Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-18

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gray-eyed, black haired girl, very much of a
child in some things, and very much of a
woman in others. Dick was also tall and
slim and handsome, and he and Diana were
the best of friends. Dick was more full Of
himself and more self-conscious than his
sister. He was clever at his school-work,
stood at the head of all his classes, and ex-
pected in another year to 90 TO college.
Such being the case, of course Dick felt ex-
tremely old, and capable of sustaining any
responsibility whatever. | think his feel
ings were rather hurt at the idea of riding
three in buggy, and he would not have
been altogether sorry to leave Diana at home,
but she and took no notice of the young
gentleman's hints, and he was fain to CON
tent himself with the thought that we were
IN the country, and out West, and that it
did not so much matter.
1t struck me when Dick did finally come
that he was in remarkable hurry to start.
and FASTENED us away without leaving me
time to say those more last words which
housekeepers are so apt to best0w on their
cabinet ministers when they set out on L
journey. Dick also demurred at our driving
around by the mill, and stopping to speak to
the captain. with whom | wished to leave a
i9'ioii "oCut so,iie uoies'lc iiii'ler- IL
was NOT lar oar oi the way to be sure, nut
we llau Deeh uelayed already ana the alter
loon W'N getting on anu as the errand
"HS Que on no very great importance gave
heads toward the Galoosa road, and drove
swiftly out of the village
is, -iS we turhGu mo the openinSS' through
"ui'H our pain ior some Instance, we passed
1,'t VI 'T te'iils.grS iiolI ie mn gong up
III may ,,,i'.s "ien q io;'u VI po"ius Inis
Ii'iI Iu9 'ealiS'el' commonly known as Dutcn
80 "'.s an Oe'-Il,e9 eIoM nuan' anu
nee Aiio"ii' ultuei any circumstances,
"u'ps any li'il VI I '''ioI oL 'ne sPur VI
~ = VI io -
way "t sdiu'a'ion pul; alSer 'ne S"lI' co,'s
Id - ~; ~ ~
nav ~ NJ iOiSe, anu "Is iooAiiiS Hi'er
~ ~ iiiii'v sunni
W - "r.I - "J ", -
- ~ "''iu 'il"' o.'N' i',.u H"u
80 ll''iu - s.se u ""!hilS ol 'lle uah-
10 'n"I u"f IN 'ns Ie 'ei'i'or
-. 80 ~, "''Oio ~ M il'iu n"u peooi'e
! ~ C'ough ioI cAl'ieS9ioh' we
-. - -, u 81, ~.
n. "O'i'''' "''''' i' "'ii''u VI u Saiu
i'.'i' ..T,.. -,
uOn Nno" any 'niiS tua' ne ooulu
Por%SIply nv 10 say 10 Us, Silu out YET
1.ii,,l' IN i'u gone ''AcA 70 see
OH' ne 0nlf s'oPPeu 10 iet MS horSes
IyN'' Ndiu DicA anu yet giaheihS DaeN'
n Inou7n d turr III 'lie Ioau h'lu no" hlHIeh
DuTn o"Ae iIUih SiSut anu theh Suuueh-
| y MlSler DICK became very animated on the
SUBJECT oil tue beauties OF those openings
through Wnich we were passing.
Inc road lay through a rolling country
among what IN Michigan, ior lack OF some
'lhg ne'ler' are called mis-; IL was the
last oil september ana there had been Just
| irost enough 10 turn the leaves. -lhe oaks
IN tnat part oi the world put on iail dress
oil rlch' deep crimson, shading INTO browns
ana semi-purples. and hecked and spotted
with the dark CLASSY, unchanged green oi
summer. Here ana there among the oaks
Stooa Drown beeeh, and now and then
scarlet and yellow maple, that Int up the
forest arcades Ike pillar OF flame. Each
turn oil the road showed some new vista oil
snoIoI se - .h ih. He cieal uAIA-'iue I ~ wa
- wi "a ',iIi - anu 'i,e
.-a.,e u.'S' anu -ieVe IN 1e pooi s,iqo"l
anu III" % II VI tl9 s'itI7e9 ili ieiil9
ma ooseieu 1ne sVuII nv "il "nS m M
III - 7, "i'- a'iJ 'c S'ii.'I IL o' a,.o
=; ~ vi " - W., ~ u NJ ~ L.. L.
- w -,o w. "..n one Isal1e iiel ii,e'
- - -''%! - ~ VI D W. ne
III e',Ns ~ ~ t5, ,'-5,
.lI - e'II9 IN
W. LaJ -, -. f '-'I - ~
NJ, n. ,1I.i5,,Il. oi;j :. W,
there i fbe nrr dn1 -, Tnere po ,ros .,,I
enonob Ue hare e. iIa,rad ~. l,,,,.
dista9ce and now that he baJ come - far far
from home he seemed - t5;nt III Il safa to
,noLe b;s a,,,e,roDco onJ rrnr,;n, ~, tho
sJe of the bpcrr Iooo5 %''u NJ ~ 1'.'S s as;n %
his balfaNtaiI 99nd barl l;nI liz s,tisf5c7io55
TN tbe ID ran-
:. I never in INV lite sar oDvtbin, ,clv
os that doc :, said Dick
:. IL. - II aroot,,ro 80 irho : i. -
said ni,Do ;Tbo yros aI,ra'rs I'D 20 stand
ON tbe defensive r,r o,,,- No. -, o hin, Ler-
,alc l,,oo,,tad NY
8. ln5 III. vrl;noss : -, ov+r,.,,,., t,,o, If
lo.,,as II : =.
I'M '''--'' d ''''"'''
lie : NOT hluch 10 Iook AT put ne u
good one 10 marx salu DICK And' indeed
@ tAe GSiy dog voice was a I o"eriui organ
MS park was q1ite unlike Una oi any o'neI
Ics l ever heard' ana seemed a sort oi cross
between the sonorogs ring OF the ioA-hounu
an, tne haii-Iuar oi 'ne ilas'I Il.
Il mile OF tTo Drought US y the entrance
oi swamp through whlch ran los-roaG; J;
which, IL we followed II, Womb cut OH l'iH
three mlleS'
Hadn tive better take the swamp-rCad
sad Dick ITS 50 much shorter ana then
you Il have more time for your visit, and We
can get home before dark.
" What's the hurry about getting home
before dark ?'' asked Diana. = 1t will be
beautiful moonlight
" Oh, nothing" said Dick, carelessly
q" only you know. they say strangers that
stay out in the night sometimes get fever
and-ague, and | thought Mrs. Graham
would like to get home as soon as she
could
was rather surprised at this instance Of
prudence and consideration in VI aster Dick,
but consented to take the shor cut, as |
knew this particular - corduroy had lately
been mended Otherwise. | sh ould have
hesitated about subiecting Calyin's " colts
to take the risks of the pasSage-co rduroy in
that part of the world frequently resem-
bling the laird of Ellangowans III an-traps.
where, - if a man went in he woul,l break
horses leg"
We proceeded slowly. though surely. and
with no more pitches and bumps than was
reasonable to expect. 1t was Diana s first ex-
perienee of log-road. and she laughed and
chatted in high glee but it began to strike
me that Dick was even more silent than
would seem to be justified by the attention
the horses demanded. and | motto ed that he
occasionally glanced round with a look of
apprehension, and once, at so me sudden
rustic in the bushes, he started nd actually
turned pale.
Dick Monroe WIS not boy to be scared
merely at finding himself in strange place,
and vague nery business and foreboding of |