The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-03-06

nave HcFeI seen tHe least manifestation
of such thing"
" After that modest speech, let's go
to work again."
" Well, this affair is ready for the
bottom. How must that be ?"
" Saw two bits OF plank, two by three
inches; nail them outside Oh the lower
corners put strip three inches wide
from one to the other. Put the bottom
an inch from the lower edge of this ;
let it slope to the back to secure drain
age"
/ g Drainage? don't understand"
E8Do aSs9 tell you. You will in
time"
"Will you leave this thing its natu-
raj color ?"
"Td like to stain it oak. As can't,
[ must whitewash it"
Whitewash rubs of.
mot my Sort" which was this, and
| recommend it to all in need of the
article, from Credit Mobilierists down,
or up Into one gallon of sweet milk
stir powdered lime till little thicker
than cream, add teacupful of turpen-
tine, stir well and apply with paint
brush, almost equal to white lead
The 'fhing" was finished, and leaned
against the wall, white and staring,
in virtue of three coats.
"What will she do with it ?" queried
Will.
"Wait and see, was the sententious
rejoinder.
"Can you get up at day-break to-
morrow, and go to the swamp for moss
and ferns p
81 reckon SO. If you will go with
me. 1 wouldn't know what you want.
can sorts-high, long and creeping.
Any green thing that lives in shade,"
CAN right you shall have them."
And true enough, Milly was wakened
before sunrise by the call, "Here is
your trash-a whole cart-load," and
running down, was soon able to realize
her ideal screen. The bed of the frame
was filled with earth and small stones.
In il were planted all sorts of fern. the
tall ones at the back, the low-growiDg
nexs and the delicate why creepers
tgaiiiHg aver the edge, them the surface
was covered with fresh green moss, and
couple of luxuriant basket-ivies put,
one at each end, and trained to small
! nalis in the outer board, so as to make
a lovely living frame for the lovely
living picture. Even prosaic Will was
delighted with the result, while Milly
could have danced with Joy. This
room was her especial prlde. The
pictures, brackets etc., were all of her
choosing. She had an idea of rooms
expressing character, and this day, of all
days, wanted hers to show a faultless
taste. She was sensible girl, though
cannot affirm that she chad no nom
sense about her." Her weakness for
poetry, which she wrote OF the desper
ately sentimental kind, common With
people Of healthy, highly-nervous or
ganism. Consequently she was shy of
having it seen, and few of her nearest
friends ever saw it. Will was pro-
foundly ignorant upon the subject. He
could not understand, you know. Rural
Quill, Esq, was somewhat celebrity,
wrote humorous articles that went the
rounds of the state press, and was
hailed wherever he went by the same
unquestioned authority, "Wit, Scholar,
Patriot, Poet" and, indeed, only missed
being great man by SO many Others
having been greater in his peculiar
line. He was editor Of "The Clarion,
published in Lynesville, live town,
some thirty miles away. Some months
ago Mllly had sent him, with letter,
quantity apologetic for the "sin of
rhyme, a poem, beginning
above the ftfql moaning sea
The wild winds sigh and shiver
O! Winds Blow home my love to me;
I love my love forover,"
and so on, through dozen stanzas,
wherein several most eart-breaking
images, and all available rhymes for
Ever, Never, Culver, and Shiver, were
completely used up, He had replied
assuring her that "The sin of rhyme
is one not to be paliated here, nor par
doned-in the world to come, but when
ore can write as you do land that one
woman) then It's sinful to be SILENT"
and published her poem as one "that
would do credit to the pages of our
best magazines and the correspond
ence and contributions had gone on,
increasing IN vigor aud intensity until
now. HIS last letter had said, "In
such case l too know no impossible
so five O'Clock Thursday afternoon will
find me in presence Of the Rose Of
Brier Wool" ard this was the fatal