Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-20

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 ! II see Capt. Glyn leaning against the i tr,mh of q cherry tree" ment. It is very odd, but, like "Annic's lit mtlo lamb" ill the nursery song, "wheresoc'er z3she children are that soldiers sure to fol- low" I supposeI ought to object to it; but I don't. I like Carr Glyn, and I like being near him, looking at him and | listening to his light. daring talk I think he likes me, too; he always tries to l draw mo into the conversation, and yester- day evening he gave George a little bunch of wild harebells to giyo to me. l shouldn't have thought much of that; but later, when Mrs. Feveril asked him if he had enjoyed a : picnic to which he had gone with the Gore 1 Langtons. he said it was ''beastly stupid,n and that the only pleasant five minutes in the day werc when. he got away from all ] those over dressed girls into little copse full of horebels, and thought of the vicarage and its inhabitants. Mrs. Peveril said: Now, Carr, there's q pretty compliment to your i old cousin" and then he looked at me-such asaucy, merry look! wonder if he saw the harebcils in my belt
 Now while am blushing furously at his sudden appearance, he says, as calmly as pos sible:
 'Well, Miss Leslie, what do you say to Georges propositioni I shall second it most heartily, provided you promise to enlist in my regiment. I don't think could suffer you to appear ill any other; against regimen tai rules, you know"
 Capt. Glyn," say primly, and stripping the cherries vigorously from long, slender bough, If you wero more used to children, you would know that they never talk any thing but nonsense George especially"
 Why, Miss Leslie, you know you told me there's nothing you'd liko better than to have crossed the Prah with Cousin Carr, if you been man," cries George "Carr, do ask Mrs, Stumpkins about tho jacket, she'll do 1t for you, Our Emily put it on for fun on ! Wednesday when we went about the wash ings Mrs. Stampkins'S our washerwoman, you know; and she hadn't sent home one of ! Miss Lesliets stockings, and"--
 ''George!' C shriek Of deprecation drowned in ringing laugh from Carr Glyn.
 "Well, Emily said it was yours, Miss Les lie, But what 'ould you do about you haira Cousin Carr's is short"
 "Yes," says Capt, Glyn, persisting in en- couraging Georges volubility. "I am afraid should have to cut off some of those auburn tresseS. RegimentaI rules, you know"
 Aunt Emma takes hers off at nights" puts in George confidentially. That's much nicer. Emily says she buys all her hair in London; but Miss Leslie hasn't got money enough. She's too poor, you know. Isn't it pity she's so poor9 When I'm a man I'm going to marry her and give her all my"-
 How much further George would have run on within tho protection of Capt. Glyn's arms and Capt. Glyns mocking eyes is un- certain; for ct this moment Dollie, who has
 been sitting quietly on the grass at uy feet,
 stufiing cherries into her little pink mouth, sets up such dolefui roar that it drowns all
 else, and l forget George in snatching her up i'll my arms and asking anxiously is she hurt What is it, my darling?"
 Don't do away, Lelly. Tay wis me an' papa. Me don't want 60 do away" Dollie sobhed between every roar, and with fat arms claspeIl round my neck as I carry her
 away toward the house. Some one stops us
 befCrc We reach it--soine one whose study
 window looks out on the orchard-and asks:
 .'What has happened! Is my itt!a girl
 hurtg"
 'Lelly doin' away, papa," cries Dollie,
 still holding me with one hand while she
 stretches tho other to her father. "Cuthn
 Carr's doin' to take her away wis him. Tell
 Lelly not to do."
 It is some nonsense of Georges; I put in
 hurriedly, almost grossly, but why should , my ridiculous face grow so red, and why , are children so irrational? "Hs wanted me to be a soldier, and Dollie took it in earnest , Dollie. how can you Do so sillyfr
 But my master takes the little goosey in [ his arms,' and does not laugh as I think he might. On the contrary, there is strange look, half sad, have severe, as he says.
 HDon't scold Dollie because her lovo for you makes her selfish Miss Leslie. We older , ones might give you God speed aloud if you . were to go from us; but am afraid we should all cry out terribly in private" a think it is about this time that things be-
 cfD fn 1a1 peaceful place as Byssham vicarage that t would be virtually impossible-but just , enough wrong to be different from usual; and F. the worst of it is that there is no earthly ! cause for it, and that every one seems equally to blame, except Capt Glyn-I must say that !. He does nothing, poor fellow! except be f brighter and more pleasant day by day; but t for the rest of us-well for me- I may as vel
 begin with my own faults-there is some
 thing decidedly out of joint. I seem alway. in hurry and fidget now. Georges spell 6 ing is tedious, and pollie's A B c wearing t My clothes won't go on as easily as usual, anC e my hair takes an immense time ''doing, 1. George twice tells me am 'tcross," and I tel @ him he is naughty, and we have words on tn, It subject; while Dollie, instead of sticking tt 1T me as usual like little leech, slips away t, IS nurse, and says in self defense when sough e for, "Lelly ncbber tell me tories now" Bu d now Can l tell SlofieS "Eeu aL1 listening q e those terrible ones of Carr Glyn's Ashante IS adventures? D think he is nice and yet somehow don, a feel particularly happy: in fact, sometimes
 don't feel happy at all. For one thing, Mrs k Peveril is cross, very cross, She has snubbe, g mo more than onco before Carr, and i a always bouncing on mo at odd inter a vels as if in tho hope of finding me idle re am afraid am rather idle of late Twice ,u have quite forgotten Dollie in the garden il and once let George get up to his knees in Y, muddy ditch because was listening to some g thing Capt. Glyn (he had joined us in oa Id walk was telling me. Of course 1t was yer ia careless aud neglectful, but never did s .n before, and Mrs. Pever1 need not be- quite 6 D. angry or say such unpleasant things Am " to blame because this gallant, sunny haarte
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