Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-01-19

| saze Of Mrs. Fries that vent to Miss
Heiherington's heart without elatlng IL
'Good-morning,' said Miss Hcther'
ington-'Good. morning, Mrs. Fries
Y ou tell me without speaking that
must not interfere with The shining
hours Of haying-time, and you see thai
It is just as If I went within. doors-no'
bit Of me is to be seen, aud | promise
,ou won't be till tie tedious sun goes
down.
Miss Hethcringfon had put herself
md her draperies quite belinda huge
japanese honeysuckle, aud now sank
into one OF the biz red essy-chairs, anc
reached a hook from a convenient aud
sheltered nook which was crammed
18th paper literature. She yawned
slightly. The compact mass Of summer
reading took a somewhat searisomc
shape.
Aud how long does this trouble
some haylng time last?' she SAID.
Miss Hetheriugton looked up, and
was surprised TO see that Mrs. Fries
had turned into an old woman. From
comfortable middle age she had
shrunk and faded into something quite
pltiable. The red in her cheek, which
had hitherto bloomod like that in q
winter apple, bad suddenly fed. and
her eyes, which had always held The
nap ofvlrlity, were sunken and dual
'It's 100 late 10 tell you not to inter
fere with john she said; IT'S toe late
mlschief's DONE
Miss Hetherington was touched and
interested. The fault she had found
With her summer reading was that she
couldn't get to believe in it. Here was
something before her eyes.
She suddenly put up her soft white
hands, from which a shower OF lace
receded, and catching the trembling.
wrinkled hands of Mrs. Fries within
her own, she drew her gently into a
chair by her aide behind the honey
suckle.
Dear madam dear Mrs. Fries sht
said, in that low, caressing voice which
was valuable accessory to Miss
Hetherington's. don't, please, worry
[ assure you thers's nothing to worry
about
Begging your pardon, miss, I thioE
there ls,' said Mrs. Fries; If you amt
in earnest, my John is; and that's wha'
[ want 10 talk 10 you about this morn =
ing. l dou't say yoa're all to blame.
It's perhaps just as natural for you 10
90 round trapping foolish boys like
John as it is for that nasty black aud
elbow spider to lie in wait for h.e'.'
Madam! Mss Hetheringlpn drew
herself up haughiily.
Begging yonr parlon again-per-
haps I'm wrong; perhaps it may be a.
John hopes, though | sorelv di'lrust il.
You amt the kind Of gil to take
kindly 10 farm life and there may be-
a way to leave the farm behind-the
farm and me too, and everything that
might be trouble to you'll yon only
love John. Ah! you draw back. |
thought you would. l told John so last
night. john says 1, she's fooling
you; that's only her summer sport );
and he tried to laugh me OF. But l
talked on aud on, trying TO show him
the pltiall he was taublng into, when
all at once he turned on me with q
white face, and, Mother. hush SEE
he; what's fun to her is death 10 me J
And d,n't say you can help it. any
more than yonder spider can help
catching dies. The Lord made you
both. and sent you, but l wished it had
pleased Him 10 send yor somewhere
else, and spare nv Johs.'
I'll go-I'll 20 now' beginning. in
fact. to gather up her draperies.
It's too late now. The mischiefs
doue.' And it seemed that more mis-
chief was at hand, for great cry arose
from the opposite field, and bad sight
could be seen from the verahda Moth
ing less than stalwart nan dethrohed
from his proud perch on the mower
and trampled uuder hoois that had al
WAYS seemed 10 move only at his bid
ding.
Miss Hetherlngton stooj there es II
turned 10 stone. Mrs. Fries had dis
appeared, and in the meanwhile the,
were bringing the poor young iarmel
to the house on a rough liter. L ap
proached Miss Hetheriugton. L IHinS
we had better CO. 1 yentured to say
for I was the only other summer boar"
der. Come. let US 20 ard pack up anc
get away, Kate
Size turned on me quite hsrcely.
You, a woman y she said. and talk
of going at a time like this T!
'Ispoke as boarder, KsIe, not as {
woman, You know We have no righ
TO intrude any further; we were not
wanted in the beginning; We forced
ourselves upon these worthy people, -
we didn't know there was man
within miles, said poor Kate; 'ths
lis, young mani mean IA gentle
man.
of course we didn't,' 1 SAID. en-
couraGingly; but We know now t.
our, TO their. aud TO everybod''s cost
Lets get away, Kate; it's the fehne
mept ofcruel.y 10 stay any longer. .
She stood there quito dazcd, ard
,,,,ailv m stairs i0tO our dark