The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-10-19
CHAPTER VII.

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The landAd sent for them a. before IN tine
tnn tney might take their places before the great
bell was runy. A. the gentlemen came In, eveyy
ons looked At the rrsuy tsle family group. and
vond'r for Mary always 10 ked well 10 the NOM
ing, with her clear pale comp xion her dark h ~
eyes and rosy his, Ter beautiful and sbundau1
hair neatly and beromngly arranged. and wssraG
. dress ~ llsc French CO ico braided With wh,N
and msde testetully and bseomingy. Then tie
children, N thsr pretty liae dresses ard vhiA
aprons and br Oh, golden curls looked very sstrsc
i've And Edward WAS handsome rnAnly-'ook-
my boy who won all hesrh. Very little convsrsa-
ton passed ut the table, aud ater the breakfast,
Ed.ard took his sisters walking.
They were o.lt Il the Little town, aud stron-
ing tie banks Of The C"llins river pretty .;tss
stream, sh,loN, but al some places quite broad.
Here they found many varieties AZ bssu,i' al flowers
and III. Children were 80 delegated that they spen1
nearly Al. the morning there, and onl. returnsrs
all glow ~ With hts.th and exercise. IN time 70
dress .oT diuucr.
ThSt stsruoon Mrs Norton, :Ns landlGiy, visit
ei mary IN her 70, IL, and informed her tns, she
knew M Hsr,ly very we'll as he always stopped
Il their house when lie c4ne 70 town. he nah
expected theu, and ste was sorry now thst she had
not told Mr.. Hsr'y not t. come for them 30 sfon
4" Because" said she. at ISN'T pleasant on ths
nouItain yet, Il IA go much co.der there thsn hs-a
and | reckon you ~oLr Ike living ahere arp
how -
Blu, have teen there" said Mary, 'sad vas
very much ykased then"
Yes but you'll fnd . snothsr thinE wten yos
come 81 settle down and live there without any
.oie,y. The Irpple up thers,are mostly poor Whit
trash thousu there's ONE IN ghty nice flks nm
tter.sys amt Ike yours ana reckon wonr
b. more thsI three years before you'll be glad -
quit
have v,ry pl assnt homs and thst you vii! come
to see us IN g."
"we.l now reckon III be glad 70 do thArI
oau set away wien ho, weather comes, but dom
expect TO"
The dsy passed and evening came but did n1
bring sisnor De Nilsioiti Edward had gone -
Tie cars o meet Tim tR he did NOS come. Th'y
wondered what hal happened, ard lea note -
him W th Ms. Mort u, use he should come stJ
| they had gone.
Aoou, DARK M. Hs,tv arrived With his 30
BILLY, who rad gown 10 De 10, stropg you'r,
| seventeen years ci age They were all very e'iS
| 20 NEE. There were 30 msny questi,ns 20 asa IN
10th sides, and S. many Little items Of business :"
| transact. that they retired ~ an hour unusls
| late ior COUSIN william. In the moving, be ras
NJ very early and had arranged matters - ts'
! they could start at ter. Their home Was tren'7
| miles from McMinn 'Ie, but ss their furniture ant
| boxes would ri tso laTge Wagons which must ~
drawn Up the Inountsin by oxen, Their progress
would necessarily be slow. Cousin william ssi1
they uld not poesiply reach home that night but
would arrive there abont noon OF The n.x d.y. tie
fsd brou.h his own great wage bLit axe an ARK,
Edwa ard IA ID ibeing very b.. h IN front and &C.
hind so that going up OF dJwn the uountsin no.
| ching could fail olty and drawn BY yoke of ow.
| In. oxen. and his sou hsi driven his light wagon
with their own tesm q horses, handsome, well
Iu ade And strong Everything WAS loaded 10 o.,
! M.rys piano, and that, he $40, mus. lie let 70
| come hy Iseli SO the landlord took charge o. /.
| Then they tId soOd-uy ~ heir ne" !rends and
| started d.
10 be Continued