The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-16

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getting separated from Tie party. for
Am soon bewilderod il : thicket. and
the thorns scratched my face and hands.
Tho ripest ones were n patches where
no shady trees spread out their friendly
branches 70 shield me from the burning
sun. So / said IN my heart, II will 70
no more! Oh. that my foolish tongue
had been silent this morning"
Johns smile was : very knowing one
the next morning. when / said: 81
think / had better stay q home with the
twins to-day" He did NOT object TO Il.
however. Is i would give him chance
- ''go fishing" chance he coveted.
although the waters furnished nothing
but fish Of small degree.
While the twins were taking their
nap. book In hand / strolled into the
grove Il the back Of the house. Man
and nature had rendered the spot .
lovely one. Irving Cottage stood in Z
little glen on one side Of { quiet coun-
try road at the foot Of hin. On the
other side Of the road Was IN old wooden
mill. long since useless. whose weather
boarded sides. especially On the north,
were covered with moss and mildeW
ar:istically laid on BY the hand o.
nature. Beside the desert mill, : clear
and swift running brook had At one time
been damned up. but now the dam was
partially broken away. and down e the
waters rushed headlong. causing
musical sounds 70 fall upon the ear. Is
il came splashing. splashing. down in
one place, while IN another. where the
water was shallow. the drip. drip.
Of the water upon the stony surface
below. caused q times sounds IS Of
the tinkling Of the bells Of kline IN un-
seen pastures in the distance. A rustic
bridge had been built ACROSS The brook.
and leaning over its ends were syca-
more and chestnut trees. Tall oak
and hickory trees, with their heavy
branches. formed : grove % dense.
that only . few rays Of the sun could
find their way through the verdure
above. Birds sang and fitted above.
squirrels and rabbits rustled the dead
leaves upon the ground could
Paradise be more calmly beautiful than
this lovely little glcn?" said 70 my
self. -, seated on . log. INV head
resting against . tree, opened nv
book. know not how long I had
been reading. for my volume was : life
Of Lord NJ. when l found myself 50
charmed. 80 Interested in the memoir
Of that wonderful man that felt to have
only seen him. even II = distance.
would have been . pleasure never to be
forgotten. Merely 10 talk to one who
had seen him would have been =
qualification.
just then . pleasant voice interrupted
my musing, and an elderly English
lady. whom had met on former visits,
stood before me. This was pleasant
surprise n just this time; 50. with nv
natural impulsiveness. l asked her If
she had ever seen Lord NJ. and to
nv delight learned that when young
woman in England. she had heard him
speak At '.Hunslet ia The borough Of
Leeds. 1T was = political speech.
delivered out Of doors, and the people
for miles and miles went on foot. on
horseback. and in carriages 70 hear
him. He was plain I. Is. NJ a.
that time. but was well known as an
es>ayist and poet.
\. Has we were starting for America
in Isl" said Mrs. HimSwOrth.
..h0wer Edinbnrg Rericn was received.
hand I was more than pleased to ZEE
hin il one Of Ms hessays; Is subject
being Madame DArblay-halways
Frances Burney 70 husband I hex
pected no small pleasure in reading Nj:
hon shipboard. but the old lady
hesitated.