The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-03

CHAPTER IT,
Grace Emerson was not only the op-
posite Of her sister in complexion and
appearance, as We have said, but IN
spirit and sentiment she was also any
thing but her counterpart.
The cows were all milked now, and
the sheep, which Grace had managed
with ,much running to coufine at last in
their nighttime quarters, had settled
themselves to their rumiuations, and
the sisters stood with their elbows on
the fence, watching the "silver moon, -
which was mutely obeying Alonzo
Suowden's injunction to "roll on"
their minds filled with the arch rest
lessuess 20 which the modern country
girl is almost always a victim.
"Tsn't 5lr. Snowden just heavenly ?''
said Lille, after the last melodious note
had died away upon the still evening
air, aud the katydids set up a chorus
that formed a fitting fnale to the con-
cert Of which the overture had been a
commingling Of barking dogs, lowing
calves and bleating sheep, with the mu-
sical sounds of streams Of milk falling
against the edges Of bright tin pals,
occasionally coming in to form the sym
phonies, as this natural concert pro-
ceeded
81 don't know that he amounts
TO rauch, ," said Grace. somehow, he
reminds me Of a dainty little canary
Jiid, that may be very nice to have
around, that is, If you have taste for
that sort Of a pet; but ! fancy his
fellow-traveler is his superior in a
thousand ways, even if he can't sing
note Evidently they're both smitten
with you, LII, and we'll see which one
Of them you will choose"
"Nou talk like women were choosers,
Grace, just as if that were possible"
"Aud why shouldn't it be, pray Do
not the burdens of marSed life fall
heaviest upon the women every time .
Look at mother aud think OF the Cap
tain, aud then say who should DO the
choosing. For my part, shall never
marry till I eau find a man who has
sense enough to so far understand what
marriage must mean 20 a woman, that
he'll be satisfied ,o let me do the court
iug.n
"Then you'll never marry"
eyes, will"
"Wen, what's the use Of talking
1ere? How DO we know that we could
either Of us, fascinate these fellows
even if we felt like IL? We'd better
curry back to the house. Mother vii
ae spinning her oid-fashioned yarns
aud horrifying my modern city beat
with long accounts Of her indigo dye
Kettle and recent ash-leech. 1 wish 4
goodness Mr.. Snowden had written Z
me and remained away. / dislike ia
idea Of his coming here 20 spy ont ho'
we live. You ought 90 see his father
home in the city. Vow that he's see
mine, out here in the country, my cak
will be dough, TIL bet a biscuit"
Grace laughed.
Boarding school has made fools q
both Of u=, ILL., But why need we De
pend upon men to marry us and give u
opportunities Why can't we max
something Of ourselves ."
"But you said just now that yo
meant TO get married, and so I DO whe
get ready, and find the right hu-
band"
"It's all lottery, anyway, aud oul
wish I'd drawn my prize aud done wit
IT,"
you'll be iuckier than most wome
if you don't find it harder getting dou
with your bargain after you've made il
than you now imagine"
"But 7 shall not marry with the ez
pectation Of wanting TO get rid Of IN
bargain"
"But suppose you should marry au
rue it, what then 21
Years after, when Lille Emerson b,
so long since met her fate that her gir
hood seemed nothing but the mis-
shadow Of a far-off dream, she hi
good cause to remember that questio
The song died away on the moon-l
air, and the girls returned to the hous
burdened with several overiowir
pals Of milk which they CONSIGNED
their mothers care, aud then proeeed
to the living-room, pausing awhile
the entry, from which churn and spl,
ters had been alike removed, their M
pose being TO smooth their locks a
furbish their neckties before little f
bespeckled mirror that hung 10y rui
nail over an implanted wash-stand C
tanning a battered, and not over-ci'
tin basin, guarded by sweaty cri
towel on creaky rollers.
Mr.. Suowden received the sisters W
familiar grace that was in strik
contrast 10 the awkward bashiulness
his companion.
The ceremony Of mutual inf
ductions was soon completed; but
effect Of Grace Emerson's beauty was
surprising to the young man from
city that be quite lost his admiral
for her more stately sister on the ST