The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-03-13
Written for the Herald.
AZ 2kgIaN DAY RLCALIEp.
BY OURS.

Lets All go 10 the wood5 To-Day VINO
SAYS nay?'
/ was pouring the coffee at breakfast.
Not said the deacon, Il am al
ways re .dy. Well take the ayes and
nays. AL in favor of going into the
woods to-day ,ay aye.
Aye. aye. aye. aye" said Mrs X,
cousin Martha, cousin Annie, and all OF
u
"Unanimou," spu,tered the deacon As
he hastily allowed needless draught
Of coffee, which burned him 20 that he
was fam 10 hurry il down, albeit, scaIded
81 !; went. Most people would have
said zero 'l,v" or gracious !" or some
thing, but the deacon vip"d his mouth
and buitered another biscnii as cooly a.
If that coffee wac not seeIhing aud siz-
cling ia his provision depot Just then
the General came in. The General was
born late ia ihr morn NJ, and the cuIse
cling TO him. So tie Is aiways late for
bre akfast
General, these women are going fox
huuting to-day. Better 90
"rox huntirgl wish | could. ]
don't know anything I'll enjoy more, but
I'm bound to make a speech to-day in
the Taylor Will case. Where will you
go7 What DO YOU say, Mrs. X, to tTy-
ing the Buzzard Cave Range OF Knobs
to-day?'
There wss twinkle in the Deacon's
eve az he made this proposal. which
made rs suspect something Of precOn-
eerted arrangement. but We had talked
Of an exploration of the Buzzari Cave
Range for five years, so OF course we all
assen,ed joyfully, and went TO work right
heartily 10 set things in order Tor the
day. Brooms whisked briskly; churn>
ing lastef only a few minutes; the
chickens Eare d and given a double
doe. bat h5nre the breakfast dishes
pcye Laif &a-;si, or the hamper with
orr 3lnner halt pcked, the Deacon had
the its. cy and Button" Tam O'Shau-
tie" au the spripS agon at the door,
and wqS eall!as to as-
"All .Atdy! Come onl Hurry upr
You E-ow It helr- woman along
when che IS working as hard as she can
and hurrying TO the very u'teruost to have
some lord of Creation bawling after her
TO Hurry up" Hurry up indeed y
Why, there we're matches TO think of,
and salt aud pepper. coffee and the coffee
pot, sugar and The gridiron, and ever SO
many other things besides demijohn OF
,cdter. By seven O'Clock I--Swere slowed
in, hamper, gridirou. g. ,,2hn, coffee
pot and all, sod off for a~e.y among tie
hills.
Down the hill, along the level valley
road, then up again and we called halt
TO take in the Generals iavorite sister,
cousin Minnie She is just as genial
just SIS lovabie, as kindly naiured, true
as steel, and brim full of humor as the
General him -elt
Our party complete, we dashed ahead
over the smooth turnpike with whirr
Of wheels and clatier OF hoots, jests and
laughter, and "windings OF the hunter
horn" which the Deacon would persist
in blowing, all commingled merrily.
There was q sparkle in the air, a
sparkle on the crown stubblefield, a spark e
on the gold aud crimson leaves with
their rime OF frost, which set our blood
tingling like a draught OF Champagne,
Aud over all stretching mistily away lay
0ctober's enchanting gift, the veil o.
fairy Gosssmer.
At the foot of the knob we found q
wood-cutter's wagon road, where all the
stronger ones dismouuted. for il was g
''long pull aud strong pull" rough
way with stumps and stones, eullies and
mud>holes, but Tam" and | reached
the narrow plateau connecting the range
in safety. "Tam" is one of the mos
ssgacious, sensibl. old horses you svel