It had been a lovely night for the travels
“Really, put your chicken fixins an’ cake inside yere. Captin, you’ll be able to experience wid me, an’ de- younger woman an’ my ole woman’ll need de right back seat. Bro Dan’el, dere’s space for your requirements ef you are able to go.”
“No, I thanks a lot. It’s the perfect time fer ole group to check out bed. Good night! An’, Bobby, We hopes observe your agin’.”
A revelation.
The atmosphere was softer and balmy. The fresh new fields and you may hedges was basically redolent which have herbs. Perhaps not one cloud obscured the newest lighting of one’s moon otherwise the new grandeur of the stars. The new old woods have been festooned having moss, and therefore hung like graceful draperies. Previously and you may anon good startled hare glided along the roadway, and whip-poor-wills and you may crickets bankrupt this new relaxing silence of your own evening. Robert rode quietly with each other, quaffing the beauty of the scene and you may thinking of his boyish weeks, as he achieved wild and you may nuts plums in those trees; he together with spoilt lovely reminiscences regarding later years, when, with Buddy Daniel and you can Tom Anderson, he attended the key prayer-meetings. Iola rode along, conversing with Aunt Linda, entertained and you can curious in the quaintness out of their message and the shrewdness off their own intellect. (suite…)