Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-08-20
VI


Those who ought To know most about
such mat tcrs point out the mutability OF
things terrestrial 10y showing that the
change in position of "a single grain OF
sand may determine the course of a
mighty river, or that a chance raindrop
trichling down the face of a cliff may
mark the line of erosion which shall
eventually cut the mountain in twain.
IL these illustrations prove the subiec-
ton of the elements tn the universal
rule of change. examples are not want
ing To show that the same law governs
with equal authority in the domain of
human affairs.
Eingbrand went downstairs the next
morning fully determined to carry out
his programme of the previous evening.
and he told Ludlow at the breakfast
table that he would spend the forenoon
at the furnace with him. AS they were
leaving the house together the colonel
overlook them in his buggy and invited
Ringbrand TO go with him on drive
across the valley to look at a horse
which was for sale, promising TO get
him back 10 the company's Office before
noon. There was no good reason for re-
iusing, and the colonel was Hospitality
insistent; Ludlow added his word. and
the upshot of the matter was that the
superintendent went To his Office alone
while his guest departed upy' .u eN-
cursion which was to demonstri q anew
the futility of human plans al 4 pun.
poses.
Making due allowance for the fact
that Ringbrand was upon the eve of
taking step which involved the renun-
citation of the woman ha loved, he WAS
less uncompanionable than he might
have been. Their route took them over
the wooded knobs in the main valley, and
each rise in the road brought out new
beauties of the landscape. At the top
of the highest of the hills the colonel
stopped and pointed out the winding
course of the Harmony river, its bends
and reaches etched among the fields in
& sinuous pathway of silver mist, rutlled
by the sun into feecy waves of translu-
cent pearl. In the middle distance, and
about halfway from Tregathcn TO the
river, a group of Lombardy poplars
crowned one of the knobs overlooking
the valley to the southwark. and the
colonel indicated the small hill with n
comprehensive gesture which included
the cultivated fields surrounding it,.
That's the Manor farm" he said, ''ard
the old square house stood in thah
among the poplah's. My father raised
it in the second yeah after he moved
down from Virginia, and it was II
mighty comfortable old mansion
mighty comfortable, sch. If you've
been in any of the old Virginia planta-
ton homes, you'll know about what
sort o. place it was
81 have passed through Virginia."
replied Ringbrand, land think know
the type. They certainly look comfort
able from the outside, and they give
one an idea of stability which is de-
cidedly refreshing in this age of archi-
tectural shams."
"Yes, sch, they do that; strong and
solid, like a man was buildin' for his
child'en and grandchildren. The old
Manor house was built hathaway;
beams and timbers of solid oak, dressed
down with the broadaX. 1t was a long
time Albumin"
II don't wonder your father didn't
rebuild it," said Ringbrand, reflectively.
"The associations would always have
been painful"
The colonel looked surprised: 81
hope you don't allow that he went up
on the mountain for that reason! No,
sch; he had better one. Old Doc Rains
fo'd talked right encouragin' about the
mountain air for my mother-she was
always mighty poly in the Valley l
reckon the change did help her some."
he. added, thoughtfully, but she never
did pick up after that mo'nin' when
they cyar'd father home"
TTn mr.