The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-10-14
chosen a daughtersin-law to suit
them better, and all they asked was
that We should wait a little while.

"My daughter is not IL years
yet" said the dominic. "You must
not be in hurry to take her from
me-"
"Wait two yoars and You will be
three-apd.twenty, AM III give you
the river farm and build You a
house" said father.
Our course Of true love seemed
to be running very smooth indeed,
and would have stoked my life and
sonl, pretty heavy. stake, on my
constancy, but somehow, think
satan thoughtswe we're too happy,
and laid trap for me.
DR.. Robins widow, managing
woman With big house, was in the
habit of taking summer boarders,
and every year a lot OF city strang-
ers wandered about the place from
June TO September.
When Dolly ard / had been en-
gagged about year and a half, the
widow bad thirty boarders in her
house, aud Ike and Edwin and all
the male help slept in the barn.
There was one young lady there,
Miss Sally Gray, so pretty tha,
every one who saw her was talking
about her. And was introduced
to her. Some wsmon have way OF
making n man act against his better
Judgment. She was ono of them /
did not mean to fiirt with her, but
| did. | did not mean to meet her
in shady lanes, aud the quiet wood
paths, but we met. She knew Q
suppose Ike Robins had told her)
about my engagement, and she teased
me about being afraid Of my sweet
heart.
"Such good, prim little thing"
che would say. is she dreadfully
shocked at me 7 Does she think
sm hirt '".ss she pray for me in
meeting 7"
l felt angry. but yet was piquod
into proving mvaalf frea 10 do o.
InRed. AT little evening party, to
which we were asked, danced five
dances With her, and when, mt last,
my conscience smole me, aud l went
to look for Dolly, / found she bad
gone home.
"She said her pa wanted her."
said Mrs. Robins "but / tell you
plainly, James Gardner, I don't be-
lievo it and for my part. 1 don't
zee what people can fpd to admire
in that impndent New York girl.
ifmy lilly behaved like her, I'd
shut her up on bread aud water nm.
til she reformed"
l hurried away, but tho parson.
age was shut mp when | got there,
and / spent an hour walking up and
down before the house, staring at
the dark windows.
The time seemed very long until
tho noxt evening, and went over
to tho parsonage very early but
Dolly was not there.
"She's gone to spend the evening
somewhere, said the dominic, kind
ly. 81 suppose she forgot TO leave
word for you to come for hor. She
isn't very well, either q cold, | sup.
pose. know l generally caught
cold at a party when was young
aud attended snch entertainments.
| hope she'll be careful. Her poor
mother diod OF consumption"
My heart gavo great leap.
l thought of Dolly i'll, dying, even
dead, and l went out into the kitch-
en- to ask the servent If Dolly left
hoy message for me.
"She said she wouldn't be home
to~night," answered Nora "at least,
bbis evening, l mean, and she did
not leave word where che was gone
Nora understood, / saw. | felt
ierribly injured, and l made up my
mind to revenge myself by spending
he evening with Sally Gray.
She was at home, the servant girl
'aid, and ] found her waiting in the
'arlor for me. We had it to our
Ielvos. Mrs. Robins never came in
10 lpny of the other boardors in
Iced, it was now growing late in tho
'eason, and they were almost all
zone away. III never knew how 10
l'rt before, Sally Gray taught me
low that night, and when l took I
cave OF her l was imprudent enough {
O tell her ! should like to kiss her. |
"Do ii, if yos desire. said she. c