Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1882 — A Faithful Sweetheart. [ARTICLE]

A Faithful Sweetheart.

The heather bloomed gayly along the roadside; the hum of insects and the voices of larks filled the sumer air. By the brook that rippled merrily dowu the mountain side stood a young man, tapping impatiently with his cane a tiny foot that peeped out from beneath his checkered pants. Bruslud carelessly away from his white forehead were two golden locks, and a No. 5 bat was perched jauntly on the back of his head. "Will she never come?” he muttered, iu low. earnest tones; "never come to hear the sweet words of lpve that are waiting on my lips for her?” A fish rose to the surface of the brook, looked at the young man, and went away tired. "I will seek her,” he said; but as he turned to go a pair of gleaming arms were thrown around his neck, aud two rosy lips were puckered un for a kiss. "8o you have come at lasi,” he said, lookiug at her fondly. "Y<-s,” replied the girl. "Birdie McMur try never breaks a promise. I told mamma tbat she would have to hang out the clothes herself to-day, although it nearly broke my heart lo leave her at such a time.” "Great heavens!” said Roderigo to himself. "1 had forgotten that it was Monday.”