Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-05-05
LOVE ON A WALL

Low + UN "A W ALL
The lit L. back yard presented a
novel appearances The frost was Oh
thr ,.ro,lnd. and the one skeleton tree
i'm ,I,r c,.rncr extended its leafeSS
branches like gaunt arms III various
direct unS.
\ wooden post was stuck in the cen
ire of the gravel square, its purpose
vague; at Il few yards distant stool
n man practising at broadSword eH-
crciSr.
Srrgt. Major Boyne, pauSinS from
his rNcrtionS. addressed some one
sitting ON the wall to his night.
Are you cod. Mollie?
NO thanks; it is warming to watch
you.
The Scrgeami continued his evolu-
tionS.
"One-t two-thrcc-four; right. One
two-tllrcr-four; left"
The girl clappcd her hands. Inc
Srrg, ant repeated the performance.
How jolly you look. Cousin Jack.
Mollir cried ;iS the cuts and thrustS
whStlcd through the air.
DO II" the Sergeant Qucried, sol
cmnly regarding he post i'll the middle
of the ground.
You know that you look nice, she
said severely. Don't pretend.
He returned the weapon to its sheath
and looked at the girl critically.
You know that you look nice.
Cousin Mollic." he said. with mock
severity. Don't pretend. You are
he prct1:c~t girl in L:nbridEr. All
The men at the barracks say that of
You.
DO they" she cried, with Il gasp.
II am SO glad"
Glad: Silly g:rl! What is their
opinion WORTH"
AS much as yours l suppose. She
answered.
"Oh. of course
He leaned against the wall and re-
| fastened Il buckle. Sh. bit her lip and
tapped the red bricks with her heels.
"Scrgt TravrrS came off worst
among hr men the other night
| heard"
The odds We're all against the one,
as usual" She said. Your barrack
| jokes are seldom funny"
He laughed. Why do you care for
him. Mollie:"
Il don't"
"All right. Mnllic." he said in a tone
that indicated "alI wrong"
ITS getting Late She remarked
"Thcy are setting the tea tray"
shall | help you down.
| Her toes were on il level with his
| chest as he frontcd her She care
| fully ScrltiniZcd the height from the
ground.
NO, thank YOU
"Oh. all right he responded, with
the same dubious infection.
| She heard his spurs click over the
frosty ground. She w;u chcd the patch
of scarlet merge into the gloom and
| r.ippcar in the lighted room of the
house Then the tears tricklcd down
her cold cheek and froze there.
a boy was spinning a top in the next
garden. She leaned towards him.
Little boy" she whispered, give
me Il push"
The little boy. NOUN ing an inverted
bucket, pushed" and heard mutflcl
thud ON the other side of the wall.
Every girl in the little garrison town
| who possessed an invitation to the
| non commissioned officers ball was
preparing for the evenings feStivlty.
Mollir Henderson pirouet' ed around
the small limit Of her chamber. Il
gauZy being in white. The circum-
stribcd mirror had been tilted up and
tilted down, only Il quarter Of her
form being visioncd at one time.
The edge of her skirt AMI white
| satin slippers We're undergoing rcficc-
ton when her youngest brother shout
ed through the kcyho.e:
''Nnn'n do Npl1ip' SOll ii Dt.a
Gcnrgina Webb hollow"
"Oh. Bobby, darling do you think
so:" she cried, opening the door
positive. Here are two boxes
| GuoSS ones from the Sergeant"
Each box contained spray Of flow,
crS She held the red roses admir-.
! ingly.
Dear Mollic. please wear my flow
crS." WAS pencilled on Il sheet Of paper
| bearing the name of Scrgt. TraverS
| The lilies of the valley We're accom-
| panied by a scrap of paper 'Fron
| Jack"
Which shall | wear Bobby she
asked rXcitedly, laying the roses and
the lilies together against her bodice.
Both. the boy replied, promptly.
oh. can't. | Think think the
red looks better on the white. The
lilies are a trifle insipid, and yet-oh
| must wear the roses; the red looks
| lovely"
| She turned from her brothers inSpec
tion. with the roses clustered ut hel
| breast.
stunning! Now stick the lilies in
your hair
But they would look awful. Bobby
Whats the odds? Cousin Jacl
might feel hipped if you don't stick
| 'em somewhere"
| Don't be SO silly. The men have
nothing to do with flowers"
She gathered her gloves and fan To
gcther and FASTENED out of Bobby
| sight.
Well" soliloquized the juvenile man
Il guess I'll keep my money in my
pocket before I'm soft enough to waste
it on the girls"
Did you receive the lilies?' Sergt,
Major Boync asked while he and his
partner stood ASIDE from the dancers
for a moment.
Yes; thank you very much"
| You are not wearing them"