The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-07

" 'Sti7-Iiifo eAiiu lCai y, tHCt ouy. A'"s
ever would think it was our Alice you are.
talking Of, Frank However, I will say no
more about her, ia the month you mean to
pass here: And we are glad to see you, and
your bedroom is ready.--the one you used to
like -. ..... -...-..-,--,., --..,
"a I took up my hat and strolled away to get
a look at the, farm: By-and-by, I got over
the orchard wall, and crossed the brook, and
the high road, and went our into the grove be-;
hind the, honee. whose farthest trees, we're
growing on the side of the hill which looked
so blne and distant from my chamber window.
It was an old favorite place of mine. A
broad wagon track led through the woods.
out to a clearing on the other side, where was
"a little sheet of water, called The Fairy's
i lLooking-glass, and beautiful view of a love-
ly country, with the steep green hills lying
down in the distance, wrapped in a soft aeecy
mantle of cloud and haze.dilI could think of
nothing when I stood there. on the fine Gun
shiny day, but the long gaze of Bunyan's Pill
grim through the shepherds glass at the beau
tiful city toward which he was journeying.-
A nd it seemed sometimes as if could wander
the bills and far away and lose myself in
one of the fair. valleys at the foot of those
hills. and9be content never to- come out and
face the weary world any more. ..s7.s ~
l walked slowly through the woods. with
the sunshine falling through the green leaves
of the young beeches in ehequered radiance
on my path. drawing in long breaths of fresh
air, and feeling a tingling in my veins and a
glow at my heart, as if the blood were flowing
newly there. until came to the little circular
grove of pines and hemloeks that led ent up
I on the Fairy's Leoking-glass. Something
stirred as pierced my way thro' the branch
es, andI heard low growl.a s5 o3 z},req IF
A girl was half sitting half lying in the
sunshine beside the little lake throwing peb--
bIes into the water, and watching the ripples
that spread and widened to the other shore.
A great black Newfoundland dog was stand
ing between me and her. showing formida--
BILE row of strong white teeth, and looking me
threateningly in the face. csrar aae tEei e
@ She started. and looked sharply round, and
saw me standing in the little grove with the
dog between US. She burst out laughing =
felt that / was cutting rather ridiculous
figure, butI put bold face upon the matter
and asked coolIy. assa 9ezs $50 3s6i.ls lsiae
Are you Alice Kent r osr is .sGaafs
People call me SO. ',5s slssassggcei 7sso "a
Then suppose I may call you cousin, fol
1 am Frank .Afberton1 n. ,e.z il.. a,.,
~ Cousin Frank We have been expecting
tyou this week, When did you come !?
Ifo Just now. as-..., 81. s.,,.tf
She made room for me beside her. WI
talked j, long about our family, our mutua
friends, and the old homestead of the Ather-
toms, which, she had seen. though + had not
fShe told me about the house, and our cousin
f~ho were then living there. and sat listenin.
looking now and then at her, and the grea
dog lying at her feet. I wondered almost a
lmy aunt had DONE if this was indeed the AL
ice Kent of whom had heardso much, Sh
I was dressed plainly, very plainly, in kind G
gray material that fell around her in light, sol
folds. A knot of plain blue ribbon ,fastenin
her linen collar. and a gipsey hat, lying besid
her, was trimmed with the same color. He
watch chain, Ike q, thread of gold, and dia
Inond ring, were the only ornaments che wors
3 Yet had never seen a dress /. liked, so wei
q She was too tall. II should have said had sh
been any one else; for when we were stand
ing. her head was almost on level with mine
f and slender, and quick and agile in all he
movements, Her brown hair was soft aD
pretty, but she wore it carelessly pushed ava
/, from her forehead; not arranged with that nj
: Eeety I should have expected from a city bell
Her features were irregular, full of life an
& spirit, but decidedly plain; her complexio
a fair, her mouth rather large, frank and smiling
her eyebrows arched, as if they were askin
'' questions; and her eyes large, and of a sol
dark gray, very pleasant to look into, very da
zling too, as l found to my cost. Those ey,
were the only beauty she possessed, and 81
uneonsciously made the most of them. He
g she been a Carmelite nun, she would hay
talked with them; she could not have helpe
j it. When they laughed. it seemed their no
70 bmal state-the bright beaming glance th,
bfgave; but, when they darkened suddenly al
.ffgrew softer and deeper. and looked up in
Z the face Of any unfortunate wight with an.e
9 preston peculiar to themselves, heaven he
. him ] u "st''
Though / had known her only FIVE minute
3 ] felt this when i chsnced to look up al
4 meet a curious glance she had fixed on me-
She had ceased to talk, and was sitting wi
2 her lips half apart, and lovely color mar
ling on her cheek. studying my face intent
81 when our eyes met. There was ans electl
1. kind Of shock in the gaze. saw the col
q deepen and 60 up to her forehead, and
s2 shiver ran over me from head to foot. 1t "
a dangerous for me to watch that blush, but
p did; and 1 longed to know its cause, and VIC
ID dered what thought had brought it. 80. +.
"a = Fred. bring me my hat, she said to b
1s- dog, affecting to yawn. It's time for us
nd 60 home to supper, ] suppose. Are you hu
gry Cousin Frank pa tsi'7a2 laa' Ras /
) ! i Yes-no, / answered, with my though
still running on that blush. ,so =, 5sfssl q
II She laughed good naturedly. and took
r. hat from the Newfoundland, who had broug
81 it in his mouth i"A 'z.g'l - -
q d How fond you are of that great dog
] said as we rose from our seat beneath t
tree, ~ 1adf s3i1Ea 1iiiiL'ii0o2 EifeA io9 p
!, Fond Of him = she stopped down over b
with sudden impetuous movement took |
head between her two hands, and kissed i