Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-07-25
BLACKBERRIES.

Tall and slender, with a fair. flower
like face, blonde hair, and eyes as
deeply, darkly blue, as wild forget-me-
nots, Phyllis Trescote was a very pretty
girl, indeed So, at least. thought
Vane Farrartas he gazed admirindy
down at her, seated on mos
cushioned bank, over which gint
monarch of the forest waved its lefy
branches in the bright summer sn-
light.
A party of the young people, Mo
were spending the season at Eursa
Springs, had taken fancy togo
blackberrying,and as usually happend,
Vane Farrar and Phyllis Trescte
found that their paths lay in the sane
direction.
Phyllis had come to eureka spridgs
with her aunt, for the benefit of -
ssevsr's rneumatism, and hither M
arrar had followed her, determl
ere the summer waned, ito nut his
tune TO the test and win or lose II
"Fair, fair, with golden hairr, i
INJURED the young man, as he wat,ns
Phyllis fitting hither and thit,
through the gloom-shaded woodpathE
and long before they had reached I'll
blackberry patch, in what was knoNI
as the cold Hart meadow" he had pei
suaded her to rest awhile under til
shadowy branches of a magnificent os
tree.
Phyllis looked very fair, with Il
sunlight sitting through the leafy fol
age touching her blonde hair, till
looked like skein of gold; and wit
his heart in his mouth, Vane Farrs
opened his lips to speak.
Miss Trescote," he began, q
Phyllis, if l may dare to call you so,
must speak now and place my fate
your hands /"
"Oh, here you are| cried gay voic
and thicket of leaves, with tanglt
grapeyines and thorn bushes, was thru
aside, and Olive Derringer appeared
view. "Oh, Phyllis! your aunt h;
sent for you to entertain a visitor
very important parsonage, | shoul
say. She wants you to come immed
ately. Oh, dear, I'm so tired, "
hurried over the hills so, to try an
overtake YOU
And she threw herself half-breatE
less on the messy cushion. from whic
Phyllis had hastily arisen.
81 will go back" she exclaimed
"but you and Mr.. Farrar stay-for tn
blackberries.
And she fitted away, before Vant
too gallant to leave Miss Derringe
alone, could find words to protest.
lie had caught a glance from he
eyes however, and glimpse of he
radiant, blushing face that filled hi
heart with sudden hOpe-a hope, alas
which was doomed to wither in th'
budl
Il knew she would rather go alone,
alughed Olive. tanning herself witt
her broad straw hat. Her visitor is
Elmer Savage; and of course though
two is company. three is none"
''And who may this Mr. Elmer Say
age be-" asked Vane, in as cool voice
as he could assume, while his heart
was beating a furious tattoo in his
bosom.
"Why, don't you know?' asked
Olive, raising a pair of coquettish,
dusky eyes to her companions hand
some face. Don't you know he's her
intended? l didn't suppose she had
kept her engagement a secret from you
though she does love to firt, poor
Young ladies do not usually make
me the confdant of their engage
ments, responded Vane, coolly. But
Why 40 you say poor child?' Surely
an engaged young lady is not subject
for condolences"
"Oh, but you don't knowl Elmer
Savage is just as homely; and he's old
too, and as cross as two sticks Phyllis
kept him on the hooks a good while;
but he's rich as cream, you know, and
SO she accepted him. But what about