Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-12-15

manly situation I had no expectation of
that Kind. ! will do, any kind of work. ;,
idH Humpht That lisa different thfnga
What kind, for instance 2, ,,ya al +szit al
20 g Driving wagon, porterage, anything !"
& A company of nus have started the
lumber business high up the river, at
Maple Bend Gota saw-f1iil going tolefablyi
lively already, and it wi II move faster soon.
It is going to be big affair, think. If
you, want hard work there is chance for
you, but it won't be dainty work, = Can you
help pile, lumber, or take 1t to the rafts, or
cut down a tree, if necessary 1;sts-
Certainly can, and will be glad to do
.'i-I don't say but what you may work your
way to something better, but that is the
way you will have to begin lam aafraid
. eyes, It %iiii,,a said BERNARD, eageflyl
= wish could prove to you how anxious
am togo to work"
..r Do you see that row of dour barzelsy
ranged % out there ready to be ssIi shipped fHpoy
." That sloop has come in sooner than
was expected, but those barrels ought to
60 on board Of her this afternoon, and all
the hands are busy,pa a-r4.ai.+7al ff,,gA
"Fn do itr' said Bernard; smiling.
Ii He went out in high spirits and began
rolling the barrels up the gang plank, eager
to show Darry1 that he was not afraid OF
work Hecwas accustomed to- handling
heavy weights at the gymnasium, for his
amusement. But, before his present job
was half done, he found out the difference
between work and play. When it was
three-fourths done. he wished he had let ut
alone! When the last barrel was on the
sloop, and Bernard went back tothe office,
Daryl noticed that the brightness had
a 1se.1 Of and n1d
sleepy look had come back to them. SAL 9 Q
DARYL "rYou viii makea splendid work
man. When will you be ready ofor up the
Il have not quite dscidedto'g0 Il must
This is wednesday, must know your 70 Il
decision by Saturday. ."hHH ,941ss7lg q
f. e1Ges nm .Tsl "a trab
"What has come over young Leyburn p,
asked Daryl of Jessica, when he paid avisit
to the old fartnshouse7 that evening. g He
came to me to-day TO ask for work And
then he related, with good deal of humoH
the adventure of the barrels. 1t was yell
they were out on the porch with no light
but the stars, or he would have seen how
Jessica's eyes were sparkling with pleas,
ure. 80 Az :. nv
81 told him if he would go up to Maple
Bend he would find plenty of rough work
to do, getting out lumber He was all
eagerness, before his tussle with the barrels,
but very cool afterwards. He is to decide
on Saturday, but feel so sure he will not
go i shall say nothing to anybody"
III" But 1 will" thought Jessica. al
would not encourage him by, any hope of
my Toying him. But will give a little
p1sh-iust to start him of. I will tell
everybody in townl" -4,.flai
And she did. That is, she told hall. a
dozen carefully selected individuals. and
they told all the rest, that Bernard Leyburn
was going up to Maple Bend to learn the
lumber business Itswas not until Friday
that this report obtained general eircula-
sJessiea, but not a word did hesaY of either
love or lumber. The next day he was con-
graduated everywhere, and everybody he
met wished him good luck
.gs'sI' had halSdetermineds nata to go,nn he
thought, with vexation, "But Daryl has
spread, the report about, and nowsI1l have
to gonp and give it trial IS shall find Il it
ahouible business, know"
f.,,.-.s Ia uOItS---+s ftnhE sHf
! The first -dhasyi L si7off Of summer. The brown
gables of the olds farm house lifted themr
selves out of a sea of Towering peach trees,
and red and white apple blossoms. The
waters of the river crept stealthily up the
white beach, and murmured low and softly.
Jessica, on the bench under the RshfTees,
leaned forward and; listened, as if she
would catch from the fippfing waves some
whisper ofIthe life uP there ht Maple Bend
They had flowed down from that unJ
known, blissful land, and yet they would
not give to Jessica one word, Those YES
sells Thoating past with the sluggish tide
were, no doubt; freightedr drvith the precious
lumber of that region, but they, paused not
on their Slow course, and JessicaPs mind
was filled with Disseminated thoughts. 20
, Bernard had not returned since first he
went up, now nearly asyear ago, and he
had not written hera letter. or sent her a
message. His suncle's family had told her
that he wrote to'them IN good spirits, ap-
parentlY, but that he said nothing about
his business, and they believed and hoped
heWas fast getting cured sof his folly, for
they understood that he worked like "a
common day -1aborer.O Shesl sometimes
questioned Mr., Darryla butthhe dgeuld
pretty fairly which was certainly not
very enthusiastic praise Mr. Daryl had
good reason for his .reticence, for he re-
membered how she had spread the report
of Bernard's going to Maple Bend through
all Perkinsville, while the matter was
still undecided, and after he, Daryl,
had told heF ne SnOulu stell no que,
1 ]" It's strange" thought Jessica that after
noon for the hundredth slime, r4lzat Ber-
nard never writes to mel 1 am afraid he
is not doing we'll wonder if he was
foolish enough to literally believe that 1
did, not love him, and meyer would love
himi Or it may be he has learned to love
work so much he don't, care for, anything
else., A, pretty result Of my advicet But,
1 am not SsorTyS L arohsed Rhim from his
lethargy, even if l never see him more !"
! Here the gray eyes filled with tears,
which might perhaps have. fallen but for a
sound that now struck upon her ears-the
quick traInpfng Of footsteps through the
long grass and daisies Heryheart beat
fast, but she would not turn her head.
"Iiknew I would find you under the ash
treen ','..a ''.I ., 80 5it.i,' IN
"Bernard.t' VAnd now the head turned,
and she held out both hands, n He squeezed
them in a very uncivilized manner, that he
surely must have learned in sthe lumber
region. -ASisSs 6s55-9s rS isE!hEti %
a. !" How you are ohangedi /" she exclaimed.
She saw, at glance that the, great brown
9eyeswere aligRt with active thought; that
the mouth was firmer, and the whole bear
aing of the man. resolute and manly. -. -.
I. I1s,ra hoe mn