, 1890-06-27
DOROTHY'S ROMANCE.

Dorothy Field looked very sweet and de.
murc As, with her father, old Squire Field.
and her tall, rather loosely hung brother,
Andrew, she walked to church one Sunday
morning forty years ago. Tit little village
Of Framleigh was always quiet, yet on
sunday mornings it seemed even more
peaceful than usual. Dorothy was some
times a little oppressed by the calm and
wished it would not make itself quite 30
obtrusive But on this May morning no
such rebeIlious thoughts were in her mind,
for she entered into the gently beguiling
mood OF nature. and her heart was full OF
sunshine.
As they neared the rather stately look
ing brick church little groups were seen
coming from all directions. For every one
in FrHmleigh went to church. Although
the congregation was not large. it was, on
the whole, a well-to-do one, for the inhabi
tants OF this little village, most Of whom
were descended from n few aristocratic
families, prided themselves on this fact
and kept up their good name.
As Dorothy from her place in the choir
looked oyerthe familiar faces which showed
themselves over the high, straight pews
her attention was caught by an unfamiliar
face In Deacon Gray's pew. Surely, never
before had she seen this tall, elegant young
man, with the pleasant eyes and sunny
hnir, And NJ She looked from him to her
good nntured. awkward brother, 1t seemed
to her that Andrews coat had mover fitted
so badly.
Occasionally, during the service, she
glanced demurely over her hymn book at
the new face beside the staid old deacon,
and us she was singing In her sweet so
prano voice, Sweet fields beyond the
swelling flood" she looked over toward
the dencon's pew to see II the new occu-
pant WAS singing, and finding his dark
eyes resting on her with n calm, interested
gaze, this simple country girl blushed and
nearly lost her place,
At the various dinner tables In Fran
leigh that day this young man was spoken
OF with more or less interest. IL became
generally known that he was n cousin of
the deacon's wife, and had been studying
at the medical school in Cambridge, but
was Obliged TO give his eyes a rest.
The blooming damsels OF Framleigh, who
ou~tnumbered the young men of the village.
were especially interested in the stranger.
Rcbcccn Thompson, a good natured. red
checked girl, who was Hospitality inclined,
was much grieved that IL was too late 10
the season to have n sugar party, that she
might invite Mr.. Deane, but finally decid-
ed to content herself with n gathering"
which meant a social meeting of the SWANS
and maidens OF Framleigh, in the large old
parlor, where they played fox and geese
or around the chimney" and ate apples
and cake or popped corn. The gathering
would break up at 10 o'clock, when those
OF the youths who were not too bashful
would ask their favorite Mehitables or
Ahigails II they might see them home.
This kind of gnyety was quite new to the
Young Harvard student, and, although he
went in "A rather superior mood, thinking
to be mildly amused by the harmless gam
bols Of these country people, yet he felt "A
thrill Of interest MS he wondered II he
should sec the sweet faced girl who had
sung In the choir on Sunday. And when
he entered the parlor almost the first per
son he saw was Dorothy. looking very
charming and pensivo in n dainty figured
brocade dress which had belonged to her
mother
Rebecca, the hostess, ushered him in and
introduced him to every one In the room.
Then Robert did something which quite
shocked the feelings of Framleigh society.
On one side OF the room all the maidens
were sitting, while on the opposite were
all the young men, looking awkward
enough In the straight backed chairs and
dressed in their best clothes. For this was
the way In which the guests were ALWAYS
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games began. But Robert, with an easy,
graceful manner, took a seat on the girls
side Of the room, between Dorothy and
little Ruth Hawkes., and began to talk to
them as II very much at ease-a proceed.
ing which caused H surprised nutter on
one sid OF the room and struck consterna-
tion on the other.
But when they began to play games the
chilly air OF reserve which seemed to encir.
Gle the company was changed to one of
merry good humor. From the moment
when Dorothy's clear, shy eyes looked into
his, Us she took the cats cradle Off his
his hands, Robert had n feeling OF exhilara-
ton, and knew that he should enjoy him
self. And when he left Dorothy at her
own door he felt very joyful as he walked
home TO the ~deacon's, and IL seemed to him
that there was nothing more charming
than a country village in May.
Dorothy came down to breakfast next
morning looking very trim and domestic
in a light print gown, and when Andrew
spoke in a joking manner about her new
city beau she blushed up to the little curls
on her forehead and looked rather con.
scious.
That afternoon she thought she would
go into the woods TO see II she could find
some late arbutus. When she reached the
top of the hill she found n beautiful bed of
May flowers which had come out late, as
they were under a pine tree which had kept
of the sun. As she was bending over the
flowers, pulling of the dead leaves which
covered them, she heard a deep voice hum
ming;
"Oh, DO you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt,
Sweet Alice. whose hair was 50 brown"
Looking up, she saw Robert Deane not
very far from her. just at that moment
he saw her and came toward her. So to
gether they gathered the arbutus, and
when Robert said that picking Mayfowers
seemed to be the most appropriate thing In
the world for her to do, she WINS SO like
them, she turned pinker han the pinkest
of flowers in her hand. And thea he added.
II never knew how beautiful the arbutus
was before" After they had gathered all
the blossoms under the pine tree, Robert
wanted to go up higher On the mountain to
see II there were not some flowers there. So
they did not get home till supper time, and
Dorothy. who was usually very capable
Greeley pie plant is delicious You
can get it at F. NJ. Griswold & Co. on
Sixteenth street.