The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-09

and experience Is everything. One thing
vowsd-if ever they rsn away, shs should
not ride me. / can refuse co. bulge ~
choose. have done II before this. should
have been astone pony under such circum'
stances, | assure you.
But the girl did not know. perhaps. what
the boy felt. Who can tell what q girl
knowt7 could not, for one.
80 the rides went on. aud you never
guetfed, no the pretty lady rods ahead aad
the handsome groom followed. what q
MephistopheleH knew.
You never gues,ed what he heard her
whisper one day. as she turned ga her sad
die and looked at him. IL was THIS:
"'oh. what Diiy he ISN'T n gentleman.
What q pity what pity
1T was far away from the village, on the
white road IL was ~ quiet as a place could
be but. st'il rs II was, she whispered too
low for him 10 hear, Then she said aloud:
"'Ben amin. what sort OF weather are we
going 10 havel Dare | ride farther
"Ho answered.
"'I think q won't rain 10 day, Miss'
And then he was at her side, aud his hat
was OF In his hand, and he was speaking.
miss he said, eoftlY, IL you please, /
shall lfave tomorrow
"'Leave? she said. You leave us! whyg
ND rather not tell why. Miles, said he.
why, Benjamin said she. Has papa
iound fault with your
"'No. Mis- said he.
"Isyour work hard
"'No, Mas
Your wages too low
It's not q matter OF wages, said he; it's
a matter OF duty
Then, why won't you tell? said she. Il
insist that you shall tell
After all, you see servants ore men, and
ladies women, and youth In youth.
- Miss Cheeseboro,' said he. since you ask
me you must excuse me Tor telling you. Iva
stepped out OF my place. I've done what
should be kicked out of the house for. II it
were known. I've fallen in love with yol.
OF course I'm not foo. / know I'm Only
a servant to you, but al tho same I've done
IL, and / must 60 whore need not zee you
any more
Then they were both silent We stood
under the shadow OF great tree. / don't
know what his horse thought-nothing per-
bsPs; he was stupid beast-but listened
with all my ears.
j never minded being poor and ignorant
before, he said soon, or that came OF COM
mon folks never wanted book .learning
and money, and to be q gentleman. as
speolful gil my thoughls have been, you'd
~ am only very, very sorry said ehe;
and | see that you had better goa great
zeal better
L felt Der tromble.
"'Miss Cheeseboro, he said, speaking fast
this time and turning very. pale. you
poor man and servant, and
haven't been taught much, and you
know feelings amt 10 be managed. They II
have their way. ] mean 10 ask question
If II seems im pudent to you shall bs sorry
don't mean II 50. Iii I
We'll? said she.
or I'd been a gentleman aud rich and
book learnt and otherwise myself, might you
ever have liked ma just little?
And at that felt her dr0op. and knew
her head Was bent low, aud that her tears
fell.
Der jsmiu." sbe said IL we had been in
the same rank OF iife might not havs said .
You had better go away. Yol are gentle.
men enOEgh not 10 presume on that IN aDy
wsy, l know, or on thie that tell vOu-that
It is not 30 much 81 pspas daughter who
must say--must Know-that there is moth
ing 20 be said but good By and forget me.
There are many sweet, good girls who will
be glad TO lear you say what you have said
10 me-"
~ shall never say that to any one again.
said he.
Then they rode home he far behind
from first to last. When ne left me that
night he kissed me on my forehead.
"'Good by, old Meph., said he. Il wish
were you.'
"And / never saw him again.
There's an ola grsy-headed groom behind
us now when we ride, and he keeps behind.
But know why we ride so often along the
white road, and standlquiet in the shade OF
the elm trees. Once or twice l have felt her
droop and bend her head again as she did
that day.
81 know enough of young girls hearts TO
know ihatit will not last forever; but il yen
think Miss Cheeseboro, with her money and
beauty, very happy just now, can tell you
Il, Mephistophsles, her own pony-that
you are mistaken"