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CARROLLTON, OHIO-FRIDAY, JUNE 49, Az


the foliage, sparkled along the riyule, and waved
in threads Of radiance through the open glades
: and shudowed recesses Of the forest.
} Hayingpassed through the small garden. around
the farmhouse, the young soldier brushed aside
, the grass Of the meadow heavy with dew, and
! pursued his way toward the Wissahkon, which
rolled along the vale, with the soft musical muir
mur OF water sweeping along pebbIed bottom,
and gave its thousand Tiny ripples, and delicate
waveleIs TO the Frightening kiss Of the moon.
beams.
"Well, may die the death Of aspy"-exclai.
med Harry Us he reached the banks OF the stream,
and gazed around-"May die the death Of a
regular built renegade, if this aini purity. new.
er did see my naive stream look so nice before
and now that think of il I'd like 10 visit my
old folks; but | haint got time. must get that
puriy gal out Of the clutches Of them Brlishers
al major Tracy's. and then can sit down and
play if like, but not before. But where IN the
name of the Continental Congress is that feller
Dennsl Dennis ODougheuy, McDermOtt, Nc
Donough, Mcdaniel, Nc"
"Mac Dyl!" answered voice from a clump
of elder bushes, within arms-reach Of Helt.-
"And is it callin' a man, dacent and civil, out oil
his name, al this solemn hour of the night, ye are,
ye spalpaynl Is this yer perliIeness, Harry
Hefl!"-continued the voice, as the bushes rus
lied, and small round face, with very small, and
very bright pair of grey eyes, long upper lip and
short nose, emerged from the foliage. "ls this
yer Perteness sayl I'm ashamed Of ye, Har-
ry Hef."
The face gradually rose from among the BUSH
es, and presently tall, stout figure, clad in the
uniform of the Black Rangers, eaped out on the
turf, and in an instant was al the side Of Harry
: Heh.
'I'm ashamed of ye, Harry Hef"-said the
. lrlshman, with grave look, and with a merry
sparkle in his eye. "By the ghost of Fin.ma-
coul, of St. Patrick, St. Peter, and a half dozen
more of the rispictble old jontlemen, who rails
cd petates in ould Erin before the curse of Crom-
well and King George was put upon her sod, I'm
ashamed Of ye, Harry HeIt-ihere now We pesky
) critIer," he continued for long residence among
the people Of the northern Provinces had spced
the brogue of Dennis McDermott, with a liule
dash Of the Yankee dialect. There now ye
! pesky crltter ye, are ye satisfied"
l Harry burst into peal of laughter, and ex-
, claimed between the bursts of merriment-
! "Look here, Irish, somebody must a.been dry
; ing your priming before a hickory fire-you 90
) off at sich very short notice. Why you explode
at about the eighth fraction of hall-cock. Why,
Irish, you're giung quite onimated-if you'd on
: y take after me something might be made out OF
you. You are regular old boy.".
} "Jist call me by my chrslen name, Dennis,
r will ye! Or pr'aps ye'd like yer picter splitl"
"No, thank'ee, not just now," replied Harry
catching the quiet twinkle of the warmheared
lrlshmans eye. "But come along Dennis
Let's ford the creek and pass on; we've got a.
bout mile 10 60, and the sooner we're moving
the better.
The Rangers waded the stream, which was
not more than breast high, at this point, and Ia
king beaten track on The western side, proceed
ed souhward atas rapid pace as might be- After
about five minutes walking under the shade Of the
wood, the path emerged into an open field, COW
cred with blackberry bushes, brambes, and wild
vines, trailing along the ground, with heaps Of
newly cut timber, scattered along the surface of
the uncnItvated earth. The field was passed
and the Rangers arrived at a spot Of singular
beauty.
! The Wissahkon entered deep ravine or glen
if either of these names are appropriate, by an
ascent in some places gradual, in other points alb
rlpt, into high and massive hills, clothed from
the sparkle Of the RIPPLE TO the deep blue Of the
sky with most luxuriant trees, with foliage faint
Iy dyed by autumn, of every graduation Of fanas-
tic outline of form, every variety of light and
shade; here swelling nlo pyramids of leaves, sill
vered by the moonbeams; there slopng away in
10 shady hooks; AT one point sweeping down 10
the brooklel by gentle descent Of cheSnut trees,
in all the towering height Of century's growth,
J succeeded by tender sapings, whose leaves were
interviewer with those Of many green shrub
and verdant bush, growing by the water side, and
dashng their verdure in the waves Of the deep.
clear, mirror-like flood; al another point crcling
} around some perpendicular mass of rock, whose
cle(ls were green with many wild vine, the loIi-
! age sank suddenly down, with leaf here and
there touched by the moonlight while all the rest
9 was dark and indisnct. The stream, winding
through the glen, with its deep and rpplelcss wa
: tiers oil CLASSY cearness, reflected the ascending
: steps on either side, and the small space of the
= clear blue sky which these heights, viewed from
;. the vale below, permitted TO be seen, with SO
faithful an outline, and such delicate mass oi
d hues and lints, lights and shades, that 1t seemed
v as though the landscape beneath the waters was
IS an ideal and spiritual copy of the real and living
IS landscape above.
l. The path which our Rangers pursued, led a
g long the waters edge, and wound among the CO.
,e Fossal trunks Of wide-branching oaks, whose
is roots had been striking deep, aud whose limbs
st had been growing stronger for hundreds of years
h As they wended along with the silver murmur O.
r the stream filling the air, and soft moonlight
,, floating amid the waving foliage, The Rangers fol
t, a time, under the influence of the holy silence
of the hour, ceased all conversation, and witt
# their FOOTBALLS echoing along the wood, and the
Il occasional rustling of leaves as they brushed
If through mass of shrubbery opposing their path
e they pursued their way, until the murmuring o
\ waterfall told them of their vicinity TO Riuen
4 houses mill, a massive stone building, which
}. rose in strong relief with its grey walls, standing
J. boldly out against the background Of vendure
d while number of cottages, barns and clubhouse
}, were scattered around il on the eastern side O