The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-02-06
AFTER MANY DAYS.
ny ". u. \. ATKINSON.


Away on the dear old Yorkshire
wolds In merry England, inst ii tho
foot OF the bold hill known m the
Beacon Top. rasting there secure from,
Ill but the south winds, In the pretty
and quaint village of Beacondale.
You ought 70 3e Heacondale, for II
y the very sweetest Of English rural
villAgcs, whether yon look ~ Il from
the rop,' or from the low.lyinR south.
or walk mp tn one street. It's church il
worth q long walk or drive. whether
you sce Il inside or out, or both-sucl
pretty house wns never erected clse-
where fur the worship Of God. Ii ia
AL aud old, hut most handsomely
|.cd aud furnished through tho GEN.
os,ty d the Squire. who owns all the
llrronnding property, and Il il plenty
argc enough 70 hold The rustic congre.
1 CATION which assemblies there Sabbath
By Sabbath. Adjoining the church il
the sicArAgO, whore dwclla the rood
man, who, notwithstanding his weak.
ness In favor Of tapcrs aud vestments.
faithfully tells these simple villagers
tho old story Of Gods love. Not but
whit heresy In tho shape q dissent has
planted its fort in tins void village.
Tor on ono side d! the street IN 4 little
square b0x, capable III holding perhaps
J0rty people. known - the Primitive
Metiod'st Chapel; while opposite, aud
on the same aide OF tho street M the
church, stands similar brick box =
only that this Wesleyan Methodist
stronghold can look down somewhat
upon it, neighbor across Tho way: for
has Il not u porch almost as large ~
the chapel itscli2 However, church
and dissent get along pretty alnically
together on tho whole.
Metlodist farmers and Church Of.
EnelAnl farmers meet and arc the hest
81 friends every Saturday % 1t. Olaycs
Market, aud their laborers, following
their example ia humber way. drink
= glass together ut tho village tavern
every pay day, without discussing their
theological opinions and principles.
But 70 - on with our village. There
T., = hinted. tavern, a postoiIice and
= couple 0i general stores leach al
which slisplays It's ttock in.trade In 4
ANAL, t0ur.paned cottage window, and
theso, with two or three farm houses. i,
small foundry ard forge, and about 1
score u cottugcs, ranged on either side
= brood road and stream running
alongside N h other, make up ~ pretty
> village - could DO discovered in q
Mos travel.
About two miles from Deaconilale,
award the south, stood lonely homo.
Goood. The house was anci, nj and ii
6o6 repair. but MAS nevertheless . real
oo0fostAbie old home, aud Wa occu.
-. together with large farm 81 sev
6gal hundrsd acres, by hale old bach.
0oor 81 ~, and tho mistress Of the house
- his widowed sister, who lived there
Nh her daughter. John Fielding and
~ sister. Ara. Mitchell, were fair speci
neos Of Yorkshire folk = hearty, honest
lively Keeping open house fDr any ons
lAad every Ons. Among the occasional
tslotme visitors 10 this hospitable home
- = yonng fellow named Ferguson
10 = hfst invariably came with Iii,
ticular friend. George Mitchell, Mn
tCheIl's son. After while, however
- took 10 visiting more frequently, and
~ some months every other Saturday
n +sN3es ~ shA3 = ss0t ~ h0A uDe - uGI&
- etaid until Monday.
Will Ferguson was confidential clcrl
y - extensive engineering establish.
Doet - Ail'O0, some fifteen milrs, over
~ w01ds, from Beacondale. His posi-
- was . good one. snd. although,
re1)y ~, ard scarce two wears con.
nood With The Arm. his employers i'm.
~ tsuAtcd him with their financial
- aud tho management II thcil
Srfneoe. There VA nothing pasticu.
- o1tra0livc about rerGufon. Tall
n1nin. lcasured = rather ugly than
D1cme--a pleasant companion, esn.
Y .Gnd md thouehiiul 70 al whom
-. attentive to business, b. ~
II - - veil liked ~ any Other young
4o0 = Milton.
Win lvesguson had often Waited
'arpo lH1m, bepAuse his chosen friends
- r61o <fvss 81 Oh John Fielding. and
tlsooSlogo. accompanied them fre-
Nsly; 6o1ilsa, ~ 1iked 80 drivs