The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-16

.ss ,ciefit to turn the scale. wsas
7 s :, yoi1: there's destsuy IN Wneat. Any
i ! What ain abundance OF 1t Well DC "a aple
~ nrndnce a few years from now! Ine.e
~ .ra ~ mn, .I,ft, acres OF land yet unused 10
Eanaas-8st-cIass wheat-iand, atl Oh 10
narfect empire. Now, taking tne pIesene
aaw,eerare-about fifteen bushels 70 Tue Az III
inok how many bushels this hnd WIZ VEN au
In the aggregate everv year "neh II ~
cors,cs to be cultivated
He sharpened his pencil to make the gar,
collation.. but, much to his cnagrin, ne naa
IA. defer it, for locomotive Whlstie utoeaeu
ito wurnipg scream down unapr LUG
bluff. and a 9uiverirlg. wldenlhs pe,s VI
s.enn, oiitterinp In the sunlight, shot up
S s;sa - comet,s tail among the branches OF
I'm. nm ,rees The station. waiting-room was
.,nooted WITH a rush. The st. LOUIS Craln
was coming 49,, , ,o,
,,,a =. far his sweetheart. He stood apart
sron, the rest of us, at the extreme eastern
and NJ the station platform, obliVious OF
everything bat the slowly-approaching loco
motive. Very likely the world STOOD still,
In his tense thoughts, while that great pun
;nr hoarsethroa1ed thing drew itself to-
ard him over the creaking rails; for was
not She coming with it, to make life u long,
oIad sonp TO him? 1t was not strictly
hannv look he had, however. lt seemed
rather TO indicate that sharp sense OF Joy
which. has touch OF fear in it, and so oe-
comes in part pain. And when, at lenStn'
the train reached the platform and stopped,
we noticed that he did not hasten TO the cars:
MS we had supposed he would, but walked
doubtfully along the outer edge OF the CROWD
of aIightinc passengers, with strange STARE
in his countenance. At last, though she
.tepI,ea out OF the rear coach ana stooa mere
sr;th her head slightly inclined and smiling.
We all knew her at a glance. And the next
moment he was by her side, end she had
MT her hand in bis, and they were both
blushing to their very ears.
"Why, Seth - she said.
elbow d'y' do, Clara?" -.
That was all that was OF 1t, and it was dis
appointipg-to the spectators, l mean. NO
doubt the parties in interest were satlshed
with it, however; and bow could we know
what warmer greetings they would eN-
change in the shade OF their road through
yonder forest!
They had little whispered consultation
that we did not hear, but we could surmlse
that it related to her trunk; for presently
they sought it out and claimed it, and she
| onened it and took from it certain neatly
folded and mysterious articles, which she
nut together in little bundle and pinned
what looked to be an apron around them.
| Then the trunk was handed over to the sta
ton agent, apparently to be kept until sent
for, and they walked brskly across the zig
gag complexty OF railway tracks TO where
the horses were impatienty waiting to carry
| them to the wedding.
We stood gazing after them from the STA
| ton. as they mounted their horses and rode
up the green and inviting Valcy-he on the
housekeeping bay with the flowing name.
and she on the brisk, Siding chestnut sorrel
that wore the saddle. and the bride gaudy
with blue and white ribbons. Behind them
and about them was the bland April sum
shine in front Of them, just over the river,
in the shadow OF the bluff, glowed the pink
miracle OF the peach blossoms. Somehow
the scene recalled to my mind Scott's young
| Lochinvar "from out OF the weSt' and the
| fair Ellen OF Netherby Hall ; aud found
myself repeating. under my breath:
THEY'LL have fleet sleeds that follow, quoth young
| Lochinvar.'
4 vein Ct similar fancy must have reached
the heart or ny friend Wabash, too; for, as
the happy couple crossed the river bridge,
and sped past the pink orchard, and can
tered up the bluff and In among the con-
cealing foliage, he observed wilhan admira-
Bile smile:
1T looks like the last chapter Of some old
romance!"
"ueaycn bless 'em!" said Markley.
Then the bell sounded, and we FASTENED
aboard the train. a few minutes later we
had turned our backs or Kawsmouth, and
set our eXpectant faces towards the land OF
ozone and wheat-the verdurous, asucle>s
slopes and the odors that Homer sang-the
land where the sun is in league with fate,
and the fruits Of the soil are for the healing
OF the nation. g.