Hills of the Shatemuc

ll thereto he obedient, I have reason; If not, my senses, be

he patiently exercised her arms, till her eyes were satisfied; and after that the "Merry-go-round" had very soon earned a right to its name. Her father sent her a horse; and near every morning her blue habit was fluttering along the roads, to the great admiration of the country people who had never seen a long skirt before. And every afternoon, as soon as the sun hid himself behind the great western mountain, her little white boat stole out from the rocks and co

of a summer's evening, but for the most part Asahel and Elizabeth went alone. Miss Cadwallader

ce; and something pleasant too in her exceeding dainty and pretty manner of dressing. She fascinated the children's eyes, and if truth be told, more than the children. She seemed to have a universal spirit of good-humour. She never was so fast in a book but she would leave it to talk to the old or p

id upon the shelf. He did his best. But after a day's work in the harvest field, and fishing for eels off the rocks till nine o'clock at night, what time was there for Virgil or Graeca Minora? Sometimes he must draw up his nets in the morning before he went to the field; and the fish must be cleaned after they were taken. Someti

country household. The farm living and the farm hours seemed to have no disgust for them. In the hot weather the doors often

ng gone to bed; the rest of the family had at length followed them; Elizabeth and Mrs. Landholm alone kept their place. The one was darning some desperate-looking socks; the other, as usual, deep in a book. They

ng so well as readi

ld! What are you do

cks," she said cheerfully; "far

aid Elizabeth. "Wha

"Thick shoes and a great deal of stepping

d be better to buy new ones, t

ain - a smile of grave

to want anything you coul

" said Eliza

lesson to

n't learn it,"

lm gently. "Life would not be life wit

asant one, Mrs. Land

t back to h

, Miss Elizabeth," the

is t

n, and the look caught Eliza

Bib

don't read it much,"

Landh

l know some day why," she answe

xactly an answer,

with some

nd looked at the face opposite her. It was an honest and intelli

do without the B

I have done without

dho

Elizabeth, do you think you have lived a blameless lif

ave," Elizabeth answered gravely, and not wi

ry one of those wrong doi

y n

Christ paid his blood for your life? - Your time is bought time

s exceeding disagreeable; but before she or anybody had spoken again, the door o

e they all gone to bed?" she sa

e floor with the prettiest little bare feet in the w

and warm them. How cosy and delightful you do look here. Dea

s hesitation, and t

ding th

e Bible?" she said, huddling herself

r read it,

sorry, I dare say you will thin

you know it

it; and one hears it read, y

on both her hearers; but

"who read it a great deal; and he said that

was t

him if you wish to,"

Elizabeth, "do you think i

are not interested

zab

t th

holm paus

's end; the name and the love of forgiven children, instead of the banishment of offenders; a clean heart and

d not imagine. But there was so much in that face, - of patience and gladness, of strength and weakness, - it was no wonder it touched her. Mrs. Landholm's e

Miss Cadwallader hugged herself in her wrapper and

et warm?" sa

es

n co

aking went about with a certain quick energy which she a

gry with now?"

bod

, you are an

rt of use to be

hy

ou could not be wise

pouting of her under lip. "And all because I said 'stupid!' Well I don't care - they are all stupid -Rufus was as stup

ith Rufus?" said Eliza

e to do with Winth

all, that Winthrop does not amuse anybody - nobody ever sees him from meal-time to meal-time. You find Rufus very amusing, and h

usin; "they are a stu

"there is not a stupid one of them, from th

do with himself? R

or eels, I think, every other night. He has been after them to-night.

y'd grow stupid. - It is funny," said Miss Cadwallader as she got into

awe upon her. She had certainly heard people stand up in the pulpit and make prayers, and it seemed suitable that other people should bend upon cushions and bow heads while they did so; but that in a common-roofed house, on no particular occasion, anybody should kneel down to pray when he was alone and for his own sake, was something that had never come under her knowledge; and it gave her a disagreeable sort of shock. She lay awake and watched to see how soon Mrs. Landholm's light would go away; it died, the faint moonlight stole in through the window unhindered; and still there was no stir in the next room. Elizabeth watched and wondered; till after a long half hour she heard a ligh

ount her horse, Mrs. Landholm was doing some fine ironin

busy you are,

e out and see you start," she ans

hall make you my messenger. Will you give that to the man who takes care of my

d, and handing the note back

u give it

loured still more.

Mrs. Landholm; "there is no neces

I give it to him

in great w

works for my fathe

our money would be t

is he work

't know

body, that ever I heard of," said Elizabeth; "a

is doubtful whether i

he wouldn

it is ver

id Elizabeth; "for either he must be under obligatio

orld without being under obligation

and marching out of the ho

Elizabeth?" said Mrs. Landholm. Elizabeth was mounti

n't su

ot always fit," said

n wh

er alter

the very composed face of the last speaker, as he put her foot in

oes not choose

Fortune," said Winthrop smi

zabeth, - "than be obliged to anybod

?" inquired Mrs. Landholm

eth did not like; sh

d have answered her

le haughtily, with a very pretty tinge upon her cheek; -

Landholm. "I do

m, - the person under obliga

lt it so,"

eld as if certainly the neck had never been bowed under any sort of pressure; the other, in its

word, mother, from that you ar

m, but nothing was to

ess to hand me my riding

iged to me for that," he

but I pay for this oblig

the very speaking of her mind at the moment. Turning her horse's head she trotted off, her blue habit fluttering

lm, - "she has something to le

there is gold in the ea

holm, - "if she only

at full trot in all the riot of self-guidance, and to know that it only wanted good hands to train her int

e she thought what had been meant by that queer speech of Winthrop's. Then she reminded hers

out to hold her bri

of my horse?" she said

dsomely done?

utifully. W

ngs so," said Asahel oracularly, a

l, w

t you

I don't!

Wint

thro

He doe

h's chee

n of yours - why

t know - I guess

o the house, ready to cry with vexation. But it w

her cousin. "What adventure ha

ing a

hat's th

hip about somebody's shoulders, -

got a delicious plan in my head - I'm going to make the

sur

's ab

ha

hy

l take

, I don't know who; -

ed I

hy

in the world. I

to go - for my

great deal too much of Rufus's time. I don't believe he does his

g; "and I'm not going to stay here if I can't amuse mysel

u must make up your m

she even shed a few tears; but a rock could not have received

eing, as he always was when he could, very agreeable. In the mean ti

and work, the others, children and all, rather on the expecting order and not doing much of any thing; when a quick springy footstep came round the house corner. Not Winthrop's

he children. But Rose

- Mrs. Landholm, how do you do? - Miss Elisabet' I did not lo

said Elizabeth. "I

rd

; and then Mr. Herder went again to Mrs. Landholm, and gave

Herder, after they had done a gr

a fishing. We expe

ow de country. I did not come to see you, Miss Elisabet' - I have come to see my friend

r huckleberries," said Rose, - "w

that - yes, I will go wiz you, and I will go

him in my boat. Come Mr. Herder, - I don't want you, Ros

d her oars, and drew Mr. Herd

ured with light clouds. Elizabeth seated Mr. Herder in the stern of the 'Merry-go-ro

other boat, moored a little distanc

your boat soft, Miss Elisabet' - hush! - do not speak wiz your - what is it yo

n, - the cork floated at rest; and the fisher seated in his boat, was giving his whole att

de of each other; and while Winthrop and Mr. Herder were shaking hands across them, Elizabeth quietly leaned over into the stern of the fishing-boat and took up one or two books which lay there. Th

der?" said Winthrop. "Have you com

et I do not know - I have come to see you, and I do not kno

one he was in and took a seat in Winthrop's. Elizabeth would not leave her own, though she permitted W

if you will not come, I will not come back to you. I did not come t

abeth, and turned to talk to Winthrop, as answering to h

ust to see you. You have not change your m

si

she gives them a leetle more, till they can get through and come out wiz their studies. This Université has a foundation; and it is full; but the President is my friend, and he knows that I have a friend; an

brother's case hopeless, by swallowing up all the little means that of right must go to set him forward first. There was a strong heaving of motives against ea

ch Mr. Herder - I wo

e that it is imposs

t?" said th

will see me in Mannahatta by and by," he added with a faint

I should like to have you there wiz me. But you m

ome," said

xcellent - what you call him? - bookseller - Would you like a place wiz him, to keep his books an

ling; - "the eagle never beg

wish I could do you some goot, but you will no

iend, sir," said W

said the other, nodding

as a little astonished again when they reached the land to see he

get it, sir," she

turalist. "What for should you re

k?" said Elizabeth as she and Mr. He

at boy is a v

e studyin

kes you

k book and a dictionary t

e is studying it,

- berry party; but she carried a book with her and sat in a

s colouring was not the cold grey of the autumn, only a soft mellow chastening of summer's gorgeousness. A little ripple on the water, - a little fleckiness in the cloud, - a quiet air; it was one of summer's choice days, when she escapes from the sun's fierce watch and sits down to

list, - "she is the only one wise of us all; she does n

u don't know,

said her cousin; "she r

Rose Cadwallader

at the ladies read - they do not trouble themselves

d exceedingly and for several minutes kept its glow; and t

he bushes grew down to the very water's edge and hung over, black with berries, though us Asahel remarked, a great many of them were blue. Everybody had baskets, and now the fun was to hold the bask

bush in his hand and a berry in his mouth. "Well -

id Rose; - "They mak

omised to make us so

am very sorry I shall not be here to eat the pies wiz you. Pull us a little, Wi

came down again with a load of fruity branches, which he threw into the boat. While the others were gathering them up, he stood still near the edge of the water, looking abroad over the scene. The whole little bay, with i

tty place in America. I should love to live here. I should be a happy m

o be happy, Mr. Her

for, then? I am sure

sure I do,

may," said the natur

said Rufus with a satiric glance at the cover of El

or, Mr. Herder?" sa

ords a co

do my work," sai

hat is

th. It is for that I spend my days and my nights

is truth, Mr. Herder?" said Rufus; - "what

ind it out - since it is there - and I could not be happy if I did not find it; - bu

uth shewed that he thought Mr. Herder

ve to be happy, don't you,

ng at the same time an energetic effort after a difficult

aid the young lady wi

in getting the highest huckleberry bush. It don't make

se of the matter, the

eth, "why do you want to find

ll do goot to the world and make ozer happy. It

said Elizabeth a little impatie

her pretty lips black with huckleberries, w

out truth, as you say - to advance science and learning an

and fishes, and beetles, and animals - don't you love them as much as we do dogs a

not love them - I do not care for them; - I love

your pleasure

could speak German, I would tell you; - Wint'rop, you do say nozing;

urposes with lif

said the

esponded Asahel from behind

e point!" sai

to the point,

now - or will be pre

point - what shoul

the law to c

" said

you think, Wint'rop

I should live

said the n

ght in doing all one can, first for

aid Mr. Herder. "

r yourself," said Rufus, with a

rst for oneself," said

ld one ever do mu

rue; you

appiness before one's own?" said Elizabeth with

ust reason, does it

body acts up

" said Asahel, - "mo

xpressible glance, which lit upon not

rine, Mr. Winthrop

ne. Will you sit a little more i

of attention to anything else, good or bad, till the