Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-05-15
They Reciprocated.


lney SIOOu ~ ln6 lTOHt uuOT.
1t was about 1890. The stars glim-
mered family in the cloudless heaven,
and the moonlight was sifted lightly
through the vines and lay on the pi-
azza at their feet like an opal dream,
or something of that kind. No bird
sang in the pulseless trees because
birds don't sing at night, as igeneral
thing, and besides, if they did, they
would not do any singing to speak of
a. that time of the year, The brook
that 'babbled through the meadow
hard by could be heard getting off its
so-caled interlude between banks tina!
according to poets, must have been
signing for the flowers to hurry up and
fringe it like a lot of real lace.
at will soon be golden summer,
won't it, George?'
"Yes, l suppose it will replied
George: 81 suppose it will. Accord
ing to the almanacs, | think it sets in
about June the first. Very shortly
we shall see the orchards one grand
sea of snowy blossoms, and the robin
will sing his little song on the bough
of the apple-tree, and dart through
the opening flowers and get himseltall
soaked with dew"
And we shall often linger at the
gate, eh p suggested the fair creature.
ooh, yes, we shall lihger at the gate
and hang across it, ahd swing idly to
aud fro on it to the measure of
dreamy waltz, and we shall be so hap.
py that not even the mosquito will
make himself felt
"Aud shall we go sailing much p
"Of course we shall. | have got a
Hat-bottomed boat which | have just
had painted green and named after
you. l shall take you sailing every
day, and row you round among the
sleeping lilies until there isn't skin
enough left on the palms ofmy hands
to make blister OF"
"Do you like to go out with me p
"Yery much indeed, because | am
80 proud of you. should be far hap
pier with you at a circus or a third
rate travelling minstrel show than with
andy one else at the grand opera. |
should be happier drinking lemonade
with you than champagne with any
other girl on the face of the earth.
Peanuts and water with you would be
better than filberts and Tokay with the
wealthiest princess in the world"
"Do you really mean it, George ?"
As she asked this question there was
a slight tremor in her voice, and her
words:werelas hot as fried oysters when
sou have but two minutes to eat them.
"Ofcourse | mean every word ! say"
And do you really think more Of
me than any other girl -
II swear it,
At this moment she Clutchcd ner.
vously at the two-cent jackrose at her
breast, and it fell on the .stoop at her
feet. In an instant he made grab at
it, and the long unearthly rip that fol-
lowed showed that his enthusiasm had
caused him to sacrifice a couple of
suspender buttons. Nothing daunted,
he handed back the rose, and she said:
81 also think more Of you than any
other being on earth. ~
"You do 2"
"Most emphatically | do" she re-
piled, in words that came from the in.
ner recesses Of her pure, immaculate
soul. NO one shall ever come be-
tween Us to bias. this deathless bios.
som Of love. should be happy and
contented with you in East Newark"
"W hat p he gasped.
81 could be happy and contented
with you in East Newark she re-
peated.
"Then ! know you must love me"
And reaching down he drew a soli-
taire diamond ring out Of his boot,
and placed it on her taper snowy fin
ger, kissed her seventeen good.nights,
and fed down the garden path with
alacrity of the antelope. --P,ict.
For twenty.eight years John Lolo
mas been the sawdnst comedian Of