The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-21
FINDING JACK.

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[ae.--::@zss,. was such Babel
OF noise about her
What was it? Had everybody gone
mad? Then her wits began to wake
up. She remembered that it was
Fourth OF July. That worst noise OF
all-why, that must be Jacks pistol,
which he had been saving up money to
buy all winter and all summer. And
that other sound-that must be tor
pedoes; and there was the old dog,
Hero, barking at them, and no Won
der; it was enough to make any re-
spectacle dog bark.
Firecrackers! Ugh! Wasn't the
p1st5l bad enough without all these
side shows? Just then Jack called out
from the yard below:
Conn! Conn.,"
The girls name was Constantia
Richmond; but she was too slight and
bonny for such q long name, and
every body called her Conn.
She shook back her fair, soft curls,
as golden as a baby's now, though
Conn was fourteen, and putting a
little shawl over her shoulders, peeped
out OF the open window, as pretty a
little slip OF girl as you would wish
to see, and looked down on the face,
half boyish, half manly, which was
upturued to her. If Jack had been
her brother, perhaps she would have
vscoided him; for Conn loved her morn
ing nap, and the general din had dis
composed her, no doubt. But Jack
was only her cousin and her second
cousin at that; and it's curious what
a difference that does make Your
Brothers your brother all the days of
his life; but your cousin is another
affair, and far less certain. So Conn
said, quite gently:
"What is it? Can do anything?
But I'm sure don't want to help you
make any more noise. This has been
oh, really dreadful"
She spoke with droll, little fine
lady air, and put her pretty little
fingers to her pretty little ears, and
Jack laughed. He had not begun to
think OF her yet as a charming girl
she was just Cousin Conn.
"What," he cried. 'Not like noise
on the Fourth Of July? Why you
don't deserve to have a country.
''Im sure | wish I hadn't" said
Conn, with little dash OF spirit.
Are you dressed?" cried the boy
sixteen years old, but all boy still.
"'No."
''Well, just hurry, then, and come
down. Pm off in half an hour with
the Brighton Blues, and I want YOU
TO see first how this pistol works.
High honor this, that she, a girl,
should be invited to inspect the won.
.derfui pistol!
Conn began to dress hurriedly.
What should she put on? Her white
dress hung iii the closet-such as girls
wore then, for it was many years ago
all delicate ruffles, and with a blue
ribbon sash, as dainty-fine as posi-
BILE. She knew that was meant for
afternoon, when Aunt Sarah would
have company. But might she not
put it on now? Perhaps Jack would
not be here then, and she could be
careful. So she slipped into the dain-
ty gown, and fastened hooks and but
tons in nervous haste, and then look
ed in the g ass, as every other girl that
ever lived would have done in her
place
1t was bright, fair face that she
saw there-all pink and white, and
with those violet eyes over which the
long golden lashes dropped, and that
soft, bright golden hair that Law in lit.
tie rings and ripples round her white
forehead, and hung a wavy mass
down to the slender waist which the
blue ribbon girdled. Conn was pleas.
ed, no doubt, with the sight she saw
IN the mrror-how could she help be.
ing? She tripped down stairs, and
out OF the door. Jack whistled when
he saw her.
"What! all your fnery on at this
time OF day? What do, you think
Mother Sarah will say to that?'
The Prettry pink flush deepened IN
the girls cheeks, and she answered
MN almost as if she thought she had
done something wrong:
~ be SO careful, Jack won't
spoil it. By and by you'll be gone
aud wanted to look nice when / saw
THE new pistol
This seemed extremely natural &c
Jack. The pistol was to him e. mnt
ter OF such moment that no amour,
OF demonstration in its honor would
nave nave. seemed too great. Viewed ii
this light, 1T really appeared quite {
tmerltorlous act that Conn should