The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-17
Selected Story.
T'EHE HDRsOPET,HeDaJS CHOSE.
a Summer. SGon+y.

i Away Off III the back country among tht
| New Hampshire hills, just in that section
most treqlientcd by summer travellers
stands, or used to stand 3 little brown
house close by running stream which 1az-
/ lily winds its way through banks Of Won
/ (rous verdure, only to discharge its waters
/ into the main channel Of the Connecticut.
/ Iou would be enchanted with the spot
/ were you to see it--that is, if nature has
| the charms for you which it had for me,
when, nearly decade past, found myself
standing, fishing-rod in hand, upon the
| opposite shore of this same rivulet. and
/ asking myself how it was that in all my
peregrinations with rod and gun had new
Ell found myselfthere before.
| Thus musing, and feasting my eyes upon
| the grand scenery before me, must have
remained for some time inactive, SPELL
| bound as it were, in wonder, when IL
some mysterious manner became aware
Of the fact that I was not alone, and turned
| TO find myself face to face with two remark
ably pretty girls, whose air and carriag!
pronounced them to be, like myself, fron
| the city. At once mountain scenery. trou
streams, and lin1pid waters became thins
OF the past; the moment called for action
and was painfully aware that to turn up
on my heel and make off, Notwithstanding
my muddy balmorals and rough sporting
suit, would we a very decided breach OF
etiquette. There was no alternativ5, and
'omprehending it at glance, raised my
hat and begged pardon for my intrusion.
SO, do not be alarmed, sir" replied tI1s
Founger--to all appearance. '"The spot i
net our property, and, even if it were, We
should not be inclined to make any arbitr:-1
Y laws concerning il. My sister and my j
self were seated in the shade OF these trees:
It would have been impossible for you t
have detected our presence, be1ngoecupiet.
is one would naturally be with the genera.
5.oyeliness of the surrounding country
What followed cannot say. beyond TIL
fact that instead Of the dismissal which
honestly expected, soon # und MYSELF en-
Ssft-St1 - lively ttb
matter. Of seourseI enjoyed hugely, learn.
Ing at length that the two were spendi.
the summer at CraWford's,. having .1ef
Boston early il June, and that they had
visited this spot at the. earnest solicitation
Of aladysfriend, who was loud in. It's 3pr;tis-
es.
Their horses were IN the barn Of the
brown farmhouse, and they, crossing. the
brook, had seated themselves il nook
commanding a perfect view Of the sur
rounding scenery, to await the return of
Jerry, their servant, who had gone farther
on in quest of maple sugar. The ladies
We're sonleEvlat worried over his prolonged
absence y for twas now nearly five O'clock,
and there was 10 sign Of the missing man.
And CraWford's is nearly ten miles
away explained the eldsr,as We peered.EE
anSiously up the road, after trump nhaEatl "a
crossing the tiny river which inteIvened.
ButIhele was alothing to. be=done. and.
50 once more We turned toward theriveI1II
bank, talking lightly upon. . thousand dif
fererlt topics. ..=..# 81. ..=E
Nellie aud Maud Grange laaI mes
we're, " sellie being the elder. tall. Juno.
Ike, and decidedly handsome-for pretty