Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06

| nufucf lllnl Dtln On my lett from q
In the mornln' I'll aDler supper Ike /
am. could walk every step OF II, but
---" the enthusiasm began TO fade ont
Of her face, She Drew u long sigh d
sigh OF bitter remuneration, "Belln-
da-"
"Grammal" lie leaned forward
whispering ~ he did when he was ask
ing her 10 r6ye the back buttery wlu-
dow open vixen he was to be out after
hours. "Ma don't need-'to lsnow--a
slngle--'thlng about IT,
"0-Bllllel" The possibility Of snch
surreptIous pleasure dNzed her "DO
you lhink we--could manage lt?"
lie unllmbered himself from the tn-
Bile "l'll manage III" he aNowed con.
tdently,
The week that followed was one oi
the most intense, the most absorbing
anticipation Martha Stebbns lad
known In many year She went
about the drudgcry Of her daily work
ON winged feet, She laughed at the
Jokes OF the hired man, she brushed
and cleaned Hlllio's best cl0,hos until
they did no. look within n year tf her
age, She put u new band ON his hat.
She ilSed over her ancient bonnet dur
ing The absence Of her daughter She
smiled to herself when she was alone.
Once, indeed, they even heard her
singing
"rhey don't sound like n human tune
mother" remarked Mrs. Malone, aus
piclously.
"It's The Banks and BrNes o. Bonnie
Doom, said the old Indy softly.
Oh, the myriad iluttering moments and
apprehensiye instNnts which led up TO
to that night! The temerity OF under
taking Il night no unwcEted, the dan
ger OF discovery, OF rec0pture-these
but enhanced the ecstacy OF II all.
They made their escape while the
Youngest scion Of the house Of Nal
one was being put to bed upstairs
Down through the dusk, between the
rows OF Struggling gooseberry bushes
that caught ut her gown, out into the
pnth around the wheat field skirting
the corn. grandma skurrled, like 1T
tie gray rabbit, And there on the
high road was Billie waiting for her
Billie, kindly, encouraging, swelling
with the importance OF the adventure.
How he did strive TO restrain her inn
petuosity. How he did explain that
they had lots Of time, that the seats
were already secured that she would
/. .Ia IN
neither speech nor movement was to
be regarded in the eNhilnra.lon OF
that delicious experiences, How sweet
the green things smtllcd with the d,w
on them. Wasn't that Il scent OF
sweet briar? What a neisc the crIct-
OTIS were making Aud II that wasn't
fl new moun--oyer their right should
en- too,
An, never would the memory of that
night radc--;hut "wi,chng, wonderful
night" The entrance in,o the lively
town, the sight Of the domad conyns
tent, the hurrying crowds OF pleasure
seekers, the lighted shops, the smell
Of the snwdust the glimpse OF TERED
faces the torches. The music-best OF
all, o. ucomparably best OF all--the
circus itself! Never did so stately a
ringmuster stride into the arena.
Never did so witty u clown break his
bones on collnpsNble barrels, and set
the benches in roar! Never had such
ucrobats ever balanced ladders or dan
glcd from trape2e No such lovely
ladies ever poised and pirouetted on
bareback horses. No such stately
Amazon ever lashed her steeds to vic
tory. And all the rest merged for
Billie into one exquisite glow that was
almost pNin-pain and rapture-when
he beheld;
The loveliest little damsel
Fit for n fairy queen,
Upon a milk while pony
His eyes had ever seen!
It was over. They had enjoyed II all.
They had seen the nnm0ls-every one,
They had eaten popcorn, and drank
lemonade, and munched peanuts. And
now they were plodding back to the
farm along the road that stretched
ahead like ribbon Of amber velvet,
Neither spoke. Their hearts were too
full--hers with memories, his with. inn
aginmgs. They were as DNudet re-
presents: Parisians after the Salon
"Satiated, but not weary, still thrilled
by that air charged with artistic cleo
tricity." They made no mention OF
the morrow Not even repronch could
wrest this experience from them
"Are you tired, grandma? Rest on
mclean hard"
80, amt tired, Billie! I couldn't
be tired tonight. I've had heau-ti-ful
timcl"
The night was magical. The sleep
ing world was sweet. The hour was
the fullblown rose Of
The peace of out.lived blissl
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