Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-05

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garden.
Then we talked. OF what1 OF
everything. OF solitude. Of friendship
Of books: fear. Of Canada-and Of
love.
Then she bade me 60. and could
not Nor would II could: and when
at length obeyed her and was aboui
to 60. she bade me stay.
So stayed, and soon had moofod my
canoe and stood upon her lawn l can
not tell how l Of all men-modest n
most to baAhfulnees-cOuh have d0ns
50, but did.
OF the flowers that grew Wild there by
the waters edge l made her q crown
and this put upon her tangled goldes
hair. She was my queen there and
thenceforth forever; and 30 I told her
the poet aiding me.
Two roses that l had not seen befo,
bloomed on her face. and she ran away
light footed and 1.-THE Of limb. over tht
lawn Into her fathers house.
But 1 could not leave; could not
l looked for her. but she did not come.
Once, saw the curtains of q window
drawn aside and her face peering out
upon me, but she would not come again
Well. 1 stayed-that was all. How !
had the impudence to do 30 I cannot
tell-but l could not 60.
She was a long while indoors. !
heard her at the plano. l knew 1t was
her touch. though = had never heard
her before, but I was confident II was
she. Besides, now and then the piano
stopped suddenly, and I saw by the
movement Of the window curtains that
she was peeping to see whether had
gone.
At last l grew ashamed Of my intru
trusion, and. STOPPING from under the
fruit-covered branches Of the old apple
tree, went to my canoe, unfastened
its moOrings, and was about to with
draw.
But, as luck would have 1t. just as
1 was about to get into the canoe. she
came out to me across the lawn. Her
gesture to me was that l must 60. l
said what felt, regardless Of all or
der, Of all propriety. Eve" I said
passionately, you do not know me. nor
who 1 am, nor you; but know this,
that 1 love you. Yes. love you. and
shall love you for ever. Your heart Is
my Eden. Do not shut the gates of
this, my earthly Paradise. must.
must see you again. and 1 will. Say
that may"
She looked down and blushed.
MAY II" faltered.
She did not reply. But her silence
was better answer than words.
"When?"
Tomorrow"
She looked SO pretty when she said
y Ihat-I was about to dare yet more.
1 had the temerity to formulate fne
idea that would take her in my arms
and steal from her lips q kiss when !
heard shout.
"Hullo, old chap. Is that your
looked up.
What, FryY 1 cried. lis 1t Fry7
1t Is, by all that's wonderful!'
Pm awfully sorry. my dear chap.
that couldn't join you on the river to-
day. Abominably uncivil you must
have thought me. But 1 didn't know
you knew my sister"
He looked at her and he looked at
me. l think we were both blushing.
Whether it be unmannerly or not,
confess l was. Aye, l was red to the
roots of my hair.
But you do know each other. DON.
your he said, for we both looked So
awkward that he seemed to think that
he had made some faux pas.
.'Oh, yesv' l said. I'VE know each
other" and stole a look at Eve. The
glance she gave me Was a grateful one
And we shall know each other bet
ter" l whispered to her later. "Now
that have discovered you to be your
brothers sister. you bear an added
charm In my eyes"
Three months afterward there was q
river wedding. and. as we were rowed
away from church in a galley manned
by four strong oarsmen. and l handed
her out of the canopied boat on to her
fathers lawn, the wedding bells rang
out merrily. for Eve and l were man
and wife. and I gave her a husbands
kiss under the old apple tree.