The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-20

A TBRRIDLB lNT1UDB8.
We we're alone 70 tbo hoess- 1auds
Chaplais soa land did net aitogetber
like the petition.
While the daylight lasted. and thsre
ssemed % much life about the farm. it
seemed very pleasant to have the house
70 ourssIvss, - be able to wander
through tho quaint old rooms aud talk
on the sahjsces very dear TO both of us.
without the dread Of being ovssshsdow-
cd hy the Loudon female cousins and
the Toystsring youths Who bed cone to
'spood nooth Of he shooting bsneath
or sooe. ~
For time We revslsd Ia our CON-
rarativs solitude, and pitied the female
cousins, the eager sportsmen. poor pspe
and the rest OF the household. who hsi
been bsguiled into accepting IN invita-
sion to Mn R>tsietssp's picnic st the
,eeguAs. monriand some eight miles
distant from our house. We were all
Axpectsd. but my old school fellow.
Asuds. pleaded hesdacbs. and was
mt eossy 20 have 90 excuse tor staying
q home With our guest.
We had met but seldom since We he'd
left the prim school ct Taunton. and
although Naude had already bsen with
80 week. vhst with the noisy clattsr
q our friseds, the croquet Journeys. the
lawn dances. and the other pleasant
ways il which our evenings were spent.
- he'd. hitherto. bad NO opportunity
of indulgine IN those mutual condolences
% ooar 20 women who srs in the bliss
ful stats known - engaged" There
was . particularly ten Ter bond Of sym
paGhy between 10. inssmuch - I wss
il bi.weskly correspondence with her
brother John. 70 whom signed myself
'yours a6ectienstsly." while her be-
trothsd wss Harry Somers. wbo hal
been . visitor at our house from his
childhood. Ere they drove away in
the afternoon the other girls twitted us
sasher severely for not joining them.
aad il seemed general opinion that
Mauds's headachs wss nothing more
than sham. Bot the gentlemen said
little. In my opinion their hearts wonld
have been gisdceusd If the whole
party had abst.ined from attending
the picnic, their inclinatious tending
toward the wheat stubble in Five acre
Geld" and the adjacent turnip patch.
where tue covey had sought shelter
tna night before. But a. the girls
were resolved on going. the males Of
course we're obliged to act - escort.
BY snd.bye psps Was induced TO join
thsw. and thus il was Asnde and !
we're left slore.
So engrossing Was the subject Of our
conversation that we we're surprised
when the housemaid Brought in the tea.
and dropping . courtesy. asked il Sarah
the cook. might 60 down with her to
the village. until ten o'clock to join in
the festivities with which Farmer Ash
eombe was celebrating bis harvest
home. Il then occurred to nv memory
that The servants bad asked me for this
holiday . fortnight previously. and that
I had given . half acquiescens re-
spouse. IN the hurry Of my domestic
duties, and the excitement occas Oned
by house full OF compeny had. bcw.
ever, forgot the circumstance until now.
"Where 10 Ben p inquired. referring
to one of the csrters who inhabited
snug little cottage on the farm. and was
consequently required TO place himself
At our service when desired.
The domestic dropped another coar-
tesy aud announced that the individual
alluded 70 had gone to Wells with
load Of barley. end would not b hack
until late.
! ''And the boy. Smith ?"
"Please IN. master told him be might
20 whsn he 'Ad fed the poultry aud
lastened 'sa sp for the night. and be
- bsen gone this quarter Of "a hour.
II hope hs made sure the turkeys
and geese were eli right. for papa saw
tox cross The meadow this morhiser
"Oh. yes. m. he V . careful lad. 10
Smith. aad he's got 'em all right 'enow
I'll b. bound"
hUsitatod . momsnt - 10 whether
il was altogether cafe to b. thus left;
but % I bad given . half promise to
the girls, and ! knew Il would be . sad
disappointment 10 them not 10 90. ]
dismisssd NY apprehsnsicos. and told
them they might leave the tee things
and be o6 q once.
Noticing that after time Nsude he.
came less conversational. ] inquired
the rsaeoe; bat receiving nasght bot
svasivs auswers. I questioned her moro
closely.
"You are not afraid. are you. dear :"
II shAll b only copfessing the truth
when I tell yos that I was very sorry
70 hear you give your consent to The
saevants leaving us- 0apposs any psr-
con has been vaaehiAe The hsyase. and
hitting robbssy ,"
my dear Mauds." / responded. mo-
thing ef ths sost svsr happeas in these
parts. Living. - We do. come distance
from any town. ws kuow ell the persoas
resident within . radius OF. cay, four
miles."
..But how about tnmpsi Are they
~ arsadfsl people 10 =
sPsshsps. Nsude. even they are
more siunsd sgainse than SHINING. At
I'll svests tranps seldou. II evsr. cDms
scar ~. You 80 - live o6 the main
road. TIE lane leads "a the farm, and
nowhere sjse."
.But." pussusa Nauds. ''that faet
would b al ~ worse Tor ~ IL trsop
shouid enne hsrs.s
.Rsally." Issplisd. Il shsll Ct qaiss