Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-09

iNoog htththt thtoet1 hs heert sn0
paused for moment, toying nervOusly
with the tassels Of her hood, Is through
the stiffness she could distinctly catch the
sound OF familiar voice that was neither
her fathers rough, unmusical bass. or
Jim's ooyish treble, but clear. ringing
tone that sent its chcery echo down the
long, wooded avenues, until il seemed as
il the snow II irits had caught the pleas
ant sounds, and were tossing them grace
fully from one to the other, in the shad.
Owy tops Of the pine and fr trees
"Ile's thcre still," SAY muitered, 10 4
pettish undcrtono, but don't know as
that's any business Of mine !" and she
stepped boldly forward into the lighted
circle, and without a look to right or left.
marched straight up to where her father
stood carefully watching tho boiling sap
IN great iron kettle that, swinging lazi-
ly from its cranc of tough birchen wood,
presented its round, black sides to the at.
tacks OF the roaring, wrathful FIRE with an
oquanimity worthy Of notice.
Heres your coffee, father. low are
you getting along?"
"First rate! We've had an uncommon
good day; sap's run like sluice all day
long, an I've been ON tho clean jump ev-
cry miDutc, till I'm pretty well tuckered
out. Ben" raising his voice high above
the noisy bubling of the boiling SAP. and
the equally noisy swapping and roaring of
the FIRE bcneath-"Bcn. here's cur lunch.
cor. Let jim tend your fro, an you
come an got yer coffee before it cools."
A heavy step crunchcd the snow beside
them, and Says brown eyes were upliftcd
in careless recognition. r..
"IIcw do you do, Benz" with glance
at the soiled and bcspaitcred broadcloth,
you're quite stranger to your country
friends; | diln't evcu know that you
were at home, until father happened tc
mention it this morning"
II only came last night
The young mans tone was subducd,
and he cast a timid, appealing glance al
the coldly indifferent face OF tho girl be-
side him.
She laughed rather dcrislvcly:
"You must have felt particularly anx.
ious to sec your friends at home, TO spend
the whole day out here in neighbori
sugar orchard"
/ "Oh, Ben knows what he's about !" in
tcrrupied tic squire, laughing. "Ho
knows that can tell him more news il
one day than he could hear al home in ,
week"
1t was happy diversion, restoring th'
young mans self possession. and givinI
Say timo 10 feel somewhat ashamed o
her uncaled for sharpness. and the tw'
we're soon chatting together with the free
dom and irankncss of lifelong friends ant
neighbors
Wien are yon going Lack TO the city 2
And Say took dainty sip of the delic
ious syrup that she was cooling il
her fathers coffee cup,--a sip too soon
Judging from tho slight g-imace that dis
torted her pretty face, as Ben replie
significantly:
"Novcr-io stop"
al thought you liked there" she said
! coldly.
"No country life is now thelifc 70
mo. Glover fields are swecter to me tha
: tho perfume of jockey club and cologne
and," giving his voice tender signif
canco, "thc nrtless simplicity and una
dorned beauty OF the country maiden
far more lovely in my eyes than tn
. hounccs and furbcows, the airs and sffet
, tations, of her fashionable oity sisters"
, Say gave little impatient twirl to tn
cup In her hand.
"Nonsense !" she retorted contemptt
ously, "you talk like the hero in thirt
, rate newspaper story"
The young man ooiored, as much wit
anger as modification. baa'a
a "llow sharp you are, Say!" he sal
S dsprecatingly. "You won't allow an
one to express his own sentiments in hi
a own fashion without making fun Of hin
| do like the country and overythin
o about a farmers life better than | d
S the city and trade, and as for"
!. Say interrupted him again in her mo-
acid tones "There, there! I've hear
y enough Of that. No doubt your paren
!, will be glad to have yeu at home wit
i them"
n She spoke tho concluding words with
/ cool indifference that made her lstner
!, face redden angirly,
\ .I'm not going to stay at home, no,
t | shall start for Califosnia next week,
: he said, with little quaver ofpain in h
voice. that Say pretended not to notice.