The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-12-09

eads you to the other. And they all
I'll the story Of life more eloquently
han poet or philosopher ever did
fhc old well-sweep, with its moss-cover-
ID bucket; the old rock stable, with its
linsy doors; the oil. orch'ra, planted
" hands that have rested thirty years,
whose guarlcd trunks aud dscayiug
limbs show through how many w;ntry
storms they have stood the old rock
'te2s from whose upper Hook . half
century and more ago, in the pride and
he beauty Of youth, the girls mounted
he handsome saddles, and amid laugh
Ter and mirsh gal'oped off to the
Wedding, or the dauce-these, grown
old ard wrinklcd, or dead aud gone
those, firm in their places where they
we're put when Daniel Boone lived on
North Fork, and Aaron Burr was plot
ting treason at Blannerhassett's Island
the old arm chair in the garnet now, in
which our grandfather unused and
nodded while the varying rays Of the
October sun played upon tho kitchen
floor, and the great beech log lazily
burned in the old kitchen fireplace !;
and the old family Bible, worn and
soiled from use by the dear hands that
have left it and US together;-ssy not
that these old things are not worthy,
nor ever aver that the a ew fashions and
new inventions should call US away
from tho old, that tell US so plainly
what Shadows VIC are, and what shad-
ows we pursue"
AN OLD PLANTATION.
The fashion is when you 60 into the
country to go on horseback. In fact,
many Of the old plantations are reached
only By fo'dice rivers; and threading
forests, and opening gates, that lead
from one great farm to another. So
Col. Cox, Of Forest Dale, sent in Jim,
a polite servant and intelligent, but as
black as night, with two horses, one Of
which was splendidly caparisoned and
Designed for my particular use. Jim
met mo on the street as I was coming
from the College Square, aud refining
up, with formal removal of his Qua.
ker hat, said: "Dis boss wid do new
saddle I fetched for you to 60 out to de
plantation to visit. De Colonel is home
and he and Miss Henrietta have foz
chase Tomorrow" The fox CHASE
startled me; for my friend of Forest
Dale, when I accepted his invitation
to visit his home, said nothing of it
and my experience in that line q
amusement was not Of so satisfactory ,
kind rs to induce me to wish to eve,
chase another fox. But this was no.
the time to discuss the matter. jim
was here; bis hat was off; the hors'
had on military saddle and bride
the bits and stirrups we're silver wash
ed the housing had three silver stars
but evidently had seen service. Til,
horse had military look: p He wa
as black as jim ever dared to be, bu,
ever SO much better looking. I didn''
like the idea Of another catastrophe; SC
I asked Jim ifsthe horse was all right
10, yes; its do same Colonel rode with
Morgan, from Horse Cave to Indiana
Mercy! be was all through . de- wars
AID never got nary hurt." This VA,
quite satisfactory, and I mounted. We
were soon on our way over the evenes,
pike in Keutacky-by the toll gate
past the fair grounds over the big
"fill"-beyond the slate precipice-and
to the white gate that opened" into thu
private road through Frank Anderson.
lands to the Colonel's. Honestly,
never saw such a beauty or was on thu
back OF such mover as "Duke'-
that was his name. His head and car:
are the impersonation Of spirit and
pride. AS he moved on homeward
with just an even bearing on the bit,
could not help thinking Of S.rtin'&
Ford, and the battle Of Green Rive,
Bridge, where the balls few thick and
fast. Yet here was noble Duke, who
had seen all, passed through al, and
still gentle and proud and handsome. !;
FRANK ANDERsoN's. :;
Passing through the gate at the pike
wo came o. the great stock farm Of
Frank Anderson. It contains mine
hundred acres. It is watered by Green
River, and has not one acre in cultiva.
tioa. g Except three hundred acres 81
wood land, beech, chestnut, oak, hick.
Dry aud butternut, it is all laid down
in blue grass, divided off into many
fields. In one field arc several hun
dred head of cattle. In another hall
as many mules. Ia another : thousand
sheep. In another several hundred
hogs. Frank Anderson is ! rich man,
Of plain dress and manners, AID il out
about bis great domain looking after
his herds. with all the industry aud
uuctuality Of the commonest farmer in
the country. ;.. - n. .,,.:,.
j: .;ng.;..s THE OLD HOME. ,4r,r ~
j jim, according to custom, followed
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