Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-03-26
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Grandma Hunters Story.

GIanulld tIunJeI OlOTy.
TY MRS VI. L. VI. SNNTSrrR.
Grandma Iluntcrsat by the window knit,
'iny. She was buSily working at the stock
ing but knew by the dreamy expression
of her eyes, and the otrcmuous motion about
her lips, that her mind had wandered back
wards to the green pastures Of her happy
youth Years had stolen over her 50 soft
ly that much of beauty yet fingered ON
her smooth brow, and in the thick, silvcry
hair that was to her crown of glory. \
singunrly cheerful and elastic disposition
had borne her up under the pressure of
many SORROWS, and at seventy her buoyan-
cy of spirit drew the young around her, and
made her connecting link between the
past and the present.
passed two or three times under the
me in and tell me some story of her youth
But | could not gain her attention. \ new
shought struck me, and away flew to the
applc.pin, and sclcctcda large pippn, which
carried as an apology for my abrubt inter
ruption of grandma's reflections. Slightly
tapping at the door, | opened it, and ap-
proaching her, gave hcra kiss and prcscn-
ted my gitt.
"Thank you, phcbo," said She "you
have brought mca tavoritc present; arcat
rosy apple was the talisman that changed
my whole life
TEL me about it, pleaded.
"Gct your sewing, then, child, and sit
down here at my feet and ] will CRAFTY
YOU.
Many years ago my home was in beau
tiful spot in England My father was a
farmer and my earliest remembrance of
childhood is that of being lifted up in his
arms and placed upon the back of horse,
around the door yard. My mother was
delicate woman, very fragile and fair. Her
name was Eliza, but my father always cali
ed her Lilly. She died when | was in my
sixteenth year and from that'timc | was
sole mistress Of the mansion, moving about
i'll my mothers vacant place, and striving
with all my might to initiate her orderly
ways and gentle manners.
{" Four yeas the sod had bccnlyng over
my mother when my father brought a young
wife to our home. She was amiablc and
pleasant looking, with a pretty face and win
ming voice. had no jealous dislike of
step-mothcr, and would not have murmur-
ed had the second wife been in age and dig
nifty the fit successor of the first; but it
grated harshly against my feelings to see
my stately father, whose brown hair was
thickly sprinklcd with gray, taking one to
himself for wife who might easily have
been his daughter.
" had a cousin in Amcrca and to her
hospitablc home resolved 10 20. My ta-
thcr gave his consent, and every prcpara-
tion having been made three months after
his marriage | badc farewell to my home
and joined a party of friends who were en-
igruting. 1t was beautiful day in June
when our vessel gldcd from her mornings
and set out on her long journey. We were
thirty days upon the sea, and then our eyes
and hearts were delighted by the sight of
the green shores of America, which we
hailed as .ioyfully as the children of Israel
welcomed the promised land
- Friends were waiting to receive and
conduct me to my home, and for little
while my life was spent in such peace that
it seemed as if were in Eden. At the
end of a year my cousin HELEN died and
though her husband cntroatcd me to re-
main and take care of his little mo,hcrlcSs
children, | knew it would be better for me
to 90. | went to the nearest city, New
York, and obtained employment as scam
stress aud cmbroidcrer. Several wealthy
families gave me constant work, AMI paid
Inc literally. procured boarding place
with widow who received limited num-
Der of young girls into her family, and for
some time my life glidcd along smoothly
and pleasantly.
"In the summer | went to SEGA friend,
whose home was near my cousin 'srcsidcncc.
Walking one day in the woods behind her
house, my thoughts busy with my Eng
lish home, from which had just received
letter, [ was somewhat surprised at the
fall of a beautiful apple directly at my feet.
I lookcdin yian to find the author of its
descent; no person was near, and having
pecped through the trees on every side of
me, picked up the apple and hurried to
my friend.
"Shc laughed at my adventure, and said
that the forests were haunted, and that fair
les sometimes dropped fayors to moidcus
as they walked under the green branches
This reply did not satisfy me, however,