Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-08-16
CHAPTER XI.-(Continued.)

wretched bush is doing so badly. 1t was
a beautiful rose tree once, and now its
flowers have degenerated into the com
monest looking things"
"Quite an ordinary occurrence, my
dear, in persons as well as in rose trees
We luxuriate for time in rich earth IN
I'll we exhaust its stores, when sterility
brings about a reYersion to the inferior
type from which we sprang."
''Then how do you account for self
made men, nurtured in a barren soil!
have certainly heard long biographies
Of such from you"
''They are sports, my dear, whims and
freaks Of nature" he answered, blandly.
Beautiful day, is it not? Shall we
xide?"
at is too hot" she said
81 have just had a letter from our
Central Committee. They do me too much
honor" he said.
Really" she answered, indifferentiy.
'"They urge me most strenuously to
Aelp in the New York campaign this fall.
Wouldn't you like a trip North, Fair
4axT
SIT doesn't sound very interesting" she
replied, coldly.
mo; home is better, after all-with
you, Yes, with you, my charming wife -
ne sald and raising one Of her hands
and kissing it with great gallantry. Life
has been cruel to me in that I have been
so much away from you. We must hence
forth try to be more together. l could
not have tolerated the separation mad
there not been some few poor compensa-
4ions. Here and there / have been able
to raise burden for a friend, to bright
en- a neighbours journey through the
world. But the pleasures Of the service
have been mainly in the doing" He sigh
ed. 20 Gratitude, how seldom dost thou
find a home in the hearts of men,"
HAS your broad generality any spe-
cific application?' Mrs. Tazewen asked,
with no trace of sympathy in her voice.
"Ah, yes; too many" he answered.
shaking his head. 'Do you think we'll
of the trip North? You could stay at
some watering place, where l would join
you as often as the fates permitted"
mo, / hate travelling. But that needn't
keep you," she said quickly, and then re-
GREETED she had spoken.
He paced slowly up and down the walk,
and did not answer. After a little time
she started towards the house.
"Where are you going, Fairfax?' he
called after her, as she was about to en-
ter the door.
81 have some sewing to do" she an
zwered, carelessly.
Bring it out on the north porch and
] will join you"
Gen. Tazewell came to her with
bulky volume of speeches. Moses, the
coal black stable boy, found them and
asked for the mail bag.
IT'S in the hail." said Mrs. Tazewen.
Bring it here, Noses" called the gen
eral; and as the boy brought it out he
said: I've some more letters to go. III
call you when they're ready" and the ne
gro disappeared.
The general abstractedly lifted the bag
by the bottom, and the letters poured
upon the porch floor.
How very awkward of your cried his
wife, with some heat, dropping on her
knees to pick them up.
Gen. Tazewell protested gallantly
against her action, but was no match IN
agility for his wife, who had the letters
all in her hands before he could bend his
knees to the floor. He had seen 4 GER
tain name, however.
He held out his hands for the letters,
and as he persisted, she said, glancing
over them: why, this one is not stamped.
How careless of me-" and went into the
house with it.
The general looked over those in his
heavily. I'm getting old She's too
quick for me-" and smiled blandly.
Next day he made more subtle move
,1,, h. D,n,l 49,
hour and took the river road for East
over Court House, on his daily pleasure
"trip to the postofice. The river made
wide sweep around the plantation, and
By walking across the pasture one could
easily intercept any one riding by the
road. AS the boy rode away the general
started alone across the pasture. For
some minutes she suspected nothing, and
then an intuition came to her. Hurry
Ing to the stable yard, she found by
chance a stray boy, the cooks next of
kin.
Quick. come into the stable and get
horse she said. You must go after
Moses fast as you can and bring him
back to me-"
She almost pushed the boy into the
stable and watched him fumbling among
the brides with an impatience that only
her absolute dependence on him enabled
her to- curb at ALL
You don't need saddle, do you?'
she asked, as she led the mare out
"No'm," he answered, doubtful1v
'leastways l wouldn't eff she warn't so
gayly. done ride a-many horse ithout
Roshin' at all; but that mare she got fire
IN her eye. she have"
Fairfax lifted the boy on the maro's
back, and giving her a resoundinp SLAM
stood with hands still clenched and with
flashing eyes, watching the marc clattar
Gown the road at a gallop.
Gen. Tazewell was puzzled at tba
iRngth Of time Moses took to come arorn5
The bend. II can't have missed MIN
Most remarkably slow boy is that
Moses" he said, opening and shutting his
watch, as he stood in the hedge row at
sAe side of the road.
just a. he was about to retu8 home