Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-13
A S0UIRE'S ROMANCE.

Hop parking was always a gala time
- Pendexter farm.
Far awav The golden hare hung ovc-
the hills ike a qulvering veil; the bland
ar was fan Il soft. subtle fragrance q.
Wild gaps rspcnirg IN the woods. and
wherever = lcsd tree or rude stone wall
afforded Il vantage ground. the silvery
tar.-iee 81 ciematis wOve a lovely gar
lan,i. and the masses q goldenrod and
purple fringed asters held up their clris-
tiers n dazzling bloom. And N the hop
fs..d snsrry Voices echoed from morning
until night
VII Psndcxter. walking up and down
the aislss Of silver green LEAKAGE with
his hands behind his back. might have
reminded ore Of Boaz in the ancient
S.-riptars story--princeiy Boaz standing
IN his harvest fields and giving kind
glance AMI pleasant word 10 every one
Isn't DO handsomey" said little Fanny
DIX 70 Miss Morgan. the rector's daugh-
ter. Fanny was pale little dress
maker. with an incipient cough, who
hal been recommensles. by her doctor u
srerd fortnight in the hopfelds. and
Mis- Nc-ran. whose mother had died OF
consumption. picked hops-every year on
principle. Just a. Judge Marier's daugh-
tsrs visiboi Long Branch And al the
hAndsurner sino. he has turned grayl
do wonler Why be never married"
Don't you known" said Miss Morgan
sassiy.
No"
81 can tell Yen. then.- said the rector's
daughter. who dearly loved q morsel q
genuine romance because his first
love tilted him"
As II any one would jill VIII Pen
dsztcr- s1it incre.lulous Fanny.
''Oh. but he wasn't Squire Pendexter
thsn--end AL this happened 20 years
ago." averrsd Miss Morgan. her flying
fingers never leaving of among the clus-
terra 4 psls grcen hors. That was b.
forr - inherited Pendexter farm Re
wa8o1i7 a poor young farmer then. with
his own living - make. and this was
beautiful girl who was spending the sum
mer her-. And they were engaged and
au-and The very night before tho we'd
ding shs ran way with an Italian. or
C0uns Caprivi. who vas singing on The
New York -ta2e."
Fanny drew long bresth-
ard what l-sarne # thsxnF sail -hs.
".t. they went % Italy. where tke
cofEt expected - saccstd 10 large -
t.fss. au1 e1pro-e they arr therenow
Fanav locked with sec-e, awe at the
rudy fan aai magnificent height ~
VII Pcndc1trr IS b. sunfereG down
tie crsra asir,, Of waving tcndrils and
frcsnrlous iasvrs. an almost wondered
70 hear him ak Aahala Bently abous
her hahy IN the ofThand. ordinary Ian
gziaze ~ everyday ife. and give lame
Biry Bartiett Good day inst - II
there bal b-ca no Countess Caprivi n
tbc wor.I
Eut Fanny Dix vas but girl yet.
Ste di not know how - years VIII
br,dre 81 tf,o darkest CALF in a human
hfe Tsera Il eo scar hat wili not heal
ia ~ years There j. not a grave On
wtich f~s VIZ ms Krow-aye, and
csis,s tia1Hi IA - Ve.t-s
~ t1 rot fnow tsat va can take an
ct'-r lar.l rimrsou sai Sqsrire Pen
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81 aizeady
what l thought. exactly. air sail
tho cver@esr respectfully '.tiut his
'ers "a . prarty young siip q a girl. with
feeble rn1lher dragging aiorz on her
arm And . man done hke % say 'rso'
- suchi SCI Thought ii Just SPEAK o.
yon ~ ~
eWb~ra arr they saia The squire.
rshtsar the zeii knob e his walking
cane s<airas ~ ns,se. AMI Simp~sn knew
shst tha r.sss of the foFicrn Strangers was
safe ~reg@h
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--n IS sl nc,v. -aid clear. scft tened
veae i squire Peusex-er fcfiDi hi-n-
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