The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-05

burst OF eIoquencc was nuL,.lD.l
Next. singing was in order, and inter
minablc ballads with inevitable char
uses of ri-too-rn-li-loora-ri-to
cheered the company, while old Thomas
Rowe, by special request, sang In .
quavering voice q ditty whose immoral
refrain was that
~IIe who drinks cold water,
And goes to bed sober, &
FNacs os the leaves do, fades ss the lcovcsdo,
And dies In October. IA
Hc y,so drinks good alc
And Goes to bed mellow,
Lives as be ought to live lives ss he ougfi eo,
live,
And dies jolly fellow"
A sentiment which would be hardly ap
prcciated in this prohibition age, bot
which seemed to find considerable favor
among the harvcst-homers.
Then those who had been serving re-
tired to ON ante chamber to attack q
similar rcpast on q smaller scale, and
all hands set to work to clear the tables
away. When this was done three cid
men drew from tho recesscs of green
baize bags their flddles and the fun be-
gan to get fast and furious. ''Sir Roger
de Cc@erly" was the first on the list, of
course. John Barlow and the diary-mail
the premier couple, followed by Mrs.
Barlow and the. hcad-wagoner, while
others came in quick succession, but all
mated from different degrees of society
in the small community, Arthur Dunbar
being cis-d-cis with the herdsman's
daughter, a stalwart lass who canilidly
confessed her appreciation Of the COM
pliment II was at this moment that
Kate Graharnc came into the room.
dressed in her simplest costume and
looking as pretty as picture. Shc was,
of course, Immediately appropriated by J
the schoolmaster, who had been wait
ing under Instructions for this especial
purpose and wos speedily lost in tho
maze of the dance. Reels and jigs. fol-
lowed in quick succession, during whirh
Arthur Dunbar found it more profitable
to sit On an old fashioned settle" with
Kate Grahame and make comments on
the passing pageant. Then, aqnadrille,
and once more to Arthnrs disgust the
Old schoolmaster stepped forward anil
claimed the young lady as his partner.
Just Il en- an ,pariti n. made lis ap-
pearance in the doorway, which d
centrated the g'ze of ever, one. 1t
was Mademoiselle Campicnon, looking
with beaming eyes on the gay scene.
Mrs. Barlow nudged Mr.. Barlow with
her arm and whispered something in
Der ear, when to kate's surprise the
good humored yeoman, with very red
face, approached the lady and addressed
her, and the next minute led her out in
triumph onto the floor, and they were
whirling away with the best OF them.
From that time forth Kate Grahame
gave herself up to the full enjoyment
of the occasion, ventur!ng even such ~
breach OF her instructions as to delight
in merry spin with Arthur Dunbar An
a partner.
How swift the moments few. But
all things must come TO an end at Last.
and in the wee sma' hours of the morn
ing the happy jewellers took their de- =
parture and the old house was once
more quiet again.
Did Kate Grahame dream that NIGHT
| am afraid she did-of a tail, hands ome
young man with auburn hair and
brown eyes-which was very reprehen-
sible in that young lady, considering
the educational advantages she had en-,
joyed and the taste fer only v,ry aris-
tocratic society she ought TO have i'm
bibed in Miss Honoria's drawing room.
lTo BE Continued