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

building, painted white, with four st.eiS
Of stone ohimueys, and many out
buildings Of ancient look and cor.
struction. 1hers i . little forest Of
trees 10 front. Col. Cox is atty.a,e,
and the youngest Of thrco sons. The
house he lives in was originally built
BY his grandfather, in 1901, on tho
very spot wht re it nov stands, Of he~n
chestnut logs. The logs were long
since covered with weather boards,
which have often been changed and
repaiuted. The old ohimneys rsnaiA
firm - they were whom built. Two
eatalpa tress, huge In sise and height,
tower above tho long, low house. The
seed from which they grsw wsrs brought
from Po~itau, Va, BY the old hdy md
planted BY her own hands. This old
house and farm arc now occupied BY
tho third generation. The grandfather
and grandmother arc dead; the sons
and daughters Of tho grandfather arc
dead ; and Col. Cox, the grandson, now
dtty.6ve, with his children around him
keep the old homo aud cherish it ~
they should. There are six hundred
acres Of land composing the plantation
with tho same house and boundaries
that were made when tho ancestor came
over from Powhiton and settled it.
Two great apple orchards run up and
touch tho well-sweep, from opposite di.
rectious. Ono is the young orchard,
the other the old one, with immense
t,unka and great .rravline limbs. hut
loaded with apples Of delicious flavor,
from tho uppernost bough down. 1
stood under them and silently wished
the trees stood At "Iiuden Ter1aoe."
THE EVENING.
In the evening the family were gath-
cred around the glowing fire in the old
parlor FIRE place. It w, I thought "a
myself, pleasant TO- DO there. The
company Wa agreeable. 1t M do.
lightfal. Two generations had come
and gone 10 that parlor. I was present
there With tho third aud the fourth
coming on. The Colonel was jovial,
Fred Vas sociable, the girls were must
cal, and 80 it happened that I soon fell
1t home. Henrietta is mischievous
laughing girl Of seventeen, With blaoI
eyes, auburn hair, cherry lips, teeth o.
pearl, and tho dainuest little hand 20.
ever dreamed Of. When wine M
brought in, she took one Of. the old
fashioned solid silver goblets, and, run
ming rather than walking, came ovel
and said, Understanding you Ana ,se
lected to accompany me tomorrow il
the fox chase, I have the pleasure o
presenting the wine, with thanks. o
course you will got" You can see
was sad announcement, and Z saddle
questi. q. But it was not the time t
look SOL mn. Everybody was amused
but me. felt solemn, but no alterna
tive was left but to face the music
"My dear girl, I feel the most honored i,
the world. 1 appreciate this occasion
| I know the distinction. intended. !
your father will put me on any hoes
but that Merry Belle it will give N
exquisite pleasure to Try my hand ono
more in the chase, especially BY the rid
of 50 distinguished = rider . you
But Merry Belle is tho mqat vicious q
all animals. Only last summer, II
same carried me over 4 iour.foot ston
! wall, leaving mo on the other sids, j.
blackberry patch, and then tarns
: round and looked At M = i she h
+ done me favor. I assure you she
a high-aier Of the worst order, IN
: suited to tho desperate, long-haire
/ troopers of the latc John Morgan"
looked At the Colonel, and emphasize
, John Morgan-all this, still holdiu
; the goblet in my right hand, and ge'
ticulating with the loft, not thinkiu
, how extremely proper il would h.,
> been to have postponed my criticism 0
} property exclusively the Colonies au
the pride Of the pretty girl before nj
But you see I vas there where ha
something to think Of besides Lor
Chesterfield. The truth is, I had nj
seen Belle since she unSeremoaiousl
left me by the side Of tho fence on Ii
wrong side. had mover seen Henri
eta before in my Life. I was solemnl
conscious she knew al the facts Of ho'
her favorite jade had jaded me-, aad
had good reason to believe ohe Wa NJ
:. without her aesign on the only pcrtia
OF my history here I was Least aax s