The Morning herald., 1877-07-14
The sio the Roadside.

T97T VA
Where tlie 6 of Randolph now
rries on its traffic, Egbert Ba.
MS farm nce located. Egbert
''.con was NH gfandfather. His farm
vered n1or1 taaF 200 good acres, and
considere Himself wealthy, as he
Idonbtedl As, He started in life n
orhoy, md hia honest accumulation
~ ID the result MI his toll.
GrandfatheH mas u very peculiar
tn. Many pcrsons considered him
nurious, bHt Ilo Mas really liberal:
4 from tlSe iagt that his charities
1src given svlsA sdccrccy, people sup.
sed that he nerek contributed to good
lks. twxsiil bis old age (and he
" sd toa great period that company
10. REGULATORS bought his land, because
tho fine watcrpower hatran through
= and AS soonas they erected the mills
place begun tog SO forward until Ba.
Is farm was ching of the past. ]
ollect whcI,lthc first mill was built,
lIwcll remember my boyish curl
! " inSwatching the mechanics who
rkcd upon III
~ grandnl0tIlcrgwas about the same
1gs ~ her hush I'M She did not long
vivc his dent MA i missed a good
,,I II x.<xsx,. Xn1A. @k,t, nv, cI In N,
sndfatherexi cyed me to be farmer,
. as / never kad any taste for hard
k, my thoughts and inclinations
lta:lother way. Of course he was
d. at all pleased with my stubbornness,
my grandmother always stepped be.
Ell me and bis wrath, and shielded
much from his displeasure.
he old geatl&1lak was sturdy man
. years, HcS Silavariably dressed in
), VA clothes, sallsl wore so broad a
a to his aasv- -30wned hat that he
casfsy have been taken for u
4 ker. But get him angry once (for
.ritability was easily arouseO and
would let fy such sharp and vehe-
MI Sentences Matit was sometimes
'n cult to imagiee they were not pro-
10 years 9il. and was deep in
-LAs with Sallie Miller, the young lady
played the Organ at the Cross
Is Church, ahdwas the finest dam
,mong all the gifis in the country.
idfather had conceived a dislike for
because she a musician. He
no car for music, and was not
'ro we'd by discdfsI Of sweet sounds"
III nothing 50 quickly excited his ire
scrapc d violin within his hearing,
:, rikc u chord upon piano.
against my grandfather's incli-
.Qr ~, lie permitted me to enter the
,llicc Of Mi. Smart, as student
=, it not been for the good offices Of
--,randnothcr, | Should not have had
,INE vishof MY heart gratiiled. But she
thcd theway for my grandfather's
g, INT. But HE neyer ceased to ridi-s
4 me for my pretensions, and posi-
Ii y refused togive me his consent to
y Sallic Miller 1t would not have
wisething In me to cross the old,
cman'sMhims, for | was his heir;
.e could flayefound another with
luchS difficulty, so l never urged
EETasc, but hninored him in every
[conld fAinkot. ~.
>. hat a are YOU thinking about,
'4,es'' she inquired. She always
II him by that namc.
liz wasthinkipgsm he slowly replied,
A!'.- / tic pipe ffnfh between his lips
- lroppipgs aboth hands upon his
\ ,'sthassA fewsyears hence, and one
' see good old hickory logs burn
son andirons. Stoves and CRATES,
hat infstnsI coal that makes
d gas To suffocate a household,
supply the place of our old
HplJned firss.
ght to hyye held my tongue, for
i not speaking to me, but
d to show OF some of my smart
Y .yslnd sosE replied:
K /! my daarasir, there is really no
,,. N for htying a stove which per
!, : mo:;s I.,:ii IL gas tdgessepe. We have nov
lsuniSna1 ef6Hes, and one is no
I'D i'll the way you suppose"
iy, Mr.. Snaartncss, permit me t.
chow longyou have been pos
4 J OF, this valuable information
nownit.fpEsome years, or rather
card II satd, that these stove
sas-bufncrs but it's all lie,
not 4 word of truth in it. Nv
Hthn,5asf ~ sond oft as much on