Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-17
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The hot summer sunbeat down on the Albany
road one day IN the year III, as 4 tiretl and
nus ltsty tTaSelers turned his feet to Deacon Haw.
/ lGyss red farm house, just beyond the western
slope of the Green Mountains. Lifting t|e Istcb
win me assurance of one used to the simple and
hospltabe country ways, he INQUIRED of thNsa
within if he might be provided With some. re-.
4Fts;nment1 IN the shape of a bowl of bread ana
nllIE' or any other catable that might be at hand
lie mad travelled far, he said, and finding It
taoo noon, and being tired and hungry
10 lnade bold to stop at the first dwelling iig
met with, = Sti.F 3 - ~
GeFtal y, friend, certainly, replied the hon.
est deacon, who had just come in from the field
| with his son Nathan g Sit down and 81.
yourself at home. We'ere just about taking
snack ourselves; and Il you'll stcpinto tie back
ron With US presently, and help clear the table
we s.lal! be very glad OF your assistance Rather
dusty trayelin', hey ~
quite. II worse than any thing I've seen
this summer, replied the stranger, as he followed
MS ;. t 19;s INTO the adjoining room.
nltrS sir, said the deacon, waving his hand
towards a rather comedy looking dame. Niece
l.SirY" = .''N'l. =
: call my name Lewis, replied the stranger
An, yes, Lewis. Vile, just put on bowl
OF milk. Lat me Lelpjyou sir, 10 some Of the
meat 1. No relation to any otth sLe&ises around
=
!" 30, sit; came from ten miles this side Of
!, =. Ah, long way, that, Any news going on at
= Not much, when / left. Our people were
not gaining ground mucl. there"
: No, no. II is u hard match for our INV sol
ers' against that army of Burgoynes, all In ine
dlSclpilne, with plenty Of material, aud no lack
oil King slnoney to back them. Natllan, Nathan.
you'anl5yourUld father must not stick ut hume
much longer, now that utiairs are getting 10 !.
Plnch' Vel, there are our names OH the list,
ana When they want us, our old queens arms
are ready
Young Lewis 0or the stranger could not hive
been more than twenty-0ne) nodded his head i'm
assent to the patriotic sentiment had anDl;r,i.
himself to tue viandS, i'll the discussion of which
nc was not SO much absorbed as to be inscnSibIe
to the female portion of the family. He was n
gallant, qulck-eyed young fellow, with sun.
burnt cheek, and frank, prepOssessing cOunte-
nance. Such an one is never wanting in svm-
Pathy with the fair sex, wheresoever its repre-.
sentattYes be found, or however scanty be the
personal attractions which they may chance to
possess But neither Dame Hawley nor her
niece was deficient in this respect making due
allowance for the touch of age ON the features of
the elder. The niece sat opposite to Lewis at
tue table, and he could not, if he had chosen,
have avoided. turning his eyes frequently upon
her. He thought that never in his life had he
met mere innocent aud charming Countenance.
Nay, he might even have impaired his appetite
Tor tue food before him, had he.not, taking warn.
ing IRON rising blush, made his eyes if7not his
mind, more attentive to the play of his knife and
loTk. lie therefore copied, as closely as he
might, tue example of the deacon and Nathan
and had tolerably satisfied the cravings of his
appetite by the time that the others were ready
to draw from the table
Going south, friend" inquired his host as
thCV rose tOpether4