Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-15

Gth WOfiNs Inc yearly miracle, winch new
er ceases to be marvellous, was nearly COM
pleted; not a spear Of grass was lacking to
the wide fleece Of verdure; the leaves we're
at their darkest; stalwaft rag-weed grew
in the fence corners; the roscs were long
ago tired Of blooming at their freshest; the
corn stood as high as q mans shoulder, and
only yellow stubble showed where the wheat
had been Mrs. Barker's garden was rank
with onions, late beans and cabbages. Tho
potato vines had evon begun TO droop ia
token that their fruit was ripening. Tom
Holmes farm swarmed with threshers,
and his house was swallowed by vines way
ing their aspiring tendrils ovec thor time
knotted joints. The apple trees had formed
green fists to shake at every passing boy.
Improvements, independent of summer,
We're going forward about Gurleyis home
stead. A ishpond was being erected and tho
front drive ornamental. Tho sash frames
for n conservatory were starting out al one
side of the house. Jesse Stone trampcd
across the hay fields noticing the sccon
growth, and specializing in unison with Mrs.
appalled, in her place by coming up
holsterers and paper-hangers on what
might happen before another year.
But If summer merely triumphed other
where's, it rioted around Psyche Fawcetts
homo. The graperics, orchards and flower
I borders were ~ their vividost An avTnng
shaded the stone stops and dimmed ard
cooled the hall, within which was visible
half the massive stairway
Psyche sat in hammock under the thick
est foliage. white from her hair 90 tho toe
/ Of her slipper. both extremes being tipped
with pale blue ribbon. She gave two largo
palm fans 70 Gurley and told him he could
cmTs0y both hands in her service until
Phoebe came down,
"LaBguidly for me, Cupid, but you'll have
1 10 raise hurricane over her; she has 80
much more strength and color than have.
The question at frst was who shah be called
4 Miss Fawcett; wo'rc almost Of ono age;
/ I'm scarcely month younger But she in
sisted ! shall, and it won't make any differ
ence few months from now. When
think Of that would kick you, Cupid, n
could only make it hurt And she 90
/ precious, and so much time wasted when
| didn't know she was my cousinln
COR even that | was to be your cousin,n
said Gurley.
"Drusie Holmes is go reconcled to it."
said Psyche, with a laugh "You must no.
+ tice the anxious attitudes she takes toward
Cousin Phoebe and the distant sweetness
with which Cousin Phoebe treats her. There
has been GOODNESS between them, but
+ suppose they win outlive itn
"On account Of the prosecutions she Gu
1 dured from the ANIMAL said Gurley,
sternly.
Psyche shivered, and set her hammock to
/ swinging.
"That cooled me better than both fans.
But don't say another word about hinA |
wish he was executed as we'll as sentenced.
/ It's hard to see our name printed with his,
] i l..
+ talks about. If made tho laws should
smother such creatures in silence and de-
cency as soon as they committed their
crimes. Poor Uncle Faweettl Doyou mind
4 if say something wickedr'
"Not at all, " said Gurley
81 can't say it to Cousin Phoebe, for she
/ wouldn't sympathze with me, but it's been
in my mind so long | feel as if must OK
press IT, OF course II was fearful for him
/ TO be treated so, but-do you mind my say
+ ing something startlingly wickedP
"On the contrary replied Gurley, "there
/ are few things enjoy more than your start
4 ing wickedness.n
/ "Wel, I'm glad he died ! guess il was
\ best for him He wasn't comfortable at all,
/ and he would have made il so uncomfortable
/ for all other folks. I'd got into the habit Of
being afraid Of him. You don't know what
bereaved sense Of relief l had when he
was actually covered up in the family lot.
i We knew just where he was, then He
4 would not want to look In at the window any
more. Now, Cupid, you kqog l could not
/ feel toward him as | do toward Cousin
4 Phoebe He has been the bugaboo ~ my
4 life. And the instant l saw her was In
love with her. She grows more delicious as
we get on, too and even Auntie Gun find no
4 fault with her. Don't mention il any where
that you saw me out Of my mourning to
i day. viii your
Il not iced some change in your appear
ance,n said Garley
"Oh, the black and somberness would kill
me II never slipped out Of it. And shs
! doesn't take oifense as perhaps Ishould with
my disposition if it were ay father. Speak.
ing about doath'--
"You were speaking about resignation.
Swansdown.v
"Well, speaking about resignation, then,
you don't know hon resigned l could be II
that pet gorilla of Cousin Phnbe's would
only--only.n
~ hope you don't refer to me-" said
Gurley, throwing himself back in the arbor
chair II assure YOU / will not only
only"
"You know perfectly well whom mean.
She treats the tall beast as II he were no
only human but of average intelligence. |
do all can to terrify him on the Bly. The
fiutter Of my garments inclines him TO take
70 his native wilds Cupid, how any one
refined and really exquisite in manner and
nature as Cousin Phoebe IS, can noursh
kindness for that half-witted being, passes
nay comprehension.
''She has always protected him. said
NM anA p4ft
she long ago accepted and tried to piece out
with her own gifts"
"Do you know exclaimed Psyche, sitting
upright, II almost believe she would bring
him 10 the table If he could be coaxed there
without q ring IN his nose ] shouldn't say
word 1t would be hard TO 10 against
what she liked. But thank Heaven he is
too untamed 70 forage beyond the kitchen.
There however, he has porcelain service
/ 10 himself, and regularly breaks a cup like
1 those old heather we read about after they
/ had poured a special libation.n
"Thorney will be comfortably provided
/ for by and by, said Gurley, laughing "Wc
/ have thought Of giving HIM the cabin and
/ land where your Uncle Fawcett lived. He
was kind 10 the poor boy himself think
| II would please him. Thorney would always
| depend on as, but on the other hand, such
| a primitive base will suit him better than
/ porcelain surroundings. But you do touch
a responsive chord The first timo saw
/ Thorney she called him her good little
| brother, and in dim, half-conscious way
| gaugcd him as a brother-in-law He went
1 against my proud stomach worse than Nc
/ Ardle, and when Two said that I've said
every thing"
| "Cupid," said Psyche, arraigning him
with one finger, tits very warm weather
and don't like 10 thinl, Of any kind Of ex'
ertion; but you know you have been doing
something dreadful TO McArdle that you
haven't told Us. There are rumors Of il. II
catches like morning gossaIncr across ones
nose, What was itf'
"You don't want Inc TO be tho historian
ofmy own eXploitsi"
"Then you really did kick him or cuff him
in some brutal wayr
''Such unstinted happiness was not for
me, said Gurley. IL barely allowed myself
TO do what had good reason for doing. He
made a sufficiently insulting remark, and
the palm Of my hand gave him o sufficiently
ready reply. Then he apolOgized That's all
there is about it,
'Ilow ! dcspiso himw flashed Psyche;
''thc disagreeG6lo thing to heat up ones
blood so in midsummer Fan nc. There
comes Cousin Phoebe, and l don't want 10
lool; bowed beside hers
Phoebe was trailing a long soft black
dress over the steps to meet the friend who
had come. She had flowers by her waist
and har4 bnigt4 4bav li1 raf f,1tur,sf1 tsrish