Hills of the Shatemuc

ning the heav

too deep

ild earth m

er heart

hall be g

, than hear

BROW

ne; a fair lovely summ

Landholm, as he pushed back his chair from the brea

bedroom, he can have

go in the

be sure and be there - I can't be spared a moment from the bend meadow. The grass there is ju

t down where?

his brother. "What time wi

expect. You'll have the

at the fair side

his father

you, Governor

si

hy

e the tide hard agai

and your arms are st

ll see. Mother, do you

amily a- laughing, All but Rufus; he was impenetrable. He sat finishing his breakfast without a word, but

ress, just put on; and the water, - well, it was running down very fast, but it was running quietly, and lying under the sky and the sunshine

r's edge to look, and then stepped from that to the one

after those people

It sounded in co

e?" said Winthrop

at the bottom of

"It would be a great deal h

effect your goin

n th

upon

river; "I shall have a pull up, but I shal

ake them d

nthrop, throwing the loosened chain into the boat's

ld take my advi

said hi

them

d Winthrop; "

xcessively

p smiling. "What do you prop

oolittle in

happens that he cou

st see

to bring up their

quantities before I can tell wheth

out from between the rocks, after a light touch or two of the oars, when Asahe

this child with

f alongside of the rock. Asahel jumped in triumphantly, and again slowly clearing the rocks the

the turn carried them well over towards the eastern shore. That was what they wanted, as Cowslip's mill was on that side. So keeping just far enough from the shore to have the full benefit of the ebb, they fell softly and quick down the river; with a changing panorama of rocks and foliage at their side, the home promontory of Shahweetah lying in sight just north of them, and over it the heads of the northern mountains; while a few miles below, where the river made its last turn, the mountains on either side locked into one another and at once checked and rested th

int it, Winthro

es

Rufus - Rufus bites his lip, and works so, and makes suc

e I am stronger

at can't be the reason you do e

en to be the sta

fish, and papa said last summer he never s

along the shore, a little dark spe

in your white jacke

ah

id Winthrop laughing. "Is

You must take great care of them, Winthro

biting his lips, as the boat rounded to t

e, Governor! - and the folks are come, I guess. D

and mind the

d went up to the crossing whe

ill and storage house kept and owned by Mr. Cowslip. From this central point a road ran back over the hills in

wo young ladies, and a gentleman seeming not far from young, stood at the end of the coach to watch the success of the

't Mr. Landholm here?" sai

om Mr. Landholm ahin

rse of tugging out

tleman

said Winthrop; "but his boat is here,

om the top of the stage, driver - that's all. - Do you understand th

aid Winthrop. "I am

's boatman.

at makes all straight. I can t

si

rry I can't stop, - I am obliged to go on now, and I must put my daughter and Miss Cadwallader in y

river. "We oughtn't to stop no longer. I

th, this young gentleman will see you and your baggage

over the baggage and the ladies. Elizabeth gave a comprehensive glance at the "young gentleman" designa

ess, Winthrop, this arternoon," remarked Mr. Cowsl

ll go?" sai

much for the boat

," - Mr. Cowslip remar

ere anoth

e - but she's up stream somewheres; comin' along, I gues

were successively borne down to the shore by the hands of Winthrop and Mr. Cowsli

zabeth suddenly when she was invited to

inquired Mr. Cowslip. "Won't do!

put anything more

thr

thout books,"

n the mornin'," su

e along!" said her companion

abeth; "I shouldn't know what to do with m

miling. "She would draw too

and no mistake, when you got

ked from one

ease," she said, indicating her command to Winthrop

her companion, - "

hill again to await the unpacking of the box. Miss Cadwallader straightened hers

said the miller. "She's a likely lookin' little gal, to

tly. When it was open, Miss Lizzie was not very easy to suit. With great coolness she stood and piled up book after book on the uncovered portion of the box, till she had got at

e here?" she sa

s nobody here 'll want to pry open

iss Cadwallader, who had come up the hill a

url-papers. You can be

Cowslip on the muddy steps, the young ladies were safely passed down and seated in the stern- sheets, not without two or three little screams on the part of Miss Cadwallader. The other, quite silent, looked a little strangely at the water coming within three o

east," Win

calm face of her boatman, and then settled herself in

pt its steady onward way. The scene was a fairy-land scene now. Earth, water, and air, were sparkling with freshness and light. The sunlight lay joyously in the nest of the southern mountains, and looked over the East, and smiled on the heads of the hills in the north; while cool shadows began to walk along the western shore. Far up, a broad shoulder of the mountain stood out in bright relief under the sun's pencil; then lower down,

ery busy with it, and little low-toned talks were held which now and then let a word escape, of "pr

?" asked the last

thr

not at all, wind

hey quiet

down very strong. A

ch a child do anythi

r. "What do you

he said. "I

to her companion. "Oh aren't you hungry?" she added with a

" said Elizabeth presently. Winthrop

aid, somewhat

ere?" inquired her companion. "You

and was following the curve of its shores, which certain

re for t

sahel, who was sitting on t

wallader, with a blan

eddy?" sai

rom a point the tid

annel, and the points, and was e

vely place

" said Miss Cadwallader. "Little boy, a

l," said the 'lit

to know it. Are there any st

'em," sai

hey ri

ore than half a d

g in the sunny spots,"

ything else here be

sahel. He looked a little

fruit," sai

," said

"tell us, will you; for I've co

raspberries, and low-bush blackberries and high blackberries, and huckleberries, a

ill do. I don't intend to stay till nut-t

s longer," sa

s, and those were changed and shaded, and mixed and deepened, - till the eye could but confess there was only one such storehouse of glory. And when the painting had faded, and the soft scattering masses were

eth with a half sigh, as t

said her cousin. "W

nd I am sorry to

ty reception he gave them. With him they walked up to the house;

ered the little boy, crouching upon th

throp; - "I can't like anybod

n't she? - the one with

said Winthrop,

it here pretty we

how they looke

N

and on one side and the other side; and

did you

at them,

p laughing, "don't l

ah

y n

ant to do anything t

at would be

t they would

find it out this ev

s something like bitterness in the heart of the elder brother. So long, but no longer. They had got only so far whe

ed as I am, Asahel, for I always

you do!" said Asahe

k at you when you

to that," s

s brother's hand backwards and forwards, a happy and confident a

l three. She was certainly very pretty. Her "light-coloured" hair was not so light as to be uncomely, and fell in luxuriant ringlets all round the sides of her pretty head; and the head moved about enough to shake the ringlets, till they threatened to form a mazy net to catch men's eyes. The prettiest mouth in the world, set with two little rows of the most kissable teeth, if that feature ever is contemplated in a kiss; and like the ringlets, the lips seemed to be in a compact to do as much mischief

upper the two girls

. "Did ye ever see a prettier creature, now, t

e a peach-bloss

on't look well,"

strawberrying with