Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-04-14
WILL O. THE MILL.
by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

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elA tnit' Sho WIS Good 6di a4lo one .li'''
"ouli nave mace any ElaA wen con1e-lOed'
WIN hao never s2c1 laaca Oh hcr' loF al-
tnouSn tAo cAurcl ann parsonage "efo oniy
Two mics IRON Els own door ne was never
Known 10 so thcro Dat Oh sundays. IL
chanccd, however, that tao parsonage 1eli
INTO disrcp2lr ana ni'!i 10 DC o'Sthahtle.i' anu
the parSoa ana his clIShoe. 1oo-, ioa .Ii'5s
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Pofafy loaSin5s WIN Uloir eyc' s-iu'; W.
WIS lDoa0 ',se i;s' llih "a 'ie "oiid " w
caJoled OF irlGh'shsd lA"o il''1ria3e 1ou
niu oiily " ioo,. ll,o LIS eyes, n-utu i "ilu
stili hko pools OF water ana yc' VIVA sor' SO,
IN, ana you "ouIu uhue:Ss1ha III o-lce ViiI,
mere was ono VINO kne" rs own nlIh.i @ aI'
would stand 10 IL linmoVaoiy. AarJofy her
sell was no weaklng by hcr looEs, "itn
strong, steady eyes ana a resoiufe anu quiel
bearing. ie might be a question Wnether sne
was not Wits match Ill steadtastneSs, alter
oil, or which OF then would rule the roast IN
marriage. But MarJory bad never given IL
thought, ana accompanied her father WIN
the most unshakea innocence and unconcern.
Tho season was still SO early that Hllls
Customers were few and far between; but the
MACS were already Io"eflhg, ana the "eatner
was SO mild that the party took dinner under
the trell!s, with the noise OF the river Ill
their ears and the woods ringing about them
with the songs of birds. VIII soon began to
take particular pleasure in these dinners.
The parson was rather dull companion,
with habit of doing at table; but nothing
rude or cruel ever fell from has lips. And as
for the parsons daughter, She suited her sur
roundings with the best grace Imaginable;
and whatever she said seemed so pat and
pretty that VIII conceived great idea OF her
talents lie could see her face, as she leaned
forward. against background OF rising pine
woods; her eyes Gkone peaccably; the light
lay around her hair Ike Ecrchicf; some
thing that was hardly smile rippled her
pale cheeks, and VIII could not contain HIM
self from gazing on her il Ell agreeable dis
may She looked, even in her quietest mo-
rlents, so complete IN herself, end SO quick
with life down to her finger tips ard the very
SKIRTS OF her Crccs, t.la0 tAe remainder Oh
created things became no more than Diot
by comparison; ana Il van GlanGcu '."ay
IRON hcr 10 hcr 6UIIouno!1aS' the 'ioeS
looked lnanlmate ana SenSe!cs' INC Glouos
hunS In heaVeA IKE ce@u t-i,ieS' anu erel ,,,,
the mountain TOPS were ci'cllciidIi1cu ~ ~ ~ nv
whole Val!ey coala NOV coiiIl'aic IL i0oi-S "i'h
thts ono girl.
WIN was always onScrvaAO II the society oi
his 1eiiow creatures oa' E-' observation oIe
came almost pa!hluliy ca3cr al the cu'o vi
MarJory' he iIS.enea 10 'll Siic u'Oercu aiiA
Teau hcr eyes ~ U-ie s>'.-i' 'iiiio i0i 't,o u4i
si'oAeA commentary A12Hy Liio' silHpie anu
sincere spccchej looAu Al ec-lo IL lis ncarO'
he pcc2Ao conscious Oh Il SOU ueiu'i,u4ly
Polseu uiloA l.Sel, Ho'A4.!o Cou"'AAl'' ilotn-'i'
desiring, c!osAei II peace IL "d5 NOV po'Sl-
Die TO separate ccr tAoaSat3 IRON hcr appear
ance. The turn OF EcT "rlSc, tAe SUI SOUND
OF her voice, the Light IL her eyes, the lines
OF her body fell II tano with her grave ana
gentle WORDS Ike inc accompaniment tha1
sustalns and harmonl2eS Inc voice OF the
SINGER. 1Icr iaiiuelce WIS ono 'Aiie, noU ~
DC dlVldcd or clscusssd, Only 10 DC lelU VIII
gratitude ana Joy. 10 wan her presence re-
called something OF his chlldhooa' ana the
thought OF her took Its place IN ms mlnd De-
side that OF dawn, OF running water ana OF
the earliest V4olc1' anu ltiacs. IL Is 'ne
property OF things seen lor the nrst tlmc' OF
Tor the nrsc time aitcr long, Eke the mowers
in spring, to reawakea N US the sharp edge
of sense and that impression OF mystic
saranGeness which otherwise passes ou6 OF iIN
with the coming Of years; but the sight OF
loved face is what rcacws mans character
'"on the fountain upwards.
Ono day after dinner win took a stroll
among the frs; grave beatitude possessed
him from top to toe, and he Kept smiling TO
himself and tho laascape as he Went Inc
river ran between the Stepping stones wltn
pretty wimple, bird sang loudly In tne
wood; the hilltops looked lmmeasurably
high, and as he glanced at them from tlme 10
nme' seemed TO contemplate MS movements mus
with beaehcent Dut a"Iul CURIOSITY nls