Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13
You are not really angry, Leone %

| he cried In wonder.
She turned her beautiful face, color
less with indignation, to him.
Il am so far angry" she said, that
shall not walk through the woods
! with you-neyer again.
| She kept her word. For two whole
days Lord Chandos wandered through
| the fields and the lanes, through the
woods and by the river, yet he saw no
| sight OF her. 1t was possible that she
punished herself quite as much as she
did him; but he must be taught that,
were he twenty times an earl, he must
never venture on even the least lib
erty with her; he must wait her per-
mission before he kissed her HAND.
The fourth day-he could bear it no
longer-he rode past the farm twenty
times and more; at length he was for
tunate enough to see Farmer Noel, and
throwing the reins on his horses neck
he got down and went up to him.
Have you dog to SELF" he asked.
Some one told me you had very fine
dogs"
II have good uogs, but none to SELL"
replied the farmer.
81 want dog, and / would give
good price for good one" he said.
"Will you let me see yours?"
eyes, you can see them, but you
cannot buy them" said Robert Noel,
and the next scene was the handsome
young lordling going round the farm,
with thn a uto nj oinIiH fa
| He won the farmers heart by his
warm praises Of the farm, the cattle,
the dogs, and everything else he saw
| still there was no Leone.
II am very thirsty; should you think
me very impertinent II l asked you
| for glass of cider?" he said; and the
| farmer, 6attered by the request, took
him into the little parlor. He looked
at his visitor in simple wonder.
"They say you are great lords
son." he said; "but If you are, you
have no pride about you"
Lord Chandos laughed; and the
farmer called Leone. There was a
pause, during which the young lords
heart beat and his face flushed
Leone" cried the farmer again.
"You will wonder what Leone
means, 1t is such a strange name; 1t
Is my niece. Here she comes"
The loveliest picture in all the world,
trying hard to preserve her usual
stately grace, yet with blushing,
| dimpling smile that made her lovely
beyond words.
Leone" said the farmer, viii you
bring a Jug OF cider?"
Pray" cried, the lord, edo not
trouble yourself Miss Noel. can
not think"
She interrupted him by gesture OF
her white hand
II will send 1t, uncle" she said, and
disappeared.
The farmer turned with smile to
the young lord.
"She Is very proud" he said; but
she Is a fine girl.
The cider came; the visitor duly
drank his glass and went; his only
reward for all that trouble was the one
glance at her face.
That same evening little note was
given to her, in which he begged her
so humbly to forgive him, and to meet
him again, that she relented.
He had learned his lesson: he wooed
her with the Difference due to young
princess; no word or action OF his dis
pleased her after that, while he loved
her with love that was akin to mad
ness.
So through the long, bright beau
tiful summer days. in the early morn
ing, while the sweet fragrant air
seemed to sweep the earth, and in the
evening when the dew lay upon flower
and tree, they met and learned to love
each other.
One evening, as they sat by their ia
vorite spot--the mill-stream-Lord
Chandos told her how he had learned
to love her, how he had ceased to think
OF anything in the world but herself.
Il knew you were my fate, Leone"
he said when saw you sitting here
by the mill-stream. am quite sure
that I have loved you ever since. I
do not remember that there has been
one moment In which l have not
thought of you. shall always thank
Heaven that came to Rashleigh-I
found my darling here"
For once all the pride had died from
her face: all the hauteur was gone
from her eyes, lovely CLEAN OF ten
derness took It's place; love-light in
the shy, sweet eyes that dropped from
his.
my darling Leone" he said, " II
lived n hundred years could only
say over and over again-I love you.
Those three words say everything
Do you love me?"
She looked up at him. Then she
raised her dark eyes to him and lit
tie CULVER passed over her beautiful
mouth.
Yes, love YOU" she said.
Whether it be for veal or for woe,
for good or i'll, know not; but love
you"