{"date":"August 12","id":"08-12","intro":["Huldy, the rustic belle, sat alone peeling apples. She was bashful in her consciousness that Zekle would come soon. When he did, she merely blushed and timidly said: “Ma’s sprinklin’ clo’es,” and then—"],"minutes":3,"readings":[{"author":"James Russell Lowell","end":1379,"start":1376,"volume":42,"work":"Poems"}],"slug":"august-12","status":"proofread","title":"Zekle’s Courtin’","url":"/harvard-classics/august-12/","words":605}