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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1893)
"HE called HER IN." He wilted her In from me and ttmt the doorl After a Ionic MrniMllitir with my pride taM pulu A weary whllo II wwmwl, in whlnh the morn 1 Imid mymilf from hut, (lie wearer falu Whh 1 to took lijxin Imr furu again; At liwt at kiHt-lmlf notimnoiitt whore my f net Worn furliiR, I stood waist doup lu the sweat ttrauit KniMHt'H there, whore she Flint fliunii to niu, Tim vory tilntwonut alio had plucked that, day, And at her father's voice had uantaway, Around inn lay titill hrltflit and blooming la those oyet of mltm; 4uri an 1 withered each oue eagerly I premwri It to my lips and drunk thfe wine Hnr kiHsos Uifr thorn tw the honoy Imu, Then, after 1 liad laid them with the trem ' Of her bright hair, with Umpiring tender mm, 1, turnhiK. crept nn to tho edge that hound Her pleasant wjumiiiif honm-hiit all around Was tievor hIkii of Imr! The windows all Were htlnduil; and 1 heard no rippling full Of heruhul lauuh, unrany hand, voice call,; But, eluttihliiK to the taugltid ffraHflos, catwut A sound iu though a strong mun bowed hia head And Rohhed alone-unloved uneom for tedl And then straight way txtfore My tearless eyes, ull vividly wuh wrought A vision Unit in with me evermore; A little Rlrl that Huh iwluep, nor hears Nor heed not any voice, nor full of tcart. And I Kit BintfliiK o'er and o'er und o'er, "Uod eiillod hur In from him and shut the , doorl" -James Whltuomb Kiloy. A PERILOUS WOOING. From the time thut AbIhur was quite grown tip there wits no lonffur uiiy peace or quiet lit Uiwuhy. In fact, ull the ImiidsiiniMt young fellows in the village did nothing but fifjlit "'id quarrel night aftur nifrlit, und it wild ulwuya worm on Saturday nighta. Asking's lather, old Canute Husaby, never went to bed on those nighta without keeping on at leant bin bmtlier breecbeB and laying a good stout birch stick on the lied beside him. "If 1 have such a pretty daughter," said old Cunnte, "I must know how to take care of her." Tbor Nesset was only the son of a poor cottager, and yet folks mud that it was he who went of taiust to visit the farm er's daughter at Hnsaby. Of course, old Canute was not pleased to hour this. He said it was not true; that, at any late, he had never seen him there. Still they smiled, and whispered to each other that If he only hud thoroughly searched the hayloft, whither Ashing had many an errand, ho would have found Thor there. Spring came, and Ashing went up the mountain with the cattle. And now, whon the heat of the day huug over the valley, the rocks rose cool und clear through the sun's misty rayn, the cow bells tinkled, the shepherd's dog barked, Aslung sang her "jodel" songs and blew the cow horn, all the young men felt their hearts grow sore and heavy as they guzed upon her bounty. And on the first Saturday evening one after the other thoy crept up the hill. But they cume down again quicker than they had gone np, for at the top stood a limn who kept guard, receiving each one who came np with such a warm reception that he all his life long remembered the words that accompanied the action, "Come up here again and there will be still more in store for you!" All the young fellows could arrive bnt at one conclusion, that there was only one man in the whole parish who had such fists, and that man was Thor Nes set. All the rich farmers' daughters thought It wus too bad that this cot tager's son should stand highest in As hing Husaby's fuvor. Old Cumitc thought the same when he heard about it all, and said thut if there were no one else who could check him he would do it himself. Now, Canute was certainly getting on in years; still, although he was post sixty, he often en joyed a good wrestling mutch with his eldest son whenever time indoors fell heavy on his hands. There was but one path np to the mountain belonging to Husuby, and it went straight through the farm gnrden. Next Saturday evening, us Thor wus on his way to the monntniu, creeping cure fully across the yard, hurrying as soon as he wns well post the farm buildings, a mun suddenly rushed at him. "Wbut do you want with me?' asked Thor, and hit him such a blow in the face thut sparks danced before his eyes. "Von will soon learn that," suid some one else behind him, and gave him a great blow in the buck of hia neck. That was Aslang's brother. "And here's the hired man," said Old Canute, and uttackod him also. The greuter the danger the greater was Thor's strength. He was supple as a willow, and hit out right manfully; he dived and he ducked; whenever a blow fell it missed him, and when none ex peoted it he would deal a good one. He stooped down, he sprang on one side, bnt for all that he got a terrible thrash ing. Old Canute said afterward that "he had novor fought with a braver fel low." They kept it up till blood began to flow, then Canute cried out, "Stop!" Then he added in a croaking tone, "If you can get up here next Saturday, in spite of Cunnte Husuby and his men, the the girl shall be yours!" Thor drugged himself home as best he could, and when he reached the cottage went Btruight to bod. There was a greut deal of talk about the fight up on Hns aby hill, but every one said, "Why did he go there?" Only one person did not say so, and thut was Alsang. She hud been expecting Thor thut Saturday evening, but when she heard what had happened between him and her father, she sat down and cried bitterly, and said tu herself, "If I may not have Thor 1 shall never have a happy day again in this world." Thor staid in his bed all Sunday and when Mouduy came he felt he must stay on where he. was. Tuesday came and it was a lovely day. It had rained In the night; the hills looked so fresh and green, the window was open, sweet odors were wafted in, the cowbells were tinkling on the mountain, and far up above some one -was "jodling." Truly, If it hud not been for his mother, who was sitting in the room, he could have cried. Wednesday came and still he staid In bed; on Thursday, though, he hcirin to think about the possibility of being well again by Saturday, and Fri day found him on his legs ugain. Then he thoughtof what Aslang's father had said, "If yon can get up to her next Saturduy without being stopped by Canute and his men the girl shall be yours." Over and over aguin he looked up at Husuby farm. "I shall never see another Christ mas," thought Thor. As before mentioned, there wad but one path up to Husuby hill; but surely uuy strong, uble fellow must be uble to got to it, even though the direct way were burred to him. For instance, if he were to row round the point yonder and fasten his boat at the one side, it might be possible to climb up there, although it was so very steep that the gouts had great difficulty in climbing it, and they are not UBuully afraid of mountain work. Sutnrduy came, and Thor went out early in the morning. The day was most beautiful; the sun shone so bright ly that the very bushes seemed alive. Up on the mountain many voices were "jodling," and there wus much blowing of horns. When evening came he wus Bitting at his cottage door watching the steaming mist rise up on the hills. He looked upward all was quiet; he looked over towurd Husaby funn and then he jumped into his boat and rowed away round the point. Aslang sat before the hut; her day's work was done; she was thinking Thor would not come that evening, and that therefore many others might come in stead, so she uufuHteued the dog, and, withoutsuying anything, wulked farther on. She sat down, so that she could Bee across the valley, but the mist was rising there, and prevented her looking down. Then she choBe another place, andith out thinking more about it, sat down so that she looked toward the side where lay the fjord. It seemed to bring peace to her soul when she could gaze far away across the water. As she sat there the f uncy struck her that she was inclined to sing, so she chose a song with "long drawn notes," and fur and wide it Bounded through the mountains. She liked to hear her self sing, so she began over again when the first verse was ended. But when she had sung the second, it seemed to her as though some one answered from far down below. "Dear me, what can that beV thought Aslung. She stepped for ward to the edge and twined her arms around a slender birch which hung trembling over the precipice, and looked dowu. But she could see nothing; the fjord lay there culm and at rest; not a single bird skimmed the water. So Aslung sat herself down again, and again she began to eing. Once more cume the answering voice in the same tones and nearer than the first time. "That sound was no echo, whatever it may be." Aslung jumped to her feet and ugain leaned over the cliff. And there down below, at the foot of the rocky wall, she saw a boat fastened. It looked like a tiny nutshell, for it wus very far down. She looked again uud euw a fur cap, and under it the figure of a man, climbing up the steep and barren cliff. "Who' can it hot' Aslung usked herself; and letting go the birch she stepped back. She dared not answer her own question, but well she knew who it wus. She flung herself down on the greenswurd, seizing the grass with both hands, as though it were she who dared not loose her hold for fear of falling. But the grass came up by the roots; she screamed aloud and dug her hands deeper and deeper into the soil. She prayed to God to help him; but then it struck her thut this feat of Thor's would be called "tempting Provi dence," and therefore he oould not ex pect help from above. "Only just this oncel" she prayed. "Hear my prayer just this one time, and help hiin!" Then she threw her arms round the dog, as though it were Thor whom she wus clasping, uud rolled her self on the grass beside it. The time seemed to her quite endless. Suddenly the dog began to bark. "Bow wowl" said he to Aslang, and jumped upon her. And again, "Wow, wowl" then over the edge of the cliff a coarse, round cap came to view, and Thor was in her armsl He lay there a whole minute, and neither of them was capable of ottering a syllable. And when they did begin to talk there was neither sense nor reason in anything they said, But when old Canute Husaby heard of it he uttered a remark which had both sense and reason. Bringing his fiat down on the table with a tremendous crash, "the lad deserves her," he cried, "the girl shall be his!" Translated from the Norwegian of Bjornsterne Bjornson for Strand Magazine, Blf Ulokory Nuts. Stories have reached the division of pomology of hickory nuts in the Wabash valley as big as onVi two fists. Much anxiety was felt to secure some of them, but it was finally learned that this esti mate of size included the (tusks, the ker nels being small and almost worthless,' now to Eat Bananas at the Table. Bananas ought never to be peeled en tirely and the skinned fruit taken in the fingers. This is not nice at all. It is admissible to peel the fruit gradually, eating it as it is peeled; it is better, in this case, to nearly sever the mouthful with the fruit knife before attempting the bite, as it is never elegant to leave the print of the teeth in any article of food. Very dainty folk, however, object even to this way of eating the fruit, as after one or two mouthfnls the skin hangs over the band in an undesirable way. Such prefer to cut the banana through longitudinally, skin and all, and then with spoon or fork, preferably the former, take out small portions at a time, Her Point of View in New York Times. Ride and Tie. "Eide and tie" is an old Salem saying. Two men would start out on a journey With one horse. One would ride a speci fied distance, then, dismounting and ty ing the horse, be would walk on to the next changing place, where he wonld find the horse tied and waiting for him, having been ridden there by the man who started out afoot And bo the whole distance would be traversed, each one riding and walking in turn. The iters 'Bide and tie and go to Boston ' is found in an old account book, at a charge of four and sixpence.' Boston Tran script. Entirely Appropriate. It is quite appropriate that the warm, rich blood should mantle the brow of the woman who has a mar ble forehead. Marble is the proper thing for mantels. Boston Transcript DANGKKOUS PREPARATIONS. Allcock's Pokopb Plaster 'is composed of purely vegetable ingredients, and is ab solutely harmless. It assists nature in her own efforts to heal and invigorate, and im parts strength to the whole system. Many preparations oontain strong chem ical and mineral substances, which pro duce an injurious effect not only upon the skin, but upon the whole system, although at first they seem very beneiioial on ac count of their powerful action and tempo rary eueci upuo tue sunace. When purchasing a plaster do not only ask for Allcock's, but make sure that you get it. bbakiiketh's jriLLS are purely vegetable. Foreigner Are the ZognoWRkys among your landed gentry? American Yes, aiming our recently lnnded gentry. T-bt Gebmia for breakfast Hood'sCures "A few years ago my health failed me. Alter much persuasion I com menced to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, and am much improved. From au all ma down cou. dition I have been re stored to (rood health- Blr.G. W.lHlbU Formerly I weighed 135 pounds, now 176. Hood's Sarsaparilla has been a ercal ta-utslit to mo." Ukokub W. Twist, Coloma, W is. N. B. Be sure to get Hoon'8. 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Cox.Alleglieoy, Pa. la IstW. ari a Ml I 111 IttlW llll jflal I j OonaaaiptlVAsi and people II who have weak lungs or AbUv ti ma, should use Piso'sCuretor II Consumption. It baa eared l a thuuiMUkda. It has not Injur I I eU one. 1 1 Is not bad to take. II It In the boatoougn syrup. g Sold everywhere, 6u SWINGING AROUND THK CIRCLE Of the disease to which It In soiled with the nm renin ih, Hontcttnr'H htrmwh Hitlers, a fam ily medicine, Comoro hen sive in its senne. Ihik never ben thrum uion public attention In the guff of a univermil piinacea for bodily Mist. ThlttclHlm, daily iirroitMti'd in the columns of the dRily preen by the proprietor of niedlHneit iar imenor kmi hh rjietjuxrs, iiHS in A tllounfilKt liiKifiiK-eti difluU'd the puldic in edvnnce by Its uriMlii-rtllv mill fhn nriiiimMn nr .d.lln. of HHpe-rior (iixlUteN have been hand leaped by tho pretenHfonji of their worthless prudecewont. Hut the American people know, because they have verified the fact by the mom trying lent, thHt the Bitters wisijowies the virtues of a real constipation, nervous, rheumatic, stomach and Kmncy irounie. wnai it uoea it does thorough ly, and mainly for thts reason it is indorsed and worn men ilea oy Hosts of resoectubie mod leal men. "Bee pardon, sir: but can't von heln m to getsomethinR to eat? 1 haveseen better times," Better limes i en,wno tiasn'n ' BOW'S THIS) We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for anv ease of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, 0. We. thenndersiEned. have known F.J. Che ney for the last fifteen years, and believe hiin perfectly honorable in all business transact ons and financially able to carry out any obligations niiuie oy meir nrm. e, i & i iu ax, w noiesaic iirufreisu, j oieoo. o, W ALBINO, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. 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