Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-11


he spoke, and the setting sun touched
the whole earth with glory l glanced
at his face, which seem ed to have
grown almost defiant of my negative,
strong and radiant as a gods, and
found voice to say:
Il have loved you all the year.
And there, oblivious of possible be
holders, he verified his own statement
concerning his tardy method of pro-
cedure, and kissed me, the ''proper
thing" a year after time, but, fortu
nately, none the less so for delay. The
Scotch poet was not so far out of the
way after all, for two tears made chaos
out of TIE island and fair lake, as we
watched the suns reflections. Aud,
like the gentleman and his man, who
convcrsed about eggs, with a twelve
month pause between their remarks, l
turned with Il merry impulse to the ra-
diant face beside me, and laughingly
finished my verse:
IF DO Iy kiss body,
Need body cry:''
"God save the Queen" swept sol
emnly out to US from the distant band,
and we went up the shaded walk, and
back to our friends, with the dazed air
that people have when n sudden splen-
dor has dropped into their gray lives.
ga fine view across the lake, is it
not, Mr.. Houghton - asked Cousin
Kate, as we rejoined her.
IA remarkable one," he answered
humorOusly; 81 looked over and saw
my own house with vines in full bios
som over the door"
but we really think it is,' persisted
Kate, fancying him sarcastic.
| wrote that last sentence as the
proper end to my story, since, curl
Ously enough, people care little about
hearing of heroes and heroines after
the jangling turning of their affections
is over, and the major note being struck
the real music begins.
But letter from Lottie arrived to
day, and little Will and busy Bess be
ing sound asleep in their respective
cribs, l copy paragraph or two
"Do you know, Jennie, sometimes
wonder if am the same girl who used
to sentimentalize and dream at school,
my life is such busy one. My step
children have just left us for boarding
school, and our fingers have been fly
ing for weeks to get them ready. Rob
bic is as full of mischief as a young
colt, and the baby is having a fearful
time, ali her teeth coming at once, the
doctor says. Then in the country, we
have to prepare everything from the
foundation, and must always have an
abundance in the house for company
We have delightful society for quiet
town, which is q comfort, particularly
as Harry and Lizzie will soon be young
people to entertain and be entertained
l tell Henry ! am GLAD had plenty o.
sentiment to begin with, for should
be matter of-fact specimen if l hat
not started out with u good supply
1t makes me susceptible to beautiful
colors, that help to brighten care, anC
altogether am as happy as lark "
i -And Dick Halsey, lucky as ever. NJ
to the present writing, walked, severa
years ago, straight into the heart 0
one of the sweetest and wisest of wO
men, who was, moreover, the laughte
of distinguished railroad director
AS matter of course, a position, will
nobody knows how munifcent sala
ry, was urgently pressed upon the eX
what could he do but modestly yield
He has passes every where, travels NJ
and down, over and across. and live
on the fat of the land, and drops int,
T the family alliance (and generousl,
brings all his own family), as if st,
the manner born" The church O
the railroad director was not the on
of Dicks youth, but it is equally ex
= cellent in his eyes, and there is n
earthly or heavenly reason why Ii
| should not be a prominent membe
thereof.
: He and his wife spent last evenin
with us, and babe us good-by for
couple of months, as they are to sa
e this week, with Dicks friend, Cap
< Almy, for little relaxation in Ge
\ many.
Lottie wrote them comical lette
Il two years ago, stating the impossibi
s ity of keeping the tryst in the gardc
: of Heidelberg Castle.