The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-01-26

And always greater than its greatest ill
knowing it cannot die,
Since love Is love of you, and am ].
y, Colmore III Woman : journal
\ VILLAGE ROM ANCE.
There could be no doubt about it.
Molly had been "a different girl since
she and John Lock had been excepting
company At least this was what the
village gossips declared, and surely no
ono would have the temerity to contra
dict authorities SO well informed. And
the village gassips had spoken truth
this time. Molly, the pride of all Long
willie, the pretty country girl whom ma
ture had endowed with superabun
dance of animal spirits; Molly, the fas-
oinating Goquette, had been subdned.
and John Lock. the village carpenter 5
son, had conquered. At least that was
what all Longvillo thought
John in himself although boasting
no ancient lineage was, as tho lahorers
termed him, "a cut ahoAk the ordinary
run. Somehow without having had
any educational advantages he had de-
veloped strong love for books, and
when the days work IN the little ear
penter's shop was done he would go out
into the soft summer eve, and brisk
walk over tho hills would bring him 10
the rugged cliffs by tho sea Hero he
would throw himself down, and rs long
as tho red shoots of the setting sun gave
light over the land he would read with
rapturous intent aud when at last it.
had disappeared in blaze of color i'll
an opalescent sea he would watch the
stars and talk learnedly Of their dis.
tances and of what consultations they
formed part
The good people Of Longyillc could
never quito understand John lie would
astound them with his enthusiastic de.
seriptions of fleeting clouds, would Ind
them hear II poem III the constant faar.
ing of the sea and tell them that there
were new worlds, of which they knew
nothing, iii pictures aud books But
John WAS genial and kind hearted, and
SO, although his personality cluded
definite analysis ly them, they yet rec
ognized him as the village favorite for
the humber and maybe more useful
qualities of good fellowship and unset
fish courage
1t was little wonder that when Molly
and John commenced keeping compu-
ny that L0ngyille should talk. Never
two persons had less in common, 81 far
"a ttttftRta,ftsht .tut1
oerned, ana vet somehow, for "A reason
which even old Mrs. Knight, who had
seen two generations Of village court
ships, could not explain. these two peo-
pie of opposite dispositions were des
tined to share lifos storm and sunshine
together.
How they came To be engaged | can
not say There was meeting of the
two, when the usual CHEEKY Good
night, John, and Good night, Mol
ly, " ceased to have the old prusaic sig.
niflcanen. The untumed, restless little
heart Of Molly beat eonvulsively, and
tho roses On her checks burned Il deeper
hue when that evening John stopped
her and insisted on her talking with
him. ! was not there, - that of what
was said | ann unaware.
This much however, all hongville
soon knew-that John Lock and Molly
Lane had become swerthearts. How the
good wives enjoyed st >lding at the door
way Of their cottages and discussing
the probabilities Of village wedding
and what it involved Those good souls
would have made tho devious, sinuous
track Of these two lives much straighter
and more direct than il was fated to be.
No event is too wonderful to become
familiarized with, and so it was that
the wonder ceased, and Molly and John
for months pursued their pleasant way,
dreaming the old love dreams common
to youth since the world began 1t was
true that sometimes John imagined
"his Molly was restless and scarcely
contcntod. She seemed to sigh for new
opportunities Of conquest. The old spir
it, which he thought dead, reared its
head again and gave warning Of, al
though it never actually broke out in,
open rebellion Then John would DO
troubled and would search his generous,
simple heart III the hope Of discovering
some excuse for the discomfort which
only too obviously was smoldoring in
his sweetheart's mind
one week in the midsummer Of the
following year Squire Hurst only son
came of age. and the event was cele-
brated with great eclat by the whole Of
the inhabitants Of the village The love
ly old park surrounding the hall was
thrown open, and numerous were the
al fresco attractions provided to amuse
the assembled guests The sports of the
day terminated with grand villagers
ball, at which the heir to Longyille
Hall himself was present There had
been many rumor that Harry Hurst
had been "a gay young spark in his
time, bat tonight all ugly memories
were lost III the pleasure and excite.
meDt Of his presence among tho com
mon folk at the ball
All seemed happy save one, and that
was John. In spite Of his best attempts
to suppress it a great pain was at his
heart-alInost as severe as physical
one-as nc saw his Molly being claimed
for dance after dance by the squires
son. How she seemed to enjoy the dis
Nnction, too. as with flushed cheeks
A Truthful Statement.
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