The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-11-04
"But can't; it's going over. Oh,

gracious !"
Ia the heat of action her hood had
fallen off Her cheeks were like
peach, her eyes shone, and though she |
lamented her fate, she burst into peals |
Of laughter At last, by a supreme eff
fort, the pan moved and the omelette |
rolled over somewhat heavily, | con |
fess, into Il large dish which the old |
woman was holding.
Never dld omeIette look better
"a am sure the young ladys arms
must be tired" said the old man as he
began cutting a round loaf into enor-
nous slices.
ooh no, not so very" my wife an
swered with laugh; 6 only [ am crazy
to taste my-our omelette.
We seated ourselves round the table.
When we had eaten and drunk with
the good souls we arose and made
ready to go home The sun had SET
and the whole family came out of the
cabin to see us off and say goodnight
Don't you want my son to 90 with
vou?" the old woman called after rs.
It was growing dark and chilly under
Tie trees, and we gradually quickened
our pace
"Those are happy people," said
Louise. 4" We will come some morning
and breakfast with them, shan't we
We caa put the baby in one of the dom
key-pannies, and in the other a large
pasty and bottle Of wine. You are
not afraid OF losing your way, George
. No dear, no fear Of that.
"A pasty and bottle OF wine-what
is that 2"
Nothing but the stump of tree. .
1.-The stump of a tree, the stump Of
tree :" she muttered. Don't YOU
, Lear something behind us 2"
, q 1t is only the wind in the leaves,
or the breaking of a dead branch "
He is fortunate who, at night, in the
heart of forest, feels as calm as at his
own fireside You do not tremble, but
/ you feel the silence. Involuntarily you
look for eyes peeung out of the dark
ness, and you try to divine the confused
, forms appearing and changing every
+ minute Something breaks and sounds
f beneath your tread if you stop YOU
? hear the distant melancholy howl OF a
; watch dog, the scream of an owl, and
5 other noises, far or near, not SO easily
S explained. A sense Of strangensss sur
: rounds You and weighs yOn down. II
4 you are alone, you walk faster; If there
f are two OF you, you draw close to
4 your comamon. My wife chung to my
t arm.
"I.et us turn wOOdcutters. We
, could build pretty little hut, simple,
a but nice enough. / would have curtains
e to my windows, and a carpet and put
!, my piano in one corner"
l. 1
" [ felt her hand tremble on my arm
{, ''You would soon get enough ofthat
e dearest.
|, at isn't fair to say son And il
5 another minute she went on YoU
think / don't love you, you and ON
$ boy Oh yes, dear, | love you. Yes
Il yes, ye The happiness that comes
every DAY, can't be expressed; we live
?. on ii, so we don't think of it. Lik,
II our daily bread-who thinks OF that
IL And yet it is life itself, isn't it Blu
3 when you are thinking of yourself
Il when you put your head down anC
e really think, then you say, i am I'm
lie grateful, for | am happy and | give NJ
u thanks for it, Or when we are al0n
e together and walking arm in arm, now
g at this very moment-not that | meal
q only this moment love you dear love
d | love you She put her han'
't down on my arm and pressed it earn
he estly. " Oh, she said, of / were t
E lose you y She spoke very low, as
/, afraid. What had frightened her-th
d darkness and the forest, or her ow
e words She went on: - have Otter
D. and often dreamed that | was sayIn
u goodbye to you. You both cried
10 and | pressed you so close to my heal
III that there was only one of us. 1t wa
id nightmare, you know, but ] don
lie mind it, for it showed me that my If
$, was in your lives, dear. What is tina
'd creaking noise Didn't You see some
thing Just in front of me ~
k, | answered her by taking her in m
s. arms and folding her to my heart
II, We walked on, but it is impossible
Il go on talking. Every now and then sh
would stop and say, Hush bark \,
he it is nothing"
It. At last we saw ahead of us a It'll
On light, now visible, now hidden by
7d tree. 1t was the lamp set for us III OF
parIor window We crossed the stiI
L and were at home. 1t was high tim
for we were wet through.
re | brought a huge log, and when IL
fire had blazed mp we sat down in til
VA great chimney-place The poor 81
7d was shivering. | took off her boots an
II held her feet to the fire, screening the
III with my hands.
ey "Thanks, dear George, thanks :" 81
ck said leaning on my shoulder and lool
Ut ing at me so tenderly that [ felt almo
an ready to cry.
"What were You saying to me IN tht
Sc horrid wood, my darling 2" [ asked h,
III when she was better.
n "You are thinking about that
ld was frightened, that is all, and wht
ed you are frightened you see ghosts"
,er eve will be woodcutters, shan
he WEI"
And kissing me, with laugh, 81
ne replied, cit is bed time, man of IL
d, woods"
W. well remember that walk, for it w
= our last Often and often since, at su
-, set on a dark day, | have been over ii
il same ground; often and often | hay
III stopped where she stood, and stOopt
III III and pulled the fern, seeking to fine
n 80, poor fool that | am the traces Of Il
e. vanished footsteps. And | have oftt
~ halted in the clearing under the birc
a. es which raIned down on us, and the
t .io in the shadow have fancied | saw Il
=, flute of her dress, | have thought
@ heard her startled note of fright. Al
i'S on my way home ut night at every st,
have found recollection of her