The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-11-20
TWICE TEN YEARS.

remember it as well as if it were yes
terday. The carriage stood at the door
that was to take me back to school for
the spring term. My mother gave me
innumerable instructions, smoothed my
collar and adjusted my cap on my head
properly, then gave me kiss and stood
looking wistfully at me as L went down
the walk and got into the carriage.
A month or two later-it was in June,
think-after hard struggle one after
noon with some figures, all about ship
and cargo and the profit and all that,
went out to join the boys. When 1
reached the pay ground they were gone,
and there was nothing for me to do but
amuse myself as best could. strolled
around the house with my hands in my
pockets (Which my mother had told me
distinctly must not do), and suddenly
remembering her instructions took them
out again; then, for want of better
amusement, began to whistle.
Next to the school there was a pretty
cottage separated from the school house
by n board fence. The two houses were
not 100 feet apart, and could look right
through under the trees, and there on
the croquet ground stood a girl, a trif1e
younger than myself, looking straight
at me.
Now, when a boy suddenly finds him
self observed by a girl he feels very
queer. remember that very WELL. My
hands went right into my pockets, but
remembering that was not the correct
thing to do in the presence of a girl ]
took them directly out again. Then !
concluded that it would be good way
to show how little I was embarrassed by
turning twice around on my heel. a
movement on which I greatly prided
myself. After that I don't remember
now-it was so long ago-what new
capers cut. But one thing is very GER
tain. was soon hunting for something
I pretended to have lost in the grass be-
side the fence.
''If it's your knife you've lost, :" heard
little voice say, sit isn't there.
picked up knife there a week ago, but
it was all rusty and no good"
''Oh, never mind" said, looking up
into two eyes away back in sunbonnet,
|'it wasn't much of a knife anyway, and
I've got another"
"Are you one Of the boys at the
schoolg'
Eyes"
.sWhat reader are you in9"
'sThe Fourth"
".Do you study geography
"Yes"
whats the capital of the United
States?'
scratched my head.
"I don't remember that I admitted
reluctantly. ''Pm first rate ON capitals
but can't recollect that one"
"Why didn't you go off with the
boysg'
II was behind with my sums. ex
pect they've gone to the river. I like
the woods pretty well, they're full o.
squirrels"
-tAnd snakes" she added.
"rm not afraid of snakes
''And lizards
''Nor lizards. suppose you're afraid
TO go there"
mo, I'm not
eff you want to go there now, and ar,
afraid, don't mind going along, just tx
keep off snakes and things"
She looked wistfully out at the wood
lean see her now leaning on her mallet
celebrating such process can b,
called deliberation where the conclusion
is predetermined-the straight, 1.-THE fig
ure. poised between the mallet and on
foot, one little leg crossed on the other
peering out at the forest. Suddenly
without any warning, she dropped tn,
mallet and started for the wood.
We were not long in crossing the fiel,
and were walking in the dense shad
when she stopped, and looking at m
with her expressive eyes said:
GLOW still it is in here! It seems t
me 1 can almost hear it be still"
eyes, it is pretty solemn" replied
.sLet's go ON; the river winds aroun
down there and we can see the water g
over the dam"
heard distant voice calling Julia.
It was very faint; she did not hear it;
stood moment hesitating.
.'Come, let's go."I said, starting foi
ward.
'tJulia," l heard again. more faintl
than before.
I hurried her on, fearing she woul
hear the voice and turn back.
Presently we emerged from the woot
and stood by the river. was familia
with the ground. and led my little frien
directly to the dam.
''Most of the boys are afraid to wal
out on that dam," said
I'D be afraid"
.sBut you're only girl; a boy ought
MT to be afraid" With that I starte
boldly out, occasionally standing on on
foot and performing sundry antics
tshow what brave boy was. Then