The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-07-04
LANCASTER G. H., S. c., JULY 4, 1866.

mental comment, "aud he is my cousin.
10 Law, 1t seems r.
As usual, Ned and Elsie wandered OF
among the trees, and bv and by Aun,
Mary went to supe'intend the tea steep.
ing. There was an awkward silence for
a moment. and then Ishmasl .aid:-
"You are reading Tsunyson, Miss
Nora I"
"Yss. 'Idyls Of the King You h.v.
read itf'
"Yes, again and agsin" n
"fou admire Tsnny son, then r.
"1 need scarcely answer that question ;
1t wonld be bard 10 End any one who did
not. | like In Memo RAM best, though {;
that poem alone should have crowned
MIN Poet Laureate"
IL seemed as If their mutual admiration
for Tsnnyson broke down all the barrier,
OF convsnttenalists, and, till tho tearbell
fang, their favorite authors were discussed,
their voices going pleasantly through the
window to where Aunt Mary WAS laying
the table Ishmael stayed to tea, and
somehow, watching him walking over the
fields to his home, Nora fol, sorry to see
him 60. o..
S"bbarh morning da~nsd bright and
beautiful. The little village Of D
vas startled into open eyed wonder as
our sty'ish New Yorke- sailed into Ii.
quaint little church, Nora and Elsie in
iheir cloves Of bonnsts," and rich dresses.
and Ned in b's long..iIsd Goa, and
choksr.
lsbmnsl Brewster sat in tho pew be
fore them, and Nora bIushsd pre,,ily q,
his grave bow. The village youth and
maidens heard little Of Elder Aliens"
discourse, they were too sbusv watching
,hs party from Deacon Simon Brews,srs.
And Nora, too, hoard little OF Is; she was
busy watching IshmasI's splendid face
Light up 1 he followed the rev srend
spssksrs words Ishmasl with bis whole
soul bent on the sermon saw nothinp of
;his by play. Even ahs beautiful face Of
Nora faded from his nsniory, =, .hn n,ind
took in the mighty truths the minister
was laying before the people.
"Come home. with Us. Ishmasl." Ned
said. as they met 10 the aisle af:er ser.
vice.
II cannot Lo.day, Edward. I will 90
over Tomorrow evening. r never leave
home on tho Sabbath"
Nora's lip curlsd, and she bowed hauph,
,ily'in passing, never thanking him ss hs
assisted hsr into tho wagos. :.
Evening after evening Ishrnsel cam. to
the farmhouse. Sometimes Nora Was in
the mood to caviI At him, but with all
her pride and hsugh,ines., she did no,
dare, to look down upon this work,ngm.n,
this Young New Engisnd farmer. 10
intellectual at.sioments he vas her pser.
and she knew il. 1shmasi B,ews,sr was
man Of great mental strsngth, nobl.
and brave as the brsvsst. He wa. tbs
son OF poor man, and had climbed Nd.
wards As tes, he might. His father had
employed s.tsnant to work the farm on
.hs shares. during the years Ishmael had
been away At school. Tho tenants term
expired in the spring, when lshmasi was
TO take the farm. Msaa~hie he was
lending kis s.rsog,h TO his Uncle Simon
through the harvest, for tho old mans
strength had failed Of late
So. on through the purple business Of
tue summer time these two walked blind.
folded, and knew not ill The time Of
parting drew near that they were more TO
each other thss cousins IN Law. But there
came time Of awakening, whsr Nora
took herself severely to task. "W.s ih.
learning to love this handsome farmer I
this poor man ." II not, what meant
this aut.sripg Of the heart, and strange
content ~hsn he vas BY her sidsi Shs
was trsad'Dg on dangerous ground-sb.
must be wary. But il was easier said
than done. There was magnetic power
10 i.hmas''s dark eyes that ov.rpowersd
her, and won her heart 10 spite Of her
'eAto"' s. ,i'" :
IT, was the night bsisre they we're 10