The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-09
"a CHAPTER ".
ONLY A sfsrEit's LOVE.

The maiden was fair as the creation
of poets dream; the man stalwart,
strong and nobly featured, but though
you never would have guessed 1t. look
ing at his big, brown eyes. blind from
his childhood.
The river which flows at their feet is
the St. Clair, the deepest, broadest,
clearest stream in Michlgan-I had
nearly said in the world.
Yonder thriving town is the new city
of Glastonbury, and the duslxy cloud,
which blurs the landscape ten miles
away, is the smoke from the chimneys
of the village of Havana.
The young folks sit in quiet converse,
evidently enjoying the delicious breeze,
which comes from the broad river to
fan their checks.
There approaches and passes them q
blackboard wagon, drawn by pair of
ponies which, poor beasts, though they
tug with heads bent low, hardly accom-
plish the barest apology for motion.
Not that the load is heavy-simply two
men, who SIT upon the low seat Of the
vehicle with knees high up, on which
they rest their elbows, as they gaze
wearily at the efforts Of the horses,
sinking al every step deeper into the
yielding sand.
These men have no appreciation OF
the beauty Of the landscape. no ear for
the melody Of blackbird or oriole, no
delight in the hower-laden wind which
wefts It's grateful incense over them.
One Of them Is about fifty years Of
age, dressed in the garb Of western
farmer, with q, face so hard and ex-
pressionless that Il might have been
carved out Of block Of wood; the 9TH
era young man more sprucely attired,
with hair as black rs jet glossy and
] curly, eyes large and eloquent, COM
plexion swarthy-altogether q figure
characteristic Of his race, which came
acentury ago from the sunny south Of
France 70 settle In this region. He
Possesses some education, too. having
graduated at tho new college whose
spires you can SEQ peeping over the
pines.
For two hours these men had sat In
silence, but as they descended the hill.
after passing the elm tree, with q jerk
of his whip towards the two young peo-
pic, the elder spoke:
lone Of Widder Eyesham's angels
that blind feller as stays at Gorham's,
eh, 'Phonse?"
''No, Jim, she isn't one of the widows
daughters, that one; her name Is Airing
ton"
"Ariingtonr"
''Aye. Mrs. Evesham found her, .
little baby, on her doorstep one morn
ing when she was living in New York
and adopted her."
81 want ter know! Well, her is an
uncommon pretty gel Wish I'd taken
good look at her, for Squire Robinson,
moderator Of our school, tolc me thet
he'd engaged lass o. thet name ter
teach mex term, an I'll bet doughnut
hers the identical one. Might board
TO our house, too-should'n' wonder"
"Haw the young man CALCULATED with
some energy. "Do you really mean its
Say, Jim Dolman, you couldn't accom-
modate me too, in case she did, could
you?"
Mr.. Dolman's wooden countenance
almost screwed Itself into an expression
as he replied with chuckle:
"0h, thet's the way the wind blows,
is it? But, 'Phonse lad, should a
thought you'd a looked higher nor a
fondling-a orphin, reared on the chari-
ty of dressmaker-you with good
business in Glastonbury an n half
! section o. farInin' land in Havana"
"Well," was the satisfied response,
''that Is just why can afford to make q
fool Of myself"
"An' what's her first name2' the old
man continued 81 disrcmember what
the squire told me-"
''Wanda--Wanda Arlington"
"Wandal Sakes alive, what stroarary
name to give Christian female! But
folks do gonow to the dime novel rather
than the Bible to name their children.
But, about widder Evesham-ain't she
got two darters o. her own?"
THAT she has-one of them Is mar
ried 10 cousin Of Bill Pottcr's in Do
troit; then there's Kate, who teaches
in the Glastonbury schools, and Is the
prettiest girl in the county next TO
Wanda Arlington"
''Then there's a son, too--leastways
caught sight Of tall, st9light young
feller one day at her house."
AYE, he's in New York making his
fortune"
"Then who be the blind young chap,
as Is often with the Arlingtons2"
"His name is George Arundel" Al
phonse Danncirs said with savage
scowL HE came from the cast about
year ago-for the good Of his health,
they say-but, II he fools around that
young woman much more, IL would have
been better for his health TO have
stopped away"
Mr.. Dolman turned his fishy eyes on
the speaker and asked:
'How so, 'Phonse?"
'Never you mind" was the sullen
response, as the wagon took them
round the bend of the road.
Let us now turn 10 the two young
people sitting under the trees.
II Is George Arundel WHO'S speaking:
''Now, Wanda, tell me what tho fish
ermen are doing? long to hear the
sweep Of their oars, as they pay on tho
lines Of their ret, ed ':car 49,, sing