The citizen., 1920-05-13
"A PASSING CLOUD
BY MRS. LIZZIE NJ. PEABODY.
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From among her many suitors Merry
Dayton had chosen Judd Bentley, an
honest, capable and dependable young
farmer. and they were very happy as
together they came one afternoon In
October, when the woodland trees were
a blaze Of color, to the homestead
farm, where they were to live after
their wedding In the spring, and began
clearing the grounds by pulling up
cornstalks. squash vines and tall weeds
and placing them with other unSightly
rubbish In piles ready for the torch.
Merry loved the old place, and after
tugging at the last huge cornstalk and
placing ii with the others she looked
about the fields and then said thought
fully: Judd, do you know that to me
the homestead farm, with its fine old
trees and its glimpses Of the shining,
ever-moving river, is the prettiest spot
in all the worldG"
He Strengthened up from his work to
look at her, and with clever mimicry,
his dark eyes twinkling roguishly,
cried. "Nrerrv do Won know that 10 me
you with your pink cheeks, blue eyes
and the uttle vellov rings clustering
ahout vour ,emnle are the prettiest
girl in all the world?"
Merry's happy laugh was contagious.
for Judd longbad and a little bird
daintiIv s,yaving ON a nearby hush
hurs, into a sborer 30 meIodv Soon
after tbev started for home and AT
Merrv,s gate Judd soid good-bv as he
was m star, ON a business trim which
uould boon him .uav for n week
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