The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

dining the night and fallen across
the road, the trunk well up on ac
count of the wide roots. Some en-,
had already cleared a way by let
ting down fences on the road side
but Miss Scamper did not &c
around with the rest. She faced
the trunk, the horse went over, and
then trotted on. Didymus faced it.
too. His brute got over, but hall
stumbled. Didymus was country
bred, had ridden horses to mill
bare backed, and was half centauI
when a boy, so he brought his
his horse up.
Miss Scamper smiled approx
ingly.
Everybody admired the ease and
grace with which Miss Scampsr
managed her horse, and Didvmus
more than every body.
When they arrived at their destI-
nation, the party dispersed into the
house and over the grounds. They
found old Scamper. He had gone
over before in q carry all. Almont
was the properly Of Col. Almont,
and was for sale, with it's fine blood
ed stock Of horses and cattle, its
furniture, its library, and every
thing in the house and everything
around it. The colonel and his
family were in Europe, and he in
tended to stay there while he edu-
Gated his sons at Heidelberg. So
he offered the whole-a house that
cost one hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars, with al it's Offices Of
all kinds, stables, palmery, grapery
and greenhouses, furniture made to
order, and over twelve hundred
acres of land in high state of cul-
tivation-'for," he said in his letter,
"a mere song" So it was; but az
it Was set to the tune of three hun
dred thousand dollars, there were
lew who could render the music.
They all admired the place. The
agent, who was there, seized on the
Scsmpers and Didymus, to whom
he showed everything and explain
ed everything. Dldymus was
amused at this, and whispered to
Miss Scamper: "Hs has picked out
the only three who could certainly
not buy it." Miss Scamper, by the
twinkle in her eyes, evidently 'Ap-
preciated the fun of the situation.
Then the agent siezed old Scam
per, and dragged him off to look at
the bleod horses and imported cat
tie, leaving Didymas and the girl
"How do you like the place, Mr..
DoddY' inquired she.
Like it, Miss Scamper? Why it
is garden of Eden; that is it
would be 90 to me, if 1 had it with
an Eve in it."
The young lady smiled, and said,
'You like country life, then, Mr..
DeddY'
Naturally" replied Didymus. 81
lived in the country until 1 was
l was born and bred
there. L. should have been
here yet but for the death
Of both my parents. l went
10 the city in search of fortune. l
have done very well for the last
seven years, and have put a little
by; but to covet a place like this is
ike wishing for moon"
"The country is the place to live
in, and the city to work in" replied
Miss Scamper, sententiously.
"To live IN, grant you, if you
have the MEANS good farm and
to work it. Otherwise you
toll the harder in the country than
in town, with less comfort and less
profit"
Then they discoursed the rural
topics, with a marvellous unity of
sentiment, until the venerable
Scamper and the agent got back,
which was at the time the whole
party, each with a nosegay furnish
ed by the gardner from the green
was ready to return to the
springs.
There were yet two days of the
young mans vacation left, when he
determined to place his fate at Miss
Scamper's disposal at the first ep.
portunity. The chance came that
very night. That evening a mum
Der were seated on the Yerandah en-
joying the moonlight. Miss Scam
per sat apart from the rest, in
heavy shadow, with her grandfather.
The old gentleman rose when Dodd
came, and lett. Miss Scamper
made room for Didymus at her
side, and they began to talk of the
days doings.
"By-the bye" said Didymus,
"have you heard that AlmOnt has
been soldP
yes"
"And to the great heiress Miss
Belsover. l wonder if she will
keep old maids hall there?''
Miss Scamper laughed a low,
silvery laugh. 81 presume she will, /"
she said, ''unless shea chancee to
marry" Wasn't that a sad acct
dent at the mill to day?"
every. The man had wife and
Eve small children. l went over to
see how they were-to see if they
were in pressing need, you know !;
but. that part is all right. This
Miss BelsOver, who must be stay
ing somewhere near, had been
there, and provided for all their
wants. l suppose, as she has
bought Almont, she means to play
the Lady Bountiful there, which is
all the better for Micky and his
family"
81 believe, Mr.. Dodd," said the
lady, "that you play the part of
Lord Beuntiful sometimes, especial
ly if some poor woman left with
four children should rouse your SYM
pathies."
GLOW did you know" he asked.
ga little bird told me-" she said.
"You not only paid Mrs. Grant
rent, but got her eldest boy en-
ployment, and then fairly ran away
to avoid her thanks. She was full
of your praises"