Beadle's Dime Novels No. 35: East and West — page 18: what you’re looking at

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18 THE BEAUTY OF WILLARD’S MILL. The pioneer spirit which had vaunted itself two hours ago began to fail upon hearing this information, when the woman continued : “My boy here can show yer the way across to the other road. Here, Ike, go ‘long o’ this lady, and show her the track ter the mill road.” “Oh, thank you very much,” answered Constance, joyfully, as the eldest of the tow-heads came slyly forward ; and the pioneer spirit rose again. “JT reckon yer have come from Kanesyille?”’ queried the woman, eyeing the elegant riding-costume of her visitor with admiring curiosity. “Yes,” answered Constance, guessing that her questioner esteemed Kanesville the metropolis of the world; “I came from that city this morning.” ' “Waal, it’s likely Kanesville’s improvin’ mighty fast sence the New Territory’s makin’ sich a blow. But yer mayn’t belong up ter Kanesville, I’m thinkin’ ?” “Why do you think I do not?” asked Constance, willing to sound the woman’s opinion of her. : “ Oh, I’ve seen near ’pon all the Kanesville big-bugs—and there’s some powerful smart ones, too—but yer ain’t one o’ them. Yer from Illinois, mebbe, or St. Louis ?” “No, you haven’t guessed it yet,’ said Constance, smiling. “ Praps yer from Pittsburg, then, or like enough from Vir- ny ?” a What if I was to tell you that I was from New York ?” asked the now thoroughly-amused traveler. “Waal, that’s a good bit off; from Rochester, mebbe. I had an aunt lived in Rochester onct.” At this the merriment of Constance broke forth in laugh- ter. “You do not understand me,” she exclaimed; “I came from New York city.” “Sure !” ejaculated the woman, a faint shade of perplexity on her pleasant face. “ Waal, we hev folks here from a-most all parts, and likely some from your town; but,” she added, with renewed curiosity, “you hain’t come all the way from York on that ’are pony ?” comicbooks.com