Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-19

considered a marvel or convenience by
the neighbors. While it was building,
Jason Fanshaw had contributed many
pecVish objections TO the work, which
he considered a waste of time. but when
the clear, cold water gushed out at his
door, he melted under a blaze of won
Ger, and now no stranger ever came to
his house who was not shown the wa
terworks."
"liuh," he would exclaim with pride,
nobody else has got spring on his
land high enough fur such n thing. Col.
lasbrooke would pay no end O. money
eff he could have il. lie has to keep two
nggers busy film his iank an then the
waters stale an hot. You see, we sunk
our pipes so deep that the waters as
cold as Ice
A hundred yards from the house
was dense wood which stretched on
to a small river mile away, and fur
Their on to a high mountain, and here
Dave found his brother lying on the
grass reading his Blackstone. In hi,
unlikeEess to his family he was an
anomaly; he was over sis feet in height,
well built, slender, dark of complex
ion, hair and ewes. There was in tho
.hanely promincnce Of his bror , .,,o
Gesuon of strong mentality one might
LOOK for in vain in any of the other
FanshaWs; hi, limbs had the slight,
strong look of a blood,d borso. , ,,or,o
ist would have said that his hands in.
dica1ed the POSSESSION Of - r,firnd SON.
sitiye spirit.
ooh, | had no idea Won was beor,"
exclaimed Dave 81 ic.t thnr,rI,, 1,1
take walk to pit away from all tha,
clatter up at the house. An to tell
you the truth, I've got quart hid in
mat stump mar; CON you want to
wei Nore Whistie. as the fel!er said?
! nave TO Keep II Ind from the old man;
ne 100 aII-tlred stln2y to buy whisky,
ou' ne io'es II like hog does slop.'
1ou Know never drink, replied the
o'ner' HrihiE' lis Worcs formed
."lAInS contrast to the tialect of his
oro'her; there was "A vague sadness Of
zone IN ms voice. and his eyes dropped
US IL lhey were weary or the print upon
when iHey mac neeh resting.
WE'LL / reckon YOU won't mind ef
'aAe pun al H. SAID Dave. ! III dry
"s po"der-horh. lie removed fiat
e'one from 'he hoIIoW OF the stump
aHo 'ouh OUT MS mask. heres lookin'
you. ana inc neck OF tue bottle went
INTO MS mouth.
suppose 'hey mace me the subject
VI 'He!r 'a.h' as usual SAID Ronald,
WneN Dave had replaced the flask under
'i'e stone ana sat on the stump, his legs
'ioss'"'
NoU any moren common, Ron;
'ney We got 10 talk; taikin comes as
natural 10 women as cIuckin' does to
hens; the only difference is hens cluck
when they are busy. an caclle when
they've laid; the time to git away from
Il woman's tongue is when she's idle.
an that's all the time. But, honest.
don't see why they won't let YOU
alone You want to read an study, be-
eauae II suits you, an | am with you,
tooth al toe nail. Now, had my head
set on ranch life out west because
!Iter y love boss flesh an cattlc-raisin',
but they all come down on me like
landslide an Is had to hoe corn an
cotton ikea niggerturahoutforty cents
Il day, when might been maxim two
dollars an a-had my independence"
l'onaid IanShaw smiled genially, but
he maze 10 reply, and Dave sauntercd
away to the river TO see If his trout
unes had caught anything. When he
found himself alone our hero fell to
dreaming OF his past life. Above the |
tree-tops half mile to the cast, or
a shght elevation. lie could see the /
nigh. steep roof and dormer windows |
OF the chief mansion Of the locality, |
"Carn.eigh,' the splendid home Of the
countys greatest planter, Col. Henry |
HaSDrooke.
The house, in its silent grandeur, rep |
resonting wealth and power, had been /
/ potent factor in the struggles Of this |
young man towards the acquisition Of |
things above and beyord him i'm ,lo
dreamy blue realm of ros>iui,iiv. #.
massive Corinthiup coIumu. lis vo.,
white PROPORTIONS and lis nristocrotic
inmates. whom he saw driyirr uIorg
the roads. told him constantly ,vho,
and his family were not in to his
wear his fancy had dared ia
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