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IO THE LOWELL<br />
you are to be my son-in-law so soon, tell<br />
me what did foot ball ever do for you, or<br />
.what good did it do you?"<br />
"Well," said Grafton, *'I think it<br />
saved me from being a cad, and it did<br />
me a lot of good when it gave me<br />
Edith."<br />
" Yes," said Edith, " and me a lot of<br />
good when it gave me Graft."<br />
"Ah," said Mrs. Van Oman "but<br />
yours was an exceptional case. 1 '<br />
" Poor Gordon Sturgis," said Grafton,<br />
"what will he do about this ? What will<br />
he think of me. ? He thinks me a cad<br />
now, I'm afraid. 1 *<br />
(l No!ie doesn't," said Edith. "He<br />
told me what he thought of you."<br />
"What?" asked Grafton.<br />
11 A regular trump-card ! " said she.<br />
CEAS. G. NORRIS.<br />
A Day With Nature.<br />
It was Sunday morning when we<br />
started early from a little village and<br />
climbed a neighboring hill to view the<br />
surrounding landscape. It was one of<br />
those rare, calm days, found only in certain<br />
months of the summer time, when<br />
the songs of the birds may be heard<br />
floating idly past us upon the refreshing<br />
breeze, and the waters of the brooklet as<br />
they go rippling down the lonely hillside<br />
over the pebbles to join the streams<br />
below, and perhaps to refresh some<br />
weary traveler, who stops on his toilsome<br />
way for a cooling draught.<br />
On the top of the hill we rested, watching<br />
the wonders of mother nature. Before<br />
us lay a wide and beautiful stretch of<br />
country covered with rich fields of grain.<br />
Far in the distance shone the broad<br />
waters of San Francisco Bay glistening<br />
under the rays of the morning sun, and<br />
just beyond could be faintly seen the<br />
city itself covering the hills. '<br />
We commanded a good view of the<br />
surrounding country. Eighteen miles<br />
before us couldtbe seen the towns of Oak^<br />
land, Alameda and Berkeley, as they lay;;<br />
upon the shore of the shining waters ot<br />
the Bay.<br />
Midway between Oakland and us<br />
stood a grove of tall trees, like sentinels,<br />
guarding that quiet valley: one would<br />
think they had been planted by man so<br />
stately and unbending did they stand in<br />
the form of a perfect square, but no<br />
mortal hand had placed them there.<br />
Around us rolled the hills, those mighty<br />
guards in all their grandeur; over them<br />
lay the soft coverlet of flowers whose<br />
colors nature had so carefully blended<br />
into harmony. One might climb hill<br />
after hill to see what lay beyond, and he<br />
would reach the top but to see another<br />
impede his view.<br />
High up among the rocks a spring<br />
gushes forth and brimming over sends<br />
its sparkling waters on a winding journey<br />
down the hillside, under the bushes and<br />
trees, watering the roots as they go.<br />
As it j oins a stream tranquilly<br />
flowing at the foot of the hillside<br />
it is for a moment hidden from our<br />
view, and passes into the shadow of the<br />
trees and rocks.<br />
Suddenly upon the road a few miles<br />
before us was seen a wagon tearing at a<br />
terrific speed across the country, raising<br />
clouds of dust and dispelling from our<br />
minds that feeling of peacefulness and<br />
repcae which the nature of the place had<br />
suggested. As this gradually passed<br />
from our sight, we heard the bells of the<br />
village church in the distance pealing<br />
forth, welcoming all the country folk to<br />
the house of prayer.<br />
All day long we stayed upon the hilltop<br />
watching the beautiful scenery. It<br />
gradually grew toward night, when<br />
clear and startling over the evening<br />
breeze was wafted the pealing notes of<br />
the village bells, proclaiming to all that<br />
it was the hour of sunset.<br />
As we watched the sky, the whole<br />
•w<br />
V •;•&<br />
world seemed on fire,<br />
south reflecting thebrill<br />
setting stistt. <strong>The</strong> cloui<br />
position; those of a dee]<br />
to form a frame,<br />
picture, the clouds of.wj<br />
tered about. Suddenly<br />
a brilliant golden, coioi<br />
above-tite deep blue<br />
formed the outline ofstrip<br />
of the blue sky beii<br />
<strong>The</strong> white clouds shift<br />
and one might easily ii<br />
of the cross three brokei<br />
could not remain in thij<br />
and soon were • scattered<br />
blue heavens.<br />
That Fish Dli<br />
<strong>The</strong> day dawned brigj<br />
this particular 'June mi<br />
were extremely hapbi<br />
planned a fishing excursi]<br />
We had been waiting so:<br />
weather and,of course,lo'<br />
piaess is enjoyed the mor<<br />
We got our poles read<br />
our hocks and .we, I not<br />
dug for bait. <strong>The</strong>n tiler<br />
bate whether we should ti<br />
ket to carry our fisjb or<br />
string them on it . Alth<<br />
take a potato sack,;we fn<br />
favor of the twig for;we<br />
ourcatcfr.<br />
After deciding such iij<br />
tions as these we started.
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