The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-10

NenlellceS ns oll-stOVes, claSBlng them
among the snares of civilized life, and
turning in preference to the more print
tive campfire.
Clear brook was, as its name signifies,
a limpid streamlet flowing with dimpling
laughter past our sylvan home, and hid
ing itself i'll the shady woodland depths.
"Walden was scarcely quarter OF a
mile from the house, but, owing to the
fact that one was obliged to ascend a
considerable rise of ground, and descend
its opposite slope before reaching it,
gave it an air of complete seclusion.
Jessie, taking command at once, de-
tected the latent capabilities of our
newly-acquired possession and issued
her orders with the air OF General to
the "neat- handed Phillis," our attend
ant.
"Oh, it will be just perfect, Nan,
when the floor is cleaned and the win
dows washed !" cried she, standing in
the doorway, wreathed about with wood
bine tendrils, us pretty n picture as need
be seen, adding, as one spray, more dar-
ing than the rest, tangled itself in her
fluffy crimps, 81 must have John come
down and trim those vines away"
The next day was given by the SER
wants to the cleansing OF the little cot
tage, and by us to the ransacking of the
wide, roomy garret for suitable furnish
ings therefor. Wide, dim and low-raft
cred was the Beechwoods garret, and
filled with relics of by-gone days-a
very treasure trove, where one might
while away the hours.
There was many an old arm chair.
with moth-eaten cushions and carved
framework, that 1 would fain have taxi
en-, but Jessie was stern disciplinarian,
and met all my proposals with:
simplify simplify Nan. remem-
Der Thoreau !" until our outfit at the
last was limited enough to suit even our
oracle. The bedstead was of ancient
device, and was to be graced by a most
amazing patchwork quilt of the pattern
yclept by our grandmothers, the "rising
sun, wherein that luminary is seen dis
played in the most gorgeous reds and
yellows. This Jessie had unearthed
from an old chest, saying:
"This will brighten the room up, MS
well rs being more primitive"
Then there were the two "rockers"--
Windsor one, with ragged patchwork
cushions, and somewhat treacherous
"cane seat, which two were respective
ly christened for "solitude and friend
ship" while the third, releptlessly
straight-b backed affair, was unanimously
dedicated to Society" But the tri-
umph of our "setting out " was to be
found in "the three-legged table,
which we persuaded ourselves to be an
exact counterpart Of the one possessed
by our prototype at the other, and more
famous, Walden" and priced accord
ingly. ,"
1t was somewhat late hour that af-
ternoon that found us en- route for Our
new home. Before us, down the shaded
| path, went faithful John, driving the
wagon, loaded high with our household
| possessions, while Jessie and followed
after, heavily laden with the numerous
books OF reference that we proposed
consulting during our retirement.
"Truly, JESSIE" quoth l, with my
eyes fastened upon the shabby outfit
before us. ".Thorcau was right when he
said, The moro man has of such
things, the poorer he is.
To which Jessie asscntcd as well as
might be consistent with the united on.
depvor she was bravely making to carry
the numerous volumes whercwith she
was laden, and at the same time keep
those sunny, wind-tossed crimps from
quite binding her.
Rut orr ;ournov voo coo, or1od and
ou our % nosSnsSi3ns - beonnd nnon tha
"r,ss NV "IiGn ths ~, nontnntl of a cvnsv:s
1a"l Nor wno Il iono bcsore7 7'ri 'drr,ier
n was hrorrbt % omf % of chonS and tbo fn;th.
fri lam 5nnortoI loav;n, wo t,vo GIRLS
alono in fla fnrost. .sbodnTod dnI With
tho echo Of his lustv SINGING floating
nloosontlv hack tn ne in fbn low oftor,
noon lio,hts That flooded tbc snot
Verv cozv the little room looked with
its plain. dark curtains Mt either win
dow for we were NOT uuite ,,p to "yYol-
don !" nsoge vet its tohIa and chairs
and tba uaatlv'ma1o he'd with itss
brilliant COVERING and very we'll con-
tnnt ,roro wo as wo Jrou, forward tLat
self. M same % table m and mocccdeJ 70 snreaa
mon n half newsnaper the. .Ia;ntiest Of
InncLss and with, auieksned .an,,etitss .
70 d;scnss E ti,e same. % I, z 'f'e n 4
,aMake tbe. most 81 tbis Nam,
l,uohaJ .Toss;e 6 for to.morrow wa h3d
fareweli to the .aesh.pots of Egvpt
and and ret,,rn 70 i;fa nnra and s;mnle 7S'r'
III r. was growina late and ,two. .very
t;rad, g;y,a resolyed 10 defer ali ssnt;S.
msntai;sino in The MOONLIGHT nnt;l son,e
g. f,,,. occasion os thev locked The door
and fastened the windows, thereby dis.
0pey,IB one u sLie i,,s' ,,n, ,ont'I n.. - NJ.
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uIeeriy opnyioLs ~ oo.saoo " Uu, saw 70 Il w;tb
res har a,vn Oh sSea SPe tbot t locks and catches
ns n,psaa,H 40, yr;yanca "a ran dered onr ,l;tfla
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