Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-29
EASTER TO EASTER.

There's no use talking, Theodore
"Theodorew interrupted the young man
explosively.
Eyes, Theodore, believe that is your
NAME" was the reply In crushing tone
"but as was about to say, shall never
marry farmer. | was born for higher
sphere, one broader and more-more-
well, more to my taste"
"Exactly!-(with mock humility)-and
would it be presumption for poor, mis-
cradle clod of the valley like myself to
ask what you propose to dor
81 have my plans, sir, but you are not
likely to sympathize with me in them, and
words are only wasted
Every true, but, oh, Bab-
"My name is Barbara, please"
Hang it all!' cried the young man,
springing to his feet and grabbing his
hat. 81 may as Wen go now as later. It's
all over, know, but it's terribly hard to
realize; terribly hard to forget all the jol-
Iy old times we've had together when you
was Bah and / was Thede, but 1t has
been coming on, this change, ever since
you came home from your visit. L thought
it might wear off, but now since you We
said it I-oh, Bah, little Bah, I've always
loved you and never had a thought or plan
that YOU wasn't in since l can remember;
how can l give it all ur?"
And then the great, true-nearted 1eiioW
dropped back into his chair and buried his
face in his hands. Barbara, who had
risen too, stood looking down at him, not
knowing whether to laugh or cry. She
remembered that in other days she would
have done the latter to have seen
sThede" in Distress but now-well, thlngs
were so very different now, and when she
tried to imagine one of those well-dressed
men, to whom her cousin had introduced
her. CRYING because a girl had refused MIN,
she did laugh outright
Thede did not look up, but he heard,
and as soon as he could control himself,
he rose again, saying:
Pardon my weakness, Miss Barbara
will not trouble you again. L am sure
/ wish you all success in whatever yoi
undertake., and many happy returns Of
this Easter Day. Goodnight!
"Good-nightf'
Rarbara's voice sounded a little queer,
even to herself, but she stood where he
left her until the door was shut AMI the
sound of his familiar footsteps had died
away, lueuf Win SASSN0 "'s N'
she went TO her room.
Hell be around all right tomorrow,
but had no idea | would get rid of him
so easily tonight What a silly he IS,
| anyway, to suppose that l could ever be
content with him and the dear old folks,
as he calls them, on farm.
Much to her surprise, Theodors Nane
did not return on the morrow, or any
other day9eshough she saw him ride by a
| number of times. 1t was annoying, espe-
cially after letter came from her city
friends telling her they had found her a
| position as "saleslsdg" in a store. She
did so want to tell Thede (she called him
that to HERSELF, but though her little
brother told him the news, be came not.
Barbara's parents. Ike all sensible
country people, did not want her to go to
| the city. She he'd education enough to
teach a district school-had taught the
| summer beforehand her help was needed
| in the family, but she was determined
She could not afford to thus let slip what
she called "the opportunity of life
time" and go she did just when spring
was bursting into beauty.
She lust cried least biz when she
ha5e her mother good-by, but tears were
NOT befitting young woman going out to
make her fortune and she was not little
ashamed of herself. During her five
weeks visit with her relatives in the city
she had imbibed some ideas, chief among
them that living in the country was dis
grace. and that any show of tenderness
or feeling was vulgar.
Barbara's first letter home was full OF
nsvs concerning her journey, her new 20