Telegram-herald., 1890-11-27

Whca Nc hA1 seated ourselves On = con
yonient log.
'An offer OF marriager' repeated In
surprise, remembering her warm, low
ing salute and afectionats embraces Of
few minutes previous.
Yes, from your college friend, Willie
Steele"
And did you say 'yes%
NO. l didn't. you goOsey; you know
I'll never. never, never say yes 70 any
man until you ask me, and there's no
need Of your saying any thing Now,
think I'm an immOdest country hoyden
IL you like. But read this for the
present. I found IL on the floor this
morning outside the door OF your
sneaky friends room. When you have
read 10 you won't have 10 ask If re-
fused 10 marry him"
took tho envelope and glanced ~
the superscription.
why. this is addressed 20 Steele,
Cherry
Never mind II 1t Is; Just you read
IL. / wouldn't have looked at il only
for the clause in il about you. The
letter was out of the envelope and
saw your name when | was putting it
back 70 slip under his door"
please read it for me. Cherry; I'm
dizzy and all Of shiyer."
kept my teeth from chsttering and
listened 20 her reading until a sentence
warmed me beyond reach of the most
frigid chills.
WELD HALL. Harvard, Nov "a
WILLIE STEALE. ESQ, APPLEvuLE VT
Ny dsrs sur: You iergot Ter pay me fer Eittin'
them paperz outer ther prors room thet you
put inter true Blues desk Ef I'd know'd you
WIZ goin' ter play such a dirtee ,rick on yore
chumm. / neVord a done IL fer you. I've bin
deeschargd from my JOB and want the $50 you
promised fer helpin' you. wuz raised in ap
pleville and know every foot Of squire peper-
grass land and Thursday mcrnin' at nine
O'Clock I'll be waitin' at the bend wher the
squir's drivin-way tarns tow'rd the rosde. ef
you don't hand over ther money I'll soueal and
tell the squire and yore folk AL knows.
JED MICKLTN."
30! Cherryr' I CALCULATED, you are
my guardian angel And 70 think that
I lay all last night by the roadside
praying I might die"
well. never mind about dying now,
you silly boy.
''Do you imagine I've been foolish
enough 70 keep this letter from pa until
/ could see you? How could know I
would ever see you again? You left as
cool as a cucumber, just ss though your
country cousin Cherry didn't have any
interest In your return. 1t would have
served you right II hadn't shown this
10 pa; but did and II we look over the
bend as we go home you may see some
thing that viii surprise you"
Cherry's prophecy was a true one for
"a we. hand in hand. peered through the
barberry bushes TO the bend In the road
below. the village constable stepped
from = convenient hiding-place and
placed his hand on Jed Micklin's should
er.
Glad tsv see &c back, Jed; I've been
er wsntin' Nv yeou,7 be said.
Steele started 70 escape up the path
way leading 70 the house, and ran
straight into my Uncle Diah's arms.
''Diah," dryly remarked Aunt ROXY,
them bonds ez yeou wuz er fggettin'
erbout Is IN one o. yeour bootlegs, Hss
where yeou put EN- yeourself when
yeou started fer ther village an
dian't gao eus e. vz rainin'
an ye0G wuz skeert ov ther
rsmatiL Yeon axed me ter grease EN-,
ther butes, I mean. an faound ther pa
pers Inside on EN-"
"A We sat down together on that
evensful Thanksgiving daT, drank in
every word Of the prayer offered By ny
mole, and felt In ny heart | had
much more than The dinner 20 be thank
ful for.
I returned 70 college and graduated
the nextyesr. and the following Than Ks
giving, when 80 gathered around the
saoriacisl turkey. Uncle Dfsh and Auut
Roxy we're the guests Of Cherry. who
presided ever ne repAss a. ths newly
made vie q True Blue.