"On the way up George told me he an' Happy was ter be married the next week, an' I, fer one, was mighty glad on 't, fer I longed ter see her settled down an' like herself again.
"The north pasture lays up over the hill good two mile from the farm, an' when we 'd gone 'bout half way, George reined up, an' says:
"'Let's hitch the team here an' go over ter the pasture crosslots. It ain't more 'n half as fur, an' I 'm afraid it 'll get too dark ter hitch 'em if we drive round the road.'
"'All right,' says I; an' we set off, George takin' the five-rail fences at one bound an' walkin' as if on air.
"He was jest lettin' down the bars an' callin' the colts by name, when we heard a team comin' from the north. Both of us stopped ter listen an' see what 't was, fer there war n't but one road over the hill on the north side, an' thet was so steep it war n't travelled many times a year. We could look right down the slope of the pasture onter the road 'bout a hundred foot below, an', in a minute, a team hove in sight—the horse followin' pretty much his own lead an' feelin' his way down as best he could.
"There was a man an' a woman in the buggy pretty well occupied with one 'nother, fer his arm was round her, an' her head was leanin' on his shoulder. Somehow I did n't like the look of it, an' I was jest turnin' ter George ter say so, when I heard sech an oath from his lips as gives me the creeps every time I think on 't.
"There war n't no time ter say a word, fer I see what he see jest as plain as the sun in the sky:—the woman liftin' her face a little an' the man kissin' her over 'n over again.... 'T was Happy.
"'Do you see thet?' says George, turnin' ter me with a glare like a madman.
"'Yes,' says I, fer I could n't get out another word.
"'You lie!' says he, 'an' if you say thet again it 'll be the last word as leaves your body alive!'