The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18

va fsHs 49, 'H -
! enough more To cnabl" hm 10 C.i t-e
mat"rial 20 begin ON idin, with
When this wn, don" ic procured She
assistance OF a n%cighbDr who hal 4 few
carp-n:er-' tools and som knosi.dg:
of the trade. and together they framed
ami sided up the cottage.
Then he worked nj night 10 in IN j..
Often when thus engaged. after q
hard lay : work in the i'ld. would ne
take from his pocket one Of Lucys
letters. and sitting upon the work
bench or 4 s~gw-hOr-e. rc-r.al the lines
he already knew by heart. or lose HIM
self IN dreams VIII ch those | ne- gave
rise TO then. rOu,!ng himself. take mp
his tools AMI VIZ. FAR MO III. night.
tn. the cOltagc might bc the sDon"r
completed and the face and form which
tie now saw only in dreams be ever
prr-eut ia him in r~-ality.
A at ;he cottage MAS finished AMI
rcaiy TO o ,cupancv.
4 plain cot a,c II Wa: not milk he
one on the mountain idle. ouly "A l.tr.e
icng"r. and wIt"r. and HIGHER.
There wcr. two rooms .clpw and
on" nObNc. anl there Ma a lifl" porch
over the front d0or-noi IOuI or br al.
bat ufic 'ut 20 shade tine room from
ID: sun Il tie and Ei:r rel al from the
bar. and inho-p table 10 X which
a dwelling without any pro cct!on
ALWAYS rs.
II" m"an; 81 add Il larger structure IN
front IN Z few wears. wncl his ranch
snou.! be :uily irrigated AMI N cul iva
ton. and 80 reproduce ia" collage IN
tn. foot Ia lis in accordance with ii.
y ans lie had laid the night b. ~lcpt
under the s,ar, on his hastily made
wi; the { me he won Iuc.s consent Ia
b. hi wife; bu: for this he must wait
Vet a~n L..
And 80. with 4 heart filled with non.
md 20. and Running over with
affection for her who WA, 20 return with
HIM 4, rs br.ic. lac tuok 4 long look
about the cottage. and .oin@ out, care
fully closed the door behind him That it
might MOI become untt,tcn",i duriny
his absence.
Standing in front OF his cottage. he
cast his eyes over his ranch with a fee
M Of ur.,!c and AT -Ga ton.
That which thr." wears before ha!
been n lot of desert WAS nov a farm.
with au orchard and vineyard and fer
tie lie is non oi them very large. I -
true. but everything there WAS the work
ot his ~ hand. the rrS'Ii; o. his ~
energy and economy, and Z was some
In NJ OF which hr III |ht well be- proud.
When he had taken i all - tn cot
ta"c aud tn" green fields anil th" young
orchard and vncyard-a = picture
VIII ch he could li"lL n hs m.'uOry Tn-
III Ia. returned. and could de-crb" II
Lucy ,ni inc,. john and Aunt Martha
and .juhun.. hc turned aud walked rap
adly away in the Il r"rtiom of Mr.. john
son y
He was to start earl: Tn" next norm
in". AMI wa Ia dr Nc hs team;
the colts now fully grown and hardened
Ia work.
lie had dec del upon this after con
frTrmg by lc,t,r with Lucy and her par
cnt|.
MIR. and Mrs. Parsons dies red 10 give
a much "a poSr bic of the iurn turc
necessary To start the voun" fo'k- IN
housekeeping. and they could 10 this
to som. extent out of what siili re-
Iil'A Iif'i VA bbl.li D loi.Hi INDli tlf w
HON" in the foot hills. and i waS u,t
~ ci,eap aud a .ood dcal c.r. these
lovers thought. Ia MAKE the Journey THIS
way. in ter own conveyance. with
their hou-rhold Goods packed IN the
wagon. tnan To inst transport them nj
teen IN les /" Plipp>jurg. ship them
by boat and ears. and then 70 4 lon-
distance after them AZ the other end vi
the route.
Besides. in thus gong aero : the
country thrS woull have 4 wh,l &. wees
To y end ~ eac other company: n
which, IL talk "f ihc.r love AMI iay plans
for ihr future.
IL would be- almost rs good rs y real
weld n tour. lucr decided.
And so one afternoon III, dwc,i.rS on
the mountain sid" saw a WAGON drawn
bl i pa + OF bay horses. whose driver
WAS 4 dust covrrc II man with 4
run tanned fac. anI sandy mu>tachc.
wearing a wide trimmed .traw hat.
com N mp the by-roli which "nl"i ut
thcr "atn. and knew that the bride.
groom had COM" Ia claim his bride
The pace had changed considerably
since Erastu> nal seen it two Yea be-
fore.
The addition "a iar sh&nty had been
ere ted. and with the little porch IN
froat fairy ra;>cl il - tn d"ni,y VI =
cottage.
Tie rose bushes which Lucy AMI her
mo.Ec, hal u antci had grown ~ all
things do grow IN that climate aud soil
hal clamh-rri all over the porch and
wcr, II full b'ooui. having been VA
icrrd and tended by lov;1g hands.
Back Of The cottage and on either
side -rca: holiyhock bI-hrs. with pur-
pie and white AMI yellow blossoms.
stood thick - cope in y street. and
ever the low windows. and reaching
cl.N up Ia toe caves. Madeira vines
min:.3ed tier soft. green leaves with
those NJ The morning gl"rie>. ina in the
early hours of the day We're >prinklel
thick wits beautiful. brll-Shapcd flowers.
In from. xerc long beds Of pm :. and
verbena an liar spar. snl = -cAt Grim
son-heartcd d..hlsps. that lifted up their
faces aud bioo,1\ pd DO lded in the
breeze; bent lom q toinhalc the fra
grance Il the nfs.snonese that looIcd
up from the borders OF the tets II VIII Oh
they all grew.
The grape-vincs upon tho >,opnE
ground above the hou e 10! added two
years of growth to ths,ir stems: and.
although yet unable TO >.aa | cree; wiki
out the supports TO whiGi t.cv were
tied. their symmetrical sTran. mcnt
in row.. together with he rchuc : OF
THAR foliage. formed ataA ground that
brought out the co.orins:f IS pretty a
picture OF simple home I've may
hope 10 see in a long drives II The mouat-
a n> or foothills: and st the mount
aims and the foothills o.; beautiful
pictures are TO be sought6r.