Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-11

nightly pleased my aunt by disposing of
enough to keep me going for the rest Of the
| day.
''Ah! lad," she exclaimed, as her bright
eye kindled with pleasure, ''you's gawt some
| Cornish blood in zee, after all and can eat
your vittles With relish. You'm got no
proud stomach, my lad, and will be man
like your uncle before lawng"
The breakfast being over my aunt and
Annie busted themselves with setting thing5
| to rights" and, feeling somewhat in the
way, | took my cap and strolled out, to find
out if l could what sort of country had
been landed in.
| The kitchen door opened directly into the
| black yard,' as they called it. and here |
found the poultry leisurey picking Up the
grain which my aunt had given them before
breakfast Here L found, too. monglel
puppy, sort Of cross between a collie and
! greyhound, 1t seemed to me, which, the mo-
meht made my appearance, came wriggling,
| serpent fashion, about my feet.
passed through the yard, round to the
front of the house, the puppy following close
at my heels. The front of the cottage was
very trim and neat; and there was very
small garden here, which was tolerabIy we'll
cultivated; afterward learned it belonged
|
tirely to her hands. 1t was curious illus
tratiOn Of the mingling in her of the useful
and ornamental. She was passionately fond
OF flowers, and two-thirdS of her little garden
| was devoted to them, while in the other third
were beds of mustard and cress, radishes
and celery, with which she regularly supplied
! ''relishes" for the table.
Having made rapid survey of the little
| garden, L turned my eyes on the prospect be-
| fore and beside me. The cottage, which
| stood alone on a slight eminence was faced
| Immediately by the high road which swept
past and curved on to the village, which lay
some quarter of a mile to the left. Immedi-
ately before me was what seemed to me a
| dark eXpanSe of mOraSs, bleak and barren
enough, and dotted here and there with
! clumpS of Stunted trees. Beyond was the
sea, calm, cold and glmmering like steel.
| L str0lled carelesSly along the road, anus
ing myself from time tC ime by throwing a
stick and trying to teach the puppy to re-
| trieve. A couple of hundrsd yards from the
cottage L came to an iron gate, surrounded
| by plantation Of fir-trees, and with long
avenue leading l knew not whittier Here
paused, and, without thinking, threw the
stick as far as | could up the avenue. But
the puppy crOuched at my feet, and declined
!
had not gone many yards when sharp
voice arrested me.
Here, | say, our it cried. What are
you doing here?"
| ] looked up, and saw boy about my own
age, dressed like a young gentleman. He
| had black hair, black eyebrows that came
close together and hanging lip. l saw at
| once, by his dress and manner, that he was
| no miners son.
! Look here, you're trespaSSing, you know"
| he continued; then, suddenly. "Why, you
don't belong to st. Gurlott's. What's your
name?"
told my name, and added that / was a
| stranger, having come to the village only
last night to live with my uncle and aunt
Pendragon. In a moment his face changed;
a cOntemptuOus sheer curled his lip as he
said:
"Old Pendragon's boy, eh?" then, What
do you mean by wearing those clothes? l
| thought you were gentemanV'
His tone, more than his words, reused all
the latent pride of my nature. Flushing to
the temples, l turned on him.
II am as much q gentleman as YOU"
said.
"Whatr'
"Oh, Pm not afraid of you! Do you know
y
They'd thrash you and send you to bed, to
learn better manners"
He clinched his fist, and advanced threat
eningly toward me. Then, looking at me
| from head to foot, and finding that at all
events | was his superior in point Of physical
| strength, he changed his mind. L whlStled
9p the puppy, and walked away
When | reached the cottage again, came
| face to face with Annie.
where have you been?" she asked.
told her / had been rambling idly about
She nodded brightly.
I've got no work to do to-day" she said !;
"leastways not much. IL you like, I'll ask
mother to let me come out and go for a
walk
| Do" | said; and OF she few.
She was long time gone-so long began
to fear the permission had been denied. She
came at length, however, when l saw the
cause of her delay. Her print frock had been
| exchanged FOR stout gown. She wore a
; pair of silk gloves, and hat which was evil
IDENTIFY intended for Sundays only. AS my
eye wandered over these things she bluShed
| and tried to appear unconscious.
(which way shall we go?' she said
| was so perfectly unacQuainted with the
district that the estiOn seemad to me alb
surd [ left the choice to her
Which way do you like bestY' l said.
She pointed with her hand
Il like to go there" she said, Ito walk on
| the shore
son the shore"
Yes, don't you see that gIttering over
| there? That's the sea, though it looks like a
bit Of the common now it's so still. | like to
go there and walk on the shore, and see the
ships pass along, and listen to the washing
of the waves on the stones"
We accordingly started off across the moor
land toward the sea, and after a miles walk
reached the cliffs.
Wild and desolate, they Overhung the
ocean. which was at high tide. A narrow
path through the rocks led down to the wa
ter'S edge. Descending it, with the Sea-gulls
| lowering over us, we reached the shore, and
found there a sandy creek and solitary
wooden house. We looked up; the crags rose
above our heads right up into the blue heav-
en- Then we turned our faces toward the
sea.
1T isn't like the sea, is it?' l asked, as we
stood side by side; lit looks like big broad
river"
''NOlU," she aSsented; ''but it isn't always
like this. The waves are sometimes as high
as houses, and they roar like wild beasts.
Then there's been ships, big ships that go to
India, broken up here on the rocks, and
drowned men and women have been cast
ashore"
Have you seen them?'
ONLY arJ tall of When