The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-05-13
A MARROW ESCAPE.

1t was dreadfully dull at Elderbusl
Farm Mr.. Poyntz had hired the farm
for six months.
eff my girls nre so bewitched after tb,
seaside, said he, ''and the country, III
try and give 'em enough of fitr
Elderbush Farm was in the real estate
market at low rate, and Mr. Poynt,
engaged it, ready-furnished, with a gard
ener' COW, and the pony phaeton, with
blind pony thrown in.
Mrs Poyntz and the girls, however
such Is the rerversity of human nature
did NOT seem pleased when they heard
OF the bargain which had been driven.
but, pa, said Miss Imogen, "we
didn't mean one-storied house in a
swamp of salt marshes We meant Cane
May, Or Atlantic City, or else that dear,
picturesque Delaware Water Cap
There's no society here" sobbed
AleXla, the second daughter, a blooming
girl just out of boarding-school.
"Nothing going on, said Mrs Poyntz
a stout matron, who did great deal of
parish work, and belonged to at least a
dozen leagues" Societies" and "com-
munities,' > in the city.
"You can make butter and cheese, +"
said MIR. Poyntz, who had discovered the
remains OF an ancient barrel-churn in the
cellar. "And there is the ocean view.
and the pony, and the new row of board
lng-bouses just around the Point"
'lt's all very well for papa, said Imo-
gen. "He can go up to town every day.
But We shall be bored to death down in
this wilderness p
Unfortunately, however, there was no
appeal from the paternal dictum, and
the Misses Poyntz took to drawing in
water-colors, walking, and boating in
venerable skiff which they found at the
back Of the barn, while their mother en-
deavored to modernize the house with
Eastlake chintzes muslin draperies and
homemade lambreGuins.
One day, Israel, the hired man, came
in.
"Heard the news ?" said Israel, who
was one of those free-and-equal sons of
the republic who never dream of the
wide social gulf that exists between en-
ployer and employee.
"No," said Miss Alexia, who was re-
duced by circumstances to be glad even
OF gossip with "hired man." "What
news :" ] didn't know they ever had
any news in this benighted region"
"Once in awhile" said Israel, with
chuckle. "Mis' Parkers got new boar
der-a poetess, from Philadelfy. P'mps
you've heard of hcr-Miss Emily Eglan-
tineP"
Alexia and Imogen clasped their hands
enthusiastically. They were both in
clined to be literary.
"Heard of her ?" cried they. "Why,
we know all her delicious poems by
heart. We've read them in the Trans
ce'adentdI Weekly ever since we can re-
member, Miss Byzantine 1t has been
the dream of our lifetimes to see her."
Israel chewed straw, renectively.
81 read some pretty verses once that
she writ" said he 81 do suppose, now,
it's quite an art to sling rhymes together.
Inever could do it, l know
'But what is she like ?" impatiently
cried Alexia. ",Tall, slender and will
lowy, with"
II only seen her trunks" said Israel
1.-TWO on EN- marked IL. E.'-with
canvas covers on; big enough for smoke
houses. l guess Mis- Parker had a iol-
ly old time, gettin' 'em up the crooked
staircase, Pete Hawley the express
man, he told me about it.
And he went out to harness the old
pony to bring Mr.. Poyntz from the sta
ton.
Imogen and Alexia looked at each
other
"How shall we contriyo to got ac-
quainted with her? ?" said they,
"We mustn't seem pushing sugges-
ted Alexia.
"Of course" said Imogen. "Wher-
ever she goes, she is tormented to death
with people, begging introductions."
mo" said Alexia; "the matter must
be quite spontaneous, An acquaintance
of this sort must be formed accidental
ly, or not at all.