The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-08

som was riding like a swan; behind her
tlrelessly wandering over the little space
| about It's anchor, was one that held alooi
and wasted its fragrance in hopeless isola-
ton; beside her. below its floating shield,
the swelling green bodice Of another re-
| vealed a glimpse of stainless bosom where
golden heart still slept concealed She
fastened the supple stems beside her, let
ting her cleaning captives trail in the
wake of the slow canoe Heading at last
for the shore, she shipped her paddle to
watch Il dalk lance Of tiny rpples driven
before an unexpected puff Of wind Moth
| ing could have been selected or rejected
here. Every elemental caprice translated
the commonplace anew. A single breath
of cooler air - coming whence? going
| ther?-changed instantly the tone OF
the whole scene. Nothing was too inc0n-
gruous or poor to escape an atfluent and
harmonious transformation
Your hand tremble+,' she said light
y rs David assisted her ashore
All earth and heaven seemed propl
tiouS His tongue was able to utter the
love his manner had more eloquently told
before.
Youth. passion, faith We're theirs, and
the hour that comes but once passed quick
lY. Then Ellen hastily arranged her drip
ping treasures, which would have warmed
To blnshinr roses had they touched her
breast huno one about her lovers neck
and slipped suddenly away As ;irily as the
down OF danlelion. repeating. Here
Tomorrow about sun-down.0
Ii was a busy time with Mr.. lIersey.
BY the middle OF july the water usually
got low. and there were n great many
logs still .sutferin' to be ripped into. !
With a little assistance from David lie
kept the mill running night and day. A
small room, fashioned OF slabs and wanV
boards, in a corner near the tlume con
tanned saw Wdu>t, a buffalo robe, u haY pill
low and a window Of four broken pane~.
Here each night he would lie down for Il
few hours. that Il little knitting might BE
done on the rayeled sleeve OF his care
while David kept the saw at work BY
reason of his nocturnal industry the latter
felt privileged to do but little ploughing
and a great deal Of fishing.
That evening, rs usual, David turned
his face millwarl about nine O'Clock. He
did not even know how he had surprised
his mother when he came back from Birds
eve about noon and hunu bunch Of water
lilies where the cat couldn't reach them
remorkiuo wildly that he would dress them
after dinnr and have thrm fried ion. sIIn.
Der lie ta]lpJ to himself n,usrl ! uond
while 10 watch the moon climb above thp
frees and to sneak rather ,ar,do<ic,,iy
was Just conscious of being u little deliri-
Gus He was an accepted lover for the
first time.
Only one obstacle remained He would
that night, while elated With success,
beard The lion in his den, the IIcrscy III
his slW-mil.
Scarcely 4 sound disturbed the soft night
as he strobe on except the faint rip rip :
rip that throbDed through the subdurl
roar Of the distant waste weir, and n-
creased ON his ear, as he approached like
his own rising pulse. Only the seething
OF the water in the black depths below
greeted him as he crossed the log way A
rough figure was bending by 4 candle,
which lighted the massive face and grizzly
beard. bringing out Ilersey's powerulpro-
file from the surrounding darkness like u
Rembrandt picture. A dim movement
about the head-block; clink, clink, rang
the crowbr against the iron dos which
gripped the log till the sap ran; a ohadowy
arm like a giants grasped the lever. Hiss,
clatter, plaoh, crash rip rlp rip was
the quic< response rs the black intter-
wheel grew white Wilh foam ana the
dancing pltman wet with spray, ana the
savage saw settled I" ITS work.
David Wcnt about his duty with alac-
rity. The tnmultuous Hood that rushed
below Stirred his blood and was tnl Of
inspirin~ voices The race ran molten
silver in the moonlioht The distant line
of woods that marked the rim, of the pond
divhlip~ heaven from earth shutting the
seen from the ,nlseea, was Spirtualizel
by the sweet secret over whici. it broodpl
Alidnjoht came the time lur INN 10
rou,c Uersey and take his own depar,urr
lie stonued fine SAW and ,esolntek enter
ed the sleepino-cIrldy Then hr turned
10 the litt]e window and looked out au,in
ON the dim landscape. The moonlight.
talliuo AGAINST the SASH east 4 x,hadovy
cross upon his breast
The Stiffness awakened Mr. Urrs4y Who
rubbed his head. pulled . silver bulrs-eyr
and a pluo Of tobacco from his trousers
and n,lnI at tha tacr of The one while
.h,l;nn lis own f,rn ,t tho tonnh nnd al
thn other David nonsed in t6n shadow
NJ hn,m and touched IIc,sev's arm
snmnwhat burrindlv with his heart in i'll.
mouth ii first. he told his story, Mr.. lIrr-
SOW owed =, him without winEino turned
in Silence and crashed the oate-leyer
u;ss cl,ttar nlash crash rim rim rim >
was the answer, David waited with 4
sinliuo heart TN the stub-shorl was reach-
ed Thr other stjll silent ran back tha
carriaor. set the saw deliberately and
ap,in reached for fine lever David tool
M his coal shook 1le s.v,Iust from j, ANA
turnc1 to 90
"Dave Come back"
Uelsey carefully placed the crowbar
where it did not belong, resumed his
place, pushed some sawdust through the
wide cracks of the floor with his foot
''Aint this rather Sudden? You can't
run Il mill Plenty o'boys o'you Inches
can handle you Don't say no more bout
it, Hiss, clatter, plash, crash, rip rip
rip!
As the failing sunlight, on the follow
4 t,f.l Al,