The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-02

one young lady. She saw his confu-
sion and helplessness, and she pitied
him and broke the painful situation by
asking:
did you come here to see Mr.. Shell
don about hogs or sheep or anything?"
'N-no, marm," stammered Zeb as
he reached out and pulled the top off
a weed. He hadn't intended to say
''marm," but it had come out that way.
maybe you are relative or some
thing?" continued the boarder.
"N-no, marm," came the reply
again, with a determination to kick
himself all over the road for repeating
the unfortunate word.
Then ensued a painful pause. The
boarder rocked to and fro and looked
over Zeb's head, and Zeb shifted his
weight from one foot to the other and
tried his best to- get rid of his hands,
He finally drew long breath. straight
ened up and said:
IL hope you'll love Sheldon's Cor
ners."
Eyes, | hope So" she replied.
Good night"
"Good night"
With that he turned and plodded
homeward, and as he plodded he kick
ed himself and called himself all sorts
of names for his stupidity The mother
anxiously awaited his arrival When
he told her what had occurred. she re
piled:
Now, Zebby, you needn't feel bit
bad. That girl saw how bashful an
modest you was, an she'll like you all
| the better for it. I'll bet a gander
against a chicken that you made an
impression"
After thinking matters over for
awhile zeb almost concluded that he
had, and be began to feel better. If he
had made an impression, then he must
follow 1t up. as was always done in
novels. He got an idea for ''fol-
lower before he slept. and next morn
ing before breakfast he was at the
Sheldon kitchen door with bouquet
of hoIlyhocks for the summer boarder.
Zeb's romance had begun
He did not appear at Sheldon's that
evening. as one of the cows was miss
ing. but next day. seeing the summer
boarder in the orchard. he made an ex-
cuse to cross 1t and come face to face
with her again She bowed a little
/ coldly instead Of extending both hands
and expressing her delight over the
hollyhocks, half of which were pink
and half white, and he almost lost his
wits again. When no words would
down about a bushel Of hard, green
apples for her, and though he realized
hat he had burst one suspender In de-
scending he managed to lift his hat
and back away without falling down.
"Zebby," said his mother when he
told her about it, you did just right
There wasn't any use in sayin' any
thing. You acted shy an coy, an
that was better than a rod of talk. l
know girls bettern you do, an you
needn't worry. ! believe I'd like to
have you marry this girl
II believe I'd like to-" he replied as
he sauntered away to think things
/ ONCA. AS dO was SOll6 ONSI Iuc case
In his mind it occurred to him that he
was somewhat handicapped by being
engaged to Laura Lattimer He would
remove the handicap at once. and be-
fore he slept he sat down and wrote
a letter that did the business.
The next morning bouquet of pinks
awaited the summer boarder at Shell
don's, and that evening Zeb called with
a grim determination to express the
hope that she was enjoying herself
She did not appear on the porch, how
ever, and after talking with Farmer
Sheldon for an hour about the crops
he went home. He was looking and
feeling glum, but his mother said:
'Zebby, you don't understand girls.
She didn't come out because she is coy
an shy, like you. an perhaps Mrs.
Sheldon had been jokin' her. You Just
keep right on as you are doin'."
! He kept on. Every morning he sent