Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
TlE LANDsTREETs.
A STONY OF THE PEAoH COUNTRY,
BY
OSCAR DALE.
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CHAprERs yIr. I.
NIB. oARswRLL INTRODUCED TO HIS NEW
NR1GHBoRs.

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MR., cARswRLL INTRODUCED TO HIS NEW
NRIeHBoRs.
After brlei absence Richard Carswell
returned from Boston, having not merely
obtained his money there, but purchased
In that and other cities an amount Of
farm machinery that afforded abundant
material for wondering and saroastio com.
ment TO the loafers who hung about
Landstreet Gas the railway station was
cailed) where it hsd been shipped at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Laudstreet who agreed
t. ses TO its safe delivery at Rensselaer,. Mr..
carswsli had also made good his promise
to furnish the house and on his way
home he stopped AT Wilmington and
brought down some paper hangers to
clean off the somewhat tlorld walls and
recover them with paper in the selection
Of which he had bsen assisted by several
young Boston ladies aud one in particular
The neglected house and farm soou be
came busy hive Of industry aud Tom
Landatres., who thought there was q
good deal of nonsense In doing so m 1ch
for the house was delighted wnn tho care
taken In providing clean, we'll drained
stalls for the horses and good quar- lers
for the cattle,
"whera the devil did ye git yer no
tions about farmin' Z" he asked.
"I lived one year on farm In western
New York." replied Carswell, "and
while there l studied books on farming
and then tried experiments 80 far as
was able."
az never had much opinion Of aRger.
cultural books" said Tom, "but soms Of
yer ideas are certainly prime, good ones"
The old man was greatly delighted with
two lawn mowers Carswell had brought
down 10 put his beloved grass In order
and Tom spent consider able porto Of
his time for several mornings in pushing
one about over the lawn himself, probably
doing more actual physical labor than he
had previously done for years. He swore
with unnecessary vigor that II Katie were
10 renew her request for the sodding oi
his own lawn his would certainly grant
1t, fact Of which Carswell took care 10
quietly apprise Katie. AS soon as things
were we'll under way Carswell gave Katie
NOTICE that he Was ready to make the Ro'
quafntanoe Of kis neiGhbors.
"You will have to take them as you
fnd them," she told him, "for as every.
body will know | am introducing you,
cannot afford TO pick and choose"
stake chem all in" he answered and
accordingly Carsuell and Katie could bt
seen almost any afternoon either in hei
pony carriage or In his fine new bu ysy
bowling along the roads on. their way tt
make calls. They certainly found somt
Il. naHarua1l a ~
amused than he cared to oonfess at the
franknsss with which the Juniper girls
asked him questions about his house and
his plans. The elder Jnniper girl Wal tee
TO know II he had got his bird for tina,
fine cage crif he was lifting II up 10 Attrso'
one. The two youDg jumpers gigsled o.
this question and the youngest loo Sed
significantly at Katie and indulged in
separate and independent giegla OF ei
own, As the two oalluTs drove away
Katie looked as though she would like Il
have borrowed her father to do littl'
swearing for her, but merely remarked
al told you would have TO introduce yot
10 all s0rts.h
ooh l don't mind H." he answered
''but we're those young ladies natives Z
"Yes, l am sorry to sAy," replie'
Katie.
HThen," continued Carswell, 9Th
reproaoh IA taken from my people, 10
surely NO Yankee who ever lived ooult
ask more questions than those slfls aV
on 80 short sn acquaintance"
'tThey are very vulgar," indignantly
eaid K stie, 'shnt society is ve.y dem
cratic down here and nothing sho's
absolute disgrace Of some sort exolu De
any one. OF course there are two clasaes
and there are sets or ooteries amongst gu
own class but when piouic, q church wed
ding or big party ia contemplated ere
snch people as the jumpers are Away
invited" :.
"Well," said Csrswell, "psopis quit
as disag reeable aid essentially % Nhlses
are included IL every social circle, oui
they manifest their lack OF ssd'ng
some other way"
"Do you think curiosity Ia COZ iled
auy particular olaLs :" asked Katie
HBy no means," he replied, III
merely its undue manifestation that IL I
confined. Tho lack u curiosity is h3s
ever oonfusd to particular class."
'tAnd what class iB that" shs asked
''The oynioally selfish class" he al
ewerqd, ttthe members Of which cal
nothing for ths rest Of the world and AZ
no sympathy With the joys and so'ros
Of other people
HThat is a liberal sentiment to CON
from you," ssid Ks.is, ":mnediate
Aft.r you have beeu subjected to Sal
Juniler's impertinsnt Questions aud n
aliasions TO your house
rSueh gu 4stions would no. bs impert
nsnt, however, coming from friend,
lie answered.
Katie said nothing bat won ni'red ii al
were "a trtendn for she Gould acaroa
bring hefselt to believe that such elsb
rate preparations were intended IN yre
for the cJmiag party and pha did mot
long TO the class Carswell had denouno'
as having no curiosity.
On one evsning--or rather on VIII
northern people would call one afterno, ,
for these calls were msde in daylight
Carswell and Kstie passed through II
City and somewha, hey ond 1t met N
Barlow who politely lifted his hat
Katie though his face was grave as th
of n statue. Katie blushed as she bow
and Mr. Carswell ask the gentleman
name.
HThat is Mr Barlow, principal of t
aoAiemv," che answered,
"Ah p' escaped involuntsrily III
Carsweti's lips, whereupon kAtie'e blu
daepeped and nothing more was ga
though Carswell thought he would Ii
10 do some pspsonsi violence to hims
for that involuntary ''ah ~ OF course
had thereby revealed to Katie his kno
ledge OF the gossip that linked her ma
with Barlow's and he felt as though
had made himself appear guilty OF pryi
into her affairs. Hs was strongly d
posed 10 offer rspRrstion by telling
something OF his own aifsira, being eol
what impelled in that direction by
tullneas Of his own joy since his rstr
from Boston, yet, though he belieN
Katie to bs fond OF Mr.. Barlow and kn
that he was himself engaged, he shrai
as nearly all bachelors do shrink, II
having pretty girl know that he was
longer one Of the possibly ell
BILE. The incident just related dei
mined him to tell his own story to NJ
the first time opportunity offered,
forgetting that Katie could not kI
what was passing in his own mind
postponed doing SO for the present.
cause he thought 1t would be too OF
ously the result Of his betrayal OF
knowledge concerning her and Barlow
Meanwhile Barlow had continued
his walk with heavy heart. Mature
the frequent presence Of Tom Landstl
at RENSSELAER, and the air Of being entii
at home with which he leaned on
Iswu.mower and ohatted with
pAsser- by, usually sounding the praise
Dick Csrswell, IS he called him, ia
together with the frequency with wi
the object Of his praises was seen rid
about with Miss Katie filled the neigh