The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-24
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vant hundred doll s"
Lydia A hundred dollarsi"
"And you must let me have it," vehe.
mcntly went on Lydia. "I've killed
Uncle joshua's prize colt That is. |
didn't exactly do it myself; but was
riding Pretty Jane around the meadow,
just for practice, and forgot anl left the
bars down, and the colt got out on the
railroad track, and the train came along,
and--Oh never can look Uncle Joshua
in the face again, unless have that hun
drcd dollars to pay him
81 shall be able to earn plenty for my
self before long, mamma" she added,
brca.hleSsly, "for can ride better than
the woman in pink tarlatan and spanglcs
VINO Jumped through the hoops at the
circus. When the old gipsy told my for
tune last year, at the county fair, she said
a horseshoe would bring mo luck some
day; and knew of course, what she
meant. SO I've been practicing riding
ever since, whenever | could get away
from Aun: Beck and Uncle joshua,
lal.-"
Mrs Dapp,e:on Amcs is in The draw
ing.roJin, ma an, said The whitr.Clppcd
maid. appearing with an oXyii1ed silver
/ clri-rccc!ycr ~ her hand.
Aud Mrs. Blythe checked her dau.h.
tors condolences az once.
"lydn, cried ,hc. "i'm surprised a.
/ you, i great Girl like you scuiiling and
romping a-oynd th' county! Go back
70 shady Plain, 10y the very next train,
. and Try 20 behave more like lady.
Why, you must bc fourteen at least"
seventeen, mnmma, confessed the
nl'pr.t "But aren't you going to give
~" the hundred lollars,'
Il have not got hundred cents ~
impH'icntly cried Mrs. Blythe. "Aud if
| had, wouldn't give it to you, you
I naughty, ill-bchavod, rompiug
Matilda. tell Mrs Dapplcton Ames that
| shall be down directly, and bring some
tea and buns for--for Miss Blythe be-
fore the next train goes.
But when Mrs. Dapplcton Amc3 had
finished her call, and Mrs Blythe came
I back, the bird had flown. Lydia, deeply
wounded and rcsentful. had promptly
returned to Shady Plains
That old gypsy must have been a
] humbug, after all, 50 thought the despair
iug girl "Oh. what shall say To-
Uncle joshua! Why was marina so cold
and cruel to me. Oh. dear, | am very.
very unhappy"
! "Shldy Plains" shouted the con.
! ductor.
And aS Lydia crcpt sorrowfully out Of
the train, something bright like fallen
/ drop Of dew. scintiIatcd On the floor al,
her feet. She stopped 10 pick il up. 1t
( was diamond sctrl-pia in the shape
, of horseshoe.
squire Clrhlr,', oompany must have
dropped it,, said Lydia to herself.
"Oh, how it sparkics! II it were only
mine For am sure it must be worth
more than a hundred dollars.
She glanced furtivcly At tall, broad.
,houIdcrcd young fellow who hai been
seated in the train few seats beyond
her
"iIc never looked around" thought
Lydia. "l'm glad Of it, for he must
have known that had been crying. But
| must give this back to him.
With light, swift step she hastcncd
to ovcrtake Squire Carhar;s city guest.
PLEASE, Is this yours" she said,
holding up the glittcring half-circlc.
Il found il On the car tloOr close to
where you were sitting
lie started and raised his hat.
"lt is Mr. Wot,on's ncicr, isn't il"
said he--"Mis, Lydia! Yes, it is mine,
and I'm thousand times Obliged to you.
| must have fastened it in very carelessly.
And | value it very highly, coo; it was
gift from my father
lis it worth great deal Of money p"
asked Lydia, lifting her sca-buc eyes to
his face.
"Abou, u hundred dollars, suppose ="
II wish II was mine, said Lydia, with
long sigh, ~ il she were thinking
aloud
Yours Why, it isn't a lady's orna-
mcut
"oh, no, the pin" Lydia FASTENED to
explain, "hut the mou,y-thc hundred
dollars, Good-by! Here is the carriage
waiting from Carhari Court"
"Will YOU let me drive you rs far Us
Wottou Farm" asked the stranger,
CourtcDuSly
And tired Lydia willingly a1,cdcd.
The up,hot was that when she entered
her unclc'S presence, she gave him n
bank bill representing the price of the
prize colt.
"Whcrc did thee get this money,
child solcmnly asked Uncle .Joshua
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