Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-11-07
Daisy'S Love.

lie was sitting on the sunny south
doorstep of the great, fragrant,
hayscented barn, where the sun
beams interlaced each other like
slender, waving threads OF gold,
and the boughs of the old button
ball tree moved softly in the sum,
mer breeze.
He was a bright-eyed, bright.
faced young fellow, dressed in a
cool. white linen suit, with the
glitter of diamond stud at bis
throat, and slender, shapely hands,
and close beside bin Daisy Wal
lace sat with the pretty hands
folded on her lap.
She was a daisy by nature as
we'll as by name-a fresh faced,
sunny-haired little creature, whose
big. brown eyes we're shaded by
loug, dark lashes, and whose nose
turned up at the end the least bit
in the world, giving a roguish
biquaucy to the whole expression
Of her cOuntenance.
How did you do it' said Daisy,
with her scarlet lips apart and the
brown eyes limpid with interest.
'Oh, 1 managed, said Herbert.
lie bad split a tiny gold dollar
/ in two and wrought a hole in each
through which he had passed
slender blue ribbons.
DO you like them, Daisy ?
very much.
'Tben you shall wear one and l
the other, as pledges of our en-
gagement''
Daisy blushed and, as Herbert
suspeDed the golden trinket round
her neck, and then glanced down
at the broad engagement ring. that
circled the fore1nger Of her left
baud, Herbert's eye following her
look.
you DO not regret it, Daisy ?
Regret it? No, Herbert J.
Because, Daisy, you are sc
young"
q am not too young to know my
own mind, Herbert,' sine said, with
an assumption of dignity which
was very pretty to look upon. q
was sixteen last week.
Sixteen Daisy Wallace felt all
tie dignity of her. mature years.
Sixteen years old and engaged!
Aud they sat there, under the
shadow of the buttOn.ball tree
With ,be fragrance Of the pew ha!
coming ever and anon to their
senses, talking Of the house which
was one day 10 be theirs, and even
deciding, 10 Toy and gil fashion,
what was TO be tbo colo OF tbeiI
carpets, and tue special towers t.
De planted in the garden, and even
The pattern OF the antique furniture
which vas to decorate HERBERT
| library
'How foolish we are he said, a
lenstb, starting up with a laug h.
Yes, but it is very pleasant tc
be foolish p Daisy answered, smil
ing and blushing in the same in
stant.
Yet, engaged lovers though they
we're, Daisy had a wOman's co
Quetiish little instincts, and in the
course Of time they wrought trouble
between the young hearts,
Il don't like it, DaisyP Herbert
said, stoutly.
That's because you are so old
fashioned in your ideas, said Daisy
erecting per slight figure, to loOl
as diguifed as possible. 'All Che
giry are delighted with Mr.
Sykesleigh.'
IAN the girls are not engaged +
be married p retOrted Herbert
bitterly.
Does it follow that because au
engaged am to be a prisoner ? D..
Daisy, you know better thar
that
you are too exacLiug, Herbert.
hope You are not gOlOg TO turn q
jealous lover
q am not jealous, Daisy he an
swered, a little cOldly; 'bnt | do no
Ike to see the woman who is to bt
my wife receiving attentions from
o mao whose character is, to say
the best of it, uncertain
Daisy pouted, and tore, the petals
off the bunch of roses she wore L
her belt.
you will not encourage him
Herbert
/ 'At all events Herbert Winfield
answered, you know how l fee
upon the subject now, and l trus
you will respect my opinions
He went away, for the Arst tim
: during their engagement, withou
. a kiss, and Daisy, standing ther
$ on the pizza, thought how very al
reasonable Herbert Winfield wa
growing.
:. But a pretty girl of sixteen cal
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