Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-11-06
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THROUGH THE COUNTRY

A day balny as the breath of June
blue soft haze, crowning October bill.
tops and royal woodlands and mcllowing
the sunlight; a horse and carriage at tho
gate andca voice that used to be familiar,
asking, 9oWould you like to rider" All
day nature had been saying como out 70
me-" and when to her invitation, Was
added that ofa pair Of black eyes it is
needless to say shat MY 'FSensatien" was
soon donned. The horse > merrcilessi1y
bayonetted by in army of flies, whisked
his tail, gave All impatient Short and was
of, bending every energy it seemed, to
leave his lilliputian foes in the rear: a5 If
Out of, the village;y out of igsight
Of petIf6ea gaping urchins in the street.,
aud curious groups at convenient win
dows, Aattening their noses against every
paneito peer at the passers by;qbeyond
the critical glance of horse jockeys and
carriage makers, beyond The inquisitive
stare Of acquaintances; out into the coun-
try, where God had just hung his newly
| painted landscape glowing with fresh
hues, but with no scent of oils or yarnish7
| Swiftly on, breaking through gossa-
mer network that spiders had hung from
tree to tree, glinting in the sunlight;
startling "a venolniess hiss from theiIit-
| tie fash0nably striped snake, summing
| itself in the warm dust; scattering hither
and tLftAer the sedates sheep .Winking
denurely in the middle of the road and
doubtless meditating upon the inferior
quality of October ecuds as compared
Withothose Of June; Insisting with van
obstinate COW, who urged the right of
possession and declined to "turn GU"
| rousing into series Of indignant 'grunts,
some blear-ey yed swine which were luzuria-
ting napuddle, doubtless left by the Path
master for their especial benefit; passing
sorghum mills where a cataract Of debat-
able sweetness poured into foamy tub.
pausing at a cider press, drinking the
tears Of gold and crimson apples whose
mangled remains lay near at hand. a
hecatombt to mans appetite Now slow.
ly toiling up some sunny hillside, like
childhood climbing to maturity; then
swiftly descending into tEe shaded valley
on the other side, even as manhood rap.
idly sinks into old age, and the tombsraw
Few pleasures in this life exceed that
ola ride over the country in, our igor-
geous Indian summer, with an agreeable
friend as a companion. Not lady friend
by any means. She would talk. Of beaux
and the latest fashions, and spoil your
sweetest revery with a rhapsody on somo
new style waterfall; but gentleman, one
who has known you from childhood and
would as soon think of falling in love
with his grandmother as of talking senti-
ment to youg you can quote poetry and
he don't sigh like a furance, and if you
happen to look up into his face he DON
blush like a peona: you can let your hand
rest idly in your lap and he don't snatch
it; you can draw in whole mouthfuls- of
sweet air and let it rig out in a laugh;
no need of stereotyped smiles orolimited
giggles; he will let you drive, and not
snatch the reins every time you come to
a loose blank IN q bridge, or a little ditch
or meet team, Or run horses with some
sturdy fam er, who when you attempt
to pass, jerks the humiliated heads Of his
heavily laden. horses up with, q. swapping
| of stiff necks, and uses blows and threats
without stint in his charitable endeayor
to keep you in his rear and dust.
| While he is "getting started" your horse
| skins lightly along on the soft green
sward at. his side for a moment, then
darts into tLeroad ahead, and you peer
out Of the glass in the back of the car
riage to laugh at his senseless discount
ture r--,-,- u, ..,---.
t. Your friends dark eyes.twinkle merrily
but he speaks perhaps of somo mutual
acquaintance Of other times, who now,
sleeps under "the low green tent, whose
curtain never outward .swings.Yguz With
this memory Christening mirth, you turn
, homeward as the shadows lengther,
talking and dreaming Of many dear eyes,
yelled forever, and in. the sunset clouds
see the trail of glorious robes; white hands
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