The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-02-21
MISCELLANY.
written for THE RECORD
AROUND ROBIN HOODS BARN. !
By LENA WARD.

| By LENA WARD.
~. It is a very foolish idea, must say"
farmer HUMPHREYS repeated aloud to himself
as he walked down the short avenue of lime
trees leading fsom Squire Heed's residence,
"a very foolish idea''
What is foolish idea ? !" echoed voice,
and looking up he saw CORTLAND Heed, the
'Sqnires son leaning against the bars that led
over the stile just before him.
"Why this idea you have of going to
Germany to finish your education. Your
father tells me you start tomorrow
1t is foolish idea Court"
"Why sop"
Because all sudden freaks are.''
1t is not Sudden freak. 1t has been in
my mind more than two years" 8&
But /. is unnecessary, you have a good
education, and are the only son of rich
father.'
"But education and fathers wealth will
not make aman Of me without exert my
SELF
III" Could you not exert yourself here ?o
In after years shall, but must finish
my education first. American schools are not
thorough enough, must go to Germany
Well. good.by Court. wish you success,
but allow me to say, i think You are going a.
round Robin Hood s barn TO lind your happi-
ness, and had better take an old mans advice
and stay at home where it already is"
"Tliank you for you good wishes, Mr. Hum
phries, but prefer to go, around Robin
Hoods barn."
| The farmer walked away and Courtland
threw down the stick he was whiting and
hooked dreamily across the field towarda lit
lie brown cottage half hidden among flowing
bean trees.
low musical laugh startled him, ndturn-
ing abruptly he saw twofoguisIl eyes piercing
at him through the Usage hedge, and then a
slender girl in brown calico dress rose up
from the messy trunk of u tree where she had
been sitting. n
With bound he was by her side.
|. ..slIow long have You beenhere, Rose?"
'sOh, came out'sone time ago. I've been
reading
Did you come to read or to wait for me ?"
Perhaps. for BOTH III. ~ -
"And you heard my conversation with Mr..
Humpbiies 2" 4s ffE1
Some of It," She stopped to pick up her
book, and he did not see the shadow Of p,in
that crossed her face. When she looked up
again 1t was gone. and laying er hand lightly
on his arm she said, let us walk over to the
hills and see the shadow Of the yelled lady the
t..-.... ,.oo,, 4, f,,ll a., n;frht - hHa
Court searched hef face for a monent with
disappointed look, then drew her hand in
his and they strolled slowly along the field
path.
The thick Usage hedge that ran along the
stile, marked the boundary between the large
and finely cultivated farm Of Squire Heed,
I.and the lot belonging TO Arthur Willingt m.
The latter was one of those unfortunate in-
divduals who always eeem to have the wind
blowing in their face. After various unsuc-
cessfl. attempts to establish himself in bust
ness he purchased the small farm adjoining
Squire Heed's and commenced trucking.
Here with the help of his energetic wife,
who wasa farmers daughter The managed
to earn a comfortable living.
Rose was their only child. Her only reco-
lection of the time they lived in splendor in
the great city was of wearied and anxious
look on her mothers face, sad perplexed one
on her fathers, and the coming aud going of
people who never seemed to bring any happi-
ness. So whsnthey moved out to this sunny
cottage, where the flowers bloomed in sucl,
profusion, and the bees and humming birds
made music all the long Summer days, it
seemed to her some great happiness had be-
| fallen them. She was peculiar CIR, with M
positive beauty except her great gray eyes,
which CORTLAND Heed thought were the
sweetest eyes in all the world, and rs he look
ed down into their bcwitching depths all
those happy Summer evenings he thought the
LIQUID brown or heavenly blue that poets sing
land romancers write about were never hall
so Beautiful.
But Court was ambitious, he longed for dis
tinguished honors, place in the world where
his fellow men would bow to and pay him
homage. But as the time drew near for him
to cross the sea and finish his education in a
German school he viewed with reluctance the
| thougnt oL parsiuS VIII hoSe' anu /" iopS,"s
filed his heart to take her with him into the
great world where he was going.
Resolutely he crushed back the thought
She was but child, plain looking, except ~
those incompatible eyes, nnaccomplished
She would be no equal for him when lie NOV
ed in the halls Of state where IT was his am
bition to be. as
! SO he resolved 70 go away without telliul