inviti ng as
we stopped at the depot, but my heart
sank within me as steppeI 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 20 back lit
tie In my story to tell you that a wee
before this Fourth of July n 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 eventfu, night l had heard
her tell how she woke up, about
twelve o'clock"-Gus being away
"feelin' as though somethin' was goin'
10 happen, and there stood great, tall
fellow, with big black whiskers, at the
burer;" and how she "sprung for him.
and hung around his neck till he begun
to choke, screamin' Murderr all the
time;" and how he "got away, and
jumped out of the back winder on TO the
grape arbor, Just as the policeman came
in the door :" and how he had pistol,
and If he could have got 1t out OF his
pocket, he would a shot me" (before
that dreadful day was over | almost
wished he hAd)-so many times that
was as awearitd as Mariana in the
moated grange" And when I heard
Adeline Eliza begin. TO a relation who
had met US at the station. and in whose
footsteps she followed, "A great, tail
fellow" l groaned in spirit. Not that
had any idea how that burglar would
pnrsue me all day. II had had. l
should have silently turned and fed,
and taken the next train back TO the
CITY.
After a quarter OF an hours walk We
arrived Mt the house of the par Eicular
aunt who was to be our particular host
ess, and found her and her whole family
awaiting US on the ample porch, while
before the Rste stood large and CON-
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 a 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 lovely7" exclaimed one of
the cousins.
Beautiful" said Adeline Eliza. But
must tell you about the burglar never
came 30 near being killed In ali my life.n
| gently swung my feet over the bank
on which l was sitting. "I went to
sleep tn. 1t night awful tired VI dropped
almost into the brook below-''buts some
thin made me wake up ~ stole away
on tip-toe-" and there stood n great, tall
fellow reaching my ears rs descended
nto a Lilliputian valley with my spark
ing little companion.
Iwalked with the happy brook mile