The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-30

"You will write me as soon as you gel
| homer asked.
"Yes; and you will answer, won't your
"Well, must go. God bless you" Hei
head dropped little forward, her lips came
! close to mine; kissed them and went away
Ill.
We exchanged letters with regularity ant
at short intervals. Her letters were re
strained in tone, and often strangely a,
variance with the situation. She wrote OF
books, her occupation, the gossip of hei
friends She seemed to be norvously ap
prehensive that she might touch the theme
Of the passions; she carefully avoided any
illusions To our parting.
1t was in the spring when she went home
and in September following ! received 9
letter from the school trustees of the town
in which Miriam lived asking mo to teach
their winter school. They gave the number
of pupils, the amount of the compensation,
and closed with the hope that would be
able to accept the proposition. AS l had
been school teaching for several winters, in
order to secure funds for collegiate educa-
tion, and the offer of the trustees was an ex-
ceptionally good one, at once wrote my ac-
ceptance.
The last day of November saw me in the
town whore the school was located. The
region was in the high uplands that border
the Mohawk valley. had reached it by a
long and tiresome stage road which passed
from a little railway station down by the
river, up through narrow riffs in the hills,
and ocross roclrv ond cucgod bo;ghts II
was n Moor region IN which limestone
rocks often onneared at the surface The
fields ,vere small and al,nost covered with
hoylders. tbe infreouont bousos ,yere tumh.
ling nnna;ntod. the fences were of rotting
wooden rails. or Of niled.un stones.
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found the residence Of one of the trus-
tees, and was informed that was to "board
around" that is, to remain a week at each
of the homes of the patrons of the school.
lHc prospects, Oh uulS HlcJuOu VI living, III
view of the nature of the country, as had
seen it, were not in the least promising.
The trustee whom met informed me that
| might commence my term by spending the
first week with him.
''How are the Douglases" / asked.
'They are all well, 1 believe. We do not
see much of them. You know, l suppose,
that it was through Mr.. Douglas that we
heard of you!"
suspected as much. had slight ac-
quaintance with his daughter when she was
away to the seminary. How far does he
live from here!''
"It's about six miles. It's about the last
house you will visit in your boarding
round"
The school was opened the next day. 1t
forms no part of the purpose Of this nara
tion to relate any details of my school ex-
perience. / sent note to Miriam an
nouncing my arrival in the neighborhood,
and my intention to call on her the next
Saturday. The note was carried by boy
who / found lived in the neighborhood of
the Douglas farm. couple OF days later
received an answer from Miriam In which
she expressed pleasure at my arrival and
the hope that would visit them ON the day
named.
The following Saturday was the odd one
on which there was no session OF the school,
and on the morning OF that day j secured
information as to the location of the Doug
las farm, and started Tor II on foot. 1t was
were effaced. great drifts barred nv way,