The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-03-24

enough OF wilderness remained to add
more than n littlc to tho rural beauty
Of the spot.
"Our new homc." said the judge,
twill be on the top OF this knoll. when
il is built. and our present quarters
such rs they are, will be little fur,
ther on
a sudden thought scemel to have
entered the brain of Susie.
Father, won't willows grow from
slips ?"
Yes my dear !, that's the usual way
II settin. them out"
"And they wan, water, don't they ?
l. this one fresh enough to grow p
| should say it was
"Well, then, maybe we can have
something growing here to remind u
OF onr old home.
In an instrn, Susie was down from
her pnny, and the willnw switch was
carefully planted. just above n. liulr
spring IL wouli have all the water il
wanted, NJ all events. And then SUI
] Nlt ullu hfl NV lp'lt WI w 'ufl'
new home, brt there WAS u warm ilnr.
ter Mt the young girls heart. al a
blu,h on her check, a. she wonic red ::
"Will it ever grov2
Tho now settlement WIS good on
for the judge, ani Susie wIInw pro,
perel iamnu>ly. Even the rude ial-
ncr hryS had learned how il cam
there, aud respect, d it ,cligiou ,Iv.
while lIt'ls palins kept IF nrher in
truIcrS. Si.ir's heart throbhcd high
with hope aud filth n, tim $, a, sh,
noted the wonderful Ia ity AID pros
erity of her lcafy f,vori /, grew
's if it nad dlty to perform, aud
was determined to do it we'll. Aul
the little spring bIbblrd up more brisk
IS from under it, aud seemed I, mur
mur softly:
"lIr will come? He will come -
Sill, one year. and another a,l an
'thtr, went hy, ani Charlie dl MT
come, and letters were terribly unccr
AN. AMI faI between. All around
he W 'rll h. had been sent, an SUI
s,c'. heart at tirnr- grew sick and weary
IN snile of the willow.
But she had other su tors, for her
beauty scemcl to grow every day. ant
her father was getting alon: well il,
the world once more. Truth to TIL
Susie ha II sumo'hin. Of Mother Eve il
her. and was hy no means aycrsc to
iimratiOn md attention.
81 it happcne hat one day in June
+ rh' fourth yer ot the residence OF
the Mnrtons il their new umc. Just u,
he sun was setting, Susie iou id her
.elf taking stroll along th' shaded
roadside, accompanied by the hanl-
uucSt aud mos f,vorei o, h,r uururr
IuS tram Of ,hippprs.
They dill not .erm tn he in n talk
in. humor, bat wa,kcl slowly along
Until they came to the forks nt til
rad. ani paused u mnmcnt bv the
spring, Here, at last, the young man
seemed t. have found hi, t,ngu', and
h. pleaded eloqn n ly aud pa, sionatrl,
'nr the half reluctant hand which he
had seized in both his own
Still Susie was silent. and il may be-
'ha, th" buhbling spring and the sign.
ng willow were talking TO her but
Just then they heard tho sourd oi
hoses honis coming at a quick pace
mp he rua AMI in moment moro II
riirr drew his rein hcsi'e them, and
aske politely if h" could be directed
tn the residence of judge Mo ton. The
Young man had dropped Susie's hrni
,nd, half vexed ut the interruption,
WAS proceeding t. give the desired
information, but his words were not
listened 10.
Tha h,rsemau was leaning forward
in his saddle, AMI hal fixed u gaze nl
earnest penetration on the face OF Su
sic Moron, on which the blushes had
.iven way TO deadly pallor
"Susie, have come ! The will
hw-r
The light came birk to Susie's eyes
in an instant, and, with long sigh Oi
relief. she pointed TO the 1.-the branches
which swept her shoulder, and All
Swered:
Here it is. Charlie it has te'n
growing ever since you went away
Su.ies other c'mpanioo was not oh
tuse enough to linscr longer in the
shade uf such tree as that, aud. be-.
iorc she had returned to the house
Charlie had reclaimed his gilt. The
song Of the spring only changed
enou ID To sound like He has COME
nc has comet
Thirty years went by, and the Nor
ton willow kept on growing, until II
became a we'll known landmark, tow
ering high in air above the hrIlc sprin.
At the forks of the road But thirt,
years work changes 10 other thing
besides trees, and slip from the viii
low had been discovered to grow abov,
q low mound in the village graveyard
for the Judge slept, like true Ameri
can, moi with his fathers. Everthina
else had undergone changes, it no
always improvement, aud at last cam'
the fearful changes OF the war OF th'
rebellion.
1t was not many days after the Get
tysburg fight, thst matronly lady
IN deep morning, supported by u fai
vouns girl similarly clad, walked slow
H. aud freely down tho sloping roal