Telegram-herald., 1889-10-16

Lewis hls hosoa trend was slwsys VII
lnz 70 5s tAe bearer 81 tAess tokens sla,
on his retsrn. f4iEhfully to-d The e>geriy-
waiting Caoss1e what s1e SAD and noH she
looked
II was net loag before he oonntec IN ne
and soon understood that even Tor thls
oarhaE Enanlk.n The coarse u Ir1s love &C
not ran smoolh
Lewis Lkea Emrnz, be told ne with .
sigh. Ena he Has seen her smile 81 llrn
focr baby haarll Mast * aware be sot
Ca yol not De ekempl from such pain, ~
oriy for these 1sw short years or ehl.a-
hoods ! triee 60 ooufort h-u, bat he
walked % with his hauos tarass deep az
his pockets, = losk % dese-aton CA the
chaeby l@oe.
saert tine after heard voioes under
tle window oy wllca 4 was sIung, esd
lo9hng o-t cautiously. ! spies Lewis and
Cnessle iu earnest conversation
"Lews 90 goa Like Em'aa very mucht'
Gske1 Caessle, with au auxlous fsee.
Yes. promptly rep1ed Lewis, ''oetier
than any body 'cept mamma AID SIS
Efde"
Here was situation nsteAed eagerly
for what should come next
"Do you claim her for . sweetheart, Lew
ist' came tae anxious little voice.
YES, AID l am gong 10 send her some
flowers tomorrow How loaged % shake
the little t0rment0r0
A long pause followed. during which
Chessle seemed u DO thinking deeply,
then
lewis. did ] show you al my marblesi
I've got sons new ones i"
''No. where are theyfn was the eager re
ply.
you must wait minute" and Chess
ran quickly into the house, soon returning
with a box of marbles which he rattled 80
6s 70 make Lewis ewes open with surprise
and envy Ee displayed hls treasures. some
twenty or more, aud watched the effect on
h.s companion. Lewis fingered them with
wstful ewes, and asked coaKingly; What
vii you take Tor these Chessl holding up
d half dozen Of the striped beauties.
Ill g.ue them 70 you, LOWS, II you Won {
claim Emma FOR a sweetheart ~
"AM ughtri came tie emphatic response,
and the marbles we're pocketed without de-
lay.
Chessie's mind relieved Of It's burden, he
was ready for any fun, and soon the two
were scampering about, as fun of froliC as
the Texas ponies n the pasture lot across
the way.
4 day or two after. we two, Chessie and
/, were returning from a walk, and just as
we were near the church steps, and few
yards from the parsonage gate, we saw
Emma coming from The opposite direction,
and much nearer the gate than we
isis, can get 10 that gate before En- mma
! does" ne asserted.
/ understood that be wished TO show
Emma how fast he could run, and gave
him an encouraging nod.
Try it / said.
II was very dusty. for this was a small
town, and the 'dirt" streets and sidewalks
were never sprinkled except 10y rain.
on he started, fun tilt, kicking Up a cloud
| of dust, and almost hiding the sturdy little
| figure. Emma came on nearer and nearer
the gate, and there was demure smile on
the face meath the broad -brimme6 hat
| "Ah. he viii win" thought /, when down
came Chessie fat on his face right at EN-
mas feeti The picture was comical In the
extreme. There lay the little knight prone
in the dust at his lady's feet, his little red
perspiring face streaked with dust, and his
confusion so great that he could not lift his
eyes to catch the smile and blush with
which she hurried on, for my ill-suppressed
| laughter had taken the power Of speech
| from her.
helped the crestfallen knight 70 arise,
but was unable 10 comfort HIN over the un-
| lucky accident The embryo man could not
endure the thought Of having made him
self look ridiculous. especially IN her eyes.
All that long summer the beautiful child
romance was the source OF keen interest,
and the dear little lovers unselhshness,
trust and constancy taught me lessons
which hope vii not fail to bear fruit in the
| years TO come.
A year has passed since then, and the
/ home letter of a recent date tells ne that
/ Chessie is still true 70 his hrst loFe.-Cora
oailey, in Chicago Journal