Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1890-12-16


the verdure begins at once without any
hint OF beach or she'll, and the trees
overhang darkly, and the water is deep
or, stiller, and more mysterious than on
the other shore. All, Clara! ii the other
bank is a Chase, this Is a Corot. and |
often look over at IL and fancy see the
nymphs rising from the sedgy bottom
TO sport and play in the moonlight.
} Alas! alas! that ! must soon bid farewell
to this enchanting spot to lead a loveless
life with some cold, hard business man,
who will care for me only as one of the
items that go TO mako up the sum of his
grandeur. IL could only here. and
now, know what IL was To love and be
loved, | think, Clara, would give up
every thing and take the man even il he
were only a simple farm hand. hate
to be mere bit OF mortgageablo prop
erty.
We live very simply here. More so
than intended 20 do. Harriet | can
see, Is quite determined that | shall
marry Pryor d., and loses no opportuni-
~ TO grid at poverty. As the claiming
season has not been a profitable one to
her husband, she gives me an object les
son by forcing me TO live on the pro-
duoe OF the farm and the pickle-tub.
The board money l pay her she puts
away, telling me that il the coming oys-
ter season is as bad as the past clam
ming, she will need that and more be-
fore the winter is over GOod-hcartcd
old soul, she little knows that even the
prospect Of an eternal pickle-mb would
not scare me II loved and was loved
by him who provided the brine.
On my arrival here she assumed the
old masterful airs, took away my gowns,
and sat up all night running up thick
flannel skirt, which she presented to me
in the morning with a jersey. and in.
structions to wear the outfit during my
stay. laughed when | saw myself in IT.
but was too dispirited to care. and took
meekly the wardrobe provided for me,
namely, pair OF frightful country
shoes, two severely plain gingham
gowns (for bestl, and Puritanical bath
ing suit caught with elastics at wrists
and ankles.
| am learning 70 DO quite useful.
make tho bread, and the pies. and the
butter, and feed the animals and chick
ems. and generally lead life that u me
is ideal, because IL Is not real.
A good many yachts come in to the
harbor, and often see the flag OF one OF
our old friends floating on the breeze and
laugh 10 myself at the surprise IL would
cause IL any OF them came here and dis
covered me IN tho guisc OF Harriet Say
er's niece from Boston.
don't think they would find me out,
though, for this morning ! had an OPP
portunity OF putting my disguise to a
test.
1t was washing day. Harriet had re-
tired 70 the shed where she does her |
washing, ana / was in the kitchen max |
ing up the bread, when | heard the I
measured beat Of oars in their rowlocks. /
There was something SO quick and .
workmanlike in the stroke, that know /
in a moment IL couldn't DO William /
Sayer, nor Hans, the Danish hired man;
so | pceped odt Of the window 10 see.
There, making for the strip OF beach on .
which William Sayer's oyster boat is
and the little bluff above which .
the cottage is built, there was a young
man rowing. How he could row. Clara,
The boat fairly few through the water,
and yet he seemed to be making no eff
fort. The oars rose, turned and fell, with
a precision that made me say to myself:
THAT man has been stroke OF a college
,rew!"
give you my word | did not notice
the man much. was too occupied in his
rowing until he rested on his oars, and,
looking up, spied and hailed me.
irew back from tho window quickly. but
)nly behind the curtain, for saw at
glance that the man was gently bred,
md IL was so long since had seen any
'ne belonging to my old life that
thought | would like 70 see how no
would impress me after the rough but
wholesome hammered William Sayer and
Ilans.
What saw was amusing. Hans, who
had heard the hail, and had as evident
y measured his man as had done, had
,ruffly marched into the water, and, taxi
ng the stranger for a tender-foot, hidden
him jump on his shoulders. and land dry
hod. The young man demurred, but
ians, with another growl, wondered
NOV uo' bh'lo was III getting 'LDem ]
vet. and the young man yielded, tho
'them's' being pair OF low shoes,
which were certainly very despicable
When compared with Hans own knee
Ugh mastodOns.
The young man, having landed, pro-
eeded 10 scale the bank. | rushed back
o the table and thrust my hands in the |
ough, hoping that the barking Of the |
ogs would attract Harriet and prevent !
be young man from coming in, but in ,
] heard him patting and max ,
ng friends with them, and ere could !
ct out of sight he was darkoning the 4
7
"Can get some eggs here?" he said. I
81 guess So" ! answered. "Ill 20 and (
ee." y
PRAY don't disturb yourself, he said, {
olitely. I'm in no hurry, and know q
ow housewife hates to be disturbed /
lille she has her hands in the bread. G
you'll let me I'll sit here till you get C
our loaves in the oven, and may be r
QUILL let me come back later on TO try @
our handiwork, for We are all out Of I