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

Louisa's father mad gone off with the
OK team up into the woods, sixty miles
sway, to make the camp before the win
ter should begin. She felt very lone
ly as soon as he was out of sight, for
more reasons than one. In the first
place, there was nobody at home but lit
tie Tim, who could dig the paths, to be
sure, and look after the cattle; grand
mother,who was companionable enough
with her stories of old times, but a care
more than a protector; and Susette, who
helped about the house, but was only
child. The second reason was that, she
had quarreled with Ben; and last, but
not least, he and her uncle Simon had
driven off on the OK team with her faith
er. Ifthere had ever been a time since
their quarrel when she had felt dispos-
ed to make it up, it was when the OK
team had disappeared from sight and it
was impossible to do so. as,u sht 3.
The fact of the case was that Ben had
been looking upon Lousia as his own
property as his own, ever since lie could
remember. He had beaued her to and
from singing-school; he had helped her
out with her hard problems at the dis
rrict school, and had carried her home
on his sled at quilting, sewing circle, or
picnic, he had chosen her for his partner
in the dance, had paid his forfeits to her
and had revolved abouther daily. And
she had seemed to relish the whole
thing till she went to the city one win
ter to work in millinery shop, and so
came home quite out of eoneeit with
country living and country men, and
rather given Ben the cold shoulder, re-
fusing his gifts and attentions, and
showing pretty plainly that she looked
higher. But Ben, with the instincts of
free born American, felt himself as
good as any body, and charged her one
day with having come by hifalutun
ideas ofherselfand life in the city, which
didn't in the least become her, and
averred that she couldn't do better than
to marry him. -iz q i.'''' '''S.
swell Mr.. Benjamin Thurman, L hope
you're conceited enough" she answered
him. "Marry you! / won't say but
you're well enough yourself; but to live
in this slow, backwoods fashion forever
would be the death of me; and not SO
much as lecture or concert to while
away the time ito be wearing bomespun
all my days, worrying about the crops
Oh dear no, thank you 1--we had enough
of hard times. l believe I'll wait while
before / settle down." aa. .lf
Perhaps there's nobody else?" ven-
tured Ben. Ben.-..-.--....-....--........--..-
"No, can't say that there is; though
don't mind telling you that didn't
come home for want of chance. He
had'a house too, in the suburbs. aud a
iaousekeeper, and he said never should
bring the water to wash my hands,"
And why didn't you marry him.
asked Ben.
"Oh, he didn't exactly suit me; he'd
lost his front teeth and his hearing.
There's as good fish in the sea as ever
was caught" she sang, gayly. a-
swell" said Ben, rising, and looking
blue lightnings, "on{ the whole, Il m
glad that you won't marry me, for
you've got no more heart than.an adder
And then he could have bitten his
tongue out for saying what wasn't true,
when isheartwas almost breaking for
love of her; and If she had showed that
she was wounded, by word or look, he
was ready to abase himself beneath her
feet, and take it all back. Hqasf I
"You're amazing polite, Mr.. Thur
man, must say" she returned. "I'm