The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-11
DLEAKIRK -0N-SANDS,

A rough, unfrequsnted bride road rising
and dipping towards the p0lst win here Hiid
there a glImp.l nf saa beyond tho hai e01rad
moors straight overhead, a rod and wintry
sun Just struggling " asinrt ltself 10 right
and eft stretch 0f barren down stlll coated
whIte with boar frost
had dung lhe relna upon my horses neck,
and was amhlmg homeWaIdh between mo
and Raatirk lay seven good miles, and we
had e0ue iar enough already 90 the chance
Of tho suus breahlng through but "a tho
morning wore on, % our prospect Of hunting
that day faded further from Va u was now
high noon, and had loft tho hunt halt an
hour ago, turned ny face towards tle cpast
aud M u cigar 10 begllla tho way When q
man L twenty seven he begins 10 nils tho
fun of shyerlRg beside frolal cover
The road looll q sudden plunge among tho
spurs of two eonyergng hills As began 70
descend tho first gleam of sunshine burst
| from tho dan heaven aud played over tho
hoar frost looked up, and aw On tho slope
Of tho hill 10 tho right q horseman also do
soendlng
AZ firt glance 1 took him for brother
sportsman who, too, had abandoned hope Of q
| fox. But tho second assured mo of my mls
| take Tho stranger wore q black suit Of an
tlque, clerical cut, shovel bat and galtersi
his nag VIA Iie sorriest Of ponies, with a
shaggy coat Of haring yellow and 10 low IN
tho logs that tho broad NaTa Of la riders
coat all but traled on the ground A queerer
turnout shall never 300 again, though live
| 10 be hundred
Ile appeared not 30 notice mo but prleked
lalaurely down the hlope, and soon aaw that,
aa our paths ran and NJ tho pace we were 60
ing, We should msot NJ tho footof thedeeoent
which wo praently did.
"Ah, indeedl" hald tho stranger, refining IN
hla pony aa though now ta tho first time
aware Of ma VI wish you a very good day,
air. We are we'll mot.H lle pulled or hlH
hat with fantastic polltenea For me, my
ahtonl,hment grow aa regarded him more
| closely. A maiA ot lanky, white hair dro0p'
| ed on either uldo of face palo, plnehed and
extraordinarily wrinkled tho clothes that
| wrapped hla dlmlnutlyo body were thread
bare, groaay, and patched In all dIrectlona
| Fifty yoarf wear could not have wuroned
them, and indeed from tho whole aspect Of
tho man you might guesa him century old,
we're II not Tor the nimblonea Of hia gestures
and hs eyea, which worv gray alert, and
kem aA needloa
Acknowledged hIa aalutation IA no ranged
up beside mo
'"wll my company, Er, offend youi ny
your coat suspect your trade, yonatorom
napit-hoyr
llla voice exactly flttod hlr cyca Both worf
sharp and charged with expression, yet both
/ carried also hint that tholr owner had
lived long In privacy. Somehow they lacked
/ touch.
~ am riding homowardAn l answered
oIloyl Where "a thatlN
Tho familiarity lay rather IN the word
than tho manner, and did not res1nt H.
al Bloalglrk.H
His eyes hal wandered for moment 4
tho road ahead, but now h0 turned abruptly,
and looked AZ mo, aa thought with fon'
suspicion llo seemed about 10 speak, but 10
strained himself, fumblod IN hi wulstcoaI
pocket aud, producing massive uuHboS
offered mo pinch. On my declining, hD
holpod hlmaelf eoplously, and then, lottini
tho roin hang loooo upon his arm, foil TO tap
ping the box.
40 me this form Of tho herb ncotlanl
commcnds taoli by ~ chcapnes, the aouse I
tloklod, tho purse conseutlng-llso tho com
PLEASANT husband IN Juycnal, you talo mo
am we'll acquainted with Blooklrsmpor
abulum. by tho way, how Ia Squire Cart
wright OF tho IlalN
"lf,n said |, 'you mean my father, AnFu
Cartwright lao n dead those twelyo yolrA'
"Ileyf cried tho old gentleman, and addot
after moment "Ah, TO bO sure, tImo lics-
quo dives nllus ot-AnguS chi And yet
hearty man, 10 all socmlng, 30 you Gro MI
son." Ilo took another pinch, ut Ia yorl
sustaining no sald
"rho nufrr
"You have construed mo, air, Since | 70
out, Juat thlrtoon hours SINCE II haa been m!
solo viatlcum.n AZ ho spoke ho put his han,
norvoudy 10 his forehead, and withdrew II
"Thon,n thought |, 'you must have gtnrtc'
In the middle Of tho nights" for II was nov
little past noon. But looking at hlA faco
Baw clearly that II was drawn and plnoho,
with fasting. WhoOupon remembered m,
llAsl and sandwich box, and pulling thcm on
assured him, with somo apology for th
oifor, that they woro ~ his eorvlco. III
10Y was childish. Again no whipped or hi
hat, and cnpplng II TO his heart, sworo m.
conduct did honor 10 my dead fothcri tan
with Angus Cartwright said ho "kludncs
was intultlvo Bolng u habit, IL outron rc
loction, and his whisky, MIR, was undcnioblC
Como, | hnvo fancy Lot Us dismount
and, IN heroic fashion, spread our feast upo
tho turf, or II tho hoor frost dCNcr YOU, 500
hero aro howldon, and u runnihg brook +
dilute our cups, and, by my liic, foe
bridge, TO tho rail Of which wo may totho
our gtecdAn
Indeed, we Ind como to n hollow IN III
road, acroet' which n tiny beck, now wollo
with tho rains was chat,crlng brayoly, Fal
ing IN with my companions humor, dil
mounted, aud aftor his example, hltohod M
mares roin over tho rail Thoro was n rae
ness about the whole proceeding that took m
fancy, lost nv was In conjecture We cbos
two bowdors among q heap OF lcgso
stones closo beside tho beck, and divided Oh
sandwiches, for, though protested was nc
hungry, tho old gentleman insisted on on
sharing nllko Aud now, M tho liquor warn
| "a MS nchfV hlu lno buNhilnu hlilo'V uFv' :"
back, his Dyes sparhlcd and ho launched on
flood Of tho gayost tolk-yot always Of
world that | felt was before my tino II
deod, as no ratified on, tho feeling that Oh
must bo some Rip Van Wlnltlo restored frol
a thirty ycarS sleep grow stronger an
stronger upon mo llO spoke Of Bloaklrl
and displayed knowledge of II sufficient
Observation-Disclosures ovcn-yot Of tho oil
frionds for whom no inquired many namt
woro unknown TO mo, rnany familiar onl
through their epitaphs In tho windy CONT
tory above tho cliff. OF Che rest, tho prctt
girls ho named woro now grandmothors, U
young mon long since bent and rheumatic
tho youngest we'll over 30 This, however
seemed 10 dopross him little His Dyes woul
saddon for moment, then laugh ngoh
"wol, wcll,n ho said, "wrinklos, bald hoHd
and tho deafness OF tho tomb-wo havo or