The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-17


Mary. She, from her window, saw his
predicament and was delighted with it.
HE is safe, now, till noon, >" said she.
"He won't come out while father and
the boys are in the field. And now 1
must breakfast and then dress, for to.
day Cousin John comes from the city"
After while John heard q carriage
come up the drive and stop at the front
door. Then he heard Mary's voice ex-
claiming:
"why, John, am so glad to see
you'll"
Kiss me, darlingT" said the new
conner in lusty tone.
"AhaP said John in the thicket,
"she has another John, has she?'
This was the last of Mary for about
an hour; then no heard her and tho
newcomer in the yard chatting and
laughing.
They came to the apple-trees, and
amused themselves by throwing fruit at
each other. Tired of this, they came
marching arm in arm to the spring.
John fixed himself so as to get good
view through the leaves.
His heart saddened as he saw what a
tall, stylish, good-looking fellow the
new John was. A savage feeling took
possession of him.
The fellow had his arm around her
waist, and was looking into her hand
some, glowing face, as she chatted
gayly, with something more, as John
thought, than mere admiration.
After taking drink. she proposed
that they try which could throw water
farthest into the bushes.
"Agreedl" said he, and at it they
went.
1t seemed to be fun for them, but it
was anything but fun for John.
The new John became excited, and,
to show his superior strength, threw
down his tin cup and seized a bucket.
The water came down in torrents.
John in the bushes shivered and
CRASHED his teeth in rage.
Oh, how he wished that he could turn
himself into calf, gorilla-anything-
so that he could rush out unknown
across the meadow
They soon, however, became tired of
this, and concluded the exercise by
sprinkling water upon each other.
Then he arranged her curls, brushed
the water from her dress, took her face
between his hands, made her lips pout
out, heH her for moment, and
shall we tell it?-stooped down and
kissed her.
John saw it all. The "green-eyed
monster" took full possession of his
soul; he felt as bloodthirsty as q tiger,
and was on the point of springing from
his lair and throttling the fellow at
once, but prudence restrained him.
Another hour passed. The suns rays
began to fall vertically through the
leaves, and the mowers, making large
circles a long way off, had done, as he
thought, good half-day's work. Would
dinner-time never come? A regular
Joshua's day, thought John, rs he
waited and longed for the ringing of the
bell.
Soon it rang, and few minutes after
the Squire and his boys were at the
spring washing, preparatory to eating.
who was that in the field talking
to you?" said Mrs. Johnson to the
Squire.
Little Tommy Westlake." was the
reply.
"What did he want?"
"Why, he wanted to know if we'd
seen John to-day. He says John got
up very early this morning and went
away, leaving his work undone, and
they have not seen him since"
STRANGE" said Mrs. Johnson.
"Moll, Moll Hurrah, Moll" shout
ed one of the boys.
WHAT said Mary, coming to the
door.
John Westlake has found another
Moll and ran off with her"
"All right was the reply, "let him
go. / can get another John"
~She has got another one already
muttered John.
They were all now at dinner; every
thing was quiet.
"Give me liberty or give me DEATH"
said John, as he crawled out.
Now, like savage fleeing from his
enemies, he ran, STOPPING, along the
fence and past the barn to the corn
field. AS he sprang over the corn-feld
fence the dogs caught sight of him
and started in pursuit, yelping and
bowling, while old Bull, from the barn,
with loud-mouthed bays, indicated his
desire to join in the chase.
What in the world is the matter ?"
exclaimed the Squire, as he quit carving
to listen TO the uproar.
"Hurrah!" said the boys. jumping up
and running to the door.
whats there?" said the squire.
Something in the corn-feld, was the
reply.
Jones cattle again. Go over, Tom,
and put them out"
Tom, when he started, saw some
thing twisting about in the middle of
the field, but when he got there he saw
nothing, though he met the dogs home
ward bound and apparently badly
frightened-John, when he found them
about to overtake him, had stopped by
a stone pile and had given them re-
ception which they could not stand.
Tom went back and reported:
Nothing in the field" but it was q
mystery which he could not explain,
why the dogs seemed so badly scared.
John when he reached home went
round by the barn, through the garden,