The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19

mere fact of walking over the breezy,
undulating downs, and letting her cot
ton gown trail over the clean, Short
crisp grass. Each time as she mounted
the highest of the ridges, and the great,
shining, CLASSY sea flashed like beam
of light upon her eyes, there came the
same thrill of Joy and wonder, the st.me
sensation of longing satisfied in broad
and ample measure by something so
vast and boundless that no effort Of hers
could ever compass its mystery and
hidden meaning; while the hoarse UNDER
current of the ground-swell, and the
rhythmic break of the waves on the
shore, never lost its stately music for
her ear.
As she sat, or stood. or lay upon the
edge of the cliff, she might have passed
for Wordsworths louisa everything
in nature was q 10y to her, and, as she
watched and listened, the poets words
we're fulfilled:
And beauty, born of murmuring sound,
Shall pass into her face"
| Mabelle was not homely maiden to
look upon, but beautiful with a rare,
delicate beauty of her own; and this
beauty, which passed into her face dur
ing these hours of converse with nature,
only added another loveliness to that
which was already there.
Thus she had passed the Saturday,
and Sunday came, and Mabelle, having
been to, church in the morning with
Mrs. Massey, and passed the afternoon
in her favorite haunt, came to the house
in time for tea, and found Grace look
ing out for her.
"We have planned an expedition, "
said the latter. 'Are you tired? or dc
you feel equal to q good walkP" y.
Il feel equal to good long walk, "
replied Mabelle, promptly.
$50 do Hermann and |, and we are
going to walk down to the town, and
up the steps to the Abbey Church, &C
to service there, and then walk home in
the cleaning, if you are equal to it,
that is"
! "Oh, delightful-most delightful
But would not you and Hermann prefer
to 90 by yourselvesP"
"Hermann and 1 have had quite
!: enough of each other, and want some
other society,""
Hermann obligingly said he woul(
] rather die than contradict her, and Ma
belle, reassured, announced that moth
ing could give her greater satisfaction
than the proposed expedition.
1t was some distance from Red Lee
, to the old Abbey Church at Foulhaven
: aad every step of the way was beauti
. full They formed very merry trio a
they traversed the up-and-down roa'
which led them gradually into the town
and took their way along the banks c
the river which flowed into the sea, an
S which here, inland, was crowded wit
1 black hulls of ships sent in for repair:
Q and rolling over to one side, strande
e high and dry by the outwarl-set tide
o into the narrow, winding street, wit
the odd little lanes and alleys leadin
:. to the river side, till they arrived at til
e foot of the church steps, long, inte
it minable fight OF well-worn flags lea
e ing up to the top of the East Cliff, c
| the highest. point of which stood tn;
}, ruined fame already spoken of, and ju
|. below it, almost overhanging the Sc
), the stumpy-looking, ancient Abbt
q Church of st. Marys.
II They climbed the steps, and strollt
e through the churchyard, passed Il
Ie numberless headstones erected to Il
e memory of such and such one, "ma
ID ter mariner.
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