The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-11-05

get wind of it, for they would be sure TO
be charmed with the romantic situation,
and insist upon taking possession immedi-
ately. After attending to the wants Of
the inner man. hesauntered ont for stroll
over his extensive grounds, and wandered
on till he reached the forest that skirted
them. Following a we'll trodden path, he
entered the forest, and as he strolled on,
he was charmed. as many denizen of ths
close city has been before, with the fresh
arr, and bright, clear sky of the country.
The breeze, fragrant with the odor OF the
pine trees invigorated him, and as he
wandered on, he revelled in a sense of
buoyancy which he had seldom expert
enced. Suddenly he came upon an OPEN
ing amid the trees. The setting sun ting
ed the brigh: hue OF the grass with soft
radiance, and cast glittering shade upon
the waters of little brook which mur-
INJURED near.
"Truly, this is very Eden, and tn re
as live, is an Eve, or rather naial just
risen from the pearly wave," he said, as
he saw maiden laving her white feet in
the gurglng stream.
She turned around at his words, and
disclosed countenance of fresh, young
beauty. Glossy brown locks dishevelled
By her employment, fell around face of
the most perfect oval, which was lighted
up by lustrous orbs of the richest blue;
while pink flush, which had risen t. her
cheeks st the sight Of stranger, height
ened and greatly enhanced her beauty
Accustom d as Harry was to the surpass-
ing loneliness of ballroom bellies, he tho't
be had never seen anything SO beautiful
as this bsrefooted ma den, as she stood
with the UNCONSCIOUS grace OF startled
tawn.
Pardon me, fair maid," he said, sd-
vancing and bowing low, "pardon me fer
thus disturbing your gambols in your na-
tive elemcnt. 'Iis seldom that the god
desses OF the wave deigu to show them
selves to mo. tails.
A look of innocent wonder oycrspread
her face as he spoke and her blue oibs d.
lated as she looked at him.
Il am no loddess, sir, she said, "only
asimple cottage maid wading in the brook. >
r 41cr-Nsss,is recalled marry 10 himself,
and smiling at the thought of what his
aristocrltic mama and legant sisters void
say to see him thus entranced at the sight
OF country girl, he again addressed her,
| but this time in language suited to her
com 9rehension She replied fearlessly,
for child Of woods rs she was, she knew
not fear, and charmed by her beauty and
artless grace, Harry Romano fingered
long BIZ the broo in the forest glade.
But the deepening shadows at length
warned him Of the lateness Of the hour,
and accompanying the rustic maid to a
cottage not far distant, he bade her good
night with as m ch Difference as he wo' Id
have shown the most polished belle of his
acquaintance, and then pursued his home
ward way But thoue hts Of the beautiful
creature he had lett accompanied him ,and
for the first time in his life, the vision of
a beautiful maiden mingled with his
dreams. 1t was not strange then that he
wondered somewhat when he remembered
it the following morning, and still more,
when in the course of his ranibles about
the grounds, fair young face, with eyes
Of richest blue would rise before him, and
make itself the centre of his thoughts.-
He was not wont to be taken in that way,
it was something new to him-rather lu-
dicrous to be sure--that he was so struck
by that pretty little rustic, and yet at the
sunset hour he found himself pursuing the
the old path 50 the forest glade
As he expected, its presiding deity was
there seated on the moss-covcred roots Of
a stalwart ok. A bright flush rose to
her cheek as she acknowledged his greet
ing, and she made slight movement as
if to rise as he seated himself beside
her, but nc detained her, and with the ad-
tiress of polished man of the world, plac-
ing her entirely at her ease, he entorcd in
to conversation Her nairc, artless inno-
ceuce charmed him, man of the world as
he aas, and accustomed to the wiles and
arts Of the fashionable women, and the at
mospherc of freshness which seemed to
cncircle her, refreshed him, blase with
fashionable dissipation. And as for her,
child of the woods, she could sit for hours
listening to tale of the gay world, ofwhich
hitherto she had scarcely dreamed, fascin-
ated by his polished manners, so different
from those OF tne Doors around ner, from
any one she had ever seen.
And thus it happened that for many
days the same sunset hour found them
sitting side by side at the foot of the moss
grown oak, but now his arm encircled her
waist, and her head rested on his bosom,
while he taught her the blisslul lesson Of
love. And she was an apt schola that
young, tender thinc-she had learned to
love him, and her life, before his coming,
as calm as the unruffled bosom of peace
ful lake, was now rendered tumultuous
and fevered by tho strange passion that
throbbed in her veins. Through tho long
+ day she waited wesrily, performing ne
chanically her accustomed duties, till d Q
: rouud, red sun trembed on the horizon,
and then, as his last bright beam sank be-
hind the distant bills, she sought the for