The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-10

' lulD tuaoS OF coulu-cu AulAEi EiutuErf
tossed uneasily upon his primitive
couch until the wee, small hours Of the
morning.
With the dawn the sisters were
awake aud stirring. Not that they had
slept much, for one was too happy, and
the other too miserable to permit the
drowsy god to approach her. But sheep
and cows being, or at least supposed 10
be, incapable OF experiencing the tender
sentiments that keep hunlanity foil
half the time upon the rack OF torture,
and the other half in the seventh
heaven Of felicity, have nothing TO
think Of at night but sleep, and no love
affairs to make them either happy or
miserable. II was Grace's every morn
ing duty to turn the sheep away to pas
ture before the sun was up, and Lilies
to milk the cows and set them free upon
the common by breakfast time.
The night had been very clear and
still, aud the heavy dew was like a rain
upon the tall grass aud weeds through
which the sisters waded in finishing up
their work, till, when they were ready
to return TO the house, they We're both
as wet to the waist as though they had
been swimming.
''For heavens sake, let's get iuto our
room and change our clothing before
We meet our company" said Grace,
seizing her pals, ami starting at a half
trot through the yard leading from the
cow-quarters.
81 don't care how I look" replied
Lille, mechanically seizing pail and
as mechanically hurrying toward her
chamber, in spite Of her expressed care
Iessness as to personal appearance.
"What makes you hate me ." asked
Grace, suddenly.
because you're beautiful
"And love you for the same reason"
was Grace's wise reply.
\ stranger, to have viewed these
beauties then, would have thought, had
he overheard their compliments upon
each others loveliness, that each was
drawing largely upon her imagination
for her facts. They were not only wet
and bedraggled, but dirty. Their
hands and faces were alike begrimed
with the work Of the hour, aud their
limp suu-bonnets, which hung sloueh-
ily over their faces, were anything hut
fresh and clean. But there is many a
beautiful diamond lying hidden away
within the rough outer coating with
which untoward circumstance has en-
crusted il, aud so it was with Lille and
Grace.
il so happened that the very calamity
the sisters were struggling to avoid
was encountered on the threshold
/ Alouzo Snowdeu, with his dainty
toilet more carefully prepared than on
the previous evening, opened the door,
aud suddenly met the slouched sun
bonuets and barn-yari odor. john An
ders was close behind him, and as un-
Willingly encountered the same OBJ
staele 10 a romantic attachment. But,
: unlike his companion, he was accus-
toned to the farm, and had good sense
] enough to understand that the laJorei
in any field must adapt his dress to hi.
surroundings.
"Good-morning, my graceful lilies O
+ the valley" said Nr. Snowden, gal
a lautly.
. The sisters bowed and hurried on.
The two men stroiled together through
D the yard and down the lane.
Alonzo was the first 10 speak
{ Didn't / say a handsome thing
, John?"
r Mr. Anders curled his lip scornfull!
. 81 should say you're making Yer
free on short acquaintance" was b
10 curtreply.
e 'Irs all in the family" re,orto
n Alouzo.
J. 'If Miss Grace could have noted, a.
y did, the upward curviug Of the Snowde
nose, aud the side look Of sauey7sarcasi
y with which you alluded to her charu
s as you addressed her, she would hard
have appreciated your compIimen
20 sir"
n perhaps, Mr.. Anders, you wou
n like a situation as instructor genera
"a What would be your lowest price E
er teaching me manners >"
rs "Couldu't be hired 10 undertake
There isn't enough Of the raw materi
"a in you to make the effort worth Il
10 while"
(which I coustrue into an iusu
r John Anders."
lr "All right, Mr.. Suowdeu."
e. "What 90 you mean now -
"Just what I say"
Jealous, are you ." Aud Alon
30 Snowden, who certainly had good eau
lg TO feel at ease with himself and at pea
OF with the rest OF mankind, INDUCED in
N complacent smile and self-satisd
iy. strut that was peculiarly exasperatii
to disappointed rival.
III you had amy brains 10 speak
ln ia batter 'em out Of your skull wi
MS my open hand he said. bitterly.
his III seems I've got ahead of y,
brains or no brains" was the opi.l,
she joinder.
lat, "a puppy can always make m,
{ Of noise than a mastih." said Anders
il "And bigger fool Of himself,
torted Snowden.
vas John Anders felt painful sense
decentralization His newly awake
in love for Grace Emerson was as ,