The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-16

propitious face, for not face ther,
gloomed more determinedly; but i
was the gloom of summer shove
shrined in a rainbow; the pout of .
girl, and 4 lovely girl--a rustic beau
ty growing up spontaneously like th'
convolvulus on the sea breas, will
the same wonderful combination o
delicacy and wildness. A throat lik,
a swans, a head like a fawn's, eye.
like the shy, beautiful eyes of game
bird, and a mouth that spoke frank
rash, froward words of love and hate
a delightful, bold, fearless, trusting
tempting child's mouth, which, ever
as she bridled and frowned, burs1
apart, and showed the glistening
teeth in their half appreciation and
whole marvel at a grand spectacle, 6
rare show in the town. The entire
figure was in holiday array, as Mon.
trose dressed for his execution, in
silk gown, worked apron, and gold
chain with keys dangling at the side
lace stomacher, and little lace cap
laid fiat, like the cap of the Christ.
Church boys, on the top of the over.
flowing, crisp girlish, dark hair.
A young officer with light step
a rowing glance, and gay, thought
less heart, looked up and caught
sight of the peerless picture, the ont
pleasant picture which the town pre-
scented. "Good morrow, my pretty
maid; will you go with me2" he called
ont of the undiciplined ranks, giving
q scrape and a swagger.
The blood rushed like fire over the
beautiful young face; but as the 9th
er women screamed and fell back
she stretched farther forward, and
facing the bold man, she drew hel
two arched brows into one straight
black line, pressed her red lips tc
together, and uttered the bare mon
osyllable NO." with an energetic
rudeness that caused o hoarse laugh
to rise and ring among the old rough
John Bull soldiers.
The young officer was a man oi
rank (as they, } and would linger and
parley at will, though he kept his
comrades waiting. and why not?
he demanded in explanation. BE.
cause you are not an honest man, as
serted the daring, confiding red lips,
the wild eyes looking without wink
ing at his dangling sword and silver
mounted pistols, the white throat
swelling with fondness and fidelity
to bis foe; while murmur and rustic
of fear, an %, Mause, TAX tent and
dinna brag the sodger,' shook, like
the wind among the slim willows and
the birches, the group at her side.
The officer Redeemed a shade in ap-
proach to the hue sangry and brave
of his coat, but he put the best face
he could on the sharp retort. 'How
do you know that, my pretty maid!'
he went on, in mock defiance.
by the color of your coat, she an
swered shortly, mo honest man wears
siccan coat on his back, and she
shut the window with bang and ran
from it in sudden panic. as the CON-
manding officer behind cried 'For-
wardr and the loiterers advanced In
double quick time. Not before Cap
tain Bernard, of Bernard's Court, In
the wolds of Yorkshire, hailed a
passer by: who was that lass that
answered from the Window (He
had learnt the term, like the poor
gallant Erenchified lad who, with the
two words bonnie LASS won the
woman's heart of Scotland.
'Lassi grumbled the pawky gan
grel, she's name of lass: she's the
young Teddy OF Legs-my-lea, Scot
tice for Ecclesia Maria, Church lands
rechristened at the Reformation.
Mistress Mause Mailin of Watergate
that was; the Laird of gs-my-lea
welded her and brought her home
a month syne; for him, you can speer
word at her if ye want him, for he's
game like the lave OF the men to the
Goals, or the peats, or the hay, Or
aweel, the dell and their wives ken
whar.'
1t happened that Captain Bernard
was left, much against his will, to
hold the town with two scores Of his
men; and before night the news was
brought him that the Laird Of Legs
my-l had been in tussle with the
loyal militia of landward town, at
some miles distant, had been wound
ed in the shoulder, had trailed him
self home like a wounded dog, and
was lying hid in his house in the town
at that very moment. 'Legs-my-lea!
cried the captin; by george, that 8
the husband of the saucy jade who
spurned men
The Laird Of Legs-my lea's house
in the town was scant OF room. Peo-
pie did not want either space or pri-
vacy in those days, but did the most
exciting deeds, elbowing each other,
in the centre of well informed, inter-
ested spectators. Then there was
trouble in the house, which makes a
house smaller. Last month bride
had been brought home by wildfire
of a laird, who did not think going
out and risking his head was suffi-
cient business on his hands, but must
marry wife and risk her tender
heart into the bargain. Now, a
wounded man lay, boots and all, on
the top of the quilt which Mause had
patched in the box bed, that was not
vet discarded from Its position as a
convenient article of furniture in o
private sitting room. 1t was highly
convenient for Magnus the laird
The comely, despotic, generous
young giant, who was not SO much
injured that he could not raise him
self on his elbow, see what was go.
ing on in domestic economy, and put
in his word when affairs went against
his will, and in the fever and irrita-
ton of his wound he put in his word
perpetually. 1t was horribly incon-
venient for Mause-the lady, the
laird's mother and her sister-au oi
whom mad taken refuge in the one
house of gs-my-lea for comfort and
company to each other, deserted as
they were lby their natural rulers
and protectors. .g riy 1h T.
The women had business of theil
own to which they did not want the
man, over whose unexpected return
they had laughed and cried three
hours before, to be witness. Mause
was fretted in the nursing of her hus
band by the interference Of 80 many
other nurses rendering their advice
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