Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-28

country, a double pen log cabin, and it had
become 80 late that they waited to look
neither for calves nor negroes, but were
glad to stop at any place which promised
them shelter and rest.
The fare was simple enough, but things
were neat and tidy, and they enjoyed the
coarse food for they were hungry.
The woman of the house went around
the table waiting upon them, while a ne
gro woman stood holding blazing torch
Of fat lfghtwood to make light for them to
eat by, for the house was guiltless Of lamp
or candle, those things being luXurles
quite unknown 10 their rude life. The
only artificial light they had ever used
was that emitted from the resinOus pine
which was abundant all over that coun-
try, and fires from which were always
made in the house every night, summer
as well as winter, and not only was the
house lighted in this way, but the yard
and grounds as well. Rough stands were
constructed by driving forked sticks in
the ground, in which forks saplings were
laid strong enough to hold up flooring OF
slabs and a daubing of clay perhaps a
foot thick all over it. On this the fire was
made; the stand would be sufficiently ele-
waited to throw the beams of light from the
pine knots far and wide, giving cheer
full aspect to the whole place, bringing out
in bold relief the primitive looking log
cabins, the cattle Illuminating or repOsing
in the COW yard, the servants passing to
and fro from house to kitchen, for whose
benefit mainly the fire was made, and the
little negroes playing about the doors OF
the adjacent cabins. Picturesque and
Wierd as the scene was to city eyes and
those unused to it, it was no new thing to
our travellers. They made their arrange
ments for a very early departure in the
morning, declining to wait even for break
fast.
They were up and en- route soon after
sunrise the next morning, but Clare was
drowsy and yawning.
stThis terribly early rising is the only
disagreeable thing to me about travelling"
she said. 81 am only half awake now,
and not at all refreshed. Rosa brought. us a
tin wash pan and small pitcher OF water
for the three of us to perform our morning
additions with. When we sent her for
more she came back without it, saying
there was no more at the house; the SER
want had gone to the spring for some, but
that she had to go so far it would be some
time before she returned, and as you were
all waiting we came on"
1--WE need some dark shades or the pic
ture would be too brilliant" remarked
Mr.. lie Verrier; 'Eand how did you rest
last night?"
''Not at all. They gave us but one bed
for the three. | insisted upon having the
carriage cushions put on the floor and
taking them with pillow as my pallet,
but mamma would not near to it. She
consented at length to divide the bed, for
she knew we would none of us rest crowd
ed so, and had the mattress put on the
floor for me while they retained the feather
bed. The mattress proved to be made of
seed cotton put into a ticking promiscu-
ously, in some places heaped, III others
none at all. you may imagine how de-
lightfuI it was"
Mr.. lie Verrier laughed heartily at her
description of her nights lodging, but
when he told the tale of his own she found
he had nothing to boast of over her. he
slept with two other men both strangers
to him. His bed was pretty good, but he
said if it had been down it would not have
been comfortable under the circum-
stances. When they stopped to noon it
that day they availed themselves of the
period of rest by sleeping, that they
might make up for the broken slumbers Of
the night before.
Mrs. Hontleur said to Mr.. LIE Verrier be-
fore they started again:
81 want we should drive to Mr.. Le-
more's tonight. 1t is twenty miles from
here, and we have already driven twenty
five to-day. That will be a long days
drive through this heavy sand, but l
know my horses can stand 1t, and if yours
can / should like to 60 there. BY doing
this we can reach Glenside tomorrow by
another long days drive. 1t is about for
ty-seven miles from there home. Then L
know Mr.. Lemore; / have stopped there
several times. The house is large and COM
Portable, and we shall have clean beds and
plenty of them"
They started at three O'Clock with their
horses fresh having rested five hours, and
found no difficulty in making the desired
stage.
If it was late when they reached it,
they were amply repaid for their extra
fatigue by the good accommodations they
found there.
their trip to the utmost. 1t was so pleas
ant to be together all the time, and alone
together, and with nothing to do but
please each other, to compare thoughts
and views and feelings, and lind how
beautiful the affinities were which drew
them together. The last evening Of their
ride had come-a few hours more and they
would be at Glenside. Mr.. lie Verrier
said:
II wish we were just about starting on
our trip instead of just tnishingit. Has 1t
been as pleasant to you, Clare, as to meW
at could not have been more delightful,
Arthur"
His face beamed with smiles as he
caught the utterance of the dear familiar
name from her lips tor the first time.
Never before had it sounded half so sweet
to him.
"a few days nOw," he said, Sand l
must leave you to return to my daily bust
ness. How dull and prosy it will be to
me, and how perfectly cherries my lot
when deprived of your bright and beauti-
full presence. But we will hold spirit in
tercOurse, and will comfort myself with
the hope that it will not be very long ere
you Intervene your existence with mine
in the hottest ties, and then we will be al
ways together"