Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-13

took u, deliberately droppiDg the Ida over her
oiack eyes, as though she wished TO avoid dsz-
ing him, She neglected 10 return the peuoil
tilI she was leaving for Moss Cottage.
Here 10 your pencil, Mr.. Milton said she,
suddenly raising her eyelids, as she reached
her While hand toward him nj -
Thus IL was natural enough for Mr. Milton TO
walk home With her, and it was nothing che
could prevent without rudeness, though Mariet.
ia MeckiIs did say as she came after with no.
ooay only her cousin Moses as beau, Il should
90 asnamed to pounce upon a man In that faeh-
ION, u were widow But that undoubtedly
was from eGvy. a
30 they came to the door of Moss Cottage
| Come 10, Mr.. Milton, and try class Of nv
sHeeT fern beer, said the widow Dnbois.
| vi course he went in, and OF course was a
long time going out again, what with the beer,
q plate OF election cake, and the ready wit and
good sense OF the widow. Then Master Nal.
colin saw ht to toddle out Of his trupdlebed.
and DO presented In q long white gown BY tis fond
mamma; and 90, among IL all, Ihe evening vas
drawn out into long one, and Maurice Milton
Went home 70 dream about the widow Dubois,
instead of blue eyed Mary MorrIl. Bot the
widow Dubois didn't get the best beau every
Time, for Malcolm came down with the measles
Just before the first blueberry party of the sea.
son. and che had to be left out entirely from that,
while Maurice Milton carried curly haired,
broWn.eyed Mabel Mead. : =
Mabel was charming girl, aud Il she didn't
know IL, everybody else did. She looked up at
tne right time, she laughed and was grave, she
What was better still, ahe knew when to keen
silence, and being thing OF beauty, was a 10y
forever. What she looked and said to-day, she
looked and said tomorrow, never going beyond
the pYtt , model sbe presented at the frs.; SO
you might almost az we'll have had her daguer-
reotype as to have had her. Nevertheless she
was all one could ask fer on q summers day,
the blue eky above, the green hills below, and
blsbes full OF ripe berries all aroud There
vas u pond Close by too, where Maurice roged
Mabel in red, white and blue boat, while che
pulled water-liliies, and sung the Star SpAuR.
led Banner, till bo thought there might be as
pretty girls as Mary Morrii, and congratulated
hmeelf, The beast, that heiwasn't really engaged
ID her.
But the next day the memory OF MAbel's fair
face faded out ss though lt bad only been q
beautiful picture, when Maurice found himself
once more counted as o man who was famous
according No be lifted up axes upon the thick
trees. He was filing up a contract for furnish.
Ing few thousand OF black walnut for gun
stocks at this time, and had nearly flushed the
Ii b Que more tree was wanted OF peculiar
riEs and fore, and he bad that day discovered
two trees on the laud OF Michael MattheW }, eth
er ans weriDg his needs. Il was u shame TO cut
them, certainly, for one shaded o roadside we'll
from the heats of the summer, and the other
vas the croWDing glory Of q hill which was a
faVorite resort for picaicsj but business es-
cheWs poetry, and busin. o. men like corpora
tors, DO not always confess TO souls.
So Maurice Milton walked down to Uncle
Michael's that evening, his thoughts SO full Of
walnut trees and guustocks, that he entirely
omitted the extra prinking before his mirror
, which Wonld have been necessary if he had re
membered the fair blossoms that grew on the
Uocle Michael was Feeding his calves as On
exemplary stock raiser should be doing. 'Good
evening 10 ye, Mr.. Milton. It's fine spell oi
weather we ore getting noW-a-dsys.' -.
And it's fne lot of calves you are raising
Mr. Matthew returned the young man 'they
: lIok as though they had run in good pasture
! this summer .s.H
Mr. Matthew asaented, pleased with the ap.
preciation of stock and soil. Then, by easy
: graduation, tho willy speculaIor went on to POM
> out the injury Of shade trees to pasture lands
. especially when they were large and STRUCK
: deep root # rL7'
: You've got black walnut in your hill pas
ture that want and you don't. 1t is just eat
: ing up the feed your cattle ought to havej an
J there is another spelling the grass in your NOV
: ing lot that lies along the north rosd.' GOV
Mr.. Matthew had no great eye for beauty O
natural scenery, and his mind received no shock
but he had an eye for the main chance, and 0
y = he sad; And how much would ye be wandnl
y to pay for such trees yerself, now7 -e
4 Il could only use one Of them, but have o
n order for some black walnut .uf that must b
" filled out 70. morrow, 80 | am ready TO make q
\ diculously high figures for that, being In such
~ tight place. ss.
Come into the house, Mr.. Milton, come in,
: !, the house. and we'll talk the thing over,' sai
. Uncle Michael, throwing open the parlor doc
a after he bad washed his hands at the pump
- The trade was q It qu finished when Mad
: line and Margaret, supposDg the visit was Q
y usual for rhem, came in, They bad not forge
!. - ten, like Maurice, to pause before the miIro
= neither neglected their pox of ribbons; SO the
: appeared fresh and blooming as q lily and
= rose. r.. et ass -r -.---. ..-C
9 you are Just In time Mr.. Milton. We hay
picked our first basket OF early pears last night
!, eaid the rose, who was Margaret.
z 'Mr. NJ lton ought to try glass of the rasI
~ berry shrub said Madeline, the lily; and Il
- girls hustled out and ip, intent on friendly ho
~ pha,,ty, till Maurice quite forgot that such
!, thing as gunstocks and shrewd isrmtHs exis e
:. AUer they were finally settled and had col
versed bri,kly on the health Of NJ Lcolm Duboi
!; and the amount Of berries picked on the mou
=, tain yesterday, With some particulars Of g sri
- ling accident that happened 70 Marion Mallsl
4. and Martin Mason on their way home with
~ ~ frisky colt, Mr.. Matthew suddenly emerg,
~ from the corner aud his calculation with q
$ s. concise remark. AWeil, Mr.. Milton, you ms
W have either one Of them rst a'li e tltt
!. The lily became q rose and the rose
- came q peony, while Maurice held pear b
~ ~ tween his teeth, forgetting TO bite IL IN b
:. confusion. 4IlD ,4-doiA 10 q
=. = It's the hill pasture tree that I'd aleet
m sooner be sparipg to ye, but ye may take yo
~ choice, Mr.. Milton
,n Maurice'5 teeth came through the pear. .
n sThe tree on the bill win answer my p6fpo
- just as we'll; in fact, rather: batter for |,
"a "a nearer the mill, and may as we'll pay you
~ ~ night said be, drawing out his puree.
v The supeifuous red faded from the cheeks
= the girls; Margaret suddenly remembered &
yeast for to-morrow's bread had been neglect,
o. and Madeline followed to hold light for her
- SO there was nothing In the way to hind
,;s Maurice from taking en- early leave after =
."s v had finished his trade with the fathers ne,k
'ssy anything to hinder his dreaming oflprettyyMs
ne MOrrll that night In the course aofr We'
Po his timber contracts being filled, he 6iso "a
pe leave of the Hollow and its attractions; and
~ longer after thislthsn Christmas, he and Nj
At At. MOrrll were united In the holy bonds Of ma
~, moDy, t.n,
~ THERE is also Eeaeon to believe that the Ps
n IL anef Of aAufn