Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-03-14

law, and it WAS Il iett /
Which ought to have called forth
only sympathy and pity from it's
recipient, but which gave Miss
Sarah onlya strange sort of pleas
IRE in being able at last to sdy,
"Itold You So"
As she sat at her kitchen win
dow that warm July afternoon, the
quiet broken only by the ticking of
the large eightday clock, and the
purring of the cat by the stove,
she was thinking Whit she should
write in reply; in what words she
would remind Susan Of Toms dec
laratim that "neitler he nor his
should ever ask FOR favor at his
sisters hands"
Tue clock struck four with
loud, -whirring noise, which reused
Mis- Jenkins witIra start fromsleL
revcry, and she sprans mp, sur
prised and shocked to find how
long she had been idle.
I'll let her wait Il while for an
answer, she thought. ''It'll do her
good to he in suspense a bit. And
| reckon it ain't too late TO go IL
ter them blackherries in the middle
lot. First thing know them pes
ky stown-boys will be after 'cIn and
[ wont get none for JAM"
SHE put on her sunbonnet, ana
taking Il large tin pail from the
pantry, went out. She paused Oh
the, path that led to The meadow 10
look back to the house, thinking it
was very likely Susan had calcutta
ted OH being asked to take her
abode there.
It wls large, old fashioned
house, with roomy chambers. wide
fireplaces and plenty of windows.
The grounds surrounding l. were
all shaded, and an abundance of
flowers bloomed in the front gar
den. 1t would have been Il grand
place for children oplay. but none
had ever played there since Tom
had been grown. The place had
been left to Miss Sarah by all aunt
and Tom had had no share in it.
Miss Sarah, however, had cared for
and supported her brother who
was very much her junior, until Iit.
was able to strike ont for himself;
and she had made him present
of five hundred dollars when he att
tanned his majority. She thought
she had done more than her duty
by him and she desired that he
should pay her some consideration
in the matter OF his maria ,c.-
She had never felt the same toward
him since, though she tried to lleril
the old motto, 'sDe mortuls MI niSi
bonun," Whenever she spoke to
him.
The blacllbcrries III the meadow
WE'RE very ripe and large, and SO
,,eiNeous that Miss Sarah had no
difficulty in filling her pail in a
very short time.
1t occurred to her as she wallled
homewarl that perhaps tho minis
ter's wife might want to make jan,
too, and woul.l appreciate the Gift
of Il few QUARTS Of berries, such
lis these. So, OH reaching home
Miss Sarah filed Il smaller pail with
the fruit, and, starting ont again,
turned her steps toward the vii
lage.
II look such a sight in this sun
bonnet, reckon I'll best go in the
back way" she Thought, as she APP
preached tEeneat frame dwcllingin
which her pastor lived. :Like is not
they've got company to tea"
The heat, combined with tile long
walk to the village, had caused Miss
Sarah to feel very tired, and as she
entered the minister's gar,len, and
her eyes fell Oh very delightful
shaded arbor- size concluded TO rest
Il few minutes until she w;ls cooler.
"Myfa must be aSred as beet"
she thought, as she seated herself
on one of the rustic chairs. II wish
to goodness I'd brought MY umbrel-
Ia.n
She concluded that she was Sutii-
GENTLY cooled off to present her.
SELF at The house, when she heard
voices, and peering out through the
vines, with which the aIbor was well
screened, she s;lw Mr.. Lawton, ac
companied BY a lady, coming down
the garden path.
Miss Sarah drew back, aud wish
ed very sincerely that she had not
thought Of bringing the berries, or
had stopped at home long enough to
put ON a nice dress; for the lady was
\ stranger, and Looked so exquisite
" neat and cool that Miss Sarah
felt herself by contrast diSgraceiul-
ly rntidy.
She had no doubt that the minis
ter was about to show his compan-
ion the way to the arbor, and her
heart sank at the thought Of being
found i'll such plight. But sudden
~ the stranger paused, and bentto
pick ii rose Of great beauty,
''If We conld only belize hisrose,"
she said, "as tilirwitlIln as without"
"You forget" said Mr.. Lawlon:
Chow often we see worms eating ill.,
to the very heart of the most beau
tiful roses"
SIS nothing true then9 Are we
never able to put faith in the out
wald' of anything or any one +"
"Those who make the loudeSt
,,ro foc,.iopc ora ,fta,, tIa most J.,,;.