The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-01-30

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About mile from the Springs there wa
a bar in the way. A lofty tulip tree hs
been blown down during the night, and ha
fallen across the road, the trunk we'll up o
account OF the wide roots. Some one hS
already cleared way by letting down fen
ces on the roa d-side; bCt Miss ScamPcr di
not 90 around with the rest. She faced tn
| trunk, the horse went over, and then trottet
on. Didymus faced it too. His brute 60
over, but half stumbled. Didymus wa
country bred had ridden horses to mill bare
! backed and was half centaur when a boy
so he brought his horse up.
Miss ScampeT smiled approvingly.
Everybody admired the ease and grace
| with which Miss Scamper managed her horse
and DidYmus more than anybody.
| When they arrived at their destination
| the party dispersed in the house aud oyer
the grounds. They found old Scamper
there. lie had gone on before in a carry.
all. AlmOnt was the property of Colonel
Almont, and was for sale, with its fine
bloOded stock of horses and cattle, its furnl
ture, its library, and everything in the house
and around it. The Colonel and his family
were in Europe, and intended to stay there
while he educated his sons at Heidelberg
So he offered the whOe-a house that cost a
hundred and thirty thousand dollars, with
all its Offices OF all kinds, stables, palmery,
grapery and greenhouses, furniture made to
order, and over twelve hundred acres of
land in a high state of cultivatiOn-'for,' as
he said in his letter, = mere song So IL
was but as IL was set to the tune of three
hundred thousand dollars, there were few
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 explained everything. Didymus was
amused at this, and whispered to Miss Scam
per, He picked out the only three who could
certainly not buy it, Miss Scamper. by the
twinkle in her eyes, evidently sppreeist ed
the fun of the situation. Then the agent
seized old Scamper, and dragged him of to
look at the blood horses and imported cat
tie, leaving Didymus and the girl together
How do you like the place, Ar. Dodd 2
inquired she.
Like it. Miss Scamper Why, It is a gar
den OF Eden that is. it would be so to mo,
if bad it with an Eve in it
L
like country life, then, Mr.. Dodd -
Naturally replied Didymus. / lived in
the country until was twenty two. l was
borB ana bred there. l should have been
there yet but for the death of both my pa
rents. l went to the city in search OF for
tuue. | have done very we'll for the last
seven years, and have put little by but to
cOvet . place like this is like wishing for the
moon
The country is the place to live in, and
the city tn work in,' said Miss Scamper, sen.
tentiously.
To live in, l grant you, IL you have the
mesns-a good farm and the mobey to vo rk
it. Otherwise you .oil harder In the coun-
try than in town, with less comfort and less
profit
Then they discoursed on 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 q nosegsy furnished by the gardener
from the greenhouses, was ready for a re-
turn 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 opportunity. The chance came
that very night. That evening = Dumber
we're seated on the veranda, enjoying the
moonlight. Miss Scamper sat apart from
the rest; in heavy shadow. with her graEd-
father. The old gentleman rose when Dodd
came, and left Miss Scamper made room
for DldYmus at her side, and the two began
to talk OF the days doings.
'BY-the-by,' said Didymus, have you
heard that Almont has been sold? p
Yes
And to the great heIrsss, Miss Belsover
1 wonder IL she will keep old maids hall
there p
Miss Scamper laughed = low, silvery
laugh. = presume she WILL she said, 'uu-
less she chances to marry. Wasu't that q
sad accident at the mill to day7'
Very The man has q wife and i've chill
dren. 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
Bolsoyor, who must be staying somewhere
near, had been there, and provided for all
their wants. suppose, as she has bought
she means to play the Lady 8oun-
tiful here, which is all the better for Mieky
and bis family
4 believe, Mr.. Dodd, said the lady, that
you play the part of Lord Bountiful some
times, especially II some poor woman left
with four children should rouse your sym-
pathies.'
How did you know p he asked.
"a little bird told me- she said. You not
only paid Mrs. Grants rent, but got her ell
dest boy employment, and then fairly ran
away to avoid her thanks She was full of
your praises.
But she did not know my name,' said
Didymus.
True but don't you remember that
veiled lady was sitting there the last time you
came That was l. 1 was in Philadelphia
on visit, and looked up Mrs. Grant who
had been . servant in our family before she
She told me OF her troubles, and
how a stranger had helped her. looked at
you well, and when you came here knew
you in an Instant
DIdymus felt his heart fiutter. Now was
the time, but his tongue refused its Office
After a little pause, Miss Scamper said, L
have had very pleasant time here, and am
almost sorry that leave to morrow
Tomorrow = cried Didymus, in despera-
ton, seizing her hand, which was not with
drawn. oh, Ruth-Miss Scamper-you
must have seen
Here he stopped, but the fingers Of the
lady frightened a little in his grasp. A
cloud passed oyer the moon, and
the recess grew darker.
I love you, Ruth, darling he murmured,
and drew her unresistingly toward him.
The people in the veranda were too busy
In fO fofn