, 1841-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE GARDEN OF EDEN BANK.

THE GARDEN GIRL OF EDEN BANK.
will YOU ride to Eden Bank, to-layf said
nv uncle. the morning after his return from
Kentucky.
laid down my book, and saddled my rag;
for il was one of those bright May mornings.
when a man seems to be as properly on
horseback, as a bird upon the wing.
And prav where is the Eden Bank? said l..
as I reached the lane.
Sits the place. answered my uncle. SHAT
belonged TO old Squire Stone, whose will I've
been irving to hunt in Kentucky. Its now
in the hands of Daniel, the eldest son Il man
universally despised as 4 miserable old scoun-
drel that prosecuted his brother John TO
death, ahd would have sold his skin If it had
been worth tanning. 1t is said that the old
man willed the estate to John. and that Dan
ieI has secreted the will, but its all guesswork.
I'm going now To make interest with the old
hound for a child that John has left-a poor
creature that has no friend in the world.
save those God may raise up among stran-
gers.
The words OF my uncle, the pure elastic
air. and the lIfe-giving tread OF my horse
all conspired to rouse my benevolence and
nv des,ructiveness I'LL ! came very near get
ting into 4 passion. All SORTS Of chivalrous
plans ran riot in my brain, and ! fought bat
lie for many an orphan. and cut most venom
ouslv with nv riding stick. al every pawpaw
bush we passed; indeed ! was rising in my
stirrups to utterly annihiia:e The possessor OF
Eden Bank, when the place itself came in
sight.
1t was one Of those gently rounded declivi
ties which are only seen in the west and II
looped down to, and half inclosed n little
prairie spot Of perfect green; upon the bank
Lrew tall and massive trees, unGer which the
sward spread. innocent of underbrush; and
through which the white walled cottage was
seen peeping; while upon the prarie there
was not a shrub. There were walks about
the house, and flower plots; there were young
and fresh arbers too, around the cd oaks
and the cottage itself was half covered with
clinging vines. AS we followed the wind
ing path among the trees. ] observed TO my
right a tall, slight, sunburnt girl, in a little
chip bonnet, wedding one OF the flower beds;
she looked up as we passed, half bowed,
thought and bent TO her labor. Corsing the
old miser that would send Il woman 10 field
work under such 4 sun, ! rode on, determin'
ed to have another peep at those bright eyes,
though they did belong to a servant girl.
We found, "Daniel the unjust at home
he was a big man, with n passionate va
can face, neither strong nor amlable, bul
working as though the fires Of his heart had
dried his brain up. He gave q surly wei
come, and as nv uncle came on business
soon left me to amuse myself with my rid
ing whip. Now was nv time for seeking
way toward the garden. looked 10 the
spot where ] had seen her, but she was
gone, and ! began to think my plans at an
end when / saw in one Of the bowers that
spoke of, fold Of the coarse check that a
dorned my Dulcinea.-leaping from one walk
TO another / soon came near enought to see
her through the leaves, while she was toe
busy to notice me. And busy with what
think We! Why, with a book; over which
she hung, while her black hair fell in fes
toons, after its own fashion from an immense
thorn, which did service in place of a golden
bodkin. "WelI,"-thought I,-"this is /;
very pretty remarkable servant girl,"-anc
was afraid to disturb her; but | thought tina
] should cut a small figure if ! ran away with
out even a look at her face and SO marching
forward and determined to ask some question
about the grounds, | broke in upon her stu
dies. She looked up. smiled and blushed
and before l could open my mouth, Offered
!, me her hand. swell, this is western, in
Decd" said to myself; however, l could no
refuse, though l again thought she was
most singular domestic, so pressing her hand
which was neither large nor hard, and re
plying to her frank kind smile by anothe
(which If not as sweet had certainly NOR
wonder in i'll sat down by her on tn
! bench Of turf. She had been reading Mis-
Edgwortl's "Simple Susan" and asl too
The little volume from her aaH that ia