Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-19
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90 WO o'clock p. m. on blazing
July day in the country. A row
- of stalwart mowers, each keep
ING time with scythe and step across
the ten-acre lot on the Rowland farm.
line of piebald cattle, black ana
white. red and white, dun ana gray
cream color and dun. coming slowly
down the slope Of the woodland pas
tura 70 drink from the brook beneath
the spring. A great, old-fashlolleo'
cream-colored farm house, with green
blinds and a piazza, side porch ana
n grapevine colonnade, standing on
IeveI lawn. beneath tall maple trees
that were only tiny saplings In the
davs when Great-grandfather How
nd moved up into Vermont from
Connecticut "to settle some eighty
years ago.
Tho doors and windows OF this fine
OLD mansion were standing VIDE OPEN
AMI brown retriever stationed at thS
front gate amlably watched TIE de
parture of two double-seated carryails'
ench drawn by a pair of tine horses,
md laden with n merry cargo OF laugh
s,v girls. And from one of the upper
windows another girl, apparently some
twenty years of age, looked out, cir 1ss
GA IN n blue striped calico, with pins Z.
fore apron pinned TO her sloping shout
ders and a cook book in her hand.
This was the aspect of the old How
,.rd farm and homestead when John
perry artist. first beheld them.
Onrinc the three weeks of his stay
., tho mountain village of Bradley he
had heard much of the Howiand place,
and the ..Howland girls" Being shy
and retiring student, he inwardiy con-
s.-...,,lated himself this afternoon on
,hs shsence of those girls, as he, too,
,oopaa after the cloud of dust that fol-
,r-vaa the rereating carryall wheels.
II can get my picture done before
4bev come laughing and Cabling home
ara,np muttered Mr. Parry, as he fix
"a his camp stool and umbrella near
tho Garden gate. and prepared to
ssatcb in the groundwork of the finest
view in Clayford County. as his host
NJ the village tavern had called It,
while directing him to it that day.
The ungalIant artist painted as fast
"a he possibly could. in oder 10 finish
his work before the daughters OF the
house returned. But the sun poured
down his most scorching beams upon
his head. and not leaf was stirred in
apy direction by a welcome breeze.
me haymakers halted now and then
10 allow of the passage of stout, COM
Portable looking brown jugs along the
line. and the sight made Mr.. Parry
thirstier. till at last in his desperation,
he Unattached the garden gate behind
him and went up TO the house.
.rhe brown retriever did not oppose
his advance. but lay on the clean mar
ble-painted wooden floor OF the hall,
and lazily tapped his tail In welcome.
Mr.. Parry knocked
After some DELAY light graceful
figure in blue calico appeared at the
lower end - the hall.
Mr.. Parry looked at the girl as she
came nearer.
She bad = frank. happy. childlIke
face. with large. bewitching gray eyes
ana a quantity OF soft. shert. curling
hair OF tho true golden color, such as
is seldom seen except upon the sunny
head Of a very young child.
.SThe hired girl. of course. How live
" she IS! 1 should like to paint her.
thought Mr.. Parry. as she busted some
-four from the prettiest hands and
arms In TIE world. and apologized b
him In very sweet voice for keepins
hin waiting