The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-31

pleasure, but IL left Q regret.
"I never met anybody so nice," she
said. ''But he will forget me-"
That evening her Aunt Lambert
said:
My dear. l hope you will be dis.
Greet as you are pretty-sbout making
acquaintance. for one thing"
"Yes, aunt" murmured Juliet, with
little blush.
BE choice-be select. Above all.
don't admit the Brennans to your ac-
quaintance.
Who are they, auntie?"
The Brennans are uncle and
nephew, who live on the next estate,
separated by the river. Colonel Bren.
nan is very wealthy, and Roland, his
nephew, is his heir. The former is a
bachelor"
Why mustn't know them?" asked
Juliet.
"On account OF family feud which
has existed for twenty years." replied
the old lady, solemnly. Twenty
years ago, my dear, you must know
that my daughter, your Aunt Delight,
was very pretty girl. She was en-
gagged to Colonel Brennan-then only
Lieutenant Brennan. He seemed fond
of her; she adored him. Suddenly,
without cause or explanation, he jilt-
ed Delight-dropped the engagement
in silence, and she making her we'd
cling clothesl II nearly killed my
poor girl.
'Her father threatened to shoot
HIM, but | said, NO violencor pre-
ferred the dignifed.course. nursed
my poor child, dragged her about in
travel-kept her from mourning her.
self to .dcath-until / met Admiral
Phillips, and / persuaded Delight to
marry him. He was older than she,
but he was rich and fine man, and ]
knew would make her good husband,
and knew she would learn to love
him. She did; but we have never
forgiven Colonel Brennan--your uncle
and I--and we never shall !"
HAS he married?" asked Juliet, her
blue eyes wide with this disastrous
love tale.
"No. | never knew Why" replied
Mrs. Lambert.
Another afternoon found Juliet
again in the garden.
Her footsteps strayed again to the
lily pool.
Looking across the river, and seeing
the walls of grand, gray mansion ris.
ing among the green, a suspicion that
she had already admitted one of the
forbidden Brennans to her acquaint.
ance crept into her heart.
Yet blush and smile illuminated
her lovely countenance as she saw the
pretty canopied boat float out from
among the willows.
GOOD afternoon" called out the
young man across the lily pads, and
indeed he looked quite vivacious; az
was IN hopes you would come down
here. Isn't it n lovely day."
He pulled up among the bobbing
pads.
Would you like some more lilies?"
Yes" returned Ju,iat, ''but-1
but, she faltered, "I am afraid you
are one of the Brennans, and am
forbidden to know them"
He looked up with al understand.
ing glance and smile.
eff am, you will have to excuse
me for it. We will have the lilies in
any event. pulling at the long, glis-
tening, pink-green stems; "now these
are regular beauties--the finest of the
season. Glad | can do something for
you. It's very Jolly to have II young
lady down here. | was lonesome. Do
you want anv more?' loading her
hands. Wont you come into the
boat?' he added earnestly, seeming
to apprehend that the meeting would
now end; otis nice here on the water,
and very comfortable, and if l am n
Brennan, | am respectable, he added.
He met her wistful eyes with SYM
pathy.
"You want TO go-I see you do.
And, you see. YOU don't know that /
am II Brennun," he laughed.
"No, " faltered Juliet.
And the sunshine was SO bright on
the crystal stream, the shadows SO
golden-green under the willows, the
distance SO alluring, she set little
foot IN the boat and in a moment was
far down the river, winding between
the rushes.
A heaven on earth followed, "for
gay youth loves gay YOUTH" and
green aud blue were glad together
that afternoon. But when Juliet
sprang upon the grass again the smile
faded from her face.
81 know well enough that you are
Roland Brennan, she said. THANK
you for u nice time, but please don't
ask me to go boating again. NY aunt
is very kind to me, and l don't wish
to disobey her"
"But what am to do?" asked the
young man quickly. 'T never had
such a happy afternoon in my life.
WHY, I'm terribly lonesome. My
uncle won't let me associate with Tom,
Dick and Harry, even if l wanted to,
because We are rich and must keep up