Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-29
The Bow of Orange Ribbon
A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK
BY AMELIA E. BARR
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BY AMELIA E. BARR
A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK

! take from the cupbOardS various Dutcl
dainties, and East Indian jars of fruit
and sweetmeats. and a case of crysta
bottles, and some fine lemons. Sh'
was fair, rosy girl, with a kind
cheerful face, pleasant voice, and ;
smile that was at once innocent an,
bright. Her fine light hair was rolled
high and backward and no one could
have imagined dress more suitable
to her than the trig dark bodice, the
quilted skirt, and the white apron she
wore.
Her father and mother watched hel
with loving satisfaction, and Elder
Semple was quite sensible of Joan
mas presence, and of what she was
doing.
At this point Katherine Van Heems-
kirk came into the room, and the elder
slightly moved his chair and said
Come ava, my bonnie lassie, and lei
US hae look at you" And Katherine
laughingly pushed stool towards the
fire, and sat down between the two
men on the hearthstone. She was the
daintiest little Dutch maiden that
ever latched shoe-very diminutive,
with a complexion like a sea-shell,
great blue eyes, and such a quantity
of pale yellow hair that it made light
of its ribbon snood, and rippled over
her brow and slender white neck in
bewildering curls.
Long before supper was over,
Madam Van Heemskirk had discov-
cred that this night Elder Semple had
a special reason for his call, and when
the meal was finished, and the girls
gone to their room, she was not aston
ished to hear him say, "Joris, let US
light another pipe. l haze something
to speak anent-Sit still, guidewife,
we shall want your word on the mat
ter"
"On what matter, elder2"
"Anent a marriage between my son
Neil and your daughter Katherine"
The words fell with a sharp dis
tinctness, not unkindly, but as if they
were more than common words. They
were followed by marked silence, a
silence which in no way disturbed
Semple. He knew his friends well,
and therefore he expected it.
Joris at last said slowly, For Kath-
crime the marriage would be good, and
Lysbet and I would like it. However,
we will think little about it; there
IS time. and to spare. One should not
-un on a new road. Say what you
hink, Lysbet."
Neil is to my mind, when the time
zones. But yet the child knows not |
her Heidelberg. And there |
S more; she must learn to manage a
louse of her own. So in time, 1 say, |
t would be good thing. We have
'een long good friends"
I'VE haze been friends for four gen.
rations, and we may safely tie the
not tighter now. The land between
his place and my place, on the river
ide, is your land, Joris. Give it to
and will build the young
Kings a house; and the furnishing
nd plenishing we'll share between
S."
M - A1iOi Z W a WCQQlHS ludn
ouse and land, elder. A young girl
hould be wooed before she is mar
ed. You know how it is; and Kath-
rine, the little one, she thinks not of
lch thing as love and marriage"
"Wha kens what thoughts are under
Irly locks at seventeen? You'll haze
oticed, madam, that Katherine has
,me mair often than ordinar' to Sem
e House lately?"
THAT is so. 1t was because of Col.
ordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
lie is teaching her a new stitch in
IT crewel-work."
Hum-m-mi Mistress Gordon ,
IS likewise a nephew, a vera hand +,
me lad. | haze seen that he takes a
al O. interest in the crewel-stitch |,
Iewise. And Neil has seen it too
r Neil has set his heart on Rather
land this afternoon there was a
ok passed between the young men |
ma like. Well be haeing a chal- :.
lge, and twa fools playing at MUIR
r, next"
4 am glad you spoke, elder. Thank :
u. I'll turn your words over in my :
art" But Van Heemskirk was I'M G
: certain constraint; he was be- =
ming to understand the situation, :,
see in what danger his darling :,
ght be. He was apparently calm; :,
an angry fire was gathering in his -
IS, and stern lines settling about the e
Ter part of his face. :.
My Lysbet is the finest lady In the ~
ole land. Let her daughters walk :,
her steps. That is what l want. @,
W, there is enough, and also there =,
ome one coming" ..
1t will be Neil and Bran; and, as
words were spoken, the young
D entered.