Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-04-22
tie Of the sorrow to float away with the
music Of the "Blue Danube"

Spring, the time Of blossoms and
thunder. storms Nature has been slow
ly waking from her nap and the trees
are all in bloom. Foremost among
them. that apple tree with its dress
Of pink and wife, tinted blossoms cover
ing its worn old branches, is a goodly
sight. Kitty Carroll with Dick Serrill
on her way to the woods to gather ar
butus cannot but admire its beauty and
wealth of colcring. But Dick refuses
to praise it, Every one of its branches
seems to him just so many bars against
their future happiness. Therefore he
locks at it with decidedly "evil eye
"Tll tell you what, Kitty" he de-
clares, .'if this thing does not stop soon,
some night I'll get an axe, and inr,shs
morning when all hands waken --prksto.
change !--this tree will be gone, my
way, | believe they're tired of quassol.
ing. only now they keep it up since it
started, If only one or the other would
give in the fraction Of m inch, it would
be all right"
"Oh, but, Dick, you wouldn't dare
cut it down." and here she looks up with
big, round, frightened eyes, aud uncon-
sciously clasps her hands around her
lovers arm at the very thought of such
wickedness. "Never mind I'm GER
tain something will mako II all right
very soon. IL you promise not to laugh
I'll tell you something" Then she goes
on in a mysterious whisper:
"Last night | had dream. | thought
| was down in the kitchen and Biddy
was making big, round, white cake.
and when | asked her what il was for
she said La Miss Kitty, sure and ys
know It's your weddin' cake, thrue
enough. Anyway, | just believe its
good sign" she ends up triumphantly
How sad it is that spring skies are
seldom in sympathy with lovers ram.
bles While the two had been busily
walking and talking the clouds had
been gathering, and sudden fash of
lightning recalled them TO their senses
Now Kitty was almost perfect. Her
one and only fault was an awful fear Of
thunder and lightning. She mustered
up her courage and they sped along as
fast as they could. Just then another aud
brighter flash darted across the sky and
the rain-drops began to fall
"Oh, Dick, whatever shall we do ?
TN so afraid Oh, that horrid light
ningW
"Never mind, Kitty, darling; give
me your hand and we'll run as fast as
we can for the old hut, and stay there
until it is over"
They reached the shelter of the wood
cutters cabin just in time. There was
another lurid dart, followed by loud
clap of thunder
Poor Kitty hid her face on Dicks
shoulder, moaning IL know it has
struck Oh, know has struck !"
Spring, tickle as she generally is, in
half an hour had swept the clouds from
the sky, and out came the blue, and the
sun shone all the more genally for his
little holiday.
But when Dick and Kitty, the pref
Jlef because OF the little rlngletS the rain
drops had curled up on her forehead,
turned into the garden path what do
you think they saw "That apple tree
which had so lately bloomed in magniii-
cent beauty, shattered-laid low by
lightning dart And wonders upon
wonders, there were the old Judge and
Colonel absolutely shaking hands over
tho fallen victim
! was at the wedding the Spring after
OF course tho bride looked lovely aud
everybody else happy. But what do
you think ? There was big, round
cake. just as near like the one Kitty
saw in her dream as could be, and she
would not let any one but Biddy make
it, either. The brides bouquet Why,
that was of apple blossoms.