Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-16

sEB.TooK OUT A TINY FLAG AND WAVED
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sand, handsome, clergyman, rich and
with a secure position. 1 told him that
you would consider his offer favor
ably" so
well, 1 won't. And why did he do
this Just now, SO that he could tighten
my chains before everybody at the pic
mic? 1 won't co. q
eyes. YOU willa' And she did.
An hour later the clergyman in ques-
ton came to the house, and Margaret
was obliged to see him. He appeared
to consider the engagement foregone
conclusion, but had the grace to ask
her if she would be his he!pmeet. Mar
garet listened in Silence while the cler-
gyman took her limp hand and placed
fine diamond ring upon it. He bent
and kissed. thes pale brow, and it was
over. He never asked Margaret if she
loved him or said that he loved her.
His aboundinn self esteem never al
lowed him to raise the question Of
course she did. How could she help it?
He was pastor Of a large church on
Broad street, ard this day of indie
pendence the Sunday school children
We're to have a grand picnic up the Wis
sahickon, in Paramount park. It is safe
to say that had the children had any
voice in this matter they would have
preferred to spend the day in town, for
frecrackers were forbidden and tor
pedoes were tabooed and toy pistols re-
1l1 Too Il
of ice cream, len>sassde or cakes could
. reconcile them for the loss of a whole
day.
The Rev. Azariah LOOMS did not ap-
prove of noise.
The Discontinued Sunday school chill
dren were dropped from the carriages
into grove of trees along the bank Of
the Wissahickon in view Of the falls
and turned loose to enjoy themselves.
A few of the teachers really did try to
make them happy with games and
swings, but it was hot, and far in the
distance they could hear fireworks and
were CORRESPONDENCE miserable. Mar
garet alone succeeded in making the
children gay and happy. She fairly
wore herself out, but she had the af-
lection Of the children, and all went
we'll until the clergyman came near.
Then all interest dropped, and every
piping voice was stilled. He was ex.
ceedingly proud of this mark Of their
reverent esteem, as he understood their
sudden silence.
Among the guests at the picnic were
a number of young girls and lads OF
the Bible class. These big boys seemed
to be so out Of their element that they
did not know what to do, and in Their
awkward bashfulness they began tt
tease the girls. No matter what GROUP
these boys approached, whether chill
dren or grown people, no one appeared
T glad to have them, so finally they went
; off together and began to pelt the
/. swans and ducks and smoke cigarette:
{ and act in a most reprehensible man
ner considering that this was church
5 picnic. Margaret noticed them an(
4 thought.
: mo one seems to care for those boys
:; They are too big to play with the chill
e dren and too rude to go among tn,
: young girls, and the grown people don
I want them. will speak to Mr.. Loomi
G about it,
e So when the long day began to de
o cline the party prepared to return
Margaret had come in a landau wit
= two of her sisters and Mr.. Loomi:
!; While waiting for the children to be pu
7, into the proper care, Margaret foun
j.. that her berothed was standing b
It her. The young boys, dissatisfied wit
such a tame manner of spending th