Milford chronicle., 1883-04-27

course, in full glory Her black eye
never looked brighter, her cheeks red
der, or her whole self happier and NOR,
charming than when she monopolized tn,
k attention Of the young city gentleman
who sat next to her all the evening. Thr
first red ear came to Phoebe. It il
strange, but things always do happen il
that way.
81 love my love with an a, shouted
one. The game was taken up and went
on merrily, till the city gentleman had
to explain why he loved his love with
b.
Il love my love with b, he began,
''because she's a beauty, " and he looked
straight at Phoebe. 81 hate her with a
b because she is bewilderiug, and he
looked away from Phoebe. 81 took her
to the bee, and treated her to bon-bons.
and her name is"
Would he dare? Yes, he did.
" Her name Isis"
3" Go on, called several at once.
." Her name is Phe-b Burt "
In an instant he lay sprawling and
Jeremy Jory was pummeling him with
short, thick blows that would soon have
knocked the life out of his delicate
chest, but Squire Hoyt himself inter-
fered. The young man was his guest
besides. "What a disgrace, he called
to the infuriated Jerry. you've
turned my bee into regular shindy.
Remember, I'm a Squire. Clear out, or
I'll commit you.
Words were accompanied by force,
and jerry was shut out into the cool air.
'She won't have me now, nohow,
after kicking up such fuss about her
before all them folks, " he muttered, as
he wiped his forehead, which was as wet
as if he had been holding his head under
wellspout. He was weak from passion
and staggered heavily homeward. Any
one who had seen him would have
thought he had been drinking-hard.
Once in his room, he threw himself
down with no thought of sleep; but
healthy bodies have a wonderful power
over conscience and brain, and Jerry
slept
How did Phoebe take it? She was
frightened, sorry Jerry had made fool S
of himself, and sorry ''the city feller had :
been hurt. It was no revelation to her
that Jerry loved her. "She didn't care a
whether he did on not, " she used to say. T
when joked about it, and went on caring
all the more and being all the more pro- r
7oked because Jerry kept silence. When a
'he had time to think over the doings at y
he bee, how jerry had stood off by the =
loor, watching her all this time and do L
ng nothing else, how she had hirted with -
the city feller, laughed at his sillyjokes, ,'
'een pleased with his fattery; fed him y y
With his own candies, and-yes, own =,
to herself she must, though she hoped y
erry would never find it out-hc had "
issed her while they were pretending to :, :,
ct at big ear at the bottom of the ~
cap ''s
She was mortified. The Squire had q;
nd to her as she tried to slip past him
, her own room, when the dancing was
Dt more than half over. "Phebe, III
1u're a little fool, and ought to be tn
hamed of yourself. Which speech 81
d NOT tend to make her feel any more t"
for she valued the Squire. $ tel
,od opinion. She resolved to be kind pr
: to jerry the next time they met. TIC
This did not happen for several days, an
r Jerry kept out of her way Tt was tn
e week before Thanksgiving when he to
last found courage to ask her to go out pie
th him once more. They wandered OBJ
'wn into the village Nj
i'Phnbe, I'm a goin' away" pei
"Where?' said she breathlessly. the
'Daown to York State. 20
''What for?' ing
''To take care O. some cattle there. nu
lere's a man got lot O. them an he s gay
a fix with 'em an he wants me to go gol
own and help him aout.
''An' you're agoin' ?" is
''Yes." ticl
. Well, never l but the never was the
y soft, and as Jerry looked down at for
: he saw her lip tremble Coz
III come back some time, in the pla
ing, mebbe, Phoebe. abe
She didn't speak. They were nearly dir,
,osite Mr. Lockwood's, the ieweler. den
Phoebe, want to give you suthin' TO the
lember me by. Will you choose?' sale
said, walking up to the dingy window. tior
t was so funny Phoebe laughs over it gra
his day, bright, happy little laugh, tur,
jerry draws down the corners Of his itv
lth and wrinkles up his eyes when zeni
r any one mentions it. The window stitl
frosted, there was only one little diff,
ce through which anything could be trali
/, and the only thing there for 1t al
ebe to choose was a wedding ring nish
hey were married on Thanksgiving sour
at the Squire's. Jerry went to pub
ork State, but Phoebe stayed at the and
Tres till spring, happy and CON essei
ed, for she had something to re- Natl
lber Jerry by. In
Asyl
y old woman who has for many years case,