The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-05-26

would hang on like that gal-but Lordl
Tain: bred nowhere on these noun
tains. But she's got sperit. She's reg
ular rebel, through an through. We
uns d be mostly powerful willin' Z let
bygones be bygones, but she amt.
Shed like ter fight it out again to-day.
O! she's peart un."
"But do you think you can take my
child and myself for a few weeks?'
said Jennings.
I'm powerful sorry, stranger, but
don't see where we uns could put We,
nohow. Thar amt a bed in tn house
but what's plum FULL" he answered. re-
flectively, and then added, with sudden
enthusiasm: but, my boy Jim's cab
ms jest over yander bit; an they uus
d be mighty glad to do by ye."
Every well, let's go and see if we can
arrange the matter" said Jennings, and
together they followed the mountain
road through strip of pine woods to
where another little cabin, almost pre-
cisely similar to the first, was found and
at which it was arranged that they were
soon to be installed as boarders.
When they returned to the old noun
taineer's cabin Jennings found Miss
Flournoy and Glee waiting upon the
steps of the broad veranda.
"Well, dear, suppose you have ram
| bled all over the mountain?" said the
father.
ooh, my, no." replied Glee, "but she
says that if l will come again she will
take me all around. Do you suppose l
can, papa?"
| Perhaps" was his evasive answer
With few words of thanks to Miss
Flournoy for tine pleasure she had given
the child the father and child mounted
and returned to Marietta.
"How would you like to stay for a
few days at little cabin just beyond
! where we stopped, Gladis?" inquired
{ her father day or two after their ride.
''Oh, that would be splendid! could
60 and see Miss Flournoy every day
then. She's just beautiful, papa-only
SO sad. But perhaps it wouldn't be so
lonely for her, papa, if I could be with
her." answered the child.
Accordingly they gave up their rooms
at the hotel, retained their riding horses
indefinitely and again set out for Ken
esaw mountain.
The afternoon following their arrival
at "Jim's" Glee was permitted to renew
her acquaintance at the other cabin
! Then Mark Jennings mounted his cob
and made wide detour Of the noun
tain. At last he approached the mag
nificent chestnut grove near which his
company had made fierce and hand
to hand attack upon squad of confed-
crates intrenched behind the timber.
What a terrible struggle it was! But
the thought of how he had pierced one
reckless young southerner through
with a bayonet made him shiver 1t
was one of the fortunes of war. but he
could never recall the dark picture with
out n sudden remorse!
ut must have been right over there
beyond those bushes" unused the SOL
der, SO preoccupied with his recollec-
tions that he pushed aside the under
growth and found himself face to face
with Miss Flournoy and his child be-
fore hearing their voices.
"Why, papa!" exclaimed the child.
II beg your pardon" said he to Miss
Flournoy. IL did not expect to
chance upon you here"
But, papa, she says that she comes
here often, though I can't see why.
There are lots of prettier places nearer
the house and there are graves here
FLUSH, darling," said he, in a tone of
caressing kindness as he laid his hand
gently over the prattling lips. ''This
| beautiful south is full Of the praves ri
those who fought to preserve their land
unchanged. The difference was in the
agreement as to what constituted their
land. But none view these little me-
mortal hillocks with keener pain than
those who participated upon either side
of the battle. l shall never be able to