The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-19

State, or a young physician in search
of practice. Ali what q mercy she
hadn't given him occasion to set his
own bones!
Thus chatting gayly, we wound along
through the pleasant river valley in its
early green, by.and-by-happy chance!
falling in with a ~peddler's cart, with
which John, unsolicited, kept pace till
it stopped before a cottage at the en-
trance of n little village. We had a
dim consciousness of seeing Il stylish
buggy in front OF this same cottage,
but, engrossed in speeding John past
the cart, did not associate it with our
new acquaintance, till at the next
watering-place that gentleman again
overlook us. 1t was q most secluded
nook, where we certainly had no
thought of being seen of men and Cid,
after running out over the thill to drop
Johns check-rein, had perched herself
upon his back to wait for him to drink,
and as the buggy drove up was tricking
the harness with leaves, meantime
m%imicking in a high key n scolding
squirrel on a branch above. Suddenly
cognizant of the strangers proximity,
her voice died into II gasp, and she
Strengthened herself with Il despairing
struggle for propriety, while he, evi-
IDENTIFY embarrassed for her sake, made,
in slighting, some urbane remark
about the pleasure of meeting us a
second time.
"You must think me the evil spirit
of these wilds, sir, bent on terrifying
unwary travellers" said she, confused
ly, snatching at the check-rein, as John
ducked his head precipitately.
"Oh no; a merry sprite, rather.
Pray let me make amends for interrupt
ing your solo by being of service!" and
he quietly replaced the rein just in sea-
son to save his horse from Il vicious nip
on the nose.
Cid, relieved from duty, ran back
over the thill to me, and after a few
more friendly words the gentleman
passed on. He too was to dine at Dix
mont, he had said, and would herald
our coming at the hotel, if we desired,
and thus secure us an early dinner.
At North Chester we left the river.
No more dallying for us in the lap of
the valley. We must scale the rugged
shoulders of the hills. Cid read aloud
the "Adventures of a Phaeton," while
John crept drowsily up the heights, but
at the dizzy descents she always closed
the book. Though he never had stun.
bled, his very caution made us fear he
might, suggesting perils otherwise IN
thought of. With his feet drawn to-
gether like the spokes of a wheel, back
arched, and head pendulous as a fuch'
sia blossom, he described II segment o.
n circle; and what if his curved surfac,
should no always stay uppermost
Agonizing moments there were at tn,
steepest slopes, when he seemed on thu
point of sitting down upon the dashe'
of the rockaway, and tdrning a back
ward somersault into our shrinkin.
arms. But these moments passed. !
| great many moments passed, indeed
|, among those frightful ups and downs
, and dinner horns had sounded far an,
, near ere we arrived at the hotel ut Dix
mont.
, Our friendly acquaintance sat oppo
| site us at the dining table, and con
versed agreeably about the countr
|, through which we were passing. ii
had traversed it several times of late
he said, in going to Sanford. All! wa
' that our destination also?-and wer
we not acquainted with the new an
more direct route from Dixmont thitl
!, erP Then might he map it down fc
us upon his card? lie should be oblia
ed to take the old circuitous way hin
q self, in order to call on an invalid fricnt
q but might meet us at the ferry, whel
the two roads conceded.
After dinner our bird-faced landlad
swooped down upon Cid and me in til
parlor with a huge lcather-covere
book. Would we be good enough
write our names in it? 1t was sort of Q
"albium," she said, hat she kept
show to folks. Cid pointed to the sill
. gle entry that day, with a signitical
smile" Lemuel Harmon, Bostoi
II Massachusetts," 1t was a satisfaction
she whispered, to know how IL cav
!. lier was called among men. And whe
y a little later, l detected said cavali
~ porting over the album" in the ba
room, l mistrusted that he felt u Ill
10 satisfaction in discovering how we We
II called.
~ Al our departure he handed Cid Il
promised card of instructions, expires
IA ing the cordial hope of a more form
=, introduction to us at Sanford. S
- studied il as we proceeded, and id
Ill turned it over, engraved surface u
ward. Then she uttered a little cry
dismay. "Laura Elizabeth Curtis! W
you hear this! Professor LENT
Harmon, prophetic, test, and busint
clairvoyant; emblematic, pathetic;
=. Beach Street, Boston, Why, Laul
NC the mans u fortune-teller!" If he h
been a convict, she couldn't have sho,
greater horror. "And to think of
passing himself as n gentleman, Laur
'Emblematic, pathetic indeedP w
knows but he has beguiled us into
IL false route!"
She would not 60 q step further, t
by inquiry, she had assured herself
were in the right way.
Minute after minute the heat or
I'LL more intense. Before we had pas:
over half of the fifteen miles yet
.hu naming, the sky became overcs
ny Thunder muttered in the distance.
a black cload opposite, awful to Cid
At was. IN Relshazzar the fiery writin0 n,