Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

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 "I thought country girls always Ieaped the fence," said Richard, as he sprang lightly over and gave her his hand.
 ''They can do it, but they do not al- ways display their agility on every occa- sion, D Lsle retorted, as she stepped to the ground at his side. "There is Uncle Williams house-that red one over wonder. And the white cloth is hanging out of the attic window to tell the men in the hayfeld, that supper will be ready as soon as they can get down to the house."
 "How delightfully."- primitive life is out here l" unused Richard. 1T feel as if was in another world from the one I left this morning.
 "You are from Lake Resort, I SUD- pose?"
 "Yes. I have been there week; my home is in Albany, New York. I was count of the fish and game in neighbor- ing localities. But came out here this morning, and have tramped all day and never shot bird. "
 ''You tried, though" said Lisle, mis- chievously. "But here we are now; please take 8 seat on the veranda in the shade while I tell Aunt Ruth we have company to tea and help her pick the berries
 "What 8 charming, fresh, unspoiled child of nature she is ]" thought Rich ard, as she disappeared. Sweet eyes and mouth and pretty figure, and so simple and unaffected An that is what attracts man after he is worn out with the artifces of the world and dis gusted with the shams of society. What an ideal life one could lead here with such a companion as that, far from all din and turmoil and strife of the world l'
 "Tea is ready, sir" 8 very sweet voice announced. "Walk this way, if you please. suppose you would like to wash your face and hands, perhaps You may step into aun ties room at the left here."
 How pretty and restful and homelike the rooms were; how dreamily the sound of the "mowers came in through the open window; how motherly Aunt Ruth appeared in her big apron as she greeted him with cordial simplicity, touched with slight awe of his city origin; how charming the table appeared to his hun- gryseyes, with the healthful country farel
 "You had better sit right down, you and Lisle,'' said Aunt Ruth, ''Joel will be gettin' off to town about 6, he says, if it'll accommodate you any; and the men'n be here in few minutes, so it'll be pleasanter for you to have your tea before they come" |"
 And Richard sat down to tete-a-tete tea with Lisle, in her print gown and with her slightly sunburned face, guilt less of powder, and enjoyed it more than any stately dinner which he ever att tended, where ladies lured him with beautiful faces and sumptuous costumes and glittering jewels.
 Then in came Uncle William with his loud voice and his burly frame to break the spell, and half dozen red-faced and perspiring farm hands with him.
 tStorm coming up from the nor'- west" he said, "Guess my hay'n catch it; but I've only a half-day's moving down. All the rest up in snug stack at noon. Neighbor Brown has three acres lying yet. I'm lucky for once. Whewl there comes the thunder A regular night of it, guess we'll have" So it proved, Joel could not go to "town," as the little station five miles distant was designated, and the night set in storming fuiously.
 Richard, not at all reluctantly, &C., cepted the cordial invitation to remain until morning. A train went to Lake Resort at 6, but as at that hour it still rained, he turned over upon his con- fortable couch and concluded to wait until evening.
 He was in no haste to leave Lisle Ash ley's sweet presence.
 He idled away the day in a delicious fashion. Lisle sat over a great basket of mending, while he read aloud or talked to her in his rich, thrilling voice of foreign lands and people.
 "How well she listens. Few people possess that accomplishment, too," he thought; and he found she had read a great deal, and had been several years at school in distant city.
 When he went away that evening he asked her if he might send her some nice books to read.
 "I have stacks of them," he said, (which it seems selfish in me to keep in trunks now have read them. You might as we'll enjoy them, and I would feel then that i was doing something toward a return for all your kindness.
 So he sent the books, and a note with them, of course; and of course Lisle re- piled, and letters followed for several weeks. And then he ran down to Ben ton Station to pass Sunday at "UncIt Williams" farm.
 After that he came down every week or two until October. They. read and talked, and walked and drove together and 1t was all Heaven to Lisle and { veritable Eden to Richard. He wal deeply In love with the girls innocence. sweetness and unaffected good sense. He was fascinated with the repose ant , calm of this quiet retreat, so unlike the restless rush of his whole life. He feI as if he could live and die happy anC contented man with Lisle his own com | panion if he coIlli remain hera