Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-04-12
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WCl'7 lSH'tN-iuni 'ti : u SiOo'H.NhO"i
to be one of Colonel ParsifaPs rode
up, leading a magnificent blooded
bay horse, equipped with side
saddle. As rhey we're admirlne
the animal. Miss Scamper. in :
neat riding habit male her ap
pearancc. The groom took off his
hat. Didymus, not a little as
tonished, put forth his hand and
thasladv vaulted to the back Of thf
horse with easy grace. The caval
cade set ONT, Miss Sramper and
DidymnS together, and being bet
ter mounted than fine others. were
soon at the head ofthe column.
About a mile from the springs
there Was a bar in tile way. A
lofty tnIip tree had been blown
down during the night and had
fallen across the road. the trunk
wellnp account of the-wide roots
5 Some. one had already cleared q
way7bylettins down fences on The
road side; hut Miss Scamper did
.notsgo around with tbe.rest. Slle
ssiacedsflIe trunk horse eli
over and then trotted on. Didy
mus faced it too. His brute got
over, but balfstumbled. Didynus
was cOuntry-hred. bad ridden
horses to mill barebacked, and was
~ half cenfaur when IL boy; so he
brought his horse mp.
Miss Scamper smiled APPROX
ipgIy.
Everybody admircd1le ease and
grace with which Miss Scampcr
managed her horse. and Didymu~
more than everybody.
When they arrived ut their des-
tinatioN, the party dispersed in the
house aud over The grounds. They
found old Scamper there. He had
gone before in IL cilrryall. Allnont
WAS the property Of Colonel AL
mont. and was for sale, with its
fine blonded stock of horses and
cattle, lis furniture. its Iibrary,anl
everytlingin the house and around
it. The Colonel and his family
were in Europe, and intended to
stay there while he edncated his
sons at Heidelberg. So he offered
the whole-a house that cost a
hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars. with all its offices of all kinds,
stables, palmery, grapery, green
houses, furniture made to order.
and over twelve hundred acres OF
land in a high state of cultivation
-"fur," as he said iu his letter, "a
mere song" So it was; but as it
was to the tune of three hundred
thousand dollars there were few
who could render the music.
They all admired the place. The
agent. who was there, seized on
the Scampers and Didymus, to
whom he showed everything and
explained everything. Didymns
was amused at this, and whispered
to Miss Scamper, lie has picked
ont the only three who could Ger
tainly not buy it," Miss Scamper.
by the twinkeof her eyes, evident
" appreciated the fua of the STU
alton. Then he agent seized old
scamper. and dragged hun off to
look atthe blood horses and i'm
ported cattle. leaving Didymus
and the girl together.
"How Ito you like the place, Mr..
Dotldw inquired she.
Like it. Miss Scamper? Why,
If is a garden Of Eden that is, it
wonld be so TO me, if ! had it with
an Eve in it,"
The young lady smiled, and said,
"You like country life, then, Mr..
Dodd9"
"Natnrally," replied Didymus.
IL lived in the country until was
tNent, 1.-TWO. | was born and bred
there. should have been there
yet bnt for the death of both of
my parents | went tn the city in
search OF fortune. | have done
we'll for the LAST eleven years. and
have put little by; hnt to c"vpt a
place like tins is wishing for be
moon"
"Tlr country is the place to.live
in, and the city 10 work in," she
replied son'entinnsIy.
ITO livein, l grant YOU, if YOU
have the means--a good farm and
money to work it. Otherwise You
toll harder in he country than in
town, with less comfort aud less
profit"
Then they disconfsed OH rural
topics. with a marvellous unity of
sentiment. until the venerable
Scanppr and the agent got back.
which was at the time the whole
party. each with a nospgay fnrn-
lshed by the gardner from the
greenhouses. was ready for re-
turn TO the Springs.
There were vet hnt two days of
the young man'svacafion left. when
he determined to place his fare at
Miss Scamper's disposal at the first
opportunity. The chance came
that very night. That evening a
number we're seated on the veran-
dab, enjoying the moonlight. Miss
Scamper sat apart from the rest. in
a heavy shadow, with her grand
father. The old gentlemen rose
when Dodd came, and left. Miss
Scamper made room for Didymus
Mt her side, and the two began to
salk of the days doings.
"By-tbe-bye,' said Didymus,
shave yon heard that Almout has
haon Snld2n