The Springdale news., 1888-09-21

tAfou9u q good many hands, and what was more interesting still. that some where through this old farm that my friend Van Grinder had purchased. and of which my lot was a part, there was reserved right of way to an old burying-ground.
 was somewhat alarmed and has tened to Mr. Van Grinder for an ex- planat;on.
 Why, my dear fellow" said he (sueh friendly way he had of saying My dear feIlowr), that's of no con sequence whatever. The ground is never used, as you see for yourself; the family long ago stopped giving it any care, and if any of the heirs are to be found you couldn't hire them to be buried in it. Besides, to make itdoubly secure, I've reserved a way to the ground on the other side;" and he pulled out his map and showed me, sure enough. d right of way mapped out from l the road to the ground by a roundabout path, and through land not very aYaila- bic for other purposes.
 l left him. convinced that it was all right, but still not feeling quite so firm in ny possession as before.
 l didn't like the cold-blooded Ian. guage of that ancient conveyance, "to- gether with right of way to and from the said bafying-sround, for the pur- pose of burying their dead, to them and their heirs forever.
 1 kept my own counsel tfis time There was no need of Maria ; knowing any thing about this wretched right of way. for women are such hands to borrow trouble.
 Me planned our cottage, taking the pleasure in 1t that every one does in ar- ranging every room to his or her needs
 Some of the rooms, Of course, looked toward the river, but the diniag-room, situated in wing or Il Of the house. had front window with fine view of the village and the big church.
 The house was finally completed, and the grounds gradually, under my di- reetion, assumed the proper shape. and looked all the more pleasing from their having been rather rough by nature.
 The ascent. which had been quite steep, was reduced to number of gentle terraces between which the road wound gracefully. Ne were happy in our new home, and every little i'm provement about the place was a pleasure though it did cost money and labor But after a few months We learned that our place was appreciated by others as well as by ourselves.
 One day d stranger called and inquired for me. After speaking of the weather and the pleasant view, he said he'd "lil1e to look around the place if had no objections. l was perfectly will ing and accompanied him. His ap- pearance was not prepossessing; his dress was rather shabby and his eyes were everywhere except on my face; but in spite of their watchfulness, he had come near walking too close to the kennel in which "Bone,' gigantic and much-admired English mastitf, spent his days, fastened by stout chain. The dog seemed to dislike his looks even more than l, and could hard ly be appeased.
 Finally, in an embarrassed sort Of way-he had evidently been trying to work up to the subject gracefully, but failed - my caller said he'd "heard that my place was for sale
 assured him that was mistake, whereupon he said that he q thought likely; but he took a sort of notion to the place and thought if it could be bought reasonable he d like to own it. '
 My vanity. of course, was touched at having my choice approved, while at the same time vision of th , profits of building and selling arose before me. said 1 would sell if l got sufficient price, and at his request named good, round sum- He shrugged his shoul- ders and said be couldn't pay any such money, but he thought he wouldn t mind giving certain sum, which he named, and which was about half what the house had cost me-
 told him abruptly that didn't care to sci, and endeavored to close the conversation by moving toward the 1 house.
 "If you should ever change your mind you'll remember me, perhaps, ' said he, and handed me an old enyelop with his name on it.
 bade him "Good-day,' and was about throwing the enyolop away when the name struck me as familiar "Ephraim Jorton;n for a moment 1 couldn't recall where had seen it, but soone remembered that it was the name