The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-02-24

al she profit that accrued into thc obi .
man. hands and keeping nothing for /
himself
Rmh was ~ good ~ most persons.
bot less ihourlnful Of her bruiher's 4
pleasure Than her own Is5. want I
10 90 to town tomorrow ~ next week 1
she was accustomed 70 say. aud before
The appointed time. L,h would haul the I
little wagon TO the creek. aud wash the I
old paint Ia hook ns fresh a. new. The
corn va. lcG ungaihrred. and moving
undono and Rml went to town an1
bought new dress. and houurJ too. it
she choose aud Z,b said. how pretty
you will hook when YOU wear them ,uu
will be ashamed to 90 with me IN my
tlirradbare coat aud old hat am rath-
er behind the fashion. amt Ru,hy !;
He laughed gaily all the while aud
Roth laughed ioo---nevrr thinking how
many new hats >he had since Z,b bad
once INDUCED in such luxury.
The grass was witherinc ON the hazy
eyes Of October; tbe orchards were
bright with ripe fruit, and the corn wa.
rn>iling aud dry; it was the autumn
that made Zcb twenty wears old. H.,
lip was darkened little from its boyish
glow, aud now and then ,oberer mood.
came upon him than he had known be-
fore. Across dry ridge Of -tubble and
oycrgrown with hriers he had been
blowing all the windy day; the oxen
bent their heads low To the 4nunA, as
the dust blew in their faces. and /eh
aud then. aud shook out his curl>. hcavy
with sweat. and fell behind the tcam as
though thinking of other things Than his
plowlng. One side ot the field was bor-
dered bv lane leading from the main
road. 10 nm obscure neighburhood. II
was quite dusky where the lane struck
into the woods. when lady came riding
thence on CAV black horse. and seeing
Irb at his plowing, lighiened her rein,
and waited for him to approach gave
the >alutation of the evening in Il sweet
good humored tone. She was not dress
ed in "A costume which ladies now-a-lays
think Indispensable for riding. but wore
instead, a straw hat with red ribbons.
and dress of sky-blue muslin-noi
trailing low. but so short that her feet
peepcd now and then from beneath IT,
She sal on her horse gracefully, aud her
checks were deeply flushed. perhaps
from the proximity of the young far
mer, perhaps merely from exercise; aud
her black hair hung in curls on her
shoulders and her black ayos sparkled
WIN nralthiuI happiness. So, aliogeih-
er, she made as pretty finishing 10 the
rural picture as one could imagine
Certainly, Zeb thought so, as leaning
/ against the fence he caressed the glossy
neck of the horse. champing the bit and
/ paving the dust impaliently and as he
stood there ii might haye been noticed
/ that he removed his hat and 20 rolled
/ the brim in his hand. AZ to conceal how
badly it was torn. II was observable
100. that he talked in ,uhducd tone
/ and with downcast eycs--very unlike
/ his usual manner. After a brief. and n
/ little restrained conversation the Young
woman rode forward. putting her horse
at once into a canter.
For five minutes more Ieb fingered
/ where she left him-not looking after
her nor seeming TO see anything, as he
/ idly cut letters in the fence rail with his
/ knife. Directly. however, he took up
his hat from the ground, upon which il
had fallcnreplacrd his knife ia his pock
ct. drew sigh and began to INVOKE. his
team. But before he had quite freed
the weary oxen, be looked up. the blue
dress and red ribbons were yet visible
in the distance he he,itaied, aud after
a moment resumed his plowing. whis-
Ting "a merry tune. but so plainliycly
and with such variations as made il sad,
almost as a dirgc.
The pretty girl just riding out Of sight
is Molly Blake, young person who
/ live, mile or SO beyond the wood.
that stand against the field u which the
/ youth Is ~ work Ieb and MOLLY once
stood together at spelling school and
Irb spelled for her all the hard words.
IN whispers; aud nu time. while pick
ing bcrrie.. they clanced TO meet and
I it 20 happened hat Zrb arnt home with
an empty ha.ket while Molly. wa.
hrapri full. The cause Of their seeing
each other to-day is that Molly Is going
TO make an apple-cuIiing ia night or
two. aud has given the earliest invita-
/ ton 10 IN. A. be carved letters in
I the fence he wac debating whoiher he
would go OF not and as he uHyoked
( the oxen, be WAS saying to himself !
Z viii 20 home and resi. ] am tired. and
ran'' 60 to the applr-rniiiug 1T any
rale, ia nay old clolhes and hat Sidl
be- hrsiiaied. and a. he did 80, bee .aw
( 10, blue dres, aud red ribbon. iu the
distance ihen came the ihougli that
he might v'oush nH hour or more, md
~ gain time 20 90 10 i0Nn With some oats
or lofaioe,. aDd bring home such aui-
clr- ~ the irolic seemed 10 demand.
Add at this thought be- resumed his
work
Il not vnfrequsnuy happens lhai a
young man j. 1901 regarded hy his ,isier
a. lee !. regarded By other somra, .srh
Wa the case With Deb: and on ihi. ,f--