Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-09-13

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tranced him.
Near at hand there were candy and pea
nuts, oranges, and popcorn balls in color
ed papers. and when they turned back they
each carried a full paper bag. and Henry
had spent eighty cents.
Il don't know how were going to eat it
all up" said the girl, with satisfied gig
gle; II guess well have to gre it away
They sat down under tree. aimlessly,
holding their bags. There's Mr.. Fuller,
she prated on. He come over all alone
in his sulky, and he might just as well
brought load. He's mean anyhow
mean and stingy Gracious! look a that"
Two girls precisely alike in every feature
of their fat faces and figures, their white
dresses and blue -ribboned hats, walked
solemnly past. ''Oh yes, | know who they
be. They're the Frink girls from over to
Royalton. They're twins I've heard of
'em. Ny goodness you couldn't tell 'em
apart to save your neck. Gracious! I'm
glad amt one of 'em. I'd do something;
I'd cut my hair off, or something. and I'd
dress up just as different as I could; would
MT your"
"Y I" said Henry, his blue mild eyes
fastened immovabiy upon her.
The band stationed at the merry GO
round was playing loudly and clashingly.
Marching through Georgia-pshaw!'
said Miss Scott They'd better get some
thing we hain't heard There's lots riding
in it, amt therei"
do you want to ride in it, said Henry;
and Miss Scott nodded, with a simple m
m" Henry himself was barren of enter
tainment and her mind roved and craved.
1t was rude affair, its clumsy motive
power a horse tramping around in the mid
die. the seats rough and shaky
1t was ten cents ride. They climbed,
up when it had stopped and refilled, and
went swinging round. 1t had a loud
creak, which sounded above the bluster of
the band, and their seat jiggled. The
groves thickest population was here.
There were many spectators, talking and
laughing and eating, and the girl bridled
with enjoyment of their regard. She fan
ned herself, and then opened her paper
bag and ate pope corn and peanuts, and
when the machine stopped she did not get
up.
THAT couple over there's been around
two or three times" she said merely, eat
ing contentedly on. They took three
turns Then they Jagged back to their
tree, arm in arm. Other pairs were under
surrounding trees, sitting on shawls or
buffalo robese or in buggies standing
empty -thilled.
Mercy! | should think twas hot enough
to set on the ground" said Miss Scott as
they sat down.
So far she had talked necessarily and
sercnely, but she suffered now a lowering
of the needless youthful spirits which had
sustained her. She looked at Henry in
sudden curiosity; he was sitting quiet, his
green lined hat on his knee, and looking at
her. She was fattered by his unremitting
admiration, but she was puzzled by its lack
of product.
''You amt much of talker, be your
she said. ''Well, guess I CAB enough for
two. Amt you going to eat something'
don't want to eat it all"
He opened his bag and they ate in 81
lence for time. Here and there people
We're spreading cloths on the -. -.
lugging heavy baskets from wagons.
~ s'pose they'll all be having dinner
pretty soon," said the girl, looking around
"Our loads going to eat all together
Well, I've ct so much stuff now don't be-
lieve | could touch thing" But she
turned her eyes restlessly about, munching.
"What you going to do for dinner she
queried.
Il brought little something" said
Henry. He had brought some bread and
meat and boiled egg in his pocket
Miss Scott searched the bags for the
candy without further question few
moments back, in her airy complacence, she
would have asked him to eat dinner with
their load but the inclination that would
have prompted it was subdued She chew
ed her candy in silent wonder at him, and
the displeasure which comes so easily to her
age and kind, eying hm covertly down his
clean white length Her mind, which had
wavered between her first derision and her
later respect, settled itself She reflected
that he could not say boo to goose. Yet
she could not account for backwardness; no
experience defended it. There was nobody
within immediate sight, and guided by her
crude traditions, with the matter-of- fact
conceptions of them which robbed them of
harm, she had looked for him to offer to
hold her hand.
"fWell, l believe I'm thirsty again" she
said. 'Tain't much wonder, I've ct so
much"
'Do you want some wateri" said Henry.
Some idea of her dissatisfaction penetrated
to his dizzied mind and he spoke anxious
ly.
''Oh, don't know said Miss Scott.
She got up, shaking the shucks and orange
skins from her stained lap. They've got
watermelon up to one of the stands; | saw
it,"
II" had not much money left, but he
took it out willingly.
Il might as well go long" she said,
following, her eyes roaming widely.
There's Miny Cone. Well, there's Dave
and Gil. | thought twas funny where
they'd gone to- She fingered, flushing
and giggling. ''Well, 20 on, she said,
over her shoulder; "I'll wait here"
He hurried back, with two slices of
watermelon on piece of brown paper
But she was gone He was perspiring with
his haste and the extreme heat; the moist
ure rolled down his face; his collar was wet
and wilted, and the melon dripped down
his clothes. He stood, his legs close to-
gether, and stared at the place where he
had left her, and young fellow who stood
watching broke into guffaw. "Your
girls lit out, /" he said
The woman whose horse he had watered
came within range, driving a flock of chill |
dren before her. "You had your dinner?"
she called out. Don't you want to come
and set down with usl We got plenty" |
And accepting his refusal, she brought |
back to him cup of cold coffee, some cold |
corn, and piece of cake. He sat down |
and ate it.
He had but five cents left and his |