Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-12-10

know Mr. Cobb, and was always
looking eagerly to seeifthe peel had
formed a capitals. Reconciliation
took a new turn.
How handsome Sam Payson was,
and how much used to care for
him. Jerusha says he went away
from our village just after did,
and no one has heard from him
since. And what a silly thing that
quarrel was. Ifit had not been for
that" s'
Here came a long pause, during
which the widow looked very stead
fastly at the empty arm chair of
Levi Cobb, deceased Her fingers
played carelessly with the apple
pearing; she drew it slowly toward
her, and looked around the room.
"Upon my word it is very ridic-
ulous, and l don't know what the
neighbors would sey if they saw
me"
Still the plump fingers drew the
peel nearer.
"But they can't see me- that's a
comfort-and the cat and old Bowse
will never know what it means. or
comse ! don't believe anything
about it,"
The pairing hung gracefully from
her hand.
"But still / should like to try;
it would seem like old times, and
-"
Overhead it went, and curled up
quietly on the floor at a little dis
tance old Bowse, who always slept
with one eye open, saw it fall, and
marched deliberately up to smell
it. eIIttl
"Bowse, Bowse, don't touch it,"
cried his mistress and bending
over it with a beating heart she
turned as red as fire. There was as
handsome a capital S as one could
wish to see,
A loud knock came suddenly at
the door. The dog growled, and
the widow screamed and snatched
up the apple pairing
"It's Mr.. Cobb it's his spirit come
back again because l tried that silly
trick" she thought fearfully to her
self.
Another knock, louder than the
first, and q mans voice exclaimed
"Hillo, the house!"
"Who is it?" asked the widow,
somewhat relieved to find that the
ghost of the departed Levi was
still safe in his grave upon the hill
side.
GA stranger" said the voice.
"What do you want ?"
"To get lodging here for the
night"
The widow deliberated.
"Can't you go on? There's a
house half mile further on if you
keep to the right hand side of the
road, and turn to the left after you
get by"
"It's raining cats and dogs, and
I'm very delicate," said the stran-
ger, coughing; 'Tm wet to the
skin. Don't you think you can ac-
commodate me? / don't mind
sleeping on the floor"
"Raining, is it? / didn't know
that and the kind hearted little
woman unbarred the door very
quickly. "Come in, whoever you
may be, l only asked you to go
on because | am a lone woman,
with only one servant in the
house"
The stranger entered, shaking
himself like Newfoundland dog
upon the step, and scattering a little
shower over his hostess and her
nicely swept floor.
"Ah, that looks comfortable af-
ter man has been out for hours
lin a storm" he said, as he caught
sight of the fire, and striding along
toward the hearth, followed by
Bowse, who snuffed suspiciously at
his heels, he stationed himself in
the arm chair--Mr. Cobb's arm
chair-which had been asacred to
his memory for seven years" The
widow was Mortified, but her guest
was so weary and worn out that
she could, not ask him to move,
but busted hefselfin stirring up the
blaze, that he might the sooner dry
his dripping clothes. A new tho't
struck her. Mr., Cobb had worn a
comfortable dressing gown during
his illness, which still hung in the
closetat her right. She could not
let the poor man catch his death by
sitting in that wet coat If he was
in Mr. Cobb's chair, why Should he
not be in Mr.. Cobb's wrapper?-
She went nhmhiy TO the closet, took
it down, fshed out pair of slippers
from the boot-rack below, and bro't
them to him.
a think you had better take off
your coat and boots; you will have
the rhumatic fever, or something
like it you don't. Here are some
things for you TO wear while they
are drying. And you must be hun
CRY, too. ! will go into the pantry
and get you something to eat"
She BUSTED away ON "hospitable
thoughts intent;" and the stranger
made the exchange with aquizzical
smile playing around his lips, He
was tall, well-formed man, with
bold but handsome face sun burn
cd, but heavily bearded, and look
ing anything but delicate, though
his blue eyes glanced out from un-
, der a forehead as white as SNOW