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mother, who met him. said: “She has woven 
very steadily to-day, and at four o’clock a 
piece of carpeting containing 40 yards was 
finished. 1 was helping her to take it out of 
the loom when I heard your knock. She did 
not want to leave her work, so I came to the 
door instead. Please take a seat by the stand, 
and look at newspapers while 1 ruu and help 
her out with it. Then she'll come in to see you.” 
“ Allow me to to go with you and lend a 
helping hand, Mrs. Ashton. " 
“ Well, come right along. A little help will 
be acceptable to us,” and she led the way to a 
pleasant room, with windows overlooking the 
garden.” 
••Many bauds make light work,” was exem¬ 
plified, and the tastefully-woven carpet was 
soon rolled up and put in the entry, ready for 
its owner. Although busy with the carpet, 
there was time for Mr. Harrison to secure the 
company of the sprightly young wea ver, who 
went with him to the lake. 
When* they listened to the plashing 
As the billows rose and foil, 
Washing bright each wave-worn pebble. 
Swaying wood and pearly shell; 
Till the evening's lengthening shadows 
Far along the earth were east. 
Mists were gathering on the meadows. 
And the dew was falling fast. 
Next morning, while filling t he parlor-vases, 
Alice Westbrook was surprised by an early 
caller, no other than her friend, Amanda Mil- 
lmrn. After the " Good mornings ” were said 
and a few preliminary remarks made relative 
to the beauty ol' the morning, the fragrance of 
the flowers, etc.. Miss Milburu cried: “Oh! 
Alice, did that foolish fellow, Harrison, call 
and invite you to ride with him last evening? 
He called for me, and I told him I would go 
with him if he would drive back and ask yon 
to accompany us. T told him to tell you I sent 
him; also to tell you wlxat dress I intended to 
wear, that you might array yourself in a simi¬ 
lar manner. He hurried off, and I dressed for 
the ride, feeling confident you would come. I 
carried a box out to the gate, to take with me 
to get moss for a hanging-basket. There’s 
such lovely moss in the grove by the lake., you 
know. Well, l waited aud waited. The boys 
went to the lake to swim, aud on their return 
told me they saw Mr. Harrison aud Fannie 
Ashton sitting on the rocks at Crystal Point. 
Say, Alice, did he call for you?” 
Hen* sounds of suppressed laughter were 
heal’d in the next room. Alice looked iu, and 
was surprised to see her father, with a news¬ 
paper, sitting by the window. 
‘‘Oh, father! I thought you were out in the 
garden with mother !" 
“ So I was, child, but the sun was hot aud 1 
ran in for a few minutes to cool off, and look at 
the papers, Seems to me, from what Miss Mil¬ 
buru says relative to Mr. Harrison, that there 
was a screw louse, so to sjicuk, iu the way you 
ladies treated him.” 
“You ladies!” said Amanda. “ Why, sir, 
Alice seems to lie wholly in the dark in this af¬ 
fair. She has not told me whether he called 
for her or not. Ah, now, Alice, your face 
tells that he did.” 
“ Yes. Amanda dear, he invited me to ride, 
aud I sent him for you. Then, without telling 
you he had been here, you sent him for me! It 
was too funny! I got ready to go also, but-’ 
“ But ,” interrupted Mr. Westbrook, rather 
satirically, “this sensible young man ran off 
on a tangent, and left you in the lurch, aud I 
think he did quite right.” 
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( 1882 ) for the “ tmt recent invention in 
Farm Machinery ." fn this progressive age, 
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SOPHIA C. GARRETT. 
A young man living iu the vicinity of Lake 
Ontario, after a hard day’s work iu the hay- 
field, thought a tb-ive after tea, to view its blue 
waters w ith a fair friend by his side, would be 
delightful. Thus thinking, he drove to Mr. 
Westbrook’s house, where his ring was an¬ 
swered by Miss Westbrook, whose company he 
hail come to solicit. 
“ Good afternoon, Alice—Miss Westbrook.” 
" Ah. good afternoon. Mr. Harrison; please 
come in." 
“ No, thank you. I called to ask you to ride 
to the lake with me.” 
“When, Mr. Harrison?" 
“Why, right off now. My horse and buggy 
are out by the gate." 
Miss Westbrook smiled at his earnest tones, 
aud said: “ I am very busy, but will go with 
you if you will take Amanda Milburu also. 
Please drive down there and get her. and re¬ 
turn for me.” 
“ Shall I tell her who sent mef 
• “ No—well perhaps you had better tell her. 
She will be more likely to go." 
The young man bowed, walked slowly to the 
gate, aud stepping into his buggy, drove away 
with less alacrity than was evinced by him on 
driving up. Something' within whispered: 
“She does not respect you!—has no confidence 
in you! Better turn about and go home!” 
"No! no!” whispered another thought: “go 
ahead this time, but keep clear of such a scrape 
in future!" “Good advice: I'll remember it!” 
and he gave a low whistle that startled the 
lagging pace of Fleetfoot to a brisk trot, which 
soon brought him to the Corners. Turning in 
the direct ion of Mr. Milburn's. he met Mr. 
Westbrook (father of Miss Alice) returning 
from a long ride. The buggies halted side be¬ 
side, and the elder gentleman said: “Well, 
Harrison, your hoi’se does not look so jaded 
out as mine does. A drive of lt> miles and 
back on such a hot day as this is a hard jaunt 
for a horse. Going to the lake?” 
" Yes, 1 started for a drive there." 
“You ought not to take such a splendid 
drive without a nice young lady, eh?” 
“ Think so myself. The truth is, Mr. West¬ 
brook, i called for Miss A]-1 called for a 
nice girl to go with me-" 
“ And she gave you the mitten, Harrison?” 
“ Not exactly, sir; she told me to call for 
Miss Milbum, tell her who sent me, secure her 
company, then return, and she would go with 
me with pleasure. " 
“ And do you intend to follow out that pro¬ 
gramme. Harrison ?” 
" I shall be obliged to do so this time, for 
ear of offending the lady: but it hardly seems 
right.” 
“There is uo right in the case whatever, 
Harrison. She has simply insulted you with¬ 
out thinking or caring about the matter.” 
“ Weil. Mr. Westbrook, what would you ad- 
v ise me to do ?’’ 
“ Call for Miss Milburu, and ask her to ride 
with you. No hints about who sent you. Sim¬ 
ply request the pleasure of her company, etc.” 
" Suppose she tells me she will go with me, 
provided 1 can get some friend of here to ac¬ 
company us? What then?” 
“ Leave her, and invite one of the more eas¬ 
ily satisfied girls of your own neighborhood. 
Depend upon it, Harrison, she will not compro¬ 
mise her acceptance of a rarely-received invi¬ 
tation to ride, by asking you to get a third 
party, but will go with you at. once and eujoy 
it. Good afternoon, Harrison! Success to 
yon! Get up, Firefly!” 
Mr. Westbrook drove on. and the young 
man went to Mr. Milburn's. Calling for Miss 
Milburu, lie invited her to take a drive to the 
lake with him. It. was such a beautiful after¬ 
noon he felt certain she would enjoy it. 
*• It is indeed a lovely afternoon, sir, and I 
always enjoy going to the lake. I am some¬ 
what busy, aud hardly know what to sav to 
you; but-" 
“ But what, Miss Milburu?” 
“ Oh, I was going to say, it would have 
suited me better if you had called for Miss 
Westbrook, and brought her along with you. 
Tlieu I should have gone with you with pleas¬ 
ure. Would you mind driving back for her? 
TelJ her I sent you, and she will come with 
you at once. Please tell her to wear her new 
traveling suit aud I’ll wear mine. You won’t 
be gone long, now will you, my good fellow? 
1 shall be ready when you return,” she added, 
smiling as she bowed him out. Hardly deign¬ 
ing to reply, he fled precipitately to his buggy, 
and drove rapidly to the Corners. He stopped 
at a house, over the door of- which was a sign 
indicating that rag-carpets were woven there. 
He went in aud called for Miss Ashton. Her 
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