Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-08-14


didn't know that wasthe way people
made love-calling names when I've al
! way treated you well"
i Treated me well with vengeance ''ssid
Ben, his face white as . scar, and his
eyes like thunder-bolts. = @De you call
it handsome treatment % let me 20 on
loving you year after year, while it
strengthened with my strength; without
a hint that you couldn't return measure
for measure: And then 60 back on =
fellow. and throw him over because he
doesn't live like naboh, though he low
ed the ground you walked on, and
thought nothing too bard to do for you!
If that's what you call treating me we'll
good-by-I don't want eser to see you
again. -. ,f4ereiza ..,.r..
Louisa had been looking at him with
sparkling eyes. She rather liked to see
him angry; it was vastly becoming.
And then he loved her 70 desperately.
She felt u strange delight thrill at her
heart, a. if 1t responded ecretely. She
ilad half . mind 70 g to him and hold
out her arms and be elasped to his bat
ing heart, and forget ambition and lux
ury and choose rather q heaven on
earth /; and while she hesitated he had
said. "Good-by don't want to see you
again-good- by" Il @ggi5so n3gfg
II return the sentiment p said she in
stead. II believe can live without you
good-by." Aud when he was safely ont
of sight she took revenge ina good big
cry. Desg ii9w sjl asfF 800
But now that he was gone she began
to find how much his mere presence was
to her than any dream Of worldly pros
perity however golden. Perhaps but
for this breach she might never have
known how dear he was to her, nor how
little she valued the superhuities Of life
in comparison. Well, one of the three
was to return before the winters season
of logging began in order to lay in pro-
visions for the camp-as they had only
taken enough for week or ten days.
and perhaps Ben would be the one to
come; in which case he could hardly |
avoid bringing some word from her
father and uncle. And then who could |
predict but he might think it worth his |
while to reiterate his love In his eloquent |
styles And then Louisa laughed wick !
edly at the prospect, and decided that If |
he was enough in love to do thus and |
thus, itwould be safe for her beyond a
peradventure to take her own time about |
up, to show supreme indiffer-
ence to his regard. No more heart than
an adder indeed! What was it then that
ached SO day after day, as the dull, cold
November wind sighed about the house
and touched the neighboring pines into
Eolian harps and swept up the dead
leaves only to scatter them again? Why
was she always straining her eyes down
the efrost-whitened country road? And
what was it that trembled in her bosom
speck appeared against the
frosty sky? But Louisa had reckoned
without her host. Ben was not the man
who was fond of reiterating a love
that had been received so coldly. He
1idn't mean to leave the woods till
March, ifhe could hold out so long.
it was Mr.. Bruce himself who
to go back with the OK team
and bring the supplies and hire the
men.
81 DONE feel right about the head,"
said he, Sand ! want Lousia to cosset me.
Then I'll 60 out to, Shopton and see
Scales and Weight about the supplies,
and be back before you and 81 have eat
up all this ERE victuals.'' y ''''s
.'i"Ali right Sir" said Ben, smotheting
! twinge Of Disappointment which he
own to himself. .We'n get /
he hovel ready for the cattle while
gou'le of, and take a tramp through
he woods and spot the best timber for
'elling," -. 1"'
"There's enough to do, "said Uucle ST.
non. 1ifei .-fl.ila Zie h.ii -
"You'll be back in five days, say? i
"If Pm lucky. How's the stores, ,Si?''
''Good for week, should say, such
ls they are. But the sooner you get .
back the better. It'll be a sight easier
or you If you can manage to get up /
before heavy snow comes. You see,
We haven't had anything but spits yet
;hough maybe we're going to hev an
,penl winter" ,,.-...' ,-e |,
SAY, ay,'' answered Mr.. Bruce, as he ,
lrove off through the woods with the OK
cam. Provisions for week, ,eh? That
i'll tide ye over, reckon. There's a
light of work to be got through with In
weeks time. There's the supplies to
,e got, and the hands to be hired; lem
ne see--five cutters, two :teamsters, and
cook; that's about it, and to hev 'em !
eady to start when do, and amt so ;
'oung as l was. Heyday, It's rub and
,rind a hmberman's life is. q i-''1 =i'i /,
Alas! there was more work to be got ;
on through with in weeks time than 8
dr. Bruce had an inkiing off, so much !
hat it ran over into the next week, as /
work has trick of doing. .lsf gs., It
When Louisa saw that it was only her !
Id father trudging along with the re-
urhing OK team her mercury went down
0 zero in half q second. She saw bel
ore her weary three months Of lionel 4
mess and longing, and she. saw, too,
hat she deserved it. 9rtl 5.,sa ...ste 4,
It's a duced cold day for an old man.
aid Mr.. Bruce, ,shivering before the fire
s ifthere should have been special sets !
# weather created to suit customers.
what's that you've got cooking on the !
ran, LUZ Stew9 amt got no more
4ppetite than bear in August. Brin- ,
lie and Trot were slow as cold molxsses
hey've seen their best days, 1 reckon, ,
ike their master. Wish I'd swapped
em to Dunn for the yearlings and boot,
would hev bin a good bargain. 81
ent his love to you, Lu. T've got a
old. Ireckon I'll turn in and sleep it
,f." La
''They oughtn't have let you come" p.
aid Lu, Indignantly, as she carried him
bottle, of hot water. for his feet. Uncle
i or Ben ought to have instead" eaf /
at. want their fault; thought I =
ould drive better, bargain with the Z
lands. Ben said he'd come in my place