West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-01-22

way % speaking OF IeI country le-
sort, for the GUNNER boarders lived
there. The house might have been
very pleasant one when it was
opened, but in the summertime it
was virtually closed, beca1sa Of the
flies, and heat, end 6ua', and sun,
Mrs. Fries said. in tie morning
the bed in thc toarders room was
nicely made-toosnjcely for e.. con
eiderate person to distur5-the fur
niture all busted, and rut back
against the wall, aud the furniture
was all solid mahogany The blinls
were shut, and indeed tho wiudows
too, and coming in out Of tho Gun
light one had to Crepe ones way al
over the house. So Miss Tc,her-
ington went out upon tho veranda
Immediately efor breakfast, and re-
manned there, II sho remained near
tho house at all, tin bedtime.
just now it was delightful. She
had just left the breakfast table.
but by The little watch that hang
from her girdio it was already nine
o'clock, and the little wotch kent
excellent timo. All through tho
meal there bad been q pleasant
clickety music from tie neigLboring
field. John had told Miss Hether.
ington the night before thet he
would about reach tho middle ofthe
field with hialmowing machine when
she left the breakfast table iLs nett
morning, and sure enough there be
WAS. What a Hercules VIZ this
young farmer Fries and a hand
some, stalwaTt fellow, and G. fine.
frank, excellent nature, and G gen.
tleman withaI. The Fliases had al
ways sent their sons to a aort of col
loge for few years to polish them
up ) then, If they chose TO 90 on
with profession, The money ives
found for it.. In fact, several Of
Johns cousins were stu3orts Of d.
vlnity, OF medicine, Of law; but
John chose to be n farmer, Of his
own free will, his mother said. She
was a nice, quaiar, wholesome little
woman, whom Miss Hatherine,on
liked verySsmuoh, and Mrs. Fries
seemed to return this affection, I'm
til John
Batithat wae.a 'mater Of: course
Celia va sans dire Mics Hetbar-
ington said, and felt sorry tbas these
little hobbies.of mothers ALWAYS in
tsrfered with their happiness, She
felt sorry, butsnot sufficiently SO to
let it interfere with her own. She
had begun by liking Mrs. Fries bet
ter than her son. She amused her
and interested her; the old LADY
had all that native ingenuity, viror
simplicity and honesty of'exereasion
which the few years Of college had
cured for John. But Of late Alrs.
Fries had been very busy, II was
haying- time ,'and' she went so bed
early. Mrs. Fries did not Miss
Hetheringiou, who dislibed going to
bed more than ny,hing in the
world, unless it might be getting
ont Of bed after che had once conc
to it. As for John, he liked Che
moon. But there he was, quite in
the middle Of the field, as he bad
sworn to be. The veranda faced the
road, running tie whole length OF
the house. Sona foe old horse
chestnutssshadcd the rlswn. which
extended dove q dozen rods or so
to the road then aoross tLa fence
was the field Of hay where John va.
moving.
Miss Hetharinsiou put up her
klass. Her SIGHT was t,,arabIv Good
by moon or gas light, but deficient
IN Che garish light Of day. without
Der glass John and The mower lock
cd one she c,oltaat tell vf.ra
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