Year: 1874

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are going to marry that pale faced tea NJ ste


at the factory, you are just throwing your


self away, for ST Woods is fortune, a.


he will have four thousand dollars wher


his farther dies, and he gets forty five


dollars month in the store, so now hush


up! the teanster you shall not look a
| again"


but I SHALL" protested Alice, hel


blue eyes swapping


IT you speak in that manner to me, young
lady"


Alice was silent, but not conquered


Miller Blake had long talk with his
wife that night, and it was determined
that they would not let their Alice throw
herself away, as they called it, OF the
stranger at the factory.


But our blue eyed maiden was at that
moment enjoying the company of Adam
Good, for as soon as her father and mother
had retired, she hastily dressed herself,
aud drawing on waterproof clook passed
down the stairs and out the front Hall
door, and then across the little foot bridge
that crossed the race below the mill and
then looking carefully around in the
gloome she spied manly form lianing
against post on the meadow, he did not
hear her foot steps, until she placed her
small white hand on his arm and whispered
adam"


He turned with a glad cry and said
"Alice dear, is it you ?" [ am so glad you
have come, will you not now and here
tell me that [ may hope with chance OF
being rewarded with your smile, nay
more, be my bride, my darling wife"


Alice did not reply, but pressing his
haud in hers, nestled closely to his manly
form.


After spending quite long period
they turned to 60 back TO the house but
on trying to cross the foot bridge, which
was nothing more than plank Alice
missed her footing and was in the water
the next minute, and Adam, after her,
the water was not deep but they made so
much noise in foun dering around in their
endeavors to get upon the bank again
that they aroused the miller and his wife,
who coming out commenced to berate
hHe' duu HeI IoHel III teInS more
expressive than polite.


The mother taking Alice into the house,
and Blake growing out his disapproba
ton to poor Adam, until the young man
turned away in disgust.


1t was but the next day, that the miller
while looking over the half door of the
mill, and watching his chickens enjoying
the cherries in his neighbors tree, that
he started up and striding into the house,
kicked the dog out of the door that over.
looked the race, which was open to let in
the cool summer air. Alice was in an
room and started when she heard
her fathers heavy step


"Alice Alice Blake where are you?
Poor Alice, trembling with fear of her
fathers temper, made her appearance at
the door Of the room:


Blake without any preamble, told her
that she must get ready to leave Strouds
burg at once as she must go to her aunts
in Philadelphia.


Alice was more than half glad to hear
this, for she would not be at the mercy OF
her fathers bad temper, but knowing full
well that they would expect her to marry
ST Woods on her return, if they did not
get him to GO after her to the city.


She commenced getting ready at once,
and wondering how she would let
Adam" know. Adam was out at the |
Depot" with load from the factory,
when he was surprised to see Alice and
her farther drive up 10 the mill wagon,
Hight and take of trunk, that by its
'ize, denoted that it must surely be a
ady's and contained fenanine wearing
apparel.


His mind was made up in a moment
md hurrying across to his hotel he
quickly changed his attire aud giving
himself good dustipg and washing, one
would scarcely have known him.


Returning to the depot" he locked
round for trusty boy, and finding one
n the person of speckled faced lad of
ixteen, he gave him a dollar aud told
lim to take the team back to the factory:


The wagon that trl p went back without
is accustomed load of waste tanbark.


The miller as he handed Alice on the
ars crushed fractional part of dollar
q her hand, and Alice was carried away
oward the great city.


This scat engaged !? spoke familiar
'oice at her side, and looking up, Alice
ras agreeabley surprised to see Adam
J iood and such a change, his old home
pun clothes given way to a splendid suit
f broad cloth, and his merry eyes was
ookiDg down in her soft blue orbs.


"Where are you going 7" "How long
re you going to keep me waiting 2" He
uizzed as he saw she did not make room
or him.


"Oh excuse me" Alice replied, "you so
stonished ME that forgot myself"


"Where are you going p


81 am going with YOU he replied.


But" said Alice; 81 am going to
'hiladelphia, so | could not see you"


"Why what have done Z" he asked
VI 81. IL