The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-03

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cc son the matters I am asked to tell you
.bout is no ones business but mins-I will
Nv. .n,v say that now would not stay in such
rI.ce at such a time Of the year for the
10 of the prettiest girl in the world, let
. Lana the hare chance of meeting her once
~ 1 twice. But ones ideas change; I am now
:" .ood bit older, ride some two stone
AVER. and have been married ever SO
u.nv years. Perhaps, after all, as / look
h.ot can find some excuse for being such
~ s.s as to endure for more than q fort
a. a;sht all the discomforts heaped upon ma in
that little village inn.
Aman who sojourns in such hole as Mid
,ombe must give some reason for doing 80.
w ostensible reason was hunting. had q
horse with me, and second-rate subscription
nsck Of slow-going mongrels did meet some
there in the neighborhood, so no one could
,aiusay my explanation. But If hunting
ms nv object. | got precious little OF it. A
tsw days after my arrival a bitter, biting
frost set ina frost as back as your hat, and
=, hard as nails. Yet still stayed on.
From private information received-uo
matter how, when or where-l knew that
some people in the ne giborhood Lad organ
i,sd party to 60 skating on certain day
at Hlymere, a fine sheet Of water some d. is
ance from Midconbe. Iguessed that some
one whom particularly desired to meet
would be there, aud as the skatin, at Lily
mere was free to any one who chose to take
the trouble of getting to such an out-cf-the-
vay place, hired horse and an apology
for adog-cart and at 10 in the morning
started to drive tho twelve miles to lie
poud. Itook no one with me I had been
to Lilymere once before, in bright summer
weather., 70 fancied knew the way well
enough
The sky when started was cloudy; the
wind was chopping round in a way which
made the efete rustic old ostler predict a
aaage Of weather. He was right. Before
| llsa driven two miles light snow began to
ill and by the time I reached wretched
little wayside inn, about . mile from the
11s, film Of white covered the whole
country. stabbed my horse as well Is
could then, taking my skates with me,
ssksd down to the pond.
Nov, whether had mistaken the day. or
Shetbr the threatening fall Of snow had
made certain people change their minds, I
don't know; but, to my annoyance and vex-
alton, no skaters were to be sesn, and, more.
over, the uncut, white surface told me that
none bad BEEN on the pond that morning.
adli hoping they might coms in spite of the
weather, 1put on my skates and went out
saeeaglng and grape-vining all over tho
pAce but as there was no person in par
aeoar-in fact, no one at ALTO note my
powers, soon got tired. 1t was, indeed,
a'eafy, dreary work. But waited and
oopeo until the snow came down 50 fast and
!uFioosly snat felt sure that waiting was
u san, and that had driven to Llymers
sa nothing
oack went to tbs little inn, utterly dis
suSed with things in general, and feeling
uS' % break soma ones hea would be a
.susl 70 me IN ray present state Of mind. OF
"s' sensible man would at once have
I" MS horse between the shafts aud driven
~ uoue' But, whatever l may b, now. in
'u,se days was not sensible man-Brand
sm' Know, cordially inlorse this remark
We accommodations OF the inn was not such
ai, " induce ono to linger within its pre-
.a'V.s; but Tug t!1p was right good one, and
:, winch skillfully manufac: ured out
VI some hot beer, not to be despised, and
%oveu warming to the body and soothing to
~; s ruined temper. So I fingered over tho
ur W. afe until bsgan to fee! hungry, and
s rTu tae iaad.ady assuring me that she
S;s. COOK a rasher, decided it would be
l.as ~ stay where I was until the vio-
;.s =, =. tne saow-storm was over: for CON-
u'.n 1t was now, and no mistake!
h,,f kept on coming down. About
I ~sl three, when I sorrowfully decided
IN, t. .ouna TO maze a move, it was snow
ana 'ss'er than ever. harnessel my horse.
nro.I .ausnlng at the old woman's dismal
eouiSa that l should never get to Mid
mns N such weather, gathered I'D the
I+h aao away went along the white road.
t,o. '1Tusnt knew the way we'll enough. In
msr,, : mad always pr,ded mys,l: upon re.
M. uef'ns any road once driven over by
s as, oa. does any one who has not tried it
csa,,os Aaow how a heavy fall of snow
makes 1., 'as ASPECT of the coals,y, and
laornaa a ~, snarss and i.,!u,.ousl l
funS a "a al about it then, once all a for all, |
than ! u.s. u.s. tnat the snow lay much deeper
a TIM thought could possibly DO in so short
blind,,as nq It still fell in maane: almost
for sonsS ieS went on brave!y AMI n,srrily
tain tvus miles, Then came a bit Of uncar.
one, Th;s OF those two roads was the right
Thera r anls one, of ccurse-no, tho other.
to BE- n. as no house near; no ons was likely
to erese ,sans in such weather. so was left
priyilena :'v FREE, unh: s,d choice. a
with Two woui wiz NY aave dispensed
coal, aa a*'Eer. va !. thu best selection I
ruen 7 'i ~ Al ,ow ID IL for some two mi les.
persusd;a 'a 10 grow doubtful, and soon
track rs' I'f'et that was on the wrong
sonetbio- r. a.. i:i' scp:. was by this time
figure, o;, 4 ~. mug '.s;., plaster Paris
On the oil =. 80 saoN "nic., had accumulated
halt ton 'ars made it run heavier By
to that nn,, n'':e or less. By the time l came
my his for.,,rs junction of roads at which
The sky As LI1 gan. 1t was. almost dark:
.o"l, tia w. n.y. a. tarHau!.i.. vt sending
""''e 'ea1he-y .l..es thicker and