New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-19

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eyes - 1T ed TIE snithy, nd g
h0uoe 6VQe thnfr-n0ddfnG toward MT
white cottage, With II po6}ioo cmbost Is
in multinaea roeee, which etoe9 4 me-
apart fuea the chop. .s0oin{ 70 lot Q
cheap, nelin this case tme's 9, more vain
e y ih =: ! money. Five neaofed 1of q
Nv. nov. thstis : lev. figure" s;
s.lrn.s - "a n thoseh. before lie Rrst I
S6ntember. = IN bound 70 b Of BY thu
time, Weuldn't Let Il GO Oh g .eAsy Il
j Varp't rrssasll Sot time, and obleeeeA I
i eivo such ohQft notice. 7 be s.i..i.I r.;
NJ su1ith Anished hauling on the boar
e he SPOKE, and returned to his shop, Viii
faraoer BrOwn drove on.s > ,l8s
ri say, Rooey, fhak'd 10 . frat rate chAnc
for Bob Ward" said the old man, turnln
e. her With . look Of interest ..Bette
speak =. hl@ ehest II 4e's aae. stead
girl, blnshing, but with . wistful look bacl
s III q. ed . he cottage With if s.sae
avs, ? said the farmer. thoushtfady, :.
might poseibly help him along . little
He's suro TO succeed Ct the Five Corner
the ut place for 3 smitby IN the c0untr
round; aud though Iain't mach to spase,
wealdn't - him ct p ioss for . want Of |
few dollafa or q" 4 g'.'atH =. e't !
An that day Rose LutHers thoughts wsr
running les upon her work than On tho pref
" cottage ct the Five Corners; and Whe1
Robert Ward eaane in, ,lste IN the evening"
for the usual half.hour'S falk With La. M
told I'm al r.. - ~ - - : -
II cast do il, Rose,r he said, regret6hllt
sTvo but $500 n the world. and You khot
how much there = to do WITH that. And "
it's such \ oapiena plnoe for 6usinese -
"And -suck pretty eottsee-already
built, you know" T.'i' IA 'l'f-ii' PM -
II vish could afford to get it, hs said
locking ct the bright, eager face before him
"Co1ldn't you Try, Robert? Farmer Brown
Robert came in ruA1kt evening. lookina
rather excited. Farmer Brown had prom
ised to loan hin 800, ''all the ready money
he could scrape ytegsther.r, This,, With b,
own, would make Yl00., =. +, -, '. I
.H)nlv 1l0o pa0es. Roas ~ be eexcI.imea
pns ts.s r 81 ~ d;ssc ~I; po.. ~,
ona ,1ollsr v.nr,nc vM,i1 :,,oiI 80 whci:
snd hnvi "a earth Ann + tn 1T ri. 1,Ca
did trV fvo n threa i,eonIa Chom thon.he
heet Ana M v;Ii;rS Fl male The Loan kt,s
thev eisher .haven't Cha money or 40 mn mn
want 70 part with it, ~ 10 -
SsTInApA n NMUDHn vR1NNlDAn p n0IH Kfn1o
hesitstinsiv ..iIs ~ nientv:', - :.
a ssofc "a him 1rsflw "a Rohert 18th
: shadow comm iDtc his eleer Llne eyes-
s,offerine intoreee on the lOan; Int ne hsin'h
the money. ne eaid. I think. Roee. Ia
hasn't anY over 9O0d vim fOvard ma mo-
desr:w Sde undofStcod him. Z .DL r.
Let him hav6 96odl or mi will. " abe s.ih.
With q Ettle daf3ant toee of her head. art
dveen't matfer. We ean do vithout him. y
But it. vas with rather . I'd heart that
Rose, On the last dey of August, cot ont 10
Mount Joy. catryine home TIE complcted
dresses that would be wanted next asy II
the great fair ct Lexingtou. She walked
the whole way. this time. q far e the Five
Corners, and thcre stopped to fest in the
shade Of the fruit trees In front OF the
smiths cottsKe. Tho notice was still con.
Ipicuously nailed I'm the front of the ahoD.--
'"You haven't vet had an offer for your
place, NJ. SimpeonY she asked of the
ninth, who passed her, appearing very
busv. ds t'f
..flenty offars-monev Amt Maid down.
though. Except young Watson II take it.
lust left little while ago, and promised to
ret the money out Of tho hank to-morrow.
i Lexington. Don't intend to take down
10 notice till the bar9ain's nade and
money paid cash. Firet thst uuta the money
n nv hands 10 have It." ~ - - -
Rose walked ON. Her feeling of indifFer.
nce toward william WATSON vas ehaneed
o one of indiRnatiOn. Whaf cOnld he mn
4 the smithy. Who was 4 pardaner. and had !
cottaee Of hia ovni No donht the nrn-
,oscd purchsee was to spite her and Robert.
M 81 the thnneht occntred she .narcs;va3
he object Of her indignation approaching
n horseback round . turn of the road. She
I'D not desire to meet him. Not only was
he angry with him, but he was not, as she
'en knew, the sort Of young man with
Thom girl would be willing to be caught
'a!king slone ON . secluded road; and Rose,
eeing that she bad not been perceived,
arned hastily into the bushes, crossed low
NICE and s straight through the
'OOd IN the direction OF Mount JOY. There |
rs no pathway through this unfrequented
ood, and when Roee had walked some |
lstance ene LOST the "Deaflngs." a. sailors |
~ and had wondered out OF her direct |
)urs0. she paused ON slightly elevated |
40 open space and looked around. The
ut object that arrested her attention was
'mething red-gorgeously red and vivid
canning from neighboring thicket like q 1
azlng jewel; 1t must be . flower. Of
NOT even the superb car /
nal hover had ever seemed to the girls |
'es half 90 splendid in its gorgeous hue. T
ost rapfurous surprise and delight ut
cognizing in this jewel Of the woodland
;hiia-and such . dahlia!
Ihere were several buds already nearly
'ened, though but one in full! blossom
ossom just opened and perfectly devel-
'ed. af','-
II will get Robert to remove it to our
lrden," said Rose to herself: ..and this
vely blossom viii take to Mrs. River.
le is 90 fond Of flowers. / wonder how Il
me here. avay in the voods. and there -
ut of q basket half buried in the earth
ar it. Yea. II ia acfuaIlv orov;n~ ont ~
old wicker basket" -