The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-02
a Youthful Lover


he had Inherited, deyoting much time
to study, especially of the Greek and
Latin classics. One morning was
In the garden when he came cut of the
house chatting with young man. both
approaching the spot where sar idly
in swing. The young fellow was
about eighteen, tall. straight and with
head and throat that reminded me Of
the poet Byron My father was show
ing him the grounds. They passed very
near me. but I was too young to be no
ticed or introduced. and my father paid
no more attention to me than II / had
not been there. The young man glanc-
ed at nae, then turned away.
/ was angry with my father that he
did not Introduce me, but as to the
young man he was not responsible for
the slight not having been introduced.
Had he noticed me without such for
mality | should have resented it as
evidence that he considered me only
child They walked about the garden,
listening to catch what they said. for
was curious to know who the young
man was and what my father had to
do with him. but ! caught only two
words, Cicero and Xenophon,
When they approached me on their
return ! arose and walked with as
much dignity as could muster into
the house. But ! was painfully con-
scious that my skirts were shorter than
they should have been for one Of my
years, and Ii / looked dignified | felt
quite the reverse The young man was
Evan Montague. the son OF wealthy
man who lived near By on the hill, and
my father was to coach him for his col
Iege entrance examination He came
to my fathers study three times
week until the list of September. !
noted the hour that he left the place
and usually took position In ham
mock swing between two trees where
he would pass me. This / did because
1t enabled me TO conceal my feet and
ankles or rather my short dress. He
soon came to nod TO me, but did not
lift his hat returned his salutation
as stiftiy as possible till one morning
he gave me woman's salutation,
whereupon | smiled as sweetly as
knew how.
lie entered college, and l did not see
him for two years. Ills first vacation
was taken up with a trip to the west.
but his second he s4ent at home.
AS soon as heard Of his arrival /
was In d tre1nor of excitement. Morn
Ing, afternoon and evening put on my
most becoming costume suitable to the
time ] did not propose that he should
catch me IN an untidy condition. AT
last was rewarded for my trouble
He came down to call on father and
talk about bis college course. 1t was
the 25th Of June when be came at il
o'clock Ia the morning. The date and
hour were more to me than when
once fell Off the piazza roof and came
very near being killed When he called
| was lying III fhe hammock In the
same position as when he used to pass
me two years before On seeing him
my heart thumped In my throat.
arose and awaited his coming as
would that OF any stranger AS he
drew near was beside myself to see
look OF admiration In his eyes.
Surely he said CALAMITY, .this can
not be the little girl Of two years age"
SO long as the two years were passed
and was not the little girl he had con-
sidered me forgaye him in my heart,
but not with my tongue.
I'm not young lady" ! replied,
"any more than was then. You'll find
father In his study"
/ regretted my words as soon as spo-
ken, for he did not come TO the house
again during Ills vacation, and | fan
cied might have turned the scale of
his doing so by my words. The mat
ter gave me food for thought for two
years more, during which did not see
him.
The summer after his graduation he
spent at home and talIed on my father
Mother told me that he had also asked
| for ''the ladies' and / must go down
to see him. / had the satisfaction to
notice another look of pleased salts
/ AdGllDA hH dE ShW LIE SNSCR iAto LAG
room with all the dignity OF my eight
cen years.
Surely you are young lady now,'
be said. You can't deny it this time"
| Delighted as I was that he should
have remembered my words, did not
deign to appear to remember them my
self. Assuming puzzled look. bore
myself not as If had lately become a
young lady. but as If had always
been one
| He called a number of times that
| summer, but as he had known me as a
little girl he still felt that there was a
difference between us, though this was
my fault, for never ceased to bother
him by acting as II considered him a
Methuselah. He always asked for US
all when he called, and as now had
plenty Of beaus usually feigned to
prefer them. especially the youngest
| ones, which knew fretted him more
than anything could do.
One day | overheard the last OF a
conversation between my mother and
1 father.
"Oh, Montague has foreign ideas
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