Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-09

vfSsbjs trace OF city fAlGlsat, ann ef'tbfsf Hspf
eif in the Sunday suit which Haypton had
ssu often enough 10 pssr without remark.
He eopid not restore his shorn superiority Of
hair, bat he again put on the hat ~nieh for
rear had been his bs=t at home He even
went 81 far To leave for mis- father new
trunk which be had purchased. putting his
personal property into tins antique car
prt-.ag-r real carpet-whieh the old farmer
hal brought down.
iAStly. that be might not appear In the
.asi iiks city youth, he carried with him
two religious weexlies which some society for
the reformation Of hotel poardsrs had caused
10 he placesi IN his box in the hotel Office, and
he read them quite faithfully on the train.
R.sninders of the Old life TO which he was
returning came to him thick and fast when
the train got fairly out Of the city. In field
he man stripping the leaves from
aAnding corn stalks, and although the view
was what photographers term ''tnstan,ans
GUS, it was long enough to show the shabby
attire. brown face shocking bad hat clumsy
bonts and general air Of resignation tina.
marked all farmers IN the vicinity Of Hayn
ton Two or three miles farther along no
aaw half grown Toy picking up stones In
debl of thin soil and adding them to piles
which were painfully significant Of much
similar work IA past days
Down in a uiarshy pasture beside the rail
way embanl.me two men were digging q
drainage ditch, they were too far apart to be
company for each other, and too muddy to
H. attractive to themselves. Phil NJ once re-
called mucn work Of like nature he hal done,
and more that still depended upon his muscle
to make the entire acreage Of Hayn farm
available for cultivation. Estimating accord
ing To past experience and newly acquired
knowledge. no found that the number Of days
Of work required, Il paid for at the lowest
rate OF common iaborers IN New York, would
amount 10 twice much as the value OF the
land when improved. IL was easy Ia see why
farmers never got rich. Still, the farm was
biz natural sphere; he hal been born TO 1t.
Heaven, in arranging his life career. knew In
advance what he was fit for, and his own diff
ference of opinion would probably be ex-
planned away in time By the logic or events
which he could not foresee,
Ia dusty road near little station at
which the train stopped he saw two farmers
wagons meet, stop, and their owners engage
IN conversation Thus would he. the oh
server, soon be obtaining whatever news lie
acquiredi instead Of overy morning opening
. newspaper recording the previous day $ do
ings throughout the civilized world, he would
bs restricted TO stories Of how Joddles' horse.
vino had cast himself, WAS getting along with
his scrapel hip joint. and when Bragfew
thought he might he likely TO Kill beef If
hs could find somebody to take a fore quar-
ter which hadn't been spoken for yet, the
chances OF NemY Perkins being "churched"
for calling Deacon Thewser a sneaking old
sheep thief and much more information
slaally entertaining and instructive Well,
why not, What better news would he him
SELF be likely To offeri He was not going to
fall into the SIN warning Of which bad been
given by one OF the apostles, of esteeming
himself more highly than his neghbors, some
p.ups IN the vicinity Of liaynton did not
seem much better than fools. but probably
nons Of them had ever been SO idiotic as to
fall IN love with women far above them in
slcial station and consequently far beyond
their reach
Farther aud farther the train left the city
behind more aud more desolate the country
appeared II was late October; all crops had
been harvested. aud many trees had shed all
their leave the oly green was that of grass
ani everSreeus the latter looking almost
fun-rsal Under the overcast sky Tho train
nt-rud u region Of pine barrens, through
OPP Dinss IL which some sand dunes could oc-
ca.iunav be seen. At times when the train
stopped the wind brought up the sound Of the
surf pounding this beach not far away. and
the noise WAS not as cheering ~ Phil had often
thought il in earlier days
Then empty seats in the cars became numer
Gus All city people who lived out OF town
bad already left the train, and the few who
got on afterwarl belonged in the steinage
Phil hal noted the change as 1t gradually oc
CURED, and 10 u well dressed couple, the last
Of their Kind. who occupied seats not far in
from. Of MN. his gaze chung as mournfully a.
. topper eye when fixed upon the last drops
that his bottle can give him.
Finally they too disappeared. and their
place was taken by sallow country woman
In home made brown dress and gray bon
net trimmed with green ribbons. He tried
to console himself with the thought that the
car would soon be too dark for colors to be
an Aoy ing. and that Haynton vas but an hour
distant. Then the brilliant thought came to
him that he might change the scene He
acted upon it went into the next car, and
took a seat The rustic in front OF him turned
his head, stared. and drawled;
'Gret GQshl Ell it amt Phil Hayn, then I'm
. clam she'll Well, I'd never have knowedys
ef IVA Tor your rather = mouth an chin.
Then the rustic deliberately gathered his fest
and knees into his seat, and twisted his body
until his shoulders were almost squared to the
rear OF the car, his whole air being that of
man who hal suddenly found job greatly to
his liking, and to which he intended at
once to address himself with all his might.
Been down to York, chr the rustic con-
tinned. after getting his frame satisfactorily
braced
Yes"
The rustic looked 80 steadily. earnestly,
hungrily into the face before him that Phil
hastily looked through the window. Some men
have been impressed by tue historic stony
British stare. others have admired the peue-
trating glance Of the typical detective. or the
frontiersman sizing up" a new arrival: bu.
the Briton, the detective and the frontiers
man combined could not equal the stare Of
the countryman whose tastes tend toward the
affairs OF his neighbors
Works good deal of a town. . spose."
nest scrutiny
YES
Find suythin' to pay the expenses Of the
trip This after another soulful gaze.
shouldn't wonsier'
carpet bag pooty well stuffed
said the tormentor, after having transferred
his glance for moment to the old satchel
that occupied half of Pills sat.
Mother wanted few things that she
couldn't lind at any of our stores" said Phil
See anybody We knowedr was the next
,,,sSti,,y, altar ths star, had ra%pvv,a.3