The Osceola times., 1878-11-16

I lsse my senses"
"And 80 you shall have rest, dear, )"
! said Violet, "aud well have real splen.
did time together, just you and ! ~
And we did, for about n week. began
to understand the nature of Violet's
magnetism. Her beauty was chiefly
remarkable in that it was never the same
from one moment to another. Her color
went and came; her voice took every
infection, from the widest gayety to the
tenderest melancholy, and the present
moment, wherever or whatever il might
be. seemed always the one she h Id rsrest
and best. She had a wonderful power
of adsptabilty. / found her capable o.
entering into my ideas of pleasure with
zest that cheated me into believing
they were her own. 1t can readily be
believed that there is certain limit to
this power. A the end of a week Violet
began to materially increase and widen
our sphere of enjoyment. To my delight,
one day | found myself whisked away
out of sight OF the two or three noun
taius by which we were shut in, and
introduced TO some of the same range in
the adjacent country. 1t was particn-
larly stipulated that there were 20 be no
drives, az il was haying time, and the
horses were constantly in demand.
"If i, was in the beginnin' or In the
fag-end of the season." said Farmer
Higgins, I've mought manage it, but
jest when the crap is in the grass, we
csu't think OF it, you see, not for any
money"
But he did think Of it aud not for very
much money either. However Violet
mansged it, we went humping along the
rocky roads in the very heart of many a
brilliant afternoon, the children that
smuggled along nesting with me in the
fragrant hay in the body of the wagon,
while Violet was perched high on the
'front.' seat by the side of Mr.. Higgins,
chatting with him quite earnestly, with
a pretty air of interest in her shining
eyes. 1t would quite have spoiled my
ride to sit on that broad seat, with not
even leathern strap to my back, with
Farmer Higgins in such close proximity.
He wore stockings now, to be sure, and
as little Becky said, 'pappy had collar
on" but there was strange odor about
bim-s mixture of the barn yard, OF
tobacco, of perspiration, and the rank
weeds he had been moving down. Then
he was far from assimilating in psrson to
wondrous beauty of the place and the
season. His hands were covered with
warts and freckles, the muscles OF his
arms stood out like whip cords, and the
hairs thereon we're many inches long
He was extremely yellow ana lantern.
| jswed, and had thst shutting, depreca
tory mark of a hen pecked man.
"To think of this beautiful bit OF
EARTH" said Violet, duling our first
week, ."holding but the one man-and
such man, He's ugly, he's stingy,
he's grssping, he's brutal, he's timid."
"He's simply an animal" said.
'rhere are animals and animals" said
Violet. "Some are capable of cultiva
ton"
And now, at the end of fortnight,
she was content to ride close by his side
for hours at time.
"Let's take turns, VII" | said at last,
with bGrst of generosity and selfre.
proach. I'll bear the agony Of the front
,eit next time"
"No. Lide," she replied don't thiEk
OF it. He wouldn't go, and we should
have to stay at home. ] don't mind it
| don't indeed"
l looked at her earnestly, and a sud
den CLINT of her mocking eyes WAS like a
revelation to me. / fell back apaast.
You don't mean to say, Violet" / be
gan, "that you--you-have- -ahem =
have gained any influence over this per-
son--that you are making yourself agree
able to him in any way?"
Il should be sorry to he impolite or
rude to anybody" she replied, demurely.
"He's human creature, Lide--in the
rough, TO be sure, but with hiddea cspa-
bilities. We never can tell what diS-
mond is until the polishing process be-
gins. la the mean time tho experiment
is interesting"
Interestingly / repeated, and fell
back IN my chair. IL was as plain as a
pipe-ste.n. She was, carrying on mild
Irritation with this weak rustic
"The elevation OF the human race"
continued vi, "hss always been hobby
of mine Just think OF it, Lide. MI.
Higgins has consented TO have a suit of
clothes.--a whole suit. Not made 20 or
der, nor, indeed, ready.made, and / re-
gret to add that his faith in friendly
taioress induces him TO believe that his
black pantaloons can be turned but he
is willing TO leave IL in the hands OF
Betsy Crouch, the tailores who lives at
Deertown, aud goes out TO work for two
snd.sixpence day and her board. We
are going after Betsy to-day, and the
ride will be glorious one there's a
waterfall by the way, you lucky woman,
and we dip into strip of woodland, a
twilight of solemn and mysterious v, r,
dure and we emerge again upon a semb.
lage of green fragrant with those wild
raspberries that melt in your mou h and
ravish your nostrils. It's a sacrifice on
my part, for from little hints of Farmer
Higgins, fear me much this capable
Betsy is an old fame OF mis-. He has pro.
pitiated his wife's favor by promising to
bring her two bottles OF the Spinal Rene.
vator for her poor back. But where is
the consolation for my lacerated heart II
this Betsy Crouch should stir the dreg,
of his old passion?" Here Violet put
back her head and laughed till the tears
hung on her long lashes. Aud what
could do but go to Dsertown Imads
up my mind that Violet needed keepeI
as much as any lunatic, and resolved ths,
no spot on earth could be made into a
comfortable asylum for the quality Of
such q mania.
We brought Betsy back with US. and
as l looked at her fair, fat and forty
charms, 1 wondered how Mr.. Higg nj
could have 40 bungled his matrimonial
venture But Betsy told me as we jolt ed
along, that poor Mrs. Higgins had 9
| fairiah hit of nonau and n mica strin al