Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-28
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All these circumstances taken into
consideration Mr.. George Mansfield
had a right to lead happy, jolly life,
and live very much at his ease.
Well he did SO. In fact, he did so
too much, for. having nothing particu-
lar to do but to take care Of himself,
he did that SO well that he brought
Oh IN attack of some kind of illness.
The doctors advised change Of air,
and tried TO persuade him to go to
Europe, but he had done that once
and was satisfied Many thiElgs were
suggested and at length little disciple
of the medical profession yentured at
hint to the country, for which he
was almost annihilated by the indig
nant chances of the Indignant eyes of
his indignant fellow medical disciple
indeed; he only survived from the
fact that Mr.. Mansfield, upon hearing
this last prescription given with great
heSitancy and becoming mOdeSty,
jumped up in way that seemed to
say the mere mention of it was reyiyf.
lying, and exclaimed:
T1hlId, w III S6l1tl tlltit w Gil
sir, you may send in a smashing bill
on the strength of that last prescrip-
ton, Why didn't You give it sooner?
To the country | go and nowhere else"
So il was settled, and an agent being
employed to find exactly such a place
as would exactly suit, Mr.. Mansfield,
three days later, was enroute for Har
rowville, where he arrived just as the
twilight was gathering down.
1t was pretty frame house, painted
straw color, where he was to take up
his abode, and when he entered he
found himself in wide kitchen the
floor of which was SO clean and white
that his heart was completely won by
it. In the great board fireplace blaZ.
ed aud cracked such Il fire of maple
and beech as can be seen nowhere but
in country fireplaces, and the ruddy
glow was reflected back by innumer-
able tin pans, and dishes of every de-
scription, that hung against the white
washed walls till the room seemed ill,L
minated.
The famer and his wife welcomed
him with old-faShiOned pOlitenoSS; the
former entertaining Kim with history
of all the sheep. horses and cattle
he had raised for the past 20 years,
while his better half was careful and
troubled about many things. all tend
inc to the one great thing-%etting sup
per ready. Just before the prepare
lions for that fra grant meal were COM
pletcd, the kitchen door opened and
the farmers daughter entered Her
mother introduced her to the boarder' S
ter, sir and left Sarah to find out
who her new acquaintance was at her
The farmers daughter was neither
shy nor embarrassed She didn't blush
or look frightened; she never knew how
to do either, but bowling in manner
that would not have diSgraced 4
duchess, she stood upon the hearth and
warmed her feet, because the evening
was chilly, though it was early aJl-
tumn, and the grass in the field where
she had been milking the cows was SO
laden with heavy dew that her boots
We're soaked through.
Her position on the hearth displayed
her form to the utmost advantage. She
WIS ldll, dulIlIdblN lOtFDtltu HUH Tue
Slopng shoulders and full bust to the
tapering waist; and the skirt of her
dress worn short and raised little
in front to escape the ScOrching heat
of the fire. exposed Il pair of feet and
ankles that would alone have made
the fG 'une of q danseuse.
SaraA knew she was handSome-had
often been told so, and never denied
it. She knew equally well that hel
feet and ankles were the most perfect
she had ever seen, but don't do her
the injustice to suppose that she stood
there to display them to Mr.. Mansfield.
When she had warmed her feet suf-
ticently Sarah turned away. and gong
over to the table. assisted her mother
in completing the preparations for sup
per.
This done, the farmer and Mr.. Mans
field moved their chairs over to the
table and prepared to do Justice to the
meal. Never had the man of the world
eaten meal like that.
Mrs. Ford would have been insIllted
had her good, old-fashioned cooking
been compared to anything so fimsy
as the food of the gods
After supper, Mr.. Mansfield retired
early: Sarah had gone to her room.
He round his apartment commodi-
out, neat. white-fOOred; the bed white
curtained, and the windows ditto: so
he could do nothing else than pay the
compliment of sleeping SO soundly that
he forgot to dream, and did not once
awake till the warm morning sun had
bathed the room in a flood of golden
glory.
Then, when he arose in the morning
how pleasant it was to have clear.
pure rainwater. just caught as it fell
from the clouds instead of Croton; d
coarse towel, that made his face glow
when he used it, and, above all, a
tract of country. rustling forests, blue
sky, and COLDER patches of sunlight
to look out upon -astead of the gables
of tumble-down houses. or the ever
lasting fronts of the gay shops. the
paved sidewalks and the never ceas.
tng rumble of innumerable carts, car
iiageS and cars.
After breakfast he went out to walk
about the farm and came in to dinner
as hungry as bear. He repeated the
experiment in the afternoon and came
IN to supper ditto.
Sarah had been occupied in her owl.
room nearly all day and had not come