The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-24
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
In four months the bird-songs had deep
cned in color and odor until an imaginative
person might find them vivid as scarlet and
bursting with fragrance. Summer spread
up from the tropics transforming the North
ern world. The yearly miracle, which new
err ceases to be marvellous, was nearly COM
pleted; not u spear of grass was lacking to
the wide fleece of verdure; the leaves were
at their darkest; stalwart rag-weed grew
10 the fence corners; the roses were long
ago tired of blooming at their freshest; the
corn stood as high as a mans shoulder and
only yellow stub0le showed whore the wheat
had been. Mrs. Barkcr's garden was rank
with onions, late beans and cabbages. Tho
potato vines had even begun to droOp in
token that their fruit was. rlpening. Tom
Holmes farm swarmed with thrcshers,
and his house was swallowed by vines way
ing their aspiring tendrils over their time
knotted joints. The apple trees had formed
green fists 10 shake at every passing boy,
improvements, independent of summer,
were going forward about Gurley's home
stead. A fish pond was being erected and the
front drive ornamented. The sashframes
for II conservatory were starting out ut one
aide of the house. Jesse Stone tramped
across the hay fields, noticing the second
growth, and Specializing in unison with Mrs.
Stone-nppallcd in her place by coming up
holstercrs and paper-hangcrs on what
might happen before another year
But if summer merely trIumphcd other
where's. it riotcd around Psyche Fawcett's
home. The graperies, orchards and flower
borders were AT their widest An awning
shaded the stone steps and dimmcd and
cooled the hall, within which was visible
half the massive stairway.
Psyche sat in "a hammock under the thick
est foliage. white from her hair TO the toe
of hor slipper, both extromes being tipped
with pale blue ribbon. She gave two large
palm fans to Gurley and told him he could
employ both hands in her service until
Phoebe came down.
"Languldly for me, Cupid, but you'll have
TO raise u hurricane over her. she has so
much more strength and color than have.
The question ut first was who shall be called
Miss Fawcctt; we're almost of one age;
I'm scarcely month younger. But she in
sisted | shall, and it won't make any differ
cnce few moaths from now. When
think of that l would kick you, Cupid, if
could only make il hurt. And she so
precious ana so much time wasted when l
didn't know she was my cousinv'
''Or even that was to be your cousin"
said Gurlcy.
"Drusio Holmes IS so reconciled to it,"
said Psyche. with Il laugh. You must no
tice the anxious attitudes she takes toward
Cousin Phpbc and the distant sweetness
with which Cousin Phoebe treats her. There
has been a GOODNESS between them, but
suppose they will oL,livc it,"
son account OF the prosecutions she en-
durcd from the ANIMAL said Gurley,
stcrnly.
Psyche shivcred, and set her hammock to
swinging.
THAT cooled me better than both fans.
But don't say another word about him. |
wish he was executed as well as sentenced.
It's hard Ia see our name printed with his,
and headlines made of what he eats aud
talks about. If ! made the laws | should
smother such creatures in silence and de-
ccncy az soon as they committed their
crimes. Poor Uncle Fawcctt! Doyou mind
if say something wicked''
Not ut all. said Gurley.
Il can't say il to Cousin Phnbc, Cor she
wouldn't sympathize with me, but it's been
in my mind so long feel AS If must eX-
press il. OF course il was fearful for him
90 be treated 80, but-do you mind my say
ing something startlingly wickcd!'
are few things | enjoy more than your start
ling wickeducss."
We'll. 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
bcrcavcd sense of relief had when he
was actually covered up in the family lot.
We knew just where he was, then! He
would not want To look in at the window any
more. Now, Cupid, You khoc | could not
feel toward him as | do toward Cousin
Phaabe He has been the bugaboo of my
life. Aud the instant | saw her | wss in
love with her She grows more delicious as
we get ON, too, and even Auntie can find no
fault with her, Don't mention il any whore
that you saw me out of my mourning to-
day, viii yout"
II not iced some change in your appear
ance,n said Gurley.
"Oh, the black and somberness would kill
me IL l never Slipped out of il. And she
doesn't take 0ffense as perhaps Ishould with