The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-11

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inpr ard famed for the beauty Of its foliage and
10 rsrs ard richness Of its f,uiis Il had been
mosi sAer'dly preserved, nIst BY the primiav'
oWellsrp Oh s0i--;he true nAive s.n,o, 80.
! -lbs REQ maD, "a II had opcs bean burial
Ertnrd, and was deemed the dwelling Il Man
itu, and la'terly by the family that se.lec
tbere cot OF regard Tor the feeiiogs, and % gair
tie scod vii o. the ipdians, "a vel A. on &c
opDt Of in ma ural beauty. IN ue were
mere uan usuAlly tail Straight OF .'uuk Z free
I Ion decay, srd II the axe n $40 h,t hesr
busy a. all, 1t wAs only 10 aid natufs-io rec II
TO seaf and broken bra chez md rank ur'
eigttlJ pndererowtn. 1t VA, i,l1rts randa
/ Ntu' Tor be " ungsr portion OF uO'h races when
! me Luscious berries we're iips, Of 'h4 Al = RAJ
ITO dowr a. every breath 81 zoe Aatuu.a riud
! on their fss, EN- no Ensd prron hgu.es. rnete,
TO, tho queen wts chosen Wheu MAJ wa all
itse, ard the darce Wow, whsr jane vas hut
stofR. There, also the eld,fH w-re wont u
: ther when tn. aut,,l descend AID Lou.
: n the waters Of tho BDu; aud tha grand
Old wrodB echoed with fervsbt prayer and
/ ue sweet strains Of the b. mn Of prau . Lnd
Thanksgiving Tn-re, thy sUnuy Lubblsd,
niedicr al in its qt.-iities, and the sick wer
bruUght TO qua1 ito oiystal waters, lain 10 gth
and activity and .ope, aud ren-~, at least in
fI cy, their lea Of hfe. S,opin; down on
either eide, iis tie. sht A1ovs Ihe surrounding
pnirie was lCst % sradualy. thas bal IL 20.
been for the trees, II would bavo b.sn diiiollt
TOT U1t eye 10 Uncover the line Oi jena kAttOn
between the tpO
Situated on the sorthern port N and partially
bid by roUle naples, ,lps, ami silyor leavoi
p,plaTp, sioOI large l'l, cat a. The tmberJ
utsd IN iva construction were massive, ClJss'y
"no,c.od ard bid togs'h'f, carefully
" cl,n.kel with moss ard t.a5 ic clay, AMI
cleaning In the sun ike snow, from the con.
s az oOatings of vhite-Na ash they Lsi rorived.
llrf screeniny the wiodo 8 AID iost0Jn'd over
tho door wore thrifty Cfssytng yi-es, with their
shinIf green leaves AID Cafti ally t-Hins' run
nirR Ttsos low Nv On with their wreath Of 1Jw-
err, -hO ny hat othor hands than those who
held tho plough, swung the axe all pDscd the
teayy ride, had been busy tnOfs. And IA II
TO rttier Tho fact D"yvRd cayil, dainty finged
curtains tcrcoL,i tho l. 'ht, clean WinlO ~
ard a pot OF tnlguonstte OF a tes Tu-, Btpc1 Ia
eiher, now opsl easement. BaiOfe the house.
AZ far almost "a lbs eye could reac1. grain
waived a guldur sea, tho TAIL cora fusilo and
b Mt beneath Ia load uf ripanin; ears, the
dow grass waved abd undulAtej with every
ppsink breeze and ca,tl8 dOtted tins paris with
their sleek sides itlnitg In sunlight. irly IL
ssems1 a spot where one could dr. am away Ifs
where plenty AMI cOntsntmsnt tsiu. "a ,tsrs.
igucd and fof this reason WA known ~ par
oJc'Ienre the farm.
Within the hou.s was divided into three
small led rooms occupying ons onl, and the re
murder was thrown INTO one larte apartment,
used alik. for kuchen, family room and pl'ljr
The walls were irntcert of pictures, but their
places were supplied by vaiiJus trophies Of tho
chase, in,e5sPersed 9th guns aud lndiAn cur
ooitiss, arranged with much tHs's, and giving
IL more the appearance of the hall Of some
sport loving squire in the Olten tina, than
q lone, 10y cabin situated On the confines
Of civilization. On tough, homo inanutsc
tufed tsble, covered With snowy c'O.h were
PLACID few bO b., the mot conspicuous Of
which WAS large Bible prctec Lod A. thscoru.rs
Agla nil Fali
Of long past dAys-An heir lOtm for centuries.
A bright FIRE blaEod and cracked msrrily ia the
huge lire place the kettle Aan,S and h'ssod
and the cd grey Cat slumbered and dreamed OF
LAND W.T., r. fuics Sore Fat and cream wS not
forbidden luxury.
On one side, Fat a mAtronly looking woman,
hale and hearty, 81 houRh her dark hair WAS
streaked with silver threads and over fifty pin
ters had sh,d their SHOWS upon nor heal and
moro than oLe lake lodged there. Bat there was
a pmils Of aliet cOntsnimCnt upon her IA .
"a she watched the blue smoke curlins upwardA
piled her busy needles ana knit the warm stock
ings that would help To rob stern winter Of its
power. Anon, she hummed low melody she he'd
learned in the long AGO, as che rocked back ward
and forward, ard II q tear now and then glis
tened In her dark blue eye, II was passing tn
butte that the heart paid TO the memory OF little
Ilsvos that had been hsaped up IN far distant
land, over loved and loet ones
at t.a open cor With light step and ruddy
ch,.kS " Sea T. ard shs held up tiny basket
filed TO ovoriowing with bright berries and
wresthed WITH aowers. Have ! not done
well 2"
Yes MARTHA" WAS the quiet reply in words
but the eyes expreesed more than the tongue, ~
| they gazed full OF love, upon very picture Of
herself save the diffcrencc in ysars. "But where
| hrvo y, n boenP
oh ever 20 far! w,y down by the old IL
dian gardens"
n fear you wander tno far child. I, IA moi
well that you should 80 thus slone. l eet that
some harD will cone 10 you
Tho berries are thckes' there and what d
h RS to fear 2 Woo would harm me ?"
Z" LBow not--hopc not any mo. We ar
On friendly terms with all. Even the IndiAC
seem to love us But yonr Father and William
and Harrington all consider that Il is not vel
to uust them very tar. Oh that the swor
could be turned into plough share AMI all mel
live In petcs md IA bIoihets.
Amen 10 that with all my heart said
tall snewy, weather bTonzad and gfey heait'
mar as he entered, thew his Goa. upon An oskei
settle and PLACID an axe In the corner. " Whe
that time oomss then :he Millennium will dawn
Bot Mat, .tr" have you beon-your cheek
are ss rcd ~ mo ,arrins 10 your balkgt and Yea
eyss "a bright "a the flowers around them
To got something nice tor your supper
Fatber."
.. Well they ure nice, and the sooner suppC
, IL ready the better for ! arm both hungry an
tired. tell GU Mother" he continued turr
ing 70 his wife, ''the oaks ara a. hard 4 miser
heart. They make US twice warm-once whe
! We chop them ard ouce wissn they burn. Is,
come daughter, give US supper"
" Here is something TO add TO It, interrupts
a yourg man as he came 10 with spriuain
tttp, hung his rihs over the fire place and thre
. a string Ci biris and squirrels upon the hear Il
, The likeness was 70 striking betWoen him ar
the girl, though BIO was the Younger that
NEEDED no ono to tel OF the relationship botwee
a | them.
"Brother" abe excl9imed ''you have boon
luck to day as well as L The blrds and bsrr
1 will make dainty supper for father and mot
er."
O 'Yss ard for you ard as we'll. And TO Il
4 the truth L IN about sick Of everlasting por
/. good though Il may be to keep starvation fro
4 the door 50 you pick over the lrui: while
dress the game and thor
Chow many IhAbs did you miss to day Luke
a questioned tho cid man.
I "Only two or three"
d "And how many bodies did you tear to piec
o with your bullets"
Q mot one! Every ono is hit plumb in the he
|. Lcok ard see.
= you will make hunter yet"
y Come children" interrupted tho mlthe
I ".et us have supper before the sun sets. 1t "
;. not be long first and your Father is tired" a
!. ~ they readily obeyed; passed. out the door a.
"a seated themselves on low bench that sto
/. rear, beneath the shade OF gigantic elm, a
: knit out her needle put her work upon (
VI mantle and began arranging the tAOlc, TALK
n meanwhile with her husband Of tae matters
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