, 1860-01-30
How 1 Told my Love.

pdHAtub ItAlu6'~lAe Clt} IECtc4ltJE uEuluu Us;
ns.thc horses, leaping onward to the music OF
the Ginning bells, made for the broad, bound
lesa country The tlr forests are clasped in
eladowy, ghos,1y slnmber. Far away on our
right are those painless funeral groves where
the wolves congregate in hundreds. To the
left lies ridge Of hills sloping down to the
ryer which is locked up in The iron manac1es
Of tile Winter King. Ahead, aud right before
us-whithcr We are boupd-oyer waste, and
plain, aud clearing-lies snusly sheltered
village, tho head quarters Of the "lumberer
and tho royageur. Our destination is not
quite 80 far.
This said destination is q broadly spread,
low lying farmstead, with it's almost number
less out houses, consisting Of cattle sheds ard
dairics, corn stores, roctings or winter fodder,
wood stacks, aud other concomitants surround
ing tho dwelling, all palisaded by zIszag fen
ces, as so many cutworks to protect the COM
Portable citadel. Within it warm fires sparkle
from Tho hugo and odorous logs cracking on
the broad, bounteous hearth. III tile great
common chamber, raftered and pc;uresqued
as I'LL antique gothic hall, arc warm hearts and
flashing eyes. Bearded men aud fair women
are there-'aughing maideus AMI strapping
young hunters, who had just shaken tho snow
from their furs at the portals. Despite the
stern, yet musical baritone Of the singing
wind, as it goes hy, singing Checks biting
noses into purple, and making the blood tin
Gle, shouts Of nirth aud laughter rise above
the bo.eal blasts; and our leapipg sleigh, glid-
ing, dying along rather, to the music OF the
soft musical bells, is fast approaching.
ain tile mean time asks tie reader, "wlo
occupy this sleigh?" hasten to answer
First, there was your humble servant, the
narru,or, Dick Harding, by lame, but Il few
months hack from the bauks Of the Isis, with
the "bar" in prospect add afew my per-
sonal items. Rather good-looking; i fair shot;
can hi. with wonderful! vigor straight out from
the shoulder; am five feet ten and growing;
csa play the fiddle, game Of pool and hare
the temper Of an angel. ! have been one Of a
party Of adventurous sportsuen, 'golng in "
for something worthy Of Alexander, and, with
fisfIin1-:acl.e, spears ard shooting irous,'
lad done no ina,nsdcrable execution among
the denizeus Of the Canadian woods aud sound
ing "rapids," and hunted the bear in his Own
bold and picturesque fastuesses.
Enough Of myself Now for NY compan-
oas.
Place aux Danes, tlercfore-for nesting by
my side, wrapped up i'll rugs and warm tugs,
is Loia d'Arville- brisht-eyed, rosy Tipped,
laughing Canadian, as lovely a girl-wo1nan os
seventeen as glance OF man ever rested cum
placcutly upon. Tito Canadian mother aud
/ tho French father were expressed III her name-
Her playful lambent eyes had exercised their
| sofcery npon me ere this; and the modulatious
| Of 81 voice unequa1led for lis low, soft sweet
ness, completed the young syren's triumph.
| This by the way, for VIC had exchanged 70
! confidence as jet on subject very near my
| heart.
We were hound to 4 tnerr: sleighing party
| at Winly-gap Farm-osieusibly TO hunt
upon vast scale, which accounts for my two
rifles and ammunition lying in the sleigh, and
| ua1," who had curled up his great body ut our
feet, and aided to keep them warm. I had
known her brother in tho Canadian Rifles
had killed s'bar" at tho Salt-licks with lin !;
had met Lola ard llcr fasnily OIL board ST.
Lawrence steamer, aud was now II guest ut
their house, enjoying their frauk and bouutc-
Gus Hospitality.
Hu1rral" Through The keen, sonorons
air, sleigh aud horses bound alopg! "Cllng-
claag i" 20 tho Ginning bells. "Crick, crackr'
gocs the long-,hongctl whip with sharp,
cl,eery Significance. Ny "Mndawaska Carl
OLE" sleigh which is the perfection Of loco
motion, is not less perfection than the fiery
stecds, with their sinews Of elastic steel, which
l drive.
Driving sleigh-tandem is tie easiest thing ia
tho world, ,rAea you ars used 10 IT, was a
member Of tho "Tandem Club" and geckoned
4 crack hand, Of course. exutted in my skill
now, as bore MY rosy companion through
tic air, aud tue whip went "crick-crack!' =
like dou .le-larrel going c0 and tho sweet
bells sang aud cl,i1ned. "Oh! sweet cclloe:
Of far distant wedling.bclls!" !" thought
the crisp snow was split and shattered inte
diamonds under tile grinding Of the boots ant
the at1rition Of tho "rl'nners;' and with al
exhilaration could not repress. I gnve yig
orous "hurrah!'' which conveyed itself /.
Lota, wrapped up in moose and bear.skins
and warm as toast 4 sweet girl sl lausl
echoed my e1ultiug shout
You appear to enjoy this, Nr. Harding!
, she said
"IfI DON'T Cricll-crackl" filed U
the hiatus. What pair Of beauties! PhI
bus Apollo never drove their like down I'll
, sleeps Of heaven. The willy Ithacan neve
: "raiscd' such cattle when he cleared the stt
=, b}es Of Rl.esus Of his horses. Crick-crackl
and tho horses neigh aud toss their archin
nccks, and the bells are Ginning and tipklint
an.l tho mad, e1ulling rush uplifls one lik
| wine.
remark 10 myself that thu sky has dee,
encd into an intense, still darkeniug blue, lari
r enins Will. a strange, unrarthly, terebrio:
inkiness. betokenius a coming snow storr
Nn matter Wipdy.cnpu il ripht ohead a,
:. the welcome ljgh.s will blaze out Of tho cas-
mcnts soon. for The afternoon is wearing.
II On ne co-but do not see them vet ar
Q yct-but uo-it's all right
I "Are YOU wagm-ou}tc snug. dear Lota
said /. l.alftu,niur to look ut the rosy. cxoui
}, ito face 1eepiur forth with so much furt;,
cooue1ry from lis escadrcn,ent Of white CO.
@, fu,a,
ar .sOh 81 oomfortab1e,'' sha answered viii,
a. restlur 1,orrne,,t and n smilo w1';ri ma,
sn mr. hcart lean ioyous]y inward.
C. IN, nv attention was called nxav tn 4
: creepinc: crenusculnr inkiucss Of the eky,
was LIGHT vet not day-llcht but Uue-licit-
coin word: lint wiu,ry hue Of liyid darkc
G lug steel always tho precursor to fie1
of Change in the weather. This only made I
lonc level pla;us Of snow CLEAN viii, a lus1
:ng Tho moro dazzling and intense. I remark
lila Int will, rnomcnt,r;lr divided and u
rid vn1nc sense
md had never familiar as we had grown. a