The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-07
fhe Perversity
OF Young Love


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Horace Bradbury and Julia Inslee
were Of very simple type Of young low
ers One would naturally suppose that
they would twlne together like two
vine shoots, Their hearts did, but they
did not This was not because there
were distractions In the way Of their
union. for there were not. ii was
simple natural pervefsity.
In the first place, Horace took a long
time TO discover that he wanted Julia
50 long indeed that every one else, in
Guiding the object Of his affection,
knew 1t long before he did himself.
Horace at last found out the secret
OF his heart. and when he did he burn
ed to tell ii at once to the girl he loved.
He chose the first opportunity thar pre-
scented itself, and that was not d pro-
pitious one. They were together on a
nutting party with large number OF
young people OF their own age. Horace
asked Julia to saunter away from the
others with him. julia knew at a
glance his object in going and with a
natural feminine perverslty. together
with desire to punish him for taking
80 much time before making his dec.
! laration, threw straws In his way.
what Ito you want to 10 away from
all the fun fors' she asked
Il want to show you something"
! "Whatf''
"a bridge below over the creek. It's
a nice place to sit and talk.
"What do you want to talk aboutY
"I'ye something important to tell
you
Suppose don't want to hear III!
Horace was thrown flat abaek. II
hadn't occurred TO him that she would
not wish to fienr what he bad to say.
"Well, them he said II suppose
there's no use in telling you" and,
walking away. he joined some one
else
The two did not come together again
+ till shortly before the time Of de-
\ parture. Then Julia was very gracious.
Horaces brow was cloudy. Julia re-
marked that there would he time for n
walk before going home Horace said
there would be only time for very
short walk. and he didIft care for a
short walk
! Il thought you had something TO tell
me?v said Julia.
IL had" said Horace.
"What has become Of itT asked
Julia
cYou didn't want to hear It, and I'm
keeping Il FOR some one else
Julia looked sober She said moth.
Ing for awhile, but when she did It
formed a very important link in these
very ordinary proceedings.
Jim Hawkins wanted me to walk
to the bridge with him awhile ago"
she said
Jim Hawkins was Horaees only
rival that Is, he would have been had
Horace had a rival At any rate. his
name at this critical juncturo struck as
much terror into Horace as the name
Of the Black Douglas In days OF old
into little children. But peryerslty Is
not solely n feminine trait.
why didn't You gof7 he remarked.
1T wouldn't have been very nice OF
me to go with him when / had refused
10 90 with you"
Maybe he had something 10 tell
you"
III he had didn't want 10 hear IL"
Circumstance as well as peryersity
has something to do with such cases.
and ia this case circumstance inter-
fered just as the matter was In a
fair way to be Strengthened out Mary
Dale, the only girl Julia was afraid Of
SO far as Horace was concerned, came
up and reminded Horace that he had
promised TO show her the waterfall up
the creek bit Horace said that he
would not only keep his promise, but
be very glad to do so,
When Horace and Mary returned the
picnic was breaking up and the young
people We're putting the empty lunch
baskets into the wagons, Horace looked
about for Julia and failed to see her
He hunted for her and found her sit
ting behind a big tree crying Won
ans tears are to man what oil is to
hardened putty Horace softened
What's the matterT he asked, in a
loverilke tone
I'm disappointed she sobbed. dab
bling her handkerchief into her eyes.
What aboutTp
"I've always wanted TO see that
bridge and now we're going home and
haven't
This was a surprise to Horace. He
stood thinking.
would you like 70 20 to the bridge
now" he asked presently.
How'll we get homeY
'We'lI have TO walk, / expect
u don't know that can walk 80
far
q think you can. It's only seven
miles"
Some one cried "AlI aboardr
II "Can you do itYP
n Julia made no reply. The tree was
between her and the wagons and she
was waiting for them 10 be gone
The wagons once ON their way, TTor-
nee and Julia waited TN the shouting
OF the boys and girls died away In the
distance, then Julia arose and the two
walked down the creek toward the
bridge.
The story had already been told.