Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-20

usrss shaken -Le ours from his forehead
indie : looking up this wav;
d, where Is Ily sln-51nnet, mother?
Bs Ess tb.uAiag Of me al day.
,u7rrr song down % the meadow,
r--I know DE- IS waiting there,
-ou-ulfzs The sunshine blossoms
fa-he sur.s of my ye-oT hair
--E-@@S1s
VR. LiEK>rJE's ROMANCE.
Vr. La1kspur was out IL his orchard,
o,tberDg apples for cider-making. The
~ we're weighed down with tbei
Bsa7r fruitage, and about their sturdy
rnnEs the clover, al dapplod d with pink,
Us blowing II purple waves.
Nr Larkspur's orchard was ample
81 lurol.fc: his fields, pastures, gar
5sns. sIl thriving ana luxuriant, his
worldly possessions plentiful enough.
ys7e1theless, 1Ir. LaTkspur, though
u9ne, as a usual thing, 10 bear a thank
Mhe4It and cheerful countenance,
Us q Tins tine not at all brighl of
usage OF merry cf spirlt.
Lifting his head from a half-bushel
basket Of garnet and-gold fruit, he
could see, LeJween great, iazily-leaning
Tee trunks, and across grassy lane,
tie pretty bir Of a cottage belonging to
Lis nearest reighbor, Miss Rowena
Davis. tucked Ii amidst sugar-maples
sni siiver-.eavsd popiars like a brown
chocolate drop In fIInpy paper. And
NJ. LsrEspUr, thinking of Miss Row
sas, sighed.
They we're only reighbors, low.
Itere had been q time when they were
guol friends remarkably good friends.
But that was before a certain obnoxious
Captain Saaggs had come to Bsxter's
Cr1ss Roads; before Mr. Larkspur had
sid unkIld things on his account to
us Egweua, and size mad said unkind
things 70 him; before their crowning
battle. wherein ne had bitterly observed
thai she was rather more of coguette
then became Ler years, and she had
Es.oitel, s4th hasty inelegsnce, that,
ir Is years were concerned, a pot
should not call kettle black
And nom that point matter had stood
stock stll until the previous Sunday at
church. from which time Mr. Larkspur
began TO think he had some reason for
suspsctrg that Miss Rowena was repent
ing Of her folly and obstinacy. He
gathered tue Idea from triiies--a half
glance, quickly withdrawn; q faint,
peach bloomy blush; and, now lie came
10 think OF It, she had fingered little
Just outside the gate alter meeting,
ELe-e he might easily have Joined her,
Is Sue, perhaps, wished to give him the
opportunity OF DONG.
lie regretted new that he had not
done SO, instead Of poking of with Mrs.
Deacon Cottonwood, and listening to
the interesting history OF the deacon's
five ''lIles."
Ny, LaCkspur sighed again as his eye
loaned over Miss ROwena's pretty do
main and down 10 her blackberry patch
Just the other side of the lane-a thIcket
oi tangled, trailing bushes, with tufts
Of Wild, rank-growiBg grass waving
high, Ike plGmes; and there it rested,
Tor there he beheld Miss Rowena's pink
gng-A4m sun bonnet just above feath-
cry bunch Of grass, looking like a big
PINK flower growing there,
1t hwculdn't be very hard to stepacross
the lane and speak TO her. There was
no Use Keeping mp a foolish quarrel !;
some one had 70 speak first, and
Without giving himself time to back
down from his purpose, Mr.. Larkspur
sealed the fence and crossed the lane.
Hewas half inclined to run away again
When he got within speaking distance;
iur what If she had taken fresh Offense
at his having let slip the opportunity OF
making up she had given him, and scorn
his tardy oyertures d?
However, ne encouraged himself by
selecting a position where a flourishing
Wild grapeUne, clambering into hick-
ofy sapimS At the edge of the field,
could screen him a little, and break the
iorce Of scor8fui looks and sharp words,
sAouid such be his portion.
Ills heart jo.ted up and down ner-
yo1sly at sight of that bonnet, with its
deep cape and full 1rill, and Of the light
Inen sacque below; even the we'll.
Known striped calico apron dImly seen
underline droopinggr and vlne-sprays.
The back OF the bonnet was toward
nm, and a tin bucket stood close be-
Ade her, half-fuu Of the purple-ripe
;, "A nee afternoon, Miss Ena, said
NJ. LarkspGr, experimentally.
But Miss Rowena was either too deep
Eaosorbsd to hear, or was not prepar-
ed 10 meet any advances, fo- the sun
bonnet gave 10 sign of turning IN his
uFeetlOu. But determined not to be
TOO easily discOUraged, now that he had
maze a beginning, AIr. BaTkspur brave
Y elevated his voice and proceeded.
hight smart OF biackberrles this
yen. amt there ?"
Sui no word, and only slight nod
u Inc bonnet rewarded him.
Sulky, said Mr.. LarksPur to HIM
sen Sae's mad about Sunday. Be-
A as l was to blame then, Ia goahead.
lSsy, Mss Ro!'
very FAINT motion OF the bonnet.
We used to be 6 .od friends, didn t
We, Ro?"
a little droop Of the boanet.
Ana there amt mouse OF our fusslnS
how, Is there? =
=, ImmoTable grimness on the part OF
the bonnet.
i say, there?' persisted Mr.. Lark
oal no response from the bonnet.
E1a, desperately, 'speak-say
''iee'hlDg, can't your If it's only to
seold -
No effect whatever OF the bonnet.
Il wagon came rumbling up the lane.
Alnot stay here ikea fool no longerl