The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-10-23

found there. as you nav End to-day
thessnly landscape near us which hai
in It something quite it, own, ans
which i not elsewhere 70 be seeT
near 10 aay great citv in all our broad
country Il has helped me to on,
or two landscapes by Dutch artists
which VII fetch great price if ewes
my heirs shall sell the Spanish castle
Wide. level, grassy meadows
bounded bv two noble rivers. kept
back bv miles Of dykes; formal little
canals. which replace the fences. aud
leave an open view Of lowing cattle
long lines Of tufted pollard willows
shoek-headed, sturdy fellows; and
here and there a low walled cottage,
with cleaning milk cans on the
white washed garden pailihg; and be-
tween, glimpses of red poppies, tulips
and the Ike. while far awav In the
distance tall snowy sails of hidden
hulks of ships and sehooners move
slowly to aud fro upon the unseen
rivers.
Charming we found il. with allow
land beauty. all it, own. lacking but
4 windmill here and there 70 make It
perfect Of Its kind Along Its heaped
up roads we wandered all that sum
mer afternoon, until the level sun
cleaned yellow on the long wavside
bitches, with their armies Of cat-tails
and spatterdocks and tiny duekweed !;
and at last, the frogs came out. both
large and small and said or sung odd
bits of half human language which il
pleased the little woman 20 convert
in absurd pieces Of advice 70 d0leful
young folks such a. we. She would
have me pause and listen to one sol
emn old fellow, who said | am sure.
Good luck good luck - aad 70
another sturdy brown backed preach
er. who bsde Us Keep up! keep up ,"
with a grim s0iemnness q purpose
most comforting to hear. Then we
stopped at a cottage and saw the
cows MIXED. which seemed 80 ike
home that the tears came into nv
ewes; and az last we had bowl Of
sweet smelling milk. and then turned
homeward again. the smoke Of Ely
pipe curling upward in the still, cool
evening air.
IL was long after dark when we
reached home. As we went up the
side stairs which opened on the street
by door Of its own | pat nv head
into the shop and babe Mr. Willow
good night He was seated at bis
bench Studying the strange swing Of
the pendGlGns Of his new instrument.
but in place Of the pleased look which
the view Of his completed task usual
IL brought upon his face II was sad
and weary, and he merely turned his
head moment 10 answer nv salute
On the stairs we met PhGbe. who
was greatly troubled, and told us that
q little while before dusk. Mr.. Willow
and his son being out. the stranger
had called. and asking for NV wife
for the little ladv. a. be called her
had pushed by the maid and gone Up
stairs, saving that he would wait 10
see her Phgbe, alarmed al his Wild
manner. bad kept watch at our door
until her master came back Then
she had heard in cur room, where the
son and father met fierce and angry
words. after which the old man had
gone 2wav and the clOckm2ker had
retired to his shop. All that evening
We sat in the darkness Of our room
alone. thinking it best not 70 disturb
Mr. Willow and his lad. who were hx
themselves in the shop. About ten
the boy came up, bade Us goodnight.
and seon after we ourselves went.
somewhat tired, 10 bed.
The next dav was Sunday. and s.
usual We slept rather later than COM (
mon After dressing | went into the .
back room, and throwing up the win
dow, stood still 70 breathe the fresh
ness Of the time The pigeons were
on the opposite gables and
housetops. and below me. in the gar
den. the rare breeZes which had lost
their way in the city were swinging
the roses and jassamines ike censers. +
till their mingled od0rs made rich the
air.
Suddenly ! heard a cFv Of surprise.
and turning saw nv Nav, pretties
and fresher than aDv roses in her neat
white morning-dress- Her face was
full Of wonder. and she held in her
hands the paper we had left on the
table the night before
What is now. Nav" said /.
Look - she said holding UP her
draft on the bank of Spain.
Beneath il was written in 4 bold
and flowing hand. Paid by the Bank
IF Spain. and pinned fast to the pa
per was a bank note for-I could hard
y credit nv eyes-One thousand dol
ars. We locked at one another for
. moment. speeches.. Then Nav
burst into tears and laid her head on
nv shoulder. | cannot understand
Why she cried, but thatwas just what
his odd little woman did. She cried
Ind laughed by turns. and would not
,e stilled. saying, '-Oh. Harry. don't
7ou see | was right, God has been
rood to Us this Sabbath morning
At last | took her in nv arms. and
ried 20 make her see that the money
vas not ours. but then the little lady
vas outraged She called Phebe,
md questioned her and Young Willow
n vain Neither knew anything of
he matter, and my own notion as to
Is having been freak Of the English
Stranger she utterly refused to listen
o.
1t was vast wealth to Us needy
-oung people. this thousand dollars.
nd a. it lay there on the table, il
eemed to me at times unreal or as if
might be the dreadful fulhllment Of
J dream, soon to vanish and be gone.
dy wife must also have had some
uch faney, for she was all the time
unnlng backward and forward. now
landing the note, and now turning TO
" out her gratitude aad thankful
less upon NV breast.
To this day we know not whence
came, but as Willows father was
Iainly man of wealth, and as he {
ad spoken in words Of strange feel