Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-28

side up with her knee upon III,
sheepskin, shouting, as she did so, u
guess you don't get me off, sir!"
Jumped upon Kaweah, and our two
horses sprang forward together, Su,
san waving her hand to her father
crying, Come along after, old maui
and 10 her mother, Take care Of
yourself! which il The Pike County
for Au rer0ir Her mustang tug
geG at the bit, and bounded wildly
into the air We reached a stream
bank at full gallop, the horses clear
ing il at bound, sweeping on over
the green floor and under the mag
niticent shadow of the forest. Newly
following at an humble trot, stopped
through the creek. and when ] last
boked he had nearly reached the
edge of the wood.
| could but admire the uncons-
ciOns excellence Of Susan's riding,
her firm immovabIe seat and the
perfect GOODNESS with which she held
the fiery horse This quite absorba
ed me for five minutes, when she at
last broke the silence by the laconic
inquiry, does yOurn buck II T.
which | added the reply that he had
only occasionally been guilty Of that
lndiscretion, She then Informed me
that the first time she had mounted
the colt he had nearly bucKed her
to pieces; be had jumped and jounc-
ed ill she was plum tucKered out"
before he had given up. Gradually
refining the horses down aud Undue
ing them to wax, we rode side by
side through the most magnificent
forest of the Sierras and | determ- :
iDci to probe Susan to see whether
there were not even In the most lat
ent condition, some germs of the APP
probation Of natare. looked from
base 10 summit of the magnificent
shafts, at the green plumes which
traced themselves against the SKY,
the exquisite fall Of purple shadows
and golden light upon trunks, at the
labyrinth e glowing flowers, at the
sparkling -1iteness of the mountain
brook, ana up to the clear match
less blue that van ted over US, then
turned 10 Susan's plain, honest face,
and gradually introduced the sub
iect Of trees. Ideas Of lumber and
utiIitarian notions Of nce.rails
were uppermost in her mind; but !
briefly penetrated what proved to
DO only a superficial stratum Of
the materialistic, and asked her
point-blanK if she did not admire
their stately symmetry. A strange,
new light cleaned IN her eye as ]
described TO her the growth and dis
tribUtion Of forests, and the marvel
Ious change 10 their character and
aspects as they approached the trop-
les. the palm and the pine, as /
worked them up to her, really Fl led
her with delight, aud prompted num-
erous Interested and intelligent quer-
les, showing that she thoroughly
eomprehended my DRIFT.
In the pleasant hour of our chat |
learned new lesson of the pres
ence Of undeveloped seed in the hu-
man mind.
Mr. Newly at last came alongside
and remarked that he must stop
about here. But" he added, "Su-
san will go on with you about half q
mile, and come back and join me
here after | have taken look at
the feed As be rode out into tho
forest a little way he called me to
him, anu 1 was a littlo puzzled at
what seemed to DO the first traces of
embarrassment had seen in his
manner.
You'll take care of yourself, now,
won't you p 30 asked. / tried 10
convince him that ! would
4 light pause.
"You'l take good care OF yourself,
won't you ?"
lie might rely on it, was going
10 say
H. added, "Tbet - tibet = thet
man what gets Susan has half the
hogs r.
Then turning promptly away, he
spurred the pony and his words as
be rode into the forest were, "TaKo
good care Of yourselfl'
Susan aud l rode on Cor half q
mile until We reached the brow Of 9
long descent, which she gave me TO
understand was her limit.
We shook hands and | babe her
good by, and as | trotted off these
words fell swoely upon my ear, Say,
you II take good care ofyourself, won't
you, say p
/ took pains not TO overtaKe my
camp men, wishing to be alone and
as rode Tor hour after hour the pic
ture Of this family stood before mo
ID al It's deformity OF outline, all its
poverty Of detail. all its darkness OF
future, and believe lhonght Of il
too gravely to enjoy as | might the
subtle light of comedy which plays
about these hard, repulsive figures.
In conversation | had caught the
clew 70 better past. Newty's faith
er was a New EngIander, and be
spoke of him as q man of intelligence
| and, as l should Judge, Of some educa-
ton. Mrs. Newty's father bad been
an Arkansas Judge, not perhaps the
most enlightened Of men, but still
very far in advance of herself. TIE
conspicuous retrogression seemed TO
me an example Of the most hopeless
phase of human life. IF, as suppose
NO may all sooner or later give in our
adhesion to the Darwinian view Of
development, does not the same law
VIII "a permits such splendid scope tor
beuer open up to US also possible
CULTS of degradation, and not these
chronic emigrants whose brokea'
down wagons and weary faces greet
you along the dusty highways Of the
far West melancholy examples 0.
beings who have forever lost the con
servatism Of home and the power o
improvement Prom the AHdnti
| Monthly.