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TH E DE CL ARA T IO N O F INDE PE NDE N CE

RY H E N R Y J . V E R N O N .

he s tory of an d t hen Patrick Hen ry aros e A good-l ookin g .

the Decl ara

member in plain clothes as a cotemporary de ,
”

s cribed h im B ut h is el o q uen ce s oo n fired al l .

In de
.

tion of
Tw o days aft er cam e th e n ew s o f th e oan n o n ade
pen den ce is
Th M r Duch
m
fa il iar to
at B os ton

ur h h
e Rev
. e recto r . of .
,

Ch ris t s Ch ad been as ked to op en th

mi
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every A er c , e

Co n gress w ith pray er an d el ectrified all by

W e w ill
e Psal m
,
can.
readin g t h for th e day th e 86th Pl ead
my caus e 0 Lo rd w iththemthat s trive w ith
.
,
n ot , in co n s e

me ; fight again s t them that fight again s t me

, , ,
q uen ce, re
.

i
,

p eat t n ow
Take h ol d o f s h
.

m
iel d an d buckl er an d stan d u p
Wh it too k
for m
y
: L IB E RT Y B E LL
in e h All h
r
el p etc etc al l ed it as a g ood
.

n Adam
. . .

om om
, ,

face and w h
, at o p prés io n s preceded it even our en As J oh s w rote h e to h is w i fe
It s eem
, .
,

youngchildren kno w We o nly r efer . to it , in ed as if Heaven h ad ordain ed th at

h
t is lace
p , he Great Cen ten nial
as in tr o ductory to t P s al mto be read th at m o rn in g .

Ex hibition w h ichis to be h el d in Ph il adel phia It is a n ote w o rth y e ve n t t h at w h en t he r

p ya er

m
.

ti n m mm -w i de im
,

e on l y m em
, ,

t t th t l d w as offered u p Was h in gton w as th

m
y r o co e ora e a w or

mp
, ,

- i even t We say w orld-w ide i o rtan t , h er th a t kn el t even of th e oth er Virg in ian s

p
mth
.

im
, ,

tea s ere is no doubt that the s pread of E pisco palian s like h self Th e New En glan d .

liberal princi l es in Euro e, an d th e gen eral

p p
m h
elion tion o f t e co n ditio n of an kin d, every m
wh in t h
ere with e las t cen tury , is at tributabl e,
m
,

n s
geat
r degr ee , t o the in fluen ce of t he A e

na n Declaratio n of In depen den ce .

lh
efirs t Co n ress , w h
g i ch mt i e n 1 774 , did n ot

tenable , in w hat is no w call ed t he Hall of In

dependence, an d w h ich w as th en th e State
Kn ee, but in Car en ters Hall , an edi fice t h
’
p at
md in s back fro mCh es tn ut st reet , j us t bel o w
low in Ph
il adel ph
ia This buil din g bel on g
m im
. .

Mo
‘
t s h guil d of carpen ters , as its na e

iiifl , and is st ill s tan din g It is a plain , brick .

t
iifice, in th e st
e o f th at da y , an d is kept in
Whit by its o w n ers , th e ass ociatio n of Mas t er
ilrpenters
‘
here that Wash
. It w as in gton P at ,

y Rich ard Hen ry Lee an d a h

rickH enr os t o f

rst set in m o tio n an d so m em

, ,

th us fi , e o f th nu

ey m
,

y th Th
zasciousi e bal l o f re vol utio n et i n
7“u er roo m e e difice an apartm
, .

pp o f th en t abou t ,

hy-nve feet square w itha recess t w en ty-nve ,

tarp at one en d Th ey s at fo r aw hil e in s il en ce

, .
, CARP E NT EBS ’
B AL L .
30 T H E D E C L A R A T I O N o r I N D E P E N D E N C E .

mmb e ers , bein g Con gregationalists , or Presby great w in do w , on h

t e s eco n d s tory of h
t is to w er ,

t erian s , stood durin g pray er, as is he cus that the s till t Decl aratio n of In depen den ce, after it
to mw ithth os e s ects , an d mos t of th er m
e ot h em h ad been adopted, w as read, on t e h dtb of J uly
mpl mbl
,

bers foll ow ed their ex a e. 1 7 76, to the asse ed cro w d below . A bove ,

h
un g the l iberty bell , hichis an ill us tration of w

g iv en as an in it ial l et t er at t h e h ead o f this art i

is fam is tory apart from
,

cl e. Th o us bel l h as a h
th at of bein g th e bell r un g on th at g reat day 5 .
'

had been cas t in Lo n don in 1 752 but on its very , ,

firs t trial in Ph il adel ph

, ia it got cracked It , .

w as th en recas t un der direction of t h e S tate A s

s em bly By w h at s eem s al m o s t pro ph etic in s igh t

mtt
.

mH
,

a o o w as n o w added to it, taken fro oly

Writ (Leviticus x x v c apter , 10t h hverse ) Pro

mlib
, .
,

cl ai erty hroughout all the l and un to al l the

t
in h
abitan ts thereo f Ho w l ittl e at that tim e

mt i
.
, ,

h
tw en ty-t ree years before Co n gress e n In de
pen don es Hall , did its foun ders kn ow t ath it
f w oul d literally fulfil this iq iun ct ion ! For this
he Decl a bell w as th
e firs t on e run gto an n oun ce t
ration Nor is it too m uchto say th at th e so un d

in g l iberty to all m
.

at bell procl aim

,

of th en h ear d , ,

2 firs t o n t h at even tful fourtho f J ul y h as gon e on , ,

reverberat in
g n o t o n ly th ro u g ho ut t h is l an d bu t , ,

al l l an ds an d w ill r everbe rate l et us h o pe t il l

al l m
, , ,

en every w h
”
ere are free and equal , ,
.

Indepen den ce Hall as it s tood in 1 776 t h er e , ,

IN DE PEN D EN C E HALL IN 1 774
fo re h ad n o steepl e th h often repres en ted
.

o ug

e s till m ore m em m e fro m

, ,

Th o rabl e Con gress wh ich w ithon e We ive a view taken at th at ti

g , .
,

a d th e D ecl arat ion o f In depen den ce th e Co n t h S h-w es tern corn er o f th e Wal nut s treet
p ss e e ou t
res s of 1 7 76 m
,

et in th e S tate Hous e n ow cal l ed fro n t Th is view in cl udes th e w in do w w h

g , , er e .
,

In depen dence Hall Th is s tructure s tan ds abo ut s too d th

.
e bal co ny fromw h ich as w e h ave said , , ,

t w o blocks w es t of Car pen ters Hall th e Decl aratio n w as read to th Th

’
. It occupies .
e peopl e , e .

w ithits g roun ds th e en tire s q uare bet w een Fift h Decl aration w as fi

’
,
p as s ed n al l y ab o u t t w o o cl oc k
e m em
,

an d Wal n ut an d Ch
, ,

an d S ix th streets es t n ut
on th orabl e fo urt ho f J ul y Th e l ibert y
.

e tim
,

hon ored edifice is about fift y feet back bell im mediately an n oun ced the passage of t he
.

Th e-

fromth e l in e o f Ch es t n ut s treet on w h iehit ,

fron ts an d rem
,
ain s to t h is day substan tiall y as
, ,

it w as in 1 776 It w as erected original ly , in

m
.

1 729 , an d is a very favorabl e s peci en , arch i

tectural ly , of the s tyl e o f that day The aterial s m
m
.

are brick, w it h q u oin s w i n do w -fra es , stri n g

ma bl mi
,

cou rs es , etc. , o f r e
. The roo s n s ide are

w ain s coted to t he ceil in g, an d s h

ow very co n

s iderabl e hn ical s kill in the carvin gs etc

tec , .

Few buil din gs o f th at per iod even in En g l an d , ,

that w ere n o larger ex cel th is old S tate Ho us e ,

.

A s teepl e w as erect ed in 1 756, an d w as stan din g

in 1 7 7 4 , w hen the firs t Co n gress et in Carpen m

t ers Hall We give, above an ill ustration of In
’
. ,

depen den ce Hall , hthis origin al s teepl e

w it .

In 1 7 76 how ever the s teepl e n o l on ger ex

ad becom
, ,

is ted . It h e ru in ous an d been taken

do w n In its pl ace an or din ary ro of w as pl aced

l N DE rEND E N CE HA LL l N 177 6
.

th is to w er is on t he s o uth
.

on e brick to w er Th . ern ,

or Wal n ut s treet s ide an d is four s tories h

igh act of In dependen ce Cro w ds of p p
eo l e had been
m
. .

ma bal co n y l eading out fromth

,

It w as fro ,
e lin gerin g about , all the orn in g, in ex pectation
 T H E D E C L A R A T IO N O F I N D E P E N D E N C E .

h
of t e even t , an d th is cro w d w as so o n s w el l ed to in his au to biograp h
y say s h he
t at t roug hdraft
o r i inal m mmb
,

thrice its g ag n itu d e b y t he hu n d red s w as s ign ed by every e er pres en t This is

o cam m
.
,

wh e th ro n gin g at th e s o un d It was t h en . no doubt, correct . But the for al , en gro ss ed

that th e Declar at ion w as firs t read to th e peo pl e co py w as n o t s ign ed till later ; an d hen ce th e

fr mth
o e bal co n y in th e to w er Th e ex cit em
. en t apparen t con tradiction betw een h i m
an d ot her

c ntin ued th
o ro u ht h
g e en tire aftern oo n an d l at e h
aut orities Fo r ti m w a q i d t g th
e s re u re o en ross e

m t pa
.

into th e n igh t Bo n fires blaze d in th e s t reets docu en on rc hm t ;aft tht th hat d v

en er a e e ro e

am ma y mmb a
.
,

h s ren t t h e air every w h ere an d it w as n earl y n e ers w ay ;an d in con s eq uen ce it w as

m idnigh t as a co tem po r ary ch ro n icl er says w h en he 28thof Augus t before the s ign atures as w e
t
emo n t h
,

e o rigin al docu m
, ,

u i t a t l a t fe l l u o th e t w n n o w s ee th en t preserved
q e s p n o . ,

Four days l at er a m o re im p o s in g c e l eb ratio n at t h e c a p i ta l w, e re a pp e n d e d W a s h i

. n
g t o n w a s

took plac e Th
. ere st il l s tood in th e State Hou s e n ot a m em ber of th is Co n gres s He h ad on t h
. is ,

a d a h o r t di s ta n c e s o u t h o f t h e W a l n ut st reet ev en tful day h is h e a d - u art ers in New York as

y r , s , q ,

f on t a
r s ta g gi n w h ic h h a d b e e n erec t e d to oh g en e ra l - i n - c h ie f B u t a s s oo n a s h e h e a r d o f th e

Fromth
. .
,

serve th e t ra n s it of Ven us is on th e p a ss a g e o f t h e D ec la r a t io n h e ca u s ed it to b e

m
.
, ,

8t h th e Declarat io n was ag ain read t o th e peo read at th e h ead o f eachbri ade o f th a

g e r y
m m m
,

m
.

p le t hi s t i e w i t h g re a t er fo r ali ty a ec o w i th a l l p p
r o er o fi
f c ia l p o p h e ar t il y e n d o rs i n g
im
. , ,

oenie d by s peech es an d fo ll o w ed in th e even it h s elf bo thas a

p rivate cit izen an d in h is

an ized dem m m
, ,

ing by fire-w or ks an d oth er o rg on p u b li c c a p a c i ty a s c o a n de r -ia -c h i ef

s torm cam e roo m
. .

st rat io n st il l a th
. u n der- e up an d dis Th in w h ichth e Declaratio n w as adop t

p er s ed t h e t h o us a n d s w h o t h ro n g e d t h e s t reets ed is o n t h e eas t s ide Y o u e n t er th e s t a t el y

h form
. .
,

Mean t im e th e Decl aratio n th oug al ly co rrido r or h , all t h at goes th ro ught h e buil din g

m
, , , ,

ado t ed b
p y C o n g res s h a d n o t y e t b e e n s ign e d fr o n o rt hto so uth an d fin d it o n
y o u r l e ft a s

e di fiere n t m em bers as so m
,

m
, ,

hr th e au th o rities h Th
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, y o u p a s s in f r o C es t n ut s treet is co rrido r
.

ass ert but o n l y by Joh

, n Han cock B ut J efferso n
.
, run s th e en tire dep tho f th e buil din g an d t h en
,

CO RRIDO R O F INDEPE N DEN C E HAL L .

 THE NE W Y E AR S
’
B OS E .

HT I . B I X PO B D .

Jon C m s topped before th

e florist
’
s Th
ree years ca ma de n w en t. To Dora Grayl e
window , fo r a r os e w as blosso mi gth n h h h hh
ere, un like h m
t ey broug t c an ges t at s e ad n ever drea ed
any h eh ad ever s een before It w as w h ite as a . hh h h h m of S e ad w aited epef ll y for t e ti e to
l s an d golden at its com
.

lily on th e edges o f its peta , e wh en h er l over sh ould r eturn t o cl aimh er

h eart . It l oo ked like a ros e of Paradise as h is ow n Sh e h eard from . himn ow an d th en ; .

“
1 will bu y th at for Do ra
”
h e said , he w as al w ays w orkin g an d sl ow ly he w as w in
.
,

It is un iq u e
"
th e flo rist said I h ave n in g B ut th e y ears w ere very l on g to h er

I raised it m
.
, . .

nev er seen an y o th er like it y fs e l Th e en d of th e th ird year brough t deathinto

ers fro m om
.

er com
,

and h ave tr ied to grow o th it but w i th h er h On e day h er fath

'

e p l a i n e d o f
out m
, .

feel in gill ;th e n ex t day h e w as dead : an d sh

”
ecca . e w as

Half an h our l ater a girl w itha beautifu l al on e in th e w orl d

e me w ith a soft s m e funeral a fact cam

, .

beewas ben din gover th il e on After th e t o l ig h t of w h ich

m m
, ,

h er li s
p a n d J o h n C a r th e w w a s s ta n d in g b y h e r f e w h a d d r o e d T h e o l d a n h ad specu l at ed
.
.

I couldn t th i n k of an yth in g els e to bring h eavil y : h

“ ’
is estate was ban krupt
y to rem ber m
.

em h So at th inn in g of th e fourthy ear Dora

”
ou e by e a id e beg

in g to m ake m e rem em Grayl e w ent out in to th

, . , ,

I don t w an t anyth e w orld w ithon ly h

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er

ber you sh
”
e an s w ered softly hands to depen d upon But s he had a sto ut
et m he heart an d she kn ew John w oul d com
. .
, ,

I did n ot h el ice e back w h

”
s yo u w oul d forg e en

is me m ade m
, ,

answer ed B ut th e th in k o f h e h eard of w h at h ad h appen ed

m m m
. .

y o u b c us e
e a it w a s so di fl er e n t f r o o t h er ro s es S h e to o k a ro o in a p o o r l itt l e t e n e e.n t- h o u s e
~

at 3 it Ten n ys on say s ? Som ingabout so m e an d alm

,

Wh eth os t th e on l y th in gs h e brou g ht fromh er

oae s bein
'

g q u ee n r o se o f t h e ros eb u d g a r d e n ol d h o m e w as t h e rose h e r l over h a d g iv en h e r .

of irls ?
g I m n o t g o od
’
a t q u ot i n gp o e t r y y o u T h a t s h e w o u ld ta k e w i t h h er s h e s a i d w h ere

Every tim ere is a n ew bl oss omy on

, , ,

know e th evsr sh e w eh t Every th in g el s e sh e w as w il

m think that I amthinking of you

. .

lin g to give up to pay h er fath

”
er s debts
’
B ut
ts of m in g could bu y it from
. .

“
I w on der if your th o ugh e w ill be as th at was h ers an d noth her
ese bl os som ht that she had m
.
.
,

t ss th sh e as ked h Sh e h ad t h
”
swea s are l old oug , an y frien ds

ingone against h er pi n k ch before h er ih th er s death but sh

’
eek . e foun d out n o w ,

You can al w ays believe t h h th at th os e w h o h ad been gl ad to visit h er in th

-
at e an sw ered e

breakin g of o n e cream m
, ,

y b u d a n d fa s t e n i n g it e l e g a n t h o e s h e h a d l os t q u i te f o r
g o t t h a t th e y
hen I conie back tromover sea kn ew the l onel y girl who lived up tw o pair of
, ,

in h er h air “ W
.
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,

I know w h ere t h ere is a ros e I s h all t ry to w in stairs in a poor littl e h ous e on a very pl ain .
, , , .

I w onder if I s h all fin d en oughover th ere to buy “ fash ionabl e street .

it w ith Sh e w aite d and w atch ed an d th

”
e day s grew

e w eeks in to m
.
,

oh Joh sh e said earnestl y th e rose into w eeks and th on th th

2
n !
“
s 15 e

months to years even When her fathe iod

, , , , ,

you want w ould be your s for th e as kin g if th

’
e

e m ers el f free fr oman y obl ig

. .
,

rese cen ld h ave its ow n w ay in th If s h e co nsi de red h

-
atter ation

m
.

fath er coul d on l
y see t h at w e a l th is n t w h a t is h e h a d i psdo e a n d ha
’
d w r itte n to J oh n C a r t h e w

w anted to m m
, ,

ake us h appy perh ap s h e w ou l d te l lin h i f w h at h ad t a k l a S h t h u h t

g o e n p c e e o g
is o ppos ition to our m
.

e w oul d com
,

g e up h h e to h But h
” “

iv arriage er e did n ot an d
It is n o use “ pms th e m l m was sil ent
. . ,

atter w ith h Maybe h e w as dead '

Sh e did not

I am m
.
. .

fu ller John Carth

”
ew an s w ered ”
g g
o i n o n ce t h i nk th a t h e
- ig h t h a v e f or g o tt e n h e r

m
. .
,

an y to tr
y a n d ge t t h e w e a l th I u s t h a v e
'
b e I t wa s N e
’

w Y e a r s Eve an d sh e w a s u n u t te r
’

m m
,

f- r e l can w in
y o u I t w ill b e a lon g wa it i n g abl y l o n el y
'

S u d d en l y s h e re e b ere d t h a t

aps and to m n a ten em

. .

-
{ct bothof us perh i t w il l b e a h h a d h eard th a t s ch i l d wa i ll i en t
e s e s

e one since I m at its m

. .

ry l on eso m
, ,

t ea ay not w rite to h ouse do w n th e s treet an d th oth er w as

m m
,

m
, ,

r in a ll th a t ti n e .
”
a l on e a n d w a n te d s o e o n e t o c o e a n d s it w i th ,

I ah all be as trn e to you as if I w ere boun d h Sh e put on h er bo n n et an d s h aw l an d

“
er . ,

by a th ousan d prom is es or w ro te every day w en t out Al l at once sh e th ough t of h er ros e

m m
. .
,

I amw il ling
,

l hsfi d . to w ai t A n e w b l os.so
”
h a d o p e n e d t h a t o r n i n g : a

Yet. “ IX — 2 88
34 o ne D E A D.

beautiful flo w er ; and he said her Co mi h

s e s aid, breath
in g quick
m
royall y s to e n, .

sel f she w oul d carry it to the poor sick boy Th e door open ed and a an en terin g stoo d

er room
. , , ,

Sh e ret urn ed to h , th ere fo re an d b rok e th ere i n th e sh a d ow s .

e bl oss o man d on e h
,

ed th alf- o pen e Dora h e said h

" ”
d bud gro w o pefull y s ofily ques tion
Have I foun d m
, , , , ,

A tear or tw o feiLinto th
"
ingbes ide it . e road s ingly y ro s e a t la s t 7 .

ol den h h h h h h J oh J oh n 1 sh e cried ;and th

”
g ea rt as s e d id t is S e a d l earn ed O n en s tro n g

E very tin e it arm

. , ,
,

to th ink th at rose h er M end s were round h er and h er h appy tears w erc

e m
. ,

h ad bl oss om ed sh e h ad to l d h ersel f th at h er l over h idden on th e breas t of th an s h e h ad been

w as th in king a sw eet th ough t of h er w aiti ng for so long
e roomw h
. .

Wh en sh e reach ed th ere th e ch il d By- and by h e tol d h er h is sto ry He h ad re ~

.

w as s h e found th at death had crossed th e th res h ceived h er l etter an d s tarted at on ce for h om e

e m
, , ,

ol d before h e r and w as stan di ng at th e cradl e bri ng ing th oney h e h ad earn ed in th e y ears

e w eepin g m
,

by w h ichth oth er kn el t of h is abs en ce Th e ch ip h e sail ed in w as w re ck

He is al m e poor w om ed an d for m im
. .

th on th s five of th e crew and h

“ ”
os t gone l an sob s elf

at will m ad lived upon a littl e m id ocean is land ficm

,

Poor Bennie l Wh ot h h - - ”
be d . er do ? ,

Dora put th e ros e in th e ch ild s h and He w h ichth ey w ere rescu ed at last and brough
’
t
e flow er ;and s m
.
, ,

opened h is eyes an d saw th il e th at very w eek to New Yo rk

cam But I am a poor m e said ; m m
.
, ,

e over h is poor little face an

"
h “
y o n ey
e botto m
. ,

h e wh and h w en t to th of th
” ”
Pretty pony is per ed el d it e sea

And I am a poor w om e m
.
, ,

again st h is ch And h sh
”
eek lovin gly olding it an ade reply
ut I amn ot poor
. , .
,

th ere fell as l eep fo ever

, r B . atter all I ha ve y os , .
,

Dora dres sed th e ch il d for its burial and l aid J oh

”
n
An d I am
.

e me u pon its breas t bet w een th

,

th e littl e fol ded , rich too for I h ave yo u he said , , , ,

hands An d al l n ight long sh e sat th e re w ith te nderly ; and you w ere w h

“
d I was w orkin g to
e dead baby an d its m
.
, .

th oth er w h il e outs ide th e w in I h ave h u n ted for y ou for days up an d

mki g th
.
, ,

s no w fell, so ft an d w h
ite , a n e w orl d dow n th is great city , but y ou had slipped out o f

beautiful for th
e Ne w Year sigh t, and I could not fin d any trace of y o u
mf i
.

m
.

So e daybreak, to stay in h
r en ds ca er e, at Th is afternoon, no t an h o ur ago , I w en t w itha

place ;an d Do ra w en t h
o e S he l oo ked at t he m m
i i tn s e r, a friend of m
i ne, to a h
ouse h
w ere a
m
.

dead c hild before s h

e l eft , and s at w h
he saw th at ch
ild h
lay dead, an d on t e dead baby s bo s o
’

h
ad been a bud y es terday , h
ad Opened in to a I saw a rose ;and l kn ew th en th at I had fo un d
beautiful , go lden-hea rted r os e to-day It lay y ou or s ome trace of yo u Th e y tol d me w h ere

to com e ; and I am
.
, .

h
t ere on h
t e babe breast, pure as th
’
s e sno w out here to w iahyou s Happy
of doors , the s n ow that ade th m
e w orl d ” on New Year, Dora, and to cl ai mm
y N ew Year
'

like a bride in w hite gar m ta en x rose , t h

e ro se I h
ar e wanted to bloss o mi my n

It w as gro w ing New h dusky in th

eart so long
e streets on

m
.

Year s aft ern oon , w h en sh e h An d the ros e-bus hin the w in dow w h
’
ear d s wift. i is pere d
patien t s t eps o n h
er stairs Her h eart bu t fast , softly a ong its l eaves , th
at it h
. ad don e a bean m
she h h
ardly kn ew w h y T e foots teps stopp ed th l deed in b
.r ingng tw o true h
i earts togeth er , .

before h er door There was a kn ock . .

OU R DE AD .

BY I AB I O N W I N S L O W .

B ow cal
W ithcold h
mh
ands b ided on thea
t
l lied
ey l hi
breast .
Thro ug

Wh
htear-
di
at gu s hgrave
md
m e

mmh
ey u , and blind, we s

t ese.
mht rc o il e d

The white l ids drooping o er th

’
e‘w a ry eye mm
So eti e, t orn out t e d ead h
dm
How perfect is th dl h of th e sh
eir res t ! '
at w raps tks burniog iu ,
B l ast ey es , that can not know An an gel ro ll -
cal l, long, an d dear, an d l oud,
Th e bitter ag on y of u ns h
ed tears ; Will bid our deed arias
And ears sto ne du b to al l th e coi ning-
woe m »

Withfo r’
mdivi
s n ely M r,
In th e s lo w draggin g y ears

0 h! l ips
.
And‘brlgh t b et springingfin mth g e raveb col d gl oo m ,

so col d an d st ill i Th
ey ll touchth athplan ted th
h
'
e cypreq lo ve ere
Wh hs sad vo ices thrill the very sky,
,
ile eart
’

Wh ere o nce so“kiu a m et return ing th

0 h! w eak in faith
, wh
rill , o s tay ,
Th ere l ing rethnot one l i h
'
g t so ft er tear-
But w e w h o y behind m Let
An angel h
and h athrol led th
drops cool your bu rn in g eyes ;

Withw ild arm

e sto n e aw ay

e em
,

s beating at th
pty alr, Your dead w ill surel y ris e .
 36 A S L E E P I N T H E w o o n .

M ax does n ot even l ove Er m en garde f

”
said m
a n, cried is teeth
Rudol f, grin ding h , an d at

Rudol f to himsel f ex cept in a cal mco us i nl

h hour ! m t is Oh y G od
y
is ro omh
,
‘ ,

fas hion He has w as ted h How h

is pow ers of affection e got to h e n ever kn ew ; bu t

ou s an d frivol ous pass ions an d is n o m imseated in th

.

in a th or e th e ris in g s un fo un d h e ch ai r

im
, ,

capabl e o f appreciati n g h an a w h
is des tin ed w ife th ere h e had flun g h s el f on en t erin g .

s tork can appreciate a nigh Life h ad n ot been very pl easan t or easy to th

"
tin gal e e

is y oun g m
.

A sudden s w eep of cl ouds broke in on th an be fore He h ad kn ow n th at h is l o ve

m mg
.

It als o obscured th e m h he
reverie o on s ray s l eav
’
for or Er
t o f a d n esens— arde w as littl e s

erefrom He h
.
,

in g on ly a pal e flun ereal l igh t in th e co rridor coul d n ever h ope an yth in g th ad

im
. . ,
,

All at on ce Rudol f s tart ed At th e en d o f. too al l bw ed h self to g et en tan g ,

l ed w itha se
th e g al l ery wh ichl ed in to th e to w er wh ere cret pol itical ass ociation ; h ad j oin ed it w itht h e

he an d the other tw o youn g m im

, ,

en gues ts sl ept h e p u l s iv e ea g e rn es s o f y o ut h an d discovered ,

at its aim s w ere far frombe in g

, ,

saw a w o m an s tan din g . wh en too late th

u re m
,

Th e fig o ved s w iftl y an d no isel essl y do w n th e patriotic on es h e h ad believed ; h is con nec

th e co rr ido r .Th e tal kati ve s ton e flag s w er e don th erew ithw ou l d en dan g er h is h ead if dis ,

s il en t ben eath h er tread Sh e w as q u ite cl os e covered Al tog et h er h e h ad h ad troubl es en ough

ite dom
. .

n o w ;a w om
,

an w rapped in a l oos e w h in o ; to bear but th e pan g w h ichw run g h is so ul n ow

her face hidden by a vel vet m os e form
, ,

as k w as s h arper th an th er h eartach es an d

host of the m urdered Erm o seem

.

It is th Erm arde w h
o

e g en w earin g an x iet ies en g ed so

n ga m
.
,

g a r d e l
”
h e th o ug h t c ol d w ithh o rro r G reat
p u re t o b e h o l d i id n ig h t a ss ig natio n w ith

man !
.
,

heaven s ! it is com
,

in g n earer an d n earer th e Fren ch

No braver in an th an Rudol f l ived l Iis ph y H e co .u ld no t m e e t a n y o n e h e m us t h a v e th e

im
,

s ical h eal th an d s tren g th w ere so gr eat th at day to h s elf He ch an g ed h is dres s for a

nd m
.
,

h
p y si c a l co u ra g e w as a l og ical s eq uen ce B u t h u n tin g
- s u i t t oo k h is g u n a a d e h is w a y
ed for m
.

im He san k out in to th
, ,

n ow h is kn ees refused to s upport h . e w oo d w h ich stretch il es ,

back o n th e seat an d stared in h el pl es s bew il back of th e cas tl e t ill it j oined t h e con fin es o f

an tom An icy ch ut of a w oodm

,

dern en t at t he ph ill t h at th e Bl ack Fo res t At th e h an h e

w as m imfrom procured a m
.
, .

ore like aw e th an terror sh ook h , ors el of co ars e bread an d a drau gh t

head to foot . o f n ew m il k for h is breakfas t an d th en w an der

O n cam His gun m

,

e th e fig u re s w ift an d n oisel es s as ever ed on igh t as w ell h ave been l eft at

e m
, . .

Th ere w as n ot even a rus tl e o f th e l o n g s w eep hom e for an y us e h ade of it He w alked

an tom s teadily on for m im
.
,

i ng ro be . Th e ph w as op pos ite h im; h e il es an d at l as t flun g h s el f ,

i n th e deep s h ado w an d appar en tl y u ns een

, dow n in a sh ado w y n ook of t h
. e w eed an d g ave ,

He tried to ris e to call o ut ; h e co ul d n o t He w ay to h is dark fancies

at it w as som
, .

im ere for a l on g t im
.

t ol d h s el f th e ill us io n of th e He h ad been sit tin g th e

m
,

sen s es ; h e w as over-fati ued w ithh

g is j o ur n e
y; w h e n a s te p o n th e g re en s wa r d a ro u se d h i ;
men aced by an ill n ess ; but argue as he w oul d he heard his ow n name call ed cheerily ; l ooked
, ,

he could n ot do aw ay w iththe th et th at h e saw up an d s aw h is cous in Max

“

ere did yo u s prin g from ;Rudolf ? I

.
,

th e appar ition plain l

y .
“
Wh
Th e gh os t pas sed o n an d w as h , al f-w ay do w n th ou g ht y ou w ere still on the road between here
th all ery w h en at l ast Rudol f m
”
e g , an aged to an d M ay en ce

an tom I got back in the n ight Rudolf repl ied

.

s tru gg l e to h is feet At th
. e s o un d th e ph

er m
,

out ris in g or s eem

, ,

t urn ed put on e h an d up to h as k th en h ur w ith in g to n otice h is cousin s

’

ried m
, , ,

o re s w if t ly o n ex ten ded h an d

is s eat on ce m m
. .

Rudol f san k back in h ore w i th Well I a glad to fin d you return ed Max

at w as far m m
, , , ,

a pang th ore terr ibl e th an th h h dd

’
e s u er
p a pp a re n tly u n co n s cio u s o f t e o t e r s o a n

n at ural aw c w h ichh ad before oppres s ed h im ; n er I have somethin gI w ant to tal k to y ou

e m
.

for o n th e wris t of th e h an d w h ichh el d th as k abou t .

he cau ght the glitter of a bracel et ; a bracel et His us ually gay l augh in g face sh
0

ow ed w orn
‘
‘

wh ichh e kn ew too w el l n ot to reco n ize in

g an d an x ious Its ch ang e s truck Rudol f an d .
,

s tan tl y It h ad been h is on e gift to h is co us in turn ed th e curren t o f h is an ger in to a keen er

Er m am
.

ardc w h en h e c e to th e h ouse ! t ro ubl e Had M ax dis covered Erm arde s s e

’
en g eng

an to m It was th
, .

He h ad seen no ph e l ivin g cret ? Rudol f w ish ed h eartil y th at h e h ad ou t

Erm omh
.

arde of to - day ; sh e wh e h do Noaill e s th ro at before l eavi n g th

’
en g ad w or e cas tl e .

sh iped as little low er th an an an g el ! Sh e w as B ut h e co ul d do th at y et Th ere w ere al w ays

com in gfro mon e of th e room He reas on s en oughto be foun d for forcin g a m

.

s in th e tow er
‘

. an
kn ew it could not be th at of Max Th e Fren ch in to a duel w ith
. ou t ex pos in g th e real caus e o f ,
 A BL E I P IN T H E W O O D.

h
t e qnar n l . honld h
No r l ax be s pared ;th
s e t is u
g g,
e e said Max tryin g to keep cool I a m
m
.
,

m
,

e h
if h ad e truth and Insu l t to ex
l ea rn ed th in th e habit of akin g ys el f an y body s
’
no t

m
,

se t o slanderous tongua Yes ! outh- iece B ut , s h

p p aw ! w h at n on sen s e t h
is all
po

hm
.

m
. ,

if h
e baebed u fiag q h s sh
o n t of ould s n f
t e is. I a not going to quarrel w ith y ou I did
e sam m mh
.

ter th e fate as th e French Max h ad fo r th

m
an . n ot co e ere at

im m
.

th row n h the n th h q uarrel, th h,

’
s el f at ful l l en g e y s aw I ll s w ear y ou s all oug ut

h is cou in an d lay t h ere s ileut fer a M mo tered Rudol f Then al oud Sin ce y poss ibl e m
m
r

mu m
. .
,

a rriage is n ot a h
t ing I a n to dis cuss , pen
I amsucha lasy
.

fell ow ,
"
he said , sudden l y , h
ops you w ill be good enoug hto discuss your
at I h
th ate scen es and ex planatio ns ; an d I o w n.

You kn ow w h at th e fa ily h ave ex pected, m

a terribl e rage. I w is hpeople w ould m
in d thei r as w ell as I do Wh at this gatheri n g of the clan

man
.

own busi nes s . If W

"
h
at t e castle e s

wh Well 7 ”
“
N e care at you say Rudol f broke
Well ! It can
“

Max
'
in fiercel y , s tartin g up . t be, said lazil y
im
.
,

it s : h -
al f raised h self on h
is elbow , and a n “be i
”

a rc ! at the speaker, as if h
e beli eved Rudolf No ~
I
’
mgoin g to
no t arry Er en g arde m m
on e m
. .

had suddenl y g ad The nex t thin gM ax kn e w , Rudol f w as stan ding

imh
.

l don t th in k I n eed th
’
e cauti on he re ,
over h is gun cle nch, ed in h is u prais ed h
an d .

- h h h h h Un say th he p ried ”
at or I l l kill y ou i
'

plied go od na tur a l l y en o ug t ou g t e o t , , .

mp
,

falkens tein te er began to kin dl e a little in Max n ever s t irred.

h
is iu lols nt eya at us adch
bei ng th css ed.
' “ Do You h
ave th
e advan tage, for the mm t o en

I cam i m i g
,

he qui etl y
s ai d e out orn th

m
, s . n ,

Have y ou killed h
in t Rudolf interrupt ed w ith
ou t even a sw ord I suppose yo u can ur

m if y
.

m
der e, ou like ; but it w oul d n ot be a very
Max sat u p o a t h
s gras s n ow . a y ex pres gen t l e m ly a ti
an c on .
”

sion, ut t h
h at ef mm
inte ns e a aze ent , ad l ett h
h is
'

Max , y u
o are an in fernal villain ! hou ted
s

Rudol f, ex as perated to fren zy by the ot h

’
er s

I sfi y eu if yeu s ot h himlik e e dg c ried cou pu re.

hm m
,

Rudolf, stan ding over Max w it urderous ey es , I a n ot deaf, at all even ts , he ; s o

said

yo u n eedn
’
t h
o wl it out l oud en ough to w ake

Have y ou gone mad ! In Heaven

’
s na m e th
e dead
"
.

h has De Noetll u dens ! Why he is on e of

w at An in fernal u
'

sco n drel

e best m
,

th en in th e w orl d Wh at ails y ou Ru .
, You h
ave said t h
at al ready . No , y o u sai d

dolf! By t h e way , De W
M for Italy y es villain— I eeg yo ur par don
‘

Hs m mk mm d y u M
.

o ther is very ill “ G enoa

”
terday
'
’
Do n t a e e ur er o ax .

hw I amt hlp it
.
, . ,

Len y esterday i repeated Rudol f Th I

”
don
’
en to . t s ee o o e if y ou feel
im
, ,

h se lf he said It w as not h e it w a s M ax ! in clined I ve

’
n ot even a knife, an d y ou have

e am
.

m t I fight
, ,

But t h e gu il t is th s e and th e s eoundrel n o w bo thgun an d sw o rd B ut w h

y us

refus es to m
.
,

ar ry h er i
” “
You kn o w the reas on w el l enou g h B ut I
as com m
.

I don t kn o w w h at h e to yo u Rudol f to give a reas on An for a

'
don t
’
, . ean . ex cus e

You are certai nly in a brain - fever or you h ave duel is n ot s o difieul t to fin d
mm t
.
,

gone in Pray , be quiet for a o

n s. en an d Rudolf w as s peakin g in the y ear 1 7 95 , w hen

m m m
,

lin e n te wh
at l h
ave to n y , said l l ax t w o gen tl e en seldo drea ed of an y oth er pos

m
.

Rudo lf struggl ed violently to g et back an sibl e arrange ent of a difi cul ty .

appearance of self-
cont ro l . He sat dow n , l ean in g Suppo se you s tep on e s ide , an d l et e get m
hie bs chap i nst a tree claspiag h is gun h ard , up, said Max .

betw een his hands his coolness of this vill ain

. Rudol f s tepped back, an d l eaned his gun again s t
the n earest tree He l oo kc as if ready to s prin g u
'

im
. .

at the other s th roat but h el d h q s till w hil e

’

ht to m hm
, ,

You oug ake s sia arriage Rudolf Max rose to h is l ong lazy l en gth
t m
.

ave no in ten ti on of m
, . ,

I h akin g any w h at Will you figh e i repeated Ru dol f

"
.

he interrupted savagely If th e fam Max sh h h

"
ever il y rug ged is s o ul d ers li e w as n o t .

ave an y s uchdes i n s for m

, , .

h d h i b t h fel t that R ud l f d es erved pun is h

'

a a u o
g e n are c oos n g n gy
r c

eir mo thpiece I m ay as w ell tell y ou m ad co m

, ,

y ou for th n - en t ; so th e ex plan at ion wh ichh e h e

ad been a do zen tim

,

to m
,

th at I don t wis hto h ear a w ord furth ake and w h ichh

’
er es on . ,

You are un fortunate in your ch o ice of lan his lips w as repressed ,

.
 38 A BL E E P I N r n s W O O D.

Now , here Rudolf, he s aid I can

'
t -
al dc ; or wo rs e, to encoun ter bevies of h
t e
s ee g
m
m pl a
,

mtf
.

m m
,

w ast e an y ore ti e. I ve
’
an engage en or rel ations , an d be forced t o talk co on ces

tod ay , w hich it m
is i poss ibl e to break To w en h
h is h
eart an d brain scorned on in .

m
.

m orro w , if you still ins ist upon it , I pro is e to beach , pHe

l aced sat down upon a stone

l et you try to car ve e in to m in chpieces , or to against a great tree ; flung poor, dead puss on

ren der y ou the sa e service m . I begin to think a the g round , an d l ean ed his gun by his side It .

l ittl e bl eedin g w ill do you good

”
w as a pretty spot ; a n ook, w ere
'
e ad often h hh
m
.

He turn ed and w alked aw ay w ith out anoth er s at w it Er en garde hM asses of odorous flow ers
m md
.

w or d . i , for h
Rudol f dared n ot foll ow h e was bl oo e about . Th
rougha break in the trees
afraid of him sel f ; afraid th at h e sh oul d fo rg et o n e could catc hgun pses of one end of t he great
M ax w as un arm ed an d sh oul d kill h i mw ith out pi l e o f bu il d in g s t he n e w po rtion in w hichEr
men garde had her apartmenw
, , ,

iv i th w t h a h a n c t defen d h is life
g n g e re c c e o . .

He un ders tood n ow th e real sig nifican ce of Rudol f res ted one elbow on th e bench s up

im
,

Erm
, ,

en g arde s appearance
’
Sh e h ad put h ers el f p o r te d his h e a d wi th his hand an d l at h aelt
’

imtoo in dreary m Weary fromh

,

e m
.

at th Sh e h ad trusted h
m
ercy of M ax editation is j o ur .

t still m
.

far ; an d n o w h e in ten ded to repudiate h er n ey and h is wake l nigh ore tire d by

e passion and m
.
, ,

B ut th at M ax sh ould nev er do Or if h e did th isery o f th e pas t h ours h e fel l

He sl ept an d fancy m imw ith

.
, , ,

h is life s h oul d pay for it as l eep ocked h

a bliss ful dreamw h

. .
,

Rudolf spent a day of suchsuflering as life ereln al l th e l ov

'

e an d n o n e

imth
; ,

had n ever before brough t h oug hth is wild , , of th e sufferin g of th ese later w eeks foun d reali
,
'

hopel es s love w h ichsprang up like a great l igh t ration .

e firs t set eyes on Erm

,

in h is soul th e day h en Strayin g idly th roug h the grounds , h en

m m m
,

g a d h ad au e d h i i e ry e n o u gh H e h a d garde saw h i s itt in g there She wa lked sl ow

m
r e c s s

m
. .
,

strug g l e d an ful ly ag a in st h is p a s sion H e h a d . toward th e ben ch , and ben t ov er hi , one h an d

kn ow n before h , e saw h er th at sh e l oved M ax , . holdin g up the folds of her l ong w h ite robe th e , ,

Wh en h e w as preparin gfor h is j ourney to M ay oth er ex t en din g a rose w h idhs ha was about to

‘
'

ad m imbut ch
,

on ce a few days previous h e h eant n ever drop upon h is face to woken h eckin g

to com He to l d Erm her very breath lest she m imtoo

, , , ,

e back en g arde th is and it ight rous e h

m m
.
, ,

w as on l y eager pl eadin g on h er part wh ichtu s oon Pe rh aps th e s ubtl e ag netis of h er pre

im m
.

duced h to ch an ge h is res olve senec ad e its el f fel t upon th

e sl eeper ; for
I w ill com he said because you tell m
.

e
”
e Rudol f her
sudden l y open ed his eyes , and saw

at y ou n eed m e sat for a mom

.
, ,

th ere i s a r ea so n — th e B ut I Th en h ent so beWildered that he

must not stay an d it must be the last tim

.
,

e I ever coul d not tell w heth

er he had w akened or w ere
m
,

see you Erm

,

, en g an i e I l ove you w ithall m y

. s til l drea ing .

heart and soul an d you are to be M ax s wife ’ ”

Wh
at a ga llan t yo ung sol dier 1
”
he cried
s

me that yo u
.
, ,

Th en h e h ad h urried ofl before s h e coul d eu l On e of t h arden ers told

‘

gay y eg
ad co m mt y m
.

sw er . He h e back He was gl ad n ow h e .
, ,
ad com
h e back . He e . = ou this ornin g, g g
o in

h ad yiel ded to h er persuasio ns : at leas t h hyour gun "

e co uld out w it

Caus e s o good m
.
,

avenge h er ust be foun d for a Yes I w ent out very earl y , h

e rep li ed ,

at Erm arde s n am
. .

duel w ith Max th hortly

’
en g e coul d s

m t hv
.
,

n ever be conn ected th erew ith An d if h e sh An d a fin e day h

ad
’
oul d . s sport you us a e ,

kill M ax as h e fel t h e sh o uld t h en t h ere coul d sh

e said, laughin g On e poor hare, that l ooks “

m
.
, ,

be n o gossip as to w h h h as broken ofl as if it h ac w e sh
ad died of n arratin g- ould , ap
'

y t e a tc w
e rem em
, .

It w as very l at e w h en h bered to turn paren t l y,it w e w ere obliged to tru t to your gun

his steps hom He m us t s ee Erm furnishth "

eward en g
. arde . to e table .

Wh ate ver th e req ues t h ad been w h ichsh e desired He s tared at h

er in surpris e. There was no

to m ake it m us t be ful fill ed before h is m eeting troubl e in her eyes no trace of care upon her
em
, ,

w it hM ax on th orro w . ch eek She could n ot kn o w w h

. at w as in s to r e
He h ad n ot fired a s h ot all da
y A n u nf o rtu for h er ! Max h ad lied w h en he ass erted th at
is path rem
.

n ate h are boun din g across h inded he had told Erm en garde al l idea o f t h
e propos ed
himof the fact Even so poor a troph
,

al liance m
,

y as th is ust be at an end That bl ow w as st il l

e m
.

t m
.

w oul d be a proof to an y on e h igh eet at to fal l on h He w ish ed now altnost th at h

m
er e

had killed the dastard w ithout a m

, .
, ,

th e h ous e th at it w as ill l uck and n ot l ack of o en t s w ait

’
‘

imback so il l provided m
, ,

eflort w h ichbrough t h
’

, . ing or re ors e.

It w as sun s et w h en h e passed th roug hthe Have you s een Max ? he said at last

ad n ot m
.
,

g r o u n ds at t he l e ft o f t h e c as t le He dreaded to h
He ean t to ask the question It w as
readed to m is m er or Erm
.
.

g o in ; d e e t h oth en uttered before he knew

'
.
 A S L E E P I N r u n w o o n . 39

h
Yes, s he an s w ered, turni ngas ide h
er face on ly save
you fro m suflerin g!
'

You can not lo ve

for an ins taat . him! You do no t

He coul d have beaten his brains out again st She beat er h

h ead Her voice w as scarcely
m m t hi
.

h
t e e ar o s seat , w it hrags at his ew n above a w his per ; but th
e w ords sounded cru elly

stupidity . Sh mai n ed s il en t til l , in hn ‘

fear cl ear to h is s trained w uss

mfi fimh
e re .

hm m
m I am afrai d I do sh
"
M e s aid
gaw still
s c - e s con .
,

fore han d n n ahl e to say a w o rd he w ished But th e outrage —th e ins ult ! You cannot
mt mb md
.

You aske d e s ek l h
eu cl ai e pardon th at !
~~
o co e

m as n ot as ked m
,

h Wh He h
-
“ Pay at las t “
I ave at did e

m
co e.

m ga d
. .
,

you an g flr en r e l
”
But h e sh all ! Th at say an of our raee
Sh
e kq t himth oug
-
hw hen
her stand beside sh oul d be so base ! Th at Man
I am
, .

he attu npte d to ris e eke l aid her hand ligh tl y not- s peakiago f M ax ! sh e interrupted

im In Heaven s m e w h at do y ou m
.

upon kms h
,

enl da to preven t h ; th
”
ean 2
’
e lace on
'

m
,

hc leeee sl es r e touched his neok ; th

"
e perfu e It w as Rudolf Falkens t ein 1
of the roee w h iohsh c held fairly di u ied him He started back .

I thi k
,

n evil of y u
o ! I ex pos e y ou to sl an
“
l t is h
a n t er tires on e story . h
s e said.
“ I der ! Greet Heavens , h eugarde l You drive
h h l l ax w onld h
t an
g t ave told you mm
ad e

as told m ma t
.

I an h
“
e u eug h but not tht , Max did not unders tand w h
at you e n

he continued ; but I did I saw w hy you

, ,

h
arried E ar ly Don t speak th e w retchs
“ ’ ’ “
s

im I m eant som etim

, . .

w ished to quarrel withh

mm
”
san e ! e .

t hen ; at la as yet, she to h ave told you th e whol e story but not ,

sl id. h strange playfulness cl an ner as

w it yet
m!
,

W thotx ght “
Do you kn ow th ere h es been Tell e h
e said h be gone to
“
I s all

s qned im mmw ma
. .

ol a nn s rh h h e New Worl d—tor

for th
m
gc for y ou l O ne t at t e c I e n to sail

M y a n a ra m mi a
.

- iabl e ; the l adg not too ug ly , A er c .

and th Th said s h Well

m
“
s tnrt nn e at is a lon g voy age, e .
“
,

Sh e n d d p no rth er He h ad start en , I h
th ad bette r tell you the whol e now

mfi d
.
.

ed a Yes , y es — an d let e n
p
mily mig m
.

“
The fi d all arrange no en a e [ or An ex cus e for yoursel f, do you ean ? sh e

I shoul d th
”
as ked . in k it w o uld be dificul t .

But you igh

t at leau lu ten m ‘

I don t
’
understan d, he gl eaned You
mm
.

K ot fiosn you , ot all the w orld,

"
he iater tal k ot so e an w h
o h
as ex posed you to evil
rap ed “
It cs es w ltha had g n ce k o yuur m m reports In th
e sa e mb reat h you , reproac h
hm
.

”
En engarde
m
.

Perh h As being th he said,

’
“
aps it does ans w ered, in an edd at very a n, s con

imin
, s e
h
cl udin g is sen te n ce for h a way w hich
imdum
,

W.h h e as ked s til l

t at all you w an ted? st ruck h b I kn ew , las t night that
m
.
,

Did you askm o to com

,

ehack tor th you saw e, Rudolf My W on of our

”
angrily ia? .

Jm e s am
.

t for thb she repl ied in th e ton e ,

”
,
u
’
n fortun ate anou tress gh os t was not design ed
to deceive you. I thought you far away I as
md th di gui
.

Th en you might h
av e spared m e He su o e s se to deceive th
e servan ts , if I
stopped He m mb d - e erc h ou l d m h
ee t a B
t e s uflerin g t at w as
n y u t
'
it h
n ever occurre d to s

m m
.
.

h h
_

in stor e for h er I begyou par r d o

. n
”
h e sa id e t at y o u co u l d t i n k e v il
,
o f e es p ec ia ll y , ,

such

Never m h h h
"
in d R u do l f sh e said w it a s u d I — I l e b l u n d er e d a n d f el t as if e co u l d
at a m adm
, , , ,

den el ort I w as n ot quite fran k wh en I said sin k into th e earth Wh sn h e w as

'

he said to him
.
,

ere is som in g m
.

th Th eth s el f even to h
"
at w as all ore ave sus pect ed on e so ~

m m
. . ,

p ur e ! H o w in s a n e j e a l o u s y h a d a d e h i l
'

th in g Si n ce y o u w is h ed fi rs t to k il l D e N o a ill es an d ,

Yes sh e in terrupted I m us t tel l you th en M ax

m m
.

m
,

th at to o Ru d o l f a a n h
a s d a red to t h i n k e vil B u t w he n M a x to l d e th a t th e en g a g e e n t

By som as done m
.

of m
, ,

eth in g h e h ore th at w as broken 0 6 I th ough t I kn ew th

”
e ! e reason

m m
.
, ,

he m eans to d o h e r u n s the r is k o f e x p o s in g y T h ere n e v er wa s a n y e n gga e en t A n d . ,

nam
,
"
sh e added bravely
“
I h ad n ot been in Max s
’

e to s lan der

Max sent m
,

room I h
. ,

I know ! h Do n t be afraid ad been in yours

” ’
e cried ,
e . .

I
.

n en arde w ill a ven g e you O h i f I coul d there

g . .
,
.
 W ANTE D— A Y O U N G P E RS O N .

R Y K O D O BO R B U RI I TI
‘ ‘
.

M mR m o a laid dow n herh

er pen Ye- an d
se in deed
, afal tered Miss Rosalin da an d
v
g e , , ,

work a
gr a v e l oo k o f i n s p e ct io n — j u s t s uc h a s u b s id e d in to n e r v o u s ta t tin g
e sel ect s em
.

look as s h e h ad been w on t to bes tow upo n th e In th e days o f th inary M rs Mac , .

copy- boo ks o f th e y o u n g ladies in th e g ood ol d Wh is ter be it kn ow n h ad been th e rival estab

e M iss es Bird s sel ect sem m

, , ,

days w h th
”
li h M M ac W h ister w s th h d - faced
'

en inary s e n t rs a e a r . .
,

sh arp w idow of a Scotc hcl ergym an wh o h ad

Ros al in da m I
,

y de a
, r sh e sa id th ,in k di e d y o u n g ,h av i n g b e e n — a s a b o ld y o u n gp e r ,

th at w ill do . so n in th e firs t class put it -Mrs MacWh is tered ‘

.

Miss Rosali n da w h to death M rs MacWh istcr h ad been even m

”
o w as tatting in a very ore

ted m
. .
,

abort- s igh an n er at th e oth er side of th e sel ect th an th e M iss es Bird Sh e refus ed pupils .

wh h h ”
tabl e glan ced u b la d l a ti fi d a ua l os e aren ts w ere i t a d a d fl u i
,
p n y s , s e s u s , p , n r e n s e o r s ,

sh ed h er s el ect ness in th e M is s es B ird s faces Her

”
Robina e ans w ered
'

Certain ly , . . .

would be very stran g e if it w oul d n ot y o u n

g l a d i es h ad been taugh
. t to regard th e rival

It w oul d h ave been very s trang e if sh e h ad yo un g ladies w ithcol d dis dain Th ey w ere en

m
.

thoug hi t t w o u l d n o t T h e u tte r a n ce .s o f M is s c o u ra g e d to o u t- d re ss th e a t c h u rc h ; a n d o n ce ,

Robina B ird w ere al w ays to Miss Ro salinda Bird w h en t h e bo l d y oun i th fi t l a

, , gp e rso n n e r s c ss

as th e utteran ces of an oracl e So w h en h er w as kno w n to h ave referred to th e rival pro pri e

sister rem
.
,

arked th at sh e th h t h th sh
”
oug er w ork w o ul d tres s es as e tw o ol d Birds e w as n ot ,

do sh
, e w as su re w ith o ut even l ookin g at it
,
reproved In fact as far as it w as possibl e for
, ,

that it w o ul d . th e
g oo d M iss R obin a to live at t h e po in t of th e

Wan t ed— a y oun g pers on read Mia Ro kn ife w itha fell ow -bein g sh e h ad so lived w it h

is ter in a m
, ,

bina w it hdi gn ity A young person to act as M rs M ac Wh a je s t ic w ay

o u sekeeper to t w o m
.

m
. .
,

com m
,

a n io n a nd h a id en ladies E v en a fl e r h e re ti r e e n t f ro t h e fi e l d s oo n
p r

A com
.

om
,

Duties varied bu t l igh t fortabl e h . e after th e s is ters h ad given u p th , eir s ch ool and

and m rem
, ,

oderate sal ary o flered Address Ania Gen e o ved to th e q uiet reti red s quare w h ere th
'

.
, ey , ,

ral P . n o w l ived s h e did n ot outli ve h er scars It w as, .

Miss Ro salin da n odded h er h ead approv her favorite fiction th at s h e n ever con des cen ded

il omen em
, ,

ingly to bes to w a th ough t upon h er w h y

o m t deemit an ex
.

Th er e are peo pl e w h i gh Hen ce h er m om en tary s everity o f dem eanor .

s aid h er s is ter oracularly an d An d y et s in gul arl y en ough w h en tea h ad

’
uavagan ce , , , , ,

l ath e! as if s h e h ad on e of th e perso ns in ques been brough t in and s h e h ad taken h er secon d

er m but I h
,

tio n in h in d s y e “
ope w e kn ow i h d fi re as it w ere u on
’
e
p e c e o f t o a s t s e o p e n e p
her ow n accou n t thereby al m
, , , ,

best w h at w e can and w h

”
at w e can n ot afford os t dis arran g in g
I hepe w e do echoed Miss Ro salin da
.
, ,
”
M iss Ro salin da s diges tive pow ers
’

om
.

most inconsistent
.

ere w as a m
.

Th en ta ry pause in w h ichM iss P oo r ch il d 1 sh e said w i th

”
,

Robina sat up as if braced by a back-board h Poor bro ken h eart ed ch

- "
er stern n ess il d I
P oo r 1 ex claim
.
, ,

as pect very poli tely severe in deed ;an d th en M iss ed M iss Ro sal in da Ch il d
e sil en ce by a m
.
, ,

Ros alin da bro ke th eek rath

”
er Robina 7
I amth
,

ans w ered Miss Ro bina

“
uncert ain q uery . Yes ,
ink .

Are yo n— a re y ou th
”
“
inkin g of Mrs Mac in g of poor li ttl e Beck Stuart . .

Wh ister S is te r Robin a ? sh e ven t ured Ohdear yes I said M iss Rosali n da

" “
P oo r .

I never thin g! Only that she was n ot l ittl e Robins but

, .
, ,
”
Ros alin da en u n ciated Mis s Bird
, , , ,

th ink of Mrs MacWh . is ter Sh e is n ot t h e kin d . rath er tall for a g irl of s even teen .

of
p er s o n to b e t ho u gh t o f a d v a n ta g e ou s ly u n d e r S h e w a s c h i l d e n o u g h to h a v e b een li ttl e .

any circum M iss Bird w en t on s h akin g h er h ead And

”
s tan ces

m m
.
. ,

No in deed agreed Mis s Rosal in da “

O f t h e t h o u g h t o f h er a k es y b l o od r u n co l d i n

course not Robin a ;but one s m m

, .
,

in d you kn ow ins ! W h t v er h r s tory h as been s in ce

’
, y v e ,
a e e

Mis s Bird in ter po sed th at bitter w in ter s n ig ht th ere is on ly on e person

'

On o s m
. ,

in d s h ould be under con trol upon wh o can be cal l ed to accou n t fo r it Th at per

'

mI f m ti
.

”
l ll occas ions . orbear
’
son s na e to en on .
42 “ W A N T E D — A Y O U N G P s n s o s .
”

It w as M iss B riggs w ho tol d y ou about it, M ary An n e obey ed. But it w as n ot M iss
Ch Th h
"
w as n t it M iss Rosalin da sugges ted ickie w as tall er t an
’
e y oun g perso n

m
. .

“
Yes ; it w as M iss B riggs Sh e call ed y . M iss Chickie, an d w as al s o y ou n ger. She w as a

att en tion to h er on e day , as the y oun g ladies hat y o u n gpers o n w it ha pl ain black dress , an d
m
,

fil ed pas t ; an d she tol d e she w as an orph an , on an d a bl ack veil coverin g h er face Wh en , .

an d M rs MacWh is ter s n iece Sh h t th sh e ra ised th is veil Miss Robin a gave an o th

’
e taug e . er

m
.
,

y o u n g er pupils ; an d a bitter life s h e h a d o f it litt l e j pu a n d M iss R o s ali n d a f ll ow e d h e r

ex am
o , ,

th ey s aid Poor ch . il d ! An d y et h er proud

p l e T h e fa c e t h ey s a w w a s s u c h a p n et ty , .
,

u i i t h l d h er up an d sh e w as th e life o f fa b t h a w fa a d
y o n
g ps r e y o u n
g ce ; u s u c o rn y o u n
g c e n

s ucha pal e an d un s m
, ,

th e s ch ool w i thh er pretty face an d g ay w ay s ilin g one th at it w as a .

For m I
, ,

a t t h h ha d ever s een h er t u h i i h t t
y p r o u g n o c n g gs o se e

I w as deepl y interes ted in her ; o pe I amn ot to o lat e

.
,

cl early ,
a n d “
I h said th e g irl , .

n ever sh all I forget th e nig h t wh en Isabell a M iss Ch ickie

Briggs cam e in to th e roomcryi n g Ohit is about th e dresses th
"
You w ere t i M i
‘

,
. en p u n ss , , ,

up s tairs w ithM iss Gig g l e s w o rk w h o h a d t he R o s a l i n

’
d a
‘

measl es and said that something dreadful had No m adam w as th

, , .

“
e ans w er
“
Miss Ch ickie .

eard you m
, , ,

h appen ed at M rs MacWh is ter s an d pretty B eck h en tion th

’
. , at you in ten ded to adver

S tuart h ad j ust rus h ed pas t th e w in dow w h ite tis e for a youngperson to occu py th e s it i n o f
p o o

ous ekeeper an d com

,

and breath l ess and w ith out any h at on on l y a h a n io n a n d sh e w a s so kin d

p
er arm Is abell a B rigg ht I m
, , ,

sh aw l th row n over h s as to say th at sh e th ou g igh t fill th e place

as quit e I am e bearer of a n o te from

.

kn ew m
.

ore of h er th an I di d an d sh e h th ,
her .

a fan cy for h said Miss Robina as sh

" ”
er . Pray sit dow n e , , ,

Quite a fan cy ! sighed M iss Rosalin da took the n ote . .

Bein g so pl ain h ers el f I th in k w e n ever h ad It w as q uite a brl ef epis tl e Havin gh eard h er

am m
.

uddier com
.

p l ex ion o r a o r e c ros s ed pair of

p a t ro n es s es m e n ti o n t h e ir w a n t M i ss C h ic lt i e
‘

men din gthe accompa

,

e liberty of recom
,

in th e h th an poor M iss B rigg s s ; took th

‘

eyes ouse

Her n am
, ,

an d u de teach
n r- ers are n ot us ual l y fortu n ate in ny in g y oun g pers on e w as Sn ow s . .

th Sh eh Sh e w as an orph an an d h ed w ithM
.

eir l ooks ad a g reat w eakn e ss for pretty ad l odg iss

er an um Ch ickie for s om e tim er m
.
,

faces ; an d bes ides th e girl h ad l en t h e ; an d h

'

an n ers w ere

ad becom
, ,

brell a on ce an d h ad a kin d brigh t w ay sh s uch th at M is s Ch icki e h

"
,
e said , , e quite in te .
,

Poor ch il d said Mis s Robin a;h el pin

g h er re s te d in h er S h e w a s n o t stron g en oug h to .

s el f stern ly to anoth er piece of toas t P oor s ew con stan tly an d sh e w as depen den t upon h
. er ,

ch il d indeed
, ow n ex ertion s ; M iss Ch ickie fel t th at th e M i ss es

Sh e h ad barel y finish ed speakin g before sh e B ird w oul d ex cuse th e liber ty sh e h ad taken ;

er m aj es ty o f m rem
,

w as s tartl ed en tirely out of h ained th e M is ses Bird s oblig ed servan t

’
an an d ,

n er by a s oun d beh in d h er w h ichcaus ed h Lucretia Ch

"
er to icki e
er toas t an d ex cl aimw itha l ittl e j um
.
,

drop h p M iss R ob i n a fo l de d th e n ot e a g ain .

Dear m
, , ,

e Mary An n e ! Th is is really un Very kin d in deed of Miss Ch ickie sh e

rem
, , , ,

bearabl e !
”
arked Very th ou g htful Th is is M is s
all m ser ickie recom mends
.

m
.

Th e perso n a dd re s s ed w s
a a s a id - Sn ow s Rosal inda an d Miss Ch
e room h
, ,

van t w h o h ad been guil ty of en terin g th

”
, er to us s tron g ly .

w ith out kn ockin g an d w h o recoll ectin gh er bl un Very kind of Miss Ch ickie ech oed Ro s a

mity
, , ,

der, an d recogn izin g its en or , s to od covered li n da .

w it h con fus ion . Th

e girl l ooked up at M iss Robina, a to uchin g
I beg y our pardon , mm h tam
e md s e s ere eagern es s on her great gray eyes
as been very good to m
.

mm It fli t f my
. ,

m
,

I al w ay s forgettin g, Miss Chickie h sh

’
e es ou o e e ,

mm th
.

head fal tered Sh e takes a great respon sibility u po n

'
like ; an d, if you pl eas e, e ere s a

her shoul ders in sen din g m

.
, ,

e h ere ; but if y o u
”
y oun gpers on

m Iw
. , ,

A youn g person ! ej acul ated Miss Robina . w oul d try e, oul d not— I w oul d not abu s e

m
I us t bego f you to be ore defin ite, M ary m h
er gen erous kindness yours or
”

m md littl
.
,

w ouldn t ex cl ai
’
Ann e l
”
I a sure y ou e e

Yes , mm e ans w ered Mary An n e If you Mis s Rosal in da h tim id en us s w it th ia m S h e

i thmw h
.

mmit
, . ,

l a e e
’
s a y oungpers on as w ants to s ee saw that the gray ey es had tears n e i h c
p e s

seem
, , ,

ave sprun gth

ed to h ere in a s econ d
”
y o u .
.

Miss Ch ickic about th

"
“
e n ew dress , Robin a, ,
“
Ro sal in da, said Miss Bird, of cours e, n ot .

s ugges ted M iss Ro salin da Show h er into th e Sh e was , un der all her dignity , quite as s oft

m m
.

roo Mary Ann e

,
”
. hearted and senti ental as her sister, but s he
 ”
“ w a n r s nw a r o us e r s n s o s .

felt bound to s us tain her bus iness -like ch

an ct er mt ea or h h
t at
er friends w is hher to mak e an

ma
.
,

So sh
e sat do w n n ear M iss Snow , an d began to un con gen ial rriage, said M iss Rosalin da .

She hade at th
s e oriel w indow an d l ooks o ut

m d by
,

Rosalin da an d I l on ger youn g,

are n o s e h j ust as An gelica Or on s us ed to do, in th
at

exp lain ed i n her m os t practical ann er ; m and beautiful no vel of Th

e Suflerin gs
'

of t he 0r
m mll M ortim er w as s eparated fiom
,

w e be in to
g n eed res t fro s a cares . We ph
an h ’
w en Lord t

am her by their m
,

h h
t oug t, if w e h
ad an iabl y e oun gperson to is un ders tan din g .
”

take little res pon s ibili ties upon herself : to w rite Sh e w as very fon d of standin g at th e w i n dow

m ns w h mentioned an oricl on e w ithan old-fas hion ed

-
our net es br tc read t o s n w e are tired , , ,

and te e re for us w hen w e are n ot w el l , w e s eat upon it th e old ladies n o ticed

, Sh e often .

sku ld fin d it pk u n n t , and a relief ; an d w e de took h er sew in g an d sat th ere w atch in g th e

e s eem
, ,

cided to in dul ge ou rs el ves ch il dr en playin gin th e s quare Sh ed to

m
. .

“ I h
s oul d be w ill in g, ore h
t an w illin g, to do like to s ee th e littl e creatures Indeed th e firs t

er s m
.
,

all you w is hed ”

a id t e h girl An d it w ould tin e M iss Rosal in da ever saw h il e was on e
m mornin g when a m
.
, ,

be res t hr e. If you kn ew w hat res t it w ould an ly little fell ow of six or

be . seven l ooked up at h er and n odded an d kiss ed , ,

h
is bad
m
.

knee, and tbe l oo k on her faes seattered Miss Do you kn ow h i ? Rosalin da as ked Il a
m
.

Beli e f s pract ical cooln ess h

to t e winds . Sh
e see s to kn ow you
”

mi
.

i tated, an d forgot hersel f

.
. had apparentl y forgotten hThegirl
er presen ce .

th htful of M iss Ch Sh e turn ed roun d w itha startl ed h

”
It w as very
“
o ug ickie oe 80 Re
in k you m
.
, ,

sh
e said, abs entl y ; an d I th ight sal in da repeated h er qu es tio n .

“ Th at pretty littl e boy

”
she said I asked
m murm im
, ,

“
I a s ure s he w oul d, ured Miss y ou if you kn ew h
ma
.

"
“
Yes , was Janet S aew e e ’
. I kn ow
It was n ot , in the end, as s trictly busin ess -
like hother before
at l ess t w e h
ave seen eac

at a m com m
.

“ interview ee M iss Robi na w ould h ave liked to Wh anl y fellow h e is !

”
en ted

m ake it ; an d s h e coul d n ot h elp a s ecre t reg ret Mi Ros alin da I w on der h ow old h e is About

e cl ass ical advertis em en t m

.

that t h ht I sh ould say

’
us t be sacri eig , .

ficed : but t h e pal e th in youth ful th ee w as t oo Seven in March said th ”

e g irl witha fh int
- m
, ,

m
, ,

uchfor h er discretio n an d th e res ul t o f it w as

, g l ow o f p l e as ure in h e n ey es , H e is ve r y an l y .

th at Min Ch ieki e s l odger w as en gaged as h for h

”
“
is age
’
ous e .

keeper an d com p a n ion to t w o m a id e n ladies “

0 h s aid R os a lin d”
a “
y ou k n o w h i m q
”
u it e

Bethe a m
.
, ,
- o n thh ad passed bothh ersel f an d w ell I s uppos e And th en sh e n odded an d
”

ad becom
.
, , ,

Rosalinda h e so deeply in terested for l aug hdd at t h e d l il d h ers elf

e m imoften enoughafterward After

.

Janet S no w s th at th
,
ey fel t i t woul d h ave cos t Sh w h .

th en a great deal tc dis pens e w ithh er Th e s c h oo l -h o urs in fin e w eath er sh e abrays stew

m
. , ,

y ou n g b e e w h ic h i g h t h a ve b ee n so p r ett y h nn p l ay i n g w it h in v i ew o f th’

eir w in d ow s a n d
in blo omand h om
, ,
‘
appines s did n ot g row rounder
, sh e beg an to observe th at it was h
, e wh Janet
or ice a l a d ad b u t it w a al w a a w t S w w a w a t h i g B u t th is did n ot s trike
m
p e n s s y s s ee t o e s c n

and pati en t face ; an d som imh

.
,

eh ow it ade thel f h er as sing ular Sh e w atch ed h ers el f h e

m
.
, ,

m
,

q uite d ea r to th e t w o o l d la di e s N o d u t y wa s w u s u ch a h d s o e c h ild a n d s u c han un us ual

il d—s o m
.
,

ev er fa gotten ; n oth ing was left undone or sort of ch anly an d self- con tain ed in an

ioned way Som etim

,

old fas h
- es h e sat on a bench

n d read ; sub s tim

.

im
,

v d a d a ta i th u h t fh l tl a es h e played ; an d s everal
p ro e n c e r n o g g e n en e s s

m m m
,

m
,

and
g ra t it u d e a d e t h e l o ng e v e n in gs s ee t i es w h en h e w en t aw ay Rosalinda saw h , i ,

ver
y m u c h s h o rt er t h a n t h e y h a d b ee n w on t l oo k u p a t t he w in d o w a if for a pp ro v a l a n d
an d alm
, ,

ts s een wh s n th e tw o pain of old eyss w ere saw Jan et Sn o w s pre s h er th in l ittle h ost

too dimto read or write , or sew An cien t passion atel y to h

, . er lips in a firew a ll s lats , .

an d after ancien t novel Janet Snow s dis covered “

Sh e is co l on ely th at sh e in s learned to be

in sircuhting librari es to read al ou d fo r th , e fon d of h im com m ented th e ol d m aid ; an d

”
,

delectati on of h i s Rosaliach and Mis s Robina w h en sh e to ld Ro bina Robin a w as q uite to uch

'

ed

om m is m
, ,

to wh odern n o v els w ere tryi ng Pag es o f an d agreed w ithber t h

. at th ust be th e case

as com
.

Mrs Hannah More did th e Mi sses B ird dose And s h e added New th at w inter h e sh e

im
.
, , ,

g entl
y under and aw aken withregretful and does n ot see h often , and I th in k sh e is sadder
iepreeatia litt l e starts to adm
, , .

g ire , I surpris ed h
. er th e oth er day w h en it w as sn ow ,
“
I feel a re th at s h e h as an un h appy attach in g Sh e was si tt ing th ere l ookin g out
. an d , , ,
44 “W A N T E D — A r o us e r e as o n .
"

ohso m elan chol y ! It m ade my heart ac he Sh

e into the parl or, an d then co n ducted her to h er

e con fin em m
.
,

feels th en t h bedroo , an d th en con ducted h

”
ere I suppos e er back a ain , in
.
g
m
,

Ro salinda,
”
said M iss B ird on e orning, at a fl utter o f frien dly her fo r a
fe el ing, and l eft
m men ts in
,

breakfas t, aft er the l etters had been br ought in , i nu te o r so to go an d bring h

er refres h

here is a l etter fro Isabel la Briggs "

m h
t e for mf o -
seed cake an d oran ge-w in e.
laimd R
.

Dear ml e
"
ex c e osalin da. Wh
at does It w as as s h
e w ashthes e l u x u return in g w it

s h
e say ries th at she received h er shook She saw J an et

he is com ristm
, .

That s ingto tow n for the Ch as Snow s cross th e pas sag e en ter th
e door o f t h e

room
, ,

holidays an d w il l take the liberty of payin g us in w hichIs abell a Brigg was stan din g be
m
,

fo re the fire an d th en sh e h
”
a vis it. An ol d ass is tan t of ours , y d ear, to eard a cry in l s a

mt
, ~

J an et ex cel l ent M iss bella s voice— a littl e, w ild, startl ed

’
and a os yo ungperson cry .

m
, ,

oh Oh
”
, Beck i
B riggs . B eck i , y d a e r 1
Woul d you call h er a young person , sug »
She hurried forward, the oran ge w in e u ps et

ges ted Rosal in da. ting its elf upon t e s eed- h

cake on t e pl at e B ut h .

o ul d n o t eall h
h h an ol d h h Bose
“
I s er pers on at t e door s e paused, el d back by a feelin g
som
,

lin da ans w ered M iss Ro bin a w ith dignity eth

”
in g akin to fear
Janet m
. .
, ,

ng w ell th Poor sh
y de a r y o u a re n ot l oo ki is abby Isabel la B rig gs was h oldin g t h

m
e

m
, , , ,

orn ing .
”
g ir l i n h er a r s cr i
y g n o v e r h er h yster ical l y ,

Sh e w as not in deed not even as w ell as kiss ing h er an d th en h ol di ng h er aw a y s o t h a t

e sm
,

e m
, ,

us ual B ut s h il ed a littl e as s h e ans w ered sh igh t l oo k at h er face

in k I am
. . .

I do n ot th ever very said Wh y did y o u g o a w a y ? M iss R os alin da

is is n ot on e of m It n early bro ke m
.

And th y bes t day s It is th e heard h er say .

y h eart ! I .

w eath er, perh aps Th is deep s no w keeps us all w an ted to care for you in your pain
. M y po or , .

in you kn o w
”
gi r l 1 O h B e ck d e ar ! M y b ea u t ifu l poo r g i r l i
’

e m
.
, , , ,

B ut ligh tly as sh e treated th atter sh e did Janet Sno w s w as s h akin g th orn h ead to foo t

n ot im m
, ,

p ro ve as th e da y w e n t o n M is s R o b in a an d see e d s ca rc e ly .a ble to s p ea k .

th oug h t sh e w as feverish an d advis ed a salin e Hus h dear ! B us h1 sh e s aid D on t

” ’

ht she w as n erv m ake m

.
, ,

draugh t M iss Rosalin da t h

"
e break do w n B ella Don t !
’
. o ug An d as , .

ous an d s ugg es ted so m et hing so oth in g sh e said th es e las t w ords M is s Ros alin da w as

em
,

an d rem
.
,

You start if th e door open s sh e s aid in ded h ow yo un g s h

”
e w as for s h e said t h ,

an ds trem
, ,

I can see your h blin g If you do n ot like an o ver- tried ch ild

er w e m rem
. .

t b tt u t d f D Fl d R b i M i R ali n da beg a n t t b l e h ers el f T h

g e e s s e n o r r oy o n a ss o s o e

li e tears cam
. . .

an d I h ave great con fiden ce in Dr Floyd e in to h er eyes an d s h e slipped in to

i s a y oun g m ad a great deal of th s tt i g room

. . ,

an but h e h as h ,
e i n - near and laid th e cake an d w in e ,

A nd th en sh
”
ex perien ce . e wan dered of in to a on a table .

diss ertation upon Dr Floyd w h o h Sh e call ed h sh

’
ad a s tory er B eek e fluttered I
emto th em
. , .
,

or at leas t l ooked as if h e h ad on e will l eave th sel ves Sh e— s h e cal l ed .

A rom an ce I amsuns m
.

“
y d ea r s he s ai d her B ec k 1
'

He is n ot m er ow n rooman d sat do w n
, , , .

ore th Sh e w en t up to h
'
an th irty- tw o an d h is h air
‘

to calmh
, ,

has streaks of gray in it and h is face is so care , ersel f Sh e w ondered w h eth er s h e .

w orn an d sad as if h e h ad h ad a great tro ubl e oug ht to tell Ro bina S he w ondered if s he co ul d

imRobina and I an d w e keep th
, . .

We are very fond o f h , e s ecret devoutl y i f sh e di d no t Sh e , .

imth
,

al w ays sen d for h oug hh e lives quite at , kn ew sh e coul d not fac e th e t w o belo w an d n o t ,

th e oth er en d of th And s h e sh oo k h betray h ers elf or at leas t bet ray th at sh

”
e city er . e w as ill ,

head over her tattin g an d s igh ed at eas e

But if Jan et S no w s n eeded so m I am e m ys tery m

. .
,

eth in gsooth in g afraid to th in k w h at th ay

in th e m orn in g M iss Ro salin da h sh Sh e call ed h Beck i

’
ers el f n eeded be e w ept er An d
som
, , .

eth in g sooth ing before n igh t At five o cl ock w h at Beck did Isabella Brigg s ever kno w bu t
'
. ,

M iss Briggs at t ired— poor Isabell a B riggs— in th at poo r ch il d at M acWh

‘ ”
is ter s
turn ed m
.

h er oil - erino an d m elanch oly bon n et Bu t s h e w as obl ig ed to go dow n at last an d ,

a al arm
,

and w ithh er one s h abby l ittl e trun k l ookin g th en s h e w as h l f- ed again by fi n din g h er

n m
,

des ol ate upon th e roof o f a s h abby cab w h os e po s iti o ad e e a s y for h er J a n e t

,
S n o w e a n d .

driver en tered in to an al tercation on th e subj ect li ttl e Mi ss Brig g s st o od u p o n t h e h ea r th tog e th e r

of fare and drove o fl m

,

utt erin g an ath em as upon h oldin geachoth er s h ands Janet w as deathly

' ’
.
,

”
ladies as w as Isabell a Brig and ey es w ere red
’
M iss B ird w as up
n ot ladies. pal e. gs n ose

s tairs when t h
e vis itor arrived ; but M iss Rosa withe mo tion and tears

m J anet m
.

linda et her at th e door, and con ducted h er ade a st ep forw ard, an d sp o ke .

 “ w s s r s n— s r o us e r an s o m .
”
45

Hi mR he said I h
os al in da,
ave foun d B ut there cam e a (th
su gs ; s uch a ch an ge as n o
mold frien d I tho ught I bad ia t I owe Min one of themcould forget till their dying day It
,

Brggs m
.
, .

rateful l ove th an I cau live l on g w as h eralded by a ring at th e fron t door-

'

ore g bell by
am en cam e m
,

enough to pay h Sh e is th e kindes t frien d I an s voice in theh al l and th e th

’
er an
im
.
,

h ave on eart h An d s h e ben t dow n w ith a h

”
. sel f preceded by M ary An ne

Miss Robina awakened an d ros e to m im

, .

little s ob an d kiss ed Is abella s shrivel ed h eet h

’

, an ds .
, ,
”
Ro bina, decided M a lin da
’

I ll no t t ell .

I co ul dn I t ried It is th Dr Floyd, he Rosabella, h

’
“
t do it if eir secret , s said. ere is
m
. .

” ”
and n ot. i n e. Dr . Floyd .

80 he bo re th
s e burden w ith in h er kin d s en Dr . Floyd advan ced, h ol din g out his h an d

eart ; an d som et im
, ,

th nen tal li tt l e h es s h e foun d an d M iss Rosalin da ex ten ded h ers feelin grat her ,

it a rath er t ryin
g o n e S h e wa s co n s ta n t l y afr a i d
mm t
.

of b etr ay in
g h er s el f S h e gre w so r es tl ess th a t But it w as n ever taken Just at t at h o en

md
. .
,

His Ro bin a began to feel an x ious s h ou t h er and h

t e fine fla e its brigh
up suddenl y , an d
tn ess
mt en ed her w ithDr Floyd
,

th fel l u pon the wh ite face o f th

e girl s tan ding n ear

imif you do not m

. .

I sh all certain ly sen d for h it, and th en th an started forw ard, an d Mix
“
e

im m
,

p v h ai d
”
Y u a a b t- i d ed Ro salin da heard again h hh
t e cry s ead h eard

m
ro e s e s o re s o se n n.

at y ou st are at Is abel la an d Jan et so m

, ,

th et i es w h
en Isabell a B riggs h
ad cau ght J an et in her

until I amsure th ey m m m m
, ,

us t ob i d h on ly t h
is ti e it w as w il der, an d
j ec t to t ; a n w en ar s, ore

I speak t o you you alm ost j um p I , d i d n o t .

th in k nerves w ere a w eakn ess of yours Rosa ,

Beck ! Beck ! Oh, God ! Have I found
yo u

In bel la B riggs h ad been w ithth e n early a But th e girl drew h ack, hol di n g up m er h
h and
mont h; an d as h er h oliday w as draw in g to a in a pass ionate ges tu re

m
.

does s h e w as begin n in g to speak sadl y o f pack

’
Don t co e n ear e ! sh e said m Don t
’

mall m m! m!
, .

ingth Don t speak to

’
trun k Don t l oo k
’
e s co e near e e

he m m
.

h h
m
ad l on g rest , “
I a a id an d I at e
‘

e s

mk is arm m
,

to w ork h
ard to ht her in h
a e it up. s bu t s h e M ada e He w oul d have caug

im A l l h er w om
,

sh akin g h er h ead
“
in n ot s uch w ould n ot l et h an h ood dro pped

men t as yours was y dear Mi ss away fro mher S he flung hers elf upon her m
.
,

an es tablis h ,
.

kn ees at Isabella B riggs feet an d cl ung to h

" ’
Bird er

e att em
.
,

It w as durin g th oon in th e cours e of like a ch il d sobbing w il dly

e ! Save m
.

e m K eep m
, ,

wh ichsh id th is th Bella l s h
m
”
at M iss Robina con fided to e cried out e!

Save m
,

e fro m hi as you saved m e from myself !

,

her a lit tl e s is terly plan of h ers

imtouchm
.
,

I kn o w Ros alin da w oul d n ot h ear o f s ucha Do n t l et h e B ella or I s h all di e !

“ ’

ing if I m e m o broke m
, ,

th en tion ed it to h er beforeh sh For h e is th an w h h ”

an d e y ear t an d l eft
marked ; and so I have hept the mat ter to me to face the w o rld alon e
, , ,

m y s elf I am an x ious a bou t R on li n da S he is Th e n lit t l e M iss B riggs w as stro n g S h e h el d .

er l ittl e m
. .

not h ers el f ; s h e n eeds atten tio n So I h ave sent th e g irl cl os e to h er breast ; h eag re

imt o drop in th
.
, ,

s line to Dr Floy d as kin g h is face glo w ed w ith h onest an ger an d h er eyes

ening in a frien dly m

. , ,

flash
”
ev ann er ed . .

er aw ay from
,

It w as n ot a pl easant even ing Th e day cl os ed S ir ! s h e said stan d fh rt h

mt g v m
.
,

in w et an d dreary , an d Miss Robin a al os a e us , if you are a at all ! Leave us to o ur

h idea th
up t e at h er fi ve rite w ould com e s el ves . Leave my p oor girl t o ma y e, s ou l ett
h mt
.

Th ou ghI h ave al w ays foun d t h at I coul d h

er to h
o t er stran gers w hen s e os n eeded
rely u on h
p im sh e sai d to M is s Bri ggs .
your love an d care. You are as hard as s t on e,

m
,

But M in B riggs co ul d scarcel y feel in terested an d as cruel as t he grave . God ay f o rgive ou

y ,
in t e h mtt a er . She w as in l o w s pirits , and but I do hin k He w ill
not t .

M tattin gsilen tly Th He on ly s tared at her in a blin d dull fash ion

’
worked u o n n da s ey
p .
, , ,

r mall her depressed it seem

rat ed M iss B ird , . an d then h e stretc h
ed out h is h an ds wi t h a

forg ot to rin
g fo r lig hts an d t hey sat in a circl e ,

bef re th e fire an d h ad very li ttl e to say to each Beck 1 h Bock ch

”
o e said “ il d ! .

m
, ,

ot her M iss Rosalin da s t

. a in h e r a r -ch air an d M iss Ro bin a san k in to her chair , .

stared at th e coal s ; M is s Robin a cl os ed h sh Jan et ! ”

er ey es Beck l e g asped “
. Isabella !
Is abella Briggs tatted m
,

ml dom ed ech an icall y ; Rosalinda !

Ju st stood w itha h an d on t he m a n t el -
p i ece a n d M is s Ro salin da w h o h ad naturall y , ,
burs t in to
re arded h
g er fri en d w ith heavy w ist ful ey es tears w run g h er han ds , .
, .
46 .
“ w a u r a n— s r o o m '

s r an s o m ”

Robin a, she said,

“
it s p or, p
i o u tt B
y eck She too k e to a litt le h
o us e in a by
-s t reet and m
m
,

th on th
”
Stuart 1 en I w ent dow n upon y kn ee s e floor,

Sh md mg t
.

Th eg irl stirred upon Miss Brigg

’
s brea st an d told h
er every th
in g e a e e e up, an d

he cried and kissed m

. .

Bella, sh
”
e wh ispered, tell th e how I e and s aid s h e w ould try to m s

m m m hel p me and no one sho uld know I m

.
,

have deceived th e As k the to forgive e ade h er

em m
. .
, .

So Is abella B riggs told th p ro is e n ot to t ell I s tay e d in th at h ou se fo r

e six m ave m
.

e m
.
,

Her n am
,

e is n ot Jan et S n ow s she said th onth s, and sh e g e all th on ey sh e

m
, ,

tears runnin g dow n h er ch e

e sk H er na e is ea rn ed — I k now sh e did .But I co ul d not l et . .

er do it al w ays th m
,

Rebecca S tuart an d sh e is th e poor ch ild I told h oughs h e beg g e d e to ; s o

m m
, ,

y ou o f ei h
g yt ea rs ago W h en h er w h at die d o ne or nin g I g o t u p v e ry e arl y an d to ok y
little boy in m m
. , ,

sh e h ad n ow h ere to g o but to Mrs MacWh is y ar s an d I w en t aw ay l eavin g

humthat tim
. ,

ter Sh e lived w ithh er w h en sh e kept sch ool in h er a letter e to th is I h ave

mer fought for m
. .

Dundee an d sh e h ad a bitter life Th e s um y se lf an d A r c hi e I t has been very

ool w as m o ved to Lo ndon MmMao Wh ard som etim

, . .

th e sch is h es but I h ave done it M iss Ros a

.

e littl e ol d m
, .
,

ter gave h er a h oliday and sh turnin g to th th

”
e w ent al one poor lin da aid e li tt l e

e Sq uare is m
, , , ,

ch ild to a littl e qui et sea- s ide to w n Wh en s h e boy you h ave seen play ing in th y
et so m imto play th
.

e m
, , ,

was th ere sh e one s h e h ad kn ow n an d li ttl e boy I tol d h ere s o th at I

i mbecaus e onl y to see h

.

imco m
, , ,

liked w h en s h e w as at h er fath er s h It coul d w atchh

’
ous e

m m a d mk m f g t
, . , ,

hh ad been one of h forts He is difiere n ‘

'

w as a u an w o e, n a es e or e
yo n g er

m th hil d a d h i
.

fath It w as th at m f e s all I h ave in th

’ ”
er s favorites an i ti ro o cr c ren n '
p o. n n g , ,

to Fl oy d An d in th . ose days h e w as youn g w orl

e kin d of m
,

an d th an w h o is al w ay s l oved Sh e h ad scarcel y finis h ed s peakin g befo nt

is arm
,

wh eth er h e des erves it or n ot Becaus e I canno t Floyd h el d h er in h s His face w as w h it ;

i s lim
.

im
.

h ear to s peak at an y l en g thI w ill only tell y ou an d w il d and h ,

bs sh ook un der h ; t h e ,

th at before th e h ol iday w as over h e h ad per p as sio n o f g ri e f a n d i

p yt a n d l ov e in his ey e:
imand s h
, ,

er to m
, ,

suaded h arry h e th oug ht all w as terribl e to s ee ,

He w o ul d n ot let h er go ; .

her sorro w was over She w as h appy for j ust he h eld h er cl ose an d fas t

e m
.

er of m
.

th ree w eeks an d th en h e tol d h er th at h e m us t Th oth y c h il d cann ot refus e t o

m e m er o f m
,

lbave h er for a few days ; o n l

y a few da y s to h ea r e h e c r ie d T h oth y ch i l d
”

cann ot con dem n m

.

on ey m
,

atten d to som e m at cl ai m
,

atter Well h e kissed e unh eard Ih ave th .

er innocen t lips an d w en t away ;and from

.
,

h th at to p l ea d a t l ea s t th an k G o d th an k God 0h
m eck m
, , , , ,

day to t h is s h e n ever ; s aw hi a g ain B y o w n ! D o y ou th in k I h a ve n ot a. s

”
t o ry ,

Sh e w oul d h
”
ave con tin ued but Beck Stuart to tell too i
A l ittl e m oan broke fro m
, ,

sto pped h er Sh e lifted h er face and looked u h er lips

You l eft m
p .

m
.
,

sh
”
e sobbed ; l “
at Fl oy d . e y o u e ft e a ll ,

I w ill tell th sh
”
e rest e said “
I know it alon e .

ard voice al m ol d y ou in m
, .

bes t Sh e s po ke in a h os t as if I l eft you. th i nkin g I s h oul d h

y
arm
.
,

sh e w as repeatin g a l es s on s ag ain in a few day s at fart h es t he nu ”

is w ords poured forthw ithm

.
. ,

e did n ot comback
,

He w en t aw ay an d h ,
s w ered h ad eager . ,

I w as onl y a ch il d s ix teen years o l d an I be n css ; and but th at Fate w as so cruel to us

ave been fair and sm
, , ,

lieved h e w oul d I did n ot know w h all w oul d h oo th Oh h

ere to w rite o
w
e m
. .
. ,

I did not kn o w w h at to do ; an d I coul d o nly cruel Fate h as been ! Th orni ng I bade u

y o

w ait S o I w aiwd un til I dare w ait no longer g oo d- b y I th ou g h t m y se l f t h e h a pp s t m

i e an o n

e w om
,

htened m
.
,

becaus e th an of th e h ous e frig earth I w as so full of h ope an d j oy th at I

coul d sm ely con tain m
e .

w ithth e th ings sh e said I left h er m ad d eu y sel f I w as littl e m ore

y r
an a boy and m
. .
,

and I w en t back to Mrs MsoWh iste r s Ih ad th yh eart w as so lig ht ! When I

’
. . ,

now h ere els e to g o Th en I w aited th ere but reach ed Lon don I wal ked th roug hthe stre ets
m m
,

in g cam
.
, ,

n ot h e— n ot a lin e n or a w ord. An d, at ins tead of driving, an d on y w ay I ca e upo n

las t , one n ig h
t M rs mt m MaoWh
is ter ca a s ight th
at s to pped e It w as a w o an m m cro uc h
m
e o e, .

m
.

loo kin g like a adw ma Sh aid h ho

ad n. e s s e in gupon a door-
s tep, oa i n n g an d s h
iverin g . I
found m e out , an ad di ga d m
d I h lf f s r ce se coul d not bear to pas s her, an d I stopp ed an d

m
y or

ever. She w oul d n ot lis ten to a w ord I mid an d spoke to her ; but it see ed th at s h
e coul d n o t

my mi in k I was m m
,

in I th ad, too
sery Sh e tol d unders tand. She onl y l ooked up at e, an d

mt g m
.

e o o and I caugh t up a shaw l and ran out oan ed afresh Th en I saw w h ere the t ro u bl e

m
.
, ,

in to the n ight I th in k I wan dered about th

. e lay. She w as s tricken w ithso e des perate s i ck

streets un til m or ning,an d t h

en Bella foun d m n es s , and w as h f-
al del irious I coul d n ot go o n
m
e. .

I don t know w h e cared for m

h e but s he di d th en, so I did y best to h el p h I call ed a
’
s er
y
.
.
,
 R E L E A S E D. 47

m
h , and put her in to it, an d w ent w ith her to n ow , y ou w ere in Lo ndon We h
ad been so n ear

my p
.

th -
e neara t hos pital an d did not l eave her un til to eac hother oo r l ove, an d yet so far aw ay
er com m
, , .

l had seen h fortably pro vided for: But Then , in d es pair an d w eakn ess , I fell il l
y
ad accom m
,

befure I h p lis hed thi s I had m ade a again , an d w as hel pl ess for m th ; b t
on s u fro
om
,

discovery Th is poor creature w h Ih ad sup h h

t at day to t is , Beck, I s w ear t at I h n ever gave

p ted in m y arm e m
.

m
,

or s was stricken w itht h os t up y search for y o u I shoul d n ever h

ave

hm my fa
.
,

M ean s of dis eases Th ouse-

e h surgeon call ed iv it up , save w it lif Lo o k at ce.
.
g en y e .

See th
e gray streaks in my h
ai r, an d t ll m e e

s m -
all p ox , and he w arn ed m
e to take all h eth er a m an w h o h
po ss iad been fals e could bear
bl e w

M I we nt to m y l odgnp an d s uchm arks as th

’

o n s a t o nca ese

ut a dul l fear seem

.

i min every trifie h

.
,

obsycd h ed Sh ep u ll e d t h e c a re -lin ed face do w n an d kiss ed

to si ze upon m m
, ,

e Th at w as w h y I w o u l d n o t it p a s s io n a t el y w ith a ll t h e re o rs e fu l a b a nd o n

im
.
,

write at first I th ough t I w oul d wait un til th e of a ch il d Sh ek ed h is h air ; s h e even kis sed

en t m
~

B ut in a m om
.

dang er- as o ver if l es caped But I did n ot h is h an ds an d h is coat ore

In a few days m ore I foun d I m

, . .
,

m
escape . us t give h er strengt hg ave w ay
im
.

en d th en it was too late It w ae w eeks be Ho ld m e cl os e Jack 1 sh e cried call in g h

fore m m m m m
. , ,

y i n d wa s cl ea r I la y at D e a t h s d o h r b y t h e o l d b o y is h ’
n a e h e re e b e r e d so w e ll
and every body des es ted m e o ld w o m Hol d m
. , .

e cl os e Jack and do n ot l et m
,

e but th an eg o 1 Th e
'

m m m
, ,

y do cto r h a d en gga e d as n ur se B e c k y d e a r s o rr o w d id n ot k ill e ; b u t I t h in k — I th in k

oney m
.
, ,

for th e sake o f th ose ch il dishh oon days th ,e j oy And s h e fain ted upon h
, is breas t .

an d for th e s ake of th e ch ild I h ave n ever seen He carried h er to th e sofa an d laid h er do w n ;

m y you bel ieve m

, ,

an d of cours e for th e nex t q uarter o f an h

”
e ! our

imw itha tem

, , ,

Sh e cl un g to h pe s t o f w ee i
p g
n M is s R o b in a a n d M i ss R o s a li
. n d a an d Is ab e l l a

imas cl osely n o w as h w itha w il d ex citem

, ,

Sh eh eld h e h ad h el d h er Briggs filled th e ro om .

,
en t of

Every w ord 1 s h Every w ord 1 h urrying to and fro an d run nin g againu each
”
e sobbed .

er an d advis in ga scor e of re m
. ,

0 hh aw a n I bear to h oth edies in ch

”
, ear it ? ,
orus ;

It w as l o ng before I could travel safely h e and w h en th e w ors t w as o ver an d th e g irl Open ed

em
, ,

An d th hI w rote to yo u I re h er ey es th e th ro uped th s el ves abo ut h

“
went on o ug ree g er

Bu t at last I m er and to apply sm

. ,
, ,

adi ed” ans w er . igh t go an d I an d w ere all fain to fan h , el l ,

want ; and B eck you w ere g d th li l i - l t t B t B eck o nl y saw h er h

m
o ne a n e tt e n g s a s a once u us

oo d em
.
, , ,

house t
py .
”
b a n d ; a n d w h e n h e k n e l t at h e r s i d e s h e c u rl e d
er sl ender arm
,

M y 1 sh e ech h abou t h
"
oed
“
is n eck
Em m m
. .

“
py t n o w o a n w h o ke p t it h a d go n e J a c k s h e w h is p e r e d s en d so ebody for
”

e is m
. ,

ad l ea m
,

to Australia to j oin h er h usban d Sh e h l u b H e is s e v en y ears ol d but h y

y y
ebody for m
.

Send so m
, . ,

th
”
e ba se searee a w eek after you did baby yet b a b

m
y y
“mu
. .
.

n da sh o ok h er h ead nd wi ped h cr Th en Isabella B rig g s s t e pp e d fo r w a rd

He kn ow s m
.

Let m sh
”
e g o e pl eaded e . .

e m ur m He is m
,

sh
” ”
Reti na ured “
Ano lica Or y b a b y to o B ec k
m K is s m
.
, , , ,

B ut th ere h
”
cn daby er feelin g s o ver Yes said Beck e Bella an d g ,
o . , , .

And Bella w ent an d did h er erran d w ell

ad saved B eck fromdes pair an d

.
,

I w en t to Dun dee con tin ued Dr Fl oyd And sh e wh o h

mghmy lon g illn ess had left me a v y er s arm

, . ,

th er ia d e a t h ga v e B e c k s ch il d in to h er f at h s
’ ’

er sim
, ,

definite in preaaio n of Mrs MacWh iater s address and th an ked God in h

’
. p l e k in d l y h ea r t , , ,

at tim
.

But I did not and you At th e I kn o w

.
,

RE L E AS E D .

3 1 “A l l ! 0 . L A D D .

hy w ithher whlte m And yet ” prayed ah a lgh m

-
ll l b ldad t liugar,
Acre Ju mb a
a n a“ e And h oped fo r a resp it e brief ;
m
r ce,

And a l ight a d b a ty im
mt l
n e u or a Co ul d s he but stay till Aut u n,

S pread over her pale , yo un g face .

An d fade w iththe fal li ng l eaf .

We fel t that this w o rl d s dull pris on

’
But o ur l o ve was on l y c heati ng
He ld captive a so ul th at pi n ed ; Co n victio n that gave as pain,

Th
at th h
e eyes t at w ere on w ard gat ing, f o r a beaut iful fo r , w h
i te shro uded. m
Wa s cas ting no glan ce beh
ind. Was soon w here o ur lo ve h ad lai n .
 TH E DAU GHTER O F J E RU S A L E M .

B Y K A I Y - V . C P I HO I B

C HAPTE R I teent hcentury He h ad s een , in his days , al l

m m
.

Hr open ed h
is eyes feebl y , w it ha vain effort the o s t beau tiful w o en of t h e then civili zed

to recal l t he pas the w as only conscious

But w orld ; but n eith er th e statel y grace of the Re

man n or the ravi shing lovel in ess o f the Greek

.

th at h e l ay in a ten t th at a corn er o f th e ten t

h n or the m
, , ,

w as rais ed at th e foo t of h is bed an d t h at th roug ys ti c n ig h t -

li k e b ea u t y o f t h e n ti an

e coul d see cam i m It w as a

, , ,

th is apert ure h el s teth ered th e rival ed th at of th e face bes ide h

hil ls of the des ert an d a few stars l ow dow n face m

, .

s an d- , ore O rien tal t h an eith er : a face al so o f

on th e bl ack Arabian sky g r e a ter p o w e r T h e ey e s th a t g a ze d d o w n o n

e ? Ho w cam e s tars of m
. .

Wh ere w as h eh eh ere ? He cl os ed himw ere like th idn igh t s kies But .

h is eyes again in th e pain ful eflort to un der th e in s tan t h e sp oke th e fair in truder turned
'

, ,

s tan d it all an d w as g one A ligh t elas ti c footstep ; th e

Slow ly an d at first very vaguely it returned m usical m

. . ,

s tl e of so ft g arm en ts ;a h alf- sh y h a l f
im T h e m hthe desert from pityinggl an ce as she lift ed a corn er of th
, , , , ,

to h . arch th roug e ten t ,

Egy pt th e B edo uin s at tack an d th e des perate an d th en h

’
e w as alo n e

m
.

m
, ,

res istan ce a ain st overw h l in g odds H H w a l d t h a v S h a face

g e e re e s p u z z e ore n e er uc

membered seein g all his comrades fall ex cept he w ell kno w w as n ot to be foun d in the tent of
. .
,

He rem em
, ,

tw o bered h ow w ithh is back s et a w an deri n g Bedoui n Bes ides h e h ad n oticed

e m
.

arm
.
, ,

ag ain s t a rock figh tin g on foot i n th an n er of th at h er g en ts w ere n o t o f Arab fas h ion an d

w ere m
, ,

th e l eg ion aries h e an d t h ey at th e l as t h ad been ade of th e cos tlies t stuffs

e eflort to co m m
.
, , ,

abo ut to fal l ben eathth e fiery l an ces th at w h Th h d h

'

eel ed i
m
p re e n t s y s t ery w as
an d sh o uted in th ei r fro wh en s udden l y th e to o m
,
uchfor h ,
is w eak brain an d cl osin g h is ey es ,

tram
,

f h s e w a h ar d a l ud f d u t ros w i th a s ens e o f fa i n t n es s h e s an k in t o sl eep

p o o r s e c o o s e

l eamof t m
.

iman d th
, ,

betw een h e settin g s u n a g Wh en h e aw oke ag ain th e n igh us t h ave

'

s pears broke fro mth

,

e cl ou d an d w itha rus h b e e n fa r a d v a n c e d fo r th e te n t-flap w as clos ed;

im It w as th
, ,

l ike a w h irl w in d a h u n dred w arr iors s w ept t h e a n d a l h

ig t as bu
w r n i n g bes id e h - e

touchof firmfin gers o n h

.
,

B edouin s aw ay B ut after th at h e fo rgot n early is w rist th at arous ed

him He l ooked up an d saw a m

.

everyt h in g Ex h aus ted by th e l oss o f bl ood an of vener abl e .

,

e s udden react ion fromdes pair to

.
,

s tun n ed by th as pect rich ly attired , .

hope h , e h ad fal l en s en sel ess at th e feet of h is Yo u h ave s l ept l on g an d w ell

"
said th e ,

del iverers . visitor in t h e htin to ng ue Th e fever is , .

He h ad n everth , el ess a vague idea o f bein g gon e

,
Your h urts t h oug hsevere are n ot dan .
, ,

lifted up an d bo rn e o n a l itt er ; of s ufferin g vio gerous . In a few days you w il l be able to t ravel

l ent pain ; an d th
"
en of l os in g all sen se and con again
mt
.

s cious n es s in p erfect obl ivion . As his mi d n For w h

ichI mt us h
t an k y ou , os n o ble

feebl y s trove to recal l all t is , h he bec am e con s ir , re pli ed h

t e in valid . I recall y ou r face
scious h
t at a cool han d w as l aid on his bro w n ew . It was you w ho ro de at the h ead of th e

m m
.

He opened h is eyes again an d l ookin g up saw , ,

troop that rew ued e fro the Bedoui n s It is .

a vis ion of suchsurpassin gbeauty th at in vol un the skill of your l eech doubtless , th at has
e uttered a l ow ex cl am t m e back fromth
, , ,

tarily h ation brough e sh ores of St x

y I
Hum in amn ot un grateful ; an d Caius Jul ius Atilia for
,

e sam
. .

an n ature is th e s ubs tan tiall y

ere are few m I ama Rm as s o m

, , ,

all ages At fi ve- an d-tw en ty th nan n obl e h

”
en e l ittl e in fl uence

armof a l o vel y face

.
,

e A til ia fam
.

in s en si bl e to t h e ch Th e A h! are you in deed of th ily ?

. , ,

p er iod o f o u r s to ry is th at o f the fi rs t cen tury of w as t h e ans w er I kn ew th en y ou r fa ther

I ama Hebrew ; but I h

.
, ,

ave been in Ro m
.

th e Ch ris tian era an d th

m
e w oun ded travel er w as e an d

a Ro m more than on ce In my own lan d they call me

, ,

an e eer w h o h ad been attacked by B e

es fromE y pt to rusal em
, .
,

douin s w h il e bearin g dis patch g P rince of J e

"

J erusal em B ut as h
.

e l ooked u p an d saw t h e face A Hebrew prin ce ! ex cl aim ed th e youn

g
imm ade m
.

th at ben t over h ore beautiful th

, an I th oug ht I w as am o n g Arabs .

ever by its ten der pi ty h e fell as h i ll y an d an d

, No ! Even th e thievi n g B edo uins are h ardl y
denl y in to l ove as if h e h ad lived in th is n ine real Arabs Th ey are outcas ts rath er s uch a. .
,

48
 T H E DA U G H T E R or J an u s s n n n . 49

a
re to be foun d on al l fron tiers h h : is unknow n nurs e m
h
t e true Arabs us t be th an d t ate ol d

any furth er in th e deser t an d live on th eir man s daughter The nex t w ords of his host con ’
.

en com in g firm
,

counties flocks an d h erds It w as w h ed th is

e m Or if you w ill not l is ten to m
.

from
.

a vis it to t h e ch ief o f on e of th igh ties t e I sh all brin g

at I saw you sore bes et an d in m m

,

of th ese tribes th , y d a u
, g h t er a s y a l l y h e
,
s a i d S h e h a s ,
”
.

h astened to you r s ucco r Our t en ts w ere abo ut been your prin cipal n urse Withour peopl e .

e w om
. ,

to h e pitc h ed in th is green s pot an d th ith er I th en pl ay th e parts of ph y s ic ia n a n d s u r

m m
,

h ere you B ut w e h
. ave talked en oughfor th e g oo n : th e y d o i t o re d e f t l y t h an en ; a n d th e y
p r e sen t : th e n i g h t w a n es ; ta k e th is p o ti on ; in h a v e a t l ea s t w e H e b re w s t h i n k e v e n g r e a te r

ter know s sim

,

em
,

th orning w e w ill h rth My daugh i

”
ave fu er con vers e skill p l es o f s o v er e gn
as com
. .

lbs you n g Rom an a w th at ex pos tulation efi cacy th e secret of w h ichh e dow n in

ht our fam e ti m
, ,

would be u s el ess so h e s w all ow ed th e draug il y b out th es o f our great fath er

am You yours el f are an ex am

, , ,

lay luck on h is pill o w an d w as soon asl eep Abrah p l e o f t h e ir

ht w hen he w oke w as of pow er Had you fall en into the han ds of a com
. .
,

But h is firs t th ou g

mon l eech you w ould have been tortured by

, .
,

th e fair apparitio n Th e day passed h ow ever

er stead cam ighfever ; but Miriam by

. ,

s tim
, , ,

and yet s h e did u t appear I n h e th i e in to a h

p
using col d w ater freely an d adm
. ,
,

h is ven erabl e h os t in is terin gj udi

in gcoul d be m an your ciously a few sim m
.
,

Noth ore favorabl e th p l e re ed ies h a s b r ou h

g t y o u

sym m
,

h h h n th
”
pto s s ai d, t e la tt er fee li n g t e i n v a li d s a l re
, a d y t o s u c a co n di tio a t n ature w il l s oo n
'
,

In a very few days w e s h all be abl e to do th

”
puke e rest

m e our j o urn ey s tam mered the

. .

It w as your daugh ter th

”
en

e youn g m s ick m
. , ,

I beg I h in terrupted th th at I saw last n igh

" ” "
o pe an an t
at you w il l n ot del ay it on m
.
, , , , ,

th
y acc o u n t I Y es ! S h e th o u h
g yt o u s till in a s tu p o r a n d
He m ade an attem
. ,

h h
-
”
feel quite str o n g p t to r is e s t ol e i n t o b a t e y o u r e a d a n d t o o b se r v e y o u r

Ah! I am w eaker sym m

.
, ,

bot s ahback ex h aus t ed “

p t o s

Ho w ever l eave m ere— m

. .

th an I th ough t e h y I— I l on g to th a n k h er — l n pers on s ai d t h e

m em rrass m
.
, ,

ow n atten dan ts s uchas survive w ill s ufice t o u a w i th st ran g b a en t a n d

y o n g n e

take care of m us iasm on h

, , , ,

e or if n ot , , ris in g in h is en th is elbo w ,
I , .

But h ere h is h os t in terpo sed ow e a life you kno w to h

. er— an d to y o u he , , , .

You do n ot kn o w our n atio n or you w oul d ad ded col oring an d afraid h e h ad betrayed

as on ce com
, , ,

not talk th us Wh en a stran g

. er h e

with in our gatea h e is sacred to us : if n eeds be As soon as you can sit up sh e w ill be g lad
is defens e An d m
, , ,

we will die in h h h h e is th
”
y ou se a n d to rece i v e y ou F e w a r e lik e e r S e

a proud loo k cam im er dear m er and m om

. . .
,

e over h is face "

h as ever been age o f h oth y S a l e w as

forem ost even am

,

o n g our
p rin l y ho u s e s in re t h e b es t o f h e r se x
"
li e w ip e d aw a y a t e a r

se m
.
, , ,

cog nizin
g t h e r i te s of h os p ita li ty I n th is c a se h u rr ie dl y a d d in g E x c u e ! B u t i t is in our

m
. , ,
,

too, it is a
pl eas ure an d n ot erel y a du ty for bl oo d to l o ve i n te n s el y an d to l o v e f ore v er M or e

m m m
.
, , , ,

as I hinted befo re, I kn ew your fa ily I et th an ten y ears h ave pas sed, sin ce w ife w as
y
m
.

your fath er o n ce, in Ro s , at th e h ouse of g ath ered to o ur fath ers , but I o urn for h er y et m
Ag rippa ;and w as afterward en ter tain ed b h
y i w i t ha g rie f th a t k n o w s n o a ll e v ia t ion
”
m
m m
.

in his ow n pal ace I a only return ing, th ere Wh en , a few days after, th e y oun g Ro an .

how n to m mm
.

fore, th
e kin dn ess then s e
”
saw h
t e prin ce s daug ter again , e beca e
’
ore h h
e y oun gm
.

But wi thin teres t , ”

sai d th an h opel essl y in l ove t an ever h h
Wit w at grace h
em im
.

mv d
.

Wh
en y ou are fit to be re o e ,
"
con tinued sh oves he said to h sel f
,
”
How s eren e .

hh
cat
t s
,
“
w e w ill s et forth, by eaay stages ;an d an d heavenl y h er coun ten an ce in repos e ; and !
u you w ill atill be too w eak to be l eft to th
e care w ith w hat in tell igen ce it l ights up w hen sh e
'

of l tran ers I sh
g all carryy ou to y ow n m hous e : speaks ! Never before di d accen ts so m i al
us c

mi mw m
,

his j ust outside the w alls of J erusal e n a fall fro an s lips

’ "

mi
o

C m what m
,

and airy l ocation , t e very h place for a co n o ay e , h

e solil oqu ized, a few
v
al escen t There, it is al l arran ged Not a w ord 1 days after, “
I w ill w in an d w ed her if I can .

my my
.

m
.
,

You are pris o n er if you w ill n ot be What care I if s h

e is a Hebrew ? Her fa ily is
m m gh im
,

he is
-
as n obl e as i n e. A on er s ex s s l
py
lie rail ed as he spoke, s mil e of rare sw eet peerl ess .
”

nu , w i chlit
h up w on drous ly a coun tenan ce S til l later, be said, Ah! if I coul d only h
t in k
“
N in repos e, see md t h h It w fla hd
e oo ars no s e s he return ed my pa ssion . But, thou hal w ays
g
m that thi wa th am m
, .

h youngBo an
oa t s il s s es es e kin d, s he is reticen t and s h
y I s up
pose s h
e
'

m m
.

h
ehad seen on the face of t he fair apparition , h
t inks ea ons ter of ign oran ce an d brutality ,
Yet M IL —4
.
50 r u n Da ve n r s a o r J an u s s n s x .

if n ot even o f heathen is m! her race bel ieve them of your n ation to aspire after un ivers al do
sel ves t o be s et apart froman d abo ve all oth ers ; m in ion , ,

her fat her the prin ce w oul d rather s ee her dead B ut surely y our beautifii l city w ill re m ai n

an w edded to a Rom atever m

, , , ,

I suppose th in tact w h ay h
”
an appen Your peopl e w il l
It w as in n o very san guin e m
. .
, ,

ood th erefo re accept th e citizen s h ip as oth ers h ave We s h al l

e y oun g m an accom m
, , .

m
,

th at th p an i e d h is b o a t h o e a ll a l ik e b e R o a ns

I ama
.

w ard Th ey w en t by eas y stag es s o as n ot to How pro udly h e s poke th e w ords I

Rom w as s till a talism

.
,

fatigue th Du rin gth an at w h i ch

”
e con val escen t es e days l ittl e . an citizen
w as s een of M iriamw h her w om
, ,

o t ravel ed w ith en hos til e kin gs turn ed pal e

ite drom
, .

You do n ot kn o w m
,

on w h edaries B ut w h en on t h e l as t ra ce T h e are s t u b
y y
ed J erus al em bo n
.

m
.
,

eve n in g t h e caval oade approach al t fa at i al ia ll th l w

r o s n c es pe c y e o e r o r

e youn g Rom
,

ot s om e las t m
, , ,

even th an forg eth ing o f h is ders : th ey w ill fig ht to th an so on er th an

im ros e w all be con quered ; an d w h

,

des pon den cy ; for th ere before h en all is l ost w ill s l ay

on w all battl em em It m
, , , ,

ent on battl em en t turret on tur th s el ves th eir w ives an d ch il dr en ay be

at Ro m
.
,

emw h
, ,

ret to w er o n tow er ; an d beh in d th ite in th e coun sels o f t h e Mos t High th e for

m som
, , ,

p a l a ce s gl ea i n g i n t he s ett i n g s u n w it h th ei r e w is e purpose a s yet n ot g en erall y s u s

marbl es of multiformcol or ; an d above themall pected should have un iversal dominion B ut

, ,

reat Tem
.

th e g p l e o f th e M os t H ig h ; th e w h ol e t h e re is n ot on e Hebrew in a th ou s an d w h o

li lik h d d w ill bel ieve it an d th e s torm of w h ich e ven

g t t er in g e t e n t o u s an j e w el s : j p
a s er an

ear m s in Gal il ee m
, , , ,

em erald an d s apph ire an d beryl an d onyx n ow w e h utterin g ay o ve r

el m
,

at New J erusal em w h
, , , ,

th e ty pe o f th ich th e wh us all Th e g reates t th e las t o f o ur P r o

is Nam
.
, ,

is vis ion at Patm

,

Pro ph et s aw in h os an d of ph ets be h e reveren tl

y s pok en h a s p re ,

e y oun g Ro m
, ,

wh ichth an w as des tin ed to h ear in dicted th at th e en d is cl os e at h an d

”

e darker day s com Miriam durin g th

.
,

th in g w h ichh appily h e coul d is con versation h ad been

n gm ore an d m
, , ,

n ot n o w fores ee t g ro w i ore un easy Withh er fin e .

tact sh e saw th at th is w as a s ubj ect on w h i chh er ,

fath er an d h is gues t coul d h ardly ag ree Sh e

has ten ed therefore like a true w om

, , .

'
C H A I TE R n .
an to ch an ge , , ,

M IRIA M h er fath er an d th
, eir
g u e s t w e re sit
,
t h e co n vers ation , .

t in g t ow ard s un s et on th
, e t errace in fron t of , Do n ot l et us fath er sadden our g ues t w i t h ,

ad been ex trem
, , ,

th Th e day h sh
’
e Prin ce s vill a ely an ticipation s o f our coun try s fu ture
’
. e s ai d , .

sul try an d th e co ol w es terly breeze th at h ad in He n eeds all brigh t an d j oy ful th in gs t o re

imfully to h
, , ,

it j ust a s ugges tion of th e fur- of f M editerran ean s to re h eal th Stay I w ill s in g fo r , .

,

w as in describably refres h in g utt er th e h Sh all I l

”
eats o f yo u .

th e n oo n . If you w il l be so kin d said th eg ues t w ith a , ,

Ho w beauti ful th os e bill s are said th e fervor th at bro ugh t th e quick bl ood to h er ch eek

m
.

m
,

y o u g R a Y u t h a v b u h t I d o n o t k n ow h ow it is but w e h a v e n u h
n o n o s ee . o e ro g o s c ,
”
every avail able bit in to .
cul tivation , too . Your voices in Ital y .

acclivities , even t he s teepes t , h

are terrac ed to
e lis ten ed en She sang ac cordin gly, an d
th e top tran ced Wh en sh e h ad fin is h ed on e so n g h e

m
.

as al w ay s been a l an d flow in w ithm

.
,

It h g il k b eg ge d fo r an oth er a n d s o th e ti e
p ass e d t il l ,

an d h s aid th For th e s un san k bel ow th e h an d th

”
on ey e Prince proudly orizon e s t ars

ages rem em cam

, . ,
,

, ber it h as been dens el y popul ated

, e ou t bril l ian t an d pal pitatin g again s t t h e ,

an d u n der th e h igh est cul tivat ion Yet I oft en deep bl ue sky Th en attendan ts brou h
g t w ra p s

at if m t for M iriamand th
.

oul d devas tate it it m e Rom

.

th in k th an s h igh an drew h is to ga cl os e
e al m imfor th
, , ,

becom
,

os t des erted an d gro w to be as steril e about h e n ig h t air grew sudden ly ch ill

e y oun g m
.
, ,

Loo k at th s aid th
”
as parts of Sy ria at fair city y on der Do y ou kn ow an afte r a
e m om
.
,

n ce of som
, ,

an d h o w it s h ines in th e su nli h en ts turnin g to th

”
t F or Jeras a il e P rin ce
g s e

l em at I adm ire m
. , ,

ros e l ike a beautiful vision on its h ills across th ore th an any th in g els e I see
even in our tim
,

e m
, ,

th e vall ey Perh aps e its h ere th ann er in w h ichy ou treat y ou r w o

s treets m ay becom m In Egypt w om en are but littl e m
.
, , ,

e desolate an d ow ls h oot in its en , ore th an .

w atchto w ers In Greece th ey are eith er h o us eh

- "
sl aves ol d

e y oun g m m
. .

It is not possibl e said th an d g

r ud e: or , eret ric io u s to y s Ev en w i th u s , . .

earnes tl y Wh o w oul d do th is i
"
even w ithth os e of th e older blood w h ere th e

m m
.

Your peopl e, y s on. arriage tie is on e of peculi ar s ign i fican ce and

Our peopl e Ro m y ma e, ou e n ! san ct ity , w o m an is n ot en tirely he eq ual o f m

t an .

Yes ! Do y ou n ot see that it is the des tiny B ut h

ere , wi fe an d h
usband , father and daugh ter .
 T H E D A U G HT E R O P J E R U S A L E M . 51

date: an d bro t her , mt b ab l t ly th p tam ia th Psee o e so u e on e o had n ot in vaded Greece

e ers ian

m h th th ght M l ik my lf
, .

t unef i g Y oo t n ou r w o en s are e ou s en e se wh o have s tudied h irtory h ave

m
.

m
, , ,

and pi ias
n f th th
rat o
y t l k w it h
s oy t th l e en : e a ou co e o e co n c us ion t h at certain n ations h ave
h am bj t
on t e s d y t I d
e su t that i
ec s
p fi mi i an e o no s ee s ec c s s o n s con fided to th emb
y th e A i
v
tsc l t ly f mi i
are ess tha u b t at h
ru mighty T G e n ne n o rs , u r er o .reece w as g iven th e tas k to de

m ore so vol o po the beautiful Her tem p l es an d h er statues

mh
. .

A q uick l oo k of gratitude shot fro t e us ual l y have n ever been eq uall ed an d I do ubt if th ey

m
,

sh o f M iria w h
i hth s p ak w a for ever w ill Th e des tin y of Ro m e is to g ive order
e
y y es c e er s
e
h to catch an d it m
, .

tunate en o u g ade h is h eart

, an d l aw to th
s e w o rl d an d for th at rea o n as , ,

bes t h ighw it h h o pe Never as y et h ad h e re w ell as for o th ers sh e is to co n uer al l n at ion s

q
emw ith
.
, , , ,

ceived su cha l oo k an d brin gth in th Ho sigh

”
. eir fold ed . .

We even h ave our pro ph etess es said th e An d yours ? For surely so great a peopl e
must have a mim
,

m ail en in a s udden gl o w o f h
,
ap pin es s aan d en ion al so
”
.

th usias m O ur Sacred Writin gs are full of O urs is th e nobl est of all an s w ered th e

im
.
,

th eir do in g s Prin ce draw i n g h s elf up proudl y It is

eard m to give a li vin g faithto m
. , .

lh ave h u chof th os e Sacred Writin g s ankin d It w as to us

im
.
,

a id t h e y ou n g Ro m an s eizin g an o ppo rtu n ity th at th e M os t Hig hh sel f appeared on Sin ai

I w ould To u s He prom
.
,

f r wh
o
ichh e h ad been l on g w ait in g is ed th is M ess iah For our rel i
he added gion rem em
. .

fain learn m o re of th em Yo u kn o w ber is n ot a s tation ary on e like

ion o f devel opm
. , , ,
, ,

th at o ur cul ti vate d cl as s es n o l on ger bel ieve in ot h ers ; it is a relig ent als o an d

m n t com
,

th e m y t h o l o gy o f o u r fa th e rs M a n y a re a t he i s ts th a t de v el o p e es th r o u g h th is M e s s ia h
er tim
.

at for I cann ot live B ut m

.

at h eart I can n ot be th ore of th is anot h e Th e nig ht grow s

too cool for m
.
.
,

with out faith ; an d in your Holy Word perh aps y o l d , b l o o d a n d y o u r, i n v alid v ei ns .

Im igh t find peac e .

”
Dau gh te r l ead th e w ay .

at foll o w ed cam
,

M riams h ave a great bou n d for j oy an d Th e days th e an d pas s ed l ike

’
i
eart g

appy dream Toget h er M iriam

, , , ,

th en stoo d s t il l Th es e w ere w o rds for w h ich a h an d h u t

. er
g e s . .

sh e h ad n ever dared to h o pe We h ave spared perus ed th e Hebrew Script ures To th e y ou n g

is po in t but it Ro m
.

om
.

th e sec re ts o f h er s ex up to th an to w h th ey w ere fres han d n ew th ey

m
, , , ,

w uld be foll
o
y n o w t o de n y t h a t s h e h a d n o t re c a e w ith s i n g u l a r f o r ce w it h a n in n a te con vic

m
,

ain ed in differe n t to th e very evident adm ira tion of th eir in s pirat ion Th e Pro ph ets esp ecial
y
His m anl y formh -bred fix ed an d m
.

tion of t h ei r g ues t . is h igh as te red h im He w as n ever w eary

emor to som e s u bl im
.
,

air h is sp eakin g co u n ten an ce th e n obili ty of of referrin g to th e of th e

m
,

is sen tim m
,
,

h en ts t h e el o q uen ce w ithw h ichh e dis

p as s a ges o f t h e P s a l s A n d d a il y M iri a grew
more an d more tender ; an d a n ew light w as
, .

cussed q ues t i on s w it hh er fath er an d th e cl ose

intim im s ee n in h
,

acy in w h ichs h e h ad n ow lived w ithh er eyes ; an d h er voice h ad a s w eeter

for th e last fo rtn i h

g t h a d p r o d u ce d th ei r n a tu r a l t o n e H e r f a t h er w o n d er e d w h a t h a d co m e to

m m
,

Not natural ly im
.

efi ect o n h
'

er virg in h eart p res h er an d s a i d to h im se l f S h e is o r e a n d ore

e y et w as a w om
.

li ke m m
, ,

sh an ; an d h
”
sionabl e ere fo r y d e a d S a l o e

ad m appy dreamth
.

rs t t im ere cam
, ,

th e fi e sh e h et h er ideal B ut sh e B ut to th is h e a rude

e Ro m
.
,

knew th e prej u di ces o f th e averag an ; h is aw aken in g Th eir g uest w as n ow abl e to take .

lotty sco rn o f all oth er races an d es pecial ly h is ex ercis e both on foot an d in th e saddl e an d

ey m ade n um
, ,

p a rt ic u la r a ve rs i o n t o wh at h e cons idered th e th ero us ex curs ion s about th e n eig h

sull en h ate ful Hebrew
, An im p a ss a b l e b arr .ie r b o r h oo d A t l a s t o n e d a y it w a s p pro os e d t o . , ,

ex isted sh e h ,ad ful ly beli eved be t w een h er an d vis it th

, e city We h ave a h ous e th ere w h ere .
,

th eir
g u e
s t B u t n o.w o h b li s s fu l c e rta in t y ! a l l w e res id e in w i n t e r : t h ey ca ll it a p a l ac e s a id
”

ad M iriam bl ush
, , ,

th is h ad van is h ed Of h is o w n free w ill h e h in g an d I suppos e it is w ell

is m
.
, ,

declared h is w ish to st udy th e Hebrew record w orthseei ng We w ill go t h ere t h orn in g

at cou ld it m om
. .

in g? He w as you and I for m

,

Wh ean but on e th y fa th er h a s d e affai rs to at ,

ready fo r h er sake to ren oun ce h is creed tend to ; and I w ill sh ow you city life in J er u

om
.
,

is s kill ed salemso th
,

My daugh said h er fath at w h en y o u return h

"
ter er e you can

at of ho m
, , , ,

in all th e l earn in gof o ur rel ig ion Durin gyour con trast it withth . e
"
.

con valescen ce y ou can read our Holy Boo ks w ith 80 th ey w en t an d s pen t a bli ss ful day a day , ,

h er Our faithis n o n ew on e
. It is ol der th an th at n eith
. er ever forg ot But as th ey w ere re .

th e oldest Th e t w el ve tabl es w ere delivere d to

. turn in g th roug hth e narrow str eet th eir caval ,

Moses even before your great Foun der drove h is cade was sto pped by a great crow d .

l
p go u h s h a res a ro u n d th e P a la ti n e W h en A b r a W h at i s it 7
"
s a id t he y o u n g R o m a n I se e

m w ithGo in e ese s of Meso a

p

am com l oo kin g m
. .

h u n ed d th d rt , w il d fa n a ti c a l - an w ithtattered g ,
arb , ,
52 wa s D A U G H T E R o r J E R U S A L E M .

an d a l o n g s taff, an d a crow d fol l ow in g hi m . I th ink I h ave h eard s omet h in g o f th is be

What is h he said h Th e Teach er of w h om
”
e s ayin gi fore o w ever

mw ith
.
, , ,

Listen ,
”
an s w ered Miria sudden aw e y ou s peak w as cal l ed t he N a za re n e w as he

He com
, , ,

in h er voice es n earer h is h ig h -b red . r

”
es ol ve n o t to no t ?
”
In s pite o f

is tim
.

B y th e th is stran ge obj ect had approach ed sh ow w h at h e th oug ht a slight sneer crept in to ,

w ith in a few paces th e th ron g parti n gh urriedly h i s voice .

to m im His ey es w ere bl oods h

,

ake w ay for h Th con ceal ed con t em

ot e to n e of il l -
.

p t w en t lik e a ,

his beard w as dishevel ed h is gray h air floated dagger to M iriamah Sh em ade n o an s w er

’
, eart . .

like a w il d ban n er th roug hthe air He ran on What co ul d s he say ? The s n eer w as no t o n l y . ,

apparen tly seein g neith er to th e righ t n or to t he

an everlas tin g s everan ce o f th eir aflectio n bu t
‘

s eem er al m os t im
,

l eft al th ou ghh is head turn ed in ces san tly n o w ed to h i u in it l f

e y oun g Ro m
,
p o s s e ,

For Miriaman d h e reader m

.

th is w ay n o w th at Th an by th is
.
er fath er as t h ay ,

tim
, ,

is tim
,

e kn ew en ough of th
,
e Hebre w to n g ue to by t h e h ave s us pected w ere secretly Ch ris , ,

un derstan d w h at w as ordinarily said an d h e no w tians Sh e saw h ow th at th oug hh er l o ve r

is m adm
,

might have married o ne of the Hebrew faithhe

.
, ,

caug ht the w il d w ords w ithw hicht h an ,

like m
, ,

as h e th ough t w as in fectin g th e cro w d os t o f h is race w as s o prej udiced again s t

Woe w oe to J erus al emI cried th e m
.
,

iman d h
,

Ch th at accord bet w een h

”
,
an ris tian ity er .

m
,

Woe, w oe, w oe ! w as i pos s ibl e

m
.

As he pas s ed t he caval cade, he l ooked at Littl e ore w as said durin g the j ourn ey back
M iria m an d cr ied Woe w oe th
en turn in g to t he villa To al l her compan ion
’
s atte mpt at s

ma
, ,

m pli d ly i m y lla
.

h
t o t e y o un g Ro n, he cried, w oe, w o e I
”
con vers atio n , M iria re e on n on o s

again , m ore l oudl y th

an befo re bl es , an d th mm t t hy l ight d
e o en e a e s he ex cu s e d

mm t h had pa he cm
.
,

Th
e n ex t o en e wd h ers elf on th e pl ea o f a h
s sed, an d eadach t
e and fled to

im h w a l er ro om
,

cl os in g aroun e d h s os t to s igh ,
t B ut h . .

s till dis tin ct an d aw ful t h oug h fain ter an d On ce th ere sh e flun g h ers el f on h er bed an d

fai n ter cam w oe w oe to J erus al em

, , , ,

e th A s a Ch ris t ian s h
”
e cry ! burs t into a pass ion of tears e

e y ou n g m
, , , .

t il l even th e s to ut h eart o f th an a h ad al ready given up h er l o ver Al as as a w o ,

heart not given to s upers titious forebodin gs m e fel t al m

.

an s h e h ad n ot an d s h os t as if s h e , , , , ,

ch il l ed w itha s udden fear coul d n ot . .

Wh o is h ei he said at l as t ”
In bitter bitter s truggl es often con q uered but
M iriams poke w ith ever ren ew ed th
.
, , , ,

Have you n ot h eard e n ig ht w aned on , .

an aw ed voice an d un der h er breath M any .

man y years ago— it w as w hen m

, ,

y fat h er w a s

q u i te a y o u n g m a n — th ere a ro s e a g rea t T eac h e r C H A P T E R I I I .

in our co un try B ut h e h ad m an y en em ies and Ar l ast s h e fel l as l eep B ut h er s lum bers

here in J erusal em a popular tum
.
. ,

at las t ul t w ere feveris h an d s h e aw oke u n refres h ed Sh e

e m ob dem
, , , , .

broke out and th an ded His death ros e early an d w en t out in to th e terraced a
g b

an govern or it w as in Pilate s tim

. ,

e Ro m
,

Th den for a w alk an d to gain s tren gth

’

,
e , , , .

hes itated ; he coul d s ee n o evil in the accused Sh e w as s tan din g w ithh er h an ds cl as ed be

p , ,

he said B ut at las t he yiel ded th

. oug hn ot til l fore her gazing abs tractedly at th , e s un ris i n
g ,

he h ad cal l ed for w ater an d dippin g h is h an ds abo ve th e t urrets an d battl em ents o f J erusal em

im
, ,

in it said h e w as h ed h s elf free of th wh en an appro ach in g step caus ed h

”
e g uilt er t o tu rn

uchm
.

e w as too m al figure s om
, .

For w h il e s h oved to g o on A patriarch ew h at ben t w ithage

iman d m
.

im s h
, ,

Th ey s courg ed h ocked h e but w h os e face w as s till full o f fire an d en er

gy
w as co m
, , ,

co n tin ued th e tears in h

, er ey es an d h er vo ice in g do w n th e w al k , Sh e ran forw ard .
,

vibratin g w ithin dignation “

and as h e w en t to w ithbothh an ds ex ten ded

a m Wel com w el com my father s he ex

, .

ex ecution an in t h e cro w d j eered Th e e e

claim
.
, , , ,

Teach er t urn ed t h e s to ry goes an d s aid but ed us ing th e titl e w ithw h ichChris tian s
w i th iueflabl e m Tar ry till I com
, , , , ,

even at th at early day h ad begun to address th

‘
’
ildn ess e eir

em an 1 An d it m
.
, ,

Th is is th sh e said w itha We h
”
s piritual ave n o t s een you fo r
ean s pas to rs
som e tim
.
, ,

th at h
"
bro ken voice e is to w an der o n fo rever e

m
.
,

e peace of God be w ith ou m dau h

,

til l th e Day of J udg Th is h Th

l
en t appen ed forty y t
.
y g e r , ,

y e a rs a go H e w a.s fi fty th en a n d l oo ks n o o l d er h e s aid s tretch in g forthh

, is h an ds in ben edic ,

now An d s o it w il l be to th e en tion w h il e s he bo w ed h er h ead for a m om en t

er w i tham m
. , , ,

Her lis tener h ea d h efo re h No I h ave been bey on d J ordan

m
a zed surpris e b i
r .

at at first ros e to t o vis it so m

.
, ,

B ut h e ch ecked th e w ords th , e of th e anna Nor s h oul d I h ave

om
.

his lips . return ed even n ow if it h ad n ot been h e in , ,

 T HE D A U G HTE R O P J E R U S A L E M . 53

upon m that y
e ou w ere in n eed of my co unsel s . to dil ate to colossal proportions , w il e is face h h
In it no t so , my c hil d f ”
gl o w ed w it a Pro p h
et
’
s fire, t at t erehis a h h
He loo ked keen ly h er as h e spo ke Th e at . Res urrection of th
e Dead , an d everlas tin g bliss

color ros e t o her bro w an d h er ey es fell before for t hos e w h ol d fast to th

o h e an d My daughter
reat aadn ess cam mmb mm
.
, ,

him Th en a g e to her face . re e er, re b

e er , He di ed for us . I h
ave

eart to m e m
.

“
Open y o ur h y d aug h ter he , hthe h l u s ed apos tles w h
,
”
talked, in pers on , w it
o ,

said t en derl y layin ga h

.
an d on h ,
er head You saw His as cension I stood by w h . en Steph en .

do not look h appy Is it — is it an y thin g con w as s toned an d beh el d h is face as th at o f an

is y oun g Rom
. , ,

ed wi t ht h an gel w h Heaven open ed an d th

”
neez an n obl e 7 en e sain ts in

e Mi riam might have been glory w ere revealed to him O h m ild ! m

,

er tim
,

At an y o th y ch y
e Evil One tem
.
, ,

able to co n trol h er feelin g s ; but s h e w as ex ch il d ! s tan d fas t Th p ts us in

m as com
.

h austed by th e an guis ho f th e n igh t an d sh e an y guises He h e in th is w inning

ape to tem
, .
,

sh
”
burst in to tears t
p y o u n o w

Mi riamans w ered w itha firmvoice inspired

.
, .

“
Ah ! as I feared h e said
“
P oor poor ”

usiasm
.
, , , ,

ch ild ! His h an d dw el t caress in gly o n th e bo w ed by h is enth

"
.

h a d beside h im as if it h ad been th
,
at of a Fear not ! I w ill tread th e pathan d un flinch ,

daugh t er o f h is ow n . iugly fath er .

Miriamw ept o n h
,

er face buried in h ,
er h ands God give you strength h e said as h e l eft h
. er , , .

Nor do I w on der at it h I Her re solution w as soon put to th

”
e co n tin ued . e tes t Her .

ave seen fr om
,

h th e firs t t h at h e l o ved y ou B ut aged pas to r h ad h ardly disappeared w h .en anoth er

my daughter he is a w ors hipper of s tep w as heard on the wal k a step she recog
, ,

consider , , ,

false gods an d y ou y o u are a Ch aired as th at of h Witha great effort

”
ris t ian er lo ver

sobbed Mi riam er em otion and m im

. .
, ,

I h ave co ns idered I sh e con trol led h et h w itha

“

imup for sm ile of w elcom

.
, ,

h ave considered and I h ave given h e

Som
.
,

eth ing in ex plicabl e in th at greet ing h

”
ever ow

at is w el l m
.
,

“
Th y c h il d T h e g r e a t a p o s t l e e v er h
. e co u l d n o t t ell ex a c t l y w h at c h ill ed th e

ad com
, , , ,

in an epis tl e w h ichh e h as j us t w ritten to on e of l over He h e to declare h is love for Mi

riam
.

th e ch urch es dis co urages as y ou kn o w alliances

, , but at th is h e th oug ht of postponin g w hat
, ,

between believers an d un bel ievers We h ave a h e h ad to say B ut furth

. er sus pens e h e felt .
, ,

h ard fi g h t be fo re u s i f w e w o u ld w in th e cro w n w o ul d b e in t o l e ra b l e So h e s po k e at o nce

He w as el o quen t by nature even im

, . . .

But bles sed be God He gives s tren gthto th os e passioned

e been m
, , , ,

wh o st ru l a n d e a ce f t t e a l an d n ever h ad h ore eloq uent th an

gg e y es , p p er ec
, e r n , ,

peace at las t
”
he w as n ow
s aid M iriam tim Miri am imin sil ence but withdow n
. .
,

Bnt fath er idly h e h eard h

mght beco me a Christian Let himon ce hear east eyes and fast-changing color When he
, , , , ,
'

e m
. .
,

th e bless ed tr uth h ad fin is h ed s h ade a g reat al e rt an d l ooked , ,

Alas ! al as 1 m y c h ild h e s aid i n te rr u p t in g h im b ra v e l y in th e fa c e

But I ama Ch
.
, ,

h er lean on n o suchbroken reed If you h ad ris tian sh e said Th at w as

ained a Hebrew in faith it m
. .

rem
, ,

igh t h ave been all Th en h er h eart stood s till

Agrippa m rm
.
,

difierent arri ed Beren ice A Ch ristian ! A Ch tian l He recoil ed

'

B ut ours .

fro mh
.

is a des pis ed s ect As yet as a rul e only th. e er un con scious ly as h

, , e s poke .

p oo r be l o n
g t o it H e w o u ld co n s id er it a di s N o r ca n w o r d s d es cr ib e th e h o rro r of th a t ex

ty bl ood n ever coul d cl am It is alm os t im

.

g race t o w h ich h is h augh ation possibl e indeed in .

m
, , ,

sub it to w ed a Nazaren e th is n in eteen th cen tury to un ders tan d th e feel

sobbed M iriam orn Ro m

, . ,

Yes yes I kn ew it h h - an tow ard Ch

“ ”
in g f a i b ris tianity
o g
cam
.
, , , .

An infin ite pi e in to th e ol d m t w as n ot on ly th at be reg arded it as a delusion

ty
’
an s face I
ion m
. .

My daugh he said th e pathth at lies n ot onl y th at h

“ “ ”
t er , , e des pis ed it as a relig erely

before us w h o pro fess th e true faith is n ot on e of th e poor ; but h e h ad been taugh t to cons ider
e m
, ,

of roses B ut it is th e pathHe trod befo re us it as s tain ed w ithth e foul es t ev en th ost o h

out co m
.
, ,

and He t rod it w it h l a i i W h a t a it H ea l l k n w n o th i n
g o f it e
p n n g s y s sc e n e r cs e r .
y e x .

th e ins ired Wo rd 7
p T h e b u rd e n of o u r i n iq u i ce p t fro m h e a r s a y b u t t h at a ttr i bu te d to it t h e

ml m m m ti
,

ties aid on Hi .
’
He w as l ed like a la b s acrifice o f in fan ts at secr et ee n gs , and at

to t e slau
g h
ter. If t h h
ere w as an y doubt of fir ed th
’
at it practised at th e Ag ape , or lo ve m
His teach in gs , if th is w orl d w as th e all in all , w e feas ts , things w hi chw ould h ave been revol tin g
migh t say to ou rs el ves , eat , drin k, an d be erry
’
even at th e orgies of Bacchus Pliny regarded it m .

m
.

But I kn o w , an d h
”
ere th e a ed an ro s e on h is w i thdis trust, al ost w ithabh orreu ce
gSo did h ism
m
.

feet, and sto od o ver er h

h is , tall figure see mi gn augus t a t s er, he em
t peror Traj an , n o t ordin a
54 B L I N D .

j
ril y u n us t or h a rs h S o d id s t il l l at e r M ar c u s s a b l e B u t m a y t h e G o d i n w h o m I b e l i e ve

aps n o m
. , .
, ,

Au relius th ou gh perh an ever li ved an d sh e rais ed h er ey es reveren tl y to w ards h ea

im so m may that God make you happy and br i n g

, , , ,

wh o bein g a h eath en h ad in h u ch o f th
“
e ven
m
, , , ,

real ess en ce o f Ch ris tian it

y If M ir ia h a d y o u . a t l a s t t o t h e tr u t h In t h a t b l e s s e d e v en t
"
.
,

tol d h er l over th at s h e practis ed in can tatio n s an d h er e h er voice al m os t broke do w n an d g , r e at ,

th at sh e w as an o th er l o cus t s he w oul d n ot tears des pite herself roll ed al o ng her chee ks

m m
,

have been m
, , ,

ore th unders t r u c k w e s h a l l e e t o n c e o r e — n ever to be s e p a

he s tam
.

B ut but- me r e d r e g a in in g s p e ec h r a te d — i n a h a pp ie r a n d b et t e r w o r ,l d
”

ht you w ere of the faithof M os es ; She w as gon e B y a s w ift m

.

o vem
, ,

I th o ug en t do w n a

m m
.

an d s urel y no n e des pis e th es e Ch s r i ti a n s o re s id e-

p a t h s h e esc a p ed fro h im a
. n
”
d fl e d t o w a r d , ,

I w as bo rn in th at faith bu t m y fa t h er a n d t h e,
h o u s e .

I have l on gbeen Ch ristian s Ch ris tian it i b u t B u t u dd en ly befo re s h eh a d ne m a ny s te

y s . s g o p s

a devel opm
, ,

en t o f t h e o th er Th e Pro ph ets al w ay s sh e w as co n fron t ed by h er ag ed pas to r w h o

m
. ,
,

p o i n ted -to a M es s ia h a n d th e M ess ia,h h a s c o e h a v i n

g s e e n t h e in ter view s t il l . l
”
in ered abo u t
g ,

A Ch A Ch He uttered th ro un d divi n in g th at h
"
ris tian ! ris tian ! e g e w oul d be n eeded ,
.

th e w ords as i f h e h ar dl y kn ew w h at h e w as He took h er h an d an d l ed h er s il en tl y t o a ,

sayin g but in ton es of an guis h th at w en t t o co rn er o f th e t er race w h ere th e precip ice fel l

Miriams h O h! Al m
, , ,

igh an d h sh eer do w n an d w h en ce ly in g over to th

’ “ ”
eart ty Jove e e eas t

l ift ed botharm
.
, , , ,

s ex ten ded w ide to th e s ky th e city coul d be s een in al l th e s pl en do r o f t h e

m
, , ,

“
let n o t y re a s o n g o I w ou l d r a t h e r
. s h e h a d n e w - r is e n s u n .

said s h e w as a s orceres s In th e foreg r ou n d an d j us t acro s s th e val l ey

s aid M iriam w as a s teep l on g bill th

.
, ,

I th in k I h ad better go w ith in at q u ite w ith in a g n e

m
, , , , , e

w ith dig nity You w ill ex cuse e I kn o w had been for the firs t tim
'

ratio n e in cl u de d
e m orn in g m
.

fromth
, , , , ,

w ith in th e w all s w h en w h at w as cal l ed th

"
eal e New

Forgive m ive m
.
,

e fo rg e! he cried I th in k City h ad been buil t Th e to p o f th is ac cli vity

Hear m
, .

I amm
.

ad al ready Do not go yet . e coul d j us t be s een above th

. e w all an d g l o w ed in
but a m
, ,

th e radian ce l ike m
"
otnen t . o l ten g ol d , .

He t r ied t o t a k e h er h a n d but s h e w ith drew “

S ee it is Cal vary an d Cal vary tran s figu red
, ,

On e m
,

it beh in d h w ithgl ory he cried igh tier t h

”
er an w e

You do n o t m
.

he cried mcoheren tly bore His cros s u p its fiin ty pathw ay s ; a cr o ss

.
,

ean rt

It is bu t a dreaman i n san e dream You w il l in fin itel y h

.

, eavier th
. an an y th at is l aid o n us .

n o t p ut a barrier forev er bet w een us

,
‘
As s h e Be of s tout h eart daug
. hter for so s hall y ou w in
s til l m
, ,

o ved on h e in terposed before h

, er A n d th e cro w n Yo ur Cal vary is before y o u
. Up . .

roun d seem
,

but yester day I w as so h appy ! Vain fool th at I u , an d fain t n o t !

p A l l a s to
y o u

w as . I began even to h o pe y ou l oved m e Ohl n igh t ay l utter darkn ess . B ut face th e s to n y

,
.

uus ay th ose w o rds Anyth in g an yth. in gbut a s teep ! Toil on , Look n o t back An d w h
, en

m
. .

Ch rm cl as p His Cros s at t h e s um w h
”
ris tian l o u r a s i t en
y
began M iriam Th
,

An d I h oped al s o , , en y o u f a l l p r os tr a te a n d bl e e
. d in g a t H i s f eet y o u ,

ave yo ur au reol e m
, , ,

ch eckin g h ers el f sh e added B ut I w il l n ot s ay too s h all h d a u h t

y g er

m m
.
, ,

at is imas
, ,

wh at I h oped A gulf divides us th

.
p TO a s co o n) .

B L I N D .

B Y M R S . M A R Y P . S C U Y L B B .

Tm : w orl d is fair, but n o t, al as ! for m;

e I kno w the flo w ers are n ear I s toop to M .

I her verdant hill or pl ai n ;

see no t eit W itheager h an d, the gl o w in g petals bright
Sens e tel l s m m
.

e l o w erin g clouds are in th e air ; I i th

x e rose, and gather on l y t hor ns ,

I s t retchm y h an d and feel th e fal lin g rain,

. Then w eep to thin k y day is al ways n ight m .

The l eafy w oo dl an ds are hao s dark

hear the river m u rm uri n g at m
o ne c

mi
,
I
An d N ature s ns trel sy a s ightiess soun d y fe et
‘
,

mt b
.

A nd kno w I stand upo n th e pebbly s h

Oh, God ! th a seal ed book, o re ;

agran t lilies n ow m
at al l us e
Th
A nd in th e fr y senses greet ;
e iro n la nds o f darkn u s bo und !
W ithl o ving to uchI t race th eir so ft l eaves o er
‘

my th mi
, .

They e skies are bl ue I raise n e ey es , I know th e ir co lo r sh ape an d s ize an d n o w

m t my bli d d vi w e fra gran t p erfum

.
, , ,

B ut on l y darkn ess ee s n e e I drin k th e o f their breath

I t ai m em Gran t o h H eaven
. .

The s tars are bright s r n y da k dg r en e al e, B ut still I can no t see t h

To m e o ne m om an w elcom
.
, , ,

B ut not h ing see, not o on th

'
e an te bl ue . en t s s igh t th e D eat h!
’
,
 TH E W RO N G GRE E N B O W .

' ’
I B I B I
‘ ‘
B Y I A B O L B B I .

On day , M is s K ati e B ertra m received th

e fo l That mak m f es e eel a great deal bett er ,
he fol ded up the
Nell y ,
”
said K atie Coul ter , as s

N ew York D ec 20 l etter of h er Q uaker frien d Sh e told m e be

at com
. .

eet m
, .

All righ t K a ti e I w i ll b e t h e r e w it h o u t fo re th e on e w oul d m e bu t I l ike to

m ten m e out of m
. ,
, ,

tail ; 5 P M t r a i n fr o B os t o n Y o u s a y y o u be s ure It w oul d frigh y sens es

m
. .
. .

a re a f ra i d o f n o t k n o w i n g e I t h i n k t h e r e is t g e t th e re s o la t e a l l a l o n e Y o u k n o w h o w
m
.
o ,
.

no do u b t o f t h at I f a n c y t h er e is n o t u c h d a r k it is n o w a t fi v e o c l oc k I h a v e r e a d s uch
’
.

aveu t you l — about m

.

e fro mth
ch ang e frec k l e— faced boy in kil ts an d dreadful s tories— h eetin g
’

m
,

stri ed s tocki n g s wh o w as y our co us in w h en a ll t f d a d fu l l e h a c k e n a n d d is

p so r s o re p eo p
I am h Dear m
, , ,

last w e m P erh aps I w on t kn ow y o u I do h ope M r J o h

’
et o n es t peo pl e . s ! n

en it co m t on m
. . .

a ba sh ful fell ow w h es to accos tin g a Hanford w ill poun ce righ e by in s tinct

e y o un g w om im
.
,

h ands o m Can t y ou h I used to know h wh en h

’
an . ang o ut e w as a l ittl e boy ,

s- me sign al ? Co ul dn t you tie a piece of green but that w as ever so long ago But s uppose he
’
.

on on yo ur s l eeve o r so m eth in g by w ay o f sh oul dn t kn o w m Wh at s h ould I do ?

"
e Nell y l
'
ribb ,

Nons ense K atie ! J us t y tmbe qu ie t an d

, ,

m akin g s ure ? “
, ,

Aflect io n atel y y our cous in To n on th -out ; an d don t dare to s peak to any

’
l k
'

, e oo .

m
,

P S
.
- Th
. e m ore I t h i n k o f i t ti e o n t h e m a n ,
w h o d q n t s p e a k t o y o u H e r e c o e s th e
’
.

rit bon .
t r a in G o o d -b y ! W r i t e di r e c t l y y .o u g e t th e re :

I sh all be an x i o us to h
”

t Mis s K atie B ertram

ear

Give m
h
.

th
e m
”
Capit al 1 oug
W h h h Oh
e l eas t afraid of m
?
’
b l
.
a t a w
I mn ot th
y g e r e s e s

ere is m
.

Wh m m m
,
iss
h
'

at fun !
u b rel la ! W y u br e lla ? Q u ic k
im B ut th
y
ingh
,
reen ribbon w ill be a varia
. e g
N elly ! Th ere it is beh i n d y ou Oh Nelly yo u .

e us u al order o f th
, , ,

tion on th
”
in gs
did n ot put on th e elas tic to fasten it as you
.

e car efull y bes t o w ed in th e cor n er of h

,

So sh
,
er
said y ou w o ul d I
,

etti s hkn o t of g
Never m
reen ribbon
Make h
traveling -ba a co u
g q ,
ind Take it as it is
,
aste !
er sl ee ve w h en sh e sh
.

e pin n ed o n h
.

oul d n ear
Take it th
to b
at w ay— al l flyi ng o pen 7 Never !
Go to New York w i thth at w il d l oo kin g th
New York
Certain l y it w as an im m ing!
.

.
p o r ta n t a tt er th is
Give m e som eth i ng to tie it w ith—q uick Nelly !
,

rin g y o un gw om
,

h
,

en ; Wit
Your bel t ! Your w atchch ain 1 A ny th
g u a rdi a n s i p o f w a n d e - "
i ng!
ness th is ot h er l etter received a few days l ater ;
O h I can t ! I h as n t an y th ingi cried th
’ ' ”

ere M iss Bertram

,
e
not in Bos to n w h received h
,
ers
dist racted Nell y ,

e platfo rmof a certain rural rail w ay

, .

but on th
All aboard l s h outed th e con du ct or
station w h irl s on e of th emin
.

ere t w o yo u n g g
Here l Your cravat w ill do An d before
m
, ,

e w ere w al kin g u p an d do w n
Nel ly coul d catchh er breath bein
travelin
g c o s t u , ,
g h a l f- c h oked

fromth e im m
vaitingfo r th
,
e train
p et u o u s a ss a u l t a d e u pon h er th e ,

Mr Dean K are n i na it said, I s h , al l ex train w as gl idin g aw ay w itha fleet in g vis ion of ,

pe ct th ee o n T u e s d a y D o n o t al l o w
. t h y s e lf a n y K a ti e s h e a d a t a w in d o w n o d d in g v
’
ig o ro u s ly , ,

uneasin ess u po n th y a rr iv a l in N e w Y o r k I a n d s h a k i n g h er tr o ph y N e l l y s g r e e n cr a va t .
’

m
. .

h ave arr an ged th at m y n e p h e w M r J o h n H a n I n t o a n y s il e n t fi t s o f la u gh t e r d id t h e d e

ad a m
.
,

ford sh all m eet th ee at t h Th ee h ure- loo ki ng K atie fal l durin g h

’
e train er day s j our

m m
.

il dishacq uain tan ce w i thm

,

ch y n e p h e w I b e li e v e n e y a s s
, h e co n te p la te d
.
h er litt l
,
e u b rel l a ,

Get out o f t h e car as s oo n as it s to ps an d h e tied w ith a j aun ty green bo w and t h oug ht of

m
, , ,

will be w aitin
g o n t h e p l a tfo r f o r t h ee Th ee Nel ly s bew il dered fac e as s h
. e sto o d by t h
’
e s ta

will h ave n o difi cul ty w h ate ver

ave a m
.

I h o pe th ee w ill h ore pro pitious To be secu re an d quite com fortabl e in th e

l oo m
, ,

day for th y j ou rn ey th an th e g y d a y s w e b ro a d re a s s u ri n g y gd a l
, i h t w it h p l en t y , of c h ee r ,

h ave been h avi n

g fu l ta lki n
g p p e o l e a ro u n d h er w a s a n e a s y
ni ce m ust gi ve m
.
, ,

“
y k i n d l o v e to th y s is te r th i n g t o o u r c o u n t r y
- b r .e d K a ti e ; b u t w h e n t h e

Th y s i n c e re frien d s h a d o w s o f ev e n in g f e ll h er h e a r t f ell w it h
mHa ma
, ,

Sc r u rt n.
56 r u n w ac n e e ar ns s o w .

In to the g reat city th ey rol l ed at l en g t h; in to sligh

tly ortified Th at dreadful green bo w ? m .

the great s tation , glitterin g w ithligh ts , echoin g It does l ook abs urdl y cons picuous , but it w as a

with bells ; st ea wh m
izzin g, en gin es run n in g case of n ecess ity . Ho w pro vokin g that y ou no

hither an d thith er, trains arriv in g an d depart ti ced it

in g in sys te m
ati c con fus ion . K atie Coulter fel t Provokin g! Was it n ot accordin g to co n

terribl y bew il dered, but her in s he hold fast to tract ! Was it n ot h

t e very t in g I w as lookin g h
Gras pin gsh aw l an d bag s h em arch
”
s tructions ed for l
er um
. ,

boldl y forthh brella withth

,
e irrepressibl e ,
A gain he laughed , a
g y
yl .

g re en how w ell to th e fro

,
nt . How cu rious ly you tal k ! said K atie, con

Sh e had scarcely put h er foot to th e g ro un d h

tractin g er ey ebro w s Accordin gto co n tract

t fromh
, .

wh en her bag was caug h er h an d an d a , Th e very th in g you w ere l ooki n g for ! Ho w

voice cried, could y ou
p o ssibl y kn o w that y u bre ll a w as m m
Well Miss K ate h
t is s urel y mu t b s e you ! tied w itha green bo w 7
”

mt m ha mt
, ,

K atie started, al os as uc s if s he had How curiously y ou talk, all o w e o s ay

been h by on e o f th
caug t up os e dreadfirl peo Did y ou n ot w rite e th at m he green h
t o w w o ul d

pl e o
”
f her im ag in a tio n Th en sh e kn ew that be dis tinctl y vis ibl e 1
'

is m
.

th ust be M r J oh n Han tord I hn onsens e h

'

w rite y o u ! And s uc as t at
mt b m
. .

Yes I th she ans w ered h al f laugh

”
in k it is You us e drea in g!
e sam ma
, , ,

ing an d surren derin g h er sh aw l at th e Do you e n to say t at you did h n ot w r ite ,

mm t mI
,

h I should kn ow by th
”
o en How quickly you kn ew e an d agree t at y o u e green

m thi
.

“
Co e s w ay ,
”
he said, as they t h
readed bow
the crow d . I have a carriage here . Give m e 1! Of course, not .

y our checks You are j estin g ”

mm t
.

I amn ot said K atie I sol emnly assure

.

In a few o her poss ess io n s

en s K atie and . ,
”
.

w ere packed on th s eat of th

e back- e carriag e
y ou th at I did n ot
e y oun g m
. .

Th an s pran g in took th e seat facin g An d I said h e w oul d be w illin gto s w ear

K atie slam med the door an d away they w en t that you did
, , ,
”
.
, , , .

dow n th e aven ue S w ear I th oug ht a Quaker could n ot sw ear

er com
.

said h h to anyth
”
And no w pa n io n n o w t a t in g
w e are com fortabl e l et m But I amno Q
, , , .

e h ave a l ook at y ou uaker as it h appens sai d

at m
, , ,

e y o un g m
,

and see w h an n er of girl th ese l on g y ears th an

ave m
.

h ade o f you
”
No Q uaker ! Now th at I l ook at y o u agai n
lanced adm
.
, ,

As h e s poke h e g irin gly at th e face y o u d on t l o ok l ike a Q ua k er

’

im He saw a coun tenan ce fresh at do y ou m at I am

, .

opposite to h . Wh ean ! You kn ow th

withyout han d h eal th ;fran k cl ear brow n eyes ; n ot a Q
”
uaker 1 , ,

a bro w n s kin pal e but reli eved by th, e col or o f

, Th en n ex t I suppose sh e con tinued s co rn , , ,

the red li ps w h ichcur ved u pw ard at th e corn ers fully y ou w ill s a y th at y o u a re n ot M r J o h n

withun m
, ,
.

is takabl e l ove of approbation Hanford l

”

e youn g m
.

K atie bl ush ed an d re- arran g ed h er sh aw l Certainl y I amn ot said th an

ad now becom
, , , , .

un der th e g aze w h ichh , e full of a sl ow ly .

p u z zl ed th ou g
,
h tf ul e x p ress io n Th ere w as a dead s il ence
.
Th ey s tared at each .

You are ch an ged h e s aid s low l y ; very

”
o th er bl an kl y

an ged fr omm
,

very m
, ,

cam e in an alm
.

uch ch y recoll ection I Th en w h o are y o u ? os t in .

audibl e voice ficm

,

w ould n ot h ave kn ow n y ou K ate - th e g

.
”
irl s l ips
’

am
,

My n am e is B ertram s aid h
.

K ate ! He Chr ris tian n e on th e lip s of

”
e an d un til
e m is m om ave s uppo s ed y ou to be m
,

th is s tran ger ! Wh at did h ean by s u ch th ent I h y c o u

fam iliarity ? Ah h e w as a Frien d ! Th ere w ere s in M iss K ati e Bertramw h o w as to co m e fro m

on y am
,

n o titl es of cerem
, ,

on g th e Fri en ds Per Bos to n to - day in th e five 0 cl ock train an d

.
’

om
,

I w ent to m
,

h aps h e did n ot kn o w t h at sh e w as n o Q wh eet at th

”
uakeress e depot .

imby an im
.

Neverth el es s s h e drew h erself up K atie sil en ced h p er at ive ges ture

You s eem
, .

is carriage im mediately ! Stop it

.

ed to h ave n o difi cul ty in identif Sto p th

y
ing m directl y an d l et m
,

sh sh
”
e , e said . e g et out e cried .

ave m
,

Th at w as eas y Were n ot all th e s ig

. n al s Get out ! S urely n ot Sin ce I h ade s o

cul pabl e a m istake l et m

.

hung out 1 he ans w ered l aughin g

”
Un pro e do all th at I can to
tect ed an d resol ute youn gw om Let m
.
, ,

an w i thth e g reen rectify it e take you to your desti n a

, .

h ow w el l in sig h t .
”
tion .
”

Wh at ! Did you n otice th at ? K ati e was K atie onl y gave a gl an ce of s uperb dis dain .
 T H E W R O N G G RE E N B O W .

have th
Will yo u e ki ndn ess to sto p the car but now , for th
e reality , h
er wo m ’
an s co urage

e for m
riag e 2 she repeated h augh
”
til y , . ros e to m t th m g
ee e e er en cy .

-3 Th a s tan d of carriages ht Sh
’
But you cann ot , se rio us ly ere was in s ig e

m mp t
.

Let e out ! in terrupt ed K atie, i

’
e uous ly w alked quickly tow ard it, an d w it out h gi vin g
herself a m om
.

Qe tried to h door
un fasten t e en t to feel frigh ten ed en gaged th e

I r Bert ramlaid h e cam

.
,

is h an d upon it first on e s h e to

Won t y ou tr ust m m
. . .

he said earn estly Wh a am said th e Iris h driver

”
e 1
’
“ ’ ‘
ere to , ! .
, ,

Surely yo u believe w h at I say ! to uch in g h is h at as sh

”
e w as about to s te i
, p n , .

Believe ! s aid K atie w ithanoth To Mrs Soph

"
er in edable ia Han ford s No 60
‘
’

Do y ou s uppos e for a m om
.
, , .

look . en t th
, at I K ati e s topped s h ort an d for a g
, o od reason ;

e nam
,

believe s uc h an abs urd sto ry as th at Th at a for s h e h ad forgot ten th e of th e street

m o to m
.

eet h is ow n cous in an d th Wh said th

”
an euuld g en at street l e driver

Wait on e m om
, .
.

not k n ow h er en t Ih ave forgotten I w ill

m rem em
. .

Wh y is i t a ny o re a b s u rd th a n th a t y o u ber
”

ould take m
.

sh e fo r Mr J oh n Han fo rd ? Th is w as eas y to say n ot eas y to do Sh e

im
. .
,

“
Ih ave n ever seen h ; at l eas t sin ce I w as fro w n ed and reflected an d reflected an d frow n ed
, ,

a ch kn it an d unkn it h
"
ild er brow n ey ebrow s but in
ave I seen m y cous in K atie Bertram vain
.

e n am
,

Nor h Th e of M rs Han ford s street w as

“ ’
.

co m
, . .

To insure h er recog n iti on w e h it u po n th e fan cy n ot fo rt h in g

ackm
, .

of h er w earin g a g reen bo w Your green rib Th eh an h eld th e door of th e carriag e open

oul d com
.

e s im il ar ity of n am
,

h on ! Th es ! Can y ou w on and w aited till th e ins piration s h e

der at m m m
.

y m is t a k e ? T h e o re K a ti e t h o u g h t th e o re c o n fu s e d
im If ever h e becam e n um
,

K atie l oo ked at h o n esty s h on e sh e Th at th ber w as 60 w as all

tron m on e from e coul d rem em
. .
,

o rtal ey es it s h , th e ey es o f th i s sh ber Sh e tu rn ed red an d pal e .

m
,

strang e r H e s a w a h a l f b e li ef t re b li n g in h e r b y t u r n s l a ss e r s - b y b e g a n t o l oo k c u r io u s ly
’

lrcwn eyes an d like a w ise m O n e elderly gen tl em

. .

, , an pus h ed h is at h er ,
an w ith g . ray is h ,

advantag e h air and a red cravat lingered s l igh tly Th e

ackm
.

Give m
.
,

e y our frien d s address

’
I know you h an w h . is tl ed un der h is breath .

will trus t m Will y ou no t 2 s aid K at ie h

” ”
It s of n o us e
’
e . urriedly l , , .

K atie w as w averin g Sh ave on e fin al search can t th i n k of it I ll go an d fin d a Directory

' '
eg

ackm
. .
,

ing look in to h is face Th e g ray eyes w ere and sh e h as til y w al ked aw ay Th e h an

er for a m en s lam med

. .

steady an d earn est as befo re l ooked after h om en t th

m
.
,

“
I will w as o
"
n K a t ie s lip s w h e n
’
a to rr e n t h is c oa c h -d o or a n d re o u n t ed t h e bo x .

m
, , ,

of ancien t w arnin s r us h d v h i d W h at T h ere w as a drug - s tore n ear by an d th ere

g e o er er n . ,

would Nell
y t h i n k co u l d s h, e s ee h e r n o w l S h e w a s n o diflicul ty in fin din g a Directory but b
‘
y ,

b ook h e h th is fin e K atie s courage w as ebbing

’
ead reso l ute l y .

at y ou say m Several youn g m

.

“
Wh ay be true ; but if you en w ere in th e sh op drin kin g

m
, ,

p le as e I w ill g e t o u t h ere i n e ra l w a ters T h e y l o o k e d r a t h e r to o s te a d il y .

Si r Bertramfelt li ke giving utteran ce to som

, .

e at th e pretty g irl w h o spoke in such l ow ton es , .

very emh m
.

p at i c w o rd s ; b u t h e er el y b o w ed a n d I t w a s b u t n a tu r a l t h a t t h ey sh
,
oul d l oo k at any

th in g so pretty as K atie an d probabl y th ey

mean t no impertinence ; but she did n ot kn ow

,

As yo u pl ease of course , .

Th e ch -
eck str in g w as pul l ed A w ord to th e th is an d turn ed over th e Direct ry l eave
o - s w ith

m man an d the carriage drew up at the side the mos t con fusing u ncertainty about w hat w as
. ,

ach

embut a m
,

on th os t bur nin g con scious n es s in

Mr Bertramsaid not a w ord as h

,

e h el ped t h e h e r ch e c k s o f b e in g s ta r e d a t .

m m
.

y o u n gg ir l t o t h e p a v e e n t a n d h a n d ed her b a g C o e M c M u r r a y sa id o n e o f t h e y o u n g
”

m
,

m m
, ,

and sh aw l to h er an d l as t y
, l t h e guil yt u b re ll
,
a e n w e s h a ll b e la t e C o e . ,
. .
”

As silently K atie bow ed h er th an ks for th es e N o t h a n k s r e t u r n e d t h e o t h e r ; n o t w h il e

”

ave a picture to m o n te m
, ,

Ih y li k in g to c p l a t e a t ,

Th en M r Bertrams pran g in to th
. e carriage my l eisure ren t free ,
.
”

l o in dro ve aw ay an d s h
, e w as al o
, n e K a t ie s e y es w e
.
r e fi l li n g w it h t e a rs
’
T h e .

K atie Co ul ter h ad n ever been in N w Yo e r k H a l e a n d th e H a n s w e re d a n c in g a b o u t in e x tr i

M ore If any on e h ad picture d to h er th e pos cably m i x ed
m
. .

nh
'

ility of h e r s t an di ng a l o n e b y n ig h t o n th e O h if I w e r e o n l y a t h o e s a fe w i t h N e ll y , ,

m
, , ,

p a v e e n t of t h a city o
t f s p l e n di d a n d d re ad pos t h o u gh t t h e p oo r c h il d W h a t s h a l l I d o ! I f M r

m
.

m
,

i bilitiea sh e w oul d h a e turn ed pal e w ithh h h h w as h

”
v o rr o ;
r B e r tr a ev e n O I a l o s t w is e ere , ,
.
,
 TH E W R O N G G RE E N B O W .

A great m
a y n K atie, drea il y
said m . Did In here s ir.
”
A door h
w as t row n Open .

m md t b f l l f p pl
, ,

Rosen th E lain e, Mr Th
’
al s B en
’

yo u ever see e roo s ee e o e u o eo e ; full , too ,

m!
.

ligh a mth a d p f m
"
of t an w r ,
d n er u e of flo w ers .

Yes It is very beauti ful K atie fel t , rather th

an saw , th e q uick approach

m
. .

Oh it is — os t beaut iful ! Yet there is an of a g -

u y aired lady, w h ho too k bo thh er han ds
mt
,

h
ot er pict ure of his th
at I like even bett er in the softes t and w ar es of
gr eetin gs

mv y
. .
,

Tell m abe o ut it My dear M iss Coulter , I a er sorry for

mmy mi tak
.

I h
ave on l y seen t he ph
oto grapho f it , in all your anx iety fro so n s
’
s e. We
reduced s ize It w as in a pict ure s h
- op , in Bos have been l ooking for you An d a vivacious
"

m
. .

ton. th
is w i n ter It s how s yo u a part of th e y o un g lady blo n de an d u chol der t h
an K at ie

mT m!
, ,

mat
.

refectory of a on s e ry , an d part of t e s el f h h Coulter, w as cryin g, Oh, To , o Wh

at a

h Th
”
like table again s t t e w all e l attice w in dow cous in 1
m m
.

is h al f-
o pe n. Th
roughit there strea s a deli Yes , To , s aid t h h
e gray - aired lady . K atie
cions flood of what y o u feel is the air an d sun h
as y ou at a disadvan tage .
”

dzine of s prin g; an d t w o bu tterfli mhv a e floated Wh at are you all tal kin gabout i cried To m .

in wi thit, an d are circl in gan d w heeli n g By th e How di d y ou kn o w

mp m
.

latter s tan ds a u l a b th pau in g in the Let e res en t to y ou , M iss Co ul ter, a uch

y o n g y ro er s

m
,

hen w are plates upon the tabl e

”
act of settin g eart ,
inj ur ed perso n , in terrupted M is s K ate Bertra .

h thes e
to watc tw o happy butt erflies You can . M r Han ford
. .

w e th e h
at h Mr J ohn Han tord it was , fou n d las t ; an
’

as fal l en in to a sad rever ie of ret ro . at

spect io n
”
un den iable Quaker but s haken sl igh
tly fro m
mp
. ,

How do y ou kn ow it is a sad reverie ? h

is us ual co os ure by the oddn es s of t ish
oh, becaus e his face is so sad ! Th ere is a reunion .

wistful droo p to th e corn ers of h

is m th on
”
Ex plan ations w ere ade m M iss B ertra mhad
ma
.

mi
.

He h
“
as ht to be sad n o r ig
e ca e n to H w aited in th -
e draw in g roo c r un til patien ce

mi g t
.

em
th onas tery of his o w n free w il l I sus pect ceas ed to be a virt u e Co the door to
”
. n o

Ah but I ams ure th ere w as som

.
,

e un hap py recon n oitre, she un h a -

ppy l ook co ll ided w ithan

in g gen tl em
,

reason fo r it
" an eviden tly like h ers el f on th e ,

l oo o ut for s om o cam
. ,

A l o ve s to ry , you th ink ? k- e on e w h e n ot Laugh in g .

e w en t in to th mat to th in k of th eir m sh
Yes ; an d h e on s ery an gry utual dej ection e cried , ,

anddes pairin g, an d resentful , perhaps ; an d n o w

th
at had pas s ed aw ay Th e an g er , an d bitter Ih ave been w aitin g for y ou to co mi e n.
”

m
.

ness , he s prin
an d t g g m orn in an d t e t w o h but A n d I w as w aitin g for y ou to co e o ut,

im
,

terflies brou gh t th e pas t back to h ; an d the s uppos ed cous in had rej oined laugh ing .

eir o w n m
,
,

e ha he s aw tha t he h ad been too h as ty an d 80 full y pers uaded in th in ds th ey

p r p s , , ,

felt that n o w it w as too late an d th at he never w al ked off Th ey w ere n ot l on g in discoverin g

.

eir m im
, ,

never w oul d s ee h is s w eetheart again .

th is take M r Han ford s atisfied h
. s elf .

Th at he w oul d n ever see h er again

”
repeated th at h is ch arge w as n ot in th e s ta tion an d find

at M iss B ertram
, ,
,

mi in g th s ho us e adj oin ed h i s ow n
’

Hr Bert ra n an odd sort of voice An d do

he accom At M rs B ert ram
,

im
.
.

pan ied h er t h
,

houl d sudden h ith

in k th
h
’
" er
y t at s 2 s .

at TomB er tram
u ,
.
o
“
Of cou rs e ,
”
said K atie, all abs orbed in her l earnin g th had certain ly gon e to
meet his co usin M r IIan ford decided to w ait
il e M rs Bertram m enacing her strongeon
story
.
,

might
.

“
Th
at he n ever see her again again aw h

at Tomh
,
,

viction th ad s ecured th e w ron g y oun

g
K atie lo o ked up , th sudden l y bl us hed deepl y , lady
m
en .

and tried to at on e for it by s ittin gup very pri mly It w as i press ive to disco ver th e fact that th
is
m
,

h wh ichTo had been hunt ing so

m
and lookin g o ut o f t e w in dow No 60 .

m
.

Th
e carriage drew up, n ow , before a han ds o e i n dustrious l y , w as to be fo un d, l ike any eu

ot h
er good h
t in g oft en s oug h
t after , bes ide h
is

mTh m
is is
th h ’
ous e, said M r. Ber ow n door
mai hing m
y o er s .

ore to be don e th
m I thi k I my mk th
tra n a a e e ass ertion bol dl y . There re n ed n o t an

m
Lt m houl d
.

i t y t l ight I hp for the l as t h

t at K at ie s take l eave of M rs B ertra
mmit hamlt
.
e e ass s ou o s o e,
h
,

tin e
" an d t e ot er h h K atie, and co e to t e

m K ati mw ht d l M r Ioh
.

For the third ti e, e, w it hbag and h s aw l , protectio n , so e a e ayed , of n Han

.

T
and u m
b handed out
rell a, w as ford, for th
e dificul t an d dan gero us j o urn ey to

m
.

Wh ere is m m ther 7 said M r

”
Bertra to t eh n ex t fron t door
y
mK ati m m
o
.
.
,

th
e foouns n w h o o pen ed the door . To Mr B ert ra . e ur ured a repetition
,
60 s o w rn o A N D R E A P I N G. —T O O n s s r r '
.

of he th
t an ks al ready bes to w ed at the m an sion h h
t oug t so too , m
ay onl y be guessed by this
M oon ; to w h ichM r Han iord added h is pol ite
.
‘

s m
all i n ciden t.

ac kn o w l edg en ts m When Nell y w alked to t e station , to w el co h m

e

hen K atie aft er m her sister on her return fromNew York an d

.

That n ig h
t w uchtalkin g

er um er a s m
, , , ,

w en t to lift th e h an dl e of h brella to took w ithh all boy to carry K atie s be

’

is gam
,

sh ow M rs Han ford th e origin of th e l on gin gs sh e foun d th at K atie h ad brough t w it h ,

m
.

of
“
puss w an ts a corn e r th e green h ow wa s h er a b,
el
”
on i
g g
n
”
n o t en tio n ed b efo re — a n e w

gon e bel on gin g rath er b igger th a n s ha w l o r b ag

”

er M r B ert ramcon tin ued to be of th tall er m er um

.
,

Wh eth . e uchtal ler th an h brella th o ughit , ,

Opin ion th at K atie Coul ter w as n ot to be trus ted is n ot su re th at th is n ew poss ess ion w as n ot like ,

to take care of h erself an d w h eth er K atie it tied by Tn a Waeno Gal as Bo w

, , .

S O WIN G A N D RE A P IN G .

B Y J A M E S J . H A X I I B L D.

E van! m
a n is sow ing seeds, Soon dis mi ss an d l eave t heir fear
In his wo rds, and in his deeds ; Than kin g Go d that en can stand, m
Seeds w hichgro w , and send up 15t Faithful w ay- arks in t h m
e l an d i

B ud and blosso m ip, r en ed fruits , M an for nau gh t m

ay p dhi b ath s en s re ,

Whichagain descend to h eart Choos ing n e ith lif

er d th; e no r ea

Som e o f bram tl m t th g v
,

bl es li ttl e w o rt h Standin g dau n e a e ra e,

m;
,

Spreading rui n w h ere th ey fall Fearing n e ith G d er o nor an

B itter w orm
,

w ood and th e gal l Bol d, an d st out heart and brave

of

ers prec io us m
.
, ,

Oth , ore th an go ld ,
Peerl ess h ero of h is clan .

Y iel d th eir in crea s e si x ty -

fo ld . Bu t h e st il l is so w i ng seeds ,

When in good ground seeds are sow n ,

In h is w o rds and in h , is deeds .

Trees o f righ teo us n ess are gro w n ; N eith er can h e h o ld h is han d

el te r fro m
,

G ivi ng s h th e h eat As h e j o urneys t h ro ughth e land

Fro m e w as tin g sto rm mu t

, ,

th s wh ichbeat ; B ut s sow in every field,

Fro m
,

th e bl inding bail and s l eet W hether good or ill the yi el d

mw ay m
.

Al l al o n g our pil gri , ti e sh

And at reapin g- all iind
L eadi ng up to perfect day Ten-
fo ld in crease o f it s kind
m
. .

An d eachpil gri pas si n g by, M en s ho ul d all then , , know , indeed,

Fain t heart an d near to die
of , , There is good and evil seed.

Cheat ed by w hat they see an d hear ,

T O O H AS TY .

B Y A NN A M B B FIB .

L i nu s w hite, and roses red, And, h roses blanchw ithfears I

m
o , ,

B eard ye w h at y darl ing said ? L il ies, li l ies, drop your tears !

I n the
’
m
apl e s flutt eri ng s hado w , Did yo u see t h e sadn ess creepin g
Thro w n by m oon lig ht o n the meadow ; I n th m
ose eyes — y ow n are w eepi ng
Where t he dew y vel vet cl o ver Wh I tht hi l v wa b ld
eu a s o e s o er,

hi m f m 6 m
, ,

Carpets all the brow n eartho ver, Th rew y h ld

s a ro 0 s ou er,
Roses red, an d lilies w hite A d i ir n di n im
iu d h i ow n s nn e
Heard y e w ha t h e said to -
n ight ?
m
B ones fla ing, li l ies fair,
Ros es, roses, m
fla ing red,

M enu! in y golden h m air

L ili es, th
iat w ithfragran ce s hed
m
,

Go l den , said he s u re l y ?
Here, y pil l
upon l yi g ow n ,

g i h
,
l an u s i g a d tly dyi
his n n sw ee ng,

St l i t m y d am
For bes ide yo u ;
l ips w ere close ,

i g
Ah! it co uld n o t be den ied yo u,
ea n o re n .

To be w itn esses —th

W ithth is blessed proph ecy,

m
en, tru l y,

m m Th at beneatht h e apl e-tree m

m t b am
Did be y iH I drea i ng? ,

Did you see th m I n the i goon s nex

‘
e n

I hl l lift m
at bl essed bea ing ,

d
In th heaven of his eyes ? s a y y e es an see
e

Did you m ark th

Al l th h v I ii g fr m
e m
ea en nn o e

Wh
at sw eet s urprise
en I turned and sh yl y kin ed him? ,
,
B bl my d ami g!
s sss . ess re n
 E F FI E .

BY I 8 l B HARDING DAV IS.

C II A P T E B I h
ear fro mth Smky t e o o t h
e Blue Ridge And
Bm u
.
,

D
i r Sax olk d o ns w a e on he rail road
t we
’
ll fin d h
er l augh
in g s ignifican tly We ll ’

hSam
.

mfr mb a
, .

:n ek, w h
ichran j us t in fron t of the Morris to w n bringdow n a diiieren t ga ?
'

e o e r, e ,

Hotel . up an d do w n , dow n .
up an d- Very likely Mr B urro ugh
s w as
. n o t apt to betr ay a bl us h;
h
e sk -li his poin t w as
at t th
e fin es t in th bu t he knew th at he w as hot
°

y n e e

ber som
.

m oun a
t in s as h is fell o w travel er Van Noll th
- e I thin k I do rem em e j oke of yours

fort could a m
,

at com
, , ,

artist h ad said ; but w h an l as t w in ter he said carel ess ly You pro

mt mid
.

ma
, ,

m Ca
,

take in a sk -
y li n e w h e n e veryt h in g abo u t w as so pos ed to rry e o so e ro lin ian a en ,

my
,

rude and un co mf o rtabl e of bl us h

in g s ix teen ! No, n o, Doc l Aft er

Wh
at did B ridges ma e n by maki n gt his w retch th -
irty s ix y ears of freedo , I a n ot eas ily l ured m m
ed tow n in Eas t Tenn es s ee their ren dezvous ? He in to s lavery An d, bes ides , w h
at pretty girl

imsom
.

h ave m et h ew h w oul d forgive th He lifted his cap , to s h

"
coals! j ust as eas ily ere on at 2 ow

th e Piedm on t A ir lin e ; an d s urel y th e sacred a bal d s pot on th Wh

“
e crow n ere are w e to .

soil of Vir in ia o f w h
g i chB ridg e s b o a s te d w o u l d m ee t y o u r ch il dre n B rid g e s ?
e been sin n er o f m
, , ,

h At Wol f s Creek An d by th th
’
av ud e w ay e .

imw ith th We m
.
, ,

lit Burrough
. s l oo ked about h e t rain w ill be due in h alf an h o ur us t see .

nearest a
pp ro a c h to ill - h u m o r o f w h i c h h e w a s to o u r ti c k e ts
"
.

capable Everyt h
. i ng w as so differen t fro mth e M r Burro ugh s foll ow ed th e Virg inian as h . e ,

sent th riving village w h ere h e lived an d w h ere w al k ed q u i c k n e r v o u s al er t a l on g th e path

an ds o m
, , .
, , ,

th e neates t h ouse as w ell as h , es t w as He w ould be very sorry h ,

e th ough t if B ridges , ,

h is own Th e h otel h ere w as flan ked on eith er sh o uld kn ow h ow en tirely th at sill y j oke h ad
m
.

ride b w ooden sh
y a n t i es o v e r w h ic h w e r e h o is t t a k e n p o s s es s io n o f h is i n d ; h o w i t h a d in

fact determ im to m
, ,

ed b oards w h ereon w as dan u d in tab l etters i ned h ake th is j ourn ey Not

Em htes t in tention of m
.
, , , ,

Bar- On th. e o th er side of th e w ay eu th at h e h ad th e s lig ,

arryin g
oth er sh an ty oflered fo r sal e bon n ets con fection th e Caro lin ian w h o w as precis el y s ui ted to
'

cry an d em M r Sam im or an ybo dy else ; but h

,

igran t- Burroughs h
"
tickets e w as a littl e tired
’

m e w om
. .
, ,

big slo w - ovin g body in its s uit of w h i te lin en o f th en s faces in B urro ug h s vill e s ociety
’
.

aves face m
, ,

i nchh is w ell- sh il d bl ue eyes n es t An d bes ides h eh ad a curiosity to see w h at kind

love an d natty glazed cap m im

, , , , , ,

kid g , , ade an oddl y o f w ife th

,
e Docto r w oul d pick out for h .

contras tin
gp ic tu re to t h es e su r r o u n di n g s B ridg es w oul d kn o w th a t h e did n ot cars for

is m
.

Th e tr uth w as M r B urroug h s w as out of h o n ey he h ad en oug hof that th ank God and

ichwas y ou m ad form
.
, ,

accustom
,

ed g ro ove of life w h ay to s pare He h ed a pretty cl ear idea of .

ey w ere to m
, ,

be sure a very s traigh t cl ean groove Ho be th is girl w h en th eet a dau g h ter of

He so m
, , . , ,

a n to regret th at h e h ad l eft th e frien d of th e Doctor a He al w ays pictured ’

is groove
m
. .

h ad j ust be un th h h
.

g a d v tu I f t i w a a l a l w - v i b l d a id a li d
e e n re n g s ere e r s r g e s o o n g o n s n e ze

im
.
, ,

be like th is after on e day w h at w ould be th e liken ess of h s el f Sh e w o uld be w h ite and

sumtotal of a w h o l e su m mer spent in these so il and pin k-tin ted as a plumblossom; her
, , .
,

m cam
,

ountains i
p gn o u t b e a r - s hoo t in g tro u t h a i r c u r l y a n d y e ll o w ; h e r ey es b l u e — e yes
ted w ithten dern ess an d m
, , ,

fiah ing? B ridge s pro posal h '

ad sounded all uring ligh irth All w inter
m hon e large em p y oom
.
,

enou hbes ide a roarin fl a t C h i t a b u t it as h eh ad w al ked th t

g , g r e r s s roug
, r ,

l o ked very differen t n o w th

o at it was n ear at after an oth , er o f h is h ous e an d h ad looked at ,

h and Wh ere too w as Dr B ri dg es ? Had h e th e l ux urious beauty of th eir pl en is h ing h e coul d

not com e to m im
.
, , .
,

m
eet h l n ot h el p w on dering h o w th is fair creature w ould
Just th en Dr B ridges h . im s el f l ean black loo k ovin g softly about in g
, , ausy robes of bl ue , ,
Wh iskered an d brigh t- eyed h urried up th e track or pal ed ro se col or

imby bothh is m
, , .

and seized h ands I th ough t I Now before th onths j ourney w as ever

’

y ou Sam be w as going to m
.
, ,

M M ! , Wh ere are your traps ? eet h er ! He gave n o h in t of

Bringyour do ? Th
g a t s r ig h t ! I te
’
ll y o u w e re h is tr e p dation to th
i e Doctor ; but as h
'
e sat be
il br a h oliday th at w ill be w orthth e nam e!

Th e
p ure never was pl en ties in th e m oun tains I th e ch ances for sup per , .
 “ E F F I E .

You l l get a good s q uare

’
eal at Wol f s m ’
for e breakfas t For h
.is part , he w an der ed do w n

Creek, said th
”
e Doctor E very thin g n eat , as . to the littl e bridge ; h
un g o ver th e roar in g t or

at a Sh
aker hous e . My c h
il dren are w aitin g for ren t he road un der gray bee tl in g
;lo itered up t
im So m
, ,

h w ithM rs s his h an ds clas ped beh in d h et h

”
us t ere B ute . . crs g , in g .

Th o f th e Do cto r s n ervous n ess an d ex citabil ity h

" ’
ei r go vern ess . ad

No ! A n eigh bor o f cure ha sickly boy w it in oculated h is cal m er bl ood He h ad h ad h is

l ittl e tm
, .

dy in g I fear M oun tain air w as th . e on l y ch an ce dres s cs an d flir tatious in h is day an d

s co res of m
,

im So sh
,

for h e h as j oin ed us for th

”
. e j ourn ey arriageabl e girl s w ere an n ual ly p r e
, .

Her h usban d is to be of th e party sen ted to h is con s ideration by al l o f h is m al e

is sim
,

Th e Doct or 8 face ch an ged oddl y at th l

p e frien ds Wh h h h
’
y t e n s o u l d is p u l s es b e a t f u r i
m m
.
, ,

q u e sti o n a n d h e h e s ita te d f or a o e nt on el y a n d his brain be fill ed w ith fan tas t ic .

e m
,

om
,

he s aid at l en gth He is l eit be vision s at th ere idea of th is w o m an w h

“ ” “
No
addin g w it hs om e em barrass m
, , , , ,

h ind ent It h e h ad n ever s een ,

is very pl eas an t for m

,

y d a u g h t er Fl o r e n c e to b e H e h a d b e e n p a c in g a l on g
, w i th h is h ead ,
d ow n ; ,

but w h en h e l ified it sudden l y h e s to pped s h

"
un der M rs B ute s care
’
. . o rt

w ith an ex cl am
,

M r B urrough
. s h eard o f th is daugh ter Fl or ation M oth er Nature an d h , e .

en ce withun eas in es s He h ad reall y forgotten had h ad littl e in tercours e but sh e h ad at l as t s et

imw h om
.
, ,

th e ch Co ul d it be poss ibl e th at sh e a scene before h ichw r un g abs ol ute h

’
ild s age
e fromh im Th
.
,

w as h is destined s w eeth eart ? ag ere w as th e river aw ed an d

In its m
. ,

B ut w h en th ey arri ved at Wol f Creek h i s fears sil en ced idst a gray crag tw o th , ou .
, ,

w ere set at res t for Fl o ren ce proved to be on l y , s an d feet in h eig ht s h ot u pw ard to th e s ky , ,

a s aucy girl o f t w el ve He fel t sorry for th e hoary w ithage Beyon d the is lan d ro s e ran ge
o w as a l ittl e dark aft er ran e of m
. .

ch il d to o as M rs B ate w h el an ch ol y h eigh t s th eir s u m mits

g
did n ot im
.

w om m
, , , , ,

an p r e ss h i a s a n a g r ee ab l e
j u s t t ou c h e d w it h t h e p i n k o f d a w n

com
, .

pa n io n H e d id n o t li k e in s ig n ifi ca n t d a r k Burrough s drew a l o n g br eath too k ou t h , is

w om
.
,

en es peciall y w h en th ey w ere restl ess as h an dkerch ief an d w iped h is face If s h e w o u ld

im like som
.
, , ,

w as th is o n e ; an d h e w ish ed B ute h s el f h ad appear h ere an d n o w e fair ves tal , , ,

been of th e party to att en d to h is w ife th , oug h thron ed in the w es t h "

e th oug h t : bu t s to pp e d
, , ,

n o doubt th e fel l ow w as g l ad of a littl e res pite th ere coug hin g for he w as n ot apt in q uo tat ion
at coul d in duce an y m
.
, .
, ,

Wh an to take in to h is Surel y th ere w as a fig ur e yon der w rap ped in

busy w as p of a w om e m
, ,

h ouse an u n eas y an ? th is t He h urried up h at in h an d . .

e cried in accen ts of u n m
, ,

Mrs Bute l h
”
Your large soft fair bl ondes n ow w oul d be is
a difleren t m takabl e disappo in t m
.
, , , , ,

en t as th at dis agreeabl e
'

atter
m
. ,

rn ed tow ard h —
“
p e rso n tu i I l d id n ot ex ,

n d you h
”
p a ct to fi ere 1

C HA P TE R I I Sh e g o t up sm il in g th ou g
.
hh e could h ave

e n ex t m
, ,

B arons daw n th orn in g th e j oltin g s w orn h er face w as s treaked w ith tears

e pl ace is an ol d resort of m
.
, ,

stage depos ited th e un fortun ate B ute s w ife an d Th in e sh

'
e

e WarmS prin g
, ,

th e ch il dren at t h , s Th e Doctor s aid as if ex cusin g h er pr es en ce . I us ed t o .

“

com
,

and M r B urrough s fol low ed on h ors eback Th e h er e w h en I w as y oun g to s ee th e su n ris e

‘

m
.
. ,

oon w as s till s h in in g on th e wh
”
ite veran das over M oun tain Isl an d .

of th e l ittl e w aterin g pl ace wh ichw as n estl ed Sh e w rapped h er cl oak abou t h er an d n od

am m
, , ,

o g th
n e o un ta i n s : th e u n q u ie t w a ters to f d in gg oo d -b y t u r n ed ba c k to t h e h o u s e

e is sufferin g r em
.
,

th e h un chB road river circl in g it w itha bel t of Sh ors e for n ag i

g gn t h a t

foam and deepening w ith th ei r com m

,

p l ai n in g p oo r d ev il B u te B u rro u g h s sa id t o h i s el f h i s

m urm ad m
, , , , ,

ur th e sil en ce of th e n ig h t ey es fol l ow i n g h er ; for h . e h ade up h is

mind to her pow ers of nagging some on e B u t
,

said th
”
A queer quiet littl e res ort e Dec

But you w il l fin d specim

.
, ,

tor en s h ere of our it h ad n ot been so l on g ago s ince s h e w as yo u n g

ern w om en fiom
. ,

South Carolina and all th e Gul f afte r all

‘
he th o ug h t , Sh e s til l h ad an el a t ic ,
.
s

8“ s tep an d h er fig ure w as unden iabl y fin e Her

N
.
.
,

Burrough s did not answ er He quite un der face caugh t ofl guard reall y w as th at of a girl
'

arm
. .
, ,

st ood th at s h e w as to be h ere Th e sil en ce th e Sh e h ad des troyed th e ch of th e l an ds cap e

m e solem n m im He h
.
, ,

oon l ig h t th oun tains had quieted h ow ever A sh rewd idea s truck h ur

is m
.
.
, ,

an d lifte d h ood Th ey w ere a l l in a fit ried after h er and w itha labored bow or t w o

tin g tran quilisin g strai n of m

. , , ,

us ic to us h er

I presum e you kn o w m
, ,

h er into h is l ife He w on dered h ow B ridg

. es ost o f th e freq uen n rs

could g o 0 6 in s ucha cris is to take a n ap be

, of th e Spring s Mrs Bate ?
,
Th ere is a y ou n g , .
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“ E F F I B . 63

lady, of w ho mthe Doctor has spo ken to m e, an d part of t e h law n , an d w ere l a

p y gin l i vel y airs ,

o
f w o hmI fan cy I s h
o uld l ike to kn ow so m
e w h
il e so m e of t he ch
i l dren a
gy i n t h eir bri h
g t

mt
,

thing befo re w e ee .
giv eI y o u h
cann ot
er dress es an d fly ing ri bbon s , w ere dan cin g to the

nam e bu t s he is y o un g an d a pure blo n d s A mi us c on the grea

se Jus t un dern eathth e w in

m ly
.

m
.
, ,

large gen tl e w o
. an , sl ow bothof speechan d do w w ere a cou pl e of boys , an , hearty li ttl e
acti on fel l ow s , ready fo r hun tin g their black guides be
em m sl un gover their backs
.
,

Mrs had bee n fix e d on h

B u te
’
s is at s ide th
ey es their g -
a e bags
hts fro mso m e w om
.
, ,

first ss if t rfin g to brin g h er th ou g e th eir g un s on th eir s h o ul ders Th an at .

far ed q uart er Sh e h ad s ucceeded apparen tly

. th e w in do w overh ead turn ed su dden ly aw ay to
, ,

th e bed bes ide h er an d pas s ed h er h an d o ver th e

You m us t m
,

ean Mi ss Latouch a Caroli ch ild s th i n littl e bo dy an d legs ben t an d dis to rt

’
e , ,

nian i Th e dau g hter of an old fri en d of the ed an d but h al f- h idden by t h e wh ite n igh t-sh irt ,
.

Sh
”
Doct or s 2 enial friendly a soul to feel an y
’

e w as to o g ,

Yes y es precis ely He spoke eagerly bittern ess to th e h appy peopl e bel ow richin

m
. . ,
, ,

i t is s h e n o doubt Sh e lo o ks Sh e paus o n ey an d in h
. eal th B u t on e -ten t h o f th eir .

ed struckby som
,

ed an d laugh e fan cy Sh e l ooks w eal thw oul d pl ace h er boy bes ide t h
. os e o th ers
;
as yo u m
, ,

igh t M r B urro ugh s if y ou w ere a w o Sh e coul d n o t forg e t th at

m ere m
. .
, ,

an and a beau tiful w om an Th us t be an Ben w aken etl Sh e turn ed quickly aw ay

e w indo w a m inute an d cam

, . .
,

I sh ould th sto od by t h
”
inner liken ess I s u ppos e ink e back

y ou an d s m
. , , ,

i m speculatively
, .

still lo okin g at h ilin g

Is it tim mother ? hurrying to
, .

l lary Lat ouch e w o ul d lie —g

"
ood frien ds e to dres s .

Here w as a pl easan t scram

,

Sam fel t h is h eart th rill bl e out of bed Breakfas t is o ver an d

His fate m e m orry to l d m
. . ,

sort of pro ph ecy us t be pl ain o u h a v i ss e d it ! T oo b ad 1 Fl e

y
He m
.
,

wh en all s o rts of p eopl e could s ee it us t wh at l ovel y dress es th e ladies an d l ittl e g

. irls
go to th e h o us e an d s h ave and dress to be ready w o re
, , .

for it He j o gged o n h
. o w ever bes ide Mrs B ute , I did n ot care to s ee th , eir dres s es B en
.
, , .

tal kin gcivilly to h er It w as very goo d-natured S h .e w as o n h er kn ees ban dag in g h is l g e

e w om
.
,

in th an to take so ready an in te res t in h is Did y ou h ear w h at M r B urrough s tol d th e

e seem mother ? They thought I

.

( fairs In deed sh
. ed to h ave an ex cep doctor las t n igh t
tional q uality of m
, , ,

in d rat h er trifling as h e w as as l eep A bout ph y s i c ia n s i n N e w Y o r k

i chm m
, , . ,

thug ht w h ade h wh h - h ”
o er ready to be in teres ted a n i d i e a s es w o rs e t a n in e 1
, o c p s

in everyt h in g an d every body an d h er vo ice w as Ih eard B en n y

”

cm
, .

He w aited a m
,

-ious ly lo w an d pl easan t in in flection B ute in ute an d t h en in a l o w er voice

.

I t costs a great deal of m

, .

ou h h
g t n o t to fi n d t e n agg g s o un bearable in h
in es itated o ney to g o

emm
,

th ose to n es .
to th oth er 1
”

Not m
,

“
o re th an w e w il l fin d B en hol ding , ,

C HA P TE R I II th e poor l ittl e foot to h er ch eek an d loo king up

Mas B m certain ly poss ess ed th imw it h th e m

,

e h abit o f at h os t ch eerful an d res ol ute o f

m
.

ind triflin g or n ot w h
, ichforced h er to take a ,

keen in teres t in peopl e about h er an d th eir af He patt ed h er on th eh ead n oddin gg ravely an d

e m
,

We m os t ly fin d m
, ,

fairs Sh . et th e Doctor n ear t h e house w o h an s w er ed “

on ey for w h at I
is boy Tom
,

in k w e can go m
,

fl op ed h er to cons ul t about h s w eak Wh en do y ou th ot h

’
p w an t er ?

e w en t to Flo ren ce s r oomafter th

.
,

Sh Th e firs t th
’
I can t tell precisel y dear
’
eye s . at ing ,

e m
.
, ,

t see if th
o e n urs e h ad cu rl ed h er h air pro perly to do is to gro w s trong in th oun tain air

Ti n Tom and B ob w aylaid h

. .

er to tie th O h o f cours e of cours e

’
n
eir B ut I d l ike t c be
is firs t s tal e breakfast w as an im run an d j um
.
, ,

-
erar ats Th .
pe r a b l e to p w it h t h e o th er b oy s a s soo n s

m
,

taut e ochfor o th h M B h I I li i b h h ”
’
p er s t a n r ur ro ug s per a s c a n a t tl e in p a t e n t a o u t t a t w i t
e q u eer s m
. .
, ,

spirin o w over h is toil et Th en th e littl e w o th il e w ith w h ichBen alw ays us ed a

g n

m
.

a n, at las t, reac ed h h
er own roo ma d , n sat l on g w ord .

down bes ide th e l oun ge, w h

ere h er boy B enn y M rs . B ute his sh
st ooped over
oe lacin g it , ,

was st ill as l ee , after th e nigh t s j ourn ey Th h h i h h hich

’

p e u l
g p g i n d o w n t e w ei g t n er t roa t w
m m is m onthof m
.
,

ornin
g w a s the ti e w hen his sl eep as al w ays
w ch o ked h er Sh e kn ew t h
. at th en u

soundest, an d s he h ad a h abit of sittin g bes ide tain j ourn ey ingh ad cost every dollar w h ichsh e

himto keep h .imun dis turbed Outs ide th e s un .

,
an d th e ch ild co ul d h ave to live on for th e n ex t
w as sh in in g the w in d blo w in g the branch es of a h kn w th at i f th is h a n fail ed th
, y e r ; s e e c ce ere ,

the
pin es to an d fro ; t w o or three n eg roes h ad w as n o h ope th at s h e coul d keep h er boy alive .

brough t th eir violins under a tree in th e l ow er , In a littl e w h ile sh e w ould n ot trace even th is
 fl
’
64 “ a r r rs

sh rivel ed li ttl e body to h ol d in h er arm s at Th is kn ow l edge of h is poverty reall y pleas ed h er

imo n o n e
,

n igh t as it gave h er a sen s e of kin s h ip to h

atter m imabo ut t h
.

Wh at is th e m oth er 1 s core an d sh e w an ted t o tal k to h

’
e

e w el com
, ,

Noth ing n oth in g res tin g h er h ead on h is ch

”
an ces in New York for B en Sh ed

imw arm l y an d m ade room imbes ide h

.
, ,

kn ees But you sh all go to th e doctors in New h for h er

e cam
. , ,

York Ben n y wh en h e up after aw h il e ex cited an d

Oh God ! He w as too m im radian t
, . , ,

erciful to take h

fromh ere w oul d be s om at you tol d m

.

e way— s om
,

er ! Th e Sh e is all th e M rs Bu te .

miracl e She w oul d see the stunted little body Never saw m
,

ore ex quis ite col orin g! Sh e re

an ce m in ds m e of a m l es s pin k cam
.

s tan d erect y et Her boy w ould h ave h is ch

. at ch eo Her ey es . .

in life w ithth e oth ers too h ave th at rare l iquid brill ian cy w h ichar gu es
B enny dim Ahm m I
.
,

l y gropin g at h er troubl e g uess ed a pro foun d in tell ect y litt l e a n ! ha v e

e l ack of m
.
, , ,

it w as th on ey ; for th - ”
e little fell o w n ot s een you befo e to d ayr .

had a suspicion of the desperate figh t his m oth er B en h el d out h is h an d as to an old acquain t
m ade for h im in s pite of all h er efforts to an ce A ll ch il dre n m a d e a fri e n d of S am B u r

e n ex t m
.
,

h ide it ro ug h s Th in ute h e h ad th e boy on h is

It does n ot m im kn ee
. .

atter w h at you th ink of h He w as of th e ag e wh en th e fath erly i n

mother ; m m
.
,

y fa t her h ad n o r ig h t to ro b u s of t h e sti n ct is d ev el o p ed in en T h is c hil d to o h a d

farm You n eed not say h ichSams
. , ,

us h ! I ve h a pecul iar appealin g l ook before w h

’ ’
eard it

ml t d
. .
,

I kn ow it all
"
ten der soul e e He sil en tl y resol ved to
im
. .

S il en ce, c h
ild ! You s hall n ot sp eak so of l oo k up its father, an d advis e h how to treat

y o ur father Poor P h
ilip h
t e boy , to test t e h chan ces ; an d if B ute
of cure

m ma
.

M rs Bute w as very quiet an d pal e after that w as n ot a an of wh— w ell , it sh ul d

e ns , y o

ma g d mhw A
. .

Not al l her eflort coul d bring th e laug han d be '

na e so e o nd h
t ereupon he bribed

h hso seldomfail ed Ben un tim

.

m erry tal k w ic a w aiter to bring or steal an ely ch -

erry pi e

mth ml y
.

fro e cook, an d he an d B en ate it sole n

C H A P TE R I V
Mr Burrough s s oug ht out th e Docto r th
.
at .

S un was a h opefu l littl e body, how ever ; a n d even in H had hu al l da lik a a t a

g e n g y ,
e gre g y
r .

wh en she l ed B en dow n to th e veran da, an d fel t othabout a can dl e, over M is s Latouch e He m

m
.

his han d w ar in h ers ; w h en h er old frien ds w as fer vid, n ervous , l o quacious abou t h er Had
maki iml aughat
.

crow ded about her ng h

h Docto r obs erved the colorin g of h er h air 7
every t e
in to seem ly w arm Or h
,

s tep sh e w oul d beg ex ceedi ng ad h e n oticed th e back of h er n eck ! Noth in g

em om m
,

and pleasant a n d th is erabl e littl e h

, e wh ich could be ore delicate th an its outl in e Sh e h ad

m m m
.

sh e h ad l eft th e tobacco patchw h

- ichsh e h ad sun “
o h S u N i h t I
”
to h i t an d i t
,
g er g oo , , ,

dug and w orked h ers elf w ith all w an t an d w as a rare l eas ure to h
p , ea r h er T o be s u re h
, er .
,

danger an d death s uddenly dis appeared out n ot es in th

, , e upper reg is ter w ere fals e but w h o ,

of it w oul d fin d faul t w ithth e co oing of a dove 2 By

Dr Bridges cam
.

e in and lifte Ben up on a th e w ay th

.

d ere w as a certan frank cordial ity in

,

e m ern w om
,

th an n ers of South en to w h ichh e

at really m im
,

Mr B urrough s h as foun d Miss Latouch e at w as un used ; a fri en dlin es s th ade h

lan cin g at 8amw h hthe w orld w ere on e fam
.

sh feel as th
”
l as t e sai d g o in faul t oug ily He
aking sm
,

l ess m ornin g costum e w as m

, , , , .

all - tal k for h ad n ever seen an yth ing like it It w as very

am w arman d h
, .

a large beauti ful girl lazily reclinin gon a h earten in g; th at kind of in teres t o f
mock An odd liken ess betw een those tw o ! anx iety to hel p everybody about them
, , ,

e com m
. .

I sh oul d think on e w ould be th p l e en t o f I t s n o t p o ss ib l e y o u a re ta lk in g o f M a ry

'

th e oth er if th ey sh oul d ch an ce to m Latouch ej acul ated th

”
arry e e Do ctor

h n o doubt she is the s am

, . .

Marry ! 3 Th at w oul d n ever an s wer said N—no ; th oug e

o im
, , , .

th e Doctor reflectively Not at all Mary I th ink it w as Mrs B ate probably w h

m m
. .

e poores t w om
, .
, ,

Latouch e is on e of th en I kn o w p ress e d e in th a t w a y S h e d o es n o t s ee a s

s is a m
.
,

an d Burrough an w h o would draw h eavil y nervous a person as I at fi rs t suppos ed It is .

on h is w ife onl y w h en s h e l ooks at h er boy th at sh e becom es

Mrs Bnte lookod puzzl ed for a m I im

.

inute Sh e restl ess agin ed th at s h e w as g iven to n ag »

w as a practical li ttl e wo m as not m

. . .

an h ow ever n ot g iven gin g But Bute probabl y h uch troubl e

er tem
.
, , , ,

to tropes and figures of s peech and s h e con w ithh p er

e m s w as a m Not m
.
,

cl ued th at h h uch An d again th

"
ean t B urrou g an in e grave an x ious

n eed of m ex pression cam

. ,

an d w ith spendth fift h abits e upon th

'
on ey , e Doctor s face . .
66 L IT T L E J E S S I E .

pedient , to use t e hm il dea ter m; and h

e turned h
sc oo l -
boy . h
His bigbody w as s aken w i t htear
his h
back on
er and began a con versati on w ith l ess sobs , as e stood h
h ol din gthe ease

e conscious o nl y o f a m
.
,

Miss Lato uch os t unehris The Doctor looked up atlast

tian wrathan d ven omagain st th
.
,

is unkn ow n fel “ She breathes ! n oy d e bothalive !

an k God for th
Th
"
l ow , Bute at !

m
.

The con versation i ght h

av in a pro e ended Bnrrough
s s at down , a l ittl e space apart , an d

pcs al but for an acciden t w hich occurred , an d buried h

is face in hal f is h
h an ds The oflrer

dro wned m
am
.

h
t e acciden t w as t is h The road for th
irt y-
s even bo“ of th
e party w sre out o f ei ght
m
'
. .
,

i l es run s al on g th
, e ban k of th e Fren ch B read ;
a rug g e d ra n g e o f p r e cip ice s o n o n e si de t h e W h e n M rs B u t e o p en e d h er e y e sh e d re w i n

foam e m m eman d
.
, ,

in g to rrent on th e oth er Th oun ta i n h ar s B e n n y w as still clas ped in th

-

stream i chem m
. .
,

s wh , pyt in t o th e ri v er a re cr os s e d t he y s il e d in to e a c h ,
ot h c s fa ce T h en s h e
'
.

by roughbridges of l egs an d th e s tag es usual ly looked wil dly about .

m
,

step un til pass en g ers and driver g et out an d put Was be h urt ?
”
sh e Cfl Q d .

th e into passabl e repair Th e driver on th is Judge Latouoh ei repli ed th e Doctor

”

morning was either too drun k or lazy to us e this Quite safe

. .
,
" .
,

p re ca u tio n a n d w h i,ppi g p
n u h, is h o rs es w h e n N o M r B u r r o u g h s T h e b lo o d r u sh e d o v er , . .

th ey reach ed th e first bridg e das h ed on to it h er th ee an d n eck He— h eh as been very ki nd

t w as com e to Ben and m
.

Sam s tartl ed by th
.
,

Nigh sh
”
in g on e e said apol o etically
.
. g , , .

sw ayin g and reelin g of th e ol d crazy veh icl e Dr Bridges w en t to BurN ug h s wh o was s it

ad onl y tim e foam

.

i ng angry stream
, ,

h e to s ee th

bel ow an d B en s w h
, ite th ee before h
’
e w as h url Mrs Bute is quite w ell h
,
,
”
e said ch er ll y .
, , m .

ed dow n pass en g on an d h orses cras h B et ter sh e h h e an s w ered veh

”
ers w ag ing ad died e

t m
, , , ,

into th e flood tog eth er Burrough s fell st raigh entl y drag i

g gn h i s w et h a t on h is h ead

In an em at do you m
. , .

into th e w ater erg en cy h e w as a prac B alloo l Wh ean i

"
cried th e

im m
.

tical fel l ow w ithh is w it s about h h a D o c to r

“I m
, ; e s cr .

bl ed on to a boulder an d brough t h is h ean th at I d rath er see h er dead th

’
ead above an
er up to a lite of m
,

im strugglin g give h
,

w ater Mr Latouch e w as n ear h is ery again I di d n ot

‘

to brin ga m e w as to m
. . .

em
,

ass of yell ow h air out of th uddy know w h at sh e until I saw h er dyi n g

y o n d er I b e li ev e i f sh e h ad been tree sh e

ave l oved m
.
, ,

Save M ary ! For Go d s sake Burrough w ould h And now to give h

’
s ! e er up

e Doctor from
.
, ,

sh outed th th e sh ore to th at fellow Bute

But Sampl un ged into a black pool on th e Doctor cal m is instrum
. ,
,

e Th l y dried h en t -case
oth er side dived cam , e up eni p y h t -
. an ded w ith w ithh is h andkerch ief , .

a fh h as tl y as death dived agai n an d broug ht My ear B rrough he said at l as t that

"
ce g d u s “

up Ben an d B en s m
, , , ,

oth er cl as ped i n eachoth fell ow Bute h as been dead th

m
’
ese six years and
’
er s

arm om
, , , ,

s an d dead as h e th oug ht Th e Doctor s ee E e is th e Carolinian w h I proph esied w ould

is dm
.
, , ,

ingth at Mr Lato uch e an d h g h t er w er e s a fe p re c is el y s u it y o u

m
.

m
.
,

ran to th e rockw h ere B urrou h h h h h

'

g s ad d rag g e d t e E v e ry su e r t e D o cto r v is its B u r ro u g s

oth ers out an d sat bes ide t h , emm otionl ess h is vill e to boast of h , is trium p h in m a t,ch - making , ,

face rigid w ithdes pair an d to quiz Burroug h s and h is h appy littl e w ife
ead m
.

Sh e is dead he cried Her h ust w ithprais es of Miss Latouch e wh o is latter and

an ever and still unm

.
, ,

have struck th e rocks in th e fil l] fairer an d dul l er th arri ed

imin th
.
, , , .

No no ! We ll h said th Th h t to h
" ’
, epe not e Doctor e pl eas antest sig e pl easant

Go brin gm
, , ,

bendin gover h er breath h h h

m
l es sl y , y co u n t ry o u se
. is B a n e w s , st r a ig t a n d s tur dy , ,

Yon der in th e seat of t h h h rdl y hows w h h

”
i l
'

cas e e bu g
gy lad w o a e o s e s b est
Sam w ent and cam er or m
. .
, ,

e ag ain like an overg

, row n ath , oth er .

L I TTL E JE S S IE .

ar W I L L I A M oax x a os .

m
Her tiny , pl u p, w as, th
iry feet.
U s eles s. and l o ! I E ncasc d i l ipp bl ue,
m
see n s

mi m
er:
Tw o pearl y teethsh
ne w line s w h
ine throughth
ite n e ss -
e red,

.
M ake us
R a s
y
mu
c to
ss e n
car

“
ore sw eet

.
 T HE DA Y S O F S E V E N -
TY S IX .

3 ? I RS . A H. 81 S T I P H I HB.

M an d i ng tc hct of m m mh t e year e, by I i
e w a
m -
-m m)
Ann 8teph
o .
n s. in the 0 .ce d t e h u bsu hn of

C H A P TE R I s weetness of hh el iotropes dropped at h

t e er feet

mh m ll lil y ste min h

. ,

Us he er couc hof cri a on val vet t he lady or t he ta - er han d she tu rned h er ,

spu r g aad ru d ie d to a tall w in dow h

t at looked w on deri ng face to ward th e heart of th e tow n ,

h Th
upon t e street . r ougha vista of stately pil hol ding h er very breath back wit hvague ex pec
imth
at s uppo rted th e ro of of a grand portico

mthi g h
,

ud mt se o t h e pedi m t f th fa ad h
en o e e e, s e saw It is the Stat e-
House bell . So e n as
acor d of p p
eo l e so m talki g ag ly i w ild
e n e er n h appen ed He is there in h is seat for th e firs t

mvi g w ithl k f ul tim

. ,

m g th
, ,

n ut e o ers o n on oo s o s e w ith th e g randest an d best of th e land

m g at vil had m p ing a part i Ah m

, .

les l
g ma ifoo s so e re e co e u on Has h e spoken i ls he tah e

m im
, , ,

h directio n , as if bothth if I could h ave heard h

”
t e but all in on e e re !
h here an d As s he spoke anoth er bell ch im ed in w ithth

m
dis afiected, scattered
'

juicingt ro n gan d e

ml m m
m
,

u s eu ed on to so e co on poin t of ih
turn . Above all th
is cahell mt h e e soun d of s in Philadel ph m
ia tre bl ed under a w il d cras hof
ing j oy ous l y as if all its m mi m
,

ring us ic w ere th at followed by th

us c, e dis tant boo of cann on

e firs t tim m
, .

dsy uneh ain ed fo r th e on earth Then a deep unders w ell of h u an voices fill ed
is bel l seem
.

arm
, ,

Th e soun d of th ed to reachth e his rude h ony of so un d w h up t ichsw ept

at youn g creature and m er trem
,

lady s h u rt for s h rew fain t an d w h ite under over th ade h

’
e g ble
e tonmas if u nitten by som l m em m m sto rm
, ,

th ,
e pain fu ory as th e r u s tl e o f a s u er - , bends an d sh akes
vh ils a look o f h aras sing disgust s w ept across th e flo w ers in i ts path

m Louder and m ore j ubil an t cam

.

hu ong baautiih l face e th ose soun ds

e soun d sicken s m
.
,

Ah h ow th e ! How I l aden wi tha grand s ignificance suchas no na p

“ m
, ,

ys el f tha t l ca n n ever s gain h ea r j y

o -bell s tion on th is earthw ill ever h ear ag ain ; for th e

God of Heaven h as not m ade our gl obe large

Great Heavens ! Th at I sh oul d ever h ave so l oved en ou hto out an oth e la d lik t h i t f i ts
g r n e s o u o

M inna or aufiered iromh is treascn s s l di m h n tries th

'

p r i e v a l f ore s ts ; a n d t os e co u at ex is t
er m
,

was th u s th oug hts in h ind th e lady re are so burden ed w ithth

, e ruins of dark ag es ,

turned to h er couchdis aily as if driven back by

, , th at th ey can never feel th e vigor of y outhagai n ,

th e sound o f th is j oyous ri n ging and buryin g or know th e g lory of buil ding a free nation on
e Al m im
, ,

h er face in th e rcd- hued cus h ions w h ichgave a foun dations o f w h i chth igh ty h sel f h as
m e earth as it cam
,

cold force to its pall or stro ve to sh ut out th e laid t h e fi r s t co er sto ne on th

- e

re from
, ,

p u H i s h a n d s

ha s all in vain An other bell ohim

.

. ed in to Th is girl was youn g and h ad no kno w l edg e

e j uli lan t m
,

th us ic ; an oth er and an oth er un til of th e fata re ;but h er w h ole bein gw as fi red w ith
m e m
, ,

every stee l e i n th i t th t i h t i i t i h t d th i h h
m
p e c ty r an g o u e r u p a n n s p r a o n a s s e s oo er e w t t usic ,

s ihat th e bir t h-day of a great Nation h ad s w ellin g over h er and th e wh ite lily- s tal k in h er

com
,

e . h and Th us a vague sense of t h eg reat h. ereafter, ,

of w h ichth os e bel ls w ere th e prel ude th ril l ed

m m
,

out well unders tan din

g t he ir i gh t y i p o rt a n t h r o u g h h e r a s e n s e u n rea so n in g a n d su b tl e as

er inm e per fum

, , ,

oth at s of th e h os se stood in th e n obl e th e of th e lilies in h er h and an d th e ,

grounds th at surrounded it an d listen ed w ith bro ken dow ers aroun d h er feet

m
, .
,

a swell in
g h e a rt tak en b y s u r p ris e S h e h ad S h e wa s n o t h i n g o r e th a n a g ir l a n d v e r y
e m
.
, ,

g o n e forth t at h r fl w er f th e dr a w in g b e a u ti f u l b u t f a ith in th a n sh e l oved h a d

o
g e o s o r ;
room and w h
, ile stooping dow n w ard w itha cl us
, filled h er soul w ith th e poetry of ins piratio n an d ,

ter of ur l e h
p p eli ot ro p es in o n e h an d w a s b reak sh e b el i e v e d a ll t h in g p
s o ss i b l e to a cause in
inga stem e w as a m
,

of w h ite lilies w ithth e othr w h wh ich h ovin g spirit T h i n th

e en us e

e boom
, .
,

th e bell s w ept over h

,

efi rst to n e of th er Starti n
g v o ice o f t h e b a ll
. s i n th ing of th e cannon , ,

up withth e lilies in h er h and sh e stood in th e sh e h eard on ly th e proof of h is success. and of a

m
.

im
,

idst of th at broad dow er- bed lis ten in g eagerly nobl e fix ture th
, at lay before h , .

“ bl igh t and loval y a ureature as th at July s un Grace 1

”

ev er sh one upon All un conscious of th

. e lav is h Th e g irl turned quickl y and witha ligh t l eap , ,

67
68 r u n c ar s o r s n vs n r r -s l x .

throughthe flow ers gave her han d to a y oun g , kin g, an d on e w h

o has brough
t treason in to hi s
man w ho stood upon thafr borders He had in o
ow n h
ouseh
old
”

m
. .

ten ded to en ter th e dw ell in g but s eein g h er He kn ow s that you are an hon est a n , an d
am
,

o n g th e roses h ad foll o w ed th e flutter o f h hsuchthere can be n o real treas on ”

er w it
ite garm al f a m
, .

wh en ts an d for h in ute h
,
ad stood B ut it w as I w ho taught yo u to l ove libe r ty
earn es tl y regardingh er as th ese bright s trange better th an your kin g Thiil h
e w ill cons ide r a

m
, , .

tho ug hts ditted across her face cri e

md
.

mye
.

Have I disturbed you, Grace ? You see e It w as fro n I learned how

so h
appy there m gt h fl w a on e o ers Th e g irl broke cd in h er s w eet avo w al , bl u s h
‘

bed m! m
.
,

Dis tur Oh I I wa
e no s t h
i nkin gof in g ros il y as she strove to draw h er han d fro
m
,
"
y ou all the ti e.
“
Thinkin g of m w ithth j
e, e oy -
bell s ringin g You lo ve mG ae, r ce. oh, do n o
t th
in k s h
a m e

L Y say in
g it n ow , w h
en I n eed h
t e as su m es so

It w as the j y
o -bel l s that s et mte o w on m hi uc
”

Th her his th
”
darin g e
girl l ifted flan k ey es to ee an d
mth mil d
.

him
,

You fail ed to understand the en i s e upo n ten derly

hemyet but I
, .

I do n ot q u it e u n ders t an d t Yes I l ove you i ”

at so m mth
, ,

feel th e great even t h as h appened fo r But y our fath er ! Your o er

ichI m ol e w orld s eem

,

wh us t be gl ad ; for the wh s “M
y fa ther is a prou d m hlan , w o ov s d his
to be re oicing; you,
j mt os of all .
”
kin g n ex t to God ; but he is j us t , as w ell

Yes , yes , I do rej oice I cried th e yo un g

pr o u d My ot her kn ow s w h
”
at l ove is , bein g a m
m m
.

an , pas sion ately , bu t w ithan unde rsw el l of dis an s w ered Grace, w ith all t h
”
g od w o an ,
m
’

o e

tress in his voice y fat e, co

.
p ared tre ul oWhat
u s ho
peftil n ess ofis y out h an d o f i n e x m m
to th -
l ory of a new l y born n ation Yes , G race. perien ce
m
eg

m
.

h a t i bu i w ith x c i tation — to rn w i th I k w — I kn ow ! a id th a
y e r s rn n g e n o s e y ou n g n

mthi day
.

s orro w ; for the w ork of h

t is day t hreatens to But fro s your father w ill l oo k u po n

p
s e arat e us forever .
”
ma e s an en e my .

Forever ? You an d I? Oh, no ! No , no

”
i
Th irl l ooked up , s tartl ed h han d h ave n ever deceived h
I im ; but l ovin g y ou
’
e g er l over s

m as I did m run k w ithsom

,

hers an d she s aw that his face

fir l y ay h ave sh eth in g l ike
’

cl os ed on

e in tensi ty of gre at ex citem co w ardice fro mcont es tin

, , ,

w as pate with th en t ;
g his o pin io n s N o w

m hen m m osen m
, .
,

pa l e but triu ph a n t w y co un tr
y en have ch e to act for

my G a emI h
.
,

It is don e, r ce. You u n ders tan d 1 O ur th ave sp o ken ; ras h

, l y p erhaps but G od , , ,

Th
e cann on , th kn o w s how h
”
In depen den ce is carried. e bell s , on es tly

mi g m
, .

an d t e h voices of a free p eopl e, are pro cl ai n It w as t e act h of brave en , in terru p t ed

i t to the w orl d Oh m
ybl v d I e o e coul d die n ow , Grace
i mi
. .
, ,

I coul d die n ow t th
o s us c o f our fallin g The Decl aration is hardly an hour ol d . As
chain s t
y ,
e it has
g but on e s i n at ure, that of John Han
S h h h to t h cock, P res ident o f th mm Th
.

e cl ungto i s an d a s a b ird cli n gs e e Co itt ee. is very da y

her nam mine am
,

flo w erin g han d th at hol ds its n est ot es will foll o w o n g the res t

°

mu t t p ak Oh m
. .
,

You s no s e of dy in g, B ulbs It y b el o ved w hat if that on e das hof th e pe n

m t m a if th m
.

ht al m
, ,

see s o e s ose soun ds igh t arous e should s eparat e us forever ! Th e thou g o st

bra v men fr mthi g

e o er raves , n ot s en d them makes a co w ard of m e.
”

there But your h an d quivers ! You r voice i s “

Go d w il l n ot so pun is ha g reat act , said

hoarse ! What is it that you ibar so m

.

uchi
”
Grace .

l h ave been speakin g

"
. Th
is even in
g I haIl seek your fath
s er

ro m
.

Ah I th ou g ht so ! I thought 80 ! 80 s oo n 7
"
fil tered th e girl shrin kin
g f
Words th
,

at your fath h
.

er n ever w il l forg ive t is n earn es s of tro u bl e.

m
.

Th e g irl s co un ten an ce fell

’ “Yes , th ere u s t be n o del ay Ih ave hes i

ates pres ent I h

.

m
.

m
O f al l th e deleg ave g on e far tat ed till n ow ; but th ere can be n o doubt of y
in is try m m
,

thes t an d den ounced th e ost v eh e p osi tio n atb r to—day ; an d, h op el ess as u it

e y s

m tly m
,

ay be th ere is n o dis h

mm
”
in urgin g it
‘

on on or

h
. .
,

e to h eard you .
"
Hith he h he
mh
I w ould give y ave er to as been all kin dn ess Still ,
m m
m
.

ex cl ai ed the girl , kindli ngi nto en th

u s ias us t ave kn ow n how
deepl y I l oved you ; for
md
.

Th at you can s ay this , y bel o ved , w il l be a h

t at I a e no effort to co n ceal fro hi o re m mm ,

to your fath He th
'
"
doubl e caus e of oil en ce er an
your o w n s w eet s el f.

mth mm a t ait h mu
.

will , fio '

i da
y s , dee e r or to i s I thin k he kne w it . I a s re he liked you ,
 r s : e ar s o r s n vns r r -s l x . 69

v
ery -h o ssid OM h
t cughtfully As tor “ the young m
a n. He bo preh m
en ded far better

hm h
.

m
, ,

us, I ncr er kn ew her take so kindl y to th

n t he-girl ecul d, h
t e vas t c n is ow n s ct

my ha c t
”

Sh
e is . sw eet, n obl e w o mau t ill be a so mthi g alm t
e n os of sorrow in th
e w is tful lon g

m if m a ythi g m
.

ndgrief to e s h
e sh
ould conde n n n ichh
ing w ithw h e regarded the sil es h
t at , s pite
hlh
ave don e
t at .
”
of h er fears tru nbl sd aro un d t h
, e ret urni n g scar

Gn ee s ll o w ed her h
eart to droop des pouden tly l et of h er lips .

awh
ile . Wh e looked up h
en s h er tine ey es w a s , M y fath er h proud but n ever cruel she , ,

full of ta rs . said too h appy for des pair Wh en h e kno w s

Poor mamm
, .

- al hc ss id It w ill bs s p ains .
“
wh en h e kn o ws all t his he w ill forg ive you for
for ba to go s p ins t m
,

y fath er in any th ing . lovin g your country better th an yo urs elf— better
And I s h all h iven h er th th an m
” ”
“
ave g is pain ! sn e

e y oun g m
.

s ered th
w an sadly “
O r perh aps No n o ! Do not s ay that Grace
Oh m
, . , , , , .

h ave forfeited h er frien ds h ip b l v d Wh Sh o uld I love y ou bet ter w ere

y e o e .
, , y n ot !
th e way o f a patri ot is h ard in deed w h en it , , your patr iot is mla c t
”

th reaten s to s trike out of h is life th e on e great My s w eet , nobl e i l !

g r

love w h ichis its root an d brauch her hand aw ay as Barrin gford w as

”
. Grace drew
Go d h el p us if th at sh said th raisin g it to h is li ps ; for bet w een th
“
o ul d fol low ! e e tw o g reat

him
, ,

girl, draw ing cl os er to But He will not s cul ptured lions th at guarded t h e en ha n ce-ga t e

m
.

m
,

per it it Wh il e He for t h
e fits of na sh e s aw h er h i ther s tan ding as if stun n ed b th
y e
at cam
.

tum
,

tin s, will He forget us, low ly as w e are ? No , ul t of bells can no n an d voices th e up

fromth
, , ,

no R ufus ! Wh ile He gives suns hine and rain , e did an ce

It is m
, .

asd fres air, to the oaks , h

as He ever yet forgot y fa ther ! See h ow h e fro w n s sh e ,

h
ten t e tinies t flow ers th at g row aro und th eir wh iq ered drawi ngback un de r t h
, e sh adow of a

roots ! Wh th h u l d l i f ak us ! at w al ut -
t ree th at t od l by Now
y ,
e n , s o e o rs e g re n s o c ose .
,

Th h h in deed, I feel th
"
i l l k d d w u l ili a e peril w e are in
e
g r oo e o n p o n er es s s e

m
.

n id t his an d s mil
her hce wh ich
e st ole over appearan ce of Th ere w as so et h in g in th e

at proud tall m
, ,

ind grow n w h ite as th ey w ere w h en h er l o ver th an s tan ding bet w een th e s to n e

at m ave ex m
, ,

first spoke of separati on S trange as it m ay lions t h igh

. th s ed d read in a s tro n ger ,

stun n o direct w ords of l ove h ad ever passed pers on th an th at brave but g entl e girL M ore
e you n g m an cam i gh of com man din g pres en ce he
, ,

between th u s t w o un til th e th an six feet h

am
, ,

from
,

th e cou ncil ch
- be r w her e he hd u j
a b t u s t to
s o d w ith hs h y g headed can e in on e
i e av old -
an d lift ed from
, .

taken h is s eat and utt ered w o rds of eloq uen ce h

,
th e groun d as if h e w ere abo ut , ,

th s t th reaten cd to er us h s ll pers oas l hOpes in on e to us e it as a w eapo n His grand st ron g face

m
.
,

g i s t ev ent . w as dead l y p a l e an d ev en fro t hat d is tan ce , , ,

Grace coul d see th at h is eyes w ere full of deep ,

an young creat ure ’

s face ; but no w it w as pol e sootrn fui tire
m
.

wit ha feelin g th
at fo rbade all th
e s w eet he stood thus w ithon e
subter Durin g a ful l i nute ,

fng u of m odes ty as trivial an d out of place Th is h and clinch ed o n h is can e w h ile th e w ind fain tl
y
m
. ,

an knew th at h e w as belo ved an d in h is ex s ti rred th e laced rufl es at h is w ris ts and th e

citem mt amus ed the M w ithout pausing to sunshine struck fi re fromthe great gold butto ns
, , ,

m
,

q u es ti on it in w o r d s o r i n his o w n i n d A t o n h is coat

ere m
. .
,

anoth er th an th igh t h ave been pers uasion At las t h e th rus t h is can e stern ly dow n w ard
m m
,

eat a d h a f u l w il a ha l v u n t h e arbl e w alk w h i ch l ed to th a t

y n s u c g r c e e s s p py o e p o e gr e

is dw elli n g an d m
,

veils its assio n w ith bu t n ow th e occ a s io n w as d o ub l e - en t ran ce door of h o ved

p ,

too m om ento us ;and th ese youngpers ons en tered fou n d witha proud ringin g s tep li ke th at of

e m om a w arrior in m
, ,

sp u th eir bet ro th s l s t th en t a fin al s epa ail .

He in s h eard th e new s an d is ang ered fear

Kingfls nd stro ve in vain to rem ispered Gme begin n in g to trem

,

em ber w h wh
”
en an d ful ly bl e , , ,

h s t sh e h ad confes sed to th
h
ow it ws s t h

h m h h
h
is t an
m h h m
ow dee l
py s he l o v ed i ; bu t t is s e n e v er S t il l I u s t s pea k w i t i
m
.

ere am
,

forg ot Th en an d th o g h
n t e J u ly roses N o t n ow Oh n o t n o w ! Co e thi s ev en

is sto rm
.

imin a rus ho f in g; any tim

. , , ,

hsr faithh ad been pl edged to h e, wh en th has blow n over

mg
.

dee -
p f li
ee n g h
t at m t li us re in
- er h
h eart I n ever saw himl ook so s te rn before
ild ! I m
u , ,
.

Poor ch To keep sil en t

m
us t n ot w s it
mlik
.

Th
is scen e, so a of ex cite mt en so pass ion now w oul d see e deception
m
.
,

Only till th
”
tely abrupt, broug t a w orl d of s weet
a h bi tte us is evenin g . He is s o angry n ow .
70 r u n o ar s or ss vn x r r -s l x .

Th
is even in g h
t en , I wil l oo m; e un til t heu broken ith
s te maway ;
stan din g th e po o r n otw

mt t y t
,

keep up y ou r courage We us r o hope a girl utt ered a thint c ry of dist res s as s he s a w

m
. ,

h th e pal e leaves crus hed in a h an d t h

”
l ittle, des perate as ever yt i g n s ee s, said Bar at al way s

h er h and w h ich fluttered h ad m o re th an a w om thin it

’
rin gford, dro ppin g an s stren g

dow n from
.
,

his like a frigh ten ed bird ; for w ith Th ey w ere th e fi rs t an d so beautiful ! Ho w ,

th e th ht of h is goin g h alf h sh e said w itht ears in h

”
o ug er bravery fled coul d y ou i er ey es

at cam
.

e from
, ,

B ut if h e sh oul d say n o 1 s h e wh ispered tears th a deeper source th an t h

”
e

I never w as afraid crushed flow ers that gave back a mourn tul pe r
,

w ithw h
‘

ite quivering lips

im fum
.
,

of h before but n ow h e for th eir cr uel death

”
,is pass ion is terribl e . .

B efore h e coul d ans w er a crow d canto rus h , in g Wh at are you cryin g for ? Not th e l il i es ?

by th e broad ston e fence th at sh ut in th eg roun ds You are n ot baby en oughfor th at An d w h at i s

edl am
.

m
,

sh outin g as th ey dr ag g e d a s all ca n n o n to a l l th a t hi deo us n ois e about 7 H a s B b ro

som
,

e n eig hborin g position Through th e iro n ken l oose l I h o pe so ; it is pl easant to h ea r

un dred m
.

rail in g th at ran al on g th e w all a h Th ere is life i n t h

”
ov cann on ,
at . .

i ng h eads w ere vis ibl e al l run ni n g in on e direc To - day Rh o da Con g r ess declared th e In de

tion w i thm S om
, , ,

uchn ois e and bus tl e e of th e p e n d e n ce o f T h ir tee n S t a te s I t i s f or th is t h a t

men saw Bari ingford and greeted himw itha the bells ring and the can n ons roar so They
. .
,

- , , .

sh sp eak defian ce to th
"
o ut . e kin g .

“
Ge n ev l Go I pray pl eaded Grace “
Th ey Rh oda sat u p on h er couch pus h ing back th e

air fro m her tem

, .
, , ,

are draw in g up n ear th e h ous e He w ill feel it h p l es w i th b o th h a n d s

im sh
. .

A n oth er M M ph for h e th ough

" ”
as an ins ul t t
e y oun g m
. .
,

Th an an sw ered h er h astily Oh h ow I h ate t h e sou n d

I w ill send themin anoth in k a littl e for m I am

. .
,

er directio n he Rh oda try an d th e

ey wil l be perm
.
, ,

Have n o fear th at th in great troubl e—ao h appy s o very unh

”
said . it appy , .

ted to ann oy your E th Wh at do you know of h appin ess or un h

"
er ap

e young m
.

Reckl ess in h is h eats th an das h ed p i n ess ? Y ou w h o h a ve h a d t h e li fe of a fio w e r

er w itha sull en m ovem

, ,

across th e flo w er- beds an d out of th e fron t en q u es t io n ed th e oth en t o f

tran ce paus ing a m om

, ,

ent j ust beyon d th e lion s th e h ead

‘

um
, .
,

in h ot arg en t with th e littl e h and of s treet I w ant to tell you— I w ant to as k you for a
p a tr io t s w h o ha d re a l l y in te nded t o carry th e littl e h el p as you say I h ave never h ad tro ubl e

in m
,

ten s m
,

n ois e of th eir rej oicing so n ear to th e proudes t y li fe ;an d it frigh e a littl e

To ry m at its in m
.

ansio n in Ph iladel ph ia th Wh at h as h e o th
ques tion ed th
”
at es appened 7 er

w i thm
, ,

sh o ul d be en rag ed by th e so un d .ockin g iro ny Is on e of your can ary .

Th ose of th e cro w d w h o h ad recogn is ed th e birds dead Or h as a gold- fishstran gl ed its el f I ”

m
,

y ou n g a n w e re a l
,r e a d y o ut of si gh t a n d to A flush of in dignan t scarlet cam, e in to th at
th e oth ers h e w as a s tran g er w h os e interferen ce fair youn g th ee an d Grace turn ed aw a w ith a
,
y
w om
, ,

th ey w ere ready to res ist es pecial ly as th ey h ad g es ture o f quiet anl y pride th at bro u gh t
imto com e m
, , ,

obs erved h e o ut o f th ans ion itself an an s w erin gg l ow in to th e fh ce turn ed w iths uc h

e im
.

Feelin g th p olic y o f u r gin g discus sive argu tan talisin g superiority upo n h er
men ts there he passed on withthe crow d an d
.

I w as w ron g You coul d n ot un derstan d

e m aster of t e m
, , .

h
,

w as th us seen by th sh n u nderstan d n oth

ans ion e said I c a in g w ithall
e scen e from th is claugor of noise in m
.
, ,

wh o stood sco rn fu lly regarding th a H ave th e peopl e

y e r s

m
.

h li
is b y window
r ar - .
g o n e a d 1
”

M ad ? Yes w itha gl orious m adn ess ! nu

”

C H A P TE R
,

II
l in ens , are you as leep Y Are you ill Look A glori ous adn ess? I th ink you are dria m
up , do , an d h el p e, if y ou can
”
m in gin to ins an ity w ithth e res t At first I though t
m
.

m
.

Th e young w o an , w h o s till lay on t h

e couch it w as w e ddin g
-bel ls ; t hat so e great po ten tat e ,
mm y i
,

has hing her e or nto s il en ce l ifted her head on on e side o r t h

e oth er h ad been g et tin g mar
fromth e m
,

d o f som
,

e cus hion an d loo ked at th e girl w ith ri d or th at the chil an in po w er w as

,
q " ,

born
s e said im
.

What is it ?
”
h patien tly
“
Lil ies ! “
A c h
il d ? Ah, no ! It is the birthof a n a

em for m
, .

Wh
y do y ou bringth e? I h at e th e color ti on 1
’

l ess th Rh h h fines
”
in gs . oda Clyde sat uprig t , staring at t e
Sayin gth
is , he s natched th e lily-
s s tal k w hich , , of h
t at youn g i
g ,
rl whichgl o w ed w iththe ia
in al l her agitation Grace h ad stil l kept in on e spiration of a sybil I beli eve you reall y
md
, .

h
and , tore 0 6 th e wh ite bells and flun g th e , a ,
”
h
s e said.
 TH ! D AY S Ol '
B l V l N T Y -S I X . 71

PM I do n ot know ough
Half in burn in g th ts h
alf
in pas sionate
mt m ma
.

m
.

Still your w o rds us h

ave so e e ning h
words , t e youngw o an po ured fo rt ht h
e bitter
m
.

Wh
at h
as h
ap pen ed 2
”
n ess of a dis appoin t ent t at h rankl ed in her
You w ill n o t be pleased to h ear it, like m h m f t l - d wounded pride like t e i
b it e of
“
any p e r ec y c ur e

a s erpen t th at n ci th er kill s n or g ives up i ts s ting ,

ned j us t as th Th e n ew s s h e h ad h eard bro ugh

-
sig ose bells beg an to rin g of pain t bac k .

e one ro m an tic dreamo f h

.

at th er life w h en s uch
A Deal ati oa of In dependence ? Is th
-
'

e clam “ m ex claim em
,

wh at th ed Rh oda w ith pe ibil iti es as presen ted th sel ves in th

"
a ns l e n ew s

flam
,

ing eyes “
Th at is w h at h e h as been to il sh e h ad h eard h ad fired al l th e pride an d ever

ates w ide to w eaning am

. ,

ingfor figh tin g for It opens th e g bition of h er n ature in to on e w ild

is am hope that w as like M ess but to her s eem

.
,

h It is anoth
”
bition er bl o w 1 ed

e dis aflection of a m
. , ,

Sh e spoke un der h er breath an d h er teeth pos sibl e until th an w h

-
'

o w as

ade a grin ding sosm er dreamh

, ,

onl y d as if s h e w ere th e very soul of h ad cas t it in to ruin

i ng so m em
, , .

crus h e pass ion to dus t bet w een th Now as Rh oda paced up an d dow n th e floor

e n ew s w oul d m at m ave been cam

. , ,

“
I faared th at th ake you an all th igh t h e back upen h er

yy
”
m i d G ra ce a l m o s t te r ri fi e d hy th e c han ge w it h o v er w h e l m i n g b i t t er n ess T h e d r e a m th at
er sober reason s eem
. , .
,

th at h ad s w ept s o s udden ly over th at stron g but to h ed like insanity w as

It will be un wel com

, ,

beautiih l face e n ew s to n o t onl y possibl e of realis ation to an oth er but

at day s eem
.
,

every on e in th is h ous e Go d be th an ked if it th e events of th ed to epen bread

s not bitter dim om

.
,

ch h M h e th
”
bring ens ions ans w ered Grace ,
an ce s for its aeé p e n t T e l o v e .

i ch m
, ,

g an deur th
r e po w er wh i gh t h ave been

but sat m
, ,

M did n ot h ear h er otionless o pen to h er w oul d perh aps fell upon h er s ue

e mchw ithh e w om om ated m

, , , ,

upon th er h an ds clas ped and h

, er eess ful rival th an w h
, sh e h ore ,

eye: fi x ed o n th e floor Th e new s h ad dis turbed th

. an any th ing on eart h .

h er be on d an t h
y y i n g th a t G ra c e c ou ld ha ve T h us p a ss i on ate v i n di ct iv e a s p ir in g i s it
is girl m
, , ,

ex pected . s tran g e th at th ature in ex peri en ce ,

I did n ot th in k you w oul d h ave cared so rat h er th an y ears sh oul d h ave suflered raved
‘

m e room flul ex clam

, , ,

uch sh In deed un til very lately I an d fill ed th w ithw rath

"
, e said .
, , ation s
th oug h t —d e a t h s an g ry -
’
but I reall y did th in k of pain ? Is it s tran ge th at t h is pain turn ed in to
th at in your h eart you si ded w ith th e patriots a pas s ion of h at e w h en a n oise of w h eels in th
. e ,

Surely th eir caus e h as not ch anged street ch ecked h

. er at o n e o f t h e tall w in do w s ,

Rh oda l oo ked at th e girl vaguely not h an d l ookin g th ro u h th ill a sh e saw th

ear g e p r s e

man w ho had been the s pirit ef her w ild dream

, , ,

ing cr carin g to h ear w h at s h e sd d Grace saw

'

e po m
,

is and w ent fromth e room feelin g th

.
,

th at littl e drivin g by in all t h p o f n obili ty w ithth e

sym m
, , ,

p a t h y co u l d b e e x p ec t ed th e re fa i r y ou n g w i f e f or w h o s h e h a d b een d e se r t e d
e m om sm
. , ,

Th en t s h e w as g one Rh oda Clyde start ilin g by h is s ide .

e room
,

ed to h er feet an d beg an to pass th w ith As if h eh ad been ordered to prol ongth e scen e

e quick s tern m o vem at m

, ,

th ents th igh th ave been th e tiny pos t il lion ch ecked th e four h ors es th at
natural to a m an goin g in to som
, ,

e bitt er co n tes t cur veted un der th eg li tter of th eir h arn es ses th us

er lips m m
. ,

iier ch eeks w ere pal e h oved in sil en ce g iv in g th e in a tes o f t h e h eavy carria e to th

g e
and at last m full view as a ki n gm ave appeared am
, ,

, o ved w it hpas s io nate w ords igh t h ong

S am
, , ,

Ahh ow h e w ill ex al t i said s h e Th

”
ere h is peo pl e e as a kin g h e w as recei ved ;

is not a m ore am
, . .

bitious creat ure on earth A for th e s id e -w al ks w ere cro w ded w ithcitih ens

os en fro m e m is m o mh
.
,

k ingwill be ch th os t po w erfu l rebels w h o s alut ed th an as h e pass ed to w h e

am eman d th at m
,

ong th , an w ill be kin g Wh o n o w an d th en lifted h is th ree-

. corn ered h at brigh t ,

w i ha g er of go
t li tt l d - lace an d w aved h is h an d
sdf withm as an y m on archm ave am em
, ,

ore royal pride ? Wh o in all th ese igh t h w ered th e h

le raaks can m im
,

n bb ate w ithh 2 Th is h as bean ag e of h is s ubj ects

is sim from e fim His m
, .

h th t arriage w s s a part Is it s tran ge th at B h oda Clyde gre w w h ite as .

at a so b of rage bro ke from

.

of th is one great plan Piebeiau in birth h e deathan d th her lips

m ust um im
.

s elf w itharis tocracy wi thsom is m

, ,

tchh e wh en th an l ifted h is ey es t o th e w indow an d

e o l d sm
, ,

us e w h o coul d a rry th e in fluen ce of h igh greeted h er w ithth il e as if th ey w ere ,

birthand po w er to th e altar Th is is w h at too k st ill th e bes t frien ds in th e w orl d He even

im
. .

h th ere i t w as not love ; th at could never s po ke to th e lady by h is s ide w h o cas t a search

dom read i ng am
. .

at w ay an d sm
,

inate over h is far- bition ; to for ing glan ce th il ed as if in ans w er

e souls of a to som
,

ward th at h e w o uld h ave trodden th eth ing h e h ad said

n d w om em
, .

th Ohil l eonl d kil l th bothby a look !

”
ous a en under foot .
“
ex ,
72 r s s b ar s or s s v s s r r -s l x .

cl ai md th gi l
e e r , h
s akingin all her limbs he how to go about it Tell m , as s e no w w h at h ave .
, ,

th rew h ersel f fa dow n ward on th

couch y ou d ene ?
”
ce e

in g m
, , ,

Noth oth er Only , .

ch ief w ith h er teeth Ho w dare h . e? H ow O nl y wh at Grace ? ,

dare h e l
”
M y f at h er l oo ked so bl ack s o tu l i bly an gry-
out from e cam
, .

A sh th e p eople an d t h e sl o w g rind wh en h
”
, e in .

in g of w h eels as th at h ,eavy carriag e roll ed aw ay, Th at w as because o f th e foolish th i n g the y

l eft h er ex t en ded on t h e couch search ing h er h ave been do in g at th e Stat e House
”

e m
,

brain fo so e m m I kn o w m
.

r ea s o f v n g
n e ean ce on th es “
oth er ; an d it is breakin
g m y ,

wh o h ad in sul ted h er so g ros sl w ithh

y i s p res en c e h eart .

Wh y G ra ce w h a t is t h is ? Bobbing li ke a
en a w om an m er m Trem m
, ,

Wh akes up h ind to s eek ch ild blin g too ! Hush h us h d a !

y
ere is no lack of m
e r

appen ed to m
, , ,

ven g eance at any cost th ean Noth ing can h ave h ake yo u so
am
,

on g th e evil t h in gs of th is earth ; but to Rh oda m

"
is erabl e 1
th ese m eans w ere t oo dis tan t fo r h er h ain Grace th il to kissi ng h er m o th er s h

m
ate Fo r Ag an d
'

e ti m
.

ichsom
,

th e sh e fel t utterl y pro strated an d po w er

, a sh apel y eh and o n w h e old j e w e ls

one from
,

loss In w h at w ay coul d s h e an orph an livin g s h th

m
eir s il ver set ting s
e bo un ty of a dis tant kin sm
.

Oh m
.
, , .

on th an ever reach “
oth er I h
, ave been so;so ol ish!

e m
, ,

th ose tw o pers ons t h ro ned as th ey w ere in th I dare say answ ered t h ot h er sm

”
e
, , il i n g
I w as foolis hm
, ,

h
.

p peo l e
’
l o ve an d s u rro u n d ed b y a ll t e a
y sel f at your age
s p
s eem
,

I did n ot m
, .

li a n f i n gw ealt han d real in fluence ? Foolis h! No n o !

p c es o
ean to sa
y ,

A gai n an d again th e girl as ked h ers elf th is th at cried Grace eag er te take back h
”
er w o rd s
ered m ichseem
, , ,

q u es t io n a n d a n s w a d l y wh ed like t reason On ly—o n ly I do n t '

Give m e ti m Give m
, , ,

o w to m
.

e e life an d I wi ll fin d
.
kn ow h , ake you un deratan d ;and I w an t
th e w ay
”
.
y o u t o b e m y fi i e n d s o m u c h .
”

B e y o ur frien d ! Wh y darlin g amI n o t

0 H A P TE R I I I m
, ,

y o u r o t h e r ?
M oth Th e dearest an d best m oth er th
'

er at ever l ived
Th e l ady th us address ed litt ed h er h ead from On l y I amafraid to tell y ou h ow - h ow m uch I
th e em broidery s h e w as bus y w it h and l oo ked lo ve h im ;h o w dearly h e l oves m e

hter ; for there w as a touch A s m

.
,

earn es tly at h er daug il e s tol e over th e l ady s still fh ir th ee bu t

’

e w om
.
,

of p ath os in h er voice as s h e ut t ered th at o n e s h e bl us h e d a lit tl e ;fo r th e n o f seven t - i

y s x

littl e w ord th at w en t to h er h eart did n ot speak of s uchth in gs w ithth e iii

p pan t
Is it y ou m m
.
,

d t h r eckl ess ne ss th r ks th
“
y d e a r ? T r o u bl e b y a l l i s a t a e pres en t day It w as
m e com
, .

noise ? No w on der It does seemas if t h e foun j u s t a t in g e o f co l o r th a t ig h t h a v e in

m
.
,

datio n s o f t h e city w ere bein g bro ken u p B ut s h a d o w s fr o t h e . c h err y

-c o l ored ribbon th at
th at does n ot reac h us Wh y s h ou l d y o u b e c irc l e d h er h e a d a n d w a s t ie d in a da in t y kn o t
er cap ; but afte r al l it cam e fro m
.
,

afraid in fron t of h
ose pure m
, ,

Grace sat do w n upon th e broad foots t ool at h er o n e of th atronl y h earts th at carr y t h e

mother s feet and takin g her han d fromthe s w eet s en siti ve modesty of youthto the grave
,
’

em
, , , .

Perh aps I can guess a littl e sh

”
bro idery kis s ed it ten derly e said

Oh m er try an d feel for m I amso Oh m

. .
, , .

,ot h , e! Not all ot h er yo u can no t gues s al l ! .

, ,

u n h s ppy !
”
H e i s a p a tr i ot — a f r i en d t o li be rty ! T h is day
Un h appy m y ch il d ! I ca n h a r d l y t h in k h e m a d e a sp ee c h i n C o n g res s H e w ill s ign t h e

at w ill m
.
,

th at Surel y n o one h as th e po wer to tro ubl e Dec l aration of Indepen dence an d th ake
m m m
.
, ,

y o u u c h u n d er th is ro o f I s it t h a t R h o d a h a s y fa t h er h a te h i "

M rs K in gs ford becam
. .

e th htfii l an d very
”
been teas in g you 9 oug .

Teas in g m
,

“
e ] Oh no ! It is n ot th Sh e kn ow l it tl e of public aflairs ex ce t
'

at but g rave
‘

p
ey cam
.
, , ,

a fee l ing- s fee lin g il iat you—4 1 0 not y ou but as t h e to h er th roug hher h usband an d
my father w il l be very an gry withme
, , ,

such to ry friends as visited th e h ous e Th e w ors t

M rs K in gsford s m
.
, .

oot h ed h hter s h sh e h ad th h ford w as th at h

'
er daug air oug t o f Barrin g is
an d sm
.
, ,

il ed do w n upon h er w ithatendern ess so

p o s i ti o n w a s n eutral ;a litt l e in cl ini n g to a l o ve

l ovin g th at Grace fel t th e tears swel lin g up to of l iberty p e r h a p s b u t i n n o d e m o n st r at i ve

e res en tm
, , ,

her ey es .
sen se th at could arous e th ,
'

en t even of ,

“
Y our a uth or can n ey er be reall
y a n gyr w i th so s ta u n c h a r o y al i s t as h e r h u s b an d T h at he

m ay seem
.

y o u G race H e . so but th e real t h ing h ad taken a seat in th e g eneral Con gress a t al l

is im
, , ,

p os s ib l e W e s h. o ul d n e it h er o f u s k n o w w a s u n k n o w n t o h er Th at h e h ad openl y an d .
 Tl ! D A Y S 0 ! S B V I B TY -S l l . 73

ri
u
g oual y j o ined h
t e m en h
a a eons idered as Yo u w ill speak

-h htha l B e n ever ean den y any t h

to in g to you
im
.

in th Well h how good Mr Barringtord is ; h

-
‘

N a s s eat e rebel Oon gr s l Spoken ow

mmt f ki gl W did imth im

.

m
“h he h at h h
e -
mY m t b mi i f md
ol end ! Tell
'

again e go ver n o on r n en s orry is to e

s ve said a w oi d to m
n evar w ould h e only t h
"
un t ou us e s n or e at I
mmm R t ld mhi m
.
,

“
No, a alfaO th e o e n n e happen ed to bo in th e w ay w h en his heart waa

mmm ll p pl
. .

ray ds y th
st ha tc ok his s aat as a delep te th is full You kn ow , dear a a, a eo e cann ot

e Deelarati on em i ll y m
, .

o f th ne up, an d h h h ill
-
quest ion e to o k r eason for
t i nk alike, es pec a en , w o w
'

a brar e stan hm h h m t e uchof th em

fives ;or w e s ouldn t t ink
’

Ah And w ithth no w s h
"
rn ve atan d Gn oo l e rebd s l oul d w e 2
“

er m
,

Hom
,

e Grace took h oth er s h ead betw een

’

h ad m y c h ild ? h e r h a n d s a n d l oo k e d p l ea d i n g l y in to h e r e y es

sm hher tear s that sti ll trem

, , ,

Grace faltered a littl e an d h ar h ead drooped il ing th roug bl ed on

I dou t kn o w m er ; but it seem s to m
.
,

oth h er ow n las h
’
e es .

em for m
,

as if th ey h ad been g row in g th on t h s
"
You will be sure to tell all th . is in your o wn
I n K ings ford h alf aro s e and pus h ed t h s w eet w ay becaus e h e w ill lis ten to y ou Don t
’
e

m
.
,

m
.
,

g ir l b ac k f ro h er k n ee G r a c e li ft e d h e r w .h it e l et h i b e h au l u p o n R u t — o n M ,
r B a rr in g tb r d . .

-
nantied fl ea and h eld out h er h ands Th is is h is ow n coun tr y you kn ow and it is
Will y ou turn againat m
,

oh m
, . ,

“
oth er !
, el n atu ral th at h e sh oul d l ove it better th an a king
Wh y n o t i f y o u c a n s p ea k sa s h w o rd s ag a i n a t h e n e v er s a w B e s id es — b es ides I really th i n k . ,

m
,

y o u r fa th er a n d y o u r k i ng ?
”
sa i d th e ot h e r ;
t h at h e is rig h t D on t put y our lips tog e th e r .
’

om
,

th at h er bos omw as h in g and knit your dear w h ite foreh I do "

aod Grace sar ead so

m
. .
,

under th e kerch ief folded o ver it w h ile e v e y

r T h e l ad y a n s w e re d w it h a tro u b l ed s ile In .

er face quiver ed w ithem

,

feature in h o ion
t a l l h er li fe sh e h a d n e v e
.
r r ef u s e d a n y t h in g thto e

Th e po or g irl dropped h er h ead ow n upon h

d er f a ir y o u
n g cr e a t u r e w h o h u n g a b o u t h e r w i th
h ands an d began to sob iteous l s uchl o vin g caress es H o w coul d sh e do it th en
p y
at m
.

omI loved j us t as th
,

So for m
, . ,

o n th s th an wh at pure soul w as openin g to all th e

alm m m
, , ,

os t as a so n h as been poison in g th a oa u l e f s w e e t y s te r ie s o f i ts w o a n h oo d 1 Love to h er

m
,

w h il d w ith h i t t
" h a d b e en th e one g reat olr ie c t o f l ife H w u ld
y o n c s s e cr e re a s o n o co

No m im sh
.

You mat n ot blam

.

oth er ! No e h e crus hi ts fi rst dawn ing in th e h eart ot h er

[ m m opel es s em
.
, .

ay be w ro ng very w ron l f b u t h a h ch il d ? S til l it w as a h b as s y sh e w as

g y s e a s
e m om
, , , ,

no part in it .
”
abo ut to un der take Th an w h we h ave .

Was th ere no w ro ng i n h seen s tanding bet w een th ose s ton e l ions w as n ot

“
is ins idious atten
does to our o uly ch il d kn ow ing w h at was in h is likely to yield up th e prej udices of bir th and

e tim e educati on o f a lifetim

, ,

h eart all th e? Was it h on orabl e to w in h er th e to th e reas o nin

g a of
w om
,

Wh ile buil din g up a barrier of sh am e bet w een an how ever w ell belo ved Bes ides l ike
mos t femal es of that time Mrs K ingsford had
.

i mth at n ever can be overcom

, ,

h er and h el
”
, .

Dear m
,

o th do n ot say th He n ever in all poli tic adairs accepte d th

‘

e o pin ion s of
“
er at
spoke to m
, . ,

e of l o ve un t il th is very day " her hus ban d ; an d w here w as she to find argu
er s cons en t becam e im m m m
.

“
After your fath ’

p oss i e n t s th a t w o u l d b a t h is s u p e ri o r streng t h
ble ans w ered t h
"
e lady w ithquiet acorn
q ite
u a n d m o re p e r fe c t k n o w l e d g e ?
We m
, , ,

unusual to h er us t n ot regard th is w ell bo rn gen tl e

Do not say im m
.

po s s ib l e I t a l w a y s s ee m e d to.
w o a n as w ea k b e ca us e s h e did n o t s p en d h e r

t ea s if fath er liked h imand you

im th m
,
“
l t is h ecaus s l l iked h at th is t h ing e a t If t h a t h a d b e en n ee d e d fo r th e h .on or o f

m m m
,

g i ve s e so u c h pa i n an s w er e d th e
”
th h e r h u s b a n d o r t h e w elf a r e o f h e r c h il d s h e h a d
m
, o er ,
, ,

relentin
g a li tt l e at w h ic h G r ace to o k w in g s i n t e r e s t e n o u g h to h av e a s ter e d t h a t or any
Oh m am ma he thinks so much of you other subj ect ; but up to this time her kn ow
, . ,
“

m m m
, , . , ,

You sh ould h ave seen th e tears in h is ey es w h e n l ed g e o f t h o s e i p o r ta n t t h e es h a d b e e n s y

h e s oke of th
p e tr o u b le h e m ig h t br i g to
n p a t h e ti c r a th e r th a n in te l lec t u a l N o w h e r h ea
, r t .

y o u w a s a r o u s e d a n d h er se n se o f j us tice dis turbed

y w as a q uestion of go vern m
Som ing very like tears cam
.
, .

eth e in to th e lady s Wh '

en t to w ound
eyes Sh e ben t over h er dau h t a d ki d t h h a t a n d b r ea k u th e life of h er only
g e r n s s e e e r p
.

ead m urm
,

h er on th e foreh uring , ch ild 1 ,

How kin d y ou are ! Ho w kin d I said Grace,

er m
Witha j oy ful ng to h
.

sob, Grace s pra er feet re ad in gh e revul s ion in h

t o ther s eyes
'

m er m A ol oss em rs ce q uiet tears an d a few w arm

, .

l ad flun
gbo thar s aro un d h oth
er s
’
n eck. h , ,
74 r n n D ar s o r Bl Vl N T Y -S I I .

kiss es , seal ed t ebet w een th

h co mpa t
es e t w o ; th
c at g l ea ed like a h an dful of foa ; th e th ick m m
then , drawin g a deep sig hof relief, Grace stol e hair, co bed en tirel y fro th e nobl e foreh ead , m m
to h er roo an d finm
di n g he r us ua l p lace in an d tie d w it h a s car l et ri bb on at the b ac k o f h is

m m
, ,

a re ,
g at eas y
-
c hair dr ape d w ith w h i te di ity ne ck A t l as t h e tu rne d th at s evere l oo k fr o .

im
,

ers el f up to a sum mer rain of tears w hich

,

gave h he ace of h
t is gues t , and w aved h to a seat

an res t or sm m; th
.
,

h ope m ade s w eet er t h il es Mr K ings ford,

. h
t is is a col d w el co e e

e flus h o f a w armsuns et cam

.

A t l ast th e first I h th
ever received ben eat
is roof How .

dream ily in to t h e roomdied out an d l eft purpl e h deserved it 7 said th

I "
ave e latter .

adow s floatin gam

, ,

sh on g the draper ies Th en th e Sir I h eard you r s peechin t h

, e coun cil o f

m
.

soil g.ray n ess o f ni g ht cam e on an d a th ous an d ,

rebel s , dow n y on der,
’
an s w ered K in gs ford, s t e

bon fires s cattered th eir vivid g o ld all over th e ly . l earn th

I at you are an authorized del e

s treets of Ph il adel phia fillin g th e n obl e ch

, am ber gate m
a on g t he As suchI can but m arvel
. m
in wh ichth e g irl had taken refug e witha flood h
t at you presen t yoursel f u n der this r oof at al l .
”

of lig ht that glorified the draperies the carpet It is for t at very reason th at I h h
ave l os t n o

e m e roomun til s h h e in com

, ,

an d th as sive furn iture in th e in g

seem m
,

ed in a n e w w o r l d T h a t y o u ig h t l u re a ra b b l e o f c u t -th ro ats

is room aro un d m t up m
.

Now s h e beg an to pace u p and dow n t h y gate and l igh y h o u se w i tht he

i n g gl eam in fam
,

ite garm
,

catc h s of fire on h er w h en ts y o f y o u r i n su r ge n t fires Th e n o ise o f

er m ore an d m ed m
.

as h ovem en ts h ad becom e m ore th eir s h out s reach e h ere No w on der th ey

He m o prom
.

res tl ess Even in g h ad com e i gh t be ex rej oice o ver a ne w recruit w h is es t o l ead

em
.
,

ny m
.

om h ”
te d a en t n o w t w el l
p ec

e y oung m
. .

Sh e stopped breath l es sl y an d press ed bo th A flus hof burnin g red sw ept t h

.
‘
an s

ad co m
, ,

h an ds to h er h eart for t h e g reat bro n ze kn ocker face an d died out as s uddenl y as it h e

m
, , .

had been lifl c d fr o th e u pp er h a lf -d o o r a n d its H e w a l k e d t o w a r d t h e c h a ir M r K i n gs fo rd h ad .

em
,

soun d reverberated th roughth e h ouse p o in t e d o u. t ; b u t a s t h a t g e n t l an kept h is ,

It is h is kn ock- l p os it i on s to o d a ls o , .

Open ing th e door s oftl y Grace sto l e to th e Mr K in gs ford in w h at h ave I des er ved
ars h rem
.
, ,

g r ea t oaken staib cas e an d l ean ed over th , e b an is t h ese h arks 1 h e said in a l o w fi r m ”

, ,

ter . He s tood in th e h al l bel o w un conscious of voice w h ich g ave eviden ce of pai n ful r e r os
, p
im Grace el on
,

th e w is tfirl ey es l ookin g dow n upon h I did n ot h ope th at you w oul d be l eas ed

.
p
e w as very firman d th
.

saw th at h at h is ey es w ithw h at I h ave do n e B ut .

im
,

sh on e w itha steady l us tre as h e w aited fo r t h e Here K in gs ford in terrup ted h

s ervan t to return fro mth
, .

e library w h ere s h e Wh at h ave yo u don e ? Firs t of all en te red

en tl em
,

ad m
,

h o re th an o n ce h eard h er th th an s h ouse un der th f

’ ’
er s res tl ess ag e
g u is e o a l o y al
s tep pacin g to an d th e : s ubj ect to t h e kin g accept ed its h os pitali ty w o n
Barringford pu t dow n un m
,

e s ervant cam
,

Th e back . erited con fiden ce an d n ow return to i t w i th ,

h is h at an d can s s w ept on e h, an d across h is fo re th e bran d of a pol itical Cain on

yo u r foreh ead .

h ead an d dis appeared in th e sh l ooki n g Is not th is en ough

"
adow s ; 1
e brave m
,

th an h e w as It w oul d be if your ch arges w ere w el l

er room
.

Th en Grace stol e back to h fou nded True I h ave vis ited you r h o us e been

received in it w it hm
.

an m
. ,
,

o re h on or th
y bes t ef
fo rts coul d des erve ; but I h ave pract iced n o de
C HA P TE R IV ception
.
In th is u n h ap py quarrel betw een us

e m
.

M a K rrt osro no stood up in h

. is l ibrary w ith an d th oth er g o vernm en t I took n o s h are
e m
, , ,

one h an d restin g on th e l eaf o f an o en des k

p un til t h ad usurpation s of th e ki n g an d h is
e w all an d l oo m ministers becam
,

wh ichres ts agains t t h ed h al f e s ucht h at h on orabl e m en w ere

t fro mpon dero us com
,

w ay to th e ceilin g Th e l igh
.
p e l l e d t o resistan ce

M r K in gs ford m
.

s il ver can dles ticks th at s tood upon th e h igh ade a gesture of h augh ty im
m
,

ed m
.

an te l- p iece g lit tere d u p o n i ts p lis h

o ou n t a t
p en cei
is roof n o m
,

e m
.

in gs an d reveal ed th
, e s tately fig ure o f th an Under th an l ivin g m us t as sail
w it h s in gul ar distinctn es s His face us ually m .
y g r a c io u s a,n d royal m aster Have th e g o od .

statues que and col orl ess w as n o w flush ed w ith n ose to co n fin e y o urs el f to th e ob j ec t of th is m os t
o n e w itho m
,

red an d h is eyes sh in ous brigh ”

, tn ess ex traordin ary vis it .

un der th e bl ack bro w s th at w ere draw n over I fear it w ill be onl y to deepen yo ur res en t
em men t against me w hen I confes s that the silen ce
,

th in a h augh ty frow n as h e l ooked at h is gues t

For h m t you com
, .
,

inut e h e s tood th us w ith th h p in o f cam e fro ma stron

a a l f- e l ig l d
a
g e s i re to
arm on ize m
,

u iv rin g over h is v e l v et co a t t h e la d u fi h i i l i h
q e ; c e r e s
y p r n c ,p es w t y rs ; becaus e
o u
,
 B O N N E T.

to m
y th o er grave offences , he s poke K ingsford s trode across the room
ave h
Ih ad the auda As , ,

city to l ove your daugh ter

"
and flun g th e door cpen E ven in th is w h ite .

en tl em
.

lit K ings fo rd cl en ch ed h is han d upo n th e heat th eh abits of a g an forbade al l appear

ard as m an ce of ex citem
.
,

desktill it loo ked w h i te an d h arbl e un ent before th e ser van t w h o sto od

o mh
,

-
der th e overh an gin g lace w ithout to w h
. e s aid in a voice l o w an d , ,

is a fain t w ord for an ofience

'

Audacity , sir , en tl e
g .

like th
at ! h
M y daugh
all be
ter , ho w ever s at I w is h to
Tell Miss K in gs ford th s peak

am er a m om
,

spared th e sh e o f kn ow in g the h hh ”
on or you w it en t

e last tim
.

have done h er as this is th e that you The servan t dis appeared K in gs ford did n ot
at ow ns m
.
,

vii] be received un der any roof th e return at on ce to h is place at th e des k but re

m
,

for at er
”
treated th ere sl o wl y s trug li
g g g
n a a in s t the pe a

m m m
.

at tem
,

It is because s h
e kno ws it al ready th
at I s ion th pte d h i to s it e the y o u n g an to

have felt in hon or boun d to p resen t m y s elf h er e his feet as he pas s ed near h im Directly th e do or

o pen ed an d time cam

. .

In th is an d in no th in g else th at I kn ow of e in very w h ite and w itha

ave you cause of com m mi
, , , , ,

h p lain t agai ns t e In th e loo k of alar n her eyes She cas t on e gl an ce at

mt my
. .

abandon of a great e x cite en , I l aid bare Barrin gford, then turn ed gen tly to h
er father .

heart before h h You sen t for m e fat h

"
er It w as to co n fess t is w ro n g
er 1

at I cam
.
,

th e ; an d to ato ne for it th at I h ave Yes I sen t for you th at w ithyour o w n

subm itted to w ords fromyou th er m an lips you m is y oung m
, , . ,

at n o oth ay deny th e M s eh ood th an

livingwill dare to us e w ithm
,
”
y k n o w l ed ge w a s ab ou t to ut t er .

is s peechw as foll ow ed by a grim

.

For awh il e th Th e g irl l ooked at B arrin gford an d sh ook h er

K in gs ford s eem in t s m
,

silence . ed too fierc ely w rat h ful h ead w itha fh il e .

at w o ul d be im
,

for speech an d Barrin gford s tood l oo kin g at Th i l h He coul d

'

p o ss b e firt er

imh
, , , .

h ,al f-defian t h al f-s o rro wful A t las t th e n ot if h e tried u tter an yt h

. ingbut th e trut

elder m
,

my only daughter
, ,

- an spo ke in a l ow seodi n g voice No t w h en h e says you

And m
, , , , ,
“
y dau g t er i O f c o u rs e sh e w a s d u l y h ave l is ten ed gracio us ly to h is l ove talk
”

sem im so m u chm
.

ible of th e h o n or How co ul d I do l ess l oving h

.
y ,

Had I not th o ug ht th at y our daugh ter w oul d s elf ? said th e g irl An d n ow a das hof soft
”
.
,

int o at l eas t w ithpatien ce to s uchl ove as few ros e- col or s w ept h er ch eek If h e on l y said I
m ave to w o m
, , .

an I s h oul d n ever h ave lis ten ed it w as but h

”
en ev er g al f
been tem
, , .

p t ed t o co n fes s th e fee lin g s th a t so K in gs ford h ad been pal e before but h e w as

in g eyes fromth
,

cruell y oflen d you . l ivid n ow He turn ed h is flas h e .

And sh e listen ed ? Sh e h ad th e patien ce to trem blin g y et brave girl to B arriugford w h o see

AmI to un ders tan d th

, ,

h ear you o ut . is 7 in g th e panic of te rro r produced by h

”
er fath er s
'

Sh e forg ave th e love I so ras h l y so w ron gly g la n ce d r e w n e a r a s if to s u p p o rt h e r K ings

im
.
, , ,

I confes s offered an d ford saw th e in ten tion an d l ost h s el f With

o vem
, .

a s w ift m e m
, ,

Well sir w ell i en t h e turn ed to th an tl e-

”
i
p ece
m m rious arm
, , ,

Th e youn
g a n n o w h e s it a ted H e cou l d n o t o v er w h ic h so e c u s w e re grouped

ed a n aked s w ord from am

.

em
,

find w ords delicate en oughto ans w er an d s n atc h o ng th

e m e act an d atte m
. .

Say th at sh e accepted it an d th eas ure G race saw th pted to spring for

Of your insclen t ass umtio n w il l be coml ete m
, ,

p p
"
w a rd b u t her li b s g a v e w a y a
. n d s h e s u n k , , ,

Sh e did acce t
p g en e ro u s ly a n d lik e a d ea d cr e a t u re o n t h e fl oo r H er fa th e r .

e youn g m
, , ,

Mr K in gsford turned upon th

.
an did n ot even turn h is eyes do w n w ard th ,
ou h
g he r ,

wh ite withwrath h air h ad brus h ed h is feet but level ed th e s w ord

e y oun g m
.
, ,

Hold sir not anoth er w ord Th e youn g an d s prang upon th an

r o as com m
.
, , .

Myh er el f sh all confron t th is fals eh

s
ood ( . on ) .

S O N NE T
B Y I TT I B

m
m htheir woe ! Thi nk you if h
Tl
m
! w ry trees are sen ti en t w it u an ago ny coul d know

h
e w is pering path oa haun ts th e w il d, night; Suchvoice w ithsuchpath eti c, thril lin g ton e

h
T e] writh e and s hi ver in their h el pl ess igh t, m As hakes an d ti nq on the quavering w ind
s

mm earts w o uld break—go m ou t a m

,

M beat th That h ad w ith

-
eir great ar s adl y to an d fro , oan.
ithno sures s o save to so e rh th
; y ore slo w m mm And l eave n o ech o of th eir w oe beh i nd ?
mi might i Im
,

01 us c w ei rd l os t s pirits ncit e p l o re n o p i ty an d i n vo k e no s igh

e m
,

70 W ell t h eas ures w it hthei r red afi ight . But in th eir voicel ess an guishbreak and die ?
 E VE R —
Y DA Y D R E S SE S, G ARM ENTS , E TC .

B Y E X I LY H . K AY .

We give firs t this m th a p m ad

on ro en e cos inch deep Th es e plaitings are th ree in c h es

mat
, , , .

m d h k dw l deep, w h finis h Th ey s h
‘

tu e of bl ack s il k an c ec e oo en erial : en ed o ul d be laid q u i te

m
.

s all , an d j us t to touc h , carefull y bas ted, a n d

h
t en pres sed w it ha
n iro n , to l ook n ice. The

bac k of the tunic is loo ped, and for m s a p o u f

m t d w ithb w
,

w h
ichis o rn a en e o s of black silk o r
ribbo n . Th mi b di
e « i n es o ce s do ubl e-breas t e d,
h
an d fas tens on t e rig t s ide, to corres pon d w h i th
h
t e tunic It is cut s q uare back an d front an d
i p as m
.
, ,

sh orter o n th e h ay be s oon ,
Th ere is a .

hi gh s tanding col lar piped w ith silk C o at »

sl eeves w ithcufl also piped to m

.
, ,

atch P oc ket
'

.
,

on th e rig ht side All dress es no w have t h e

m
. , ,

p o ck et either u
p ot n the ou ts ide gar en t w het h e r ,

in either ml
ca e
’
h
s - air ,
vicugn a begs , or c ecked h
p p
o lin . The h
s kirt o f t is co s tu m
e is perfectl y

p l ain , an d a de m
w itha de i tra in , w h m
ich i s fu r

n ish ed w it hl oops at the back, to l ift fo r th e st reet .

Th
e tun ic, w hichis a co mbi n atio n o f n eutral t in ts ,

is poin ted in fro nt, he si de w ith

an d fas t en ed at t

bl ack s il k buttons . e t rim

Th ming for the edge
of t he tun ic is of black sil k , and co nsis ts of t w o

pl aitin gs , on e overl ap in g th
kn ife- e ot her , and th e P ol on ais e or tun ic, or el se depen din g as a hate c

upper o n e s titch ed on , for i ng a h m

eadi n g a h al f lain e-pocket fro mth w ai t e s . The tightn es s w it h
76
 a vs a r n a
- v n a as s s s , e as x as r s, ar c . 77

hhth
w ic e over dress is draped mak this u es cceb widt hm
aterial if mp e, is -
us ed; for tri mm
ing
my w idthm
-
, ,

l i ve yards of doubl e in at ial tbur yar ds, sil k, t h e yards , w il l be required

m
er

m
. , .

check, w ill be required ; or doubl e th e q uantity O ppos ite, is anoth er w alkingoes q . which
of single I n eed o nly say , th
es e plaid s e tti n gs calls fbr a s kirt of blac k velveteen , but s ilk or

mere
.

mfifty
.

fro cen ts to hree

t dollars cas h would loo k equal ly w ell The tun ic

m m
.

and j acket of t is h cos tu e are of striped li ou

sin s ol n eutral tin ta The tunie is cut wit han

aprcndront , an d o n e w idt hplain at t e h back;
h h
t e w ole simply f ac ed . There is a ro w o f but
h h
to ns all t e way do w n t e fru i t and it is draped ,

tigh tly at the back The jacket is bello w ed out

.

at th e bs ehte fit the fig ur e a n d t h
e fron ts are

l oos e and m
,

uc hdeeper th an th e bac k Pockets .

.

mi g the buff d
,

an d col lar, an d ban d, for n sl eeve,

m
at hth c e s ki rt o f t h h
e dres s m at erialw atever

am
,

Th ere re als
a o t h
r ee cr -bands o f
hm
aterial
t e , form in g the cafl of th e coat-s l eeve
'

We give on the precedin gpage, a cos tu m e suit

is for m m may
,

t h ourn in g Th
e at erial be cas h
m mi m
.

ere, er n o , ta is e, c l oth
Hen riet ta- , or tw il l ed

“ 89 ;th
es e are th e bes t goods for w ear in ourn m
ing Th
. e l o w er s kirt of this costu e as a deep mh
flounce cut on t he bias , edged w it h a fol d or
mp
,

e, or dull sil ls; abo ve t is is a knife-

h pl aiti ng
of t ehm ateri al six in ch e s d ee
p T h e tu n ic i s

med wi tha fol d same w idthas the on e

.

th o uim
- ,

0fllnli en tin
g t h e do nn ee T h e bac k of th is t un ic

m
.

is Open an d cau h
, g t u p to for a p o u f T h e co p .

Il e h h h
‘
s a v in g ba s q ues o ll o w ed ou ,
t a t t e s id es ,

dev p at t he b a c k an d ed ged w it h a n ar ro w er Four yards , w ith careful cuttin g, of h

t is w ide
e sam e trim min gis carried up the sides m m m
,

fold: th aterial , w ill ake th

is over-dres s Thes e a

m
.

oflh e corsa e an d rou n d th

m
g e n eck S l eeve cu t terial s are of a s oft, w ool en tex ture, very w ar ,
ape very sm mm
.

eJt tc h
‘
'

al l and a plait ed ru e an d n eed n o tri ing; an d being so soft , t ey h

r im m n g form mt g
, , ,

h aded b th
e
y e t i s th e cufl T h ere drape os racef hlly
mthi gq
. .
,

is t highstan din gcoll ar Tw el ve yards of doubl e

,
. Abo ve, w e give so e n uite n ovel in des ign ,
78 E V E R Y -D A Y D RE S S E S , a a s n s xvr e

s , ar c .

and n ew Th
is costu mi e s , of course , o f h
t e all and bel ted in at the w ais t w it ha w ide l eather

ionabl e com
.

prevailin g fas h pl ain n d

bination of
a belt and buckl e, Th
e trousers are l oos e , an d

pla id T he aterial is da m
n k- ra
g y fan cy w oole n j us t cover t e h knee They are tri mmd e aroun d
ma d
. .
.

Th e sh ort train s kirt is quite plain an d fl at in t h

e botto , n h
up t e outside w it hthe
fron t , only tri ed across th mm
e fron t and sides

w ith on e deep flounce, put ou w itha puf for

'

headin g Th e back is a B elgrave plait under s

.

po uf .Tw o sq uares of t he p l aid, bordered w ith

the plain , are draped un der th e pouf Th e B el

m
.

grave pl ait m tb us e lai d an d t en h fas ten ed co es

w it htapes h at interval s o ee
un dern eat t k p it
t im
md
, ,

in place Th e bodies of th
. e plaid is un r
,
e , ,

w ithsl eeves of th e pl ain finish ed w ithcuffs an d

,

bow s of th e pl aid Th e edge of th is bodies is

sim
.

l
py pp i ed w ith th e p l ai n S ilk b u tton s fas ten .

th e bodies fromth e th roat to th e en d of th e

bas qu e Th ree yards of plaid and six

. y ds
a r ,

of pl ain in doubl e w idthw ill be required Th e

is cos tum
.
, ,

hat for th e is s o pretty

m
w e can n ot ,

resist describin git It is gray fel t flat in th e

It is trim med
.
, ,

an d turn ed up at th e back .

w ith black vel vet a bird s w ing an d a l ong

’
.
,

s carf of g ray g auze w ithfrin g ed en ds

,
.

We nex t give a dress in s erge for a littl e girl

of el even y ears D
. ark-bl ue, or bro w n , are t e h
mt os fas h
ionabl e . The pl ain ski rt is tri mmd e

w ithsix ro ws of coarse m oh air braid o f t h e

A sim ilar trim

,

kin d called Hercul es ”

.min g
e addi tion of n in e butto n s s im
,

w ithth
”

ul ates a ,

w ai s tcoat upon a j ac ket bodies Th e braid is .

p points all roun d th

ut in tu d-u e edg
p o n rn e e

o f th e j acket Co at-sl eeves w ithcufl tri m med ‘

to m
.

m
,

at h Coll ar h igh at th b a k t i ati

c . e c er n ng ,

in points in fron t
m
.

We cl os e w itha ch ar in g dress of pal e- bl ue

m
cash ere, for a l ittl e girl of four years ol d We .

giv e fro n t an d bac k v iew s of it

m
.

T e s h
k irt is rou n d an d o un ted i n gathers ;
m
,

it is bordered w itha ban d of Engl is h e broi

dery , placed on th e cas h ere, n ot bel ow it m
mf
.

We give above, a costu e or a littl e boy of Th e tunic Pol on ais e fas ten s i n fro nt , an d is hol

mth
,

fro to five y ears

ree Sho rt trous ers , an d l ow ed cut s quarely at th e neck, w h ere it is

m
md witht
.

h
bl ouse of steel-bl ue cl ot , boun d w ithbl ack braid, tri e w o n arrow ban ds of e mb roids rv
an d tri md
mh black butto n s
e w it . Th
is l ittl e one facingupw ard, the other dow n w ard .

bl ouse is slas hed on the hips and h

at t e back, Th
is tunic Pol onaise is slashed up at t e h back
 E V E R Y -D A Y D R E S S E S ,
G A B K E N T S ,
I T O .

h fallin g
w it loops .

pockets n the sides . It is very pretty .

W A S HIN G - GLOVE , IN K N I TTI N G .

I t 1 3 8. J A R) W l AVl l o

l iaterials : On e oun ce Strutt ’

a kn ittin g -
cotton . at the s ide— th
at is , hit tw en ty-tw o , knit tw o to
t her kn it tw enty t w o togeth
-
tw o, knit
er In
ge ,
.

ht stitch eacho f the nex t ro w s y ou w il l h ave tw o stitch

Oast on forty-
eig es on th
ree au di os , es

h Wh en th e sti t ch
'

l u teen on eac . l ess .

es are reduced to tw en ty ,

In new withsin l e cotton slip one kn it on e in every fo urt h s titchpass th

( g K n it four purl e ,

el even times m
. ,

four Re eat th i slipped stitc hover When reduced to tw el ve six

m
.
p s row ore .
. ,

2nd Row w ithdouble cotton

( d l i th th p c la th t

m
Purl . on on e n ee e s x,
o n e o er e e
,
o

h
- Repeat th
3rd and dtb Bow s K nit d eas t of takingon e fro on e needl e
: plain ese get er an ,

mm m
. , ,

“M l sn ow s nin et een ti es ore. In eachof on e fro th e o t h e r : dr e w t he co t ton th ro ug h th e

e sam
h
t e nex t ro
ws , whichare th e as last three , top a,n d fa s te n o n th e w ro n g s id e M a k e a l
. oo p o f
decrease tw o in each row by knittingtw o tog
, ether doub cl e h in -s ti tc h a n d s
, ew to t h e to p o f g l ov e .
 WIN TE R P O LO N A I S E ,
FO R A YOUNG LA DY

BY I I ILY n .

We give here
‘
'

Wi nter P ol onaise, the very h air braid. Th

e edge is w it h5 heavy
m
, ,

latest in styl e : withs diag a h

t e n ex t pag il k fringe; N a v y
-bl u e r ibb o n i s u s ed fo r th e
r
m
. on e, s

by w h ichto out it out

‘

Th e
‘

s kirt is o f n avy bow s an d sas -

h en ds or bla nk , if p f en e d
.

m
. ,

bl ue Fi h
en c
f erino Th
e Pol onaise tr bl ack Th is design wil l l ock w ell a ls o in a n y o f th e

mere m
.

cas h , o rn a mtd en e hrow s

w it of bl ock o striped goods n ow so eh
th io nnh
le .

80
 TID Y , I N OR CHE T .

i ns . JA R!
‘

w ns t r n.
z

DE SI GNS FO R C U S H I ON A N D B O RDE R .

3 7 H R S . JA N , W E A V ER:

L
In thefron t of he
t mb
nu er , w ei
g , p in d w ss as great as
ve r te m
ost of th e “
ch
ro os moflered
” '

in col ors , design s for s cush ion and borde r in b oth

y er periodicals for
pre iu s ;mm
an d it w as

Berlin w ork We h ere,fr equen tl y, given very produced in th e seine w ive this ,
' '

ay ; yet w e g
m
.

han ds o e pattern s of th is kind ; but non e quite and oth

’

ers , every y ear , w ithout any suc pe h

e cos t of th
,

so el egant and refined . Th is pattern rade of ex pens e, etc .

82
 W O R K -B A B K l n T
I r .

s r i ns . J A N: W RA V I I .

h
i bas ket of an y for mmy
be lin ed inside w ith quil te d
be h
c os en . It eac hedge Th
w ithtat ting m
. is is orn am Q
en te d In th e m iddl e
s ould s ilk, an d ade in e s trnigh t line o f tw o doubl e
m
,

tted w ith ockets

fi of h
any s ape or for v braid is pu t
p n b
co e or

nieut for the articles it is in te n ded to hol d s y be fin is h

m f th b
.

Round th h edge w ith crochet—

e bot to o e as ket , an d edge of ed st eac
le tt in g or l ace

andl e are t rim

.

h
l e cover , a kil ted floun ce of sil k or m li us n is Th e co ver an d h med to corra
pll ced A bo ve th
is is n ban d of sil k, bo und at o d an d a b w at each s ide fin i sh es th e bas ket
.
p n , o .

I NI TIA L L E T T E R A ND M ON O G RA M .
 SHO - O F E M B RO I DE RY
'

E P O C K E T, A N D D E T A I L

i t us e s as s w ns vs a.

Th
e pocket s houl d be m h
ade rat er l onger t an h for orna m ti gth H ll
en n e o an d Th
e back, fro n t

may b mad
. ,

h h
t e s
oe an d e e to h
ol d on e or tw o and flap , are in on e p iece ; the s ides are l et i n

mt i l d
,

p irs
a The a er a us e is bro w n Hollan d, he
t flap is fas tened w ith a button an d l oo p .

mb
.

an d t e h detail sho w s a design in e roidery Th

is is a very n eat an d useful articl e .

DE S IG FO R S IL K E M B RO ID E RY .
 D RA P E IN A P P L ICATIO N AND E M B RO IDE RY .

This des ign is sui table for edging s mall b a r ce the edges an d l aid u pon eac hother as s h
ow n

m
, ,

lets , orboo k- shel ves ; also fo r th e edges o f has in the des ign The pattern is co os ed o f s il k
.
p
kets . Th e fo un dat io n is of cl o th Tw o
pieces ,
. appl ique, s on w ith l oos e s titches , in purs e

of one col or, and one of anoth er, are pin ked at

M O DE O F W O RK IN G H E M -S T ITC H .

B Y I R S . J A N I WE AV E R .

Th
is stitc his us eful for the borders of h
an d s ide. Th
e w orkin g w ill be m ore eas ily follo w ed
kerch
iefs, an d also for cravats an d pufis o f law n fro mthe en gravin
g h ma
t an fro ny description
m e m is m
.

or ca bi r c. h
ow s t h
No I s ode of raisi n g Th ode w ill be fou n d l ess tedi o us an d
ry m
.
,

and separatin g the threads als o the s titcho f s tro n er tha th di a d e o f drawin th
, g n e or n o
g e
first worked side ; No 2 th e stitchof fi
.
, nish ing th reads .

E D G ING .
 RE V I E W 0 1 '
s aw B O O K S . 87

-
Ocs new P an run l acu n ae s ea 187 6, pro ves to be even Look: hA l l s-Worm of
h a d v ise e n t l
'
as son.
'

m
m p pul a e m
.

- eldon t Oo —Th
h had ex pected Edi tors “ others 1 ooh S ee New York: Sh is is th
m
r t an we
e W i l liam
. , , , .
ost .

it th bs st w e h Th M ol d i this iady s no vs laand w o uld du es-

m
eans e ave over t nod s s e naqual i
‘

tic m
.

In al t h s s it it hth
“
r’ l a) 8u n n ys , e M ost ever
Th h happens that
"
a s e Ly nn (Haeu) Republi can i n :
“
It is no t nn appil y . No w , it niten a sto ry can end i n
mfih
. .

heap lithographa w it hw h
i chth Th
-w
“
colored no ot ber way . e Mi l l
”
u s s c c seun en tbe l i on is an erarnpl o in
mvay ; a m
, ,

- does n ot neeen ril y bel o n g to th

a u t l “ and stspp is eng point. B ut la b “ "
'

b
'

a s e is
afl a
'

as U ’ h t styie d ir t. Th
”
e pl at e is rath er larger cla m
I vory reader feels, on reaching the co ncl usi on , that

-
h
t n usual , an d has been en graved ex press ly fo r us by Il l t he heroine h
as been h
ardly deal t w i th, an d th
at a difleren t
. n Bro t esg in h tbei r mt bd ill
os ant styist Th
e mbj ect is, den oue mtw en ould not o n l y h
ave been plea
'

ater, but m ore

(h to bring abo ut t is res ul t , th h

m m
n sn aa M
”
It “ presen ts tw o littl e ones , s til l art is t ic. In fact, in order
‘
i na

mm m ad to m
e

m
in ti ir nig tr d el h ning at p pa s n d a n a s ch
’
a h h
aut or as h ake h h h t e c arac ter o f t e gi rl inco n
h m i h thm I n ot her w ords th e on e or t wo th in gs w hichLeah
m
“
en dear, in t e early o rn ing to w s e l orry e d s te nt
at m
.
, ,

ai "
The ead u t w ay to o btain a copy is to get up does th ake t he “ tas t ro ph e in evitabl e are th

m
, i ngs o f ,

or t h
s d eb f is i ne fo r 1876 l A very littl e ex ert ion wh ich being w h at t h
, e w as gen erally sh e could no t h ave ,

s ill efleet t hb . See o ur un precedented oflers fo r 1876 on been guil ty E en w ith th

v is draw back h
. o w ever L eah
"
, ,

is th e beat En glis hno vel of th e season .

Tn Su m ro a Bren n an — Fo r eveni ng w ear, sto ckin gs

Th e Shep herd Lady Jena l e gato" l eol m gd 8 ec
m pa ti
. . .
,

are eit er h o pen -

w orked mb ro idered w i t hflo w ers m Bosto n Roberts B renton — A dai n ty vo l u e, r cu l arly up

ma
or e or e
fo r a C h
,

tra
idered wi t hgo ld and sil ver Go ld but te rflies are to be pre pr iate ri st s, New Year s '
or Birt h-Day gilt ,
mall
.

he clo cks of black silk stockings fis h e' pecial l y in cu l t ivat ed and refin ed circice. Th e principal

m
see: on t s sil ver

m Th
,
e Sheph y, but th
“
o p it— po e is cal l ed erd M e book con
bl ue sil k stockings al l gold des igns o n red silk
, s

m
n

mki g a n s , an d an c o rs , h w o rked in old sil ver, o n n avy-

bl ue tains o ther poe s , n ot in cl uded in an y pre cedin g edition of

mt fo r fh m M ine i n gel o w s poetical w orb

'
N u erous en gravi ngs in m
m
stockings. So e s ocki n gs li dru are w o ve n in si l k
.

h hey are quite dazzling the h igh est s ty l e of art , tra designs by Art hu r H ugh es ,
and are so brilliant t at t
m
and silver,
Hi Hal lock, Bel Eytinge, barl ey , and ot h ers, il l ust rat e

m mi
to leak at
and ado rn t e pages Th e vol u e is of th
h e sa e s ne ae

mil t m
.

Ir a—Th th Son gs of S even , w h

ichso e of our
”
How e Ha (N Y ) Republi can e il l us trated,

m
so In : on

mm m mmb
. .

says ef enr
“
(b ri Morni n g pre iu ”
en gravin g for ay re e er. I t is beautifull y bound, in clo t h gi lt , and
15 6 1 It is a pict ure th
‘
at w i ll go to every h eart You black l ettered
m m mB d
.

m
.

et in g ratis, by raisin g a cl ub fo r Peterso n fo r 187 6,

'
Out co e. Dy l f rynret l a ina l oci iz a oa

m
can g c

m m m that
. .

or b in in g w for it an d for th agazin e Th is is Roberts M ora— Th is is a volu e of poe s, are ex

m
y e .

a rare c ance. h ”
ceptio neil y good The poe s are di vided i n to t ree series h
mth Lif
.

th
“ " “
“
In [ i ro n M ors e .
” — A lad w rites.
y
“
I co mm en ced
Cartoo ns fro
mth L if
e

he Old hgends
e of e O ld M as te rs , Cartoo ns
mth
mb
‘
ite e e of t an d Cart oons fro e
ungci u have sen t a n u s r o f
h
s for y ou in M aud
th
,

feeli ng fo r th
er m
”
L ife of e Day A reveren tial e beautiful ,
O th agazin es th
hm
.

ata every y ear s ince at I used als o

h pervades herhood
r
.

a get cl aim
fo r u an brot an d for rel igio us trut
s fo r are ei ther dead or th

m em
, ,
eir pop ularity is on
th o f a true artfigas w ell as th th
.

th m
all ;an d ,
e ln e w o rk
,

its w hstan dhg

"
e Yowrs s loas spirati on of a t rue poet is seen in every page
.
W e w ishw e
e po em
.
,

h ad space to q uo te a few o f th s eepecial l y th at o n th e

e vo l um ands om
,

deat h of Canon K i ngs l ey Th e is h ely .

RE V I E W O F N E W B OOK S p r in te d l ik e a l l t he p u b l ic ati o n s o f th i s house ,

.

cin th By I n Ru dolp h l ooh1 2 m

.

Ba n ach 4 Rory of To- Dag By J 0 Ho lland auth W il d H y a o P h il e

m m
.
or
. .
. . .
.
,
,

A th ' ”
W W T l H - P d l h ia J B L i i o a C c — A v e ry ch a r i n g n o v e l o f
m
’
r ur Bo t swa n s
a r i w e v e ill ag I ll us tratio ns
e .
e p : pp . . .

m
,

h h h nated and th
,

m
f W
a te D a w i b S l E t 1 l 12 N E n g lis l ife t
'

e c a ra c te r u w e l l di scr i i e ln

e nam
a w
ter est m
r r n g y
s o y g n e co e . . , ,

l w i : Sm
.

baer A J: Co — Th s causes o f Dr 110 1 ain tain ed to th e end Hyacin this th e of th e

'
.
. .
,

land s p pu larit y as a n o vel is t are not far to seek He n ot h ero in e an d in sp ite o f h er n u n th e reader can n ot h el p
'

e is m
o , , ,

is sto ry naturall y an d rapidl y n ever perm

.
, ,

t al y tells h i in g
t t lo v i n g h e r S h o re nat ural th a n h e r s is te r C h ris tian
m
.
, ,

m
,

th e interest to fla
g a se cre t th at h a s a d e e en ex ceedi n gly
v ,
w h o t h e a u th o r in te nds to be th e fa v o ri te T h e se l fi s h .

al ly lo o ks sell but h e describes l ife as i t is o r at leas t as n e ss o f Li n ds a y in b ro u g h t o n t i n st ro n g r eli ef ag a in s t th e

im and do
, , , , ‘

li sten s to h ail ec tion of h is w ife Th e boo k is very n eat l y prin te d as

'

no t draw o n boo ks l or it er .
,

e Germ m
, ,

w aive it as th ans
, y
“
o u t o f h is o w n co nsci o u s a r e a l
,
l th e pu b l i c at io ns of th i s h o u se .

Th en h e al w ays h olds fas t to righ t and w ro n g He Autobiograph F l etch

’

1 vol 8 ac
y of I n
m
srw er Bad en
met psiters w ithcrime never gi lds it over as some w riters Reba te Brothen -lli mFl et cher w as one of the ai re
. . . . .
,
~

ey pret en d to con dem m arit abl e w om

, ,

6 even w h il e th en o f h Ii sh e h
'

n it In Seven er day ad l ived in Fran ce

e G reer of a knavis h m e som e ci rcl es as Madam e B ecam
. . . ,

s we h ave th il lionaire and an d in th ier h

”
ssk er great

ave m
,

W inter o n e of th os e ing ai ned s w indl ers w ithw h ich aecial and in tel lectual q ual i ti es w o uld h
'
ade h er a

den society abo unds coars e and brutal w i thindo m

,

Th ie w o rk h
aeriotrs rl val to th
m
Ba its e P aris ian dar e as been '

er s fam
, , r .

We flnd edited by th Fl etc h

-
bi! s ill no oouc i e nce and inte nse self- conceit e sur vivor of M n il y an d is n
’

h ai l t a fugi fl ve flo m er fam ily m em

. . .
, ,

j n a tiee un k t a b a r-ten der on of lette rs and oth o rials Two fine portraits
s fim er m
s o

dn n steam e vo l um
.
,

boat ;and w e recogn isa w it ha pl eas ed adorn th e, on e taken w h en M rs Fl etch

‘

e m
.

M ing th at if th il k o f th e ad s do grind slow l y th ey ei gh t y th e o th er w h en s h e w as a girl o f fifteen

e m
.
, , ,

mh h
Th ost attracti ve ch aracter to o ur th

- -
triad line in king
mam mt
.
, ,

a l ian rento n , and w e ran k M is s 1 s ol , Bod e s : B ob 1s Break er -Few w riters for

Ooolidge Th is, h
Bs nevwo rt t e i ti n eran t tail or“
hildren
m
, c are as popular as l il er lat es t .

Per ; cv, Tbld in th

e M igh
t By H rs Henry Wood boo k, is as good as the bes t. It contai ns nin e stori es, as th e
am m mi abl
. . .

“sh M ada : Il B Ps t t b eM - T is is t e h h t itle s ugges q a s han d al l ad The book is n eatly

m
r e.
ter- m
.

h y th
at the anth h
as w ri t hn ands o el y ill us t rated, and bea ! w ithgreat taste
prin ted, h
mm
lu “ ”
s or of East L yn ne
m m
, .

“ 1 ll prints d fro advan ced sh eets sen t over fio l nn a or N ew Year s gift, fo r

’
If you un locking fo r a
“l Ibe t yps is iar o and d ean, j us t th
g s type for ths ey e an y of you r ow n are. ones , o r for those of yo ur M eade,
mai -
.
,

do bett er th
"
M long w inter n “ you can not an to sel ect N in e Li ttl e Gosl in gs .
 o n e ne w c o o x -n o o x . 89

m
mm
o te . The p erio r
mm m h m '

er
e
li ee on
u
t
d
e
w
‘ ro nnd, end i e
u fl n
h
hir is dn w n ew ey hea the heedfl o ee to gi ve the epp eer M AM — A roun d of beef ls the best for th
is pun
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mt i
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HO USE P U B N ISH IN G. put the ee pot , w i ths h

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hd f m m
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en d w el l togeth
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m
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m
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fiep d la no n—
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d e a n an d slo w l y dredge i n so m
.

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-
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— s p o o a o f sa l t ; c h o p fi n e l y f o u r t ee n g'o od -s ized pippine

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,

g e t he r I f n e c es s ar y u s e m o re appia .
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ki t wi then o nio n ch
,

o p ped s m
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all an d scatt ered over it en d w i n e T h is m u st be kept in e coo l dry piece . , .

e o ven fo r ebo nt t w en ty m
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th en put in t h i n uten or h en neeriy bs h ed en ough take th

el l en
Id eaPil l ow —W h e pes
her is very good eati n g Yo u m
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po w dered suger over it

.
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,

th ere fo re e nd yet h ave e pale tebl e dis h A e oven end h

fie M ot , Replece it i n th o l d o ver it un t il th
.
e sug ar is

meited e hot iro n shovel The abo ve method is preferred for

, , ,
lh tle cho pp ed pe n l e y is e val uabl e additi on .

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t — T ie t e fi l t se v e string;ley
p i ot F i t es o f tw o . ,

l! hcold w ater ple n tii nlly ee l ted. and let it boil gen tly eggs w ell w as ho ver th e to ps o f th e pies w ithe brushen d

M ell y ekl x m
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i t h w t W h d li lt i t u e n d sl it o v e r th is e go o d co s t in g o f s ugar Cause it to adh ere

n g n e e o r e n on e p
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. . P HIL A D E L P H IA, F E B R U A R Y, 1 876 . No .

THE S I G N E RS OF TH E D E CL A RA T IO N .

B Y H E N R Y J . V E R N O N .

x t he January n um had been appoin ted to p p

r e are a f m f D
or l a o ec

ber we described, at ration . This co mmitt i t d f Thm

ee co n s s e oa J f o s e

large, ol d In depen fers on , of Virgi n ia J ohn Adam f M a

s, o h s sac u

den ce Hall , in w h
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;B enj a n r n kl in , o f P en n syl van ia ;Ro

th Sh m f C on n ecticu t ; an d Robert R
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e Decl aration of g er a
er n, o .

In depen den ce w as Livin gs ton , of New York .

pas s ed . The pres en t

articl e w il l be devo
ted to t he Sign ers of
he Decl aration
t , an d

es peciall y to the

Co mmitt ee w hichre
A m an '
s CHAIR . Pofl ed '
it
Ewen so l ate as t he battl e of B un ker Hill , a
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t e peo pl e h
t e Coloni es , it is pro
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hs ble shran k from m a separation fro En gl an d

e m
, .

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o re far- ad reali zed ,

long before, th at Indepen den ce w as in evi tabl e .

Th e l ogic o f even ts , as it h
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added to th e nu ber of th m
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day .In th e s p rin g of 1 775, public opinion h ad
reached su cha o in t , in th e po w erful Col ony o f
p
Virginia, th at w h en its Co n ven tion et , on e of m
its first act s w as to ins truct its repres en tatives in
Congress to p p
ro os e a declaration of In depen
dence .
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Ot he rs of h
t e Co l onies i mmdiat ly im
ei e
ated
r h
t is ex a mpl e. Richard Hen ry Lee, a del i
ate fro
g mVi rgin ia, p s uan t
ur to his in s tructio n s ,
rose in his p l ace, on h hof
t e 7t Jun e, an d oflered
'

3 res olu ti o n
, h th
accordi n gl y ,
es e un ited t at
Colonies are an d of ri h , g ough
t t to be free an d ,

; an d th
indepen den t S tates at all
political co n
nect io n be t w ee n us an d th e State of Great B ri
,

tain is an d o u h t t b
, g o e to tally diss olved ”

n Adam s fro m
,

us et ts im mediately
.

Joh M assach
, ,

secon ded th e r esol ut ion On th e 1st of Jul

y th
SO UTH FRO NT O F IN DEPE ND EN CE HAL L IN 17 76
mi m
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.
.

ot on ca e up for co ns ideration . It w as de The co mmitt eehad several m eeti n gs in w h ich

bat ed on h
t at day , h
an d t e succeedin
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) com mittee
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th
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( e 1 1thof Jun e a , a ma s suM o mmitt ee to draw up t e docu h mt en .

1 06
 T H E S I G N E R S O F T H E D E C L A R A T I O N .

A da mis n s is ted h J efferson s hould prepare in Co n gres s We give the open in g paragraph
t at .

copied from
,

the paper al o n e This w as accordin gly don e th e orig in al draft in J effers on s h

’
.
, an d
an d th e Decl arat io n as it w as pas s ed is th e 3w ritin
g w i th t he er as u r es an d s ubs titution s j us t

w ork of J effers o n w ith a few al teration s m

. , ,

ade fas th ey w ere l eft w h en th e Decl arati on w as ado t

’

p
es tio n o f Adam s an d Fran kl in in com ed b Co n ress
, ,

at the s ugg y g
mittee and some correct ions an d omission s made The Decl aration as thus modified w as final ly
.

n Adam
, ,

adopted on th e fourthof J uly Jo h .

TABL E O N W HICH THE DECL ARATIO N W AS SIGNE D .

w ritin gto h e fifth s ay s :

h
is w ife Yes t erday
, on t ,

the great es t ques tio n w as decided th at w as ever

debated in Am
,

erica ;an d g r eater perh aps n ever

mgm
, ,

w as or w ill be decided a on en . A reso l u

tio n w as pas s ed, w it out o n e dis sen tin g Co lon y h .

th h
at t ese United States are, an d o f rig t oug t h h
Th
e day is
’
to be, free an d in depen den t S tates
m
.

pas s ed e fourthof J ul y , 1 7 76,

Th w il l be a e

m abl mi a I am
.

or e epoc e h
hin th is t ory of A er c .

apt to believe it w ill be cel ebrated, by s ucceedin g

gen erations , as t e h great an n iversary fes tival . It

HANCOCK S CH AIR ’

ht to be com
memorated
.

oug h
as t e day of del iver

ma t mighty G d
,

an ce, by s ol e n c s of devo ti on to Al o

mi ith p m
.

It o ug ht t o be s ol e n zed w p h o s, s ow s ,

ga m es , s port s ,
gun s bell s , b fi
on d ill mi
res , an u
m
,

n ation s , fro on e en d o f t he co n tin en t he to t

ot her fro mthi f s or w ard forever You w ill th
in k
mt a
, .

e r ns hen thus ias m but I amn ot

po rted w it

I amw
, .

ell aw are o f th e to il an d bl o od an d trea

at it w ill cos t to m
, ,

s ure th , ain tain th is decl aration .

an d s up ort an d defen d th es e S tates ;y et th rough

p
al l theg l oomI can s ee th e ray s o f li h t a d l
g n g yor

e end is w orthm
.

I can s ee th at th ore th an all th e

m eans .
"

Th
e en ravin
g g afl er Tru mb ll g at pi t
u
’
s re c ure.

m t w iththi m
,

3whichw e give as a s uppl e en s nu

is s o met im
,
,
S IM I L E P ART ORIGIN A L COP Y .
Ih
er . es call ed “
The S i n in
g g of t he
 T H E S I G N E R S O F T H E D E C L A R A T I O N .

Declaratio n Strictl y speakin g th is is an error h

as t at of Hancock, are an ac ro n is h m s The artis

mm
. .

im
.
,

Th e picture real l y repres en ts the co ittee re had n ot th e real chairs befo re h

mt m
.

po rt in g the docu en . Pro in en t in the fo re It w as fromth e s eco n d story w i n do w of the

g roun d is h
t e Pres iden t of Con gres s , J ohn Han S tate House on th e Wal n u t st reet fron t th
,
at the ,

cock, of M as s ach
us etts In fro n t of t he table is Decl aration w as firs t read to th e peopl e Mr
he committee : the venerable head of
. . .

t Fran klin , Joh n Nix on w as the reader We give an engrav

.

t he tall figure of J efiers on , and th

'

e thick-
set per in g, he first page of this s outhfro n t of In
on t
m
,

so n of John Ada s , part icularl y cons picuo us depen den ce Hall s h o w in g the tow er as it w as

e w in do w fro m
.

mt
,

The bol d, al os defian t signature of Hancock, in 17 76 Th wh ichth e Declara

h firs t to be afix ed to the docum

. o

w as t e en t an d , tion w as read is th e on e over t h e door

e m
.

is very ch aracteris tic But th e h an d-

w ritings Th aj ority of th e s i n ers w ere in th e very
g
e com
.

of Jefiers on and th
'

e o th
, ers of th mittee , p rime of l ife at th e tim
, e th ey afi x ad th eir nam es
that w e give are h ardl y l ess so
, . to the Declaration Th e y oung
. es t w as t w enty

Th h
ichth
years ol d ;th
e tabl e on w e Declaratio n w as s ign ed s even e ol des t sevent ;but fort -
y y tw o
out of th
is preserved in Indepen dence Hal l , an d w e ive
g e fi s ix w ere bet w een th
fty - irty an d fift
an en gravi n g o f it on th y
e precedi n
g page Th e y ears of a e
g Th e avera e a e of all w a
g g s fort
.

ch air in w h ichJ oh
.

n Han cock sat is als o k

m
ept th ree y ears an d ten on th mTw en t -
y

mm
s four
there , w i th an
y oth mmb y w
ers , in w h
e
ichth
.
re
e e bers
he legal hat
hmfo r this articl e In Trum
e ers o f t fess ion . Al l
pro w ere w
We
s at . en grave t e
is cal l ed educated m ;m h hal f
e mem
.

en t an bein g
the ch
ore
bu ll air of th
’
s p ict u re, bers as w ell ,
graduates of coll e es
g .
1 08 T H E S I G N E R S O F T H E D E C L A R A T I O N .

Nearly al l of t e hmros e
in after y ears , to h igh ot h
ers ran . When t hey pl ed d
g ,
e t heir l ives
m
,

station in their res pect ive States , or in t h

e n ation an d fortun es , h at th h
ey s aid ; an d
t ey ean t w

I w o becam
.

‘
e Pr es iden t Not on e died w ith a th
. ey kn ew th at if th ey w ere con q u ered th ey

is n am m
, ,

stain o n h e Th eir avera e a e at th

.
g g e w o u l d b e, e x e c u te d t o a a n T hi r ty y ears h ad .

tim e of h i d h i t - i h t d scarcel y pas s ed s in ce th e in su rr ecti on o f 45 in

’
t e r eat w as s x y g y
e ea rs a n

M any l ived to a m
,

fo ur m
, ,

on t h s uch g reater a e
g fa v o r o f th e S t ua r ts a n d t h e h eads of t h e un for

n Adam ers bein g m

.
, ,

Fran kl in Joh ,
s an d oth , ore tu n ate l ords w h o h ad been sen t to th
, e bl ock ,

th an eig hty w hen they died The lates t s urvivor w ere still bleach in g black an d aw ful above
Tem
.

A s im
, ,

w as al so th e ol des t Ch arl es Carroll of Carroll ton p l e B ar in L o n d on il ar fate w as n o t

e tim m
, , , .

wh o , at th e of h is death w as n i n ety
-fi ,
ve i p ro b a b l e fo r th e Sign ers .

ea rs o l d N o t o n ly w as th e op en g roun d on th e Wal n u t
y
is n am e circum s treet s ide fil l ed w ithcro w ds w h
,

e m
.

Th en tion of h e recal ls th , en t h e Decl a ,

s tan ce th ,
at h e w as t h e o n ly on e w h o added a ration w as firs t read to th e publi c but as co tem .

, ,

territo rial titl e to h is s ign ature Th is w as n ot porary w rit ers tel l us t h

. e co rri dor w ith in an d , ,

don e h o w ever from motives of pri e h h

d T a di t i t a t ta i - a w a k d d l it
r on e g r e s r c s e e re p c e en se y w

m
,

n s om
.

e cam
, ,

as s erts t h at w h
,
en h , e to s ig e on e e
p p o l e
,
In o u r l a s t n u. b er w e gave an il l us

said , but th ere is m ore th an on e Ch arl es Car tratio n of th is statel y corridor A t th e en d of .

rol l h o w w il l it be kn o w n t h I th is articl e w e give an en gravi n g of t h

”
at it is y ou ? e n o t l ess

my pl ace of residence w as the co urage m

, ,

w ill a dd s ta t el y s ta i r -c as e l ea d in g fr o i t u
, p t h ro u g h , ,

ere can be n o m
,

ous an s w er an d th en t h
, istake th e to w er to th .
”
e s eco n d s tory,
Th is il l us tration .

An d h e did in cl udes th e w in dow th e l arg e on e in th e cen tre

fromw h
.

It w as n o im
, ,

ag in ary peril t h at h e an d th e ichth e Decl aration w as read:

o as m m m
’

srs cs sn INDE P E ND ENC E HALL.

 S A VIN G M A TCHES .

I T I RS . J. I . I ‘
OO N A UG H' .

Tin s is th m mt hl hav Wh h
-
”
e ad ao e picked up at is t e tr ouble t
in th hous e tc - Paul Yardl ey , w ith
”
is day , said Basin s is dall, an d it easts a great deal ta
cons iderabla severi ty in h
ia ton e “
It is a very kes p h
cuse Ia m mb not o ut bsas ding w eul d
m
. .

h
-
I doa t th
ink Mat ilda unde tan ds
’
ba t eapc

mi hes e sm
.

p in parity . H o e s not savingin t all

M no matt er hcw large th

e inco a is , m one m u n to bo wastefh
l , of m e. B ut M icah
fink a ah
”
ip you kn o w
m m m m
.

of h avin g on e of th vases fill ed w ith

an tel- Just like n ew an, since Ada s ti e,
’
ose

m
la p ligh
- ters , so w e need not us e so any said Aunt Syl via, a litfle tar dy Al w ays ready m
m m m
.

snatch es ;but, for so e reason , I never et th t t o ok th e fl a e on a wo an. H ow , I have

m
g e se o

m
.

h
t in p attended to . l am sorry to say it, l da been in yo house above a w eek, an d I a
'
of

tfldg bnt w a are run ning beh

iad in our aflairs , the opinlon t at uatilda is a h
uch ore s aving m m
m m -
,

M l uu be ano w ed to repeat a r rk l d t w fle than you du et vs

” 3

mh d mg A
pn t en .

h
eard a m mka y
an a esterday , ‘
A n au mt a k
us s
“
You d ways w ar on un t Sylvia,
h
is w ife a
’
iniured to ne mid Pa L ia a u n .

“ None to o h
So aaying, Pan l ligh ted h is clp r withth a air a rd fo r y o ar oo d
g , Paul If Ma .

of a m
an w h o h aa dis ch args d a weig hy y
t dut fi l da w aa a litd e n o n s elf-an arti ag an d l ea pe

m
, .

He fel t tht h e h ad ad inis tered a very fitting tisn t w ithyou, it woul d be to your advan tage
-
m
a
m
.

rebn ke to h is w ife a w as te ln esa aad h e walb d I bla e h er for puttin g up wi thw h at y ou n id,
’

an y tc h is s h m
op co plet ely satisfi ed withM t h n o rn in g a b ou t th at a tc h Sh e sh ould
’

m m
m
.
,

Matilda w ent about h in ed duties with h a m

v e spoken h er i nd to you plainly Pau l
m
er , .

a sligh tl y depres sed air, as Aunt Sylvia coul d h atch

m
ow a n y es do y ou s uppos e o n e cig ar
not h el p obs er ving Aunt Syl via was akinga woul d buy ? b ras h undrad m Th ea, a a m
my
.

mk
.

visit at t e h house of hsr h

nep ew n l d aould not yoa s o s a oigar, yat rea lny , as ati

her Sh mth h her firg l t w oald not h

m
aroun d e was Paul a w ol e k l i
’
s o er s
’
si tar, cl pac to g t
in to com
.

aad h ad tried to do h er dnty by e boy w h en beg p ar e w ith y o u r M inn I

at s om kn ow you do n ot sm
.

he w as g ro w ing up but sh e fel t th

, eh ow oke l ess th an th ree cig ars a

day Th at is enoug h to keep your w ife in

m if not for m
.

solved th at sh e w oul d do h er best to s uppl em en t atch es for w eeks on th s Now

form m
,

om
.
,

er deficiencies before sh e w en t h Sh l -l i h t h n tin ued ll

m
e e a
p p er a p g e rs s e co a re a
il dren to m
. , ,

w oul d open Paul s ey es a littl e so h igh t take {cry w ell wh en you h ave ch ake
’
e

im em But a busy h ous ekeeper s tim

, ,

aj uster vie w of h self and h is wife if it w as th e is too

val uabl e for s uchw ork You rem em

.
,

In h er pow er to do it . ber th e ol d .

Not bein g any of h is “

wifefs rel ations
”
it proverb about saving at th ,
e spig ot You w ould .

was eas ier for h er to s eak out

p B es id es s he h av e y o u r wi fe co n t in u a l l y o n th e l oo k-o u t a bo u t
otm nds to leave to som ose in finitissim al econ om
.
,

h ad a few th ebody an d th ies w h ich save no

ar opin ions m ugall h
, ,

th at p ve w eigh t to h th in g w h ile you s qua nder dollars on trifies th

m
er at ,

nines u d n oph n ot to speak of th d r pa you coul d better do wlth cut .

“
Th e l oss of a day to y our bus in ces is as

So it happen ed su th at n l ny evenln g as Ma oth er g reat w as te How m any w eeks pass with

a

m
.
, ,

til hw as h ash ingth e bah y tc s l ee p in th e n urs er y o u t a h o li d ay of so e s o r t ? L a s t ,

w eek i t wa s a
th at Aun t Syl via took occad on to h ave a lit tle j ourn ey by th e cars w h ichcost you two dollars
'

m
,

fare an d I don t know h uch for dinner

’
ow , ,

So businesa dees nct gc ex actly tc your an d street- car fi re in th e city Th is w eek you .
,

know you h ired a h or s e to g o w itha fiiaud , ,

'
,

Wh y n o au n t ie n ot qu i t e W e o u gh t to in to th e co u n try to s e e h is n e w p lac e W h e n

m er paym ous e nex t m

..
, , , . ,

ake an oth en t on our h on th h as Matil da taken even a h al f a day s h

”
oliday ?
’

But a w om m
, ,

et a h un dred and fifty dol lars but l u n t rais e an s place is at h o e auntie

’ ’
.
, ,

- Paul , rath
”
t wenty dve I said er vex ed at beingcorn ered .

Von M IL
. —7 109
 I W I L L N O T FE A R .

An d a ma n s
’
h is bus iness
l
p ce is at
a It a w ay th at as to nis h ed Paul
’
s n ew l -
y p
o en ed eyes .
m
.

can n o t g o o n all t h e sa m e w h en he is aw a y T o th i n k t h at s h e u s t w o rk o n an d o n fo r h ours ,

fromit ; th
, ,

if h e h as an y ability w orth after h is w ork w as over an d h e n ever h

m
at is ,
ad ,

Com e Paul y ou M to be th ht about it before ! An d he h ad been call

‘

s peakin g of .
, ,
o ug

more reas on able or I shall have caus e to be ingher was teful and all that in return
m
.

m
, ,

am ed o f m
,

as h y s h a re in y ou r b r in i
g g p
n u D ro p I a an w a s sc a p au n t
.ie h e s aid s u d , ,
”
,

th is h abit of l oo kin g out for m denly as h e aros e an d pick d up th e bas ket an d

’
otes in y our w ife s e
e b eamin your o w n eye
, ,

ey es an d cons ider th s et it back on th e sh el f w h il e Matil da foll ow ed

So dis tinctly unders tand m m
.
, ,

y b oy
"
sai d A u n t
, h i w it h b ew ,
il d ere d e y es .

Syl via w ith h er decided sh ake of th e ch

.

m
,
in Auntie nodded approvin gly an d Matil da in , ,

wh ichPaul kn ow so well not a penn y of e quired if Paul h ad gon e crazy

ar m I amj ust co m ing to m
.
,

h
m
ever g oes for cig oney or livery ets b l e debts No dear é
y ri g t

No m is tim
.
, , ,

ex cep t it is to take w ith an d ch il d out for a dri ve, ind ore w ork aft er t h e of n ig ht ‘

I amquite w illin g to h ave you ail on m m

al l feel com m
. ,

e fbr or I sh el led to drop your th i bl e in

p
th at s uppl y once a week I ex pressl y sti pulate th e w e]

e cus tom I amafraid your t oes wil l be col d th

.

th at th ary ch ai n wh ichI s end dow n on is w in

Ch fil tlh is to be sp ent t o th e las t penn y by ter if I don t ; not to s peak of poor littl e
'
lll , ,

Matil da h erself ; an d I a n to h e th Frea

”
e privil eg
’
av e kie s
oim e item Fact is dear I amgoin g to turn over a
.

o f l oo kin g over h er aoo b book withth

'

all s m
.

en I com
, , ,

n oted w h Sh e w ill n ot h I sh okefew er cig ars and w it h

'
’

, e ag ain ave n ew l eaf

. .
, ,

th e slig htest obj eotion s an d it will serve as a w h

'

at I save buy n ew s ocks for baby an d al l of

an t w ear your l ife out m
, , ,

You sh en din g
’
us

u m
.

see I don t forg et h ow y ou used to tease your th es e ol d th Yo ust w ork l es s an d take

’
ing s
old aunti e in form er y ou r ; and I m
. ,

ust try to m ore recreatien Aun tie h ere h as been g i vin g r

make am me sucha dressingdown as I haven t had sin ce

. , ,

en ds to your Withfor s poilin g you so

’

M y
9’
I w as ten years ol d Co m pl y ma e, a e n o ld tun e
mf
. . ,

The sound of a weary l ittl e foo t on t e h stair , dear, and sh o w th at you have forgiven e or

put a sto p to furt er conversation , a h

n d pres entl y bein gsuc an old bear
"
h .

h h h Wise
'

Matilda en tered, an d, w it all aste , broug t old auntie sl ipped aw ay t o w rite a letter
do wn th h h h m h
m
s ew in g-bas ket in an abs ent w ay ,an d s e w is ed to t i i d av t
e po s n t e o rn n
g an g e e

t sittingi roomall to th em
,

h
fort w ith w as i su sed in its conten ts Her t w o their brigh sel ves

m e first of m
. .

fingers w ere ni bl e, h h It w as th ht evenin gs ;an d the

'

‘
spite of t daf s ard any brig
‘

e
'

wo rk, an d md d en e gar mt en s w ere l aid out , t wo h ad never reas on to r eg ret the fort nig ht s ’

n eat ly folded on h
t e table, on e after an odi er ,in visit fro mg ood Aunt Syl via .

I W ILL N O T FE A R .

B Y 0 . 8 . O U TB A H .

m
In y despondin g ey es an endl ess train Hapl ess th e insect w h
o ust wake an d and m
Of cares and labo rs th ickened on th e plan ; Il ls o ne day dark w ithcrosses so un kin d ;
d to l oud: or pl ough Yet h appy , too, h
"
Cradled il eas a, u nw e e know s n
'
, o bette r l o t,

h
B oug yoke of servitude, and s weating brow , No n unl et w eat her, so he inurtnurs not,

M y n ursli n gs pin ed andy ith ered in y sigh t, m Spi te of the dreary hours w ithout a n un,

Or, needy, w al ked th e crooked path s of n ight His life is lived, h

is ys tic dance is done m
ust gl a uy ba h-
. .

B ut in t he deeps a voice of s w eptn ess said, Somday m nu i O len l

b m
e s o ts

B t mm
.
The sai n ts of
Go d l oo k but fo r dail y bread ; u t th i
ur ill s et ;
ur n o e ra n w

m m
oon e

m i g mv t mplai t
,

(k y sh oul der cas t, fro doubt be free, L t oth vy

m y f am l y th
on n n e

m
e o o en o r co n ,

And l et th y ch il dren l earn to wait on e. Sh

ake of anl o an d p a e sain t

mm
un ,

-
I list en ed, and a etafl wu in y h da,
Th br -
Al f l h G d
‘
l n eed u
i g t n s are by s w o rd s ecure,

m
o

Like his w i chblou om

h ed in to tvmgreat bands i d h an d t e water
.
d
e p o is ro se , are.

In th
at ti m
hen apple—bl ooms are w h Th month hill
m
sw eet e, w ite ere is no w
’
s alan e

m
, ,

An d ex pect del igh

-
ane th - h
robins si ng and bea t Col ew
ater
M t la d i t ll l ; e n s s
he m b hm
, ,

m
W e sl eep tiptoe for t
o rn an d l o w
on Th y sins are pard on e d L d th
o ve ot a e ee w h
o le

m thy
, , , ,

The hang w eepi ng and th e north w inds blow 0 b, w here is he that can co n de n soul ?
mh
, ,

The beoe are hived th e ieaves and flowers sse t ot a y Safe in His ai s t ere is no e vil t hing
es ben d and m m
. ,

And the great tossin

g bran ch oan . Life h
as no i y ser . and deat hno sti ng !
 L ISA S L ITTL E STO RY
’
.

B Y I A I I I I 11 0 3 0 0 0 ! DUB I L TT .

L m crept n p stairs , and paus ed at t e h door cross h

t e roo hmfb mthi g r so e n so t ere w as
mm t
,

of t he lit tle s al oo n on e o en to l ook in at not h in g left for l b s but to g ather up h er al paca ,

mi
,

Doris an d her ad rers . an d dart up th e th ird stair case like a youn g ,

Sh
’
e d be aw full y s ava e, in h er quiet w ay i f h h d dd l b fl i d i h
m
g per so n w o a s u en y een a c te w t
dem
,

sh sh e said But sh
”
en tia
’
e w as to see e e don t .

see m er ow n ro om
, .

w itha s h r ug of h Sh e reach ed h h
"
”
e ; an d of course er q u it e o u t of b r ea t
I mn ot fit to be seen er ex citem
, , ,

sh an d in h sh ut th e door w ith a
"
oul ders
’
ent

is final statem ich m

,

ere was som

. , ,

Th e truthin th ent ban g w h ade Doris raise h er eyebrow s

eard it and Mrs Drum mond ex claim

, ,

too . A you n g pers o n in a second- ,han d- l ooking w h en sh e h , .

,

black al paca w h os e crus h

, ed folds an d frill s are full p l a i n t i v e ly ,

of duet w ithh er abun dant sh ock o f h air th Th ere s Lin Doris ! I w on der w h ere sh
’
, reat e ,

en in g to fill about h er ears an d w ithh er h at h as been tearin gabout all day

"

im aging fromh ad m er m
.
,

er h and by an abs urd tw ist of Wh en sh e h ade up h in d th at h er

vi i is certainly n ot a very pres en tabl e obj ect secon d daug h te r w as n eith er a beauty n or a

ow im m m m
.
,

An d Do ris ins ide ! Ah h acul at e ! g

,
e n i u s M r s D r u on d h ad given h er over to
, .

Ho w co ol an d fres h an d fair Do ris was ; and th e Fates It w as a rel igious belief of h ers th at
.

ow im m
, , , ,

h h s a w as al ways eith ” "

p oss ib l e it w o u ld a v e b e en to i a gin e L i er “
te a r in g or a g
‘

her loo kin ganyth i n gelse but fres hand im m acu about w h en sh e w as out of s i h
g t
eveled m us t do som
.

late an d beautiful ! Lisa h

, ad not reall y kn ow n A girl w h o g ets so dis h e

how h ot h er ow n black w as un til sh th in g s h h

”
e saw Doris e w oul d say res i nedl A
’
g y n d w e n

ite sim
, , .

sil v e ry w h
-
fl e a l p a ca to o
'
; bu t of a v e ry d i d y o u o v er s ee Li s a th a t s h e w a s n o t di s

dil eren t t ex ture from

, ,

Lis a s ; an d sucha dain ty

”
’
beveled l ,

artis tic af air w ithits graceful train and pearly Sh e did not take into cons ideration th e fact

m m ed do w n from
, ,

p a l e- bl u e s ilk tr i in g s D o r is w a s f o n d o f t h a t t h e c l o t h es h an d D oris to h er

m w ays been m e very m

.

p e a r l y ti n ts a n d a l
, w a y s w ore t h e S h e h ad a s is te r h a d a l .
ade th ost o f by

g at a l - i k i h h a i w a d it w a t h a t a rt is t ic a n d re a ll y d e ft- fi n g ered y o u n
g w o

m
e p e s

m m
r p n rose n e r r n o n

so becom
,

in gto h e r th at Lisa cl ench ed h er h a n d a n t h e e l d e r M iss D n oh d and th at th ey

ly bloombeen m
, ,
, ,

and j un ch ecked a littl e g Not th at s eh h a d n o t e v e n in t h e ir e a r ade of

abl e m
reen . , ,

h -
ad an y ill feelin g ag ain st Doris poor ch ild ! th e l es s peris h ate rials rich er peopl e coul d
,

It w as because sh e w as so bitter ag ainst h er ow n a f f o r d t o b u y E v e n Li s a h ersel f did n ot th in k .

, ,

dark th , in overgrow n youn g sel f

, .

“
It s n o w on der th ey ad ore h
”
sh e sai d Fl oren tin e dust s ticks so sh e said rueth ll y
’
er , . , , ,
“
An d th at is a new on e too An d h e s as as s h e l ooked at h ers el f in th
’
e glas s ; and I

m m
.
,

h an d s o e a s s h e is E ery bo y s
v d h an dso e b u t t h in k of
’
a ll th e pl aces w e h ave been to Floren ce

m But som etim

. , ,

e An d 0 in a pas sionate litt l e burs t is t h e dusties t es I th in k it is I .

at a littl e beas t I am
.
, ,

wh wh o st ick to th e dus t an d n o t th e dus t th

“ "
i at

is obj ectionabl e appell a sticks to m

,

Havin g bes to w ed th Doris n ever loo ks dus ty Sh

’
e e s .

e cool ed dow n som

.

tion upo n h erself s h ew h at ; n ot un tidy even w h en sh e is pai nt in g I sh o ul d

e a pal et te in m m m
, , .

p er h a p s b e c a u se h er a t te n t ion wa s sp ec ia ll y a t b y se l f I a c c u u la t e di rt I . .
'

tracted to th e n ew vis itor w h o h ad t urned h , er th at kind of pers on Oh flin gin g h ersel f into .

face tow ard h er Sh e drew a step nearer th e a c h a i r b e f o r e t h e s p i n d l e-l e gg ed to il et -t ab l e an d

door an d w arm er arm

. ,

, ed in to n ew adm i ration l ayin g h er h ead on h .

s how I wish — h ow ,

O h! s h e cried un der h er breath if t h I w ishI w as l ike Doris I

”
ere

emI th It seem ed to m
, ,

is an yth ing to ch oos e betw een th ink h e ore people th an Lisa th at Doris
an dso m He s actuall y Drum mond was to be envied somew hat When
,

is th e h er of th
'
e tw o .

an dso m
.

beautifid ! He h as jet eyes like a—like a sh e h ad been a ch il d s h e h ad been a h e ,

an d am
,

door !
"
c h ild — f a i r c l ev cr w e ll -regulat ed ia
’

at very m om e becam
,

e a w om
, ,

But at th en t sh e w as forced to bl e Wh en s h an sh e w as a

ignom arm beaut iful w om an ; a w om

.
,

in ious l igh t Th e ch . in g individual an w itha w ondertl t ll

, y
w it heyes like a door was eviden tly oin t f i d l - h i l d a e w i h l a d -
, g g o a r u e y c s e e n
c t r
g e , ee p viol et , ,

Il l
 ’ ”
“ L I S A B L ITT L E s r o n r . 1 13

ato mf o coq u etry in the m

a nn er in w h
ichshe A lion 7
”
said Lisa What is h
e a l ion for ?
"

I
.

regarded t he face the glass sh ow ed her There Bocaus e he can not help it s uppos e, s aid

m
.

mak
,

w ere p p
eo l e wh o wo uld have s een a rare en oug h Doris If you ean w h
“
y d o p p
eo l e e a

m
.

piotura q u en ess in it but s he di d n ot I t had l ion of hi , th at is ex l ain ed easil y en ou g h

p
imm
. .
,

not a t hin , ih.ir s kin , and a straigh t nos e, like He h

as an ens e deal of m o n ey . If he w as
M
’
M w as en oug for h her to kn ow sin ce n ot an un us ual sort o f pers o n, he w oul d be so

m
. ,

hh
ad
a e bs en eas ure d by Dorh an d h ad s o richas to be po s itively un pl eas an t
”

mam d h
, .

e e her life erself al l . I can stan d t at, said Lisa h . I thou ght
I w on der w hat h
e s ays to Doris, w hen he he w as an author or an artis t I can s tan d h im , .

if h y rich An d th en she s tarted s ligh

"
e is onl tly
rem em
.
, ,

and t en he blus h
h ed s uddenly
s berin g , Was h e h ere to-n ight l she asked
"
.

the ey es s he h
’
ad so poet ical l y liken ed to a deer s
”
Yes , Doris an s w ered
en Doris sam
.
.

Sh e h ad n ot g o n e to bed w h e up O—o h! said Lis a .

nail s ; and Do ris seeing th e lig ht open ed t h ,

e , After th
at there w as a l ittl e paus e, broken by
door t o look at h er ; an d s tan din gag ai n st a back , Doris
my g
.

grou n d of da r kn ess wit hh er on li gh t in h er There is reen tull e, you can w ear , s h

arm
,

han d ap peared s o additi onall y ch in g th at Ihave don e w it it h

m mti
, , .

Th
"
Lis a uttered a littl e ad irin g ex cla s on . an k you , an s w ered Lisa You are
my
.

oh, Doris
s he said very kin d, Doris , thou g hgreen is n t
’
at all

mit !
.

“ What
‘

as ked Doris ; and j ust at that co l or , an d I h

s all l ook de m ia al i
on c n it
"

mm t mv d h m
.

littl e la p so th at its ligh

”
t No , you w on t , said Doris An d do
’
o en o e er not
hstron g term
.

fell upo n t he soft pin k of her full -

bl ow n rose. use suc s Lisa
”

e roo msh
.
,

You aro se —s o pretty ! Sh e w ent o ut of th

”
ans w ere d Lis a, an d ortl
y aft er w ard
er arm
,

withso odd and path her carry in g her pret ty train dain til y over h

m
etic an i n flect io n in ;
an d Lisa w as l eft to h ers el f in a rue l m ood

S o prett y !
”
s h
e ec oed. h “ My dear Lis a, enoug h .

Wh en Doris ligh t foots teps h ad died out of

’

Lisa h
s oo k er h
h ead . h earin g Lis a even burst into a w retch ed littl e

m
,

li on s ,
”
she said ruefull y .
“
Only Co e laugh
ml
.
,

in, and let e ook at y ou

” “
Gw en tull e ] h
e said
s Green tull e, of

h w as tol d It m us t be adm
. .

Doris did as s e it all col ors of tull e in t h

. e w orl d Sh e w ould l oo k .

ted th at sh e ra t h e r lik e d th is k in d o f th in g S h e b ett e r in or an g e -c o l or h e rs e l f th a n I s h

.a l l in

was even kin d enoughto trail h er sh in ing s kirts green

e ro omand com
.

acros s th e to th e g l ass its elf It was a littl e h ard but it w as h er us ual fate

m m ichm
. .
, ,

Sh d i d Pa green an d l il acs , an d bl ues w h

- ’
e w as accus o t e to Li sa s u n c ere o n ous a l e ade

m her delicate olive skin look alm

,

ol csom
,

irat ion but s h e was as n earl y touch

, ed as it os t un w h e ,

was poss ible for h er to be w h en th e g irl l eaned w ere th e very th i ng for Doris an d consequen tly
ite Lisa w as in variabl y doom emin th
,

for ward abru tly and kiss ed h er roun d w h ed to th eir

‘

p
e sel do m
, ,

ih ded stages Sh h ad a pos itivel y n ew

m m
.

Lisa sh e cried a ent p o or L i st” It wa s i p erative th a t

g r

e w as n ot of m
.
,

I— I mout of sorts ans w ered Lisa qu it e Doris sh oul d l ook w ell but s h uch
’

um
, , ,

h bly draw in g h er little brow n h an d h urriedl y con seq uen ce An d travel in g is so ex pen s ive
Im
.

ow m
.
,

acros s h hot and tired an d dus ty An d h uchof your al l ow an ce h

’
er ey es ave y ou l eft

Never m mond al w ays foun d it n eces

.

M rs Drum
, , , ,

an d— I th ink I ve got a h eadach

’
e in d Lisa
m sary to say at som e tim
. .

e or o th h
"
e Doris er du rin t
g e

month It was a m
.
,

is erabl e pittance en ough th is .

,

h ers el f in th e g lass again Ah it w as th at was p oor li tt l e al l ow ance ; and th oug h it w as Lisa s

’

em
.

e sel dom
, , ,

it ? So like H as to be veh en t and pat h etic by courtesy s h reaped th e ben efit o f it

m
.
, , , ,

and a trifle h y s te r ic a l o v er e v e ry
-d a y p y h si c a l , I f s h e h a d on ly h a d so et h i n g r es p ec ta b l e l e ft
'

ineon vew inces And yet in a w ell -. regulated to h er th is m on thj us t en o ug hto buy on e solitary
sis terl y m
, , ,

h dress for Doris birthn igh - t party ! Sh e coul d

’
an n er s e was q uite fon d of Lisa

m
.

Lis a sh Ih ave been th in kin gth h h -

" col ored
e sai d at ave boug t on e for so lit tl e ; it a iz e

el p m ave m
. ,

I sh oul d like y ou to h e to en tertai n peo pl e a u f r in s tan ce w h ichs h e coul d h ade

g z e o

m
, ,

on M y n i g h t y b i rth d a y y ou kn o w h e r s e l f i n a fa s h i on el ab o r a t e en o ug h t o a to n e

m m
.
, , ,

So don t ru n a w
'
a y a n d k ee p o u t o f si g h t Th e re fo r it s s i pl ici ty o r r at h e r l a c k o f ot h e r t r i
will be s om ere an Am m
, . ,

e n ew peopl e h erican lion in g , .

an ongi be rest —a M r Adrian Basil h It is so eas y to pu ff an d fril l an d pl ai t th

”
urs t . . ose , ,
 “L i s ’ ”
1 14 a s 1. 1 1 a
"
s r o a r.

ligh t, airy th ings , s he said, w itha s igh An d . I w ill he green tull e if l can hel p
n ot w ear t ,

th ey al w ay s l ook pretty w h en t hey are fresh she said th roughh er littl e sh ut teeth
”
. it
, .

She put her h an d in her pocket an d drew cut Hal f an h our later Doris w h o had risen earl y

ere w as littl e us e in ex am als o m er s is ter com

, , , ,

her purs e B ut th in et her y oun g ing up th e s tair

ere w as so m money there but n ot e brim med hat and roughshaw l

.

ing Th e case in h e w
r id -
e ex claim
.

m
,

trim mings and dres s

.
,

h Jus t like y h - Idea l s h wh at can h

”
en ou g a t “
ed ave in

m
.
,

aterials al w ay s turn out j us t en oughto drive duced y ou to go out so early It is acaroely ro

mad m
, .

s pectabl e An d h
”
on e . On ly a few lires ore w oul d do it, o w ex cite d you look ! An d y our
.

s h e said hair dow n ! Your are gettingtoo old to w ear your

e roomand l et eeks flam
.

Sh e th rew th e purse across th h air in th And your ch

”
at w ay in gl
ht of the green tull e m Flam
.
,

it l ie th ere Th e th ing1 said Lisa putting h er h

”
oug ade ands u p

em h Flam
.
,

her des perate He w oul d be sure to th

. in k sh e to th w itha sh ort n ervo us laug in g! , .

h ad ch osen it h ersel f an d w ould n aturally de Th at s q ueer ! I w en t out because it w as cool ’

u e books m
.
,

spis e h er How coul d h

. e h el p des pising a yel Th e g i d - ay say w h at th ey like Doris ,

e days are not m

,

low -faced creature w h o w as so utterly devoid but th uchcooler during Sep

tem
, ,

O h1 sh ber in Fl oren ce th an th
"
o f in tel l ect as to w ear a g reen dres s e . ey are in August , , .

g ro a n ed w i th a
, ll t h e i n co n s is te n t f er v or o f y o u t h ,

I w is hI w as dead an d buried 1 j y
o
”
a coo l w a l k .

Sh e w en t to s l ee
p p ic t u r in
g t o h ers elf th e co n Y o u d o n o t l oo k co ol a t l ea s t
tem m m
.
, ,

p t w it h w h i c h D oris a d irer w o u l
’
d r eg a rd Li s a r a n u p s ta irs w i th h er s a ll p u rse cr u s h e d
h er an d s h e aw aken ed th in king of th e g reen tigh t in h er trem blin g h an d No w on der sh e

e early m
, .

tull e in th orn in g Sh e w as really too w as dis h evel ed and ex cited Guis eppe Cors ini
m o w as a littl e seam
. . ,

is erabl e to s l eep an d sh e s prang out of bed wh p h a d c h ea te d h er out

ad m
,

er even cut off m

, ,

and began to dres s rap ous ly ;h ade h ore of h er

I m us t do som
.

eth in g s h e said feverish ly hair an d th is w as w h h er h a ir w as d o w n ; bu t

y
e m
, , , ,

as s h e w en t to t h e glass to arran g e h er h air ;an d s h e h ad lire en oughto buy th aize tarlatan e ,

it w as as sh e said t h e w o rds th at a sudden w il d an d even a few flow ers an d l eave a trifle over

er m
.

urm
, , ,

em
,

th h t pl ay ed across h Sh e h sh

m
ad j us t
”
in d Diagonal cufls ured an d pl enty
’
oug

ave som
.

eman d t w o ru
, ,

taken th e p in s out of h er h air an d l et it fall of th, es ; and I h e black

,

loose about h er sh oul ders Suchh air as i t w as l ace ; an d on e can get tube ros es an d l eaves and
e m
. , , ,

too— at l east in th atter o f h air sh th in gs for nex t to n oth in g And ohl— w h

°

e coul d tri at a
um
, , . ,
,

p h o v er D o r is th o u g h s h e h a d n e v e r t h o u g h t re l ie f i t is to th in k o f it ! I e v e n w ish i t w a s

is tim
,

Up to th e sh e h ad been rath Th ursday nigh

”
of doin g so . er t n ow
m
, .

p r o n e to re
g ar d th e g re a t h ea v y cu r ly ro p e as B u t F a te w a s o re c r u e l th an s h e co u l d
som reaten in g to tum h
, ,

eth ingo f a bore al ways th , ave fan cied Sh e w en t dow n to breakfast .

bl e do w n al w ays n eeding n ew s up pl ies of h air l ookingradian t an d could scarcely con trol h er

m m
, ,

p i n s an d se tt in
g t h e a t d e fi a n c e w i t h its o h s e lf B u t b e for e th e e a l e n d e d s h e w a s c oo l
at it alm
, .
,

s ti n ate w eig h t It w as so l ong th

. os t en oug h O v e r h e r s ec o n d c u p o f c h oco l
. ate ,

reach ed h er knee It was s o th ick th at s h e l ost Doris l ooked up at h er

m
. .

p a ti en ce w it h i t ; a n d it w as
-
so p ro n e to t w is t L is a s h e s a id h o w u c h of y ou r a ll ow

is m
, ,

into loos e curls th at it w as out of th an ce h ave y ou l eft th o n th

”
e ques tion 1
is m
,

to keep it q uite straigh t But j ust th inute Lis a fel t th e bl ood fly to h er foreh ead an d

er m
. ,

it brough t h er h eart into h outh th en s h e turn ed quite cold .

m
.

Wh y d i dn t I t h in k o f i
’
t b e fo r e 1
"
s h e a
g ps e d H o w u c h 1
"
s h e f al te r ed in p os i ti ve a g yo n .

e m
.
,

It is th os t ex pens ive th in g on e can buy Yes return ed Doris I w an t to borrow ”

ey m
.

an d I msure th
, ,

wh at you h You see th ere w ill be so

’
us t pay decen tly for it at ave l eft ,

at littl e s nufly m
.

man y littl e things to buy and I w ant plenty of

,

l eas t Th ere is th an in th
'

m
. ,

n ex t s treet— Guis ep e Co rs ini— h

p e h as n t g o t a fl o w e r s a n d
’
W h at i s t h e a t ter ? W,
h at

trees in h is place like th is

"
holding up a l on g w ere y ou going to do w ithit i ”

m
m
,

l ock I w as i t buy a new dreu , s ta ered

.
g g
o n o

She mad dashat a draw er, and

e a mad l ittl e Lisa . I
took out a pair of scis s ors Sh e did n ot paus e Doris o pened h
er e y es w it hj us t a suggestion
mm
.

for a o en t to th ink of th e thous an d an d o n e o f col d surpris e.

m
.

thin gs w h ichw oul d h ave pres en ted th e sel ves A n ew dross ! s he ech
oed I th
ought y ou
my g
.

as o bj ections to Doris w ell -

'
M an ced ind S h e m . w ere to w ear reen t ull e l
”

l ifted her hair an d deliberately out of tw o 0h, Doris l

"
cried h
t e po or girl
mak m
.
,

heavy un der -
tress“ . es e so diabolical , and —an d
 "
115
'
“ L I BA B L I T TL E s r o nr .

h
t e fact w as, s e w as oliged to s top h hould com b eeause
e her Sh
e dare not cry , for fear the paint s

w ords see m ed to ch o ke h er of Sh e w oul d n ot go do w n un til the com p ”

s

bed m
. .

Oh1 s aid Doris a trifle m

.

in df u l! th en Doris coul d not s en d h

”
ore frigidl y s till
“
er

em
.
,

If you h ave an y use for th on ey—if y ou do back Sh e l augh ed a l ittl e ag ain w h en sh e .

er m
, ,

thought h ow h orrifi ed h oth er an d sister .

[ i n could not speak Sh e push ed h er ch air w oul d be w h en th ey saw h ow s h e had decked

er m om
.

as ide. an d ran up to h ow n ers Sh e hersel f for th e sacrifice . .

flung h erself face do w n w ard upon th e bed. a nd Good Heavens ! Wh at a bizarre- l oo kin g
m1 m
, ,
”
burs t in to a pas s io n of tears youn g wo an so e on e said to Mr Adrian
m e cam e room
. .

“
I ay as w ell give it up, sh
-
e ll led,
“ An d
Basilhurst , w en sh
h e in to t h

m
.

I will . I cann ot even s ell any ore ne w be

-
,
.

cause she w ould thin k I had kept it back . A nd . town d her .

I snp poae it is sel fishin m h h h

"
e too Sbe usee al l “
Idea l s e cried, w atave you been
mlf 1
, .

doingWithyuu Wh
at ind y ou te dress
so beco n hmi g t
er o o h
y urair in th ion l And w h
h at is -
et bs urd faa
a

mt e m
.

Sh at th
e fel t th ere w as q uite a tragic el e en th attsr w ithyour face !
z You are a figure for
in her m isery but sh e did n ot quits liks to blam mq u s rede i
”

m
e a ss

m m
,

Sh eveled th er w h Sh e was all th ore a used becaus e s h

o

Do ris e was
. ore dis h an ev en e e saw

she g ot up an d em ptie d her pu rs e S he w rot e a . M r Adrian Bas il h

. urs t l ookin g at the girl in a

few w ords to Doris on th e scrap of paper in pu zzl ed, ha l f-s tartl ed s o rt o f w ay .

wh ichs h e roll ed the coin Is th at littl e girl your s is ter 2 h e ss ked h er '

D mB ea m hlittl e anim
— I was a selfis al to
aft erw ard.

Miss Dru mmnd o

I did
"
n ot know you h
ad a s ist er ,

An d I do n ot care eith
.

care at al l . er ; only gree

h distinguish h
n
ad nev ed erself
is gh m If Lise er be
-

astly I n ot like y ou , you

tt
a
h hed herself this evening Sh
m
pr e y, see.

m m fore, s e dis tinguis

.

e
Here is th o n ey ; and I w is hit w as
.

am
e ore .

azed Doris an d W e ber oth

-
ergas p for

breathm
,
Lx u
or e th Sh e w as apparen tly in
.

an on ce .
, ,

Doris foun d the girlis hscraw l on h

er tabl e, s uchw ild spirits th at a sens itive person w ou l d
,

w h
en Lis a w as gon e out ; and w hen she read it h ave foun d it pain ful to w atchh er Sh e tal ked

m m ed an d m
.
,

h
s e s iled a gentl e, tol eran t s il e. It w as so an d laugh ade oth er peopl e l aughso

em
, ,

like Lisa h e coun ted th An d

on ey carefull y
s w ithh er darin g ly w itty s peech es th at sh e was

m m
.
, ,

and p ut it i n to her pret ty pearl purs e w itha feel ; uite a in t fea ture o f the e t tain e n t
q p r o en n er .

In dividuals w h o h ad scarcel y realis ed th e hsot o f

The toil et on Th ursday nig ht was c horribl e her ex is tence hereto fore began to listen to h er , ,

task to Lis a . A chil dishs pirit of grotes que de and w on der.

fian ce
to dramsh
h er w h

e retired to h

tull e
,
en after h
seized upon elpin g Doris

er o w n roo w ithth e
,,

m back groun d
Wh
at h

el derl y artis t
as sh

Sh
e been th
inkin g
so

e is dru s ed in defi
l on g,
ance o f
‘f
"
m muur
,

red
to stan d in th
e

a reflectir e,

g een
r

m
ak m
. .

I w ill look as fran tic as possi

self ood tas te, h
er ch
“
y e every r ul e of g ecks are pain ted

m
,

he said. W h
at do I cars ? W at does
mh h he
“
ble, s in fa ous l y , an d s is too ex ci tabl e ; but eyes

anybody caro l Wh
o will l ook at e w en Doris like h
ers would be any m
wo
an
’
s rede mpti
ere s ten tim
on ;

is n ear an d th
i es as m hi
uc n her as there
She hook h
s er hair out an d l et , it h
ang loos e is in that pretty , corre tly-
c outl in ed Mi n Doris

bel ow her w ais t and then s he put , a r eal flo w er Of cours e, every body did no t see th is Th ere .

w ere t h
os e w h
o w ere s candal is ed. an d all t e h
Red an d green w ill t he gr ene sui t m or e s candali zed, because the g irl w on a s ort of '

mph
,

n d I l ook l ike an Ash There was on e person w h

”
qu ot ed A an t ee 1 q u eer triu o w as

t of som
. .

Wh en her dress w as o n s h e though e , h h a sore tro ubl e to U se.and th

i s w as no o t er t an
thing else Sh e ra do w n stairs in to th di Mr Adrian Basil h Wh atever s h e did or

m
n e stu o urst

and s to le som
. . .
, ,

e of Doris ver ili on an d bro ugh t said sh e coul d n ot look up with out findin gth
’
at
in g m is gentlem
, ,

th
,

it back l augh ore than ever an w as w atch in g h er And in an

m
. .
,

Th ere is n t col or enoug

h she
’
said an d u n us ual an n er too w ith a kin d
”
of gen tl e pity i n

e w as sorry for m
, , , ,

fort hw ithdipped th e corner of a h an dkerch ief h As if h

”
is dark eyes e said . ,

into th e pow der an d rubbed it vin dictivel y on to

, Lisa in w ardl y q uite gul piug dow n a sob Oh , , , . ,

h er cheeks . wh at a kin d beaut iful face h e hee l At last ,

”
,

Th en s h e s at downen th e edge of th eb ed h er tow ard th e en d of th e even in g s h e foun d

ht and starin g w ithm herself set in a sl ight trem

, ,

eyes w ide open brig isery

, , or by seein g Mr Ad . .
 ’
“ L I BA S L i rrt r s ronr
'
.

rian Basil hurs t cross t he roo m and advance pocket —a so mthi g

e n w rapped in a s mall m co

mt
,

to w ard h
er He ca e o ask herto dance w ith
himbut Lin noticed th Is it s om
.

at h e did n ot speak to et h ing I l os t ? Lis a fal tered

er m Som
.
,

h er as th e oth en did et h in g in t h
m
e

m
.

g e n tl e k in dli n ess o f h i s v o ice a n d a nn er ad e N o h e re p li d You par ted w ithit w il l

m
e

am
.
,

her feel as h ed of h A nd th en and th ere h e u n fol ded th

”
er ver lll o a ingly . . e

Sh e m ade n o m ore w ild s peech es wh en th d h d h h l l i h ‘

ey a
p p e r a n s ow e e r t e o n g c u r y t w s t s e

ed no m
, ,

dan ced to get h er ;s h e laugh ore ex citabl e h ad sold to Guiseppe Gorsin i for lires enou g hto
laugh s; h er e x eiosm ent h ad died out an d left h el p to buy th e m aize dress

Don t be an gry wi th m
, .

her quite pol e ex cept wh ere th e h he

orrible paint
' “ e Miss Lisa ” ’

hoy of m
, , ,

burned h er ch eeks Sh e wondered h ow h It w as a th Bu t t h ere h

”
e coul d said ine e

e seem
. . .

care to dance w ithh er at all B ut h ed t o broke of

enjoy kil ns elf very m Lis a s trem

. .

bling h
m llen upon h
uch in a quiet way an ds h ad fa
‘ ’
so er

m er verm
,

uchth at if s h e coul d h ave forg otten h er kn ee h er h ot bl ush es th rdw h il ion into '

miliou she might M e gained courage As it the shade an d her eyes w ere full of tears of bit
,

um
, .
,

was sh , e could not a n d wh en th

, e dan ce w as ter h iliat ion .

ended an d h er partn er s ug g es te d t h at th e y U h w h ere d id y o u g e t it ? ”

s h e cried

em
, .
,

sh oul d t urn into th e studio to cool th s el ves HoW did you know ! Ho w coul d h , e dare to
'

sh e w as q uite rel ieved

em an ner of ordin ary m

.

You l ook tired h It was h ot s h o t th

“ ”
e s aid an d even as if odern

m m m m
, ,

y ou w er e n o t q u it e w e ll M ia D r u o nd s p ic y o u n g e n t h a t M r A d’
r ia n B a s e l h u rs t a d e h is
e dram
. .

tures w il l refreshus both , . ex planatio n ; considerin

g t h a ti c s it u a ti on ,

B ut th e fact w as th at Lis a could not quite un h e w as very unt h ea trical indeed very s traigh t
m
~

im ; s om
, ,

ders tan d h eth in g in h is anner puzzled forw ard an d very fran kly in earnest
er ; som Will y ou l et m
.
,

h et h ing w h i chsuggested th at h e h h
m
"
ad a e tel l yo u all about it ? e
motive in pay gher there attentions He m '

ade .

her sit dow n w h en th ey re ach ed t h e studio and If you pl ease An d Lisa ben t h er h ead in

er r efresh m er em
.
, ,

he brough t h ts w ithh is ow n h ands s pite of h oti on

ree m
.
,

an d th en h e took a seat n ear h er an d tal ked to

“
I h ave been in Fl oren ce th on th s he
rs t day I cam
, ,

h - ex pl ain ed ; an d th efi e h
“
er in a l ow w ell train ed voi ce about pi ctu res
, , ,
ere I saw

and books an d divers of h er Fl oren tin e favor o u I w a s in t h e C h u rch o f th e A n n u n c i a t i on

y
e m ust be dream an d you cam
.
, ,

ites u ntil sh e fel t as if sh in g e in You l ooked pal e an d un h ap py

How m
.
, . ,

uchyou know a bout everyth in g an d you kn el t do wn on th e s teps of on e of th e

I kn ew by y our m
,

sh e burst forth in h er inn ocen t h

, eadlo ng fas h al tars an d said a p rayer
, , an .
,

And h ow — h n er th at you w ere n ot a Cat h olic an d I w atch

m
ion at last o w kin d you are to ed

e so m ad been Doris or if I you an d your face fix ed its elf on m y m

. ,
, ,

tell uch If it h em o ry

ave seen you al m

. , .
,

h ad been like Doris Sin ce th en I h os t every day

He sto pped h er w ith a sm il e so m eti m es in th e street som etim es in th e picture

e m
, , ,

Suppose I tell you th e truth of th atter l

"
g all e r ie s a n d ch u rch es ; an d I h a v e a l w a y s s ee n

he said som eth in g in your face w h ichdi d not belo n to

It w as s ucha rem
.

arkabl e th ingto say under your youth I h ave w on dered w h at it w as and

ircum mer it has tro ubl ed mo in a w ay you w oul d perhaps

.

at Lisa could only stem

, ,

th e c s tanc es th , , ,

a w ord or so ir uooh, srently . scaro ely u nders tan d Ih av e s een a g oo d deal of .

.

Th e truth l sh life Miss Lisa an d y ou are too youn g to l ook

”
I don t
’
e said

e still sm Well on e m
.
, ,

B ut h iled an d appeared so u n dis tired an d tagged out or n in

g I w e n t
er from un derstanding ou t early an d m
.
, ,

turbed th at s h e w as furth et you in a s ide street You h ad

s om
.
,

eth ingunder your sh aw l and you l ooked a

ave kn ow n you very m

,

Ih uchl on g er th an I littl e frigh ten ed So I foll ow ed you at a safe

dis tan ce an d I saw you turn in to a s m
.
,

h k
ave n ov Vu Miss D o r is h e said 3 Ih
’t
ave kn own ‘
all dark

m m m
.
, , ,

y o u f or th r ee onth s at leas t s h o p W h e n y o u c a e o u t I w e n t in . T h e a n , .

You 1 ”
g pas e d L isa Y ou h a v e k n o
.w n w a s h o l d in g h is p u r ch a s e in h is h a n d a nd I ,

kn ew it at on ce I did n ot like to s ee th e oil y

‘

ed m
.

h Ih ave kn ow n you for l ittl e rascal h

_

” "
ol d it ; an d so I in dul g l i
'

Yes e answ ered “

y s e f n

ree m e lux ury of buyin g it from im He ch

, .

th on th s and I h ave a piece of your pro th h eated

m m
, .

p y
e r t i h y p o c k e t n o w
”
e a s I h a v e n o d o u b t h e c h e a te d y o u ; b u t I
at tim
,
. , ,

He l oo ked a l ittl e grave but witha peculiarl y knew h e w oul d S in ce th e I h ave h ad it

m m m m
.
,

g e n t l e g ra v i ty is h e, d re w s o e t h in g fr o h is i n yp o c k et a n d I sh o u l d H i to k ee p it t h ere , ,
 O N E L E S S r o N I e n r 1 17

if you w ill l et e m
I n ever drea ed of your . m Ma mma re m
a kd r e Doris , w ho sat n ear ,

mm
,

loo king rath M r Bas ilh ”

being M iss Dru o n d s sis ter I did n o t kno w urs t said Lisa
’
er pal e,

m m m m
. . .

sh e h
ad o n e An d w h en you ca e in to th
. e roo An d Lis a it w as , tho ughit w as s o e ti e be
to - h
ui g t, for a second or s o, I did uo t fed quit e
s ure of yo u I do n ot see w h
y it is n
'
t Doris , ins tead, h
s e

In discreet an d ill regulated to th

- e las t , Lisa said, refiect ively , on several occasio ns after she

burs t in to pass io n ate tears of sh a e m w as ma rried hes e occas ion s

; and, on on e o f t
m
.
,

It w as n o w on der , sh Ih Adrian w en t to h er s ide an d s ho w ed h

”
e s aid ad ade . er a

m
,

y s elf as dreadful as I coul d. I th

ink it w s s cr us hed scrap of paper w itha few lin es w rit ten ,

out of spite. My h
c ecks are covered w it hpaint . upon it in a g irlis hh
,an d .

- I w onder you
mD
’
I stol e i t o ut o f Dorie co lor box
m m hl ittl e
.
”
D e al s , it ran I w as a selfis
I— I h
m mal
don t des pise
’
e. ave been so is er
ani to care at all An d I do n o t care, eit her ;
m t
.
” ,

is gh
e
m alm
onl y
.

g as tly I a retty , l ike

her h
reen
h
no p
th m y
.

Never i d t at , said ero os t

hit
n

may
,
yo u, yo u 80 0 . Here is an d I w is
be able to h
e on e
Perh
m
,
tenderl y aps I el p you

m
.
"
w as ore. LISA .

Bl iss Ins a, pro ise

'

to forget it I w an t y ou

m
.

h
t at y o u w ill l et e be yo ur frien d I picked th at up j ust befo re you ca e in to m
m
.

Lisa w iped tears and ver ilion , toget er, all h the roo , th m
at nigh t , an d coul d not hel p r eadin g

her ch eeks , w ithh er handkerch ief, and regarded i t.

”
Basllh
nn t mid “ A nd I could n ot tell you
mw l my ha t
.

’
ildis h
Dcris l ion w ithbeautiful , woeful, ch ly grate how the poor littl e a w en t to e r ,

ful ey es . Lha

m
.

If you w ill , she cried, iuncc tl y. If you Lira looked up q ui ckl y

m
.

w ill I do n t deser ve it A n d it is like a drea

’
M ight it h
ave boon Dorie, if you h
ad n ot

m
. . .

I n ova h
ad a frien d in y lif e.
’
s een h
t at t
”
h s e as ked.

Adr ian ie h
laid h and on h
er s h
oul der an d
md mm d
,

Lisa ! ex clai e Mrs Dru. on , h

s aken kiu ed her .

-
out o f al l self posses sio n , w hen , scarc ely s ix No , no I h
”
e ans w ered “
Not Dorie I do . .

m o nth s afte r w ard, M r Adrian Bas il hurs t h ad a t h

in k it w o uld ever h
. ave been Do ris But it w as
m
.

littl e in ter view w ithh er, in the cours e of w hich that. w h ich ade n o s peak so soon For you
mu t m
.

e asked h
h er for the han d o f h h ha laugh h
”
es t daug
er yo un g s . con fess , y d ear, w it , t at it.
Surel y n ot Lisa Mr Bas ilh h
” ”
urs t l
, , . w as rat er an un us ual p oceeding.
r

ONE L E S S -
T O N I G II T .

B Y I A B I B J . I A CO O L L .

B al l sh e sto od, beneaththe m

a tl n e, True, w e know tls but t e w h at
'
h
nigh
Jus t a year ago, tc - t, We h ave h idden fro our s ight; m
W ithh In l ath ‘
he j ew el
'
er rosy face upl ifl ed, our er s cro w n t
In th
e glo w i ng rosy light.
H olding u p a ti ny sto cking, So w e try to bow in si lence,
Whil e her sw eet voice eagerly ’
N eatht h
e blo w th
at on u tell ,
E n de d, W on t yo u h
‘
ang it , mm
m a a, K hose h
no w i ng He w an d had deal t it ,

E ver deathal l th
“
ings w el l .

m mi
her n dl y m ire h
m
L eno I s it by dying e bers, But
m
we ne er

m a ! in m
, ,

0 I ve h
as co e and p us , And w e llet ah in
e l on nd of com
, ,

And t h
e bell in yo nder st eep le For th i ng tooutepe
hour of on e
Slo w l y te lls the We ah al l never h u t agai n

Oue m
. .

y h
,
eart re-ech oes sadl y ,
Litt le feet th e lo ving Saviour
, ,

Tw o w ere h ere on e y ear ago E arl y th rou ghth e P early Gate

ey lio dream emknow in g in l ife s jo urn ey

,

By any side an h ing Let! th '

omm
, , ,

an is steepl e: neathth e sno w

’
. Th ut t wo un d th an soo n o r l ate , .

on, the l o nelin e and ren ew ,

Didh lis p h er evening pray er ;
s e I n our h
earte and in our hom
e

robed form m
, ,

B ut no w h ite - now kneel eth When we kno w on no to orrow

B y the t in y vacan t ch ai r W ill on: ab out darlin g co e m

e ti red l ips m urm
. .

O nce for al l th ured Why th is cro a ? w e gri evin g question ;

m
, , ,

Now I lay e dow n to sl eep,

”
Go d, w ho to ok our idol , kn ew ,

And her bl ue eyes closed fore ver, If our when” w ere in h eaven,

m
In a sl u ber long an d deep . We w ould long to follo w , too .
 THE DAU GH TER O F JE RUSALE M

B Y I A B Y V . S P I ROI B .

con man ma
- n o: u .

C H A P TE B IV In th
is h
resol uti on
e was seconded by M iria m
mth
.

War e even ts , in th e precedin g Nor

n ar rated
, u n d er s afe:wh
en h
e w oul d h ave sent her ,

chpa te rs h ad be en t ra n s p irin g, ot he rs , or igin all y con duct, beyon d J ordan , w oul d sh e lis ten to th e

m
,

l it ical erely in th eir ch aracter, h ad taken al H a w w a t h at f R th f

po ro
p p os er n s e r s o u , o n e o .

pl a c e , w h ich w er e d e s tin e d al s o s erio u s ly to af her o w n an ces tre ss es ,

w h e re th o u go e s t ,
I g,
o

feet th e fort un es o f ou r h ero an d h ero i n e wh ere th ou dies t, I w il l die

”

m
.

hope it w ill n ot com

.

Pal es ti n e, though subdued by Po p y

e t e h
e to th e w ors t Let us
‘

Great , n earl y a century before , had b een p e

er»
said h er fath er strivi n
g t o app ea r ch eer f ul I
m m
.
,

itted to retain a s e i-in dependen ce, payin g have great influen ce ; an d there are others like
tr ibute of co urse but pres erving in a great de me ;w e w ill w atchour time an d may y et pre
m m
, , ,

n of Giska an d S im
,

gr ee ,i ts l oc a l fr e e d o B u t the R o a n
.
yok e vail At present J oh , on t h e
.
,

th u
o g h li g h t g e ll ed th e pro u d H e bre w s Fr e zeal ot h ave it all th eir ow n w ay : but t h e popu
ad taken pl ace from l ace is
.
, ,

i l in s urrection s h fi l - - h l
q u en t p a r t a v bi al l k b a d b t y w il
em
r e n e

is period becam
pro e y c :
,
y y
tim e to tim e an d abou t th o re beco m e tired of th ese l eaders es peciall y w h en

m m
, ,

co o n t h a n ev e r I t w as o n bus i
.n e ss conn ect
they s ee h ow th ey h ave been del uded If I did
is I w oul d m
.

ed w ithon e of th es e u prisin g s in Gal il ee th at not h ape for th l f b d J r

ys
, e go ey on o

e youngRom
,

th an h ad been sen t w ithdispatch dan B ut so l ong as th ere is a ch an ce of w is er

’

es

J erusal em
,

my p
.

fro mEgy pt to . It w as in referen ce cou n sels prevail in g; s o l ong as res en ce can ,

h
to t e dai ly i n creas in g s erious n ess hes e l n even in the sl ightes t degree con tribute to s ucha
of t

res ul t ;it is m m
,

s urrections th at th e Prin ce h ad spoken w h en d u t I f l t a i O l l

y ,
y e e o, re n n y on y
I m
.
, , ,

h al f-p ro p hetic al l y h e dep r ec a te d to h i s g u es t th e d a rli n g w o ul d y o u w er e n o t g g

o in w it h e

ly an d alm
, , .

rain w h ichw ar and con quest w oul d brin g upo n An d h e l ooked at h er forebodi n g ost ,

h is lan d w ithtears
an arm ad been com
.

e Rom
.

Th ies in P al estin e h Your duty is w ithyour country

, an s w ered

men ded hitherto by Vespas ian ; but that gen e M iriam and min e is w ithyou Remember I
, ,

too am
, , , .
, ,

ral h avin g been recen tly cal l ed to th e purpl e An d s h

”
of un stain ed Hebrew bl oo d e
im M ean
, , .

his s on Titus had n ow succeeded h drew h ers el f prou dly u p

.

Weeks even m
.
, ,

tim e th e in s urrectionary feelin g w as s preadin g on th s h ad pas s ed w h

.
il e th ese

B efore l on g it becam -
, ,

e evide t to al c
n l l e a r s ig hted even ts w ere transacti n g y et no w ord had been
er Heberw or Rom eir gues t His nam
,

obs ervers wh eth an th at a h eard of th e w as n ever s poken

m
, , .

g en eral ris in g w as o n ly a q u es tio n o f ti e T he

b e t w e en fath e r a n d d a u gh te r T h e P r in c e e v e r

m
. .
,

p p
o u l ar cry a o n g th e J e w s w a s l e t u s st r i ke s in ce th at h u rr i ed l ea ve-ta k in g had h al f-s u s pe ct ed

a l as t bl o w for freedom e tru th but as M iriamdid n o t m

,

im
,

: th e Go d of our fath ers th ake h her

w ill su rely tigh t on our side U n der th ese cir con fiden t h eh ad too fin e a s ense o f delicacy to ask

Titus sl ow ly drew tow ard J crusa qu es tion s

.

cum M iriamh
,

s tan ces ,
ers el f in s pite of h er reso . ,

lemi,
n order to be ready for t
l ut io n to forget , in s phe w ors t
ite even o f daily ,a col l ect
n d e arn es t

in g h is l egion aries as be advan ced, and callin g prayer for strengthto do so , coul d no t h el p oflen

in h is au x il iaries fro every q uart er mth in kin g of h i Had h e, sh

. e as ked ers el f, m . h
But, th ou g hthe popul ar cry w as for hostilities , return ed to Ro e ? O r w as h e s til l w ithth e m
h Jew s
t e as a n ation , w er e n ot unan i m ous . The ar my ? An d if the latter, did be y et l ive ? Or
m m
,

m ore in tell igen t foresaw the hopel es s n ess of a h ad h e fall en in on e of th e an y s kir is h es ,

s trug l e P ro m in en t amo n gth es e w as th e Prin ce w h i h w n ow of al m os t daily occu rr en ce be

g c e re .
.
,

B ut t h eir in fluen ce as y et w as of no avail t w een th e in surg en t Jew s of th e pro vin ces an d

erefo re it becam
,

advan cin g arm

,

Wh en th e eviden t th at w ar w as th e steadil y- f T i tus

, , y o .

inevitabl e in vol vin g perh aps th e of J eru Th said h er fath

"
e sieg e die is cas t er return in gto

e Prin ce m is fam
,

sal emits el f t h
, , , ,

oved h il y in to th e pal ace on e even ing We h e l d a l as t co un cil

Im en m
.
,

th e city w ith o th ers of his clas s us t s tan d by to- day w h fri en ds a n d l w u tv t d

y er e o o e

m m
.
, , ,

y co u n try h e said s adl y, D u ty co es fi

,
rs t a n d
. the o ffers of Ti tu s w ere defian tly rej ected
.
.

1 18
 T H E DA U G HT ER or JE RU S A L B K .

Th m
e Ro an w atchfires w ill g
- l ea , in conse m h m
an, foe h
t at, in a few w eeks , t e audacious

t - i ht al l al th hei ghts of 80 0 q w ould be dis com fited if not by th e arm s of th e

q uen co, o n g , on g e ,

to th e w es t an d northof us A l egion h aa even defenders th en by th e direct in terven tio n of th e

e cas t to w atehus fromth

.
,

been pos ted o n th at Mos t High Th ese access ions of course ia

m m
, . , ,

q u a r te r If y o u seco n d to t h e roof you can s ee c r e as e d t h e

, n u b e r o f th e fi g h ti n g en in s i d e .

es e very num
.

th l es in th B ut th bers on th e o th er h
”
eir eag e direction o f M oun t Olivet . an d

e city o f J erus alem n ow about to h er of fam

, ,

Th e h e added t o th e dan g in e if th e s ieg e

ed w as regarded as prac ticall y im

, ,

s ieg p g
r e n a b l e sh oul d be prol on g ed Un fortu n ately few or n o
In vain Miriam
.

It occupied an is olated pen in s ula j uttin g out provm

.
, , ,

ions h
’
ad been s tored up
'
s

east an d ros e from imh

, .

to w ard t h e so u t h - deep pre fath er and oth ers like h ad urged th e est ab

ment of great m
, , , ,

ci pito us ravin es on every side ex cept one Th is lis h ag azin es of food

. M adn ess
m
.
,

was at t h e no rthw es t w h
- ere a narrow n eck o f ss s s ed t h e aj o ri ty T he G o d o f ou r ih th e rs

e m
p o e

m
, .

u d nn ec ted it w ithth ain land so to w ill fi h t f a H e fo u g h t f H is e l e o f

g ro n co
g o r s o r p po

It w as fro mth
, ,

s peak . is quarter only th ere old

”
th ey cried Aw ay w ithyour h
, eath
,
enis h .

fore th at it coul d be approach ed by a h

"
os til e su ti l
gg es o ns

arm m
,

y ; f o r o n e v er y o th er s id e in a cces s ibl e pre A s er ies o f bl o o d y co ba ts n o w e n su e d o u t

m
,

m
,

ep i ic es s u
,
r ou n ted b y b a ttl e e n te d w a ll s f o r side th e w al l of th e New City , Aw are of th e .

thand resol ution of h

”
bade assaul t s tren g is oppo n en ts says

Jerusal emw as in reality a h

.
,

Nor w as th is al l . istorian of th ese events

, aw are also th
, at h e

ree dis tin ct lin es of ram

, , ,

th ree separate citi es in on e ; but eachdefen ded h ad th p a rt t o force and

tw o citadels to m e Rom
,

by i ts o w n w all ; so th at if on e city fell tw o ro as ter th

, an l eader pre
main ed The ol des t w as at the southeas tern pared to conduct the siege according to the rules
,

ex trem
.

ity of th e pen ins ul a w h ere th e g roun d of art w ith th

, e patien ce an d pers everan ce n ot ,

w as th e h igh es t and w h ere th l ess requisit e for success th Th

e tw o vall eys o f "
an bravery e

Rim mon met at the foot of besieged m

, .

Jeh os h ap h ade constan t sall ies h

at an d B en - o w ever to pre

m
, ,

th e preci p ices Th is w as cal l ed th

. e Upper City vent th e as s ailan ts g et tin g a fo o t- h.
o l d fr o W h ich

It w as w al l ed in even on th e sides overh

,
angin g to w ork th eir eng in es On ce th ey w ere even so .

th e ravin es ; but an even stro n g er w all defen ded success ful as not on l y to drive th e invaders back

eir cam m
,

it o n th e l an d s ide Nex t to it on th e n orthan d but to fire t h

p W h e re th e R o a ns
e Tem m
. ,

e Jew s un derm
.

w es t , w as th e Low er City wh ere th p l e, ined th in ed Day and n igh t .

, ,

s t oo d l ookin g eas tw ard over th e val l ey of J o nig ht an d day attack an d repuls e w en t on ia

s m
, , ,

hos haphat an d w es w t ar d a n d n o rth -w es tw ard cessan tl

y I n va i n Ti tu ore th a n o n c e o fi ered
’

on orabl e term Com e en d take us from

, . ,
, ,

to w ard th e n ec k of lan d w h i h
c w e h av e d e s cr ib e d h s
“ .
be
ad on ce been n eathour crum
.
,

B ey o n d in th is latter direction h w as th e h augh

”
bl in g w al ls ty
e Ro m
, , ,

o pen fiel ds ex ten din gto th e n eck o f lan d ; but repl y Th ans an s w ered th e taun t by ply

eir batt ering ram s m

, .

w i th in a gen eration th es e h ad been buil t up

, ing th ore vig , o rously th an

an d al s o defen ded by a w all erected across th e over

; w h il e in re tu rn s to n e s a n d darts boilin g , , ,

neck. w at er and oil , w ere po ur ed do w n on he

t us
We my a h Jerusal emw as on e of the
add t at

w eal th ies t cities at th at period in th ,

e w orl d But th e greater m
, ilitary s kill of th e en em
.

y
Its m erch an ts con troll ed th e trade of th e Eas t final ly prevailed Th e w al ls across th e Neck
m
,

fo e en tmd
.

as Ven ice did cen tu ri es utt er w ard ; a n d th e s u p -

orun bl ed in s everal p la ce s th e ,

tu o us n es s of th eir livin
g rivaled if it did n ot th ro u g h t he b r ea ch a n d t h e New City fell
e Ro m
,

how ever had tim

, .

surpas s th at of th an n obility Th e s tately M os t of th e population e to

m
.
, , ,

l i th i n th e w alls an d th e s pl en di d vil las h L C i h U

p a a c e w ap s to t e o w e r t y o r t e pp on e ; but
e r

emare described by cotem

, ,

w ith ou t th , po ra ries th ey l ost everyt h

, in g but th eir lives , .

as un eq uall ed Th e ordinary po pulation w as

. Th e palac e of th e Pri n ce w as in t h e Upper

abo ut t w o h un dred th ousan d Th is w as n ow City Th e n ig h t th e New City w as carried h e

ousan d or m
.

cam om
.
,

s w ell ed to s ix h undred th ore partly e h e th oroug h ly w orn out His daugh ter
met himwi than an x ious countenance
, , .

becaus e t h e s easo n w as th at in w h ichw o rsh ip

m
.

m m
.

p e rs h ad co e u p fro e v er y pa rt of Pales tine “

Is i t t r u e i”
s h e i d H as th e New City
and even from
, , .

Egypt an d As syria to th
"
e g reat fall en l ,

annual fes tival ; and partl y because w h en th e Yes it is true

”
h e replied Ou r sol diers
m m m
.
, ,

Ro m
,

an ar i es ad v an c ed n a
e e r r th e h us ba n d en f ou gh t lik e l io n s ; b u t in v a in T o - o rrow th e

eir cattl e en em m
.
, ,

aban don ed th eir cro ps and drivin g th y w il l as sa il th e ra p ts of th

ar e Lo w er

em so ug e Tem
,

be fo re th h t sh el ter w ith in th e g ates City an d even th reaten th

p l e perhaps
in gbut a m
.

is great m
, , , .

All th ul titude bel ieved nearl y to a Not h

"
iracl e w ill save us
, .
 T H E D A U G H T E R O l ‘
J E R U S A L E M .

But, res u md Mi iam

e r tw o ot her w alls are dail y sacri fices in th e Te pl e, in vokin gt he Lo rd m
m
,

l eft ; an d they , at l eas t, are i p g

re n abl e In the o f Hos ts t o their at

m
.

en d, T i tus w ill get dish earte n ed, for th e autu n The old are dyin g dail y by hun dreds , said

rain s w ill co m w h hie, en s sol diers w ill die, by t he Prince, o n e even in g, on is return h o e; h m
t h
ousan ds , of fevers an d p es til en ce.
"
and s o are t e h young children Yes terday a .
,

ave n oth
Alas I w e h i ngto eat,
”
h
w u t e reply . hous e was u t up : th
observed to be s h e au thori

You mt us n ot s uppose h
t at h
ot ers are as w ell ties broke int o it : it w as tirll of dead bodies .

s upplied as ours el ves . I foresaw all th

is , an d E very soul had eviden tl y peris hed of hun ger ”

mm m
.

l aid in , boun tiful provision

secretl y , B ut th e . A few days later, Miri a et h i , at th e

p p
eo l e, at l arge ,
are al r eady in so re s t ra it A few . thres hol d of her apart en t, w ithw hi te face, an d m
s upplies ar e in tro duced, on dark n igh ts , by haul eyes disten ded w ithhorror

in g hmup in bas kets fromth

.

t e e vall ey of h I hear ? she

“
Is t his aw ful s tory true, t at
e en em m
, ,

On e of m m
,

J ehoshaph at w here as yet n on e of th y said h a n d a id n t e ll t ha t a n

y e s s e

e sm
, , , .

are pos ted ; but they are on ly a drop in th e oficer of th e l aw attracted by th el l of s od

bucket ; an d as s oo n as Titus com

,

p l et e l y invests den fles h entered th e h ous e w h en ce it pro ,

us th Sh e sh
"
is scan ty resource w ill fail ceeded uddered and coul d s carcel y g o

is arm y is too sm
.

He discovered a w idow a m
, ,

“ n es ts us ?
I v S urely h all on oth er g aun t

an d em
. , ,

for th aciated but w ithth

”
at . e raven in g l ook of a ,

“
Titus is steadil y increas ing h is forces He s tarved w il d-beas t ; an d sh e— s h e w as — devour

s to an in ves tm l ed lim
.

an s w ered th i n g th e m bs of h er ow n ch Sh
” ”
eviden tly l oo k en t e an g il d e

at com
, .

Prin ce des pon din gly Wh en th es w e covered h er face w ith h er h an ds as if to sh ut

must starve
, . , ,
’
out th e h orribl e s ig ht and subbed hysterically
urdered it for a m
.

ad m
, , ,

He proved a true proph et In a few day s th e Sh e h eal

”

an to draw a lin e o f circum

.

Rom
.

ans w ered th
“ "
an gen eral beg It is al as ! too true e Pri n ce

vallation com ave m

, , .

h God in His in fin ite pity h

m m
p l e t el y a ro u n d t e c i t y a t a di s ta n ce ercy on as

mthe walls
,

emon e to t w o furlon g
, ,

of th s

m
.

Wh en th is w as com p l et e d t h e f a i n e s o lo n g To such terribl e s traits h ad th e defen ders o f

Jerusal emcom
, ,

th reaten ed s et in
, w ith fii gh ,
tful s h eet Th e e . .

s uf ferin g i n creas ed daily And n ow a ch ange

e m
.

began to com e over a po rtion even of th os t

Many a m
C HA P TE R 7
wh o h ad
.

des perate defen ders . an ,

been full of defian ce w h o h ad cried out Let In th es e feartl rl days a feel in g be an to take
g
m
, , ,

us di e rath er th an surren der

'

reg retted w h en p
’
o s s es s io n o f t h e P r in ce o re aw ful th an any

is fam
, , ,

h e saw h ily starving th at h e h ad n ot wh ich h ad gon e before a dread th at h e h ad

e m erred after all in com in g in to J erusal emsin ce

, ,

lis ten ed to th e co un s els of th oderate party

t on Miriam
. , ,

m
,

Fo r a t im e i t s ee e d a s if t h e P r in c e a n d h i s th e r eb y h e h a d brough a fate w h ich

m
,

a t i h t t b i t h l t re a so n A s i n th e event of th e city bein g taken by as saul t

p y r g y e r n g e p pe o e o .

m
,

w ee k s p a ss e d f o r th e b e s i e g e d fo u g h t so d es p e w o u ld b e to o h o r r ib l e to co n te p la te

In our own tim

.
,

rately th at th ey l on g h eld Titus in ch eck an d as e tow n s th at are g iven to th e

e fam e n um at m
, , ,

th ine in creased th bers of th e dis sack s h ow spectac l es th ake even s tern w ar

m
, ,

a fi
‘

e ct e d g r e w a n d g re w H u n d r e d s r u s h e d f ra n r io r s s h u d d e r B u t i n t h a t a g e a t t ers w ere

ates im m
. .

tical ly to th l i t h H t i n finite ly wors e W h en a city w as s torm d th

e g p o r n g e o e o e e

abl e bodi ed m
.

em
, ,

p e r m i t th t o depart in td th e co un try w ith out al es by th e rul es of w ar th en preve

m m
,

arm
,

h h l n t w ere put to th e s w ord ; th

”
s or bag gg a e B ut s a y s t e s a e is to e e o
, l d e r w o e n

m
.
,

rian fr o m w h o w e h a ve a lr e a d y q u o t e d Ti t u s a n d c h il d re n w er e s o l d i n to s lavery ; an d th e

m m
,

m
s te rn ly r e fu s e d T o d e te r o t h e r s fro t h e a t y o u n g w o en w er e a b a n d o n ed t o t h e l ic e n tio us

m m
.

te p m t, a n d t e a c h th e t h e y h a d n o h o p e b ut in n e s s o f t h e co o n so l di e r y a fa t e in fi n it ely ,

s urre n d e ri n g t h e ci ty h e o r d e r e d ,th e c a p t i v es t o w o r s e th a n d e a th .

be s u s p e n d e d o n c ross e s ro u n d t h e w a ll s a n d I t w a s t hi s th o u g h t w,
h i c h n ow d a r k en ed every

con ti n u e d f or s e v e r a l d a y s to i n fl i ct t hi s c r u e l h o u r o f t h e P ri n ce s e x i s tence for h e s aw d a y

’
, ,

u n is h m e n t u p o n a l l th a t fe ll in t o h is h a n d s b y d ay h is in fl u e n c e a g a i n w a n in g O h if I
at m
p
.
, .
,

Th e fug iti ves s h ran k bac k w ithpiteou s cries into coul d but h ave foreseen th y p es en ce w oul d
r

th e city ; but th eir m urm urs w ere tm he said in des pair

”
availin g; be unavailin g God for »

m m m
, , .

t h e c h i e fs a n d t h e s ol di e r s a i n t a in ed t h e ir d o gg e d g iv e e fo r h a v in g b ro u g h t M ir i a h e re , fo r

res ol ti a d i n t h e m id s t o f f a m in e a n d p es h a v i n g a llo w ed h er to c o m e I s h oul d h ave in

s of m
u o n n

mand prophets si s on her goingbeyon d Jordan I should no t

.

til en ce an d th e w ail in g

e daily pray ers and perform ave perm

, .

ers el f If on l m
,

s till ofiered th ed th e h itted h er t o sacrifice h

‘

y y .
 T HI D AU G HT E R o r J E R U SA L E M .

life is s pare d, may it n ot be hsd

so A heav y father, is a mtiv
o e h
t at can not in fluen ce m; a d
e n

tim m mf m
.

ran so mi , n ay e, save h
er w hen the city
, Miria eels as I do, and as beco es her ancien t
fall s B ut if I sh
oul d die blood
’

m ma m
. .

He broke ofl abruptly He coul d n ot co nte Th

en th
e ol d ad last h
'

. n e a eflort to s ake

plat ehe aw ful alternative

t
m
.

Ah! h e res u m if I h he fall of Jerusal em he said

"
“
ed ad on l y listen ed to “
But ay not t
B ut I trusted too m uchto m
, , ,

our goo d pas tor y be neces s ary to the s pread of th e Go s pel ? To

ran k an d w eal th; I th e diss em
.

oug ht they w oul d enabl e open the road for th i nation o f His Word
el p to save m mt fi
,

no to h y co un try B u t n ew J o h
n all civilized p p
eo l e us rs t be un ited un der on e

of Gis ka s n od is m an all m m
m m
.

ore poten t th head at-

Th head is Ro But th
’
y co on . e. is na

w or ds
"
tion stands in t h
e way . Even w e Hebrews
dm
.

F or the ol d pries t h
ad sought out th
e Prin ce j ust h o are Ch ris tian s do n ot all a it that th e Glad w

befo re t he siege began Ti din gs are to be publ ish ed to th e Gen til e as w ell

eard of y our in ten tion to m is peopl e m

.

Ih ave h ove in to as to t he Jew Th us t be dispersed

e ol d m ave som e said w arm

.
,

th said th an d h th h
” ”
e city an e to is nationality be broken up
You cann ot be so m em
, , , ,

ex post ulat e . ad B y th is ing w ithh is th e before th e Gos pel can be . ,

“

sui cidal s et you ris k everyth ing: property life preach ed to all kindreds and peopl es and
mh m
, , , , ,
” i i
Mi ria ers el f w a
hmth an I am
.

he Prin ce h I doing God h

”
“
I kno w it, t ad repl ied. But can do no ot elp
'

my d m! er sol em
,

it is uty . Can I, a Hebrew sol dier, des ert e ans w ered the oth nly after a pause

mity 1 m Jerusalem:
,

my
, .

coun try , in this , her ex tre ”

I a a acidi c and a Prince of

mfi h if m I an w ithit
” ”
Hear e, rst, w as t e ans w er I an d y country fails ,
An d I ama soldier of Ch
. .

ot hers he con gregation are s h

of t out to g o to r is t replied th “
e
Future tim he added pm
,

Th h
" ”
P ell s . is w as a village of Decapolis beyon d priest e , p efi . , ,
.

J ordan a region n ow a desert but th en densel y cally w ill h on or us w arriors of th e Cross w h o

er an d m om
, , , , ,

p p
o u l a te d a n d fi ll e d w i th tow ns an d even citi es l eave fath oth er h e an d coun try an d

We do not attach any im um

, , . , ,

portance to th e all th e as sociations on w h ichw e h ave fed h

p p
o u l a r s ig n s th a t a re s a i d to p r e di c t th e fa ll o f i n fa n cy f or th e g l or y o f G o d a n d t h e l o v e of a
e m
,

th e city : to th en an d ch ariots as serted to Spiritual Redefi nes Your coun try is J crusa .

h ave been s een battlin g in th e cl ouds, or to th e

rum o r th at th e g ates of th e Tem p l e th e o t h er W it h th es e w or d s h e

,
h ad l e ft th e Prin ce att er , ,

day bu rst o pen of th eir ow n accord But y ou a sil ent benediction ;and th e n ex t day t h e Prince

kno w an d I kn ow th
, .

at in th e day of Pen tecost h ad taken up h is quarters as w e h ave seen in

a voice m um eard from
, , , , , ,

ore th
, an h an w as h w ith th , e city , .

in th e Holy of Holies cryin g out Th e fath er s anx iety an d distn ss w as th

’
Let us de , ,
‘
e

p a r t h e n c e I Y o u k
’
n o w a n d I k n o w th a t o u r, g r ea t er b ec a u se h e kn ew th ,
a t t he radical l eaders ,

bles s ed Lord as He sat on th e h ill of Olivet did not h esi tate to h ave any one assass inat ed w h o

e Tem
, ,

ever agai n st th l H h w arted th eir view s H e n ever w ent fort h in

j d
'

p e u s t b e fo re e s u fl e re t
mourn ed open ly for the desolation that w as to the m
.
, , ,

orn in g w ith out th e conscious n ess t h at

e u pon J er us alem An d m e m
,

com
, ,

oreover y ou as before even ing h idi t h e th us put out of th e

om
,

a states m at J udea cannot com

.
, ,

an kn o w th t e w ay B ut h e n ever s h rank fr h is duty not

p e

im
.
,

an ded w ithHom
, , ,

sin gl e- h e w ith
”
standin g th is On ly h e said to h s elf a .

m
,

I amw ell aw are of it. w as th

, .

“
e a nd repl y h u
”
n d r e d ti es d u ri n g t h os e s l o w l -
y draggin g
But y our cas e an d m Poor poor Mi riamif I s h
. ,

“
ine are differen t You days .
oul d be take n , , ,

are a Ch rist ian pastor an d y our flrst dut

y is to aw ay

m
,

th e con g reg ation I a a H e b r e w P ri n ce a n d T h e s ie g e h a d n o w co n ti nued for n earl y th r ee

m m
.
,

y fi rs t d u t y is to t h e H e b r ew n a t io n : P e rh a p s o n th s A t l as t a lt er a d esperate stru
gg l e

e peopl e Titus m
.

e w orst com
, , ,

befor e th es to th .e w orst th rri ed th e An to nia tow er Th is stro ng .

I have some little influ citadel stood

,

will lis t e n to reason a t th e n o r th - w es t cor ner of th e

w all com m
.

en ce Ih ave as you kn ow foreseen th is crisis an din g th e Low er City and overl ook

m
,

ave conceal ed m
.
, , , ,

an d h y co n v e rs io n to C h r is tia n it y in g th e T e p l e

er ex trem
.
,

in order to retain th is in fluen ce It is in th e Before proceedingto furth i ties h ow

call ed a parley an d m
. ,

h o e th u h t h i i fl u f a i ti a t l a t e v er T i t u a d e a l a t ff
p r o g s n e n ce o s s s n g e s s s o e r

to save m
, , , ,

y co u n t ry th a t I g o in t o t h e cit y I
t to aban don m m
.
,

h ave n o righ y p o s t w h il e th e I a go in g to th e w a ll s in h e p e t h e re w il l
m m
, ,

s li h
g t es t c h a n c e o f s u cc es s re ai n s A s to w h a t b e a co u n cil
”
s a id t h e P r in c e t o M ir ia th at
m
.

m
. , ,

y ou s a y a b ou t ris k in g y o w n s a fe t y t h a t o rn in g I sh a l l u r e th
g e
,
a c ce p ta,n ce o f p ro .
 T H B D A U G H T E R O F J E R U S A L E M .

posals for peace, as I h ave al w ay s don e ; an d haman d Isaac an d Jacob for His great m ercies

m m
, , ,

ore earn es tl y th
"
no w an ever We are ad to us
my m
. .

if we p ers ist . B ut I fear w ords w ill be Then he sank in to a te porary s tupo r . He

of n o avail . John of Giska will cry Jeruas cl osed h
is eyes Th e atten dan ts thou h
g t im
h
mi mha d himm m i
.

le h s t e Lord
’
s, a
nd He w il l protect it , an d
‘
I dead . B ut Miria e r ur u r ng feebly ,

all be h
sh o s ted dow n by th e mb o The en d, in an d put her ear cl ose to his lips to l is ten
he m
. .

h Th th
"
t at cas e, is n ot far to s ee e w ay is dark oan ed e w ater , ,

He s to pped, abruptly He coul d n ot , at l east in deep and oh! so col d ”

He sh ivered I see
mp
. , . .

hat w as in h is th hts ; n o sh
"
Miria ore bey on d
’
s res en ce, say w oug

at if J erus al emfell by as saul t s h

.

th By an d by h
- - e m urm Wh at if th e Sad
“
e pure in , , , ure d , ,

nocent n urtu red in l ove O hl h e coul d n ot ducees are righ t ? Wh at if there is n o res urrec

er m
,

beer to th in k of it . tion ? Wh at if I n ever s ee h ore

His forecas t w as not at fault Th e pro posals . Th e piteousn ess of th e cry al m o s t broke h is
of th e Rom ans w ere in dign an tl y rej ect ed Even dau gh ter s h
'
. eart .

wh en M att h ias or as h e is n ow call ed Jos eph us Sudden ly h is w h ol e face brig hten ed He hal f
e im
,

ro s efrom
, , , .

wh o h ad g on e o ver to th p eri al s id e l ik e his couch He gazed eagerl y in to the

m
.
,

an y oth ers appear ed at th e w al ls an d besou g ht dis tan ce

en n o t to ru shm mt
, .

his cou ntry m

,

adly to des tr uction “

The l ight — theg ewh
l ory— th ite battl e en s ,

e m
,

boots an d ex ecration s w ere th e repl y o f th ob . he cried ex ul tin gly h

is voice rin gin g cl ear an d ,

Th e Prin ce t urned sad at h eart to g o h om e high the shin in g an gel s w aiting And oh .

m
.
, , ,

As h e l ett t h e w all s Jo h n of Giska w h ispered to Sal o e

is m
,

o n e of h in ions Th ere g oes a t raitor s ee He fel l back t he s en ten ce un fin is hed B ut

e m
. .

he trium
, ,

to it he said Th
”
an th us ad dres sed call ed
.
, t p h the j oy w ere s till on an d his face
ey l eft it n o m
, , , , ,

an oth er to h is s ide an d th e tw o foll o w ed th e th ore

s tooped to l ift Miriamfrom

, .

Prin ce Th e l att er w al kin g w ithh

. is ey es ben t , Wh en th e l eech th e

on th roun d di d n ot obs er ve th at h is foo ts teps body h e foun d th at sh e had fain ted

‘

e g , .

w ere dogged He h ad reach ed h is door an d

.
,

w as about to en t er w h en th e assas s in s lo kin

c g , ,

up an d dow n th e s treet an d seein g n o on e in C H A P TE R V I .

ht rushed on himand withrapid bl ow s per

,

his gen erous ofiers w ere Wan Titus foun d th

‘

sig at

form eir m
, ,

ed th is sion He fell w el terin g in th us in sul tin g l y repul s ed h is u sually good- na

e m
.
, ,

bl ood w h il e th urderers darted dow n a s ide tured cl em en cy h arden ed in to cru el ty If y ou

m
, .

s t r ee t an d es ca p e d g o to —d ay in to th e C a p ito lin e M u s e u m a t R o e

imth
.

m
, , , ,

His s ervan ts found h ere s h ortly after ou c an s ee h is bus t an d un ders tan d w h at a n

y
as tily sen t n er of m
, , ,

l ying on th e th resh ol d A l eech h an h It is th e face of a st ro n

‘

e w as
g
m
.
,

eas y tem
.
,

d t h bl b l H - en sual ch I h
’

fo pr, ro n ou n c e e o w s to e or ta e p e re d s aracter t is t e f a ce
.
, .

h as n ot an h w ere h Wh of on e w h o l oved j us tice in th e abs tract an d w h

" “
our to live is w ords o , . o ,

w il l tell h is daugh ht to be j ust w hen j ustice did n ot run coun

”
ter 1 s ou g

B ut M iriamh
,

ad h eard th e con fu s ion an d w as ter to h is eas e h is an ger or h is reven ge But

com astil y fromh er apart m
, , , .

in g h en ts to in q uire bothof th es e l at ter w ere n ow arous ed He deter

min ed therefore to make a memorabl e ex am
.
,

th e caus e At th e sig ht of her th th er s livid fac e

’

pel
is pros trate form s h
.

is of J erusal em
, , ,

h e flun g h ers el f on h , .

breast w eepin g distractedl y First h e com p l ete d hi s co n q u es t of t h e Lo w er

Weep n ot for m
.
,

said th City or th at portion of it n ot in cl uded w ith

”
e e Pri n ce s peak in
in g feebly an d try in g to com e Tem m
, , ,

fort h er M ourn th p l e l i its I t so o n f e ll u n d e r h is as s aul t .

Oh! m
. .
,

rath er for yours elf w h o stay beh ind y T h e h ou se s h e r a ze d e v e ry w h e re t o t h e g r o u n d

il d m
.
, ,
.

ch , y ch il d ! If in dy gin I co u ld sav e T h en h
, e d e s t r o y e d th e c i ta d,e l o f A n t o n ia its el f ,

H e broke ofl w itha reat s ob tch

’

y o u g l ea v i n g o n l y , o n e to w er t o b e u s e d a s a w a .
,

Fath er fa th er y ou s h all n ot die You w il l to w er Having th us cl eared th e w ay he sat

e Tem
.
, , .
,

O h! don t l eave sh e cried You dow n before th e for th

’
n ot die .
p l i s g re a t e d i fice.

iman d th
,

are al l I h ave . lay directl y betw een h e U pper City ;

B ut h er fath er was n ow fast l osingconsciou s an d bed des n o s urer bl ow coul d be s truck to

His m
,

ness in d beg an to w an der dish earten th e J ew s as h e w ell kn ew th an to

appy w e are S al om
. .
, ,

Ho w h e
”
he said stroh capture the Hol y of Holies
, ,

e Tem
.
,

in g h is dau gh ter s h air fon dl y an d eviden tl y Th e assaul t o f th

’
p l e w a s w itn ess ed by

mis takin g her for his dead wife Were ever Miriam fromthe roof of her father s palace
, ,

“ ’
.
, ,

th ere so h appy ? Bless ed be th e Go d of Abra wh ich occupying el evated groun d in th e Upper ,

 T HE DA U G H TE R O P J E RU S A L E M . I 3

( m y , n ear he n ort hern w all l ooked directly

to t , Gen til es ; but w hen t he daw n broke, a s udden

do w n in to the Sacred Ediflce We say looked . rus hof th e defen ders dro ve t he headl ong back m
dow n in to the Sacred Bdifi oe advisedly For th e again. Once th e bes ieg ed purpos ely evacuated
mpl mpa t
.

Te e was not on e co c buil ding, un der a the cloister an d gall ery , an d w hen the Ro ans m
ain glc roo f, like th
e great cat hedral s of usodern h
ad occupied it, fired th crow ded all
e g ery,
ti m
es . On the con trary , it was a s ucceu iou of an d burnt h foe th us caugh t in th
alive t e e

cou rts ,
"
four s q uare
”
eac h , as Jos ep us s ays , h .
trap At last bothth
. e Co urt of t h ,e Gen til es an d

in th
ly in g on e w ith e o ther , a nd o pen to the s ky . th e Court of Israel as w e h ave s aid w ere car , ,

Th ese cou rts w ere eachat a diflcrent ried att er h ightful s laugh Joh
'

el evati on , ter n of Gis ka an d

'
'

m Sim
, .

bé as cons tructed on pl atlbr s, approac ed by h o n th e ass is t th e t w o radical l ead ers g iv

m
, ,

M y fl ights o f s teps O n t he upper ost o f in gup all h o pe of savin gth e Sacred Edi fice h ad
m
.
, ,

all sto od the Ho ly o f Holies an d t h

e Te pl e pro upon th is retreated w ith th e l as t of th
eir sol diers

mp mall b ildi
, ,

p ,
er a co arati vel y s u n g, in th
e fron t in to th e Upper City But th ousan ds of priests

en an d unarm
.

an d w om
,

at hich
w w as open to th
a court -
ye s ky
ard ed in h abitants w h o h ad

ad tim
, , , ,

call ed th e Co urt of Prics ts Th is w as in cl osed . n ot h e to escape rem ain ed an d th es e n ew , ,

w itha w all w itha porchrun ni ng al l roun d in cro w ded in to th e Priest s Co urt beli evin gth at t h
’
e

s ide n ot unlike a m
, ,

odern clo is ter O ver th is w as Most Highw oul d y et interfere for h is peopl e
sides resem
.
, ,

a w oo den g all ery o pen on bot h bli ng and th at w ith in th ese last en cl osures at leas t

s om
, , , , ,

ew hat an Italian lo g gi a w as n fety

at Mi riam
. .

B elow w as a w ide terrace open to th e sky and Th e as saul t on th is las t court was w h
m m
, ,

th at com l l rro un ded th l f b i d f h f f h h ’

p e te y s u e p at or a o ve w t n ess e r o t e roo o e r fat er s p a l ace . .

Th is w as call cd th e Co urt of Israel It als o h ad Sh e h ad not th e h eart in person to w atchth . e , ,

a el ois t er an d gall ery like th os e above placed s trug g l c to th e a n d ; fo r s he st ill rev ere n ocd in
at led up from e Great Tem
, , , ,

also at t h e to p of th e st eps th th e a dep ec th pl e of h er ancestral

s las t platform
,

an dm
,

l a tf or mb el o w T hi w as th e l ow thi th O n e of h er h ei den s ho w ever tol d

p
ilar m her t omtim
.
a t o f al l an d w as in sim e to tim
.
, ,

,
anner sh ut in , e of th e preg ress of th e , , ,

by a cl ois t er an d gall ery, en tirel y surroundin git battl e

ma
.

m m
.

This court w as call ed th e Court of th Th he cried

-
e Gen til es . e Ro ns , s , loo kin gfro an e

The T pl e, us in g th at w ord in its larges t sens e, brasure, bring ladders to scal e t h

e cl ois ters

h
was , t erefo re, a parall elogra m Th
e en tire ih above. But the peopl e eet the fro the top , m m m
m
.

cl os ure w as abo ut ei g ht h
un dred feet sq uare. an d hurl the back
m
.

And Mi ria fan cied sh e coul d h e sh

ear th outs

h
t e sky , M iria m coul d look dow n in to it , fro m of t he defenders h
an d t e cras hof th
e as sailants
md
,

h
er s uperio r el evat ion , an d see all t at occur h . fallin gbackw ard .

Fro mth e nat ure of it s cons tructi on , it coul d be Ah“ it is i n va i n cr ied the girl again
m m
.
, ,

The Ro an s , h url ed back fro the cl ois t ers,

n ry to m h
an t e w all s of cac hcourt h old at bay to appl yfire to th eg reat gate Ha I th e w ood onl
y
m
.
,

a s uperior force Th
e Jew s roce d d t d o t hi s okes Jeh ov she said, ex ul tingly , “
de
p e e o s

m
. . .

They defen ded eac h court in success ion, an d fends His o wn He w ill not per it th e h eath
. en

h her Th
us , w h to rage w ithin the Holy of Helios
”
w en one fell , ret reated to anot en

e added a m
.

om
.

h
broug t to bay in the
‘

u ppcr court of all , t h hey No, alas ! n o,

ent after
”
s

en som m
, .

fou ght so des peratel y th at w h e ca ti v out h ere and th ere : thTh e fire
e fla es lick
p es ,

m
, , ,

ta k e n b y Ti tu s w ere se n t to ad j u r c th e a g a in h a s t a k e n h o l d T h e s il v er p la tes on t h e g at e

m
.
,

to s ru r e n d er th eyp li ed t h eir en g in e s o n th e t o p b eg in t o e l t T h e co n fl a g ra t io n s p re a d s It . .

m
,

of t h e g a ll er ie s a n d po u r ed d o w n s u c h s ho w er s s w e e p s f r o p ill a r to p i l l ar of t h e c l o is te rs T h e

m
.
,

of d a rt s a n d s t o n es as to s t re w t h e , s te p s th a t g re a t p o r c h b ia s e s fro e n d t o e n d O h ! a n d .
”

led dow n to t h e C o u r t of Is r a e l b e l o w w i th sh e c o v e re d h e r e y es w i t h h er h a n d s th e h u n ,

m
,

th b di o f t h e ir co u n t r y e n
“
a s th i c k a s in d re d s t h a t w i ll b e b u r n t a li v e L o r d G o d o f
m
e o es .

a cem m
,

e t ery a s a c o
”
t a u p o r a r y s a y s A b r a h a s h e a l
.
o st s h ri ek e d a s s h e l oo k e d ,
’
,

m
,

Po r th c Ro a n s n o w oc c u p ie d th e C ou rt o f a ga in t th ey a r e e n te r in g t h e H o l y o f H o lie s it ‘

emat t h
,

Israel and before th e to p of th

”
,
e ste ps , s elf , .

was th e Pries t s Court defended by th Every h eart stopp ed beatin g

'

e great g ate
e res um
.
, ,

wh i ch l cd up to th Th sh ed aft er an oth er breath l ess ”

e Holy of Holis s ey No . , ,

h ad e n r p
b e e u l s e d o ve r a n d o v e r ag ai n b ef o r e p a u s e N o ! A cro w d o f h i gh o fi c e r s r u s h f o r

m
, , ,

th ey final y g l a i n e d th e l o w er co u r t s O n c e i n w ar d a n d d r i v e t h e s o ld ie rs b a c k O n e o f t h e

m m m m
.
. , ,

th d a d o f th e n ig ht a fe w s e a le d th e o u te r fr o th e a w e a l l see t o h o ld h i in u s t b e
m
e e ,

m
,

incl oeure a n d e,fl c c te d a l o d g e

'

n t in th e C ou r t o f Ti t u s h i s elf H e o rd e r s th e l e g io n a r i es d o wn .
 T H E DA U G HT ER O l '
JE RU S A L E M .

w ehh ave rus h ed up th e s te ps He will not let nature and m . ade a last attem p t b e f ore sto rm irg
, ,

oth ers as cen d He s w eeps th . e Court of Israel th e Upper City to brin g th e bes ie ed to reas on ;
g ,

w itha ch arge of h ors e to prev ent all access even adorin g life to all wh o w oul d lay do w n th eir

to th e steps to th e U pper Court He sen ds m en arm s an d acknow l edge th e Home aw ay But

n an d S im
.

e flam
, .

to put out th es But ah! in vain I see a Jo h on repli ed th at th ey h ad s worn an

l egionary in an unobs erved corner clim
. .
,

bin gon oathnever to surre nder Let us pass freely

is com
, , .

h rade s sh oul d rs
e
'
H e fl in gs a b i
.a s in g t h ro u g h th e g a te s
"
t h ey sa id w ithour w ives
brand fromth
, ,

e Court of Israel up th roug hone of an d chil dren and w e w il l aban don th e city an d , ,

th e latticed open in g in to th al l ery of th betake oursel ves to th ” ”

eg e Sacred e w il dern ess No was
It is tuo late for suchterm
, .
,

Court above Th e fire sh oots up ag ain Our t h e s ern reply

t “
s

m e tiree m
. . . .

p peo l e s h rin k ha c k s h rie k in g f ro t h e r oo f o f R y la s t o d or an d I

g iv e you all to th e
ord and ma your d t
, , ,

th h "
e cl ois tera s w
y to t e groun d , .

And over all th e sh ou ts of th e “ flee ts Th us th e final h ope o f u ca e w as out ofl

p
‘

e advan cing flam es Miriam en Miriamh

, .

and th e roar of th Wh eard of t h is sh e w ent and

m
, ,

h h ah - cries th fetc h ed h er fath er a sw ord and th en sum

’
dis tinc y tl e ar d t e d e t e g irl re oned ,

ferr ed to to h er presen ce an ol d serv itor w h o h ad been

an aged m
.
,

Th e speaker w en t on breath l essly Th e priests e even w h en s h e w as a ch ild All

e wom e m er m e film
. ,

em
, , .

th en th en th s el v es fly everyw h ere th e oth al e at tendan ts of th ily h ad been

e Ro m e arm
, , , ,

before th an s ol diery w h o rush up th e l on g ago drafted into th y to de fend th e ,

e l edo naries s eem city

, ,

steps butch erin gall alike Th . He cnly h ad been left h ecause h .

e was
like w il d beas ts like m s dm
, ,

en l et loos e : th ey cons idered w orth l ess

em
.
,

th ro w dow n th e oficew wh o oppos e th ; th ey

“
Y ou ha v e b ee n i n ou r s er v ice sh e said

tram m
, .

p l e th e fu gitiv es u n d e r foo t T h e s ta in t h a t a d d r ess in g t h e o l d a n “

ti t h e r a n d son for
Dead m
. , ,

lead up to th e Holy Plaee run w ithbl ood any gen erat ions h
"
ave y ou n ot i
. ,

bodies roll dow n by acorea Ohl Judge of Israel ans w ered th

”
For five generati ons , e ag ed ,

defend Th y S acr e d A l ta r fo r n o w n o w th e y i n s erv i tor s tar tl ed by seeing h er .th ere h oldin g ,

e flam
, , ,

vade even it Th es burs t above it Th ey th at antique s w ord in h er h an d an d w ithth at

e sm
. .
,

sh oot h r into th e s ky Th oke spreads. l ook of fix ed rigidi ty on h er face . For five

‘

Everyth in g is invol ved in th we h

"
e conflag ra t ion g e n e r a ti on s ; a n d ave al w ays served fd tb
mgav
.

Miria e on e n ervo us gl an ce an d never, iii l ly an d wel

mg i
,

to her dy in g day forgot w h at she aw Th en Ia your fidelity to th

o n gto e test put
at rem
.

m
, .

she looked out to theh ill s th anded J er u Sh e drew th e s w ord card h lly , al ost l eving ly,
salem Th m
,

ey w ere cro w ded w ithtens of th fro its scabbard, as ah e s poke, a nd th

m
ou en ran

m
.

sands oi spectators , Ro ma n s ol diers , country en , her flnger over its keen edge s if to a ure h ar m
mp
n

and w ors h
ippers w h
o h
ad h sel f of its sh soarpness Judithm
eu igh t h
to t e Great
ave fel t
in like m
.

ad rem
,

Festival an d h ain ed beyo nd th e w alls ann er th e bl ade w ithw h i chsh e w as . ,

,

Disti nctl y over all th e rush and th under of th e about to s lay Holofernes

flam
.

e s aid seem
,

es ros e th e gro ans of th e w ounded in th Th is s w ord, sh in gsatisfied with

”

our fam
e

Tem
, ,

p le ; th e how l s o f th e zea l ots in the Upp er th e trial “

h as bee n in il y for ages
ere M iriam
,

City from iven to on e of m

, .

behin d w h stood ; and t he Tradition says th at it w as g

y
arp s creamof ag at tol d som an cesto rs by K in gSol om im
,

short sh on y th e on h sel f It la certd n

um
.
, ,

h an soul w as M ugaw ay ben eath th e thrus t th at it is older th an th e Capti vity It was borne
of our nam
.
,

e wh h
of sw ord or blow of dag g er b y on e en e fo ug withth
h t e
am w h at w ill becom
.

Fath er Abrah e of us Maccabees No son is l eft to inh erit it and .

ey sto rmth
, , ,

wh en th And th th ”
is pl ace also ! ey erefore I g ive it to you
ml m!
.
,

see a ready advancin gto t e attack, h ”

cried t e h To e

h andm aidens w ring ingth eir h

ands , mi .
“
Oh! s Yes ! But in trust . h Sh
es itated ; th
e en ,

tress is there no escape ?

"
withbrave resol ution , wen t on Wh en citi es
my pl i d Mi iam um
m
, .

"
h the ol d are sl au h
'

Oal ours el ves , re e r s on are given to t e seek,

g tere d
h mid
, ,
ingh
er courage, in order t a u
o re ss re er a s, h youn gsold into captivity ; but an even
an d t e
h
as t ey crow ded aroun d h
er Surely, now , w ors e b te I h
ave h eard befalls the w omen
m mf m Fromsuch a fate I w oul d be s pared
.
, , .

Joh
n and Si on w ill list en to ter s o acco ”
She
im
.

n odation . looked at h keen ly Do you understand t .

”

B ut the Jewishleaders , even in th

at crisis , li e turned s e w hl te as a gh ast an d his aged ,

stubbornl y refused to eapltulat e. Titus ;sh

ocked j aw s began to ch atter
m I wishyou to prom
.

by the outrages th at had atten ded t he stor in g “

ise ”
Sh e did not say
m m
.

of th
e Te ple, lis tened, once ore, t o h
is gen tl er s w ear
”
for the earl y Ch
, ristians interpreted
 T H E D A U G H T E R O F J E R U S A L E M .

-
l ite all y t he inj un ction S wear n ot at all , an d cause hopel ess n ow John an d Si m on fled The

m
ichJ erus al ems tan ds
, , .

never us ed oat s. h “
h es ton e penins ula on w h
I w is hyou to pro is e ,
”
, ,

sh e said deliberat el y th at h w as even th

“
wh
en perforated w ith coun tl ess c
en t e w orst a ves

com and fiss ures m an y m

, , ,

es to th e w o rs t w h en no o th er h ope is l eft ade en tir ely by th e h a ds

n
at I of m
,

r y our dead m
, ,

s ter a ch d wh en oth ed in th
’

y o u w ill d o fo a il ers on l y en lar g at w ay I n

il ar circum
, , .

kn ow you w oul d do in sim s tan ces

,
th es e vaul ts an d g al l eries ex ten din g far un der

roun d an d l eadin g n ot only fro m

, , ,

for your ow n daugh th

”
ter . e g buil din g
to buil din g but fromh
,

For a m om
,

en t t h e ol d s er vitor h ad been ap ill to h ill an d even in to

riam e cam
, ,

M s preposal B ut h h h
’
a l l d b i e of a t v a ll b d t t a l t l a d w
p e y e .e y s e y o n e w o z e o e ers n o

at m
,

race t h ore t h an o n ce in h is tory h ad kill ed sough t refuge wi thth e pick o f th eir sol diers

e las t ex trem
, , , ,

th eir w ives an d ch il dren in th ity aban donin g th e city t o its fate

em e Rom ans on e m e ram

, , .

an d th en kill ed th sel ves soon er th an surren Th orni n g saw th a r ts

p
alm
, , ,

der to a fee Th e bl oo d ros e rod in to h is w rin ost aban doned an d s eizing th e opport uni

emin to t h
.
,

kl ed ch eek an d h is bleared an d faded eyes ty poured over th e city Soon fire .

ere w as s om
, ,

ki n dl ed Th et h in g in th e h eroic an d slaugh ter raged an d rioted every w h ere

lo ok an d attit ude of Mi riamth

.
. ,

at call ed up an Crow ds o f fugitives insan e w itht error deserted

ero is m e an d fled aim
, ,

answ erin gh in h is o w n so ul th eir h ous es th eir safes t refii g

.

I pro m he said sol em

, ,

As th e l ess ly al on g th
”
is e n ly e streets . o nl y to be overtaken

L ord is m
, , ,

y G o d I w ill d o u n t o y ou e v e n a s I a n d c u t do w n b y t h e p u r s u i n g so l d ie r y W h e n .

w o ul d do un to m
,

y o w n
”
t h e s t re ets h a d b e e n t h u s d e p p
o u l a te d th e d o

I amsatis fied replied Miriam Take th

.
,

is m an to break in to th e h
” “
, oralized troops beg . ous es ;

s w or d ; gird it to y ou ; n ever be w ith out it day an d scen es w ere th en enact ed s uchas th e Evil

here she paused an d l ooked S pirits them s el ves in to rm

, ,

o r n igh en t s h
"
t An d u ddered to be

himfull in the eye w hichn ever fiin ched but h

.
, , ,

e com
,

, ol d Th e t orchw as appli ed to th , bus tibl e .

ans w ered back as res ol u tel y as h er o w n wh en a ts of every edifice W h ol e bl ocks of h ouses

p r

I give the s ign al y ou w ill do y our w ork an d w ere soon in flam

, .

es an d as th e con flag ration

m m
, , ,

q u ic k l y .
”
s p r ea d t h e s o k e ros e i n l u ri d a s s es til l th e , ,

I w ill said the ol d servitor as h

,
e took th e sun its el f was eith , er bl otted out en tir ely or on ly ,

w eap on Th en s udden ly kn eelin g h e kiss ed l ooked forth at in tervals red an d an gry as if

men t Day had come
.
, , , , ,

h er h an d ferven tl y an d h is s tern n atur e givin g th e Judg

w ay for on e m
.

om
,

en t h e bu rs t in to tears M iriamh eard th e sh rieks of th

. e fug itives th e

e Tem
, ,

U p to th e fall of t h p l e t he eo
p p l e d e s h o u t s o f th e so
, l d i er y a n d t h e roar of th e ad ,

fen din g th e city h ad real ly bel ieved th e g reat van cin g fire Sh e h ad retreated w ithh er h an d
emat l eas t th
.

maidens an d the ol d servitor to the roof of the

, ,

body of th at th ey w oul d fin all y

ch like all roo fs in J erusal emw as

,

e Ro m
,

re pul se th an s Th eir pries ts an d l ead ers p a la c e w h i

had told them th
. , , , ,

th e zeal ots es peciall y at in flat Access w as h ad to th is roof by a doorw ay

His ow n good tim
, .
, ,

e Go d w o ul d aven g e His caus e l eadin g out o f a to w er in on e corn er Wit ha

e t rus ted to rem
. .
,

Wh en th ey discovered th e fal seh oo d o f t h ese as las t fain t h o pe s h ain con ceal ed ,

sertions w h en t h ey s aw th e Holy of Helios g o up th ere till th e fury o f th e assau l t w as s ent ; for

p
in sm oke an d flam ed fr omin san e ighbattl em
,

e th ey rus h th e h en ts s h e kn ew w oul d h ide h er

con fiden ce to m er atten dan ts fro m

, , ,

ad des pair Citizen s su s pected an d h th e s treets bel ow ; and

e en em m m
.

of favo rin g th y th a t is e b e rs o f t h e t h ere w e r e n o l o ft i er e d i fi c es n e a r f rom wh ich

m
,

oderate party w ere n o l o nger ass ass inated in th ey m igh t be overl ooked an d s o discovered
secre t as M iriam
, , .

s fath er h ad been but op en ly But on a sudden th ere w as a h

’
urryi n g of feet

m
, , , ,

urder ed in th e Upper City E ven th e l ittl e in th e street un dern eath foll o w ed by a w il d

.

riek for m
,

dis cipline th at h ad prevail ed w as l os t Rapin e s h ercy an d th en a savag e laugho f

mockery and triumph On e of her maidens for

.
, , ,

an d sl augh ter s talked abroad Th e crow d sl ow

ed to dim
.

e unarm e n um ber of m
.
,

th i n is hth on th t t i e v eryth in g in h er h orri fied curios it

s
g e n g y
e fam in e w as n o w m m
, , ,

for th ore terribl e th an ever p e e p e d th r o u g h a n e b r a s u re to se e w h a t. w as ,

For w eeks in con s eq uen ce of th is dis tu rbed h appen in g Th is betray ed h er to th os e bel ow

er M iriamn or an y of e bo w l an d im mc
.
, .

condition of ado be n eith Sh e w as g reeted w itha savag

an dm
, ,

h er h aidens dar ed to ven ture abroad an d diately pon dero us bl ow s beg an to th un der ag ains t

massive
,

th e great
g a t e o f th e co u r t -y a r d w as n o w k e p t th e p e a t g a t es o f th e co u r t -
y a rd T h e .

l ocked an d barricaded day an d n igh t to repel w ood res isted for aw h il e th e assaul t ;but finall
y
m
,

en cam
, ,

arauders Th us s h e w aited for th e en d w as h eard cras h in g in Th e th e soun d

M ore t n five m
. . .

Th e en d w as at ban d h a on th s of th ro gn i g
n s te p s o n t h e s tair cas e an d in th
- e

apartm
.
,

had pass ed s in ce th e s ieg e beg an Fi n din g th eir en ts un dern eath

. .

Von LXIX — 8
. .
 V I N T A G E —
. S C A R C E M O B ] T H A N Y E S T E R D A Y .

The maid o h
h ad betray ed th
w emth rew her last the sen d w oo d began to q uiver ben eaththe

Miriams feet clin gin g to h

, ,

an d
’
sel f at er robe in cess an t bl o w s rain ed o n it A gap app eared
m
, ,

mb hi d
. .

ki in g it fran ticall y Wild s h

outs of ex ul tation rose fro e n it
m m mit
. .

Forgive e Oh forgive e, s he cried. Withon e las t terri fic stroke it reel ed fro s

m at hm
.
, ,

I did n ot t h
in k of t ish . Or rather kill e h
inges , an d t e ad crow d rus hed throu gh .

h ead strode a savag At th

e of col ossal statu re e

men d yourself to God n ot to me eu a gian t fro mthe w ilds of Scythia His huge
,

Com
emof h airy arm
.
,

s w er ed M iriam draw in g as ide th

, ,

e h er coarse r ed bea rd a n d hal f- bared h s

m m m m
, , , , ,

g ar en t. I a b ut a p oo r w e a k w o a n li k e
, w e re th e v er t
y yp es o f th e l o
, w es t an d os t r u f

y ou r se l f I s hal l soon b e in H is p res en ce a n d il a n l y b r u tis h n e s s

al l n eed His forgiven es s m

. .
,

sh s elf Th ere r is e H is eyes ran g ed rapidl y over th e g roup be

y
m an d res ted greedil y on M iriam
.

in d m
,

let us die becom

,

in gly Gath er beh T h i fore h i at l ast

e s

old m
.
. . ,

an an d I will die firs t to g ive you courage ; B a1 h e cried w i thw ol fis h ex ul tation th is ”

oose from e rest com

, , ,

w e w ill pass th e sw ord to y o u as w e fall is spoil in deed Ch ”

th rades

an dm
.

Here is m
. . ,

Even th en th e terrified h aiden s w ithbut

”
in e
He advan ced on Miriamas h
.
,

on e or tw o ex ceptio n s did not u n derstan d h er e spoke

er aroun d Mi riam in
. .
,

But th ey h uddl ed t ogeth Fortun atel y th ere w ere a few s teps yet for th
,
e

th e fu rt h er co rn er o f th e roof g ia n t to trave rse

M iriamturn ed to th
. .

Rapid steps w ere n ew h eard ap proach in g th e e old s ervi tor at h er side ,

door th at l ed ou t on to th e ro of Th en q uick an d bo w ed h . er h ead .

bl ow s descen ded on th e do or But it w as built Q u i k ui k h aid i a h u ie d w h is per

”

-m)
c q c s e s n rr .

m tim
. , , ,

of s tout plan ks , an d res is ted for so e e. At ( t ex 0 0

re s r. cor

VIN TA GE .

B Y H O W A R D M B L V I L L B .

Tn gol den Sprin g- m

ti e call ed th e flow ers, The Autu m tim th vi
n e, e n tage ti m! e

An d in to glad denin g l ife they spran g; I l ooked to fin d the golden grai n ;

P ro ml eafy trees , an d w oodl and bo w era, The seeds so n wh en life see ed subli m m e.

The notes of t hrushan d ro bin ran g . Now y iel ded but the fruits o f pain.

And i n the w oodl an d s so ft, cool s ade,

’
h For he ad go n e an d in m
h y heart

mt
,

W e sat an d to ld o ur w ar rue l ove ; Th e thorn s of care grow side by side

And watched the w hite cloud s shadow ’

laid W ithlove s sw eet rose ;th
'
ey w o ul d no t part ,

Acres he s un l ight far above

t . And soon th e l ove-
flow er drooped an d died .

S uchwas my
i n th os e sw eet days ;
sky , An d this, the vin tage of my lif e ;
A sky w ithbut a is t upo n m An d this, the harvmt whence hope fled ;

m
H y l ife w as usical w i thl ays , A W inter of disco rd an d strife
Bu t soon th e Autu n-ti e drew on m m . Drew on , an d sun ny Sprin g w as dead.

S CA RCE M O RE TH A N Y E STE RDA Y .

B Y M A R Y W . I
‘
V I CA B .

Ir scarce see mms o re than yesterday Of that w hich, when a m

a you d do,
n,
'

Since w e, t w o m erry children , played, W ishin g the ti ml e ess distan t lay .

ildis hconfiden ce,

Or tal ked, in ch
Of Diane for all th e futu re laid
Scarce m ore h
t an yest erday, an d y et
Th h hh
.
os e buds o f c i ldis ope, so sw eet,

Sin ce fro mth e old foot -

bridge we t hrew Openin g to fair ful fill mt en s , lie
Our l in es in to the shal l ow broo k ; In richprotbs ion at your feet
m
.

L in es ade of soiled an d kn o tted st ring,

hook
But dow n the mi ty s sl op e o f y ears ,
pi n, th mb
A croo ked e on ly .

Th
ose far-
off days co e ack to m e

O r, rest i n g on t he grau y ban k Like y es terday , e en w hil e I ho ld

’

m
,

You talked, in trus tful , boyishw ay, Your laugh ing boy upon y kn ee .
 TH E T RI A L B Y FIRE .

DY B I B T H A A L L Y ] .

-u M rs Manningw aa h hom el sman d h md

undreds m

m
Ln r : . as dain ty a it of dreds w ere a e ore ,

wo an kin d it w ould be pos s ible to fin d

as w ere ruin ed in fortun e In th at terrible con fla
m
. .

Petite an d graceful , ch
ar in gin figure , face an d g rati o n Horace M an nin
g w a s o ne o f t he prin cipal

m om
,

he w as th ligh her ow n h su fierers Nearly all o f h is w orl dl y w eal thvan

'

an n er , s e t of e , as .

is hod in a few h ours w h il e h un dreds w h o w ere ,

An d y et, pure , in nocen t, lo vely as h

s e w as , depen den t upon h imfor th eir daily bread w ere

ro w n out of em p oym eir m

,

e bre at ho f en vy did not pass h

th er by . Dis ap th l en t w i thth on th s ,
’

poin ted rivals declared th

at h wages un paid
s he w as sel fis ,
.

h eart l es s an d reckl es s ly ex travag

,
an t and th at For th irty h ,
ours h e n eith er slept nor tas ted
,

era l o n g Horace Meanin gs vas t w eal thw oul d

,
food but s tood an d watch ed w ithach in g h
, ea t ,

h as w at er s pill ed upon t h th
"
e
“
e desert sen d an d reelin g brain at te rribl e oon fiagration
, , .

th ro ug hher van ity an d w as tefuln ess Th en bo wed do wn an d broken h e soug ht h is

en tl em om
. , ,

But th e g an in q ues tion did n ot appear h e an d t h ere g roan ed out th e ag ony w h ichh, e

to be t ro ubl ed w it han y of t h es e m isgivings fo r could n o lon ger control

e w as s el d om
.

l ong abs en t fromth

,

h e side of h is Horace h us ban d w h y w ill you give w ay , ,

sparklin g li ttl e w ife and h is t ender devotion w as th us ? All is n o t gon e w h il e you are l eft ; an d
m
, ,

th e s ub j e c t o f re a rk w h erever th ey w en t ; M a g g ie a n d I w ill h e l p y o u h ea r it
”
.

wh ile th e l o ve- ligh t wh ichdan ced in h er ey es 80 s poke h is fo n d w ife drawi n gh is th robbing

anced to m er bos o man d kiss in

, ,

wh en ever t h ey ch eet h is w as no t to h ead upo n h

g w it h q u iv e r

be m
, , ,

is taken for anyth ing but genuin e love for in g li ps th e deep lin es w h ichth ose lo ng h ours of ,

h impers o n all y an d not for h ,

is fortun e sufferin g h ad stam .
p ed u po n h is bro w .

Bu t w as sh e sel fish h eartl es s an d reckl essl y Wh at is th e lo ss of our w eal th s h

”
e con

com
, , ,

Ce rtainl y n o t sel fishand h pared to w h at th e l oss o f h eal thor

”
ex travap n t l eart tin ued
aps som
, ,

Perh wh th e l ove w h ichw e bear eachoth

” ” ”
len E x travagan t 1 e o er w o ul d be ?

e surface m
.
, ,

looked o n l y at th igh t th “
Ahl but you do n t kn o w m ling h
'
in k so B ut y d a r ow

an ce is a relative ter m S h
.
, , ,

ex travag e did lo ve dreadful i t is to be poor

. You h ave n ever kn ow n .

je w e l s a n d fi n e h ose a n d s pe n t a g rea t dea l o f a ca r s W h at co u l d t h ese li ttl e w h it e h a n d s d o

.

m em B u t th
, ,

oney on th en sh
. e h ad a spl en did to w ard earn ing y our daily bread
allow ance an d could aflord to do it Her h “
Th ey can do a g An d I begin to
'

us reat deal

am
.

e to m
.
,

band not on l y encouraged h er in s uchoutlay s th in k th at th eir very w h iteness is a sh e

but w as con tin ually m

, .

akin g h er g ifts unas ked Th ey oug h t to h ave kn o w n lon g ago h o w to

of rare diam
, , , ,

on ds or priceless old poin t Wh at w as han d iron bake an d brew an d sew and

ave been folly in a poor m ave m ade ready for s uchan em

, .
, , ,

would h an w as n ot so h erg en cy as th is
im He l iked to see h
, .

withh . er ado rned like a Your an ticipated po vert y Horace does not daun t
m m
, ,

q u ee n a n d h e w r on ged n o o n e in so adorn in
g e in th e l ea s t It b u t d ra w s l to y o u

om
e c os e r

Is it n ot m over as m
, . ,

h er .
, uchth e duty o f w itha feeling th at perh aps I can n o w be to you

meet in stead of the idl e al most us e

, , ,

th e reall y richto spen d as it is of th e po or to a true h el p-

econom
,

ichI h
, ,

ize ? Ho w can th e poo r live at all if th e l ess playth in g w h , ave been I dou bt not .

th at th e l esson w il l be h

m
ard to l earn at firs t but
arried no w five years an d I amready to be in ; an d w itha ch
,

Th ey h ad been f ul w il
g ee r

at tim l in gness I th in k I can s urm

, , , ,

in all th e h ad n ever ex ch an ged a h ard oun t every obs tacl e

o n tin ued to s m ave your l ove an d con fiden ce I am

, .

word Pros perity too h ad c il e Wh il e I h

em On ly on h
.

es e fromm
, , ,

on th . er las t birt h day h er h us h appy Take th e an d I sh al l be

So do n ot grieve for m
, . ,

band h ad given Ma ie a su erb n ecklace of crus h

gg p ed e
”

diam im for th at stron g m

. .
,

on ds As sh
. e kiss ed h e g ift A nd th an coul d onl y g ath er th e

hI love the glittering brave littl e com is arm

,

sh e h ad said Ah! th oug forter in h s an d w eep as

on l y stron gm
,

ousand tim
,

th ings I l ove y ou Horace a th es en do w eep

m
, , , .

Bl es s you i h e said w h en h
” ”
ore . e co uld speak

e nin th of No vem hyou have com fort ed m e m

.
,

Th ber 1 872 w ill l ong be B ut th oug o re th an

rem em I can tell yet m m
, ,

bered in B osto n In a sin gl e n igh . t h un y ,h e a rt is b u rs ti n g fo r y ,

1 27
 T H E T R I AL B Y F I R E .

p p
eo l e O h y p o o r e
p po l e ! P am
y
—
d ay is at Soo n h
a l ig t tap u pon t e h doo r an s w ered her
mm e roo m sh
.
,

han d, an d I h ave n ot a dol lar w ithw h ichto pay su on s , an d g g

o in us t o uts ide j th e

her m
,

th
e m ”
foun d, as h
s e ex pected aid

mm t
.
. ,

Ah! Your peopl e ! For the o en I had Mary ,

”
s h
e began in l ow , hurried ton es ,
m mm im
, ,

forgott en t he ur ured M aggie, wit han ex f‘

can I trus t you to foll ow pl icitl y the direc
f di m m
,
"
p res s io n o ay s tions I a about to give y ou i
m m
.

Th
en , s uddenl y brighten in g, s he asked, cc
“ Yes ,
a w
’
a
”
ans ered t he girl qu ietl y
t Im mg i
.
, ,

early . I th gh ight ou Ia o n g aw ay . It is
m hd hemHorace ! How
.

Ho w h t o cl ock an d I s h
no w eig al l be j us t in tim
’
uc o y ou ow e t e to

muchw ould it take to pay themall T

, ,

catcht h
”
e New York train I w an t y ou to tell
m
.

Fromfive to eigh t th ousand doll ars How y o ur a s t er w h en h e a w ak e s t hat I am ou t

ed to m
.

littl e a s um at seem at I w ill s oon com

, , ,

th e th ree days ag o! but th e back an d th at I to ld

A n d now I w oul d alm os t give m ima cup of tea

,

y right h an d for
you to brin g h And Mary I
at s om w an t y ou to put a teas poon ful fro mth
.
, .

it For I kn ow th e of those poor fell ow s is vial

must go hungry unless they are paid Oh
.

in to the tea He is so ex h aus ted th at h e w ill be

M aggie it is alm
.

os t m e sl eeps a l o ng tim
, , .
,

ore th an I can bear ! It s ick unl ess h e Wil l you re

m mad l mmb
.
,
" ”
n early drives e e er i

Ho race,
"
return ed his wife sol emn l y th
ough , , Yes , m am a
’

m
.

he w as death we h ave al w ays pro h be back to- h

”
s pal e as , I s all orro w even in g. e
s

fess ed to believe in an overrulin g Pow er ; an d w en t on . I do not w i s hM r Man n ing under

m mta
. ,

n ow I
tell you t at God w il l p ro vide. h
It s ee s an y circu s n ces , to kn ow w here I have gon e .

dark n o w , but I feel t at all w ill , before l on g, be h Are you sure you u n derstan d?
”

mad ight T ll m kn o w th mm
~

e, coul d
”
at every Yes ,
’
e r e you aa
m had hi m th w m
.

Jam
.

an s on
’
s ages , w oul d y ou be co W ell t hen sen d es aroun d at once w it h
mt
, ,

forted l
”
h
t e carr iage . for I h
ave no ti e o l os e.
”

In ex preu ibly , n ow th
at you h
ear it all so An other hour an d Maggie M an n in g, the de

m tim i
,

bravely An d I suppos e that , so e e n the vote d w ife, w as speedin g rapidly tow ard New
mthi g
.

future , I s h
all get so e n on t he in suran ce York The brave littl e wo m an did n ot sl eep

mt
.
.

But i t see s erribl e, al l h hed her busin ess tran s

t is fearful w as te of un til her goal w as reac

om
,

p p
ro e rty ac te d an d s he h ad retu r n ed h e ag ain Th en , .

I w ishyou w ould try n ot to th

“
in k of it hearin g th at al th oug hher h us ban d h ad tw ice . .

ere a few m
, ,

Can you n ot go to sl eep ! Rest h in arous ed an d as ked for h er h e w as n o w sl eepin g ,

utes an d I w il l brin gyou a s tro n g cup of coffee ag

, ain sh e th rew hers elf upon her bed and , ,

to brace up your sh attered n erves snatch ed an h our or tw o of res t

er m
. .

Sh e g entl y l o w ered h is head upo n th e pil l ow Sh e w as at l en g thw aken ed by h aid w h o ,

lided s w iftl y fromth e room Tw en ty

,

an d th en g
- said th at M r M an n in g h ad w oke ag ain an d w as .

minutes passed an d she w as back again bearing an x iously as kin gfor her
.
,

.
,

a s team
,

in g cup of fragran t M och a Sh e ros e bath ed h er wan face an d h as ten ed

im
. , ,

No w drin k th is deares t to pl eas e m e to h

m
. .
, ,

He coul d n ot res ist h er an d dran k it to th e M agg ie I t hin

,
k— I a su re — I ha ve bee n ,

dregs . drugged,
”
w ere his firs t w ords Did y ou do it i .
”

You did mak e it stron g, M aggie, he s aid, Yes , dear , I did

"
sh e ans w ered bravel y
mt m
, , ,

bitter ; but I feel it w ill do an d I kn ow y ou ll forgive

’
for it w as al os e, for you sadl y

mg e o od .
”
n eeded res t, an d ou
y r n erves w ere s o w ro ug ht
A qu eer ex pp ss ion curl ed h is w ife s l ips at h
up t at sl eep , w it out an an odyn e, was n ex t to h
’

his re ark, an d t h m
e qu ick col or for a o en t mm an m
i possibility B esides , I could no t acco . m
flus hed her del icate cheek B ut setting the cup .
pl is h w h
at I w is hed to d o un l ess I h
ad y o u obe
m mi
,

en tl y s m
,

aside s h e g oothed h is h ead u n til he dien tly un der t his l ittl e thu b of n e,
”
s he
ha spice of the old m
, , ,

n eathh er lig ht touch he fel l asl eep added, l aughin gl y , is w it

imso w h
.
,

Th en up sh e s pran g all s t ren g t han d n erve , chief that had attrac ted h en s h
e w as a

ga ve a has ty g l an ce at her w atc h an d b egan

ma
,

has tily to array h erself in a dark travel in g robe . Wh

at do y ou e n ? he as ked as ton is ed h
ma
.

mv
,

Her n ex t o e w as to u nl ock an el egan t cas ket, I e n h

t at I have been to New Yo rk, an d
w ichs tood upon h
h er dressi n g-tabl e , fro m hi h w c back again , s in ce I saw y ou l as t .

she too k s et after set of costl y j ew els Th

, es e .
“
To New York an d back ! Are you crazy ?
she fas ten ed about h er pers on an d cl o thin g an d , I thin k n ot. Now listen , dear , and I w ill
then ran g h er bel l . ex plain al l . You said y ou w oul d be inex pressi
 B E B E A V I D .
—S A D
'
M E M O R I E S.

bl y co mf orted
if you could o n ly a
p y ou
y r hel p h
t at you w ere m ore pmi c ous to m tha e n j ew els ;
mfiv t
,

an d th
at it w oul d take fro e o eight thou an d God kn o w s I w ould rat er n ever w ear an h
san d doll ars to do it Ik w my j ne ew els w ere other orna mt en or h
it of lace, my t oo es pecial

sm
.
,

very val uabl e, for I ow n h I h

t at ave been fon d w eakn ess es , h e added
y ou ilin g
kn o w ,
”
s , ,

of j e w els . When w e coul d afford it, it w as al l th an see you s uffer as y ou h ave th e l as t few

Believe m e I h
,

very w ell B ut n ow days ave been truly h appy in

mm t
. .
,

Sh th doin gth
”
e s to p ped a o en an d en w en t on . is
mi
.

hemall to New
,

86 I det er n ed to take t Her l o oks di d n ot bel ie h er w ords for h er

mt
,

York w h ere os of th emw ere purch as ed an d bea u ti fii face g

l l o w ed w it h a l ight o f se l f-sa cri

em Th
, ,

sel l t h ere w oul d be n o ch an ce of s ell in g fice th at w as alm ost h oly

emh
. .
,

th ere j us t n o w y ou kn o w I h av e be en You h ave in deed proved th at y our l ove for

me is above j ew els thoughof that I n ever ques

.
, , ,

very s uccess ful B ro th er W al t er tran sacted al l

e busin ess fo r m
.
,

th e Here dear are ten th o usan d tion ed But o f th e s tren g t han d depthof ch arac

ow n I h ad n ever dream
. .
, ,

doll ars an d y ou can no w lift th

, at heavy bur den . ter w h ichyou h ave s h ed ,
.

I can n o w beli eve th at y ou w ill n ot sh rin k at th e

She drew a package fro mh er bos o m an d p t

u idea o f bein g a poo r m ’
an s w ife
”

I a
.
,

it in to h
is h
an ds . Shrin k ! No ! c n s tan d at y ou r s ide , as

Maggie, Maggie ! darlin g! You h

ave sacri l on g as you w il l s tan d ; but w h en y ou all o w

ficed all h
t ose for m e. y o urs el f to be crus hed t hen us t fall too ; for Im
m
her to him y ou are m m m
, ,

He co ul d say n o y t
ore ,
s ren gth y prid
but drew
e an d y l
g yor , , , .

an d for aw hil e there w as a hol y sil en ce in th

at Th is is on ly on e of God s furn aces in w h ichw e
’

men eachheart bein g to o full for w ords are bein g tried ; an d I feel w e s hall both com
,

,
e .

Sacrifice l hMaggie ans w ered It

”
at l en gt . o ut pu rer an d better .
”

was no s acrifice Horace I rem em ber five years Her w ords hesy Fortun e h as
w ere a ro
p p
ave m
. .

em
,

sm
,

ag o wh en y ou g e th at n eckl ace I w as il ed on th ag ain an d they are happier too

for a tim
, ,

m
, .
,

n earl y y es en ti rel y overco e by y o ur l avi s h for h avin g pas sed e th

roug
h

m
,

em s an d s aid to m
, , ,

ness ; and I kiss ed th e g y s el f ,

Ta . Fi n s .

B E RE A VE D .

B Y L I Z Z I E E V E R E T T .

L vacant c hair at the tabl e ; He s gon e

‘
wi t hthe an gels forever,
An e mpty pil l ow in bed ; Where pai n an d part in g are
’
o e r.

A voice that is sil en t forever ; An d out o f t he w in dow s of Heaven,

Th
e lo ved one, the loved o ne is dead. Our Fath er is w atch in g th
’
ro ugh,
To see if yo u re good li tt l e children ,
’

Sadly I sit in the tw ilight,

The litt l e on es round m at play ;
e
An d try in g his w il l to do .

B ut as ki n g, w i thlips that q ui ver,

An d w hen yo ur probat io n is ended,
“
Wh ere, w h -
ere is papa to day ?
”
And w h en l ife s j o u rn ey is th
’
ro ugh
,

No n eed to watc hat th e w in dow

” He l l
’
he bright an gels to h
sen d t ear y ou

eaven l y m
,
To those h
”
at th an sions to o
“
I list
’
e doo r ;
.
n y, or ,

S A D ME M O RIE S .

B Y E L L I S Y E TT.

Ra m '
s saddes t mmi e
’
r es ! What h
are t ey Earths saddest ,
’ -
bi tterest thoughts mt b us e

The le m f l tha d fam?

o w ea n e Of l ove an d trus t betray ed

Not so, if t ml f tu
o li g s or no c n s The los s of confiden ce an d h opes,

so hi t f i
n oam
h s n or s e. On w h ichth e life w as staged .

A broken l ife, for blis sful drea m s

Are hidden fro m ou r si g ht ? Of happi n es s an d peace ;

l o n ging fo r t h
g in th
N o t so i f res ti n e Lo rd. A w eary e grave,
, ,
Th
ey dw ell in real s of l ight. m W here l ife s sad so rrow s ceas e.
’
 LE F T B Y WILL .

BY I RA N! L E I B I K I D I OT.

day h
ad been w et Tow ard n igh
t it cl eared My heal this failin gfast h e ,

mi
. ,

an d h w as of a beauti fii l s un s et . any day ; th e soon er th e better I w il l ask

t ere pro se go
em
.

I mg i
a o ng fo r h hill s a last favor of you Edgar You w ill rem
a l on g w al k over t e .

m m
, ,

Lucius s a
”
id M rs C o n y ers t o a s e r v a n t s h e e t b e r y w r i ti n g to y o u t w o y e a rs s in ce th a t

m
,

m
,

m
.
,

in th e hall — a n o l d fa i ly s er va n t w h o w a s a t y p o o r s is t e r w a s d e a d a n d h a d l e t! e g u a r

I I
,

m I
,

on c e t he co f o rt a n d b a n e o f h e r li f e w i l l di a n t o h e r b oy W h en g o w a n t y o u t o b e

I m
.
,

I
.

have s o m e t ea w h en g e t b a c k
”
h is g u a r di a n h a v e a pp o in t e d y o u in y w i ll
ould foll o w m
.

Lu cius w as gracious enoughto pro m

. .

is e th at In cas e y ou s h e th e guardian s h ip ,

sh e sh oul d th en h
”
e added w ill devolve upon your w ife

m m m m
.
, ,

“
No n e w s y e t o f t he y o u n
gg e a n M is s T h e t w o f ri en d s di e d a b o u t th e s a e ti e .

m
,

Els i e l
”
A l os t th e li s t w o r d s C o n y e rs s p o k e w e re t o co n

No L u c iu s ; I t h o u g ht h e w o u l d h a v e g o t fi d e h is fri e n d s n e p h e w to El s ie s c a r e A l e tt e r
’ ’

i s deathin form
.

here by this m o rn in g but I s uppos e I w as m

,

is Man nering w rote j us t before h ed

e s team em
, , ,

taken about th e day th th th at h e h ad decided h

"
er w oul d arrive is boy w as to t ravel
Ah I kn o w s dams team ers co n sarn em
.

fo r an oth er y ear un der th e ch ange of a tut or

’
.

om
, ,

retur n ed Lucius w itha o y ai l ft r — for Lucius w as th en g o h e .

a travel ed m
,

an Elsie w rote on e l etter to th e o rph an kin dly

imth
. , ,

As sh e walked rapidly forw ard El sie w as gentl y telling h at w h en h e return ed to

m m m m
,

th in kin g of th e
“
y o u n gg e a n co nc e r n in g A e r ic a h e r h o u se w a s t o b e h is h o e a n d
m
, , ,

wh ose n on arr - ival th e m agn ificen t Lucius h ad p ro is i n g t o f ul fi l l a s w e l l a s s h e co u l d t h e , ,

s poken He w as h er ward th o ug hshe had n ever duties w hichhad devol ved upon her
m
. . .

h H — s ie could n ot say th n after h er h us ban d s deaths h e an d h

’

y et s e en i e r w a r d E l e S oo er

hin g;y et s he s ighed an d felt m er s ail ed for So uth Am

.

w o rds w ith o ut l aug oth erica to vis it M ra

ter ; an d I fear th
, ,

frigh ten ed to o for s h w as - Barrin gto n s s tepd augh

’
, ,
e b a re l y t w e n ty on e at in ,

hers el f th , oug hs h e h ad been a w ido w fo r a year ; spite of h er w ise res ol utio n s El s ie th ou h t

g very ,

an d to be l eft guardian to a grow in g boy w h o l ittl e about h er n ew ch arge Ho w ever n ot l on g

mus t be at l east fourteen seemed at once ludic before the time w here I begin my s to ry she re
, .
,

'

ceived a l ette r from

, ,

ro us an d terrify in g . Lester Warn s h er w ard ; a

Dear Madam
,

Th is w as th e w ay it h appened very s h
”
ort l etter begin n in g
em
.
, , ,

Wh to n w as eigh teen s h an d en di n g w ith a

"
en El s ie B ar ri n g ar Yours res pectful ly in
m e inform
, ,

ried Ed g a r C o n y e rs — a a n ol d e n o u g h to h a v e wh ich h ed h er th at h e w as com in g

been h er g ran dfath er an d w h om sh e h ad kn o w n hom e

er o w n affairs Els ie s im
, .

an d been petted by all h er s h ort l ife Her m oth er B usy w ithh ply wrot e
made the m
.
,

atch o f cou rs e Els ie s fath er h ad to th e l aw y ers in New York w h o h ad ch

’
, . arg e of ,

died w h en th irl w as fifteen— died ins ol vent th e boy s future th at after M as ter Lester Warn e s
’ '
e g .

em
,

en tl em
,

Th e ol d g an adored h is y oun g bride ; arrival s h e w oul d g o do w n to con fer w ithth

an d Els ie kn o w in g n o m an I e m
,

, ore ah out l o ve th —an d th ere t h atter r es ted .

know abo ut Ch It w as pas t eigh t o cl ock w h en M rs Co n ers

’
in es e w as acquies cen t an d in
, , , y .

deed quietly h appy durin g h er w edded l ife reach ed th e h ou s e Th e M ay evenin

g ha d b e e n .

e tim
, .

At th e of h is m arriage M r Co ny ers h ad so s w eet s h

, . e h ad been beguil ed in to w an derin , g
w ritten to a frien d of h is w h o l ived in t h e S o uth fart h er t h an sh e in ten ded Wh en s h e en tered

al l Lucius m
.

m
,

of Europe t h at h e w as takin t h i l f a w i f t h e h et h er w ithh is us ual a d

g o s e e
gr n

e in fo rm
,

eir fo rm
, ,

th e daug h ter of th er frien d B arri n g ton bow an d th ati n o

If y ou pl eas e m adamde t rabl ers h

.
, ,

Now M r Barrin gto n h ad an oth er daugh

’
ter Els ie s as arrove ;
half-sis ter— a w ido w of n ear forty res idin g in de youn g gem man being non compos w itha sick
.
, , ,

SouthAm
, ,

erica Mr M an n eringtook it for gran t h eadac h e has retired but de odder I s pose
omCon yers h ad m
. . , , ,

ed th at it w as s h e wh h e es de tu tor w aits in de li brary

'
arried , , .

and w rote back h is earn es t congratul ations Els ie ran up s tairs to get rid of h er w raps an d

ree m ere cam

.

O n ly t h on th s before h is deathth e th ick bo ots an d s l ip in to an oth er blac k dress

er l et ter fro m e is an ol d pum— tutors al w a s

, .

an oth Man nering “

I dare say h
.
p y
1 80
 L ar r B r W I L L. 1 31

are, he thought es s he
s to ok a glance at er h wait a w ol e age at so h m e by-
s tatio n for a return

e m
,

ett y eel f in th irror ; s til l one likes to be

“
p
decen t, even if one site alon e . It was very vex atious , Elsie said, pl easan tly ,
”o n s t airs s h
e flew . She w as a little, lith
e tho ug hin h er heart s he w as thinkin g th is tu to r
h
t ing, w it hM ean. bl ue ey es , end gokln m ht
uc oo free and un e mba rras sed for h
is posi
hai r looking mr o e fiks se ven teen h
t an tw en ty tion . I fear your youn g charge is quite wo rn

m m
.

My servant told e h e h
"
on e ; but in s pite o f be gen tl e ann ers an d out . ad gon e to bed

ma
.

can i h
ng ways , s e w as as decided a w o n as Yes ; poor littl e fello w ! h e s uflers terribly
‘

fro m s ick h
eadach es , an d is q uite don e up
”

I m
.

Ne w fo r th e ol d pros e, sh e thoug ht, as sh e “

Can do any th in g for h i , or is h e better

an d the li brar -
y door It is a s h
a e th at m left alone 1
"
h
s e as ked
mm
m
.

I
.

s s sho ul d be out t o- n ight of all ot hers ! No , th

anks ! Sl eep is all h
e wants. Th
at
hope th
e old th
ing w on
’
t talk eit er cone ology h h m
ag ifi e t n c nindividual gave hcolored
i so e mm
capital tea, and h
”
er geology at l eas t. e w en t fas t to sl eep as soon as

e room an dsom
,

She h —e h
en te red t e l ux urious his head to uched the pill ow He l l be all right
’

am m
, .

ch ber w hichw as Else s favorite retreat in th ans w ered t e tuto r, wit h ha

’
A e ornin g,

mw hi hdid
.
,

fire wes bun ing in th c grat e —Els ie liked a fire carel ess ne l a M rs C ny ers no t
p
c e s e o

e coul d m
. .

as long as s h ake an y prete nce fo r h h "

av opeI Lucius is atten din g to your dinner ,
ing one. Her reeding te bl e w as o
drawn up , as w as all s he said

m
.

us ual, in p e th
er her pe t a r -ch ai
co rner,r b e ~
oh th anks ! We dined at that statio n w here

m
. ,

s ide it but l o an d beh ol d t he st rang er had es tab w e w ere detain ed ;but , if you w ill ex cuse e,

lm im
,

m
, ,

h od h s el f in th at s pecial n ec k He w as h
”
I d be aw fully glad of so e tea
'
’
alf

mm t
. .

lying beck in th e s eat so th at s h e could on ly see

, Lucius w ill bring it in a o en .

th e top of h is h and an d bel o w h is legs stretch ed And I ll

’
j ust run up and be sure h
t at littl e
com
, ,

p lete l y o u t u p o n t he hear th beggar is all rig h

t
”

I kn o w I s hall hate him she thought If mb

. .

"
Wh
en h h
m
, . e ca e ack, t e tea w as w aiti ng, an d
h e h ad th e brain s of an oyster h e w oul d h ave al e w as bus y w it hthe cups and saucers
ad taken m
.
,

kn o w n by ins tin ct th at h e h y favorite He s fast

’
as a dor mu o s e,
”
h
said t e youn g

p l ac e W ell h e m u s t b e d in to th e ba r ga in 1
”
gen tl e ma n , again s taring at her w ithh
is h
and
e room is tim m y full m
. ,

Sh e w as h alf w ay across th by th e so e e es o f u n disguis ed i ati

ad r on .

I am im
. ,

but th e audacious tuto r h he d gav h

”
ad n ot s tirred In pes s aid s cup of
.
gl d a an a e

m
, ,

s in g a her l oose s l eeve s w ept a book of

table tea Do y ou like il k an d s ugar ? sh e added.
"

e did not m m
, .

wh ic hfell to th e fl oor ;s til l h o ve w avin g h

er h an d to w ard the t ray , i n s ign for h
i
im
.

“
If I ha d a p erc uss io n -
ca p I d crank it o n ,
’
to help h self if he did .

th e to p of h is ol d h ead I th h Yes , both; but I hall

”
o ug t Els ie . s s poilit, if I try
m
.

ou s h e floate d to th e h earth As sh e reach Pl eas e put it righ s aid h

”
ed t for e, e, cooll y

en tl em
. .

it th e g an rose wi tha start but in stead , , Sh m

e co pl ied in s il en ce, t h
in kin g,
of being el derly he was an ex ceedingly han d hen
I w on der w y our q uarter w ill be up ,

m m
,

fel l ow , l ooking abo ut t w en ty -

s ix h is , y ou w il l be free to find
m
so e youn g
y oun g a n ; w en it
md
,

te ll , el egan tl y for e w it hbea iful black eyes , anoth er s ituation

’

mt
, .

en d a heavy , curling, black us ac e. h He w as l azily s in kingback again into h

is for
I beg te n th o usan d pardon l
s cried he, n ot
”
m er s eat, an d said,

a bit con fused, th o ughhe l ooked a littte bew il I s uppose I have taken pos sess ion of your
dered by th e go lden -hair ed apparitio n w h
ichh ad m
amma ’
s pet corn er.
”

im
h I b li I mi he replied
”
so su ddenl y appeared before e eve No, it is n e, s q uietl y
mad
. , .

laugh
”
was fast as l eep . He rose, in g, an d e a pret ence o f
E l ie felt somw hat fl tt d
e u ere by th e s ight of offeringit to h
er t hou ghhe added It
’
s as a hme

mak mgiv it p I m f lly mf tabl ;

,

a m
,

ha Prince Ch ce o f th
’

suc i gi pla r n n e el derly to e e e u aw u co or e

m I mv m hth ld t 1
.

pu p s h
e had looked to see ; but , of course, it an d b id es es ,
’
e er s o uc e o es
"

m kd m
,

was not in keepingw it hher dig nity as istress Sh w a t e b! S h aid

s s ruc l dly u e s co

lik ; I w ill t k m am
, ,

of the hous e to s how it She said, gravely , P ay k p it if y

r ee ou e a e

my Ip m m
.
,
"
You are tired fro voyage, l
’
our resu e. as p ace

I mam e m
.

Not t at ; h hip -
board he
n ever sufier o n sm a is ou t th
'

an said
”
Your
Yes ;I am
.
, ,

replied
“
But w e h ave h ad such a fatiguin g very s orr y
80 amI Nat urall y I am
. . .

day of it Wh en w e ch an ged at Pough keeps is crazy to see her !

I stupidly took the wrongtrain—w e w en t career he said laughin g Do tell me w hat she is like
. , .
,

m
.

ing up to w ard I don t kn ow w h

, .

ere ; then h ad to I don t kn ow h I

'
k
’
er at all y ou n o w ea n , ,
 L I FT B Y W I L L.

” re H ale could fin d voice to ex plain h

er foun d n ecessary to say an yt in g Fortunatel y, h
mh
.
,

n eit er h Els ie or her ot er w ere of t e order of h

“I ra Con y crs , it is past ten o clock As
’
wo m en w h
o go about con fidin g t eir h private af
m
.

mt
.

u a d
’
s tutor is doubtl e b ti u d it w ul d fai rs to -
forty dve difierent in ti
’
friends ;an d
yo r w r g e o ae
im he m
,

be a ki n dn ess on yo ur part tchave h show n to t atter of th e guardians h ip h ad M en from

h
is roo mw h ere h
e can fin iahh is mirthat h is the first so diets -t ofu] to M rs Barring to n an d so

m
.
, ,

terrify in g to Els ie th at they h

”
lci re. ad n ever talked

ma is is Lester Wam
,

“
oh h n n a, t e! cried about th e busin ess at all A fter a couple of days
Wame took little Willi am
.
,

E l li e Th is is th e boy w e h ave been ex pect in g! so n do w n to New York

O h Hr Warn s m am m imto th
.

a ordered a h ug e rocki ng to confide h e care of h is relation s Th e

to Am
.
, , .

po or ch il d h ad bee n se n t erica to try w h at

y o u s hall rid e t he m b oth to m

- orro w h is n ative air w oul d do for h im w hil e h is m oth er

all w ear w as con dem

.
,

Withpl easure sai d h e ; an d yo u sh n ed by th e verdict of t h e ph

m
”
ysicians
a r ful gol d s pectacl es I h e eq uabl e clim
,

ate of San Rem

, ,

th e h ave bo ugh t for to th o Warns

m
.

y o u I d id no t k n o w w h at to bu y fo r a n e l der ly a d e h is s ta y in t o w n as s h o rt as p oss ib l e

lady and so I h
. .

i t on th ose Th e n ex t w eek as Els ie h ad an n oun ced

When Mrs Barrin gto n w as at las t m
.
, ,

ade to w ould be th e case th e h ous e fill ed w itha

party
co m
.

m
,

reh e n d th e tru th sh e w as s h oc k e d a n d h or of relatives w h o h ad n ot s een th e t h and

p , o er

rih ed ; but th e abs urdity o f th e th in g w as to o daugh ter sin ce a y ear before th e death of M r

mucheven for her gran deur an d she laughed Co n ycrs Of course they kn ew nothing about
.

more heartil y than anybody had seen her do in the guardianship an d care d l ess They all kn ew
.
, ,

.
,

t w en ty y ears . wh o M r M ann erin g w as an d n oth in g could be

more natural than that he shoul d have con
.
,

Mr Mo n tagu th e law yer w ill be up to

m
.
, ,

orrow
"
Mrs Barrin gto n said ; h e w ill kn o w fided h is n eph ew to th e care of M rs Barrin
g
o w to m
. .

O f course Els ie m
,

h an age us t resign ton th e w ife of on e of h is very ol des t frien ds

h the pleas an t sum mer Les ter
.
, , .

80 all th
_

h er — ha h a l— her guardians hip at once ”

roug

er rem
, . , ,

Not a h it of it 2 cried Warn e resolute l y

”
Warn s un der on e pretex t or an oth ,
ain ed. , ,

I don t bel ieve sh Sh e h as accepted th at Beech croft

’
e can e

en autum n cam
.

m
.

tr u t ; sh e is m y g u ardi a n a n d u s t s t ay so fo r W h s M rs Barrin ton decided

g .

I do n ot reachmy maj ority un til that Elsie s healthrequired chan ge and the ad
, ,
’
a yu r y et
at is in m
. ,

I an tw en ty five — th
- f a th e w ill v ice cf a ph y s ician an d so to ok h er do w n to th
’
e
y r s . ,

Yo u a n t turn ofl a poor orph

'
an !
'

house in New York Th

‘

e pl ai n E n g lis hof al l
e m
.

an laugh ed again wh ichw as (th hth oth er did n ot kn ow it

oug
)
e can sto p for a vis it m am ma said that she w as hersel f w eary of leadin g a retired
.

At l eas t h
life for M rs Barrin gton craved am usem
, ,

You know n ex t w eek th

m
E l ie e cous ins are ent an d

ai m ex citem en t as m
.

of youn g m
. , ,

ing Th e h
. ouse w ill be a en uchas if s h e h ad been eigh teen . .

"
He can stay , t oo Of cours e Els ie did n ot go in to society , or re

I m
.

ca n t even
’
draw y all ow an ce w it hout your ceive bey on d s eein g in ti mat e frien ds in a very
sign
ature, Guardy said Warn s I hope you q ui et w ay But M rs Barrin gton w en t out con

m m f I am
. . .

ean to t ip e, or aw fully h
ard-
up Your stan tly ; it w as a sacrifice, but s he s ub mitt d t e o

I
.

gold s p ectacles w ere frightfull y dear w as it for her daughter s sake ’

I did I n ever have shrunk fromm

. .

sorry afterward t at h n ot buy you an agate y duty Elsie

an d I n ever s h
, ,

h - sh
” ”
ead d w a lki t i k all e reiterated over an d over
e n gs c

mai
.
, , .

The n ex t day M r Mon tagu, the l aw yer, ar You cann ot re n a recl us e forever at your
m t Th ab I mt m m
.

rived, according to arran ge en e s urdity age. us go about , in th

e ean ti e, an d

mu hat fi t v mm
.

of t e h his in ess w as too c rs e en for keep peopl e in re e bran ce o f th e fact t h at you

ex is t, els e, w hen you ap pear in the w orl d a ain ,
g
After a l on g con versation , the m
att er w as de yo u w ill be utte rly for otten
g a sure you I m
my mt iv hild
.

finitel y settl ed. Mr M on tagu decided th

at to un derstan d o e, c
”

mpt mmm El i w
. .

att e an y c an g h
es w oul d give adon ly
de d pub Yes , a a, s e oul d ans w er . Th
en
licity to th
e busin ess , and perh
aps be the eans m h
er mth o er w oul d kiss h
er an d sail off to O era
p
m ball m m d ; a d if
,

of ex pos ing M rs . Co nyers to un pl easant re a k r s. or aj es ti c in vel vet an d dia on n

im
,

Sh
s

e could per fectly w ell sign the ch ecks w hereby sh e co ul d catchWarn s w ould ta e er k h w i thh
at y oun ggen tl em
, .

“
h
er w ard
”
w o ul d draw h is all ow ance, an d, as But th an s h o w ed a s tran e dis
g
far as their n eig hbors w ere con cerned, it w ould tate for w h at is cal l ed society
"
He l iked bes t
hto m ems uppos e th is even in gs in Els ie s draw in g-room O f
.

be easy ake t h at M rs to spen d h

’
en ou g . .

-
Ban ingte n w as the guardian th at ia if it was course h e lived at a h otel but under on e re
, , , p , ,
1 34 L E F T B Y W IL L .

tex t or her he m an ot an aged to dine six days h appy th is w inter but sh e did n ot as k h ersel f ,

m
,

in th e w eek at h er h o us e reading to h er or wh y til l s u dd en l y th er e c a e th at c h a n g e i n

or em
, , ,

talking w h il e s h e n etted broidere d or h er a ch an g e s o n oticeabl e th at even M rs Bar , .

atever u pl oy m
, , , ,

drew or w en t on w ith w h en t ring to n observed it an d discussed its po ssibl e

He w en t m
,

e m
,

sh igh t ch an ce to h ave on h an d ean in gw ithWarn s

im ad quite m is m
. .

out w ithM rs B arring t on if h e coul d not avoid it hater h self h ade up h ind
an aged to fin d som
.

but us ually m
.
, , , ,

e ex cuse for g et Sh e w as in love w ithth e law y er M r M ont ag u

an dsom
. .
,

tin g back to Els ie before th e evenin g w as over M ontigu w as still y oun g h e an d poor

imBarringto n n ever w earied of talkin go f h

. .

er m
.
, ,

h is S h e feared th at h o th er w o ul d obj ect and

“ Yes m am dreaded to let th
.
,

er fec t i n t E l i e an d El s ie said e truthbe kn o w n

p o s o s

ms and nothing more till sometimes Mrs Just as she w as preparin gto l eave to wn Les
, , .
,
"
.
, , , ,

ter cam
,

Barrin gto n w as seized w ith th e i dea th at h er e to h er one day an d ann ou n ced h is i n ts u

t ion of m
,

daugh th Sh
“ "
ter did n ot reall y appreciate e boy akings trip to Cal ifo rn ia e received
, .

an d us ed fairl y to reproachh er w ithh er indif th e n ew s w iths uchun feign ed s atis fh etio n th at ,

he nearly l ost h is s ens es an d s et of t h e very

row n m
,

said s h o tt er al l g
“
Because day to M rs Barrin gton s u n dis guised
'
e an n ex t ,

e m
, , , .

th oughh ay be h e is yo ur w ard an d y ou despair

e l ooks m e back an d s el do m
, ,

He did n ot com
.

ough t to care ; an d Els ie s trongas h y w rote It

w as Sep tem
, , , , .

own opin ion is th at h is ch es t is very deli cate ber before h e ret urn ed He w as re
His great aun t died o f con sum
.

call ed by a l etter fromM r M on t ag rem

.

- p t io n w h en sh e e in ding
I w as a tiny child at the tim himth
.

ave tim
,

w as t w en ty e but at h e w ould on l y h e to reachth e

I remember it w ell S he w as a beautiful crea Eas t before his maj ority w ould arrive
. ,

. .

ture an d h e l ooks very like h er It is n ecessary th at y ou sh oul d be punctual

ed m because M rs Conyers contem

.

B ut Else n ever seem

, ,

uchconcerned an d th e lawy er s aid , ,

.

freq uen tl y M rs Harrin gto n grew fiirly vex ed pl ates a voyage to Ih i ro pe and deal t dd n h ely '

e tim e cam
.
,

w ithh er in difference Th e wh . en to s ettl e all affairs con n ected w ithh er g uardh n

Lester Warn s too h ad reas on or th oug h t h e sh ip before h er departure ; a m

, atter re ndered

had to feel diss atis fied w ith Elsie s con duct the m ore im
, ,
’
era t iv b ca u s e I al s o ex pect to be
p e e .

abs en t from New York for s everal m

,

Th ey h ad been t h e best o f frien ds al l w in te r ; as o n th s O ur »

.

fran k an d free in th eir i n tercourse as if th e ti e house is en gaged for a law s uit in the ease of an
betw een th em had been th at w h ichun ites bro th Am erican es tabl is h
'

er ed in St P et ers burg and I . ,

and s ister have been deputed to go over an d attend to it '

im
. .

It w as earl y sprin g w h en Warn s fi rs t n oti ced It w as n ot dificul t as Wards t ol d h self bit , ,

th is in ex plicable ch to put tw o an d t w o togeth

"
an g e in M rs Con yers In tbrly “
er ; and a

m
. .

er m im
,

anoth o n ths h e pro pos ed to g o back to B eech l etter fro Mrs Barrin gtcn w h ichreach ed h

croft an d a m e sam e tim

.
,

on thaf ter th at h e w ould reachh is at th e aided h is facul ties con siderabl y

ed m at attem m
, ,

ridicul o us ly prol on g aj ority and h is tw en ty in th t a t u l ti li a t i n Sh e w rot e

p p c o

o red M r M o ntagu w as to be m
,

at it w as rum
.

dithbirth day th ar
m
. .

Q yu ie tl a s s h e liv e d W a r n s h a d o re t ha,n ried As for Elsie w h at ail ed h er w as beyond

er m er s com
.
,

once h ad an O p po rt un ity of being j eal ous A h o th h ion ; but s h i

’
p re en s e wa s e v
m
.

m an does n ot n eed to l ove a w o

den tly guarding so e s ecret , an d livi n g in fear a n in order to m
be j eal o us The m
er est boy w il l be ann oy ed if o f her
paren t
’
s dis coveri n g it an d M rs Barring
m
.

m
.
,

any fe in ine on w h
o he considers th at heh as ton w as n early fran tic
mv mu ha hfavorabl e circ um
.

s pecial clai s, en ture so c to appear in

s O f course, under s uc stan ces

terested in the con vers ation of any ot er ascu h m for beh

avin g like a don key , no m asculin e coul d

line, youn g or ol d h
ave res isted the o pportun ity L es ter stayed in
m m m
. .

An d El s ie had hosts of ad irers Half a dozen Cal ifornia till autu n, an d w en t ad w ithrage

m m th
.

en w ere only w aitin g til l n ine on s of h

er an d j eal ousy s ix teen ti m es eac hday
mpl t m
.

s econ d y ear o f w ido w

h ood w ere co e e, to lay It w as t ow ard th
e cl ose of a S epte ber after
t eir h
h ands h an d t eir
er feet h
An d n oon th at h e once m
fortunes at ore foun se r ng . dhim l f d i vi
rem em
,

Warn s kn ew th is better th an Els ie hers el f for al on g the w el l- bered aven ue to B eech croft
e l iked m
, , .

indeed th oug h sh en a society Elsi e He h ad reach ed New York on th

’
e previous even

ht about l ove or being m

, ,

n ever th o ug ade l o ve to in g h ad disdain ed to call upo n Mr M ontag u

e m
, .
, .
,

Th at so rt o f t hin g h ad been h itherto so en tirel

y and in th ornin g s et ou t o n his j ourney up
kept out o f h er li fe th at sh e dream ed but sel th e Huds on Letter after l etter h ad reach ed

doman d th uely of sucha co ns um h imfro mth

, .

en very v ag e l aw yer but h ad received no eu

m
, , ,

ation aver reach in g h er : Sh e had been very s w er At l ast Mr Mon tagu w rote : . .
 “T H E N I G H T W A S T H E N I G H T .

You are del ay in g y mma rriage mba ;e rrass Aren t you

'

him ? h e ex cl aim
med arried to

I m t l av
.

ing Mrs Co n y ers bey on d ma e s ure. us e e She bl us hed scarl et th en grew pal e Had h e

mb If thi
.

mi e m
,

A er ca before t h
e en d of S epte er. s l oo ked at h er h igh t h ave s een th at h er ey es

mt
,

lette r ee s w it h n o res pons e w e sh all l eave sh o w ed th at a s udden ligh th ad daw n ed upon h er

e care of m
, .

th Perh o over th es e papers w ith

”
your afiairs in y p art n er aps y ou w ill g

mm im m
.

So, on Warn s ca e, ore to torture h s el f e , s aid s he Not th at s he at al l kn ew w h

. at

by the s ig t h of t eir h
h appin es s , h
t an for any sh e w as s ay in g .

Sh e h el d a let ter to w ar d him He took it as .

He hh He w as in th e library bl indly as it w as o fiered He co uld n o t s peak

'

was at t e ous e . . .

iman d
.

h
i re Co n yers had started up at sight of h hil e he got his sens es So, h
e tried to read it w

w as trying to s peak s om e w o rds o f w el com

.
,

e back He did read ; an d w h en h e h ad fin is h ed

.

er black an d it s eem im h
. ,

Sh e h ad l eft cd h ed t o h e underst ood th e reason of th e ch an ge in Els ie

‘

ray dres s m
,

th at th e g ade h er l ook ch anged an d Oony ers He h ad been w orth a h un dred t h

, ou

e co m
.

unlike h ers el f san d doll ars Th p an ies in w h i ch it w as

He tried to be com
. .

p l et el y at h is ea se ; be g a n i n v es t ed had f a il ed d u r in
g t h e pa s t w in t e r El s ie .

a do zen su bj ects an d n ever fi n is h

, ed a sen ten ce had been try in g to use her in fluence w ithher .

Wh en h e perceived h is ut ter fail ure in doin g h us ban d s ex ecutors— s h e h

’
ersel f w as n ot real ly

th e dig i n fi ed an d i n difl a re n t h e t u rn ed s u l k y f
'

re e y e t — to t u r n o v e r t ha t a m o u n t o f h er ow n

m m
, ,

an d sai d v al v k i th i a -l ik f rt un e to h i redit S h e h a d u a d d t h
se e r p ro o n g n gs n e o s c , p ers e .e .

S N to o k n o no tice Sh e tal ked pl easan tl y A t at last Sh e th ough t sh e w as h an din g h ima

im
.

l et ter fromM r M o n tagu

. .

lad s h . e poin ted to th e papers scattered about Sh e h ad given h . .

th e ex ecu to r s l etter in s tead Th ey h ad con

’

I w as j us t going over thes e in order to sen d sen ted to her plan simply becaus e they foun d
.

em em all from
,

th to y ou I received th M r M on th at it w as pos itivel y certain t h at th e wh ol e of

Warhe s m
. .

he! y esterday - on ey coul d be recovered in th e cours e

’

A n d y ou are goin g to b rro pe i he m i d of t wo years

“

A s udden ex clam
.
,

rath er th an as ked ation w h ichWarn s uttered

is obliged to sail nex t m
.
, ,

Mr Mc ade h Sh th en w h at s h e h
“
Yes er look u p e s aw ad

m
. . .
, ,

w eek iv h i t i ed in s an el y to s n atchth a
g e n ; r e p p e r

ars hl augh fromh

, ,

“
0 h! he in terrupted w itha h is gras p He s eized bo thh er h an ds in

en I am in ti m
. .
,

Th e for th his and said in a choked voice ”

e w eddin g
'

No indeed you d readful young m M ay God pardon m I can not forgive

.
, , ,

sh
“
an e e i

at too k m
, ,

Th ”
an s w ered tr yin gto speak playfully ys elf
m m
. .

m
,

p l ac e fo u r d ay s ago . H e h a d n o t ea n t to sa y or e b u t so e th i n
g ,

He turned death ly w h i te an d l ean ed back in h er pal e agitated face g ave h imcou rage .

im
, , ,

hel pless ly in h is ch He h ad th ough t h he w his pered ”

air I ll accept y our
’
Els ie
at you give m
.

is m
, , ,

s d f prepared for th e w ors t but be perceived h n

o ey o n o n e c o n di tio n — th e y our

mi t k
,
”
s a e n ow He w oul d n ot give w ay He s el f, too
himdraw her
. . .

Sh
e did n ot s peak ; but s h
e l et
A t leas t, I m a n ot too late to dfier you
'

my h
ead dow n u po n h is s houl der as , he as ked ,

h
ast co n grat ulatio ns ,
”
h
e said w it han efio rt , as Sh all it be Guardy 7
”

er trem
, ,

if eachw ord
“
O fier
'

h
i m w ere a l oad.

C lara Vaugh
an d an , yo u m ean ,
Th en h e caug ht h
You are free
ul ous an s w er

n ow, Ward It is for you to

,

m
.

laugh lookin g at h h "

ed Els ie, i stran gely . c oose .

T H E N I GH T W A S TH E N I GH T .

B Y A L E X A RD I B A . I B V I N I .

H a n t by his hearthand the peat glo w ed red , ,

By daw n they had com e to a h ighl one ,

Th e wi n d it w as w il d in th e gl e n An d th ey sl ew th eir foe in h is bed ;

An d askance at h is th ree tal l so ns h e said His w ife an d h er babe an d th eir children dear
e m e m ey scream
, , ,

Th e n ich t in th e n ic ht if t h en ”or th en , . Th e eagl es th ed o er th e dead

’
.

Then on e he w en t to the door

go t up, and He sat his hearth at the tw ilight fail
by
im
, ,

The others th ey fol l o w ed h soo n Like a gray ol d w o l f in h is den

he, eiom e m ree cam
. .

b di e hil l and th ey travers ed th An d the th e in an d t hey s ai d— t w as al l

‘
oo r

wanin g m em em
, ,

And w ei rd was th e l ow - oon Th e ni ch t w as the n icht and th en scor th en ,

.
 O NE W IN T E R .

B Y I TS ! JUL I A A . I A S T I A N.

Tu : Scotia had co mie n to po rt t w o days before, h

ad been un tbsten ed th
is m orn ing; an d n ow ,

and our upp er hall w as blockaded w ithpackin g K itty and th e rest o f us w ere rej oicing in th e

box es . Do w n s tairs , upon the hat rack, in th

- e m ids t of paper par cels , cas es of B us d a l eather,

ves tibul e, there hung a huge rough Germ an an d cas kets vel vet or s atin -
lin ed
e sm mb
.
,

my
,

h
avin g th ell of the s ea l urkin g in h
t at I fin din g.
’
overcoat, It is coral s en t on

all its pockets A ful l board, and a pair of

. K i tty con fided to y ear Fred m . .

s quare sho ul ders , to w ered abo ve th

e curls an d O ur cous in w as s tan ding on the rug. Th
ere

chign ons in th e fa ily m

Mo re t -
breakfas roo m . w as an open fire, a con cess ion to mmm a a s occa
’

over, Virginia, w as up, an d dow n to breakfas t s ional as t m

h a an d to Virginia s
’
p p
er et ual c h
ills
m mti it m
. .
,

Th
es e all w ere sy pto a c e s. She w as al w ays at freezin g poin t, w as al w ays
Co us in Fred h ad co m hm th Se o e on e oo tia. carryin g about s o m e sort of w rap, an d req uirin g

It w as , as I hav e good caus e to re mmb e er , an to be s h

aw l ed an d s Th h
is day ,
iel ded
re I
m mmb m
.

October orn in g. The dis tant bi lls w ere bl ue, e er , ii w as a antl e ; a fleecy , w h ite afiair,
h
t e n ear hil ls al l col o rs Th
ro ughthe s till air havi n ga u
p pr l e thread run nin gthr ough t he h
er

e m
.

there floate d do w n fro m v had o er e h cry far

t e der Th at purpl e thread w as w h
ere th ourn

mi
, , .

faint, but s h
h
rill , of t e w il d-
geese, th sh
eir V- aped in g ca e ; for V
n irgin ia, M rs A r not , . our

p h al an x p oi n ted so u thw a rd s tately , bl onds cousin, w as a w ido w , an d j ust

From e vall ey cam
.

bel ow in th e up th e dro w s y now in th

at stage of bereave m t i di at d by
en n c e

murmur of the river flo w in gon tow ard the sea t im

,

mi g
,

, w ite raim
h en t w ithlavender r n s .

beh in d a ten der veil ; a veil w h ose w arp w as s il I declare Aun t Dora th is is th
e j olliest ol d

ver m
, ,

is t an d w h
, os e w oof w as g o l den lig ht Up .
place I
’
ve seen in four years —s ince I w ent aw ay ,
on th e sl ope of th e h ill th e ol d h Wh ho
”
ous e s unn ed in fact. at ! Freezin g! And Fred, w

its el f s tan din g in t h

, e m ids t of its w ide gardens , w as m
bea i n g round on everybody , an d every
o verlookin g its broad terraces w h il e the w ood th
in g, turn ed q uietly to ward Virginia e h
Sh ad
bine m em
. .

os t g orgeous of th al l nun g out its h ivers and w as

iv o ne of her dain ty littl e s
g en

crim l ories fro mgabl e an d co rn ice trailin g m

,

urin g som
,

urm
,

s on g eth ing about draugh ts in ol d

awl from
,

its blazin g s pl en dors over turret an d bal con y ho us es Fred s eized th e decoy sh th e
”

I remember K itty w ere one of those blood red armof the sofa shook out its folds and then
. .

at m It fairly s eem
, , ,

l eaves in h er h air th orn in g ed th .

rew it over h er fin e h i ll s h oulders , .

to ligh t up th Th he said cheerily ”

e dark o l d stairw ay an d to serve No w you ll do
’
ere l

ite pl um em
, , , , ,

ins tead o f th e wh e of Navarre w h en our as be folded th e en ds an d h el d th cross ed

m m
,

y o u n g e s t s is t er l e d t h e fa ily ch a r g e fr o th e over h er ch es t ; th en s to od l oo ki n g do w n at th e

breakfas t roomto t h
- e upper h all face bel ow h
. im S u c h a c l ea r -cut w h ite face . ,

Now th en for th e spoils of th e Ey ptian s it w as w ith frin ged droo pin g ey es Sh e h ad

Com imand th
, , , , .

em
,

Fred h ad cried lift ed th an ins tan t in th an kin g h

’
e Aun t Dora I ll carry en

m emag
.
, , ,

h sl o w l y h ad dro pped th I eew th

'

y o u u p s ta ir s ; a n d o n ly t e o s t s tr e n uo us ain eir

m m m m
.

m m
,

p r ot e s t h a d s a ve d a a fr o b e in g seized by ee t i n g l oo k a n d so et h in g i n it fl ash e d a n o l d
force of arm memory across my thought Fred had sailed for
,

in ia becam
. .

Th e h o use is th e ol des t in th e coun ty It w as Euro pe th e day Virg . e M ark Arn ot s

’

built in th e ol d col o n y tim es before th e w ar of w ife Th ere w ere th os e— Virg in ia I believed to

e tw o circum
,

m
.

In depen den ce Th e g r eat upper h all is s q uar e be o f th e — wh o con n ected th

am ad pictured Fred as roam

. ,

w itha dozen l arge ch bers open ing 0 6 its four stan ces ; w h o h i n gabout
s ides w ithth e g ran d s tai r w ay s un k l ike a w el l th e Co n tin en ts a forl orn pil gr im th roug hall
ht w hose stain ed thes e y ears carryin g w ithhima heart in a ch
, , , , ,

in th e cen tre an d w itha skyli g ro

m m
, ,

d e purpl e an d oran g l ories re on th

’

g l ass a k es re b l u e g , n ic c on di ti o n o f fra c tu is, on e w o an s

o f al l rays from
, ,

abo ve .
accoun t Watch in g th e pair no w sh e s eated

ite s m
, . ,

Wh o is th ere in th is day an d age of th e w orl d th ere wi th h er col d wh il e an d Fred

armof open in g box es
, , , ,
,

wh o does n ot kn o w th e ch sh inin g do w n on h er h is sl eepy pl eas ant gray

m
,

m
,

p a c k e d in E u r o pe ? D e n n is h ad s ee n to t h e nu ey es th e o l d s to ry c a e b ac k to e Gl a nc in g
ht before ; the l ocks aw ay fromth emI caug
.
,

bucklin g o f s traps th e nig ht K itty s look Great ’

.
, ,

1 86
 O N E W I N T E R .

dark, soft ey es s he h
ad but so mthi ghad t
e n rou h I
t at kn o w m ha ki g
ho w uc n
”
s ranso mw ould

m a y m
,

bl ed their deeps to -
day She turn ed, w al ked a o un t to , n th
a I k ore n n ow w h
at sucha

mth p li hd ak fl
.

scru e o s e o oo r , to t hrow a lace baubl e as that w oul d cost . But

v il
e v mm ma hi ; th
o er a
’
s ar en s he ret urn ed to But it is very beautiful , said a a mmm .

I had it cut for a frien d,

”
ex plain ed Fred .

W ell l ittl e gips y ,

, cried Fred, takin g on e Thereupo n be cl osed the case , an d sli pped it in
of h
er braids in h is h an ds She had a fan cy for h
is poc ket he w oul d give it to
I h
ad ex pecte d
Virgin ia 80 I ams ure h
. .

pl aitin g her h air in t w o h eavy pl aits ; an d ad s he It w oul d be

l y becom
. .
, ,

thro u ghthe m orn in g s h e w as tr ippin g abo ut like ex ceedin g in g to h

er w h ite s tatuesque
a Germ
,

an peas an t- g ir l w i thth e br ai ds han i

g g
n , beauty Sh e un ders to od h
. er styl e too w ell to

to h er knees— s h in in g black braids eachlarger attachribbons an d pen dan ts to h ers el f Dia .

monds w ere vulgar she said ; but cut stones

, ,

than h er w ris t
“
Every on e h as grow n y oun g
.

t hed rem em
, ,

I l et! you alittl e girl , pickin gw in tergreen cam eos w ere h h bered h
‘

but y ou er delig er

m mm
. .
,

berries , o ut on th fan cy I th ht
”
e oun tain Do y ou re e ber 7 ou g

mmb d K itty d m
. .
,

An d h
”
I do re e er , an s w ere , e urel y , Here K itty are your corals
,
e drew
, .

and w it ha twin kle in her eyes Virginia w as her 0 3 to the sofa an d open ed the l arger cas e
m
.

em
.

mati
,

w atc h
i n g th un der cover of her sl o w - ovin g K itt
y gave a littl e ex cla on . I un derst ood it
lids Her every mti o on w as m eas ured Sh e wh en I saw th
. e j ew els The w in tergreen ber
mpi
. .

even w in ked w it ha gran d st atelin ess , “

an d I ries , in their cl us ters , s h
aded fro n k-
w h
ite
re mmb e er it w as out h
t ere a m g th w i t
on e n er to deep red, w ere i mitat d e in the car ved coral

gree n s and trailin g arbu tus th

at y p m i d ou ro se n eckl ace, ear-
rin gs, broochan d bracel ets , w h
il e
m—w hat l — a
e s et of co hheld som ew h ere a flow er of th e ro se- tin ted
eac

is keys from
,

Fred took h
i his pocket an d w alk sh el l -p i n k a r b r u tu s O u r lit tl e s is ter w a s v e ry

ed ofi to w ard a sm m
.
,
'

a ll t r a ve l in g
- c a t ch e l w h il e
q u i e t i t see e d as s h e c a rr i ed h e r tre a s u r es

first to m am ma an d then to Virgin ia an d the

, , ,

K itty s at dow n upon th e corn er of a box sh e pul l , ,

ed on e of h er braids over h er s h oul der an d sat res t o f us for in s pection ,

th en cl os in g th e case , ,

l a i w i t h it a h w t sh e s ai d to h e r cous in s tan din g n ear h Y u

p y g n s s e e n o n e r o

I su ppos e Cousin Fred you ve n o idea of did rem em

. , ,

an d th
’
ber at w as all
But s om in gcam
, , .

th e an x iety I h ave h ad about th os e co ral s Ever eth e in to h . er face as sh e said

s in ce w e h eard by th e cabl e th at th e Scotia h ad it ; so m eth in g n ew an d stran ge an d w h ichI h ad

er m
,

sail ed I h ave watch ed w in d an d w eath ade n ever n oted th ere before It w as a w aki ng up
m m
.

m m
, , ,

y d a y s a w e a r in es s t o y f a il y a n d f ri en d s a s i t w e re o f a n e w l if e th e w o a n in t h e ch il d .

an d m rin es s t o m m m
, , , ,

y g n i h ts a w ea y se l f a l l f o r fe a r a n d I rec a l l e d i t a n y ti e s a f t er w ar d O h
ere w oul d be a s tormat sea an d th ho w I recal led K itty as s he s tood there am
.
, ,

th e vess el on g ,

oul d l os e m
,

w oul d be w recked an d I sh y c u s th a t d ay w i th t h e b l oo d -r e d l ea f i n h er b la c k
He cam hair I rem em en a w eek l ater I cam
, ,

ber w h
”
Cou s in in terpol ated Fred e trip e

roo m
. .

m
, , ,

i d w n th e w ithth at spri n gof th a h a ro ss a c r i s n w o d b i -l eaf on th fl oor of

p g n o e rc c o o n e e

ed foo t w h ichw e all rem em bered In h is h an ds th e h all ; I turn ed fain t an d sick th in kin g of
w ere tw o j ew el er s cas es a sm ad com
.
, ,

all an d a large all th at h e bet w een th

‘
’
os e days

e sm
, .

on e Th all case h e open ed an d g ave to M rs K itty by t h

— - e by K itty like a h
- - un dred oth er

m
. , . , ,

A no
r t s ta n d in g a t h e r s id e a s s h e ex a i n e d i t h o u s e h o l d -
p e ts in th eir g en eration w as cal l ed
m
,

m
.
,

Co us in ? Certainl y not
”
p r oc ee d e d K i tt y b y a n a e to w h i ch s h e h a d n o cl a i Her bap
ave pl en ty of cous in s an d I am
, .

tis m
.

Ih cons tan tl y al titl e w as like h er ball - dress es too l on g

in creasin g m m
,

amto
,

y s to c k b y b ir t h a n d a r r ia g e B u t f o r e v e ry
—d a y w e a r Th eodora As h
. burn h .
,

ex plain th is reckl ess appropriation of al ph

”
I ve never o w n ed a bit of co ral
’
coral s ! abet
e sm al l cas e from ave on ly to m en tion our fam
.

O ur cousin h ad taken th Vir ical capital I h ily

m m m m
,

g i n ia a n d n o w p la c ed it in K i tt y s h a n d s H e r n a e— P y
’
T h e l o n gp n o en s o f w hichw e
e victim
, .

acies of com
.

deligh ted cry brou gh t us all about h er an d w e g ls w ere th

i r s w ere l eg pen
ion a sm
, ,

a w lyin g on its purpl e velvet cus h all sation for our h ereditary an d in al ienabl e po verty

cam ad return ed on ce m
, , .

and ex q u is i te brooch a sto n e- eo s et in bril

, K i tty h , ore to th e un packin g ,

lian ts and bearin gon its fl ee th e features in Fred h ad brough t ou t a box an d w ithth e re

m mark Here M rs Arn ot is a bit of frivolous

, , ,

p r o fi l e o f Fr e d h i se l f
hy,Fred cried m
.

am ma it s your very n ess for you had flun g a stringof amber beads
.
, , , ,

“ W ” ’
, , ,

self An d Alfrida w h inia s Cly tie n eck Sh e h

’
o is our el des t added about Virg ad repl ied

o mw e coul d n ever in du ce to
.
, . ,
, ,

You Fred w h Oh h bu t w ith

“ ”
ow very pretty I out rais in g

so m in g every m
, ,

as becom
,

uc has sit for a tin type ; ou to s en d a h T h l d h a l l w

y p e r e y e s e o o

kings ranso m e s em blance of yours elf Not m

.
,

on th h
’
en t a g reater litter of forei n curiosities T
g . e re .
 O N E W I N T E R .

w as a po rtfolio of Venitian ph o tograph s h ere ; Can t I do so eth in g? I as ked

’
m .

yo n der a cas e o f S w iss carvin gs i n w oo d ; t here S he s ho ok her head an d I j us t s at do w n he

m
,

-
a dain ty brea fast s ervice fro
k Dresden ;Fren ch side h er, on the floor ; an d n o t a w o rd w as s poken

gl o ves an d l aces t h
ro w n dow n bes ide en gravin gs un til t e h Doctor ca m e. There w e sat l ike tw o

fro mR m o e, an d in the m
id t s of al l , Fred w as wo m en of Jerusale mi n h
t eir pl ace of w ailin g

m mi
,

stan din g an d tal ki n g of Par is dress- akin g K itty , w ithh er co vered ey es an d I, w ith ne

mw h
. .

I have a dres s apiece for y ou s o fix ed on h er w hite chin an d q ui veriuglips

’
e ere,

m
.

but I believe thos e po n dero us bo x es are to be “

Now , l et every on e go out but A y . I w an t

mt m he said
'

sen t o ut fro ow n to - o rro w ,

”
. Jayn es a q uestion
to as k Dr . .

Th
e idea of Paris dresses for us , said e w oun ds h
Th ad been dress ed ; they h
ad car

m
amma What w ill littl e M iss Payn e say ?
poo r ried her to h
her ad been mow n ade roo m It
m
.

mm
.

Sh
e w ho has been sea s tress in th e Py fa il y q uite dark an d I h ad to feel for th e littl e hot

ol din g n ow in bothm
,

for a gen eration .

”
han d w h ichI w as h in e I .

Ah , b
ut you kn ow Pepe h as a n ew applica co ul d j ust trace th e out lin es o f a fig ure w h ere th e

tion in th es e days ,
”
said Fr ed, l aughin g . Doctor was stan din gin fron t of th e bed Mam ma .

Worthmakes the w om an d ou r o ld n urs e Tenty h

”
an b e qu o ted ; an d ad g on e aw ay an d

em
, , , ,

Alfrida, quickly s eizin g he

t q uo tation , added, cl osed th e doo r after th .

Wan t himth e dow dy I s uppos e

of an d Now Doct or ,Co uld th is be o ur K itty w h
. o ,

en som
,

th e on e cried out th at s h
e h ad foun d a had been troubled by h ot w eath er an d col d w ea ,

cas e of cam eos ; an d thereupon our cous in ex th er an d p eevishif th e w in d veer ed ro un d to

md
,

clai e th e w ron g quarter ? Could th is be h er voice so

m m cal man d s w eet w h

, ,

Oh y ! I w as house en sh e w as suflerin g pains

’

, A in dful of your
keeping, that is to be No bl ushi ng n ow . Here wh ichth e braves t w ould fin d it sore troubl e to

mg i m
.

is a box o ver here that I

’
o n g to o pen w it h bear ? “
No w , Doctor, you are goin g to let e

my han ds Com m
,

ow n e K itty ; you sh all h el p kn o w the w ors t You will tell e all about it,

am mer
. .
,

m e Wh ere s th e h
’

p l ea se .

m roomth
.

d - er e w as a ch So still it w as th er e in th e black dark Dr

’
F ro a n i n n er b e il d s , , . .

voice call in g “
A un ty 1
"
M ax w as at th e en d Jayn es di d not an sw er her un til sh e said

is m an m y im
,

e room
,

of h o rn in gn ap I started to cross th . Noth in g can be w ors e th ag inin gs

ave a rem
. .

Ih em bran ce o f seein g K itty s too p to I w ishto kn o w th e truth

"

m
.

p ic k u p a n ail o f h ea r in g a s h a r p so u n d a s o f T h e tr u th is th is y c hil d a n sw e re d th e

m
, , , ,

s pl ittin g o f w oo d ; th en of s eein g h er ris e up ff l d k i dl th t yo u h ave given

m
g r u o a n n y a
m
,

i k l b k i h l i l T h I r y e an ugy out W i tha j a

l -d
q u c y sta,rt a c w t a tt e oa n e n y o u e . c r u s ty n ail , .

w as aw are of Fred s prin gin g to w ard h er th ro w It w ill cos t y ou th e s igh t of it but th at you
w on t m iss m
, ,

in g up h is h an ds w itha w il d cry uch O n e ey e is as g

’
o od as tw o .

for m
.
,

O h— w h at h ave I do ne I
”
ost purpos es Your dan ger is of frettin g
m
.

Mam
,

Th en all w as con fus ion in an in stan t a an d th row in g y ourself into a fever or losin
.
g t he ,

p ss ess ion reveal ed ey e its el f an d possibl y th e sigh t of th e oth

fa i t d an d V i i i a l f- ’ ”
n e ,
r g n s s e o er , , , .

its el f in h er stan din g up an d w h irlin g roun d l ike Will th e scar Here I fel t K itty s h an d
’

a creature dem ent ed Al frida rus h ed cd incon stir in m in e Will it be a s erious dis figurem
‘

en t ?

seq uen tly for cam

. .
,

, p h or a n d o n l y K i tty h er s el f B l ess y o u r d e ar h ea r t n o ! Wh o th oug ht

m
, ,

w as quiet ou r li t tl e w o a n w as so ch -
uck full of vani ty ?

m
.

Th e doctor p l ea s e F re d, s he s a i d ; a n
, d B u t n o , o re ta lk -
to nig ht Go to sleep n ow .
, .

wh ile Fred cleared th e s tair s in tw o bo un ds sh e Goo n igh

d - t
”

e ban uis tem Am

.
,

sat do w n w ithh er back ag ains t th y sh e spoke a s I w as l et tin gth , e Docto r , ,

an d on e h an d pres sed ag ain s t h er l eft eye Her out I stepped bac k an d received a w h is pered
message w hichfive minutes later I had the op
. .
,

face w as quite w h ite but h er voice w as like h , er

urn in g from
,

s el f as s h e said t u it f d li v i I w a t
po r n y o e e r n g s re

Am m m m
, , .

d you ? An d cl os in g th e front door after Dr Jay nes

’
y att en t o a a w on t w as
en bri g m mirror frommy bureau comingthroughthe hall w ithits litter of beau
, , .
,

th n e th e h a n d - .
,

For th ul th in gs w h p out o f th
”
An d call Ten ty to take care of Max e tifl . en Fred s tart ed u e ,

ch ild w as sh outin g l ustily all th e wh il e sh adow Even th e h al l h ad been darken ed out

mirror K itty took it of regard to the opening of that on e door
. .

I brough t th e h a n d - .

OhAm
.

steadi ly th en h eld it up w h ere s h — an d I saw s ucha h ”

e coul d ex a y l agg ard face
min e the w oun d ben t to w ard m
, ,

Wil l s h e q uit e h ate m

"
. e ei

e w run g m
.

Ih eard h Th en sh An d h h ds in h
”
Yes ,
er say very l o w e , .
y t w o a n is an d fix ed
on m
,

lean ed back w i thbothey es covered , y o w n h is w

. il d te a r less eyes , .
 O N ] W I N T E R. 1 39

No, in deed, you foolis hboy , I ans w ered, in to an uneasy sleep, the door open ed n ois el essl y ,

ss lightly s s I coul d “
s s to toli you th
s t you far en oug hto ad mit a beckon in gh
an d

m
. .

began Ten ty , th
”
w eren t to fret , for it w as n t very bad
’ ’ ”
. Miss A y , e n urs e, as soon

The br avehild Tell her I sh al l hate m

cy as I could j o in her in th e hall y ou r mo ther

es m
,

sel f b raver if s h w is h e to as k h ave y ou seen or h

”
e do es n t g eard any
’
et w ell very soon
,
. ,

It h s d been Fred s h sn d th st h s d sant th th ing of Mr Fr ed ?

’
e .

rusty n ail fly in g o ut of th e p -
acking box to l odge Noth in g He s of on one of h is lon g w alks .
’

my p
,

m
,

l
It w as a presen t for y
’

in oor gir s eye.

self, w h ichth ey had been bringin g t o th e ligh He wasn t at tea las t nigh
’
t t, yet at break
nor

a stat us , a copy o f Dann ecker s Ariadne Th ere

’

fast th
is m i g hi
or n n an
’
s bed w as n t s lept on ;
’

Am mth
. ,

i lay ,
t n o w w iththe l ath e-s upport s still u n der an
’
Miss y y our o er is w orried , like
”

m
, , , .

th e sl an der li bs. I l oo ked at it , at all th ese Oh, Ten ty , M r Fred can be trus ted to take
mm i l im mamma t bl
.

e I th
o r a s o f t ravel , andought, is it possible care of h s el f Don t l et
’
r ou e
”

m gm
.

a w h hd m
.

I eared fo r t hes e t h
i n g onl y th
is orning? It An d I reflected h
t at a you n ad n o a e

m
see ed a h un dred y ears ago . the ascent of t e Am
h azon a d th Py m
n id a e ra s, w s

We coul d not rea d to K itty , for w e could h

ave n ot li kely to co mt e o grief o n t e n at ive h heathof

no light We w ere to keep her h

c eerful in h
is ow n h
ills Neverthel es s , I did w on der w h
at
m
. .

every pw s ibl e w ay . Alfrida repeated h

voluad en tered in an d taken
es spirit of u nres t
posses
of poetry I san g every th
. in g I h ad ever h eard s ion o f our cous in ; an d w h eth er Virg
.
inia h ad
Fred des c ribed every city an d nation of th an y th ing to do w ith it K itty s dis q uiet h
’
e er .
,

kno w n w o rl d T h e a tre s
.
p ic tu r e -
g a ll e r ie s to
, w n s u d de n a n t i p a t hy a g,
a in s t M r s A r n ot her edict of .
,

life an d peas an t life court pres en tations and ex pulsion w ithregard t o Fred Fred s o w n stran ge
’

Bedouin encam m etails puzzl ed m

,

em
, ,

h h To th
-
e n t a t -u n l i a S t c d u c t a ll t e d
p s ; o s n c o c on ; es e

ese item
.

sh e ling an d din n er w itha g rand duke All w ere added th s th at afternoon

Cal eb our farm er com in g fromth m

.
, .

th ese ex p erien ces w ere press ed into service to e g ris t - ill

five m ad m et a m
, , , ,

entertai n o ur priso ner in th e dark K itty en il es aw ay h

. an w al ki ng fas t ,

j y
o e d ev er y t h in g e v en to h er b, re a k fa s t ; a n d i t o v er th e h i ll s in t h e e d g e o f th e fo res t an d after , ,

o od t o h ear h hrin g out th rou h h W i n g ri h h h 0 th

’
er laug lk l t i ’
was g t u n set a a t t t
g e s n o g n e e e e

ere cam a com

.

old room e s torm

,

B ut s uddenl y th e a ch w in d an d th i n up ; a w al kin W i th
’ ’
s . an g e

rima s l ouch
.
,

It w as a w eek after th e acciden t w h en th e his h ead dow n an d h is h at- in

’

m m ck roomone day w ith over h

, ,

Doc f h i - is face ; an j iat as h o t l o n g by m

’ ’
t or ca e r o t e s , ,
e g e I ,

a sco w l of dis approval . hap pen ed to l ook up an th en I see t w as Mis ter

’ ’

He didn t pear to see m

,

Wron g! Fever ! Irritation ! h ”

e g ro w l ed Fred e an I rid lon
g
’ ' ’ ’

an m im B ut sen ce I ve
.
, ,

clutc h i n gh i s gray beard We all kn ew th ade s if I didn t s ee h

’ ’ ’
is beard
’

sym m
.

m curred to m
.

p t o S o e t h i n g h a s e x c i te d h er ! W h at ? b en a th i n kin on t i t h a s
’
e t
’ ’ ’ ’

mebbe he w asn t quite right in his ead catched

. ,

No on e kn ow “he h ad been w ithh er lates t

’ '

emforrin
.
,

last n igh Th e q uietest person in th e h fever like as n ot in th

’
t! ouse parts or els e
ht I d j est m
, ,

Mrs Amot
.
,

Sh e h ad been s el ected for even ing on s h -

ip board Th ” ’
. oug en t ion it .

We w ere j ust sen di n g a m

. .

ses sio ns for th is very ch aracteristic—q uiet an out in searchof

Am
, .

y w h is p
”
e r e d K itt y a ft e r th e D oc t or h a d o u r c o u s in w h e n th e f ro n t door open ed an d a
m
, , , ,

V - h fi red D ren ch d h
’
d l i i i i d S t i i
’

g o n e o n t e t r g n a co e n t o a y e s g u re e n e e w t r a n sputtered .

m
, . ,

very s w eet an d beaut iful but —I h ate h er ,

w ith u d h a vi n g
. a be d ra gg l ed w o rn -o ut ap , ,

Lon g pearance w e saw in spite of all th

”
Veril y ou r lit tl e s is ter w as ir ritat ed at a deeper

e m im It w as Fred but
, . , , ,

-
after w in ds I kn e w w h , at th isch ief was To o ver h
. .
,

day I o n l y lay do w n an d took K itty s h an ds in Fred w ithth ’

e l oo k of y ears and such h ard y ears
m e dimh
, ,

in e w atc h ed th roug h th al f ligh

- t to too upon h is face
m
.
,

ichm
, ,

wh y y e es b e ca e w o n t e d ; t h e w h it e be d t h e I ll n o t h a v e a n y ,
t ea t o -nigh t Ho w is
’
.

p ea t b r a id s l i
y g n o u t so l o n g a n d h e a v y o n t h e a b s 2 h e a s k e d h o a r s e ly ; a n d b e f ore I
”
co u l d
rem
, , , ,

coverl et th e wh ite fol ds coverin g th e po or pain o n s trate th ere w as a sound o f h urried w ords

e patien t lips an d diml ed ch en s om ed pas t m

, , , ,

ful ey es an d th i th e on e brus h e an d I h eard

p n

ere is Fred Am m ne m
, . , ,

Wh y 1 s h e a s k ed p r es e n tl
”
y S o e o ust g o for D r Jay n es K itt y
er armin h
. .
, , .

Ih ad th oug ht her fall ingasl eep has throw n out h er s l eep an d don e

en I rem
. ,

Th em bered I h hers el f injury

”
“
Fred I ad n ot seen
im
.

h - Out w al king I th Th e l as t w ord w as s poken at t h e sam

”
to day ink e in s tan t

imcom e in an y m In ten m
. .
,

Do n t let h th at th e door cl os ed beh

’
ore; dear . in d Fr ed in .

utes Dr J ay n es w as in th e h o us e in tw o h
"
No K itty o urs

Ten m t out from e m

. . .
,

in utes later w h en K i tty h ad drop p ed a des p atchh

,
ad bro ugh tow n th fl a
 S H A D O W .

dis tin guished ocul is t of t his coun try . h Wh

at t e Fred Wal th
a m an s w ered Al frida, w o hh
ad
er Germ
,

precis e n ature of he n ew troubl e w as t at th

and w h e been too deep in h an to s ee or suspect

ad ex ercis ed m m
,

operation req uired for its relief th ere is n o n eed anyt h

ingof at h
all th y in d
mm
ma
, .

to tell here En oughth at the h orror of blackes t Not at all , ans w ered a K itty sat

eir m
. .

days cam e after this In th ids t M rs Arn ot up ,her face j us t aw ful in its in tensity Fl ees

e m
.

ree tim
. .

w en t aw ay sail ed for Europe

,
Th ornin gsh e . take that look tw o or th es in a life . To
lefi I h eard h er say to Fred Mark Arnot, Senior
”

m m
, .

My poor frien d, I w oul d co f t y

or ou if it Her father-in -
law ! Th
at s hows a ill enial

w ere in m
y p w o er, but,
”
s peaki ng in her calm , state of afiai m cried Al frida She w ill get
m
.
,

polis hed tones , o w in g to h t is fearful accident , the Arnot by this eans K itty I
consol s
”

mt
.

h
t is disfigure en to h
er h
an d , h
s e can h
ave K itty very quietl y w h iten ed an d w oul d h
ave

e tioo r h
fal l en to th ad I n ot been w atch ingh
"
but one feeling for you er

m
. .

I kno w I us t al w ays be h
ateful h to h
in g for a w eek an d at th
er I kept e en d of
on w atc

en I cam
,

at tim
,

said Fred bitterly enough Th e in th e I tel eg raph ed to Fred in St Petersburg h

e m ost becom
.
,

Co m
, .

om
.
,

an d foun d Virginia in th in g of par eh

”
e .

p l e tr av eli n g
- s u it s s ipp g in h e r co ffe e w h il e Th ere w as a tan g l e an d it w aited h is un ravel
her stared gloom
, , ,

Fred w ithh is back ily out in

g W h et h e r K i tt y l o v e d o r h a t ed h er co u si n

Virg a w ent ;Fred stayed till m

,

ese m
, .
,

th y I h ad been tryin gall th o nth

'

e w in do w s to decide I
an to m
. .

sister beg en d th en h e als o l ed h ad decided n ow

Am
.

And so m m
, .

y h e
”
s ai d in h i s go o d -b y k ee i
p gn hi s
y st o r y e n d s w it h a n ot h e r s t e a e r

un s peakabl e earn es tn ess on m m

, , ,

ey es fix ed w ith in e co i n g in to p o rt a n o th e r g r e a t-c o a t w i th t h e

m m
,

Am
, ,

y if sh e is e v e r w illi n g to s ee e w h e th er a l l o f t h e se a in its p oc k e t s a n d n o t a n o t h er

e sam
, , , ,

it s n ex t year or t w en ty years h en ce tel eg raph but th e pair of s quare sh oul ders to w erin g
’

m co m e fromany w h
, ,

me a n d I w i ll c o e — ere in above th e curls and ch i gn on s in th e breakfas t

e w run g m room But Virg

,

th Th en h in ia was n ot th
”
e kn o w n w orl d y t w o ere

im
. . .

hands and flung h s elf dow n th It w as all th at q uiet creature s if you can
’
e st eps .

K itty con fided t o m

, ,

Th e sn o w lay deep on al l th e uplan ds th Just fan cy

”
e first believe it e

e cam e to m e an d tol d m
.
,

tim e K i tty w as bro ugh t do wn stairs Th en s h e her pl ot Sh e th at Fred

m m m m
. .

lay n eo h r so fa fo r th a t d a y an d fo r an y d a y s w a s w il lin g t o a rr y e o u t o f h o n o r — a rr y a

her eyes fix ed on som disfigured w om arm

, ,

e place a g reat way off an as a reparation for th e h

eyes w h ere th e tin ies t o f s cars s h o w ed th e trou bl e don e to h er Th in k of it . .

wh ichh ad been But th . ough th e g,

reat anx iety Yes and I un ders an d th e rest of it To,
t .

w as over K itty still g rew n o s tron g er

p ers u a d e F re
. d th a t h e w as h or ribl e to you be

Am e said on e m
,

h orn in g April h h h h
”
y s y a ca u s e e a d d o n e y o u t e in j y
u r

e room Am m
.
, , ,

cin th s brig hten in g th y I n o t A h w e l l I I ’

ca n f o rg iv e h e r s in c e sh e

s ure but I amto be on e of th os e m e w ill m ake a good w ife an d m

, , , ,

en tion ed as fail ed Sh oth

. er I ,

th wh this to s it s till Most likely sh e h ad th

’
e peopl e os e s tren g bel ieve e consciousn ess

ite sm
. .

e sm
,

Sh iled s ucha s ad w h il e and put of a fitness for conju gal l ife and felt j ustified
er face for m am ma s morningkiss
, , ,

up h in s trainin ga poin t to get h ers el f in to h er el e

’

cried our m
.

See h ere l is ten oth er g l ow ment ”

om ave m
, , .

ing over a discovery i n th e daily paper M ar K itty h as h er h e an d I h ine Th ere is

e Un ited States Em on e piece of statuary in m m

.
, .

ried at th bassy in Paris y h o us e w h ic h y cou

arl es Pymto It is m
, , , ,

Virginia el dest daugh t er of Ch sin s bro th er w ill n ever l ook at l v l

'
y o e y .

om
, ,

wh
”
do you s uppos e l Ariadn e of Dan n ecker .

SH A DO W .

B Y C H A R L E S D E A N.

DA na m my d
e, h
nd w inds are sig ing
arl in g! t e a h Darl in g, th m m
y na e I a fondl y repeating;
S w iftl y above mth d
e dying;
e ark clouds are m
Cal li ng to i nd o ur l ast sorro w ful eeting; m
’
m
O cr y l one path w ay th eir deep gl oo is l yin g m Strivi ng to still yh eart s v
’
m
iol en t beatin g;
Shrouding y so u l in th emdarkn ess of n ig h t Lookingbeyond t h e deep gl oo of to -
day m
m my da li my ha t
. .

L oved on e i on t h Darli ng, dearest treasure !

’
ee I a fondly rel ying, r ng ! e r s

Trusti ng o ur futu re to Heaven pl eas ure,

'
P o w ers of darkn ess an d evil defyin g: s w ise

W il t thou heed m yh eart s passionate crying

not
’
Gladn ess and j oy h be our s w ithout m s all
eas ure ;
'

B ri ghten my pathw ay wit hl ovs s agic light? ‘

m Darkn ess and shadow shal l all pass aw ay .
 T H E DA Y S O F S E V E N TY —S I X .

B Y ”3 8 . A N N 8 . 8 ? I 7 u l 3 8 .

[ Entered accordi ng to Act of Co ngreu , in th e year 1 87 6, by M iss A nn Step hens , i n the on e. of the Librarian of

Co ngress , at W ashi n gto n , D C ) . .

mm
co n on n o : 75.

C H A P T E ll V happin ess Bes ides , there w as so m i hgl m

er c ea s

m
.

A tu n es h ad taken up t h e s ub li e c ry o f o n e o f c o l o r o n t h e h o u s e- t o p s a n d i n t h e w in dow s

man Give me liberty or give me death1 e patriot w o m

, ,

cro w ded w ith t h en o f th

"
e city ;

m m
, ,

Wh il e t h a t c y
r e b o d ie d i
,
n th e D ec l a ra t io n so e a
gy y l a t t ire d a n d w e ar i n g r ic h ly
- h u ed ,

o f In depen den ce was s w eepin gth roug hthe lan d scarfs w hichth ey flun g u po n th e air n ow an d

in an s w er to greet in gs fromth
, , , ,

like th e bu rn in g sp l endor o f a prairie fire th e th en e cro w d

rm
, , .

e o l e cl os e to t ha t s po t w h ere th e h eart o f a O th ers in

g a e n t s o f so il
g ra y ti n ts fluttered
p p
em li ke doves am eir m
, , ,

r eat nation w as beatin g into life g a v e th o n g th u i t

g o re
g o r g eo s s s ers

m
,

m
,

s e l ves u p t o d ee p er e n th u s ia s a n d w il d er j o y a n d l oo k ed o u t u p o n t h
. e p a g e an t h a lf -ti id ly a s ,

A gain an d again th ey call ed for an oth er publ ic a se q uen ce of s trife t h at t h ey h ad been taugh t
re adin g o f th e paper th at h ad gon e fo rth an to co n dem n l et t h e ob j ec t b e w h at it m igh t as a
in s p iration of freedo mt o th um
, , ,

e w orld w ron g to h an ity

e el em
. .

In th at paper th en ts of a reat po w er
g O n t h a t d a y t h e h o u ses of t he Bo yalis ta w ere

h ad fo un d voice an d every patriot burn ed w it h cl os ed in h augh ty protes t of a Declaratio n w h ich

im
, ,

des ire to h ear it for h s el f M any h ad bee n th

. ey h ad n o pow er to preven t but received w it h ,

un abl e to reachth e gro un ds w h ichlie aroun d i n tens e bittern ess Bu t on th e outs kirts o f th e

e S tate Hous e in tim cro w d an d in som

, .

th e to h ear th e first read e o f th e bu ildin g s a few o f

ty m al con ten ts m
, , ,

in g Oth ers h ad been forced back to th e out th es e h augh igh t be foun d l oo k

in g gl oo m
.

s kirts o f th e cro w d and co uld not h ear 80 ily on th e

g r e a t co n c o u rs e o f p peo l e o r

m g eam
.
,

m
, ,

fo ur days after its pas s age a s econ d M g

, o f t ur n in
g fi o t h e w i t h c u r lin g p li s a n d
'
l
th e Decl aration w as an n oun ced an d th e eig h th in g ey es u nabl e to en dure a scen e w h ichth reat

of J ul y becam
.
,

e ag al day as th
a - e firs t h ad been en ed to u root all th
p e i r p re j u di c es o f ca s t e a n d
e n ew rej oicing and m ore tu m emin to t h
,

an d w ithit cam
, ,

ul drag th e ch aos of a social as w ell as

us iasm
,

t u o us en t h p o l it i c a l re v o l u t io n

e tim Bo tham
. .

Hours before t h e appoin ted th e g reat o n g th e Patri ots an d Royalis ts of th e

tim e w as a vas t floatin g elem

,

s q uare w h ichopen s on Wal nu t street w as cro w d en t th at dr ifted

ed ; fo r p eo pl e cam e flo ckin g in fro m

,

th e n eigh w it hth e tide an d j o in ed eachparty as it ros e

borin g co un try fr omth e m

, ,

e n ear S tat e of New al w ays th os t no is y an d reckl ess in its advo

J ers ey an d fromevery portio n of th at seem

,

,
e city un ti l cacy o f w h ,
ed t o be t h e s trong est an d ,

al l th e st reets in s ig ht of the State House w ere carryin g dis turban ce w herever they w ent {3
ed by a vas t m
.

th ro n g ul titude brigh t eager an d Wh ene ver a g ro up of s uchperson s h appen ed

us ias m Even th
, , ,

o ver fl o w i n g w ith en th e w al ls to cen tre in th is vas t crow d t h e sh outs w ere

um
.

e com motion most turbulen t

,

an d fen ces w ere obl iterated by th e h an bein g s l oudest an d th .

at clim eman d coul d onl y be dis

,

th bed upo n th I h ave said th at th e h ouses overl oo kin g th e

um
,

cer n ed by l o n gridges o f bl ackn ess l ined above s quare w ere all cro w ded w ithh an bein g s ;

s of som
,

th e l evel of th e cr o w d but in th is th e dw ell in g e s taid ol d Q uaker

rew m m
.

m m
.
As th e th ro n g g ore dens e youn
g e n f a ili e s , u s t b e e x c e p t e d M a k in gp ea ce a g r e at .

an d boy s w ere cro w ded u p in to th e g reat o ver

p r i n ci p l e o f th e ir re l ig i o n th e se e
p p o l e k ep t

e m ass ive lim bs bent un der al oo f from all dem

,

h an gin g trees u n til th o nst ratio ns conn ect ed w ithth e

th eir w eig ht an d fromthe w in dow s an d h o use

g re a t s t rif e w h i c h d is t u rbe d th e l an d ; but in

um som um
,

tops cro w d e d lik e bee -hives these restless h an e cas es h an curi osity w as s tronger th an

bein gs seem m
, ,

e d lik e o un ta in -eag l es th at h ad reli g io us prin cipl e an d th ro ughth e bo w ed sh ut

s w ooped do w n am he crow d te rs fair and dem ure faces m

, ,

on gth e bran ch es igh t be seen peerin g

e great co n course o f peopl e as im
.

being m os tly of m
,

en w oul d h ave fill ed th e out upo n t h

m
, ,

g ro u n ds darkl y but for th , eir brig h t eag er faces

p ri so n e d ,d o v e s lo c k fi, e t h eir cages
'
.

th eir ch eerful greetin g s and th e flas h in g eyes

, In o n e of th ese h ouses l ookin g th roug hth e ,

h
t at mt e everyw h
ere w it hgl ances of kindred alf-
h closed s h
utters , w as a ihir, eager face, th
at

Vo n . LI E — 9
 14 2 wa s D A Y S or S E V E N T Y -S I X .

un con sciousl y drew the atten tion h tran ce- hal l of th

of t os e perbe S tate Hous e an d w as carr ied

um
,

sous g ath er ed n earest th e w in do w ; for h overin g by th e h an curren t in to Ch

, es t n ut street as y et ,

th ere in th ,
e sh ado w t h ose l arge blue ey es an d l es s den s el
, y fi ll ed , .

th e soft l ig h t h air w h i ch caugh t a stray sun Th e cl ock at on e end of th e State Hous e beg an
beamn o w an d th
, ,

en took a stran g e pictures que to s tri ke With th e fi rs t soun d a g reat h us h

beauty al m os t m
, , .
,

y s tic a l T h e f ace w as un kn ow n
. fell upon th e crow d No t a w ord w as s poken ;
n ot a breathseem
.

to all w h o l ooked upo n it for Grace K i n g s ford ed draw n Every face in th

, at
vas t m
.

h ad been s o ex cl us ivel y bro ugh t up th at few ul t itude w as tu rn ed u on on e ob ect

,
p j
p e rs o n s i n th e c ro w d w oul d h a v e r eco g ed h
n iz er th e pl atform u on w h icha youn g m an sto od
p ,

As it w itha rol l of vell um

,

bad th at s w eet face been w h

,

ol ly ex pos ed in h is h
m
an d
l eam
.

u m
.

was th , os e w h o saw it caug ht th e g s of a Th e stil l n ess l asted a in ute : th en it

lovely picture and l ooked again because it w as broke in a w ild dee
, ,
p s im u l ta n eo u s r u s h of , ,

so beautifu l .
voices th at th un dered th roughth e city like a

mountain flood broken loose

,

Near th e w in dow an d j ust w i th , in th e narrow

e m
.

vein of ligh t th at fel l t h ro u ghth e bl in ds a littl e Th an up on t h e pl atformrais ed h is h an d

ol d w o m at m
, .

an uprigh t as a lily- s tal k sat in a Wh il e th igh ty sh out w as dyin g in th e dis

air as prim
, ,

straig ht-backed ch an d sad- col ored as tan ce a great h us hfell upon th e m ul titude an d
A plain gossam
, , ,

h ersel f . er cap w ith out plait or on e voice s w ept o ver it like th

, e blas ts of a
ribbon cas t th e faintes t po ss ibl e s h adow o n h er trum p e t
cal m
,

Upon a st ool co vered w ithgray m

.

face a It w as n ot n w dfiil th at Rufus Barringford

her sm e scroll of vell um

.
,

roon al l feet w ere plan ted oo zily and sh oul d refer to th in h is h an d

s el doms w erved fromth

.
, ,

e ex act lin e w orn by Th e w ords it con tain ed h ad been w ritten on h is

th eir constan t pres s ure Her n eutral-tin ted dr ess heart in l etters of fire and like fire they kin dl ed
m
. , ,

m
,

g or ed lik e a n u bre l la co v e r fe ll s oo th ly d o w n h i s ey es burned upo n h i s li p s a n d r o ll e d w i t h th e

er sm force an d s w eetn ess of m artial m

,

all lim
,

h bs decorous ly covered th e an kl es usic over th e

and term er n arro w bos om g reat s il en t m

, ,

inated th ere Acro ss h ult itude th at l is tened , .

are m
.

a trans paren t kerch ief o f sh uslin

, w as It w as a glorious sigh ,
t Th at ocean of faces .
,

fol ded and over th at a li ttl e s il k sh aw l tin ted th e flas h i n geyes th e parted lips th r oug hw h ich
m
, , ,

l ike a dove s w ing w as n eatl y p inn ed

’
P a r tl y th e b r e a t h c a e in h u s h e d e c h o t h e h a n d s c l as p

an ds in s w ift im
,

m
.

m
,

a a d h i t h littl f h d in g st ran g e h p u l s i ve b ro t h e r
g yr n w t e w a s e e w o a n ro e a ,

m
,

to foo t ; h air a t a ll a -
t k f h oo d ; a l l th is s u b d u e d a n d h e l d i n th rall by
eyes
g e s p oo o
m
r n r

e w isdom
, , ,
,

th ese res t ful tin ts n ear w h h

icht e fair bea y u t o f th e v o ic e o f o n e a n w h o t u rn ed th

of s tates m en in to m
,

oughdel icatel y ton ed seem

,

th e g irl th ed abso us ic w h il e h e st ood upri h

g t
m m
, ,
, ,

la ely bril l iant an d w orl dly

t fu ll y c o n s c io u s o f t h e i g h t y i p o r t o f e a c h
e ol d w om m m m
.

Th an in h er straig ht bac
- k ed c h a i r s en te n ce a s it c a e f r o h is li p s a n d t re b li n g
m m m
, ,
,

w as kn ittin gwitha gen tl e m

,

o tion o f th e fi n g e rs fr o h e a d to f oo t w i t h th e a g n e ti s th a t li n k
m
,
,

th at all o w ed n o ch eerful rattl e of h t e n eedl s e e d h i w ith t h e n e w b o r n n a t i o n s u r i

g g n a t h i s

om ely m
,

suchas g ave h usic to th e fi esr id e w o r k fe e t

m m
.

l an d w om o s e t im
of a New En g an in th es Sh e B e h in d h i u p o n th e p l a t f o r b u il t t h a t
m m
, ,

m
.

took th e n eedl e in an d out of th e sh eath pinn ed e n o f s c ie n c e i

,
g h t w a t c h t h ere f r o t h e tran s it

n der th
at h er rig ht s ide w ithdain ty s til l n ess ; but w ith
,
o f V e n u s b u t d es ti n e d
,
fo r even
g r a ,
ing s ,

all th er w ork th rew fas te r th

is h rove an d g an s a t ol d B e n F r a n k li n l oo k in g b e n ig n l y d o w n

m
,

w as usual un der n oisier and seem

h h
,

in gl y s w ifter u p o n h i s b re t re n i n t o il n o d d i n g i s a ss i v e

m elped to form
,

h an ds Th h she n ow paused in h er w ork h e a d a s s o e se n te n c e s h e h a d h

m
,
ou g ,
,

h h
.

uakeress n ow an d th
i
th d d i li i t t
e ol d Q en cas t u i t re s o u n e u p o n t e a r o r s n g u p n o e

m
q e ,

h h h n in gbet w een th h t s e a k e r s f a c e w h e n t h a t v o ic e
’
a d e h i s o w n
g l t e u p
m
a t u o s
n g e p e ,
c e s r o

ters an d in h er n ois el ess fash ion took interes t t h o u g h t s m o re g r a n d l y l u in o u s t h an t h e y h a d

m m
,

h
, ,

in th ath erin g of th e crow d w h ichwas d e iv e v e r s ee e d to i se l f

m
n
m
e g r .

so cl os el y ben eathth e parl or w in dow s th at th e T h er e t o o w a s J o h n A d a s c r iti c a l a b i

m
, , , ,

reat rustl e from

,

roomw as fill ed w ith a g t h e t io u s b u t w h o ll y p a t r io t ic H a n c oc k w h o see .

m
, ,

ron g an d a n earer h um of voices th h d d fr h B i i h t

swaying t h at e d t o a v e ro pp e o t e r t s co u r t o n o

e room Fromth m
,

seem ed al m
h h h
,

os t in th os e w i n t
.
h a t p l a t f o r w i t i s p a t r i c ia n a b i ts fi
,
n e l y ,

e wall inclos ing th

l
dow s to th i li
r
e State Hous e ou t f e a t u r e s a n d co u r t l y e d u c a t o n n k e d
,
t o a s o u ,

m h h
,

groun s h d t t t w a p a ck ed w i th n e w co e rs r e p u b li c a n t o t e co r e a n d b r a v e a s t e r u d e s t

m
e s re e s ,

h h h h
,

eyond th i f B d
B t i t t ro n g a t s e e t e y o n t es e
i f d f r a better view a a n n e

m m
a
m
w o
. ,
p r es s n g o r r

reat m
.

w as th ul titude swayin g to an d fro r

c o w d i n g th e p l at fo r w i t h o r a l g r e a t n e s s c a e .

m
e g
m
, .

until a porti on of it sw ept th roug hthe great e n e a ter e n e a c h o n e o f w h o h a d p er,

i l e d f o r
 - s s vs s r r -s r x
14 1 r u n p a r s o r .

han ds upli fted. Th

e w i n do w s an d hous e-tops I cou l d n ot keep aw ay , s h
e s aid It is
h ; an d every on e even you m
.

cro w ded w it hw om wh flun g out h

an dker w rong, per aps ay

be angry w ithm
en o
B ut m
, ,

m
,

c hiefs an d scarfs , and t os s ed dow n th eir fla in g e y hea rt w as here an d . ,

b reas t -kn o ts or to re t he J ul y flo w ers fro w here m I foll o w ed it .

”

e eas em
,

they h ad been cl us tered abo ut th en ts an d Barrin gford ben t to w ard h ,

er .

scattered th em to th ivin g a grace to th I angry ! Not w ith you Grace

“
e w in d g e To l ook
in to your eyes on e m om
.
, ,

scen e w h ichno on e h ad ever w itn ess ed before en t dear g irl is s bl es s

B ut tell m
. , ,

Th is w as th e cro w nin gm om en t of Grace K in g s in g I h ad n ot dared to h o pe for e . .

Sh e lived to be an ol d w om an an d h ave y ou been very unh appy ? Has any on e

’
ford s life . ,

t el l o f th es e th in gs w ithgen tl e pride but n ever been cruel to y ou ,

e com
,

in all h er aft er y ears did s h e so cl os e to Th ere c an be n o cruel ty so great as th at o f for

ng m
,

rfect h n ess as th n s w ered th

”
a i b i d di e to s ee yo u a e girl sadly
p e pp e n

e easem
.

e l ean ed from
. , ,

All at o n ce as sh th Your fath er h as gon e so far as th

”
en t , at l q u es

ili n g w eepin g trem

,

sm bli n g a great blackn ess tion ed Barringford B ut I could ex pect n oth

at so m
.

ad roll ed up from
, , ,

th at h th e Eas t un seen or un in g better th o ughI did h o pe t h e litt l e

e m rem ip m t rem
, ,

cared for by th ul tit ude broke over th e city nan t o f th e ol d frien dsh igh ain .

in a s udden tem
,

p es t o f w in d an d r a i n T h us I t w a s a b itt e r p a r t in g w h e n I l e ft y o u th a t
s tormbore th
. , ,

th e w in s o f th h outs o f th n igh h ’

g e e s e t l i
y gn s o s till an d p a l e a t y o u r fa t e r s

m
,

p pe o l e u p w ar d w h e r e t,h e H e a v e n s th e s el v es fe e t G r a c e B u t I co u l d n o t h a ve re a c
,
h ed y o u .

th w ith out s trikin gy our fath

"
rew out s il ver ban n ers of rain an d ans w ered , er do w n .

th e bel l s w ithreverberating t h un der Grace s h uddered

en I cam e to m
. .

c s truck an d s il en t Grace s un k to h er kn ees I w as so grateful w h ysel f

imstanding th
, , ,

an d covered h er face w ithbothh an ds Wh en an d fo un d h . ere al on e At first I .

,

sh e l o oked o ut ag ain t h e cro w d w as breaking up dared n o t look aroun d Oh it w as an aw ful

e pl atform w as em
. .
, ,

Th pyt a n d a p r e ss o f eo
p p l e f e a r I I fee l t h e g lit t er o f t h a t s w or d n o w
"

w ere m ovin g t um arm Rage its el f to ok

, .

ul tuous ly up th e s treet S till it did n o h

ima m
. .

th or it m
, , ,

He is gon e I l os t s igh
. t of h inute aw ay y o ur fath er s s tren g , igh t h ave
’

an d n o w h sh e wh ispered piteous ly been w ors e ; for I w oul d h ave died th

"
e is gon e , , en an d

to h ers el f th ere rath er th an h ave us ed h urt ful viol ence

"

ors em
. .
,

As s h e spoke tw o h , en appeared pus h I kn o w I kn ow ! Th , an k God th at y ou are ,

ing th eir w ay sl o wly up t h e s treet On e w as an bothalive 1 He says littl e ; but I feel th at lie is
e po m m
.

officer in all th p o f i lit a ry p s l e n d or n u very very an gry w ithm e I n ever kn ew what

en arm m
,

imfro w n before
, , .

us ual in th e p ov er ty
-s tr ic k y ou n te d it w as t o s ee h Oh Rufus I
im
, ,

horse and greeting the people amalm

.
, ,

o n a bl oo ded w ar- os t afraid o f h

”

o m imw itha l ordly grace th

, .

wh ade w ay for h at B arrin gford pres s ed th e littl e h and th at stil l

w oul d bett er h ave befitted th e B ritis hco ur t th en cl un g to h is w ithpass ion ate force , .

th e s treets of P il adel ph
h i a on a day l ike th at Take courage
”
h e s ai d .
“
In th es e days w e
in d blo cked l earn to m
.
,

Th e oth er wh o h ad fall en beh eet and co n quer difi cul ti es It w oul d

ro de m
, ,

at is in a m
.

in by th e cro w d ore carefully ; an d

, be cow ardly to despair — th an Th e
hofien greeted on his w ay n ever once l o ve of w om an m im
.
,

th oug
, akes h brave an d res ol ute as ,

fail ed to an s w er w ord or bo w w ithcordial frien d I w ill be ”

i s face w ithsm
.

lin es s More th an on ce be ch ecked h is h ors e to Grace looked into h il es in h

accept s o m
.
er

h the tearful eyes His s tren gthm

,

e proflered h an d-clasp th ade h er h opefh

‘

oug l
m
, .

eart is w ithm
.

rain w as beatin on h i “
So lon g as your h e I sh
g .
all

e freedom of m
,

In h is pro gres s h e w as cro w ded cl ose to Abi n ever des pair

"
he said Th y
m
,

is co un try an d y ou at m
.
,

il B w ellin g; s o close s eated in h h h

’

g s o a r d a n s d ea r t s ton e be it ever
y
m um bl e an d I as k n o m
, ,

s a dd l e h e c a
, e to a l evel w ithh er parl or w in so h ore
"

at broke fro m op e so m
.
,

do w . On e gl an ce a fain t cry th , Ah if I dared t o h

, uch
”
i an s w ered
es e few m om
,

th eg irl w h o s too d th ere an d B arrin ford ave h is Grace Bu t even t h

g g en ts are ours
hors e to a m cam
,

It m ay be m
.

an in th e th a d e close to by acciden t on th befo re

ro n
g n s years
e eas em
,

we m
.
, ,

th en t .
eet ag ain
o w li ttle I h Barrin gford sm
.

Grace is it yo u ? Oh h oped to il ed
Tell m
, , .

s ee you h ere or an y w h ere ! e h o w is it I th in k n ot darlin g I do n ot yield th

, , e

opes of m
, .

w ithy ou 7 righ
"
t of w reckin g th e bes t h
y l ife
Her h an d h ad stol en th ro ughth e eas em en t to any m an I h ave m ade n o prom is es th at
um
, .

an d cl un g to h is Her ey es h . id as w et vio sh ould keep us a s un der Nor w ill y ou if yo u

l ove m
, .
,

l ot an d as b
s
, l ue w ere lift ed to h , is e
"
. .
 T H B D A Y S O F S E V E N T Y -S I X .

If I l o ve y o u Oh, yo u l
t tl e kn o w I
i ”
l eft, as its w h
eels bo un ded up fro mth e st o n es ,

So lo n g as I a m s ure of t at , n o t h hin g s h
al l l an d cras hed o n w ard w itha viol en ce that cl eared
d is heart en m e.
”
its o w n pas s age an d t hreaten ed to das hit to

m
,

Th en y o u w ill be al w ays h o peful , an s w ered at o s every in s tan t .

t e h girl “
T o -
d ay I h a ve l ea rn ed t o l o ve y m Great Heaven s ! It is y our fath er ! cried the

m
.

se lf, becaus e I
Do you kn o w , a md a e r to y ou .
y o un g an , rus h
in g in t he directio n o f the car

Rufus , w h il e you w ere s tan din g t here, so h igh

abo ve t he cro w d, I w o n dered if it cou ld be po s Grace foll ow ed himw ithw il d frigh t en ed ey es ,
.

m g all It seem
,

s ibl e h
t at it w as mye ou l oved If, a on ed to h er th at s h riek atl er s h riek cut

mil a d
.

hos e brighh sho w ered s es n

t lad ies t at th rou hh li till t h u tt re d n s un d bu t
t g er ps s e y ,
e o o ,

favo r s o n you I w as t h e cho sen o n e You s ec o n l y tur n ed w h ite an d t h en bl ue w ithth e te r

bl e l ove can m er du m
.
, ,

ho w hum
,

ake o n e I thin k there . ro r th at h el d h b Sh e saw Barrin g fo rd

.

is a great deal of pr ide in it, after all , o n ly o n e fo rce h is w ay t h ro ug hthe crow d leap in to th e ,

iv es it all aw a o pen s pac e s eize on e o f th e h o rses by th e pon

g y .

mil d
,

Barri n gford s e brightly upo n h

t e s w eet , derous bit an d force h , is h ead do w n by h is o w n
ear n est face, t urn ed w it h s uch ch
ildl ike trus t s w in g i n gw eigh t Th en s h e saw th e vicio us beas t

him
.

u po n rear l ift t h e brave m an from h is feet an d h url

may imdow n un der t h

.
, ,

Yo u w it n ess ed t e scen e h . You , per h e wh eels o f th e rockin gcan

haps have heard a l ittle of the readin g A cras h a tum ul t o f voices a n ew so un d

’
, . rings . , ,

I heard i t all Ihave fo lded every w ord in . o f rus h in g h oo fs an d t h e g irl san k dow n n ot
, ,

my heart— ao proudl y so pro udly .

”
in se n sibl e but h el pl es s Sh e kn ew t h at th. e car

at is becaus e you are A m

,

at a w om
,

Th erican ; an d to r iag e lay a w reck in t h e st reet th an

s uch m an o r w o m u rl ed fro mit an d t h at a m

,

an s u chw o rds as I have read had been h an h er

mak
, , , ,

to -day e a n o bl e appc o w n fath er w as s tan din g uprigh t in th e cro w d

hfor m
, ,

I do no t kn o w e th at It is en oug l oo king do w n w ard u po n som eth in gw itha face o f

mand that men I have been marble She saw also a w ar-hors e w ithem
.

y o u b e li ev e in t he , .
, ,
t
p y ,

taugh t to revere j oin w ithy ou Th e wh ol e th in g . saddl e an d rattlin g s tirrups stru g l

g g in in t h e

is too gran d fo r m imby

,

y h an dl in g S t il l w h e n th a t cro w d w h ere s om e on e h ad seized upon h

il itary m
.

e m
, ,

a
p p er w a s re a d a nd I h e a rd th e v o ice o f th e th e bit an d h is rider th an w h o h ad

r eet on ly a few m
, , ,

e
p p o l e g o u p s o lik e t he ro,a r o f th e oc e a n I , p asse d s o p ro u d l y pu t he s t in

l o n ged to be w is e an d elo q u en t as y o u are th at u tes befo re w as w avin g back th e peopl e w h o

I to o m t s t ir m
,

s w arm
,

igh en s h ed aro un d th e w reck o f th

’
earts an d brin g ou t e carriag e

t h Fo r a li t tle tim
.
, , ,

th eir s t ren g . e I for ot h

g o w B ut w h ere w as h e? Was it h is dead body th at

y o u n g a n d he l pl ess a p oo r
g ir l is .
”
pal e ol d ma n w as l ookingdo w n upo n so gl oo mily ?
Hel pl ess ! Great Heavens ! If y ou wo m en No , no ! S urely , th
at w as his face w hite as
mu hi
,

kn ew how c n flu en ce lies in the beautiful s n o w , on w hichdrops of bl ood h as fall en B ut .

delicacy o f your s ex , n o o n e o f y o u w oul d ex c h

an ge he lives . He s tan ds u p un s teadil y , as a dr un ken
it for hpo w er of th
o ur ro u g ou h
g t an d s t rife m a n s tr i ves to ke ep his fe et Il ia fac e is t urn ed
”

il e an d w ipes som
.

He tries to sm
.

Grace laugh ed gay ly As s h e l ean ed forw ard to w ard h .er e

is tem
.

dro ps o f bl ood fro mh

, ,

th e rain w as dro ppin g j ew els in to h er h air an d l e

p , .

e l ti ngh er l over in th e face D id h fa th k w th at h is life h ad been

p er er n o

es e m om
.

Th en ts are to o precious for s uch s aved b B arrin ford an d w ould h

y g e g ive n o si n
g ,

sh res tl ess th n return for t h

”
w ise tal k e said at a sy llabl e o f a ti tu d i e aw ful peril in t o
, gr , e

h oul d be w as ted t h at di d n o t speak o f th e l o ve wh icht h e yo u n g m an h ad pl un ged ?

s

bet w een th em See h o w fas t th e peo pl e are

.
Th e cro w d w as dens e an d tu rbul en t In its
ave s o m mids t those mad hors es w ere flin gin g up t heir
.

bre aki n g up an d w e h uchto s ay

”

So m at it w il l take us a l ifetim
, .

“
uch th e to heads an d sn ortin g out their w rath in th eir

e y oun g m
, ,

an s m fu rio us effo rts at freed o m

, ,

ans w er ed th
”
say it il in g
im
, . .
,

All at on ce s h e s natc h ed h er h an d fro mh Wh at w ere th ey do in g n o w ? Th at ofi cer

an d flun git up in dis m
,

ay before s h e co ul d s peak w as l eavin g th e w recked carriag e bearin g a

Arm is arm em
, .

w om
,

A pani c h ad s eized u pon th e cro w d s w er e an in h s ! It w as h .

—Rh oda Cl y de .

fran ti call y w aved h ats sh aken in t h e air an d a

mpty pa pp d a if by m
, ,

lane of e agi s ce a eare s c,

h m h mi g lik b
,

w eread b en Th een s w ar n e ees . en C H AP TE R VI I .

t ild h
wo w amt a i gd w W l t t t
ors es c e e r n o n a nu s ree TH A T m
orn in g, M r K ings fo rd had his
en tered

thm h mm
.
,

d gg g a p d i g ft i h w ife s sittin g - tran q uilly th

an he h
’
ra n on ero us carr a e a er e , w c roo ore ad

leaped and , j arred, an d s w u n g to t e rig t an d h h s ee md e s in ce t he day he h

ad driven youn g Bar
 T H E D A Y S O F S E V E N T Y -S I X .

rin gford fro mhi s h

had rel en ted in
o us e . He bl us h . I thin k th e ch il d has n ot been there

n o th in g; but th e sad s w eet face of h i s daugh B ut I w ill tell h

’
ter s in ce er .

ad m
, ,

wh o sin ce th en h oved abou t th e h

”
ous e l ike Do
m
.

i mgreatl y
, ,

a frigh ten ed bird h ad tro u bl ed h

,
. K i n gsford w al ked gl oo i ly aw ay, stun g by h is
M rs K ings fo rd co ul d n ot h ave received h w ife s h es itation , an d an x ious about h is daugh
’
er

m
.

hus ban d ot h er wise th an kin dly ; but s h e w as ter Th e lady foll o w ed h i w ithh er ey es Sh
m
.
e,

made sad and heavy hearted by the trouble that

.

- too, w as is erably un h appy The bein s s h

g e os t m
at tears cam
.

had fal len on h er ch ild ; so sad th e ,

loved had fall en in to dd
su t g i ma d
en an a on s , n

in to h er ey es w h en sh e saw th e di sappo in te d her gen tle h eart w as w r n o ore u g by it N w m .

,

l o ok t h at ros e in to t h os e proud ey es w h en th ey than ever she fel t th e un n atural iti in

,
p os o n

fell only on h ers elf . wh ichs h e w as

p l aced A t the firs s tep she .
t
,

Sh e h as g o n e o ut Our dau gh ter is so accus had fail ed to hol d h er p osition ;had s hrun k w ith
mt
.

tem mp
,

ed to pl en ty of freshair t h at s h e l an g u is h es
,
al os cow ardly sen sitiven es s , fro o en advo

i n th e h ouse said t h
”
e gen tle lady readin g t h e her daughter s cours e cacy of
’

e em
, , .

h h d Sh e l aid th broidery dow n in h

’

q u es ti on in er u s b an d s e y es an g en ero u s l y er l ap an d
seem
,

an x ious m
,

savin g h i s pride th e pain of as kin g for t h e you n g ed to s t udy th e pattern w ith in u te

creature w h os e tro ubl e h aun ted h im n ess w ith ou t seein
.
g it a t a l l for h er h, eart w as ,

K in gs ford s face brigh

’
ten ed a littl e He h ad full an d h er th oug hts pain ful She m used th us
He trus ts m
. , .
.

n o ticed w ith a tin g e o f s elf-re p ro a ch t h at G r ac e e an d I h ave n o t th e coura e to

g
had given up her w ork am im
, , ,

on g t h e flo w ers durin g tell h wh ere th e ch ild h as gon e Am I to h el p

ad seem
.

th e las t few days ;an d in th e h ous e h ed her in th is w ay ? No n o Cow ardice w ill soon
imas a w o un ded bird flutters aw ay
.
,

to avo id h en d in deceit ; I sh o uld h ave tol d h im at on ce

fro mth It is al l m
.

e h an d th at h as s truck it He w as gl ad .
y faul t Sh e w ou l d n o t h ave gon e h ad .

n o w to h ear th at Grace h ad taken to h er favorite I forbidden it ever so fain tly Ah m e how , .

, ,

occupation w il l h i
all t s en d ? “
Th e l ady h ad taken off h er
im
.

M rs K in gs ford un derstood th
. is feel in g an d it th bl e an d pu t h er bri h
, g t g o ld -bow ed sciss o
rs ,

tro ubl ed h er for s h e kn ew w ell t h at Grace h ad in to th ei r vel vet cas e th us del ay in

g em
th om en ts

o as of old am
,

no h eart to g , on g h er ros es an d
, as l on g as po ss ible , Th en sh e put h er w ork .

th at th e cruel even ts of t h e w eek co uld n ever l ach s t o n th e littl e roun d tabl e an d w en t s l o w l

y
m roomtrem
. ,

v ass off s o li h
p g tl y as her h u s ba n d s ee e d to h 0 p e o u t o f t he b li n . i
g w ardly but res o
n ,
,

In deed a s en s itive feelin g of guil t brough

, t un l ute to s peak th e truth .

us ual color to h er face for s h e h ad guessed th at In th e great o pen h all sh e

p sed to lis te n
a u

som alm at s oun ded from

,

e deeper reas on t h an a w al k in t h e fres hair ost h o pin g th at th e s te s th

p
ail Bo ardm ad pro m e library m
,

or a des ire to s ee Abig an h p t t h igh t n ot be h is To brave th is m an

om at m
.

ed Grace to l eave h er h e th orn in K i i n h is w is h es or opin ion s w as a n ew an d terribl e

g n g s .

ford w al ked abou t th e s it tin g roo maw h

- il e in a th f i n gto h er So ft ly an d tim idly sh e lift ed th e .

r es tl ess w ay som et im
,

,es treadin g o n t h e sq uare l atchof th e library an d w en t in , .

of carpet t h at co vered th e cen tre of th e ro om K in gsford w as pacin g up an d dow n th e floor

so m etim am
, ,

es s tan din g on th e polis h ed o aken bor il l at cas e but as h ed o f h is o w n res tl ess n ess ,

is w ife cam
.

der l o okin g ou t o f th e w in do w w ithh al f- th rti ve He paused in h is w al k w h en h e in

m
,

m
,

g l an ces h o i
p g
n to s ee h is d a u gh te r o v in g a b o u t a n d s ee ed w ait i n
g f o r h e r t o s p k
ea Sh e laid

her han d o n his arm It trem

, .

i n th e flow er- beds as w as h er h abit

, . bl ed s om ew h at .
,

M rs K in gs ford noticed h
. is restl es s n ess in s i an d s o did h er voice .

l ence an d kept busy over a l en gt h of m us l in Gran t I did n ot m ean to sa

y th at Grace w as
at s eem
,

em m
,

broidery of a pattern th ed to o ccu y

p i n t h e g a rd e n I s o e ti m cs fear s h e w ill n ever

e first tim
,

Al m
.

all h er atten tio n ost for th e in h t h ag a i

. er g o e re n .

l ife s h e fel t at varian ce w ithh er h us ban d an d Never go in to th arden again ? An d w h

‘
e g ,
y
th e pain o f it h eld h
”
er s il en t n ot 1
.

A ft er w aitin g at t h e w in do w aw h il e M r Because s h e is s o un h
, appy Gran t
.
, .

K in gsford gave a l it tl e un con scious s igh an d Un h appy ! A n d w h y B e c a u se s h e h as been

moved aw ay His w ife s sil en ce chilled him sn atched fromthe crafty in fluen ce of a traitor
, ,
’
.

run k fro m is m
,

an d h e sh q u e s ti on in gh er of t h e caus e Gran t our daugh ter l o ves th an

”

en Grace com
.
, .

Wh es in tell h er t hat th e flow I l ove h er but rath er th an see h er h is w ife

era in m
, ,

rave w ithm o w n
,

y library are al l w ith ered Sh e h as for I w ould place her in th

. e g
y
g o t t en to brin
g f res h o n es .
”
h a n ds .

In th e l ibrary s aid th e l ady , l ifti n g h er Th e l ady s h , ru n k back an d co vered h er face ,

ey es s udden ly an d ch eckin g h
, ers el f wit ha h ot w i thboth h an ds .
 T H E D A Y S O F S E V E N T Y -S I X . 14 7

Oh th
is is terribl e 1
”
s he ex clai md e Re mmb e er , it w as n ot a rebel again st t e h
m t pl yf lly
.

hm m
,

Not so terribl e as t e in glin g f y bl

o ood kin g that w ooed y ou ,
”
he said al os a u

d G a t m
, .

w iththat of a m an w ho un der a g uise of l oyal ty Th ere, no w ; go an d s en r ce o e

”

k f mh h ba d
.
,

e so ul o f m
,

s teals th h d d M rs K in gsford s h ’

y c il d an ares to b o as t of ru n ro er us n s

m
.
,

it to my v ery face
”
boso , an d eas t an appealin g look into h is face
im
. .

hecked h s el f fo r th I sh
all say n ot hin g hars h

m
Here K in gs ford c e re Do n o t be afraid .

Grace is a good girl an d is sure to com

.
,

p ro a ch l so rro w in h is w ife s ey es h ad its effect

’
e rig h t

ars hm er to m
.
,

Th ere th ere M art h he said layin g h is w ith o ut h S en d h

” ”
“ a easures e

You are n ot to bl am
. .
, , , ,

wh it e h an d u pon h ers e B ut s h e is n ot h ere fal tered th e l ady

e m an co ul d deceive m
.
. ,

for th If th how Not h Wh ere is s h e th

”
is e ere ! en i

er perm
. , ,

co u l d y o u d e t ect h is fa l s eh oo d ?
”
I— I gave h iss ion t o g o o ut Sh e is .

I thin k he lo ves our girl an sw ered t he p in i n g i n -d oo rs

”

er perm
.
,

lady ; and to h on es t affection y ou an d I ou gh t Gave h iss io n to go out on a day l ike

to be very fo rbearin g Wh at w o ul d th .e w o rl d th is w h en th e st reets are bl ack w ithtraito rs ! ,

h ave been to us w ith

”
o ut it 7 Al on e too
e pro ud m
,

Th an l oo ked do w n into th at s w eet Sh e w en t earl y w h il e everyth in gw as qu iet

, , .

w om an l y face and h is ow n so ft en ed as h B ut w h ere is s h

”
e an e n ow i

ad s l o w ly dis ap peared from

,

s w e red m o re kin dl y All ten dern es s h th e

m
,

ard on ce m
,

B ut h on es t aflect ion cann ot ex is t w ithdis an s face w h ichw as s et an d h

’
ore

hon or This m Abigail B oardm

, .

an h as deceived u s M art h Sh e is wi t h an w h
’
a . o w il l bri n g

om
. , ,

He h as been s il en t rat h er t h an t reach ero us her h e wh en th e s treets are q uiet ,

”

WithAbigail B oardm
.
,

s u gges ted th e lady

“
an ! Th ere in t h e very

heart of the horn et s n es t ! You perm

.
,

itted t h
’
He is a traitor ! A cow ard is
e o f crim m adam
,

K in gs fo rd bro ke ofl h ere an d a tin g

’

I perm
,

s o n ros e to h is face For th ere abo ve th e h igh Yes Gran t itted it Sh e w as so , . .

mantel piece
.
,

- a n o l d g o ld -h i l ted s w o rd l ay u po n res tl ess s o u n h a ppy

is m
.
, ,

its gil ded brackets un s h eath ed and g li tterin g K n o w i ng th at t h an w as to h e firs t an d

ad forem
, , ,

as Barrin gford h ad l eft it th at n igh t aft er h eh os t i n t h

"
is treaso n abl e displ ay 7
l y w run g it fromth e m
,

so firm ad h an d w h ichw as Ih ardl y t h ht of that ”

ou g

imdow n
.

about to s trike h No h e w oul d n ot And sh e w en t al on e

im
.
,

bran d t h e m an w h o h ad so bravely s aved h No A servan t w en t w ithh er It w as ar .

tr omcrim
.

e as a co w ard ran g ed th at Rh oda Cly de s h oul d b t at th

.
g o u e

im
,

So I prom
,

O ur ch il d l oves h . very l as t s h e declin ed is ed to drive

om
.

A baby s l o ve th at w ill soo n bl ow over w h dow n later an d brin g h er h

’ ”
, en , e , .

t brigh ter an d gran der des tin y is open to h K i n gs ford s tood l ookin g at h
”
er is w ife in col d
M rs K in gs fo rd sm men t Had the s pirit of rebellion come
.

. il ed fain tly an d s h ook h er as to n is h ,

.

h ead in to h is ow n h ouse an d s eized u pon th eh eart o f

Wo m en even y oun g w om at gen tl e w om

.

im
,

en do n o t ch an g e th an w h o h ad gone co un ter to h

e firs t tim
, , ,

for th e in h Were th
”
l o eas il y G ran t . er l ife ? e tw o

e m
,

Do n ot j udge of th e s ex by yours elf M arth a bein gs h os t l oved s t eadil y op os in

p g h i m ?
I can j udge o f m m
.

m om
,

y d au g h t er b y y s el f ; o n c e W a s t h e ver y a t os ph ere of h is h e tai n ted

lovi n g s h e w ill pro ve un ch w itht reas on ?

”
angeabl e

An d y ou ex pected m
.
,

Wait till th is burs t of rebelli o n is q uel l ed "

e to forg ive th is ? h e

o rn ets is dr iven from

,

till th is n es t of h Ph iladel s aid fro w n in g bl ackly o n t h e poo r lady You

o w e s tro ops com m
, .

p h ia a n d H
’
e in M a n y a n obl e
j o in m y e
.n e i es a n d s a n ctio n disobedi en ce in
m
, ,

f el l o w w itht h e bes t bl oo d o f En l an d in h d l h ”
y o u n g , g y c il an d c a l l y o u rse f an o n o ra b l e w i fe , .

h is vein s w ill be at h er feet th en an d s h Th at I w ill al w ays be an s w ered th

”
e can e lad
y
oice fro m
, , , ,

take h er ch th w ithtears in h B ut th ere is on e ri h

”
e peerag e er ey es t
g
ichbel o n gs to a w om
. .

A gain M rs K in gs ford s h oo k h er h ead wh an above al l ot h ers th at

If all En gl an d fromth
. .
, ,

e th ro n e do w n h ad of in depen den t l ove I can n ot deny th at to m

y
been l aid at m
, , .

y feet I s h o uld s till h ave res ted ch

”
, i ld .

here she said w itha deep breath fo r her h us “

B ut y ou can den y obedien ce to y our h r us
ban d s arm in its em
, , ,

h ad draw n h er w ith
’ ”
brace an d ban d i ,

h is h an d w as pres s ing h er h ead to h is bosom for Wh en h ave I ever don e th at Gran t

er very opposi t ion w as so s w eet and w om

,

h an l y No w w as th e s tern an s w er ; an d g oin g to

arm imin to fo rgetful n ess of h

, ,

th at it ch ed h is h is w ritin g-des k K in gs ford ran g a h an d-bell of

m
,

p j
r e u d i ce s for t
,
h e ti e at l eas t , antiq ue s il ver w ithan gry viol en ce
.
, .
 -
14 8 S E V E N S I X
’

Tn s nA Y 8 or T Y .

Order th e carriage! he said, to th ma u t de n ess of h eart ; but rem em berin g al l

e n p r e en r

at co ul d n ot s w ay m
,

o appeared at th that I o w ed y ou even t h

”
wh e door e .
. ,

The ser van t bo w ed , an d dis appeared, w onder K i n gs fo rd u n ders tood h er an d h is proud h eart ,

h
in g at t e dis turban ce in t ose t w o faces . h reco il ed from th is craft y all us ion to h is daugh ter .

Again K in gs fo rd ran g the bel l , an d t e h m an Sh e s aw th is an d trium p h e d in l y

ere w as a tim
.
,

m
ca e back a l ittl e s tartl ed Th e wh en your bes t frien ds

might have doubted so muchl oyalty he said

.

at I w is hh
"
Tell M iss Clyde th er to g et ready

l eam
, ,

at th w itha g of h er o w n craft in h wh
a drive ; an d s ee th ere is n o del ay abou t is eyes en
for
mt
,

h
t e carriage,
”
w as h
t e s econ d order, s till m ore w e al os ex pecte d to see y ou taken captive .

i mp erativel y given . The girl flushed red, t en h

h er face gr ew w hite
Wh h
t e door w as cl osed, K ings ford t urn ed an d s erious
mimti
en .

h ha bitter sm M r K in gs ford Oth

'

u pon is w ife w it il e Yo u did e us ce , . . ers

I w ill n ot go after m m
.

d a h t l ik a lice a f o l l o w t h e l e a d o f a pass io nate h ea t an d r

y u g e r e p o y ,

man an d thus proclaimh e r d i s o b ed i e n ce t o t h a t b e co m e t ra it or s to e v er y t h in

g e l s e : b u t I w o u l d
m m m
,

ho er d o f reb e l s W h e n a o t h er is w il l in g t o t r a p l e l o v e to a s h es u n d e r y fee t fi rs t I t i s .

m
.

ris k th e g oo d n a e o f h er c h il d it b eh oo v e s o n e h a rd c,
r u e l a s t h e g ra v e ; b ut I h a v e,
d o n e i t . .

to s h God gran t th at on e th at w e al l l ove w ill be as

”
iel d it at an y cos t .

Th e poor lady s h ivered un der th

”
e bittern ess o f s tro n g .

th is sp ee c h N e v e r in h e r lif e h a d a n y t h i n g T e a r s s t o o d i n t h e g i rl s e y es S h e t u r n e d
’

e addres s ed m
.

e m
.
, ,

l ike it fal l en upon h er Sh e co uld n ot s peak aw ay th at th an sh igh t n ot s ee

how m
.
, ,

but turn ed aw ay w oun ded an d so rro w ful uch pain h er w ords h

. ad bro ugh t w ith

S carcely w as s h e g on e wh en Rh oda Cly de th em

ment Had she

.
,

cam e in to t h e l ibrary w itha bon n et on an d a He l ooked at h er in as ton ish

,
. ,

l ace s carf t h ro w n over h er arm in deed fough

. t again s t h er o w n h eart an d con , ,

Have you n oticed th at th e s kies are cl o ud u ere d w h il e h e h a d s upposed h er cas t o f an d

q
We m
,

in g? s h
”
e s aid do u btful ly , ay be caugh . t disappo in ted Was sh e ag ran d creature capa . ,

in th e r ain
”
bl e of s el f abn egat ion w orth
-
y o f a h ero or o n l y

No m
.
, ,

atter w as th , e terse ans w er O ur a vain creatu re striving to h . ide defeat un der a ,

drive w ill be a s h
”
o rt o n e fals e preten ce ?
is m
.

Rh oda cas t a s w if t glan ce at th e s peaker an d B efo re h e coul d ful l y m ake up h in d th e

do or open ed an d M rs K i n gs ford cam

, ,

a s in gl e w ord bro ke fro mh er lips . e in to th e , .

OhI l ibrary w ithh

”
er bo n n et on .

Ar e t h e h ors es ready ? It w ill be better th at I sh oul d g o w ithy ou .

Th e h I th sh

m
orses ? in k n o t Th ey can n ot be e s aid

harn ess ed in a m om
.

en t an d m e m at a s to rm
.

os t o f th en are B ut dear M r ags fe rd I fear th s

em is brew in
,

aw ay fro mth
.
, ,

e s tabl es It is h ar d t o keep th h ”
.
g s a i d R o d a q uickly a n d y o u ar e .
, ,

in place o n a day like th

”
is . s o del icate .

In place ? Wh ere ar e th ey ? S till I prefer to go w as th e quiet r ej o in

Am
, ,

o n g th e rabble do w n y on der I fan cy a A n d th e carriag e w aits

,
g er , , .

ans w ered th e g irl s h rug gin g h

, er s h oul ders an d i K in gsford did n ot speak but takin g u p h, is , ,

iv in g a dis dain ful w ave o f h er h a d i w 5Lat w aited for th e l adies to pass out
g n n e

It s eem
.

me True en o ugh clouds arose sw eepin g up the

,

directio n of t h
”
e S tate Ho us e s t . o , ,

as if th e wh ol e w orl d w ere crazed w i th re s ky l ike th e r us hof w aves o n a turbul en t o cean ;

bell ion black decoy cl ouds th at gave fo rt hl o w m u tter

er in s om
.
, ,

K in gs ford l ooked at h e s urpr s e O f in gs o f th un der as th ey roll ed an d su rg

i ed to w ard

e m
.

al l h is h ous eh old s h e h ad s eem

, ed th os t l ibe th e zen ith .

ral ly dis po sed to w ard t h e rebe ts : but t h e fran k M rs K ingsford gave an an x ious gl an ce at th . e

s co rn in h er fa e pl eas ed h i m an d h is ow n s ky b ut s aid n oth i ng A s sh e s tepped in to th e

c , , .

brigh ten ed a littl e as h e said carriag e no h an d w as ex ten ded to h el p h er

I amgrateful th
, , ,

at on e l oyal s oul can at th oug hher husband s tood cl os e by t he s teps

m
.

l eas t be co un ted in m m m
,

, y h ou s e A fe w i n u t es F o r t h
. e fi rs t t i e i n h e r arr i ed l i fe t h is t h i n g
ago I w as n o t s ure even o f th at had h . appen ed an d th e in at t en tio n o r s tudied ,

Rh o da l au g hed pl eas an tly n eg l ect w oun ded h er keen l y

in k y o u can depend on m e s t orm

. .

Well I th , e th ough P erh aps h e did n ot n ot ice th is for th

its el f seem
,

I thin k it is h ard w ork to keep one s s kirts cl ear e d to es cape h

’
is observation th ou g h
m
,

of t h e co n ta io n O l t h i i I t h l d w a l d rke r th h i
g n y s or n n g w a s e c o u s e r e s c rce y a a n s o w n

alm nd m
.

m m
,

os t draw n in to th e rabbl e do w n d f f a S t r n a o o d h e a t d h i l f a d
y o n er ro ,c e e y
,
se e . s e n , ,
 E V E R Y D
- A Y DR E S SE S , GARM E N T S, E TC .

B Y E M I L Y II . M A Y .

We give firs t t ish m on t h, a m orn in g

-cos tu m e n ecess ary , or, for on ly t e tun ic an d t h
h e bas q u e ,

md m
, ,

for a y o un g l ady , a e o f s peckl ed ca

’
el s - h
ai r , five yards Th is w il l l ook w ell w orn o ver
. a

the s tyl e kn ow n as K n ickerbocker, w hichcomes partl y w orn bl ac k s il k s ktrt, o r even cas h ere m .

in every variety of s hades of bro w n an d gray Nex t is so mthi g m lab

e n or e e orate, s uitabl e fo r
md l i mm t m f wh
.

O ur o e s s peckl ed brow n an d gray , tri ed a visiting cos u i hw

e, o c e give a fron t an d .

back view The u n der-skirt h is of black cas

mere Firs t there is a kn ife-plaiting four in ches

.

.
,

deep ;th en a pulli n g;an ot h -

’
er kn ife pl aitin g;an d

then an o t h er pulli n g This is again repeated

. ,

brin gin g t he tri m min g q uite highon the skirt .

Th e tabl ier is ro u n d in fron t l ooped in th ,

e

w ithdark-
bro w n . The u n der-s kirt has a dem i
train , an d is un tri mmd e , ex cept w iththree ban ds ,

cut o n t he bias
he dark bro w n put on pl ain
of t ,
.

Th es e ban ds are th r ee in ch es in w idth Th e .

t un ic is l on g an d ro un d in fron t : at t h
,
e back it

fal ls in fol ds fas ten ed to geth

,
er w ith a bro w n s il k

bo w an d en ds Th e edge o f th
. e tu n ic is fin is h ed

w itha bias ban d l ike th e s kirt Deep cuiras s .

bodice w ithsim
,

,
ul ated butt o n ed back an d poin t ,

e d collar Co s h
at- aped s l eeves w ithtabs in th e

en t fo rm s im mp
.
,

battl em ilar to th ,os e on th e back . back to for a ouf. It an d the cuiras s bodice
Th e fro n t corres po n ds in s tyl e Th e ban d roun d ar e of pl ai d b l ack an d g y
r a ca el s -h air m
Th e
’

mm
. .

th e bodice is n arro w er th an u pon th e t un ic an d edg e of th e tu n ic is t ri ed w ith a n arrow kn ife

s kirt . Four do zen button s w ill be req ui red, an d pl ai tin g o f t he bl ack c as h erme S l e ev es i
p ece
mt
.
,

on e y ard o f bro w n s il k for bin din gt he bat tl e en do w n the back of t he bodice s carf, an d bo w
m mere This
,

s q uar es , an d to ak e h
t e bo w an d en ds ; the an d en ds , are all o f th h
e bl ack cas

may be carried out in any of the dark

.

l atter s hould be l in ed w it hcrin oli n e Fo r the des ign

mpl
.

co ete s u it, s ix teen y ards of suitin g w ill be col ors . Very dark bl ue an d green are the most

1 50
 IN WH ITE E M B RO I D E RY .

3 ! I RS . J A N ] W l A Vl B .

We give h
ere
,
t w o u n us ual ly pret ty des ign s in o t er for
Qih
n s erti on . They are botho f th
e

m
,

h
w ite e broidery .
8
l h
On e is for edging, an d t e 3 ates t pattern s t at h have been des ign ed .

K IL TE D S UIT FO R A G IRL OF S IX Y E A RS .

s r an rn r u . st a r .

Th
is s uit is Prin ces s in styl e, th
eir bein g no h
w is e on t e s l eeve, may b e eit her w ide m oh air

join h
at t e w ais t . Th
e s kirt , h back
at t e is kilt braid, or a l igh
ter s h
ade of the same m aterial as
m m
,

pla ited sew n t o a w a is t ban d an d ta cke d ben eat h t h

e froc k O ur o d el is ad e o f da rk n a -
vy bl ue
mm
.

m
, ,

th e bas que A bel t is sew n to th e s ea s ben eath beg s , tri ed w ith a cro ss -ban d of a li h t
g er
m m m
.

th e ar s , an d is fas tened in fron t w i th hooks an d s h ade ;but alpaca, erin o , o r s er e

g ay be used . .

eyes Th e frock buttons dow n th e front Th e We give th e fron t an d back o f th is s uit Th e

m
. .
.

band bas que, an d col lar , pat t ern con s is ts o f five pieces s ee diagra .
 B ORDER — F A N CY S TITCHE S .

B Y u s e . J A S B W S AV I B .

This border is w orked on cl ot hw ithsilks of -

bu ton ol ed
t h . It is us eful for tabl e borders ,
various co l ors , h
an d t e des ign is reproduced in cushions etc In w hite or col ored cottons on

mb it m
.
, ,

Rus sian e ro ider

y, bac stitch
k- herrin g-bon e brow n hol l an d or piqu e akes a ,

mmi g f
, ,

an d Frenc hknots . Th
e edge is s call oped an d tri n or gir ls fr
’
ocks , etc.

B ORDER — E N G LISH E M B ROIDERY

B Y I RS . J A N ! W EAVI B .

E ther s ilk, cas mere

h m li
us n , or clear nain cut away is filled in w it hwheel h
stitc es . Th
e

m mw hi h th
,

sock, ay b e us ed for the foun dation of hese

t branches fro c e fl ow ers s prin
g are
borders . The em
b roidery is h
t at kn o w n as w ell p added, an d is t en w o rked over h
w it hsatin
huderie Anglaise ”
Th
e design is overcas t ; h Th
s titc e edge is cut ou t in scal l ops an d bu t
m
. .

th
e inside of h
t e l eaves w ere t e h h at erial is to h
n - oled .
 CHIL D J A C K E T, TRI C O T A N D CRO C HE T .

DY U RI . J A N ) W E AV E ’ .

Meterial s : Q uarter of a poun d of vi ol et , on e s o f at he end of eachrow Worktw o row s w hite

t .
,

ounce of w h
ite tw o o un ces o f black B erlin w oo], an d s ix row s bl ack To roun d t h
. e co rn ers w o rk

mdium i
, ,

e s ze hook
trico t- .
tw o s titc h es in o n e in th e firs t ro w at th
°

e co rn er ,

Cut outin paper th e s ize an d sh ape required, an d in cr eas e in th e fol l o w in g row s of bo rder so ,

allow in g for the w idthof border s h o w n in the th at it li es th at Th e edg e is w orked w i thw h ite
m
.
,

full size Th
. e foun dation of j ac ket is ade in as fol l o w s : O n e dou bl e in t h e first ,four ch ain ,

ordinar t ricot-s t itch w it hviol et w ool , an d w ork o n e t rebl e in th e firs t of th e four ch ain pas s over
y
Repeat from
,

ed to th e paper s h ape Wh en fi n ished, j oin th e on e on e doubl e in th e n ex t

e sl eeve is m e sam
. , .

separate parts by se w ing to get her Begin the Ih ade th e as for foun dation o f

e sam
.

h h
border at t e top of t e j acket on t e l et! side h .
j a ck et . Th e to p cuff is th e as border Th e

l o w er cufi is m a sm
.

hh
Wit w ite w ool , pull up tw o l oops of tricot s epa
’

ade w ith all hoo k an d w orked

,

l atel
y th
, en hh h hook
w or k of t e t ree l oo ps o n t e , tigh ter .Th e col l ar wh ,ichis like th e bo rder ,

one ch Repeat : faste n ofi In eachsuc is w orked separately an d sew n on to th

‘

ain e j acket

a cord m
. . .

ceedin ro w
g p ull u p a l oop und er each o f the tw o Th e n eck is draw n in w ith ade in ch ain
nex t h orizo n tal l oo ps separatel y ; w ork ofi th s titch an d fin is h ed at both en ds w itha tied
‘

e ,

three l oo ps to geth er on e ch an ,
Repeat ; fas ten. tassel o f viol et w ool .

E MBROID R
E E D TRIM MING FO UNDER LINE N
R -

Von LXIX
. . 10
 I FA
’
T S FIRS T B OOT — K IT T I G .

.Y 1 8 8. 1 A ] ! W RL V G S .

-
On e oun ce pal e bl ue w ool , on e o unce For th
e n ex t pattern kn it the firs t s titch, mak e

w h
ite three s teel
, pi ns N o 1 4 . . on e, sl ip o ne as if for purl in g kn it o n e Repeat . .

m
, .

Cast on fifty on e s t itch

o
es w ithth e bl ue w o ol . Th
e el even iddl e s titches fo r t he fron t o f s hoe,

1st. 2n d, 8rd , 4 th, 6

t h an d 6 t hRo w s : Plain knit on e row , url o n o ro w Th e purl s ide is th e
p .

middl
,

knitting in creas in g
. on e in the e o f eac h rig ht s ide . In t h
e foll o w in g ro w , kn it one, s lip
row ;t h
is is done by kn itting one at the fron t an d 0 6 t w o, as if for pu rl in g . Repeat .

In the n ex t patter n ro w , mak e o n e, sl ip on e.

7th
. 8t h 9 th 10 th1 1 thRo w s : P lain knitting knit t w o together Repeat Th es e t w o l as t ro w s

m
, , , . . .

12 Ro w : P u rl . are repeat ed Th e dec reas e is

. ade in every al
‘
l 3thRo w : With w hite w ool knit t w en ty tern ate ro w before an d after kn ittin g the eleven

h
t ree. kni t t w o . s li on e. kn it t w o , s l i on e
p p kn it fron t h
s titc es .

middl
.

kn it t w o , t ur n ; purl t w o . s lip t h Wh
en th h h
0

two, sli on e, ave been

el even e s titc es
p e e

blue stit ch, p

url t w o , s l ip the bl ue s titch u l w orked fo urteen ro w s in dept h pu rl w ithth e
p r

it e w ool m
, .

“t o slip th
, e bl ue s titch pu rl t w o turn take o n e bl ue w ool on e ro w Withw h ake t w o

stitchfromth
, , . ,

e ri h
g t n ee d l e s l ip i t o n t o th e k n it t w o to g et h er R e p e a t I n t h e fo ll o w in g

m e m
. .
.

iddle n eedl e ; knit t w o to eth k it l i w l w i t h w h it w ool purlin g t h ade t w o

g e r n o n e s p r.o p u r ,
e ,

one kn it t w o
. slip o n e kn it t w o s lip on e kn it
. . s titc h es o f th e las t row as o ne s titch K n it a .

one take a s titchfro m

, .

. th e l eft n eedl e kn it t w o row w ith w h ite purl a row w ithbl ue In th

.
e .

m
,

(og ether turn u l t w l i t h b l tit h l t w i th b l a k t w u l t w o t ogeth er

, p r o s p e u
, e s c p u r ne x r o w , ue e o p r .
.

two sli t h
.
p e bl ue st it c h p u r l t w o .s lip t h e b l u e K. n it w it h w h it e a p l ain ro w K n it a ro w w ith .

stitch url t w o t ur n T k th b l d k it bl t f f d th l a d b a ck on
p . a e e u e a n n u e ; c a s o a n s e w u p e s o e n

e m
. .
,

th e eleven s titch es o n th iddl e n eedl e taking t h e w ro n g s ide O n th e top croch et as fol l o w s :

.

fro m
,

one stitch boths ide n eedles and kn it tin gth e on e do ubl e four ch ain pas s over on e o n e do ubl e

m
, , ,

tw o to eth
g er t u rn a n d k n i t a g a i n t h e s t i tc h es in t h e n ex t ; re p ea t f ro a l l r oun d M a k e

e m
.

Repeat from t wice a ch

, ,

on th iddl e needle . ain w it hth e bl ue w ool an d run th roug hthe ,

lo w er ro w o f h ol es ;fin is ht h e en ds w ith a tas s el .

1 59
 B il V I E - W 0 1 '
N E W B O O K S .

As arrros s ro ss m
ay b e n s de at t e h price paid by Brigadien fi ederieb By M es a-M aia flirt i slan d -
m
.

th th cl ub. If haddi tio nal subscri bers are fio ih e i hsach l sol , 8 w New York: D App leioa t a»
’

e rest oi e enoug

m em
. . . . .

ak a seco nd cl ub the pers on sendi ng th i The scen e of this n ovel is laid in Al sace, durin g the Franco

l m p m
sent, to e up

m m i m G m
,

will beeo e en titled w a seoond p re u or re u s. er an war. Thhas all th

e narrativee force nat al -
s ine

mi d p th f
,

Al w ays no t ify us , ho w ever w hen s uc h d l bi

a secon c u s eo an a os or w hichth ese auth o rs have lo ng been cele
m m v t y 3b t d Th e w ork m
,

pieted Th en addi tions ay be nu e, oreo er, a an d ra e oreo ver in th e E nglishtransl ation is

m m
. .
, , ,

ti e duri ng the y ou b et n u bers to January can al ways ex ception al l y good It reads , indeed, as if w ri tt en origi

m hidiom
. .

las s uppfled. Go on , h
erd o re
t aki n g addit ions to s yo ur nall y in I nglis h Th
ere are no traces of Frenc
by al m
. .
,

clubs By -and- ost befo re yo u know it , you w ill h ave Nor are any w o rds of Frenchex tractio n us ed w h en a pure

is can not be m
.
,

filled a secon d cl ub . Anglo- Caron eq uival en t can be found Th id .

of on e trans latio n i n a h undred an d is a success of w h ich

W m Tm SA L — A lady w rites Your Jan uary num th
,

e translator s h o uld be pro ud

s s oom
mm
.

ber h e to h and and it is perfectl y spl endid Th

Th Th
e
B' Forh
er w rl tm
e M
ristm
.
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,
a al e
Ch Ano th
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ew York: De With
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B a otic l s ol 1 2 are N
.
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tran slation fromth
.
, .
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as M orn i ng is rece ived You can t tell
‘ ’ '

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ted I amw ithit It is fram
.
e first part o f a
h ow de li gh ed an d h ung an d
sto ry w h ichw i l l be finish ed in a succeedi n g vol um
,

is very m uchadm an d o m
.
,
e un der
I th in k i t t h e h
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, ,
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th Th e Searchfo r An ces to rs e cann ot h
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co m pl im e very n eat m
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.

plate e
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.

ann er i n
Th e Day s o f 7 6 is j us t spl endid
‘
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’ ’
con tin ued st o ry
wh ich h e h as M od t h A t firs t w e th ough t th
am very im e n ex t n um
.
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e book
patient fo r th
e

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.

ber
e h
.

ad been pri n t ed and bo und in Paris so cl ean is

o no t m
,

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i ts h er sub cripti on fo r
s
th e type and so tas teful th e co ver W hy d o re of , .

ave taken y our m

our publis h ers l u n e th eir boo ks in th
.

Ih ega he o f and on
is enti cin g s ty l e ?

m
187 6 and say s
n w sm
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hr t w en ty tw o y ears ;and I thi n k it the best I ever read

- -
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1 eol 1 2 m
. .
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I th ink I n ever w ill try to do w ith out it agai n L ast y ear I o Ph ilada : J a w é (fa —Th is book . .

ree do l lar m
. , .

w as presented wi t ha th is divi ded into six diiieren t h eads Th e K iss In His to ry

m
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, , ,

th w i thP eters o n Th Th
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e Him e K iss In Hum
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.
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’ , .

li can :
Everyth
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ing about kissi ng th orn th rst kin recorded in th
pe riodical in Am
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e
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,
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culat io n and is co ns tantly ina u d n g‘ h
er m
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ber of i ts e h
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its ch

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.
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g upo n kis si ng , .

Househ old Bu l b s 0 8 Jos ss s s d Henry T

m
. . .
,

RE VI E W O l ‘
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. s. 1 vol , 8 co . New York . Henry T . “W innie
m
.

H enna! Ra vi bea B y Constable d Gillies Edited by . .

A book full in Househ
of suggestions
old Art an d Ho e

R a ddar d l cal , 12 ”to New York: S cri bner An n Decoratio ns , and profus e w ithengravings il l ustratin an d
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n
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tal ker ;an d h ence h is re iniscences , that, in th e h ands of Ge

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A Bw koc m
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Th mt i l f
,
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e er ex ce en re se.
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mi F ht bl thmif thy t v l
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m
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f th m t d id d tam
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all y fr m
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t b y thi
,
g ene r hi o biti s ow n
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h h
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t e a s e, fi h d fh h bili y ;f if th i
r a ea o th i g t T b
a k i f ll f l
t i or v ti i E gl i h
ere s one e c. e oo s u o essons n con ersa o n

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w h i h c d- t li t seco n l i ra e
it i i f g tti g erar dF h h en ex ce yp ti n, s n or e n an ren c ,
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m y m k bl m d hi
es ,

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.
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B
an ec o es o e i es ne . e . eo enta o. os ton :
di gly d i ty l ittl v l m h d
.
,
are f q tl y i t
re ti g H
uen i t d t G th
n eres L s Sh
n
d— Ah e n ro uces us
h Q i y Jh Hm
o oe e, ee i e ar ex cee an
p
.
n

mly il l t t d p i t d p p thi k v ll ma d
e o u e, an
e u nc bl d t
, th ;a d w it h
o n u e, an o o ers n no re a us ra e r n e on a er as
, , c as e u n
ht i h fl h giv u g d d l f w h t
t ec a e es s a
b d i oo ll t t t ea All t hoia t t f th p m ea . ou n n ex ce en as e. o u or a
,

oe

B d h /H m W h h
,

W G M
w i a t f it t lig i f v a t h c , on ccou n o s rue re o us er o r, to s
m
u d a B o k e. I l y no
n
m
p eor e
a n er. so ti o
t ie M L J Shp d — Thi i
a: l ti
ee f p m
i g
e ar
f th M ly d v
s
h b l
s a se ecli h t on o oe
n o o er reasons, eser es suc e e s en
s
. .

appro p riate to t e titl e, an d h il l us trated w ithw ood engrav

Going Wed ; Q a t -Op tic
m
a
mp p h fit a
r

m tw
.

ings The po e s are no o u rw er s uc has Ho l 1 vol , 1 0 n o. M n:

popularity o f Lee — The

H m
.
es, .

K ings l ey, Moo re, e ns, on e ow , a L gf ll

ennyso n , etc , etc T this w riter never w anes ;n or shoul d it ;fo r he w ri tes if

poss ibl e, better and better Th

. . ,

Th e il l ust rat io ns , though onl y on w o od, are nevert h el ess

is story is certai nl y one of .

very good Th e ” per, ty e, an d bin din

p g, are in th e bes t
his very best
mm d th v l m
.

he m
.

tests . We reco en e o u e as o n e o f t os t choice b oug h

t To The b oat BU M . K eno” 1 vo l , l d o m
h that th has
.

Les t Shep ard — A no th

.

of it
h
m
c aract er e season pro duced . Boston i er of t e po pular Fo rest
Th g Ch Devoted to Sch by the auth
”
Gl en Seri es, Saved by th
m
e Pe nnsylva nia Bon “
ool and or of Wind,”
m
e
Ho e l co l , 8 co M ean : J P H o eboy — A co ll ec Wolf River, "
etc ., etc . A capi tal sto ry for bo s
hym
y
.

om
. . .
.

ns for sch
oo ls an d h Th r-
tion of s on gs

w i thth
and

e m
es n ursery , e Arbou y M h Sop he l fay .
’

l eoL, 12 3 0 Bee
Th
.

Lee «t Sh
.

ep ard — Th
and fireside, usic e s el ect io ns are in ex cel ton is is on e o f The Maidenh
m
i gf m S
.

- ood
len t tas te . W e are glad to ss e so good a book co n ro eri es ,
"
bet ter th
and evenan i ts predecess ors
h
e th
generall y,
t ri vin g ci ty of In cas ter, in this State . It is capital ly ill us trated by Miss L B Hu
ph rey . . m .
Vo n. L X IX . P HI L A DE L P HIA .

S O C IAL LI F E A C E N TURY A G O .

B Y n s s n v J . V E R N O N .

h
uar w as t e s oc ial l is h md l o e s. O n e o f the ol des t h
ad been buil t as
l ife of a hun dred earl y as 1 700 , by a w ealthy erch
an t of th at m
y ears a o ?
g Ho w did m
day , an d beca e, s ubs eq uen tly , the res iden ce

our great gran d m o of W ill ia P en nm We give an en gravi n g o f it

.

m ma
.

thers dress a us e An o t her ns io n , erec ted s ho rtly aft e r t his

em hy m
, ,

th s el ve s d l i ke w ise for a w eal t erch w as als o a

an an t , g od
o

s pen d t h eir ti m?
e

We pro pos e in this ,

art icl e, to ans w er

the in q uiry .

We s el ect society

in Philadel phia, becaus e, in 1 7 76, th

is city w as

hm
od
t e . typical of h
t e several A mi aer c n on es .

it m n ot on l y h
t e larges t an d w ed t ies t , but h
its cen t ral pos ition mad e it a avorite
f reso rt

for vis i to rs in w in ter had w ell - pav.e d s tIt

reets ,

and bro ad s w alks w h

ide - en even Paris w as w ith
,

out th e latter It w as brigh

. tly l it at n igh t als o .

Th e w ide aven ues ih tersected eachoth er at righ t

angl es an d w ere s h
, aded by n obl e fores t trees .

Jeflerso n even after h e had been abroad con run GO VERNOR?

'

m he tim
,

sidered P h iladel ph ia th e m os t beautiful ci ty in s peci en of t e , an d w as occupied by suc

h Wo rl d
t e . ces s ive go ver n o rs . An other , built about 1 750 ,
Th
e h h
t e w eal t y w ere large and s ub
o uses of h bel on ged to Dr Duch
e, Rector of Chris t Ch
u rch

m th
. .

stautini, cons tr uct ed of brick, afte r t e bes t Eng h A n other beca e e res iden ce o f Gen Was hin g
.

to n , w h
en Pres iden t . We give en gravin
gs of

h h
al l t ree o f t ese .

Th hous es that abou n ded

e co u n try- , in t he vi

cinity , w ere n ot l es s s pacious an d cos tl y . We

engrave a view of t he in terio r of Ho pe Lo dge
ma
,

w here Go vern or K eithl ived, Th

is stately n

s ion w as erect ed as far back as 1 720 .

The citizens o f P h
iladel ph
ia w ere divided in to
tw o broadl y-
defin ed he gen try an d the cl as ses , t
t rades peopl e The former co n s is ted o f the richer

merchants the publ ic oflicials the pro fess ional

.

m
, ,

en , an d a few pro prietors o f in depen den t for

tun es . The trades peo pl e w ere eas il
y reco n i
g edz

by th eir plain er attire Mech

an ics w ere their .

apro ns even in t h e st reets Th n try an d

e
ge

mi
.

trades peo pl e n ever x ed sociall .

y
 S O C I A L L I F E A C E N T U R Y A G O .

s o en o r m
ous , h
t at it w ould have been difficult to my s carl et coat . This , we mt us ex pl ain w as t he

mi m
,

g e t i n or o u t o f a n y veh icl e th at w a s s w un g cos tu e n ichh

wh e s et fort hto ride, o n h o e »

high When a l ady en tered a s edan chair the

‘

, back, for a j o urn ey o f s ix ty mil es .

m
.

ch air w as bro u gh t in to th e h al l an d pl aced l evel , The wo en o f Philadel phia, the bel l es of these
w itht h e flo o r Her h o o p w as t h en til ted u p in bal l s , w ere n o ted for t eir erect carriage, h grace
mv m t mpl
.

fro n t o f h er sh e s te pped in an d in th is pl igh t ful o e en s , an d brillian t co ex ions . Th ey

sh e w as bo rn e off by t w o s tal w art port ers We . see mt hv b o a e een a m o re vigo ro us race than t heir

g i v e an il l us tratio n o f a s edan ch air as th e des cen dan ts , t h

ou ghn ot l es s beautiful an d fasci
in itial l etter o f t h is articl e . n at in g . They ow e d this m o r e ro bus t heal th n o
en tl em
,

Th e g en in variabl y w ore breech es silk doubt , to th

habits They lived a good
eir act ive

ey perform ed m
.

ese en te rtain m
,

s tockin g s an d s h o es at th en ts deal in th e o pen air Th an y

es e cos tum
. .
, ,

We give o n e o f th es als o an el abo rate ligh t h o useh ol d duti es w h ich are no w l eft at
o n e : very few w o re coats an d w aistc oats so m
, .

u ch l eas t in rich fam

, ,

il ies to servan ts Th ey w ere

Boo ts did n o t co m
.

ood as too m
,

em bro idered . e in to use in n o t bro ken do w n in girl h, an y n o w , ,

Ph il adelph ia even in th
,
e s t reets u n til aft er th e are by ex ces s ive an d prol o n g
, , ed study Th ey .

w ar . Th e co at w ais tcoat an d breech

,
es in full w ere in co n s eq uen ce l es s n ervous
, , Th ey po s , .

dres s w er e o f sil k or even vel vet ,

Even for ses s ed gay er s pirits Th
. ey co ul d en dure fat i ue
g .
,

morn in g w ear coats w ere gen erally gay in col or even tro uble better They n ot un fiequen tly
,

'

e cam made the j ourn ey to New York or Baltimore on

. .
, ,

Jo h n Han cock w h en h e to t h e firs t Con

m
,

g r ess w o re a s carl et co at W e h ave n o w before

. h o rs eback w earin
g a as k to pro tect th , e co m
us an origin al m in iature o f a gen t l em m m
,

an w h o fel l pl e x io n , S o et i es th e y w e n t e v .e n a s fa r as

in o n e o f t h e firs t battl es of th e w ar an d w h o is Bos to n in th is guis e

repres en ted in an even in gco s t u m ol e w ere m ore prim
.
,

e o f purpl e s il k M an n ers on th e wh itive

m
,

Am
, ,

w ithan el abo rate laced cravat A fas h ion abl e th

. an n o w on g th e g e n try g o od a n n er s

w ere m
.
,

ridin g -dr es s is th us des cribed I w as attired o ul ded on th os e o f th

”
e upper cl ass es in

e m
. ,

s ays t h e w ear er in th os t g audy trappin g s En gl an d ;but even w ithth is clas s so m eth in go f an

m m
,

o f a Fr en ch b ea u ; y h a ir p o w d ere d a n d p e r a n ti q u e fla v o r a h al f- A rc a d ian s i pli c it y re

m m
, ,

fum ed : m y q u e u e t ied in a do ubl e kn ot ; an d a a i n ed O n e p roo f of th is w a s th e cu st o a t

at t im
.
, ,

g o l d - hea de d ca n e a tt ach ed,

to a b u tto n h
- ol e o f th e p re v al e n t
]
of s itti n g at th e fr o n t d oo r , ,

DAN CIN G THE mm .

1 82 s c o u r. L I F E A C E N T U R Y A G O .

becom h
e en t usias tic for a he Vi
dan ce It m us t n o t be s upposed h
80 t o w ever th at deep

m m
.
, ,

co mt d e e Noaill es (p oo r f e ll o
”
w s ! os t o f t h e p o ta ti on s w e re peculiar to P h i l a d el ph i a T h ey

e tim
.
,

died by th e g uill otin e ) to ok down a violin w ere th e fas h io n of th es an d prevai l ed in

m m n fact am
, ,

wh i chw as o un te d w i th h ar p
- s t r in g s a n d ad e th e ot h e r C o l on i es a ls o i on
g a ll E n g
eir m
, ,

th e y oun g ladies dan ce w h il e th oth ers an d lis hs peakin g peepl es

- Th ey w ere even w ors e

an in Am
.

er room
,

oth er g rave pers on ag es ch atted in an oth

”
in Lo n don Edinburghan d Dublin t h e

A pret ty picture ! Alm

. , , ,

os t idyl l ic ! rica as th e diaries an d l etters o f th at day abun

er en ter tainm
,

Th ere w ere o th en ts Private con dan tly s h ow Wash i n gto n w as o n e of t h e very

few abstem ious m

. .

certs w ere h el d at th e h ous es of m any of th e en of h is generati on

m
.

w eal th y A t t h es e b
'

its o f o p e r a s es p e c ia ll y T h e w ed di n g e n te r ta i n e n ts w e r e q u i te e x p e n

burl es ques w ere s om etim

. , ,

es produced A favorite sive Th e h ous e o f th

’

, . e g irl s paren ts w as gen e .

p e r for m er w as a w it of t h e day w h o a f terw ard rall y fill ed w ithg u es ts to din e w h o afterw ard

becam
, ,

e a g rave j udg e Fas h ion abl e calls w ere stay ed to tea an d s ubs equen tly to s upper For
made in the morning or strictl y speakin g about tw o days says old John F Watson the gar
. .
,

our at l eas t am
.
, , , ,

noon Th e din ner h on g th e rich rul ous Ann alis t of Ph iladel ph ia p u n c h w a s

w as from
.
, ,

e gen tl em
,

four to five o clock Th en saw th

’
deal t out in profus ion e

m m
. .

Th e din n er -
p a r ty a f te r a l l w a s t h e o s t ft c g r o o o n t h e fi rs t fl oo r a n d t h e n a s c e n d e d to

m
, , ,

q u e n t eth o d o f e n t ertainin g; an d th en as t h e s econ d floor w h e re th ey s aw th e b ride :

en tl em
, ,

n o w Ph iladel ph ia w as n oted for its h os pitali ty th ere every g an even to on e h un dred in a

.

e plac e s eem e m
, ,

Noth in g in th e social life of th s to day kiss ed h er B es ides th is th arried pair

m
.
, , , , ,

ha s truc
v e k J o h n A d a s w it h s u c h f o rc e a s f o r t w o w e ek s s a w l a r g e t e a -
p a r ti es a t th ei r

om om
, ,

th es e din n eb par ties He w rites h e to h is h e h avin g in atten dan ce every nigh t th e

w ife am m m
,

m
.

azed at w h at h e th h t th h ”
oug eir l ux ury g r o o s e n a n d t e b r id e aids
es e m arriages w ere al m
.
,

an d prodigali ty We go to Con gress at n in e ”

Th os t un iversal l y h appy

ere w e s tay m
. .
, ,

h e says an d th os t earn es tly en Th ere w ere n o di vorce s uits at th at period to be

m m
, , ,

gg a ed in d eb a t es u p on t h e os t a b s tr u s e y s t h e s ca n d a l o f c o u r ts a n d t h e g o ss ip o f n e w s

m
,

teries of s tate un til th r ee in th e aft ern o on ;th en p pa ers Y o u n

g c o u p l e s a rr i e d f o r l o v e a n d
in g im
.

w e adjourn an d go to din e w ith som

, ,

e o f th e h ad faithin th e future Noth p r essed th e

Fren chofiicers so m e dom

.
,

n obl es o f P en n syl van ia at four o cl ock an d feas t uchas th es tic felicity

’
,

upon ten t h ous an d delicacies an d s it drin kin g th ey saw ever w h

y ere Th e M arquis de Ch astel
ad rem
.
,

Madeira Claret and B urgun dy till s ix or s even l ux w h o h ain ed a bach el o r up to th e ag e

om om e an d m
, , , ,

an d th en go h e fatig ued to deathw ithbus i of forty w en t h arried sh ortly afier

n es s com m
, , ,

, a
p yn a n d c a r e
,
”
. o n w h ic h G e n W a s h i n g t o n w ro t e h i a c o n .

Th e coun try aroun d Ph il adel ph ia is on e of th e g r a tu l a to r y l et ter w h i ch w e q u o t e for it s l

p y a , ,

rich es t in th e w orl d Its beef butter an d o th er ful even j ocular ch aracter th at coul d h ardly

edibl es w ere fam

.
,

ave been ex pected fromso g

, , ,

ous even th en Ven ison an d h rave a person age

backw ere com mon w hen in s eason The I saw by the eul ogiumyou often made on the
. .
,

can vass -

es tic life in Am
.

happin ess of dom

, ,

Wes t In dia trade brough t pl en ty of green tu rtl e er ica w rit es

”

m m
.
,

Th e ce ars of th
ll e w eal th y h a d l o n g b e e n fa o u s t h e g re a t a n
“ t h a t y o u h a d s w a l l o w e d th e
,

for ch o ice M adeira w in es At th ese din ne b pab . bai t an d th at y ou w oul d as s urely be taken on e , ,

ties full j us ti ce w as don e to every del icacy Th e day or an oth er as t h at you w ere a ph il os oph er

at gout w as alm as at l engthcom

.
,

co n seq uence w as th os t un iversal an d a s oldier So y our day h e!

e m in en t m I amgl ad of it w ithall m
. .

M an y of th os t em en o f 1 7 76 w ere y h e a r t a n d s eal I t ,
.

crippl ed by th at diseas e l on g before th ey w ere is qu ite good en oughfor you Now you are w ell
s erved for com e Am
.
, .
,

fill y ; an d pl en ty of th eir des cen dan ts in h erit in g to figh t in favor of th e

e m
,

ing th alady h ave caus e to reg ret th e turtl e rican rebels all th e w ay acros s t h e A tlan tic ocean

an d m ip n dom
,

at good ol d tim
, ,

adeira of th e Th ere by catch in gth at terribl e con tag es tic fe

m
. ,

w as actual ly a cl ub call ed th e Glutton An l ic y wh

it ic h li k e t h e s
’
a ll -
p o x is a l
p g a u e a

is m
. , , ,

oth er cl ub h igh er in ch aracter s urvives to t h an can h ave on ly on ce in h

”
is life
e m
.
, ,

day . Lafayette as w ell as Was h , ing ton w ere Th in uet o f w h ichw e spoke in an earlier
, ,

of t en its gues ts at th e Fis h -House on th e S ch uyl p ga e w as a s ta t el y y e t g r a c e f u l d a n c e w h i ch , ,

A gl im
,

m m m
, ,

kill e at t h a f th ti a h as l on g gon e out of fash i on W e g i v e an en

p s e nn e rs o e e y
ichis s till brew ed gravin g of it w ithappropriate costum
. .

be got fron r a fam ous pun chw h ,

es , .

at th is cl ub after th e ol d receipt ; but w h ichw e An d n ow fair reader you begin perh aps to
moderns dare on ly s ip of it is s o potent in have s ome idea by aid of pen and pen cil how
, , , , ,

ran dm m m
, , , ,

s tead o f drin kin

g it b y g o b l et s f a ll a s o u r g re a t o u r g oth ers an d g
, r e a b g n d o th e r s liv e d ,

g r a n d fath ers did . ah un dred years ag o .

 L O VE UN DE R THE SN O W .

B! HE L L I B -
V II DEB .

I do th
in k it is too bad ; it isn t
’
h
alf fair before m
a y d y n he Prairie th
a s ;and to oa be on t
m
.

Wh is th M r Wil l ia w oul d be to freeze to death perh

” ”
at e tro uble i as ked . s, aps

e l o oked up fro m
, .

h h is paper at th the s lei h

”
as , e troubl ed ,
Never fear replied Frank “
, i
g g
n is ,

hoe of his n iece K ate Allison spl en did th and w e w ill soon h
m
e roads l evel e
m
, , , ,

Wh y o n ly to t h i n k th a t I l e tt th e c ity a n d e
,.

cam B ut K ate was m ore tim

, ,

e 0 3 u p .h ere to s pend a quiet w in ter w ith

, id and anx ious ly as ked ,

yo u an d all b e c a u s e I w a s he a r t il y s ic k o f th e h e r u n c l e i f h e r e a ll y th oug h t th ere w ould be

ose terrible storm M r William

,

fiivoli ties o f th
'
e li fe I w as l eading th ere B ut on e of th . s s re
m
, . .

j us t as I fa n ci ed y s e lf n ice ly se t tl ed w h o a ss u r e d h e r by s a i
y gn n ot to - nigh t
ould fo l l o w m
, , .

sh e but th at detes ted Fran k Ed Th ey rode g ayly al on g for aw h ile eraoying

’

An d to m e m
,

w ards ake th att er w o rse y ou th e ride over th e sparklin

g s n ow a n d did n ot

insis t on m m m
. , , ,

y a cco a
p y g
n i n h i to th e b a l l a t n o tic e h o w f as t t h e cl oud w as ris in
g h t at w as
o m so sm
,

— orro w n igh all w h en th B ut w h en th

”
Prairi Cen
e tre t t ey started ey
morrow night reached the Lone Tree the stormin all its
.
, .

If y ou w ill go to th e ball to -
“ ”

em
, , ,

said h er un cl e y o u s h a ll n o t see n o r h e a r o f f u r y b u rs t u pon th

ree m
.
, , ,

Frank fo r th on th s afterward unl ess yo u Non e but th ose w h o h ave passed th rou h
g o n e
im ese s tem
,

ask fo r h o f th s can h ave an adequate idea of th

”
.
e

0 h un cl e ! ex clai m blizzard of th e n orth - ”

ed K ate bo un din g to w il d terror of a w est
em
, , .

h er feet w ithj oy Will you do as y ou s ay It bursts forthon th

. os t un ex
pected occas ions
, ,

th al e an d th e sh
”
real ly an d trul y 1 e w in d bl ow in ga perfect g eets ,

Yes really an d trul y Do you agree? of ice an d sn o w s triking w itha blindin

.
g force
at n on e can endure l on g at a ti m
,

An d sh th e ; all th
”
Yes in deed said K at e e dan ced is
m e roo m erm om
, .
, ,

erril y out of th w ithth e th eter at th irty below zero an d

m m
.

hto m
, ,

Wh y A l b er,t ! e x c l a i d M r s
”
W il l ia s p e rh a p s ev e n l o.w er ; i t is e n o ug , ake th e ,

address ing h er h us ban d as K at e l eft

. How s toutest h
, eart quail . Wh at w onder th en th at .
, ,

K at e w h en sh e reali zed th at on e of th
"
coul d y o u 2 ose dread

ed s torm em sh
,

Never fear littl e wife It w ill be all righ t s w as upon th oul d g ive h al f
in tim sm
, . , ,

he repl ied oth ered cry of frigh

”
e t?
M r William
.
,

s w ithh is q uick perception kn ew Frank reas s ured h er as bes t h e coul d b

y
K ate al m
.

ey w ere m
, , , ,

os t bet ter th an sh e kn ew h ers elf an d tellin g h er th at th ,ore th an h alf- w ay

h e believed th at sh e reall y l oved Frank in h er to th eir des tination w itha
g oo d trus ty h ors e

out m
, , .

h eart an d th at all sh e n eeded w as to be let al on e We w ill reachth e Cen tre y et w ith uch
for a tim
,

er com
,

e to fi n d it out h ers elf He kn ew too difi cul ty h e said Th en coverin

g h
‘ ”

e m
. .
, , , ,

th at th ore h er fiien ds tried to in fluen ce h

'
er p l et e l y w it h a b u ffa l o -ro b e h e ur ed h
g is h ors e ,

in Fran k s favor th e l ess likel y s h e w as to dis to greater speed an d pus h ed fo rw ard th rou h
’

g
im
,

ort tim
,

cover h er o w n feel ing s to ward h th e blin din g sn ow. In an in credibly sh e .

Th e n ex t evenin g foun d K ate ready for th e th e road w as bl ocked up h o w ever ; bu t Fran k ,

ball an d in h
,
ighspirits at th e brig h t pros pect onl y urged h is h ors e t h e h arder feelin
g h t at ,

th ey w ere driving for life On on th ey w en t .

y m
, ,

Frank an d sh e s tarted earl y for th ey h ad near u ntil Fran k th ou g h t th ey w ere cert ainl al ost

ly ten m
,

il es togo over a w il d unbro ken prairie th ere an d h e kn ew fu ll w ell h is faith ful h orse

coul d n ot en dure m uchm

, , , ,

w ithn ot a h ous e an d onl y on e tree kn o w n as ore w h en h e suddenly

imand at th
,

bet w een M r William

, ,

th an d s pied a dark obj ect cl os e before h

” ’
e Lo n e Tree s e
sam e m om
, . ,

Prairie Cen tre th e l ittl e to w n w h

, ere th e ball ent h is h ors e stopped Gettingout of .

was to be h el d th e sl eig hto see w h at it was h e found to h is

Now Edw ards if it is storm in g to m
. , ,

- orrow h orror th at it w as th e Lon e Tree an d kn ew

don t try to com om adm
, , , ,
’
e h e onis h ed M r Wil
”
th ey w ere l ost Witha cry of despair h e s pran l
g
liam
. .
, ,

s as h e ass is ted in w rapping K at e in th e back in to th e sl eig hth orou h

g y frigh
l tenin gK ate
I bel ieve fromappearances w e w h o j um
, , ,

bufialo robes
'

p e d to h e r fee t a s k in g th e caus e of h er

ave a blizzard as our sto m alarm For a m om

. ,

will h a are call ed en t h e did n ot re l T h

’
, py, en. .
,

188
 A T N I G H T.

w it ha cal m n ess th
at s urprised hims el f h
e h is armaroun d h
, ex er an d th
Frank drew ere , ,

la in e d it a ll to h e r u n der th e s n ow h e to l d h e r t h e old old s tory

p
ex claim
.
, , ,

K ate w ith des pair in h

,
er voice ed th at is al w ays ol d an d y et is al w ays n ew
, , He , .

O h Fran k w h at sh to ld h er h ow h e h ad h oped to w in h
”
, ,
all w e do i er l ove an d ,

Th e an s w er th at strug g l ed o n hi s li p s fo r u t h o w o ft e n w h e n h e t h o u g h t h i s c u p o f j oy w as
B ut w itha alm
,

teran ce w as Freeze to death! os t fun sh eh ad dash ed it to th eg roun d l eav

m
,

m
, , ,

rful efiort h rced it back an d to l d h ing h i a l in despair h

‘

p o w e e f o er os t P o or K at e ! s e w a s

e kn ew of was to formas co m m
,

th at th e o nl y pl an h p l e t e ly co n q u e r e d N e s tl in g t o h i s h e ac
m m
.
,

g oo d a s h e l te r as th ey co ul d of th eir sl eig h an d kn ow l edg ed th a t sh e h a d l oved h i a l l t h e t i e

eman d O nly every body torm en ted m

,

robes ; th an l et th e s n o w dri ft over th sh

"
e so e s obbed

rem ere un til m

, , ,

ain th th at I n ever s us pected it

”
orn in g

em
.

om
.

K ate begged h imto drive h e but h e ex We w il l n ot foll o w th th roug hall the hours
m
,

la i n ed t h u s el ess n es s of th e at tem p t B e o f th at l on g n igh t S udice it to say th at t i e

p e . .
,

said h I cann ot force o ur h ors e th h s ped s w iftly w h en o n th e w in g

”
sides e roug s of l ove Near
e sto rmany l on g m m
.

He is co m
, , ,

th er p l et el y w or n o r n i n g t h e s t o r ab a te d a n d th e p oor h o r se

om
. ,

out . th at h ad been l eft t o h is ow n devices w en t h e , ,

K ata gave a rel uct an t cons en t for sin felt th at th oroug h ly frigh ten in g th e g ood peopl e th ere

M r William s m
.
,

Fran k w as correct ; s o w ithall s peed th , ey ar ,

ade all h aste to searchfor th
. e

ran g ed th eir sh elt er for bo thw ere already very

,
l ost ones fearin g h o w ever th at h e w ould on ly
, , ,

cold fin d th eir dead bo dies Takin g th e direct route

e cam
.

For a lon g tim

.

e n o t a w ord w as s poken ; each for Prairie Cen tre h e at l ast to th e drift

seem
,

ed bus y w ithth ough t K ate un abl e to bear th

. at th , ey w ere un der an d spyin gth e corner of ,

th e sil ence l o g n e r fi n all y a s k ed F r an k to s p ea k a b u fl s l o -ro b e r a is e d it a n d b eh e ld

'

t h e fu it
g es i v
s eem em
, , ,

to h er ingly enj oyin g th sel ves fin el y an d n u

at m
.
,

Speak to you ? said h e I did n ot suppos e aw are th orn in g an d a fi n e day w ere upon

m em
,

y o u w o u l d ev er w is h to h e a r e s p ea k ag a i n th
t you m
.

ate m Withm
.

I though us t al w ays h e for brin g in g any sallies an d j okes h e took th em into

m
,

y o u h ere t o freeze . h i s s l e ig h a n d s o on h a d th e s af e a t hom e

s in form
.

Mr Wil l iam
,

O h Fran k don t s peak so sh d At th

’
, e sobbe e door ed Fran k

imagain for th
, , , , .

h y s te ri ca l l y t h a t K a t e co u l d n ot s ee h ree

is voice m
.

Th e to n e of h ore th an h is w ords
, months Th at w as th e con di tion
,
"
. sh e m ade ,

w as like a tw o— ed s w ord to K ate Sh e th ht he said arch before s h o w ith

"
edg o ug ly e w oul d g u
y o

iman d th
. .
, ,

of th e w ay s h e h ad treated h K ate s an s w er w as to bo x h
’
e barg ain
’
er un cl e s ears

ad m
, .

sh e h ade w ithh er uncl e on l y th Don t lis teu to s uchtras h sh e said to han k

"
e day be
’

e w as w as m is arman d w ithth e m
, ,

fore ; all th is un n erved as s h ore takin g h at s h arch ed in t o

ouse com er uncl e s com

, , ,

th an s h e cou l d bear Sh e buried h er face in h th e h l ly g rin g h

i
’
er p e te n o

m
.
,

h ands unable to say an oth

, er w ord p ro is e
. .

A T N I GHT .

3 ! u
r r al : A . n ar w e a r n .

Jun tw o l ittl e w ords, my da li r ng That , shining al l day before e, m

i m
,

You said at parti n g th s orn, Has proven a beacon of l igh t,

A whis pered good- by of courage, Nervin g and guidi ng e on w ard, m
Of tenderest w ife-l ove born . An d bri ngin g at night to y ou,
I though t, as I caugh t the sun shine The love w hichcro w dethw ithbind g!
in

Of trust in y our ey es cl ear blue :

’
On e w ho has helped me be true i "

Ho w heed the w arn in g

easy to
t th
And thus i n th un know n future,
Ooul d I do augh
“ e

ma d
be tr ue !
hm
an
Tho ughto il so e n ro ug y w ay
m
,

l '
er t hen I aaw no t t he trial s P ro th e w o rds you w his per at parting,
Waiting to darken my y wa I l l gath
’
er s tren gthfor eachday
;
m f hv i g t mpt ti m
,

Ay l for th e y ears th
’
Nor drea t o e rn e a ons at ara co ing,
That might hv l d m t ay a e e e as r N u ber th ey man y or few , m
m
,

E ad i t not been for the good-by , In l ife an d throughdeath , y darlin g,

You uttered w ithfaithso brigh To God and you I ll “ ”
’
t, be true i
B O W B E A CO N W ISE M A N W E N T TO THE CIRCU S .

B Y RO I A L I B G R A Y .

Dr aco: Wrs mmv , all h

t
e old w o m en of the carry in
g w it emh
hth ay for th
eir h
orses , an d

place declared, w as dreadful set in his w ays

"
. h
c ees e an d i
g g
n erbread for their ow n refres h
In h is ow n fam ily h is w ill w as as un changeabl e mt en t ush s avin g t he ex pense of hotel-bills
mth
, .

as th e l aw s of th e M edea an d Persians As to Then ca e e circus . The h

c ariot w a s a large,

er m
.

his w ife it n ever en tercd h eek littl e h ead il d d air, quite g eous to beh
'

, , g e afl org el d ; a live
to dis pute any of th e rul es w h ichh e laid do w n ; lion rode upon it, un ch ain ed, an d a h yen a in

m fr
,

withh th w as th he h
”
er e deacon says e en d of all t sa e ee con di tio n , lw at t e feet of a
ma
, ,

controversy ; an d th e deacon u sually h ad con wo n. Then there w ere beautifully -

caparis on ed

siderabl e to say upo n al l points th at cam e up . h

o rses s tepping proudl y h
to t e n ote s of us ic ; m
is es pecial abom m
,

Circus es w ere h ination an d it an d quite a rocess ion

p of cute-loo kinglittl e ul es ,
did s eem e circus m
,

th at all th an agers in Ch ris t en covered w it hs kin s to represent s ebras

imfor surely
~

domh ad com
, .

bin ed to ann oy h ,
“
I think I shoul d like to go to th is circus ,
there w as no place visi ted so frequen tl y as Oak said Es tell e . I n ever w en t to on e in m
y l if e.
vill e by th in ven tions of th Th
"
es e e Ev il On e as e ol d deacon l ooked u
p as if h
e h
ad fel t a
e deacon term em Wh
,

th ed t h en th eir advertise s udden s hock of el ectricit

y
m
. .

en ts appeared in th e vil lage paper h e w oul d Wh d

y o y u care to go Es telle ?
o

sol em
,

em
,

n ly read t h al oud at th e bre ak fa s t -tabl e Oh

, because I n ever h
ave been an d I sh
oul d
withsu chcom ments as he cons idered appropri
, , ,

like to see w h
at they do . B esides , it is so dull
ate he w oul d pious ly th an k Heaven th at n o on e here th ere is s o li ttl e g oing on An d th en sh e
”

im
, .

bel on gin g to h w as so far gon e on th e road to flew to th e fron t door to take a s urvey of a
m
,

p e r di ti o n an d so lackin g in se l f-res pect as to be g r ou p j u s t in fr o th e coun try Th ere w ere

e farm
, , .

willi n g to be seen in sucha place Th en h e th er h is w ife an d ten ch il dren all crow d

il dren w ithm
.
, , ,

w o ul d fur ni s hh is ch on ey as g ravely ed in to o n e w ag on an d all loo kin g th e picture ,

as th o ughh e w ere pro vidin g for th eir fun er al of h apg v ex pectan cy ; w h il e tw o of th e boys

ex pen ses rem arking w ere so full of deligh t th at it w as eflervescin in

'

g
a s eries of som ersaul ts perform
, ,

You can do as you pl eas e about goin g to th e ed over th e oth er

circ us I w ishy ou all to act fromy our ow n con occupan ts of th e w ag on

t n ot from
.

com s Wisem
.

victions o f th e rig h p u l s ion B u t P erh a p s fa t h er s a id . M r an we , ,

”
.

m
, ,

y o u k n o w y v i ew s o n th e s ubj ec t h a d b etter n ot un dertake to th w a r t Es telle as

e s eem e m
.
,

To atten d th e circus in th e face of all th is re s h s anx ious to g o sh ay th

, in k w e w ish ,

q u ir e d m o re courag e th a n th e d ea co n s ch il dren t o con trol h er

’
.
”

g e n e ra l l y poss ess ed T h er e wa s a s in g l h e x c ep I h a v e n oth in g to say re p li ed th e d ea co n

Of course Fa tene m
. , .

tion h ow ever us t do as sh e pleas es ; but

e es tate of it does s eem

.
,

ad crept into m
,

His son Aris tarch us h ad g rown to th as th oug hSatan h y

m ood m
, ,

anh arried an d brough t h is bride to h is h ous eh ol

ht m Mrs Wis em an l ooked m

, ,

fith er s h
’
ous e Sh e w as a brig erry y oung ournful as s h e fel t it .

her duty to do in conform

.
, ,

th ing a uni versal fi vorite an d soon w oun d h er ity withth e deacon s

’

eart to a s urprisin g pres en t fram c of m

, ,

sel f aroun d t h e ol d deacon s h in d Th en sh h t h

’
e soug er .

ex ten t Not l on g after s h e cam e to Oakvifle a so n Aris tarch us and sug g e s te d t h at as Po tel le
er m
. , , , ,

circus w as advertis ed and th e deacon , faith ful h ad eviden tly set h ,

in d upon going to th e

in th e disch arge of h is duty discoursed u pon cir cus perh aps h e h ad better take h er Aris
at m e bes t fam
, , .

th e in iqui ty of suchex h i bitions an d w on dered tarch us learned th any of th ilies in

e per form
,

th at th ers w er e n ot struck dead as a to w n w ere to be repres en ted th ere accordin l

gy
teous j udgm emfor th
, ,

righ en t upon th eir w ick he invited his w ife to go

, .

edn es s Estell e foun d everyth i ng new to h er an d sh e

w as very m e perform ances as m

.
,

Es telle th e y oun g bride u ch enj oy ed th uchas any of th

am
e

e m
, ,

used durin g th orning to s ee th e peopl e ch il dren At th e tea- tabl e s h e w as uit e f ul l of

q
omth
.
, ,

p o u r in f r e surroun din
g co u n tr y W h o l e w h a t s h e h a d see n a n d as to nish ed th e deacon
m er m em e fam
.
, ,

ih ilies incl udi n g th e un conscious babe drove as w ell as th e oth bers of th ily by
eir far m -w a ons from m m
, , ,

in in th
, g a n y il,es a w ay b r e ak i n g f o r th w ith , ,
1 86 HO W B E A CO N W I S E M A N W E N T T O T H E C I R C U S .

Fath er, you ough t t o go to the circus Es tell e, laugh

in g . You mt us go an d s ee for
I go to the circus ?
”
yo urself fath
; go t is h
er ;it w il l do you
even in g,
'

Yes , have n o idea of th

certain ly e w on
;you good, and surely th ere is n o har in i m
dortnl th in gs they do th I go to th said th e deacon , h -
”
e circus ? es i
” i
ere

ope I n ever m m
.

I h ay h ave pious l y j
e acu , tatin g . Do you reall y advis e e to go
lated th e deacon .
“ ”
O f course, I do, said Es tell e You . oug ht
Es tell e paid n o h eed to th is but con tin ued to go.
mmb e fam
.

m
,

On e an s to od on a gl obe abo u t t w o feet in The h

ot er e ers of h
t ily h
ex c an ged

dia mt e er , an d w al ked upon i t all aroun d the in ma i e n ng glan ces an d did their best to conceal
heir amus em
,

cl os ure ; t en ,h s t ill keepin g it un der his feet, he t en t

mth
.

w alked up an d dow n an in clin ed plan e

”
Wh
en all aros e fro e tabl e, t he ol d deacon
m m did mu i g p
.

You don t
’
ma e n to tell e that a an w al ked up an d dow n t e h h
all s n u on

l aimd th d a y m h i ht
,

h h h e h ad h He di d ver
”
t at , an dn ever slipped ! ex c e e e con w at eard uc w s o

im
.
,

wh o had n o m ore idea of w h at tran s pired at a s ee for h s elf the w on derful thin gs w hichh ad

cir cus than an in fant ; for hi s view s in regard to been described to h im Th en Pa tel le cam e up

it w ere so w ell kn ow n an d s o em
.
,

h i h an d pass ed h er h an d th hh is arm
'

p a t cal t a t roug

Com er it is tim
.
, ,

n o on e h ad ever before ven tured to describe it e fath e for you to g et ready

im
, ,

to h
”
to so
m
. .

Indeed I do, replied Estell e, and t hey Do you reall y ean that I h
ad better go to
did mu h m c ore w on derful h
t in gs h t an th
at the circus ? Ho w can I ?
m
.

Wh
y father o ne a t d n s oo on the groun d Wh
y it is t h
e eas ies tt i ng in th h
e w orl d

lim ima d t
.
, , , ,

hil e anoth b d up h Here y ou are w ith h ”

s o od upon
’
w er c e n in a s ton e s t ro w of it
i d lim em
, .
,

his sh ; th th
up th True: B ut h
”
oul ders en a r c e b d ad I better go ?

both an d s tood upon th

,
e shoul ders of t he s eco n d Certainl y I really th in k you ough t to go . .

How can yo u speak for or agains t th at w hich

Do tel l ex cl aimed the deacon an d h is w ife ou kn o w n othin g at all about ? Aft er y ou have
y
e sam ey di dn t tum
,

in th e breath An d th bl e been onc e you can advis e in telligen tly on th

’
. e ,
” ”
over ? j
s ub ect.

No , in deed B ut after t ey h h
ad s tood for a A very good argu ent , said the Deacon m
mm t th t p
. .

few o en s , e o on e ran do w n the her ot Ihad not thought of th

at before ; and, shortly

tw o as n imbly a q s a s uirrel , an d s pran g light ly h

afte r , t e old w o m en of Oakvill e put h on t eir
h groun d ;then th
to t e e l ow es t one s eized a m an bonn ets , an d w en t out to in formtheir n eighbors
in each h an d an d w ith th e on e stil l on h
,
is
, h h had j es t s een Deacon Wisem
t at t ey “
an a goin
’

shoul der h e w al ked half across th to th Coul dn t it be that he h

’
,
e in cl os ure . e curcu s ! ad took
Th cried t h l eave of h
” ”
at w on t do Estell e ! e deacon is
“ ’
, . caus es .

I w as begin nin g to believe your firs t sto ry , but The Deacon n o w saw s ig h
ts s uc has had n ever
h
t is is utterl y i pos s ibl e m
I see th at y ou are h is vis ion w akin g or sl eepin g before ass ail ed
m
.

try in g to im
.
, ,

p os e u po n y v erd an cy H e l au g h ed u n t il t
. h ”
e te a r s ran d o w n h is ch eeks ,

Indeed fath is tarch sh an d sat l ean in g for w ard w ithbreaths us pen ded
”
er p u t in A r us e

il e s om e m
, , , , ,

is not j okin g at all ; every t h in g sh e h as to l d yo u wh e o f th os t daring feats w ere being

is po sitively true p er f o rm e d Fi n all y h e w as u n ab l e l on ge r to

im
.

is h
.
,

You ough t to go an d see for yours el f added con tain h s el f an d s eizin g h at h e ran

hom is efiervcs cin g feelin gs m

, , , ,

I know you w ould be del igh e th at h igh t h

”
Es tell e ted
'

. ave

s om
.
,

Wh at els e did th in q uired th

”
ey do i e den e ven t

mother ! he call ed frantically

.

con un abl e to repres s h is curiosity M oth er

A m
.
, , , ,

an rode a h ors e s wiftly aroun d th e rin g th ro ug hthe h o use , .

wh il e h is littl e daugh Wh at is it fath Is th

”
e vill age on fi
2
ter s ix y ears ol d s tood er ? re

is bosomsprin ging from

, , ,

s traig ht upon t he to p of h is h ead w ithn oth in g cri ed th e partn er of h

,

her bed in alarman d appearin g before her ex

,

to s upport h
”
er .
, ,

“
Th e poor littl e th i n g! sigh ed Mrs Wis e cited l ord in w h ite drapery
m
. .

An d s h w as th But such
m
an . e li ved ? No n o e res pon se , .

To be sure sh e did w on der l th in gs th ey are doin g at th e circus !

again dem om m
.

Wh at el s e di d th ey do ? an ded I h ad to com e h e to tell you Wh y o th er

ile w om
. , ,

th e deacon l ean in g forw ard breath l essly w h en s tan d u prig h t on h ors es g oing at full

is t ea re m
, , ,

h ain ed un tes ted and h e h ad fo rgotten s peed ; an d th en as if th at w ere n ot en oughto

im
, ,

to h el p h s el f to a bis cuit break th eir n ecks th ey h ave h oops put in th eir

ing m emlan din gon

.
,

I sh all n ot tell y ou anyth ore replied way and th ey s prin

g th ro ug th
,h , ,
 A D E L A I D E M O O R E. 1 m
h horses backs
t eir feet , o n t eir h ’
h
t ey keepin g Yes I believe so , replied h
is w ife, abs en tly .

e s am e tim m
, ,

up th e s peed all t h But do you th in k th

” ’
e ! ey are real en , o r aren t
You don t
’
s ay so th
ey j us t i ag m
es dres sed up, an d mda e to mv o e

I do l h Th
” ”
Yes , con tradicted t e Deacon en by p ulli n g w ires ?
m home
.

a a n rode tw o hgoin gat at on ce, bo t Not a bit o f i t, re plied t he Deacon

m
.

full speed. He w as s tan din g up w itha foot on are j h

ust asa liv uc e as y ou and I are
N w mth md A i t
.
,

eachan d a li ttl e boy s tood s traigh

t on the top o o er ex cl ai e r s arc hus l augh
m
, , ,

is h
of h ead in g a h tst h e e e cou pl e at t e h fron t doo r,
mbl
,

And h e cd do go back and p ut on y our bo n n et

'

e didn
’
t tu a
p y,
r

im
.

h Don t disgrace us all by runnin g cd to the cir cus

‘
’
“
No, in deed . I w as ex pect in g to every

m
i nute; an d w as so glad t o see t he doctor there , in your night-cap
”
.

h
andy in case he bro ke his n eck. M en w alk Oh, I fo rgot all h ! replied Mrs about t at

m making the des ired chan ge

.
,

up eacho ther as if they w ere ladders an d s tan d W ise an , has tily

ose t w o m
.
, ,

on each er e h
ot h eads an d sh oulders j us t as if th
’
at “
I w as in sucha h urry t o s ee th en

oul ders w ere m

,

were w hat heads and s h ade for .

’
han gin g in the air w ith th eir heads do w n ,

Why ho w y ou talk ! W h at is t h e w orl d w ards .

”

m m
,

co i gt n o ?
”
Ihardl y th
ink you w ill t at p erfor an ce,
see h
I tel l y o u, mth o er , it is w ell w ort hseein g;an d retort ed her so n .
’
h
T ey don t us ually re ain m
if you w ere dr essed , I w oul d h
ave y ou go al on g in that pos ition for over t ree w eeks at on e h
m
.

mtb h al l l ose so m
” ”
But I I
'

us e o fl, or e of it
s ti e
hto m
. .

It w as n ot l ong before th e Deacon rus h ed in ake Ho w ever, Mrs Wise . ma n saw en ou g

her rise on ti ptoe and h ol d h er breathw ith

mo ther ! It won t do for you to an x iety S he never saw anything l ike it

,

Moth
’ ”
er . .

miss all this You must get up and dress your She declared all the men acted as if they w ere
,

sel f an d com A m an clim bs m

.

e to t h e circus ade of In dia- rubber and s tru n g on w ires an d

ey s eem ed to feel j us t as m om
. ,
, ,

up a ro pe to a h o rizo n tal bar w h ich is th i rty th uchat h e on

ere fo r s om
, ,

feet h igh an d h s th th eir h eads as on th

”
an g e seco n ds eir feet

im
, , .

sus pen ded by h is h an ds ; th en h e revers es h For day s th e Deacon coul d talk of n oth in gbut
self and h an gs sus pen ded by h is feet h ead th e w on derful th in gs h e h ad seen at th e circus

It seem s to m in k som
, , .

dow n w ard ake n o diflerence w ith Th en fath er y ou th e of th

'

. e in ven , ,

th es e fell o w s w h ichen d t h ey s tan d on Th tion s of th e Evil O n e are w ell w orths eein g do

’
en .

er m an com m
,

anoth es on and th e firs t on e catch es

y ou re ar k ed E s t el l e s l y l y , .

im
,

h by th e an kl es an d th ey both han gh ead dow n Th e Deaco n f i dgeted cl eared h is throat an d

B ut com e m
, , ,

oth aren t you ready ? fin al ly concluded t h at w e coul d n o t al w ays u d e

j g
’
w ards er

em
. , ,

We s h all los e a great deal of thin gs un til w e h. ad s een th

”
for ours el ves .

A DE L A I D E M O O RE .

B Y P R A N K F U L L E R.

oh m y d ma y y a g
an an n a e r e o, N or mt u ed t he place of her sep ulchre

ft g by h m
, ,

I n a eo a e t e oor, In th
is dis tan t region of yore.

A mid h li d hm g l
a en t ere ve w o an e s kno w , Yet I foll o w her ey es , st ren i ngdo w n fr
o m mth es hin
he nam
, .

By e of Adelaide M oo re ;
t Bes ide th e lo ud-
coun c il ng sho re

is m aiden w as l o ved an d l oved by m

.

A nd th
In th is distant region of yore
e , ,
I fo ll ow her eyes , bending dow n fro mth e skies,

H er vio l et eyes of
.

er l ove and m
y ore,
Th e an gel s envi ed h i ne To hado w y graves n ear m s dri gnl w aves
e m
, s , ,
In th is co ttage by th oor ; Alo ng th e res oun din g s hore ;

Th ey envied th e h o pe of a h eaven belo w Yet h er soul ever sm il es mid El ys ian is l es

’

m my Ad laid e soul of m
, , ,

Of e an d e e M oo re ; Th y Adelaide Mo ore ;
And scraph above s mw i g my l
ca e oo n ove, It eem
d s an d gl ides o er th e gh oul -haun ted tides,
’

And w his pere d thi my ti al l

e r s c ore. Th at n ever w il l reachth e sho re .

Th
e angel s of h
l ig t kn el t dow n at night,
m
I dw ell alone in th is w orld of oan, m
In this co t tage by th
my b id f
e oo r,

mmy mm
P ro y beautiful Adelaide M oore ;
And took
Hy b id m
r e ro so rro w in g side
lly h enrt n ever l on gs, w it hout brin ging m e so n gs
0! m
y Ad lr e, e aide M oore
y b a tiful Ad l i d M
.

e u e a e oore ;
A d d am v
Yet never forever can serap s h dis sever he bright eyes
mth l I ad i b t I t
n re s ne er r se, u see
My orm y da li g m y b id m
soul fro e sou
e in t h
o re.

m y li f
r n , r e, e skies .
“t roughne b l i n thy b
u ous e e ore her fir , Breathing their l o ve-
so n gs of y o re ,

My beautiful Adelaide M oore ; Their songs of t he dimdis tant yo re , .

 TH E DA U G HTE R O F JE RUS A L E M .

B Y I A B Y V . B P I II O I B .

w ucw nl n n on n os 1 28.

C H A P TE R V I I aft er, a body of Ro m

a n caval ry w as seen w indin g

W m Miria mhad l either lover in the man dow n a h

i ll in fron t , h h h
an d t e l eader o f t e co ort ,

e rem mi g
,

ner n arrated in an earl ier chapter h ain ed , on co n up , recognised the youn g nobl e an d ,

m tim mti
,

for so e e, o onl ess , s tupeii ed, an d bew il s topped res pectful ly

m he bearer of a m
.

dered B ut reco verin g his s el f-poss ess ion he I a

”
, h
e said , t es sage to

mp
. ,

real ized th
at it w oul d be i oss ible, after w hat you. By great good fortun e I fin d you h ere .

h
ad pas s ed to re m
ai n a gues t at t h
e vil la Ao The general ih ch
- - ief con cern ed for y our safety ,
m m
. ,
,

cordin gly he to ok out his tabl ets w ro te a hurried has sent e to say, th at, fearin g h e ay y et

mm m m
, ,

vagu e apol ogy to t he Prin ce an d t en s u h oned have to ove o n J erusal e he hardly thin ks
mai mgl d
, ,

his p rin cipal s ervan t it s afe for y ou to re n t here I a a to

m
.

m dd
.

I a su en ly call ed aw ay , he said Get fi n d th at yo u h ave al ready taken th

e alar .

m
.

ady m h h Th h ”
re y ors es an d atten dan ts , an d fol l ow w it ese are y di s patc es .

e l etter w as from im
,

h h
t e l uggage, on t e road to t e coast. h I w ill w al k Th Titus h s el f oflering th
'

m m m m
,

ah ead
”
y o u n g a n a c o a n d in t h e a r y a n d ur i
g g
n

to l eave J er us al em
,

im
.

Th e s ervan t w as to o w el l train ed to betray h is h at on ce Even th e po w er .

surpris e an d departed on h is erran d ; w h il e th of Im

’
e p e r ia l B or n e it co n c l u d e d c a n n ot protect

m m
, ,

m
,

R an cas tin g o n e l as t l ook to w ard th e u i f y u re a in Y o u w ill s u re l y b e o b be d

y ou n g o y o o

Your ow n pers onal m

.

Co m
.
, ,

h ouse ben t h is s teps dow n th e h -

ill s ide e an d j oin us ! erits

e clai m s of y our fam

.
, ,

He w alked on until th e sun w as h ighin th e to say not h in g of th ily w ill

hts in s ucha tum ass ur e you rapid prom
, ,

heavens h ,is th o ug ul t th at h e ot io n B ut if you prefer .

h ardly kn ew w h at h e did Now an ger got th e to return t o Ital y I w ill give y ou an es co rt to

ed Miriam Ccs area an d com mend you mysel f to m
.

iman d h
,

better of h e bitterly reproach a u u t

, : , y g s , ,

now h is sen se of j ustice prevail ed an d h e be fath er Ves pas ian

’

moaned his advers e fate At l ast even his pre Tw o days later foun d the young m
, , .

an at t h e

m
.

j u di c e s b e ga n t o b e sh ak en . c a m p o f T i tu s T h e a rt ia l im pu l s e r an in h i s .

A fter all he said w hat do I kn ow ex cept blood as in th

,
”
, , at of al l of h is race : s o h
, e decided

by h ears ay agains t th e Ch ris tians ? Can it be to s tay and w atchth e prog ress of even ts No
s o n ob e m m riama ain
, .

p o s s ib l e th at on e s o pure l - i n ded as d o u b t th e h o p e t h at h e i g h t s e e M i g
M iriamcan h
,

old to a faithth at is guil ty of th e s om ew h ere an d s om eh o w ass is ted h imto com e

es im
,

inabl e crim
,

abom p u t ed t o th is o n e ? S u r el y to th is con cl usion

ere m us t be so m e m M iriamis in ca We m
.

th istake us t n ot s uppose th r at Titus w as w h ol l y

um
.

p a h l e o f t hat h a t red tow ard all th e h an race abs orbed by h is p pr e a ra t io n s f o r w a r T h e

Rom
.

wh ichis attributed to h er s ect On th e con trary an gen eral w as fon d of relax atio n even

at all m
.
, ,

sh e h as frequ en tl y said th en are of on e of pl eas ure an d w as surroun ded by w h at w as

ave a com mon Father on High al most a court for the w ives of his principal
,

bl ood th at th ey h

had foll ow ed fromCesarea brin ging

, , ,

an d th at t h e true Deity is n ot an aven g in g foe ofi cers

em It w as
,

ht thes e m
,

but a ben eficen t paren t I h ad th oug any fair an d n obl e virgin s w ithth .

m
.

w ere h er sentim en ts as a Hebrew bel iever an d an ag e al s o o f ex ception al l y fas cinatin

g w o en

ey stru ck m e m
, .

th e as s tran ge after w h at I kn ew o f In th
, arbl e bus ts th at h ave co m e do w n to us ,

th e in tol eran ce of th at faith ; but th ey are evi w e beh ol d a ty pe of beau ty n ot in de ed th e very ,

den tl y h er con viction s as a Ch ris tian ; an d if s o highes t n ot suchas th at o f M iriam but on e

ris tians m ich from
, , ,

th en th e popul ar cry ag ains t th e Ch us t wh its very vol uptuous n ess w as to th e

e tim e even m
, , ,

s n obl es of th
”
be an error l ux uriou o re g en er

e m ost trivial so m
.
,

A s in gl e in ciden t often th e ally all u rin g Th ere n ever w as a perio d in h is

tim at m om
.
,

tim
,

es decides a li fe- e At th . en t th e to ry in deed n o t even th at of Louis t h e Fifteen th

m m
, , ,

y o u n g R o a n w as h al f- in d e d to tu rn b a c k w h e n s oc ie t y w a s a t o n ce so p is h
o l ed an d y et s o

M es salin a an d Agrippin a are nam

,

apol ogize for w h at h e h ad said an d as k to be s ens ual , . es

in structed in Ch ris tian ity wh en th e arrival o f th at recal l vices of th e w ors t kin d n ay if w e are

is atten tio n an d directl y to beli eve Tacitus crim

, , ,

h is servan ts diverted h , es of th e darkes t dy e ,

l
 T H E D A U G HT E R O P J E RU S A L E M .

even. B ut th hi ng in th
ere w as eir faces to n ot sufier
'

h
t e pangs of fa in e, t e dan ce, and song, m h
M ay th is O n th e con trary th
. ey w ere rarely , an d feas t went on, in sco res of th e beautiful

bu ntifn l an d w itha beauty only sh

, ort of the very h out th e city wh ich h ad been aban vill as w it ,

do ned by th eir o w n ers and w ere n o w occupied

e Rom im
,

stated it as h is opini on th at in th e bust popu by th ans Titus h s elf appeared at th e

ese entertain m
, , .

larly kno w n as th at of Cly tie w e h ave t h e like ch oiceu of th , en ts an d ban q ueted ,

u se of Nero s favori te w ife Poppa u Yet th e reclinin go n a couch and g arl an ded w ithflo w ers ;
'

eir al m
,

features w ithth , os t in fan tin e g race an d wh il e fair w om en s oug ht h is sm il es an d Lydian

ich fo r boy s played on flutes and beautiful fem
,

delicacy give no idea of th

, at cruel ty w h , al e slaves
, ,

w aited at th e tabl e An d after th e feas t w as

er nam om im
.

h e Beren ice of w h
. Titus h s elf w as
, ov er l o vers w al ked in th e villa g roun ds an d ex , ,

ch an ged vo w s un der th e so il lig ht of orien tal

m
.
,

ay s t il l be seen in h er bus t of absol utel

y r av s kie s .

m
,

ish To th es e be w ilderin I h s e fes ti vities th R i

m
ing s w eetn ess g att rae n t e e y o u n g o a n p a r t i c

em m
. ,

tions w ere added all th e ar of th o st finis h ed p at e d a l s o a s b ec a e h is ra n k an d th e fa s h io n

e tim an to s pen d m
,

o f th es Gradual ly h e beg ore

et ic m arm an d m
.

th ann er ;th e w itch ery o f ch s h alf re ore o f h is days w ithth e beautiful J ulia
, . .

veal ed yet h alf h id w ere as w ell un derstood in S h e on h er part ori g inally in ten din g onl y to
e Ho m
, , , ,

th e of th e fi rst century as in th e Paris o f gratify h er van ity th ro ug hh is co n q ues t w as ,

th e eigh teen th Th ey w ere even better un der no w h ers el f a captive Sh e l o ved w it hall th e

more uns crupulously prac passionate fervor of Italy an d loving thus

. .

stood or at l eas t

om
, , , , , ,

tis ed It w as th e differen ce after all betw een i tted n o art n egl ected n o fascin ation to s ecure
a sen m an is man d a Ch
. , ,
, ,

al Pag ris tian ag e even th e ob j e c t o f h e r af fe c tio n s H e o n his s id e

im
.
, , ,

th ougha debas ed on e . began to as k h s elf serious ly w h y h e s h o uld , ,

A dozen beautiful sirens w e can call t h em no n o t accept th e g ood th in gs th e g ods h ad th us

m m
,

less vied w itheachoth er in seeki n

g t o ca p ti va te p ro v id e d f o r h i ? I s ha l l n e v er s ee M i r ia

im
, ,

th e youn g n obl e Even Titus h s elf favo red ag ain he said Th ere is a g ul f betw een u s
”

at is im
.
. ,

th eir des ig ns Ih ave h eard he said that th p as s ab l e I”

s it w i s e t o ab an don life to

Atilia is m
.

ored ct so m
.

alf enam opel ess dre am

, ,

ore th an h e He ah ?
brew prin cess an d th at th is en tan glem en t w as Has th e reader ever s een th e o p era of Tann

is lin gering so l ong at J erusal em h e m

,

th e secret of h auser l Or read th edieval l eg en d on w h ichit o

im from
.

Be it yours to w in h this del usion O n e is foun ded ? If so h e or s h e can u n ders tan d

Rom h witha light laughall udin g in s om

.
,

e tem
,

th
”
an is enoug , e deg ree at l eas t , ptations of ,

to h is o w n pas sion for Beren ice to be capti the youn g Rom an Like th
, e h ero of t h at .

vated by a daugh ter of Judas I can preach story h e beg an in sens ibly to yi el d to th
. e sor

We m
,

better th an I can practise us t s ecure th is cery of th e s en ses For w h at th e bl an dis h

mR m
.

mt
.

to Tan n haus er, that th

”
pr ize for so a e o n beauty . en s of Ven us w ere e

There was on e of h
t es e beauties , an d a great vol uptuous personal ity of h
t is w o ma n w as to t e h
heiress ho bore a striking res em
w blance to M ir Rom an
iamif th at can be cal led a res em
, .

blan ce w h ere O n e even in g after a ban quet prol on ged beyon d

er el em e soul w as al m
,

m
,

th e h igh en t th os t ut terl y i dni gh t w ithw in e an d s on g an d l an guis h in g

e likeness in m
, , , , ,

w antin g B ut th. ere person an d loo ks w h en even th , e col des t n atu res h ad ba

e y oun g com e im
,

face w as q uite cl ose It attracted th p ress io n abl e h e and sh e sau n tered

n obl e im mediately A heart is oft en caught in al one dow n a thick alley of cedars that cas t an
.
, , ,

m m
, ,

th e rebou nd Very soon th e fair J ul ia be an to al t i t a bl had G radual ly h er w h ia

.
g o s p en e r e s e .

be con grat ul ated on h er con u es t

q d w r d h er s ig hs h er pas s ion ate g l an ces
p e re o s

ite roun ded arm

.
, ,

she said t o h fired h Her w h

“ ”
I don t kno w
’
er confidan te is bl ood s bare

He is incom
,

At tin es I amsure to th
,

im
. . ,

pr eh ens ibl e e sh oul der cl un g to h ; h er lips w ere

e is m
.

is eyes l ook it ; l ove trem

,

h ine : h bl es cl ose to h is o w n ; a curl brush ed h is ch eek In .

in h is voice Th en all at once h is th oug hts an other m om en t h e w oul d h ave cl as ped h er to

seemfar away
.
,

men t his heart an d uttered w ords w hichw oul d have

,

I fear th at h i s attach
.

m
,

to t h at Hebrew girl is s tron er th a h v b d hi h f v h u dd en ly

g n w e a e o u n to er o re e r w e n s , , ,

been told Wh at in can tations does s h

.
e prac th roug hthe night air deep an d son orcus and ,

mi gf m m
,

tis e ? e un s een source, rose an aw ful ,

mm th pa
co n ro so
Il eant i c h on s ss ed, an d t e sie e be an .
g g a d what md a w arnin g, cry
e m
n see e

Jerusal em
.

But w hil e th ighty en gin es thun dered at the Woe w oe "

it said, w oe to .
, ,

walls w h ile the bel eagured th ousan ds began to Woe w oe w e i

,
p , ,
1 90 T H E D A U G H T E R O P J E R U S A L E M .

His fair co mpa i n on s tarte d fro mhi s s ide in a r is ti an t each

Ch er, an d my call w as to re mai n

h her h "
°

and creed, s e o utside.

’
aflrig t. Like al l o f race

w as pro fou n dl y s u pers tit io us . The w or ds , in A Ch

ris tian !
”
ex clai md hi ha
e Aa d s e rer. n

deed, w ere ih t h
e Hebrew lan guage, he did den sus picion flas hed on u o o an d s him B t wh
at d y u

em
.

n o t un ders tand th ; b ut t he to n e w as s u ch h ere ? Is m y l egion ary a C h

r ist ian al so 7 I
th at s he fel t in s tin ctively th at th ey h ad s om e have h eard t hat y our s tran ge your detes tabl e

aw ful m ey m makes great progress among the common

, , ,

ean in g for th ade h er blood freeze

, s ect ,
”
co ld. l
p p e.
eo

The y oun g Ro an s h uddered als o He re m Cal l it n ot detes tabl e,

"
in ter pos ed the ol d

ma
.

mme bered w here, an d w hen , he had heard tho e

s n, kin dly , lift in g on e hand in deprecat ion
m
. .

w or ds before . Was it , in deed, a w arn in g? He You littl e kn ow w hat y ou al ign Ah! I .

l oo ked aro un d, bu t coul d s ee n o o n e. w oul d to God, he added ferven tly , y ou co ul d

Woe w oe, w o e,
”
cried th h and be as w e are al w ays ex
he un s een s peaker . but s ee t e trut ,

A voice of m in fromth e Eas t an d fro mth

,

e ceptin g th e pers ecut ion s w e en dure

m
.

West fromthe Nort han d fromth e S out h ; a T h e y o u n g R o a n t h o u g h t o f M ir ia m of h er

m
, ,

voice of ruin agains t th e City an d ag ain s t th e p u r it y an d o f t h e a t os p h er e o f a h igh er life

c hs eem
,

Tem p l e a gain s t t he b ride an d th e b ri de g r o o m wh i ed ever t o s urro un d h er H e recall ed

form
.
, ,

an d ag ain st all t h e p eopl e I

”
h is h al f- ed resol ut ion on th e day h e h ad ,

S upers titions ter ro r h ad n ow overcom e all l efl h er to return an d as k to be in s tructed in .

,

m
,

oth er feeli n g s in h is com p a n ion H e r li b s t h e tr uth s of Ch ris tian ity H e laid h is h a n d o n

e ol d m an s arm
. .

w o ul d scarcel y s uppo rt h Sh th
’
er e cl un g in des . .

e yo un g Ro m
,

p e rate fear to t h a n I b eg your pardon h e said I o u g h t n o t

Take m
, . , .

sh take m to h ave used th at p h

"
e aw ay e cried e aw ay rase An d I can as y ou . .

at aw ful im
, , ,

Oh w h , p r cc a t io n s l I s it an a n gyr say be tru s ted I w il l n o t b et r ay y o u n o r y our , .

,

g o d l
”
S he g l a n c ed i n h o rr o r a ro u n d co n vert h ere N a y l I w o u l d f a in k n o w so m et h i n g .

e y oun g Rom
.

As sh e fled draggin g th an w ith o f th is Ch ris tian ity w h ich M iriam professes

her her pace in creas ed to a run but the fear Ahl tell m e s om
, .

eth in g of h ”
, , er .

ful voice fol l o w ed I kn ow n oth in g We h ave n ot h eard a w ord

fromt h
. .

Wo e w oe it said To th e bri de an d th e Prin ce s in ce th

”
e e si eg e beg an But
bridegroom Woe w oe !
.
, ,

ave been in form

.

.
,
o n ce o r t w ice I h ed th at h is
tall sol dierly figure h as been s een on th e ram ,

p a r ts T h e p y
ra ers o f th e fa ith ful go u p daily
iman d for h
.
, ,

C H A P TE R V I I I for h is daugh
.
t er
"
he added fer , ,

Ir w as th e n ex t day after th is in cident O ur ven tly

ad m uchm
. .

hero tem po ra r il y di s ill us i on ed an d s till q ui ver Th ey h ore con vers ation ; an d be

em em e ol d m
, ,

in gw ithth ory o f th at aw ful cry h ad fel t in fore th ey parted th an sai d to h is com

no m
, ,

ood for vis itin g t h e beautiful J uli a O n th e p a n io n .

con trary h e began to th in k of m an y n egl ected If you are in earnes t com e w ithm e to- n ig h t
duties an d am
,

ave to adm inis ter to a s m

, .

on g o th ers w en t to vis it a s ick I h all con gr eg at ion o f

man d Here he believers and you can then see for yours el f w hat
,

is com
, ,

s ol dier bel on g in g to h
os e face s eem manner of perso n s w e are
.
,

foun d a stran ger w h ,ed n ot un fa

”
.

Accordin gly w h en darkness h ad s et in th e

ave m et you before ; ol d m
, ,

S urely he said I h , , an call ed for th e y oun g n o bl e an d to eth

g e r

ey pro ceeded to an aban do n ed vil la a m

,

but I can n ot recall w h ere th il e or

er a ven erabl e m
.

more fromthe camp w here in an upper cham

,

Th e s tran g an of sain tly pres

,

her about fifty persons w ere ass em

, ,

en ce an s w er ed
, , bl ed A few
emappeared to be n at ives of th
, .

Ih ave s een y ou n obl e sir at th e h o us e o f of th

, , e coun try

but m emw ere Greeks an d E

,

th e P rin ce ix ed w ithth gy p
Ah I rem em
,

, ber You are a Hebrew rabbi . tians an d Parth ian s an d even Ass yri an s an d ,

he said eagerly any als o m

,

vis itor s s urpris e m

, ,

uch to th
”
I believe Do you kn o w .
, e , any
’

Rom
,

m
,

th in g o f th e P rin ce or h is daugh Afte r s in gin g a h h

”
ter l an sol diers n t
y er e
ut up in J erusal em Th
.

ym
,

Th ey are s h e Prin ce w as a sh ort pray er an d n ex t an o th er h n

im
.

e ol d m
,

bel ieved th at h is duty l ed h th ere w as s ung Th en th .

an aro s e an d beg an .

An d y ou to s p eak.

I th ht di fieren tly He hes itated a m h mt

'

o ug o His discourse co ns is ted o f a s o rt s tate

mt
.
en
en an d t hen s aid, Yo u are a Ro ma n n obl e, of w hat Ch ris tian s bel ieved an d w as s ubatan
m
,

e sam
~
,

and can be trus ted . Ia no Hebrew rabbi, but tially th e profess ion of faith as th at w hich ,
 T H E D A U G H T E R O P J E RU S A L E M .

as ecm
h e do w n to us , in w at is h call ed h t e Apos mm
He paused a o en t, l ooking aro und h is audi
ties Creed B ut it was deli vered w ithall t h en ce, un ti l final ly his eye fix ed itself on th
'
e e

m m
.

earnestness h o h ad been cotetn porary

of on e, w y o un g Ro an T hen he res
. u ed
withth e even ts of w h i ch h e spo ke an d w h o For th e g reat s ecret o f our faith th at in

im at tim ichit differs fro mall oth

, , ,

th oug hnot h self a discipl e at th e h ad w h ers is th ,

at it teach es ,

subsequen tl y been pers onall y acq uain t ed w ith th e Res urrection of th e Dead Not obs curely .

n ot as a bles s ed poss ibility as w iths om

,

e of th e

Rom
,

I w as pres en t breth ren h e said , at th e an an c reek ph

,
il osoph , ers but as an actual ,

outpourin g o f th e Holy Gh os t at P en tecos t I fact of w h ich th e Res urrection o f our Lord

e lam e m ate call ed kn o w n to m

. ,
, ,

ss w Pet er h eal th an at th e g ore th an on e h ere presen t is a type

Beautiful I was am an d wi ll rem

, ,

.ongt h os e w h o w ere prayin g ain forever a proof Wh at s aith

, .

at th e h ous e of M ary th e m oth er of M ark w h Paul again ? No w I say th is breth th ‘

en ren at
Peter cam im fles han d bl ood can not in h
, , ,

domof
,

e to us after t h e an g el h ad loosed h erit th e kin g

from
,

i I t i h a a v id e t h G od ; n ei th e r d o th u ti u t n in corrup
p r son s o n n o e rs y e enc ere c o rr p on p o

n am om
.

at l buil d m
,

fore th fa i th O f a ll t h a t I a k tion I en t in th t w i n klin g o f an ey e

y s p e e

trum
.

he added w ith at the las t t rum

. ,
, , ,

l do kn o w an d o f a certain ty
”
p : for th e p e t s h a l l so u n d
em
, , ,

h h n d th e dead s h
p a s is I w a s p rese n t w en H e r o d ro b e d a a ll b e r a ise d i n co rr u ptih l e an d
ron e an d m
.
,

is corruptibl e m
,

in h is royal apparel sat on h is th ade w e s h all be ch an ged For th us t

is m
.

o rtal m
, ,

th at orat io n to th e peo pl e again s t th ose w h o put on in corruption and th us t put

It on im mortality So w hen this corruptible shall

, ,

believe t h at caus ed h is paras ites to cry out

od an d n ot of a m
.

is m
, ,

is th It w as h ave put on in co rruption an d th ortal s h

’
e vo ice of a g an all
e Lo rd s m imas all h ave put on im mortality then shal l be brought
, .
,

for th is th e an gel of th
, ote h , ,

kn ow becaus e h , e g ave n ot God t h e g l ory s o th at to pass th e say in g th at is w ritten Deathis s w al

, ,

low ed up in victo ry ohDeath w h er e is th

y .

s e an d m
,

th e an y oth er s ig n s w e are ass ured o f t h at s tin g 0 hGrave w h ere is th y victory .

,

wh ichw e beli eve an d w e gl orify God th erein Th e burnin g w ords th e s piritual ex altation

How ever m
.
,

is old m
, ,

y b re th r en h e c on t in u e d “
if th e
”
s u re co n fi d e n ce w ith w h i ch th an
any m
, , ,

an s h ou ld th i n k as given w ay to a delus ion s poke of th e futur e li fe in w h i cha gl orified

body freed fromth
,

imcon s ider th
,

let h at w e w in n o w eal thor h on or e w eakness es of th e fles h

are ben e fite d in n o w orl dly w ay by beco m

, , ,

in g s h oul d be th e h eritage of believers carried con

Every in ducem
, ,

Ch ris t ian s en t on th e con t rary viction to th e y oun g n o bl e He fel t th at al l h is

ad been s tum
. .
, , ,

lies in t h e O p pod te di rect io n To adopt our faith days h e h bl in g al on g darkly ; th at

imn o certain h
.

We m
,

is literall y to take u p th us t tear h is fath ers faithg ave h

’
e Cross . o pe of

ours el ves fromfath

,

im mortality ; and yet ever sin ce he could no

,

er and m ot h er broth er an d

siste r so m etim s from irs ted fo r s o m

,

il dren ; m em
,

c even w ives an d ch ber h e h ad th e s u chass ur

we m us t m m
, ,

eet o bl oq uy p ov er t y o u tl a w r y fr e a n ce o f a l if e to co e th a t s h o u l d be certain an d
im
, , ,

q ntly deathitsel f
ue Wh at saithPaul h s el f

before com mitti n g himself

.
,

in h is epis tl e to th e Corin t h ians a copy of w h i ch B ut h e res ol ved ,

as but lat ely s en t to m

,

one of th e bre th ren h e? o pen ly to in u furth er For th is purpose

fromth
.
, ,
‘
Th rice w as I beat en w it h rods once was I h e procured th e nex t day
, e s peaker , , ,

sto ned t h rice I s uffered s h

, ipw reck a n igh t an d su chw ritten ex pos itions of th , e Ch ris t ian faith

it chy h ave I been in th e deep ; in j ourn eyin g s as w ere th en availabl e He s tudied in th is w ay .

, ,

often in peril s of waters in perils of robbers th e act s o f t h e g reat Teac h er as h e w en t u p an d

in peril s by m ine o w n coun trym

, , , ,

en in perils by dow n Pal es tin e h eali n g th

,
e s ick feedin
g h t e , ,

th eh eat h en in peril s in th e city in perils in th e h u n gry preach in g glad tidin gs to th e poo r He .

m
, , ,

w ildern es s in il i th a i i l a a d a d a d t h e P a r a bl es ; pon dered over t h e

p er s n e se n p e r s o n g re n re

m
,

m
,

false breth ren ; in w eariness and

p a i n fu l n ess in S e r o n o n t h e M o u n t ; w a s o ved to al tern ate

m
,

wat ch ing o ften in h un g er an d th irs t in fas tin g

, s i
p yt in d i g n a t io n a n d ,
a d ir a ti o n b y th e c l os in
g , ,

often in cold and n akedn es s An d after t h

’
at even ts o f Cal vary

e s iege w en t rem
, .

is tim
.
,

and but recen tl y w e kn o w h e s uffered death All th e th ors el es sly on .

ad fal l en fam
, , .

So too di d P eter 80 did th e bl ess ed Jam . es Th e New City h in e h ad s e t in th e

e mat t h re n um
, , ,

m
, ,

before th e h an d of Hero d An d w h d a f th T l e e v e n w e b ered I n

y y s o e e p .

an tried to obtain in form

,

e youn g Rom
.

do we face th e ax e even crucifix io n w h en t h

, ere vain th a

tion of M iriam S pies brough

,

is worldl y h o n or an d g reed o n th e oth er s ide ? t in tell igen ce o f .

It is becaus e as Paul h athsaid in th e sam h h

’

e epis p u b l i c ev e n ts o f t e strug g l e s o f t e f a ct io n s

tle w e m men t seat but rarely anythin gabout private individuals in

, , ,

, us t all appear before th e j udg

of Ch rist s h e n ew s of th e P rin ce s as sas
’
.
g e n er a l A t la t t .
 1 92 was D a ve n r n a O P J E R U S A L E M .

ein s tich ca mt e o h
an d This increas ed the y oun g occas ion . After th
e sin gingof th
e s econ d ym
h n

m m
.
,

a
’
n s an x iety for M iria ten fold He pictured
m
.

her n ow as w it hout a protector , frien dl es s , sus years old, w it ha fra e sligh tly ben t, and w i th

pooted, perhaps hers elf about to fall ben eathth

e l on g, th
in , silvery bair fallin g l ow do w n on h is o

secret dagger houl ders

s . His face a rrested atten tion befo re
md
.

Finally th
e Te mpl e w as sto r e The young h
e uttered a w ord. It was o ne w h ich tol d a
ma ma y
.

Ro hTitus w h
n w as w it en th e inn er cl ois ters tal e of n sorro w s , but of s orro w s that h ad
m
,

w ere carried an d h el ped to cut dow n w ithh is been v

o erco e, an d its p revailin g ex
press ion

e m m f lm t
,

ow n s w ord som
,

e o f th os t viol en t of the de n o w w as t ath of perfect cal o a os divin e

m d mi
, ,

orali zed s oldiery B ut as w e h ave s een in an benign ity His voice w as l ow an us cal , an d

mt i
. .
,

earlier ch apter th e eflort t o ch eck th

,
e rapin e full of pathos , th
e ton es al os nfan tin e in t heir

an d butch ery fail ed Th e Holy of Holies w as . s w eetn ess .

sac ked ; th e flam es s ei zed on al l ; an d th e Hous e . B el oved, h

e said ex ten ding is l on g, t in , h h
o f S ol om
,

on and Hezekiah an d David w ent up

mk h m
, ,

in s o e an d fire s il en t bl ess in g, essa e th

g th
ais is t e
t y e

e ol d m heard fro mthe beginnin g th

.

It his th
h
w as t e n ig t after t at th h an ,
at w e s hould l os e one ,

ain appeared as kin g for th anoth

”
ag e y oun gn obl e er

is ex ordi umh
.

ing of M iriam
.
,

Have you h eard anyth ? Withth e beg an a narrative of ,

eag erl y said t he l atter Perh aps you h ave even ts th at h e h ad w itn essed in conn ecti on w it h

means of inform Him — som

.

ation th at fail us S urel y s h e eth ing like th at to ld in th e Gospels

ave been am on ly m
. , ,

co ul d n ot h on g th ose w h orecon dens ed Its peculiarnl y h

'

o fell yes ow ever

.
, ,

w as th at it paus ed every w h
”
terday . ere to s peak of Go d
, ,

No, sh he is
er fath er s pal ace
at he said '
, ,
as a God of l ove Little ch il dren l ove on e eu
.
,

in th e Upper City ;th at is if s h e s til l lives ;an d oth er

”
he w oul d say as th e n arrative w ent o n

om But it w as n ot m s ervice n ot m
, , .

e in on m
,

it is h e w ithes pecial s ig n ificance ere li p- erely

e m
, , ,

th at s h will th
- at h ean t b y th
”
e does l ive . p ro fess io n s o f goo d is , ,

I rej oice un speakably to h ear you say s o ,

as h e to ok care to en force on h is hearers L et .

an s w ered h is h ost Perh aps th e l eaders in t h e us not l ove in w ord n eith er in to n gue but in

Upper City w ill n ow accept term

. , ,

s ; an d in th dead an d in truth h
”
at e cont inual ly said , .

even t s h e w il l yet be s aved Th e tex t t o w h ichh

, e ever recur red w as th e

e ol d m
. ,

Th an did n ot repl y t h at h e knew J oh n n ecess ity of ch arity in its w idest sens e or as h e , ,

an d S im on too w el l to ex pect th em to surren der ; oth erw is e p h ras ed it lo ve For l ove is of God .

m
,

for h e coul d n ot brin hi l f t d estroy th l a t an d every on e th at l oveth is born of God an d

g s e o e s

m e youn g m
,

g l e a o f ho p e i n t h an s breast
’
kn ow ethGod : h e that l ovethnot kn o w eth n o t

ave com
. ,

I h h th
" "
e to tell you e said “ at a God ; for Go d is love
e youn gRom at calmpure
.

ful m ht an d I
, ,

fe w of th e faith eet ag ain to- n ig As th an l ooked on th

face fromw h
,

aps y ou m
,

th h t perh igh t w is hto be th ichsh on e peace in eiiabl e ; as h

'
oug , , ere e , ,

es pecial ly as on e w ill be pres en t w h o n ot onl y heard th e l ow path eti c voice in cul cate its sen ti

has seen in person our risen Lord he spoke m ents of l ove to al l m

, ,

en he w ondered at the
”

but w as w ithHimin del us ion w h ad o n ce m

,

imregard Ch
, , ,

now in an aw ed voice ichh ade h ris

most of His ministrations tian s as en em um

,

ies of th e h an race
e tw el ve do you m at seem
. .

“
O n e of th ean f
”
answ ered Wh en th e narrative reach ed w h ed at

e youn g Rom
, ,

th an in a voice h ar dl y l ess aw ed first its h opel ess trag edy ; w h en th e bearer saw

om many in im
, . , ,

On e o f t h e tw el ve and th at on e w h agin ation th e skies darkenin g and h op e

ere is s om
, , , ,

call th e bes t bel oved Th f b h l f s tar ted to h is feet h

’
e ris k bu t g o n e or ev er e a al f
uchm
.

ore rem
,

ouse m
, ,

we h ave ch os en a h ote th an drew h is s w ord as if to interfere B ut w h en

at of m I the speaker w en t on to des cribe the three M ary s

, .

th e oth er an d a l ater h ou r t h idn igh t

cam
,

om
.
,

e bel ievin g th at if y ou h ad doubts s till yo u at th e S epul ch re t h e appearance to Th as an d

oly m
, , , ,

w ill h ave n on e after h earin gth is h finall y th urati on h

"
an e Trans fig e actuall y did ris e

emin a s ecl uded vall ey th is feet as if by som e divine im

.
, ,

B eyond Beth l eh e s prin g in gto h p ls e

u

young Rom I als o w ill becom

.
, , ,

an foun d th e h ous e to w h ichh e h e a Ch h ”

ad ris tian e cried , .

been directed an d t o w h ichh

, eh ad gon e on foot All doubt all h es itation w as g en e In face of , , , .

and un atten ded th e better to escape obs ervation th e g reat truthof th e Res urrection of th e Dead

He n oticed am l ories of im mortality his prej udices in

.
, ,

o ngth e audience several s oldiers th e g

im herited froma Pagan ancestry cen turies ol d

, , , , ,

an d even a Cen turion He h s el f w ore a dress

.
,

wh ichcon ceal ed h is ran k g av e wa y fore v er

e s ervices w ere sim ed apos tl e stopped for a m om

. .

Th ilar to th os e on th e las t Th e ag ent at th e ,

 T H ] D A U G HT E R 0 , J I B U S A LB I .

intc rupt icn . Every o ne looked aro und B ut God s peed you, and give you success , said
mm t th m
.

it was only for a o en e old a n w as s il en t. h

t
e old pas tor, ferven tly
“ Would I coul d be
md m
.

t ts oever is born of God,

”
h
e resu e , all ow ed to go w it hyou ! But y p ay r ers in
overco mthth w e e your beh
orl d. alf sh e w orl d passeth
Th
all be un ceasingaway, .
”

and th e l us t thereof ; but he th at doethth e w in The ass aul t h ad al ready been

goin g on , for
of Go d, abidet hforev er Little ch ildren , abide ore than an h o ur ; the ra par ts had been car m m
mm m m
.

es our new bro th er, wifli God s ried ; and t he s treeu w ere full of
’
in Hi . e en , w o en

grace, w e trus t, s all abide al so . h ”

h h
an d c il dren , flyin g fro mth e sw ord s of t eir
Th e serv i ces cl osed witha ben edich on pu r su ers w hen th e youn
g n obl
'

e re ached the

ercy and peace from U pper City

. ,

“
Grace be un to y ou m
- His feelin gs of h orror an d ang uish
w e will n ot attem
.
,

er and from
,

God th e Fath th e Lo rd J esus Ch

”
rist p t to des cribe Too late to o
im
,

e ol d m
.
, ,

w ere th e w ords of th as h be repeated to h y as h

”
e ex tended late ,
s el f con tin ual l e ,
,

bothh an ds in bl essin gover h is flock for ced h is way w ith dificul ty th rough th e .

e youn gB om s n becem
.
,

It w as th us t h e a Ch ris crow ded th oroug hfhres Riot an d rapin e reign ed .

every w h ere Already w h atever w as com busti .

bl e h ad been fired an d large

p ort ions of th e
m m
,

tow n w ere w rapped in fla es . Fall en ti bers ,

C HA P TE R I I .
in m
a y pla
n ces , o bst ructed he w ay
t . A rain of
fire fell around On every side w ere heard the
m ml m mf m s of m
.

a us ed fro by th
s eep, e ann ounce en t th
at screa s o wo en ,he oat h
t en in des pair
m m
,

a stranger w aited w ithout, w ish

ing to see h
i and t e h fierce shouts of the co n uerors ad
.
q ,

I w ould no t h
ave ven tured to call you, for I w it hplun der an d blood
m e m e Rom
.

knew yo u had been on guan i till after idnig t, h Oft en th asses of th an sol diery an d
iti ve population m
,

and th h th e rus h o f th
”
at it w as agains t your orders , said t e e fug i x ed to
e ol d m o m
,

servant
“
but it is th an w h here g e t h e r w e r e so t h ic k as to stop all
p ogress
r

cam a Rabbi I believe an d h

, , .

at h
e ins is ts th is Th is h appened on ce w h en th e y oun gn obl e w a s
m t imp
, ,

al m
,

ost w ith in sigh t of th

”
new s is ortan t. e Prin ce s
’

palace
ee An d
m
.

‘
lhe visits of t h
e ol d sn h
ad occasicn ed a wh en at l ast h e h ad forced h is w ay t h roug hthis
m g th
, ,

good dea l of gossip a on e ser vants , for th

ey obs truct io n an d turn ed th e n ex t corn er he
im m th ght him im sel f com pletely cut off from
, ,

all knew h to be a Jew So e ou a foun d h any furt h er

ma Rabbi
.

spy, so ma e renegade, and so e . advance in th at direction by th e ruins of a

,

The y o ung n obl e desired h

is visito r to be strod of h ouses w h ichh ad been fired an d th e

e m
, ,

w all s of w h ichh ad fallen fillin g th ain pas

ighw ithsm
,

U p , up, said t h
e latter en tering,
“ not a sag e t w en ty feet h okin d b is
g e r

Precious m om
,

mm t
.

e en is to be lost You do n ot kn ow , of en ts w ere th us lost He w as

ma com im
. .

h ce h He foun d h
.

cours e. or yo u w oul d ave been un der ar s n p e ll ed t o re tr a is st eps

n and Sim on seem im
.

h
our h Joh
ago , t at to have s elf n ow in a part of th e city un know n to h ,

abando n ed the Upper Ci ty to its fat e for th an d los t h is w ay O h! for a guide h ”

e . . e cried , .

rampar ts are deserted An assaul t h as been . Great Fath er in h eaven

ordered, an d is even now going o n You al on e He h ad h ardl y uttered th is fren zied prayer
ma d if y
.
,

can save Miria , n ou w oul d save her , not wh en as if in ans w er to it h

, e dis covered ah , ead , ,

a tow er w h ich h nized as th at of th

”
an in s tan t is to be los t e recog e

e youn gRom
.

he was th an did not Prince s palace Th in trout of th

’
Horrified as e street e

m
.

is pres en ce of m
, ,

los e h ind e eontrary h

On th e p a l a ce w a s t e p o ra ril y dese rte d th o ug h t h e re

w ere m
,

realis ed im
. , ,

mediately w hat to do and was all

, , ,
arks of a h ay - th ere an d th ree or four
,

corpses l ay pil ed j us t before th e g reat g ate th at

I a du tm
y M anot on
y, he s aid a n d ” “ l ed in tc th e ccurt - y ar d T h a t g a t e w s s sh at
ad fallen from
.
,

that is w h I kn ew n o thing of this s s w crn terad an d h its h inges It was

y . , .

out , tco, w ithbeing on g uard But ill go at p l a in t h s t t h e p a l ac e h a d b ee n a l re a d y sa ck e d

m m In a m om e youn g Rom
. .

once. I w ill take with e a picked force of y en t th , an w as in th e

own mFortunat ely , I once visited th e Upper court- y a rd a n d h ur r i

y gn t h ro u g h t he l o w e r

apartm
en
e ex pected to stum
. ,

City , an d know the way to the Prin ce s pal ace

’
en ts At every step h
e dead body of Miriam No sig
. .

Ho ! th ere, without.
" bl e over th ns

er as sailants or em ail ed w ere to be m

.

In a few rapid w ords , h e in ned h is orders , of eit h et ,

m
, ,

buckl in g h
is at h
e spoke so th
s t, by h ow ever Has it been already rifled l h e said
”

e l os t to m
on or es

im
.
,

h
te time h e w as accoutred , fift y sel ect legionaries to h s el f Is sh e forever ?

e rem
.

were waiting w ith out . Suddenl y h , em bered th e roof withits ,

1 94 T H E D an o n r na O P J E RU S A L E M .

ighbattl em
h ents h o w n atural it w ould be
an d th e Upper City Joh n an d S im on did n ot h ow

for Miriamto s eek refuge th

. ,
,

ere Up up
"
he ever succeed in es caping Bothw ere captured
cried as sim
. .

er for s om
.

e form
, , ,

ul taneousl y w ithth is th o ugh t h Th foun d fa vor w ith

’

, ,
e e reason , , ,

h eard foots teps o verh ead h is co n querors an d w as spared h is life ; bu t th e

em e tr ium
.

He rem
,

bered fortunately th , e very stair l atter w as l ed in ch

, ain s at th p h o f T i t us , ,

cas e th at l ed to t h is roof Th e door at th e bot an d aft erw ard put to death

to m
. .
,

of th es e stairs w as foun d w i de o pen , Th is Th e city w as entirel y des troyed . A few of? .

th rill ed h iman ew w ithfear an d h orror Foot th .e orig in al poss essors w ere all ow ed to buy back
.

s teps w ere h eard cro w din g an d push in g above th e s ites o f th eir h ous es ;and after aw h il e dw ell
him; then the blow s of an ax e ; then voices in ings arose here and there B ut J erusal cmn ever
Haste becam
.

Th is w ay h e wh at it h ad been and th e Tem

“ ”
an g ry al tercation
“
e cried p l e w as
M iriams l over n ow
.
. , , ,

h an d h e das h ed up th
”
n ot suffered to be rebuil t
’
os ts e stairs

e las t l an din g cam

. .
, ,

J ust as h e reach ed th e a ter her husban d purchas ed her father s palace ’

m
, , ,

rific cras h ; t he n th e r e w as a l ou d sh o u t t h e n th e M i r ia n a tu r al l y w is h in g t o re t ai n a h o u s e t h a t

w il d rus hof m er fam

,

en h ad been in h ily for gen erations

e youn g Rom e youn g Rom
. .

Th an w as h ow ever hardly a Wh en sh e h eard t h at t h an h ad

becom
, ,

dozen feet in th e rear “

Forw ard forw ard e a Ch ristian her cup of bliss w as full ”

er n ow any im
.
, , , .

he cried breath l essly Th ere w as n o l on g p ed i m e n t t o

eir m e troubl ed tim

.
,

B efore th e l ast of th e attackin g party h ad th arriage an d as th es ren ,

p a ss ed t h ro u g h th e d o or -w ay he w a s in t h e ir d e re d a p r o t ect o r n ec e s sa r y for h er t h e cer e

midst and his fifty faithful follow ers w ere throng mony w as per formed at once The ol d pas tor
, ,

im Th
.
,

in g beh ind h e n ex t ins tant h

. e w as out officiated at i t an d w h en h e g ave h is bl es in g h is ,
s
,

on th e ro of eyes w ere ful l o f t ears My ch il dren he said ”

m m
. .
, ,

T h e r ea d er k n o w s w h a t e t h is e y e J u s t y o u l ea v e to - orro w y o u s ay ; an d I s h a l l s ee

m m
.

m om
,

before h i an e no r o u s s ol di er a h a l f-savag e y o u n o ore ; b u t t h e Li v in g God w h w e to

fromth
, , ,

recru it e upper Dan ube ; beyon d th is g e th er w or s h i p h av e y o u fore v e r in H is H ,o l y ,

M iriamw ithh
,

an ds cl asped before h er an d h
”
ead keepin g
bo w ed : a crow d of terrified w om for M iriam
,

to rem
.
,

en h an gin g to It w as too paia ain in th e

her robe and clustering sh ri eking beh in d h er ; l an d of h er fath ers ; an d th ere w ere oth er res .

omth
, , ,

at h er side th e ol d s ervitor w h e youn g s ons w h y h er h u s ba n d w is h e d t o aban don Pal es

em
,

n obl e rem bered w el l w iths w ord uplift ed tin e Th e youn g con pl s w en t firs t to Rom e

en t m ere for som

. .

A m om
, ,

ore an d th e sacril egious h an ds o f w h e y ears th ey resided varied b

y
ed M iriam B ut e s um mer to Etruria for there l ay
, , , ,

th e rufi ian w oul d h ave touch visits in th .

at m om e com mun ity

, ,

th en t w as en o ug h h er h us band s prin cipal es tates Th

’

e yo un g Rom
. .

Th an w itha cry of defi ance th at of interes t w h ichboun d all Ch ris tian s t oget h er

s oon m emacquain ted w ithPriscill a an d

, , , ,

diverted as h eh,
ad in tended th e atten tion o f th e , ade th
e das h ed forw ard and before th e ruflian Puden tia at w h os e fath er s h ouse th
’
savag e apo s tl e

im
, , ,

could defend h s el f th e aveng in g w eapon h ad Paul h ad lived so l on g an d w ithall th e res t o f

‘

sm imt o th e im m
, ,

o te h e eart h th e faith ful Th ia l v t d id t

.
p er g o e r n en n o

M iriams tartl ed by th is t im
.
,

at cry in wh ich to h er in gen eral at th e in terfere w ithth e n ew

men t she recognis ed the voice of her religion but permitted its services to be carried
, , , , ,

as ton is h , ,

l over l o oked quickly up Sh e h ad al ready as o n in s ecret It w as only at recurren t in terval s

iefly in periods of popul ar ex citem
. .
, , ,

w e kn o w tas ted th e bitternes s of death In th e ch en t t h at

revul sion fromdes pair to h
, .
,

ope h o pe s o sudden p e rs ec u ti on w a s res o rt e d t o

ful m
, .

and un ex pected h er brain reel ed s h

, e s tagg ered M eanw h ile t h
, e faith et in th e h ous es o f

ier m em
, ,

an d w oul d h ave fall en h ad n ot h er l over caug ht th e w eal th bers an d at a l ater ep och in

her in his arm e catacom
, , ,

s Th en s h e fain ted th bs Th o se of th e upper cl ass es w h o

It took but a m e becam

. . .
,

in ute to cl ear th e roof of th e co n verts to th e true bel ief w ere n ot as

a rul e m ol ested even i n tim

, ,

as sail an ts for w h en th
, ey saw th eir leader fall es of pers ecution , , , ,

and recogn ized th eh ighran k of th e youn gn obl e a very g eneral opin ion to t h e con trary n otw ith

s tan din g; it w as only in a few rem

,

th ey eit h

m
er fled or cried for
quarter arkabl e cas es
e secon d in co m
, ,

ere it w oul d seemas if God re uired a tes ti

,

Co said th and and l et w h q

A s ol dier n eed n ot be a m e cro w n of m
, ,

th is be a l esson to y ou . ony th at t h artyrdom w as born e , .

rufli an It is w ell for you th at th e fate of th is Later h ow ever wh en Ch ristian ity h ad be

com
.

e a pow er fromth
,

e in creasin g num
,

savag e an d h
. e s purn ed th e body w ithh is foot ber of
e em
,

its adh erents an d w h en th

”
w as n ot y our o w n
perors began to
e of J erusal em
.
,

Th e s ieg en ded w ithth e fall of dread it s - s a possibl e political in fluen ce th e pen ,

 B Y T H E D E A D . 1 95

aecutio n s beca mm c o re in discri i n ate an d s avage m . Thebes have preceded it : r ain is the co mm on

Tw o hun dred years h ad to el apse before th e fate of all , as w e kn o w and as . Bo rne, alas ! ,

p e ac e o f th e ch u rc h b e for e C h r i s t ia
”
n s co ul d t h e a p o s tl e h a s s a i d i s d r u n k w it hth e bl ood of

er tim
, ,

w ors h ip G od publicly protected by th e law an d n ations Bu t h e is n ot y et O ur ch ildren s

’

e m e m
.

e fourt hor fifthgen eration m

, .

safe fro mth

,

ol estatio n o f th ob ch il dren in th . ay
irt y y ears an d m
, ,

Th o re after th e fall o f J eru p e r h a p s s ee h e r d es o la t e T h e a p o s tl e does n ot

sal em M iriaman d h us ban d w ere drivin g yo u w il l rem em es y an y defin ite tim
.
,

er h ber proph e

in to Ro m e A ppian w ay froma vis it to

, , .

e o ver t h But h e s ees t h at Go d w il l take ven gean ce et for

y
e m
, ,

wh at is n o w Al ban us It w as j u st as th . e sun th e bl oo d of th e s ain ts ; th at th artyrs be

e vas t Cam
,

w en t dow n Th .
p ga n a n o w s o d es o n e a th t h e T h r o n e
,
w h o c ry h o w l o n g ohl Lo rd , , , ,

late an d so l itary w as th en cro w ded w ithvill as ; h o w l ong w il l be h eard soo n er or l ater ; an d

’
, , ,

but th e g en eral fe a tures o f th e l an ds cape w ere th at th en He w ill l et l oos e th e vials o f His w rath

e s am B ut I do n ot bel ieve it w ill co m

.

oth erw is e th e as at pres en t Th ere on e to

p ss till
a
t w as Tuscul umw h at is n o w Fras cati ; Hom
.
,

th e righ e h as publ icl y adopted th e fai th an d us ed

er im
, , ,

furth er to th e eas t th e w ooded h il l s of Tivol i ; h

, p e r ia l i n fl u e n c e t o e x t en d it th rou h
g out
an d s til l furth er in th at di rection and ris in g be th e w orl d : an d w h , en th is h appen s a bet ter or ,
b

h in l t h
'
e l o w er ran g e in fro n t th e s n ow y cres ts der of th in gs a purer civil ization w ill s prin gup
e S abin e m
, , ,

of th o un tains O n th e l eft stretch ed after th e del uge Th e l aw o f God is

progress
”

at m
.

om
. .
,

e vas t bl ue pl ain o f th At th en t in th e dus k of th

th e M edit erran ean w ith e
g h
a t ering

ite -s ail ed or m t a m
, ,

its fleets o f w h an y- c ared g all ey s tw il igh an apparen tl y about fifty y ears

em ol d t ravel so il ed an d w eary w as s een em

, ,

m
,

akin g fo r t h e p o rt of O s tia A n d before th - erg in g

e to m
,

from
.
, ,

tow er ris in g abo ve to w er o n th e l o fty w alls an d th bs th at l in ed bo ths ides of th e road

ro u n d in n um
, .

in t h e back— g er ab l e w h it e p a la ce s H e c a rr ie d a l o n g s taff an d h is g ra h
y a ir s fl oated

m
,

and tem p l es w it h g il ded roo fa ev e r wh

y ere b l a zi n g w il d ly b e h i n d h i H e w o re th e d r e ss o f a Je w .

M iriam us ban d s arm

, .

in t h s tretch ed far an d n ear al l - clas ped h er h

'
e s u ns et con

m e s am
.

m m
,

m
, ,

q u eri n g i p er ia l R o e T h e h u o f it s il S e e s ee
”
s h e cried I t is th e We
n J erusal emt h
.

ered fro m m m
.
, , , .

lions of in h abitan ts g ath every

, q u a r te r e t h i l a s t i i rty y ears a o an d
g , ,

of th e gl obe ros e even at th at dis tan ce in th he does n ot l ook a day ol der "
e

apl es s m
.
, , ,

st il l s w eet air Th e h an h ad n o w approach ed t h e

Miriamt urn ed to h
.
,

er h usban d ch ariot Liftin g h is h ag ga r d f a c e h e w aved h is.

arm
.
,

Ho w beaut iful sh Yet if th

"
e said , e bel oved s fran t ical l y
.
,
.

apos t l e is t o be bel ieved or rath er i f t h e l ett ers Woe w o c h e cried w oo to B abyl on th e

w ri tte n from P at m
, ,, , ,

os are h is al l th is s pl en dor an d great ! Her pal aces s h all be n es ts o f o w ls An d

eru s al em m m
,

ment
.

p o w er w i ll f ad e aw ay as th a t o f J f a d ed f or h er ig yh t en a n d h e r c a p ta i n s j udg

Oh m
,

al l com
, ,

y h an d s h sh
”
befo re it usban d e l oo ked at e in a day

imw it hey es as full of l ove as th

.
,

h irty y ears be As t h e ch ario t roll ed on h is fi gure gradually ,

fore n ay ! w itheyes s peaki n ga l ove even h olier r eceded an d th e l as t Mi riaman d h er h us ban d

ope it m ay n ot saw of it w as a vague al m

, ,

th an t h en if it is to be l et us h os t g hostly outline
adow s am
,

e tom
,

be in o ur t im
, ,

We h ave been so h l osin gits el f in s h ong th

”
e appy bs Bu t
hthe gatherin g gloomthe aw ful cry fol
. .
, , .

I h w as th e an s w er as th th
”
ave n o doubt e roug

em
, , ,

h us ban d gazed fon dly at h er th at th e w ritin

g l o w e d t h
im om
.
,

is th at of th e bl e s sed apos tl e h wh I on ce Woe w oe w oe l Baby l on th e Great th e

m omun der God I ow e m m er to m

, , , ,

et an d to w h y c o n M o t h er of i n i q u it ie s — th e s o k e of h cat

is m
, , ,

Nor do I doubt th at even th igh sh al l fill th e h Woe w oe w oe 1 ”

vers ion . ty eavens , .
, .

th is all - con queringcity w ill fall Babyl on an d , .

B Y TH E DE A D .

B Y E L L E N A B M I T A G B .

aw n -
r w inte r roses , st ainl ess as t he snow , O urs still to feel the pain , th e speech l ess w oe,
L s w as thy l ife, o h , ten der heart an d true ! Th e bitt er sense of 105 , t he vag u e un res t,

A cro ss of l ili es t h
at our tears bed cw , And w ear, unseen, th e cypress - l eaf and rue,
A garlan d o f th e faires t flow ers t h
at grow , Thin kin g, the w hile , o f l ovel ier flow ers th
at blow
And fill ed w i thfragrance as th e thou ght o f thee, In everlas tin g gardens of t he bl ast ,

W e lay w i thl oving han d, upo n thy breast, Th

at her not like these and n ever shed
w it

m m
, ,

Wrapt in the cal of Deaths great ystery ; Their rare and heavenl y odors for the dead
‘
.
 JO A N S U N N I N GFO RD S
’
L O VE RS .

B Y rn anx L I B B B fiR D I OT.

I amth hh er com ma
y on bes ide h
”
Barons irty said Joan,p an i on M rs I G ra s e n er wto w it , .
,

be a richw om
, ,

ceivin gh
"
an an d buy back Redclyfle er vis itors n o t a so ul but w as startl ed b
'

y ,

ave m com
.

is decl aration m
,

Th igh t h ade th e l aw y er a percep tio n th at a great ch an e h

g ad e over h er

sm il e . Youn g p eopl e are fon d of dream s an d durin gth es e y ears w ith out th eir bein aw are of it
g , , .

J oan w as on ly n in eteen w h en s h e g ave ut teran ce For a l on gw h il e peopl e h ad l ooked upon J can

to th is res ol ve but th e proj ect w h erew ith sh e fol as a predes t in ed ol d m aid an d sh e l on g er th an

im anybo dy el s e an d w ithbetter reas on for s h
, ,

l ow ed up th e decl aration pos itivel y st ar tl ed h e

ad m
.
, ,

J oan s fath er h an aged to dis s ipate a l arge kn ew w h at oth er fol k w ere i n oran t o f th at s h
’

g e
eceived an oder o f m
,

fortun e an d r uin th e ch il d s future ;h avin gdon e h ad n ever r Joan

’ '

, arriage .

th is of c ours e h e pro ceeded to in dulg e in a used to l aughw h en sh e th oug h t ho w o dd it w as

m en s om etim
, .

a l ti at ta k a d i u b h er for s everal th es sh e us ed to s i h
p ar y c c n n c e r
, g .

y ea rs w i th t h e b u rden of h is u s el essn ess ; n ot T h e birt h d ay fete w en t on to w ard n i h

g t M r

ere am
. .

th at s h e ever reg arded h is l ivin g in th is l igh t M orl ey w as th o n g th e poten tates Mr .

e m
. .

Wh en h e died s h et w itha surpris e

,
An ol d Airl ey th e Rector w as th ere to o
.
g r o w in gg y ra , , ,

frien d of h is J oan s godfath er h ad been s en s i n o w but as pl eas an t an d enial as i f h h

’
, , g e ad been ,

bl e en o g u h t o i n s u re M r S u n n in g f or d s lif e fo r .t w e n ty in s te a d - ’
o f forty seven and Joan s dear , ,
’

th e daugh ter s ben efit s o J oan foun d h ers el f es t frien d al w a s

’
, y .

p o s s ess ed of t en th o us an d doll ars T h e su n h ad s e t p opl e w ere l eaving th

e e

e m
.
,

Th is w as t h e proj ect w h erew ithJoan as toun as t ten t th

p an d th
d b r ea k f - us ic s truck u e
ere rem
, ,

ed M r M orl ey th e l aw y er Th ain ed in youn g fol k r us h ed ofl to w ard th e h J oan

‘

.
, . ouse , .

Wes t Virgin ia a tract of l an d th at h er fath er s had j ust reached the gran d colonn ade w hichran ’

e m
,

cr edito rs h ad n ot been abl e to to uch it h avin g al on g th e fron t of th

ans ion A kn ot of m en

been in s om
, .

e w ay s ecured to M rs S unn in g ford w ere gath ered about h Sh e w as tal kin

er
g an d
hter aft er her An ol d Wel s hm sm
. .
, ,

an d h er daug i il in g but a l ittl e w eary n everth

.
el ess of al l , , ,

n er h ad tol d J oan th at th ere w as a g reat fortu n e th e flat t ery an d s co h

y p an cy M r Airl ey kn ew , .
,

on th e l an d or u n der it ) in t h e sh ap e of coal as h e w at ch ed h
( er

es s pl an w as sim
, , , .

iron an d l ead O w en Hugh A i d up th

’
p l e c a rr a g e r o v e e avenue

Joan bel ieved in it an d em

. .
, .

san d doll ars as h
l
p y o e d h e,
r t e n th o u W h o h a s d a r ed to th in k of going al read ?
y
e advis ed h er to do M r M orl ey cried J can . .

th ough t h er a fool an d tol d h er s o in plain En g

, But it w as an arrival — tw o gen tl em
, en Ou t
icl e s pran gan ol d frien d of J oan s from
.

l ish but th e pair did n o t q uarrel of th e veh ’

Tim man w ere Al bany

.
,

e pr oved th at J oan an d th e Wel sh .

rig ht On the day Miss Sun n in gford w as tw en ty I coul d n ot get h ere befo re w as h is ex pla
e return ed to Redcl ifle a s its m
.
, ~

s even s h but I vow ed th at th e day s h

'

is tress n ation ; o ul d n o t
c es w om out m
, ,

an d on e of t h e ri h t en w ith in th ree coun an d w ith y c o n g ul ating you

ra t ”
Th en h e
is com
.

drew h p a n i o n forw ard addin

g I h ave , ,

An d n ow Joan s th ree- an d th- irtiethbirth day bro ugh t you an acquain tance He w as sure you
’

imbut I m im com
.

h ad com e It w as th
. e fifteen thof Jun e an d a h ad forgott en h ade h , e ,

at it seem
.

day s o beautiful th ed to h ave strayed An d J oan l ooked up into a face w h ichcarried

out of Paradis e Th ere w as to be a g
. ran d fete her back so m any years th at th ey s eem ed a

at Redclyfie brea k
'

fa s t u n d e r a t en t an d d a n c w h ol e l ife aw ay S he .
gr ew a l ittl e pal e per .

en even in g cam
, ,

in g in th e h ous e w h e on Th e haps but it w as dus k s o on e coul d n ot be cer . ,

at fes tivities seldom tain

, ,

wh ol e th in g turn ed out w h th en h el d o ut h er h an d and said I am

mpl
, , ,

do— a co ete s uccess . very gl ad t o s ee y ou, Mr Tyln ey ;ver

y gl ad
”

m i thi liv mm
. .

For th
e firs t ti e n er es , her
it s truck A tall , han dso e an , of abo ut thirty-nve, for
gues ts m t f w hmhad k w
os o o no n her fromchil d wh o m w he n l at er he app ear ed in the b all -roo m
hood that J oan w as really hands om
, , ,

e As a very l eas t a baker dozen

’
at s of u ladi es
y o ng con

ma ti men t
, .

y ou n gg irl she h a d b een pos,i tively pl ain an d ceived a ro n c attac h an d for hos e w
moonl ight
, , ,

th at fact o n ce es tabl is hed n obody th oug ht of , s ake t hey r epeated Ten nyson, by ,

ch an gin g the verdict B ut te-day as s h e s tood .

, durin g a w hol e w eek .

196
 JO A N s vs n m o ro ao
’
s L o vn a s . 1 97

When J oan w as o nl y seven teen , Herbert Tyl l aughed Sheh

ad n ot seen he Rector for n earlv
t
mm md t
.

ney h
ad s pe nt a su er in the n eig h
bo rhood a w eek It see e o her that h
e l oo ked pal e

her on e gl eamof rom

, .
,

and Joan h
ad kn ow n an ce an d ch an ged ; but h e den ied bein ill l a
g o n y .

He never m
,

ade l ove to h er but J o an h ad reason littl e t ired h e said He th oug ht of run ni n g

n cam
,

en autum
.
,

to th in k h e l oved h er Wh e aw ay for aw h
. il e if h e coul d fin d so m e on e to ,

he w en t aw ay but th oughh ,
e ex press ed reg ret take h is pl ace .

at parti n g h e did n ot s peak o f a poss ibl e re It w as s un s et w h en Joan reach ed th e g reat

He w as poor an d am e m om
,

bitious ; h iro n gates of Redcly iie ; h er h e wh i chs h

'

turn ean t e

to w in bo t h w ealth an d a nam om
.
, ,

e J oan n ever loved s o dearly ; h er h e wh

. i chs h e h ad w on

blam imafter h
,

ed h e w as g on e ; s h e on ly feared back by h er o w n en erg y an d th e g o odn e ss of

ad been un m
,

th at s h e h aiden ly in let tin g h er Go d J oan coul d never pass th ose g ates w it h ou t .

h eart g o ou t u n as ked S he h a d dece iv ed h er a h

. t rob b in g h e art T o -n ig ht it fl uttered m ore

ad m
.

self .He h ean t on l y to be broth erly an d th an usual ; for as sh e w al ked on aft er h ol din g , ,

a brief coll oq uy w ithol d Mrs Wade th e l odg e

e saw Herbert Tyl ney com

.
,

Joan li ved her sorro w do w n ; it had l ong be keeper sh in g dow n

com e a sadl y s w eet m em
,

ory rat her t h an th e th e avenue , .

recoll ect ion of a real grief Th ree y ears aft er I h ave been up at th e h ous e tal kin g w ith

eard o f Ty l ney s m
.
,

h is departure s h e h a rri ag e M rs G rayson

'

he said “
Sh e beg an to th
’
ink
“

to a richw om y ou m
. .
, ,

an ; l ater of h is success as a law us t be l os t ; s o I w as s ettin g forth in

ed m
,

a d li ti cian H e w as a dis t in g uis h an searcho f you

ye r n p o . .

now an d a w ido w er and h

,
ere h e h ad s udden ly
, Ih ave been to th e recto ry Joan ex plain ed , .

Do y ou kn ow , I fear M r Airl ey is . n ot w ell .

He re mai n ed h
t ree days in t he vicinity then He l ooks so w orn and pal e ”

he cam
.
,

w ent aw ay . A w eek after , e back His Ty l n ey dis pl ay ed fittin g sy path y bu t J o an m

m
.
,

perce i ved tha t h e w as thi n kin go f so e t hin l

g se
e

m m m is arman d l ed h
.

If y ou t ell e I ay , h e sai d, I ean to He puther han d on h er to ward ,

spen d y va ca tio m
n here I ha ve fo un d a de . th ous e ; but w h
e h en th ey reach
ed th e s teps he ,

lightful o l d in n be tw een t his a n d t he village,

'
said,

but yo u mt us p ro mi se to l et m vi it y
e .
s ou every It is too l ovely to go in -
doo rs . Co m walk e,

in th
”
day e garden
mm t
. .

Joan w as fran kl y delighted

'

At first he on l y s J oan h ich w itha at th

kn ew th e o en w

m
.

m
, ,

th oug h t o f h i as a f r ie n d S w o he believed her

a n s ta c t s h e h a d a v o id e d f o r
'
days had
m
.
, ,

sel f ea r s p as t ro a n ce o f a n y s o r t — a p r ed es a r r iv e d a t l a st H e r h ea r t b e a t s o v i o le n t l y t h at
y
m m m
. ,

tin e d o l d ai d B u t t h e t i e c a e w h en s h e s h e co u l d sc a r ce l y h e a r h is v oi ce Did s h e l o v e

im Th
. .

coul d n o l on g er deceive h ersel f Sh e h ad do n e h im J oan th e g irl h ad l oved h e feel

m
. .
,

m
,

i th e o l d d a y s b u t n o w H er b e r t T y l n e y ca r ed i n g u s
‘

t a l w ay s h a v e re a in e d o n l y re p ress ed

mean t to as k her to becom

so n , , ,

for h er e h is w ife hidden ; an d it w oul d be so beautiful so pre

t such cious to m
.
, ,

He h ad abnos t don e so before sh e th ough ake th e h appin ess of a g reat an d g ood

y alarm m im
,

a th i n gp o s s i bl e J oa n w a s sta r t l e d — f a i r l an like h
ol d com mun ion w ithher He drew her on to the centre of t he vas t gar
. .

ed an d pro ceeded to h
,

den w h ere a foun tai n bubbl ed an d l aug ,

hed an d ,

J oan the girl h ad l oved Herbert Tyl n ey th e d o w e r- beds stretch ed out on eith er side odor

m
,

m
.
, ,

Did J o a n th e w
,
o a n l o v e h i ?
,
F o r t h e l ife o n e w it h t h e ev e n in g d e w T h e y s a t d o w n u p o n .

of h er s h e co u l d n o t a n s w er th is q u es ti o n b u t a r u st ic b e n c h T y l n ey w a s s t il l h o ldi n g h er

m
.
,

it w as v e r y s w ee t t o t h i n k o f b e i n g l o v e d b y h i h a n d j u s t a s h e h a d fi r s t h e ld i t w h e n h e c la s p e d
m is arm
.
,

Sh e h a d l e a rn e d in a n y w a y s to p r iz e h er it over h
m m
, .
,

liber y t t h o u gh it h a d it s s ad s o l ita r y s i d e I f D o y o u re e b e r o u r o n c e s i tt in g i n t h is

m
, .
,

h e di d l o v e h e r o u g h t s h
, e n o t t o th i n k o f h i v e ry p s o t y e a rs a n d y ea rs a g o ? h e a
,
s k e d
”
,

rat h er th a n o f h ers e l f ? H e h a d a l w a y s b ee n s o ftl y Y o u h a d n e v er b ee n b a c k to t h e o l d

m m
.

h er ideal o f a n l y e x c e ll en c e a s h e h a d b ee n
p l ac e s in c e y o u r fa th er l os t it ; b u t y o u ca e t o

er ideal of m my guid mmb 7

,

h
”
an ly beauty be e. Do y ou re e er

ave n o m im
.

They say w e sh al l soon h he answ ere s u sh

"
o re J oan d l b t
“ Yes , e w as
“ s py ;
,

Sunn iB gford
”
th e Re cto r said to her on e day ,
thin kin g w h at had t h
,
ere been conn ecte d w it h
,

e had gone do w n to h is h th ht or trivial that s h e h

wh en s h ouse to con ei r pas t s o slig ad for

e m
, , ,

sult about som atter con n ected w itht h h en sh heard h

eir tt it T e is voice again
go e n

ave com
.

I th in k y ou kn ow w hat I h e h ere to

Joan h h j est ed h Ih ave not att em d

”
like a girl , but an d ask e was sayin g e t
t 4‘
bl us ed s e , p o .
NB J O A N s U N N l N o r o an m L o vn as .

dis guis e my f eeli n gs. J oanJoan I l ovedear but s uppos ing h his
t at it beto ken ed pl easure at o

im im
, ,

u Ih
ave had so littl e happi ness I w an t it avo w al s he push ed h aside an d l oo ked at h
y o . . ,

mh
,

so uc w ithin dign an t ey es w h os e fires quickly burned

em
.
,

Sh
e l on ged to stretchout her dis en gaged h
and, up t h e tears that fill ed th .

and put it in h
is So mi e n ex plicabl e s h
yn ess Will you pleas e to go aw ay ? sh e said He
her fromdoing so em us t be dream in g or m
. .

kept . fel t as if h ad “
I can , .

My life that l oo ks s o success ful h not even tal k to y ou I don t kn ow h ’

as been s o ow You .

m
, , .

dreary he w en t on in the deep lo w ton es

”
are a s tran ger to e.

m
, , ,

w hch
i had so ofte n t hr il l er h
ed h eart in th e ol d He s at, starin g at h
er du b an d hel pl ess ;
My firs t m oll y an em mp
,

days arriage w as w h st ill un co re hen ding;on ly he realized vaguely ,

m m
ak m
.
,

bitio us on e. I n eeded o n ey to y f t e u ure h h J oau w as

t at t is a revel ation as n ew as if an
h Im
w at eant it to be
”
unknow n creat ure h
ad taken t he pl ace of h
t e
m
.

Coul d sh e have h eard aright ? Jon felt as if trus tin g girl , an d fran k, con fiding w o an , he
an iron door h ad sudden ly s hut betw een her so ul h
l eft so un esitatin gl y, kn d t oug t to w in h h m
an d his Sh e dr ew h er han d from his arman d eas ily .

I kn ow n m
.

mti
,

sat o on l ess . For an in s tant s h

e coul d n ot an I believed w as you, s he w ent
he sam
,

s peak. on ,, i u e s tern repru s ed ton e

t On ce I
im ! Ahy es ! I am am
, .

“
J oan he con tin ued, y ou ad reas on , in h l oved h n ot as h ed to o wn
,
'
»

m
,

the ol d ti es , to th h
ink t at I treated you ill ; it Wh en yo u cen t s back I still bel ieved you

I did not l ove himany l onger but I

.

at m
.
. .

ma
,

but y ou are n ot a wo to be h
ard an d unfor th an

im
n

ave m ave m
.
,

w oul d h arr ied h if that coul d h ade

She repli ed, w ith im

h himh B ut you ! No I don t know you ! ’
out l ooking at appy

m m
.
. ,

“
I do n ot kn ow w h
at y ou ma e n and s e h Go your way , an d let e go in e
”

m
.

spoke he truth
t She l ed hi w it ho ut anoth
er w ord : fled so

ma
.

Ah J oan But I e nt it for th

e best I q u ickl y, that he coul d n ot have s to pped h
er

m ma m
.
, ,

co ul d not aflord
'

to arry unl ess I rried a for even if he bi d n ot been too dat ed and du b to
tune ; an d w e w ere bot hvery poor. I fel t so speak or mv o e;

guil tyhen I w en t aw ay Your face haun ted

w Th m ig
e nex t orn n h e received a l ong l et ter
s

mhimf ll f mt
.

me even w hen I s to od at the B ut n ever ,

fro , u o reaties an d pray ers Sh e .

mind I w ill tell y ou all these thin gs later an s w ered it . Sh e ex pl ain ed cl early h er feel

mJ
. ,
. ,

A n s w er e, oan in gs , an d Herbert Tylney w en t away co nvin ced,

An s w er mfi e rs t , he in terrupted in a sl ow
s at las t, that there re ain ed n o h ope Sh e w as m
er ey es turn ed from n ot h
.
, ,

difi cul t voice, stil l w ith h urt , n ot offended. She h

ad ex press ed the

hi m an d gazin g out acros s t h

e dow er-
beds , w hol e in that first in dignant cry I don t know
’

mg m
, ,

to w ard h
t e w es tern s ky . You did know that yo u. Go your w ay , an d l et i e o ne !

I cared for y ou in t h
os e days 7
”
So Joan w en t bac k to her dail y life, a li ttl e
e sh m m sadden ed by th whichh m
m
I— I You ake ow so silly an d e revelation ad co e to

mi n, he said, l aughin g a littl e, to o u of im h

h er but certainly n ot un happy For years Her
.

m
,

sel f to n otice how oddl y her voice sounded bert Tyl n ey h

ad been. only a drea ; now h e

m
.

Never mi d thatn . An s w er e w as dead

Yes , t hen Was it n ot true i

”
he w h
is pered She tol d t he s tory to n o on e save Mr Airl ey
mhim h had
. .
.
,

ten derly . Fro s e n o secrets

m th
.

Th ere w as a keen pan g at J oan s

’
heart ; n ot Six on s elaps ed. Then Joan for med th e

i f s uc h as w oun ded l ove brin gs , but

‘
sorrow , acquain tan ce of Stuart Wortl ey am ab t h an ou er
g
m lik Tyl y
r e ,

dis appoin tm
,

ent H hy
er idol had t urn ed to s ow n age He w as n ot h
an ds o e, e ne
m
.

m
,

ad adm
.

before h er ey es He h itted th at in th e but a perso n w ithw h o no on e cou ld b eco e

m
. ,

by- g d ay s h e t rifl ed w it hh er afiecti on s ; h e

'

in ti ate, an d fail to trust his sin cerity an d feel

e com
on e

ad been m is firmearn est

, ,

had l eft h er w ith ou t a w ord ; h e h ean a res t in th panionship of h

er m
,

en oug hto m arry a w om an for h on ey And . n ature.

h
t is w as th e m a n w h om s he had tru s ted b eliev ed He an d Joan w ax ed great friends By th e

m em
.
,

in been proud to l ove ho ad e th w ay , it w as t e Recto r w h acquainted

l ey fromt h
.
,

J oan put h er t w o h a nd s b e f o re he r fa c e a n d H e had k n o w n W ort e tin e th e l at te r

ad often talked adm

,

burs t in to th i f h I b nd h i i
b itter est pa s s o n o te a rs t a t w a s a oy a r ngly of
A m
e ,

th in k that she h ad ever sh ed in h er w h ol e l ife h imto Jon '

an w h o born to a lar e fo r
g
is ow n m
.

Tyl n ey w as abs ol utel y alarm

. .
,

ed Wh en h e tried tun e an d l eft h . as ter in early y out h , ,

to take h er han d to s pe a k s oo th in g w or d s q u it e h a d been w is e a n d s o un d-head ed en oug hto avoid

unabl e to com m
, ,

pr eh en d th e ca u s e o f he r ag it at io n th e shoal s w h ereon youn

g en in th at posi tion ,
 J O A N s u s s rs o r o n n m L O V E B & 199

so often ma na e
g heir w h ol e fut ure
to w r eck t w h ol e h our at h is des k l ean in g h is h ead u pon

Circum
.
,

s tan ces h ad ren dered th e Rect or co g ni h is h an d th i n kin g deepl y but n ot of h is h al f

ed s erm
, ,

zant of h is w h ol e s tory an d h e reco un ted it to fin ish o n ; sorro w ful l y too on e m igh t

ad no m
, , ,

Jon at a perio d w h en h e h or e idea sh e have said h ad th ere been an

y on e t he re to
and Wortl ey w oul d ever m
,

eet th an th at h e w atchh is face

im e m So it cam
, .

sh oul d h s el f u n dertake a voyag e to th oo n . e about on e day t h at Wortl ey l et , ,

Joan h ad n ever forgo tten th e h is tory In s pite J oan perceive h e w as aw are s h e kn ew h is sec ret
ad to de l s o m rew m ore in tim
.
,

of h avin g h uchw it hth e prosaic an d th ate th Th

'

a ey g an ever e

t im im
, .

stern s i de o f li fe Joan h ad rath er a w eakn ess e arrived to o w h en Joan told h her o w n

for rom m
, , ,

an ces w h eth er th ose foun d in boo ks or p o o r ba l d at te t a t a t a d h e w a

p s o ry ; n s so

um moved that s he l ooked rather w on derin gly at

, , ,

acted by livin g h an bein g s

iman d did n ot kn ow h
.
,

Wortl ey h ad been betro th ed to a beautiful g irl . h , ow to be grat eful en o ug h

All th is h ap pen ed eigh t years befor e h e an d J oan for h is kin dn es s in takin g an in terest in w h at
m et Th e w e d di n -
g yd a w a s fi x ed H e wa s to g o co n cern ed th e past of a g rave com monplace
e m
. .
,

southto claimh er Th e eve o f th

. orn in g h e s pin s ter like h erself .

r
p po os ed to s ta rt o n h is j o u rn e y h e r ead in a n ew s It w as late s prin g Wortl ey h ad been absen t
m mN
.
,

p p a
a er goss i i
p g
n l etter fro so e ew O rl eans for aw h il e By h er pl eas ure at h is return J oan
e m ave m
.
,

hich co n tain ed th
co rresp o n den t, w e acco un t of r ealized h ow s h u st un co n scious ly h iss ed
h er marriage He found th at there w as n o mis h imfor th e Rector h ad been in on e of h is h er

e w as m
.

mit-moods an d kept aloof so that she was a good

,

take Sh
. arried ; an d h avin g been a , ,

celebrated beauty in h er native city o f co urs e deal al on e

mak
, .

h
t e affair created sufi cien t in teres t to e it Very hen w e think th
often , e pl ay pl ayedw
worthw h il e fo r the j ourn al s to devo te l on g para out , an d believe that w e have don e w it hroman ce

m
,

g p b s t hereto . so far as ac tive pers on al in teres ts are con cern ed,

Joan coul d n ot h el p th in kin g of th e tal e w h en proves th e p erio d fate c hoos es to rais e the cur

Wort l ey w as in troduced to h er Sh e th ough t tain on a n ew s et She did so in J oan ’

s cas e.

m mt
. .

that i n s i te of h is h r fu l h l k ed l ik e On e orn in g St uart Wortl ey ca e o s ee her

p c ee n ess e oo

a m her to becom
, , . ,

an w h o h ad s uffered Sh e pit ied an d fel t an d as ked e h

is w ife
im
. .
,

draw n to w ard h at on ce 80 as I said th ey When they had bo thregain ed a tol erabl e ap

mp
.

m fa t f i
, ,

beca r en ds . earan ce o f co os ure— it is onl y boys an d girls ,

e s p
The Recto r po sses sed a troubl es o e conscien ce m or e
p p
o l e w ho have w orn aw ay every p o ss ibility
m ma
.

Deceit o r con ceal en t w ere ore o p press ive m of feelin g, can tal k s eriousl y abou t s o sol e n

burden s to h imth an arso n or u r er w ould be md j h o u t a t re m o r o f a w e — W o rt l

s ub ect , w it
e y open ed
to m an y m en He coul d n ot forget th
. at h e h ad h is w h ol e h eart to h er .

revea l ed h is frien d s secret to Joan and re

’
We h ave bothl oved
”
he said ; bothh “
ad

our m
,

m
,

a h ed h i s l f d l t h f t h h a I i serabl e littl e trag edy ; both buried th e

p r o c e e e
py e re o r o u g s

e tim r dead dreaman d g

, ,

to l d y ou h e h ad at th e n o idea t h e pair p oo on e on as bravel y as w e ,

w oul d ever m
, ,

eet as Wortl ey h ad been for y ears co uld See w e h ave been flun g to geth er for

som ave tast es an d sy m

. ,
,

livin g in Tex as an d h ad repeated over an d over e w is e purpos e We h pa

ies in co m mon We hol d the same view s in
.
, ,

in h is l etters to M r Airl ey th at for at l eas t a th

.
, ,
.

dou bl e decade h e h ,ad n o i n ten tion o f ret urn in g reg ar d to th e res pons ibility w eal th g iv es W e a re .

to th bo tha littl e soli tary an d a l ittl e sad

"
e A tl an tic S tates B ut bus in ess un ex , .

m m
.
,

p ec te d ,a n d of g rea t i p or ta n c e b r o u gh t h i J oan s ig
,
h ed S h e did n ot kn ow it but h e .
,

sudden l to N w Y rk H e c u l d t fu caug h t th e so un d
y e o o n o re s e .

aps I am
.

h im sel f th e pl eas ure of vis it in g h is ol d frien d P erh s peakin g to o bol dl y he w en t

but J oan ; m ayn t I cal l you so
,
,

an d on ce th ere h e stay ed h au n tin g th e n eigh on ;

'
“

m
, , ,

bo rh ood in w h ic h J oa n Sun n i n g fo r d l iv e d Y es
”
s h e a n s w e re d w i t h a s i l e t h oug h
Yes call m
. , , ,

Th e Re cto r coul d at l en gthen dure n o l on ger th ere w ere tears in h er eyes e

om el y ol d n am
.
,

th e sens e of h is ow n m is doin g He tol d Wortl ey J oan I l ike th e h e

m
.

m m
.

ad in form
.

th at h e h ed M iss Sun n in gfo r of every d Y o u w o ul d iss e so e w h a t i f I w en t , ,

th in g co n n ect ed w ithth e by g o n e ro m an ce T o a w ay w o ul d n t y o u J oa n ? T h e s e w ee k s o f a h ’

m
, ,

m
.

h is as to n is h men t W o r t l e d
y id ot n s e e i n t he s en c e s h o w e d e w ha t a h o l d y o u h a v e ta ke n

m m m
,

leas t an noy ed rath

”
er g d of i
l a t i fact
n o n y l i fe Di d y o u iss e a l it tl e ?
m
.

I like her to kn ow m
.
,

e ht o ro u g yh l
”
h e sa i d V e r y u c h s h e re p li e d c o u r a ge o u sl y I
uch un til y ou cam
.

ow m
. , ,

e is a w om
,

Sh an in a th o u san d . did n ot kn o w h
”
e back ,
.

Ay th s a
, t h e is th e R e c
,
t
”
o r a n s w er e d ; a n d H is fa c e b ri gh te n ed as it t h,
e s u n h ad s u d d e nl y
’

afte r W ort l ey h ad l eft th e s tudy h e sat for a sh on e over it

,
.
 J O A N S U N N I N G F O B D E L o vn as .

J oan he s aid, h he h
w ill y ou co e w ith e ? m
ad ordered any l ette rs w h ich m Joan t at
might come for himto be s en t to her hous e
m
,

Will yo u cas t in y our l ot w ith in e ?

We w ill
t ry to m ake s o m oul d be o n e w it ha M em
.

ethin g o ut of life y et Never If there s h

p his po s t
min d if o ur acquain tan ces do laughat the ol d mark o n it he ex plain ed be good en oughto
.

"

eir roman tic open an d an s w er it fo r m

, ,

bach el or an d th e ol d m aid for t h e It w il l be about t h at

Yo u rem
.

We w ill sit by our fireside an d laugh fun d for th e sch em

”
fol ly ool ber i
mJ
. .

mi
, ,

too Wo n ’
t you co e, oan J oan pro s ed.

m
.

If y ou w an t e, s he ans w ered, his j ourn ey ; he w as goin g in to

so ftl y . He s et off on

Yes , I w ill co e m ”
Verm on t Just t w o days before th e tim e for h is
imw ithth
. .

So it w as s ettl ed q uietl y enough but I t h in k return th ere did co m e a l etter for h e

em is pos tm
, ,

th ey w ere bothvery h ap y T h ey decided to be M p h ark on it

p
married in the autumn For the pres ent their Joan Open ed the l etter of course an d this
. .

.
, , ,

secret w as to be told to n o o n e but th e Rector w as w h at s h e read— at l eas t th e s ubs tan ce o f it

imth e l etter w as from om

.

e w om
.

Th ey w en t togeth er to g ive h e n ew s He Th th an to w h Wortl ey

did n ot s eemun prepared fo r th e an n oun cem
.

en t had been engaged S he w as a w idow now an d

His m em
. .
,

an n er aw ed th bo tha littl e fo r h e re sh e w rote to j u s tify h ers el f in h is ey es Sh e h ad

aracter o f been m imfal s e h

.
,

ceived th e tidi n g s rath er in h is ch ade to bel ieve h ad been s h ow n

rs pu rpo rt in g to be fro m m
,

p r ie s t th a n fr ie n d B ut h e w a s g l ad ; n o h e l e tt e h i w h ic h p r o v ed

em e m
.
, ,

ass ured th th at h e sh oul d be g l ad very gl ad co ncl usivel y h is treach ery Sh arried an o l d .

ad tim in k m adm er m
, ,

wh en h e h e to th Th irer at th t er h
’
ore abou t it en ree days n o tice an d af
. ar

he w en t aw ay an d that n ight w as call ed from riage l earn ed that it w as he w ho had w orked ou t

,

hom an d rem em
,

e on bus iness , ain ed abs en t fo r a th e wh ol e vill ain ous sch e He w as dead n ow ; .

w eek He l ooked pal e an d w orn w h en h e re sh e w as free

e adm
.

emt h
.

turn ed ; h it ted to th at h e h ad bEen E very lin e an d w ord s h ow ed th at sh e s till

muchtroubl ed an d w orried but he did not ex l oved the man w homs he had doubted though
m
, ,

p la in th e n a t u r e o f his e rr a n d o r i ts ann o y s h e t ri e d h a rd t o a k e it cl ear th a t sh e on ly t o l d

ere w as s o m imt h
,

an ces ;an d th eth in gn ew an d s tran ge h e facts in j u s tice to h ers el f It w as a p er

is m an ly s w eet l etter fem
.

in h an n er w h ichprevented eith er as kin g fectl y w o m i n in e to th e l ast

my questions w ell as they kn ew him e even m

, , ,

degree Sh an aged an ex cus e for s en d

.

imh
, .

B u t after th at h e w as j us t h
, is ordin ary kin d in g h er ph ot og ra h
p J o an k n e w it w as be .

m m
,

g oo d s e l f T h. e y w en t o ft en t o ge th er t o se e h i c a u s e s h e w is h e d h i to , s ee t h at in s pite of al l ,

an d h e w as al w ays very g lad o f th eir vis its J oan s he h ad s uffered s h e w as as beautiful as ever

er ro o m
.
, .

but as th S ittin g al on e in h th at n igh

.

w as q uietl y con ten t e w eeks w en t on t Joan Su n

is m
,

imh
, ,

sh e perceived th at sh e did n ot love t h an n in g s ford w rote to Wor tl ey g ivin g h is fr ee ,

wh oms h e h ad prom is ed to m arry Sh e liked dom

his com
. .

p an io n sh ip s h e re s p e ct e d a n d tr u s t e d I k n o w s h e s aid t o w a rd t h e c l o s e t h a t
himbut there w as n o l ove in her heart ;in stead your firs t thought w ill be of m
, , , ,

e— a dr ead th at I

at a s entim en t of profo un d affection s uch m

,

o f th ay su fier I fear that n oth ing I coul d s ay

'

w oul d s et y ou r m
.

e m
, ,

as s h igh t h ave given a broth er Th en s h e . in d at eas e or ch an ge y ou r ,

l augh ed at h er o w n fol ly in ex pectin g to feel view of w h at y ou w ould beli eve righ t (th ough

mistakingly ) therefore I amobl iged to act by

, ,

li ke a y oun g girl an d to l d h er feel in g s to Wort

hed m
, ,

l ey by w ay o f pun is h in gh ers el f an d h e laug y s el f a n d b efor e y o u r return

er adm en y o u co m l n ot fin d m
, .
,

too th ou g hhe did n ot h al f like h is s ion Wh e bac k

y o u w il e

You w il l n ever s ee m
, , , .

an d sh e saw th at h e did n ot y fa ce ag ain un til you are

e w eeks w en t on to m
.

Th ids um mer Joan had married or until you have proved to y our o w n ,

abit of m
.

been in t h e h akin g a j ourn ey at th is s oul th at th e l ove w h ichw as s o stro ng h as in , , ,

s easo n but s h e decided n ot to do s o n o w deed utterly died out B ut th at cann o t be O n ly

I s hall n ot be able to live here so con l ook at her face ; o n ly read in that beautiful
. .
, , .

as I h sh e said to Wortl ey co un ten an ce w h at s h e h as s ufiered l An d s h

’

s tan tly ave don e e

so I m ere I amun til l oves you s till ! You m

, , ,

“
ean to s tay q u ietly w h ay n o t discover th is in
her dear l etter but I ama w om
,

un til an an d I feel it

er m en d m
,

sm
, .

Th e og re drag s y ou 0 3 il ed h e ,s eein g Go to h y ,
fri y bro th er an d take w it h
, , ,

th at s h e h es itate d to fin is hh er s en ten ce ; an d y o u t h e h ea rt fel t w is h es a n d p yra e r s o f J o an .

Joan blushed as if s h e h ad been s ix teen in s tead S o Joan s en t aw ay h er l as t l over Th e n ex t

morn in g she w as cl oseted for tw o l on g l on g

.
,

of t h r ee -an d -th irty .

,

A few days afl er bus in es s call ed Wo rtl ey aw ay h

,
ours w ith th e Recto r an d th at very even in
g ,

for a w eek Th e n ig
. ht before he w en t he told s h e an d M rs Gray s on w en t dow n to New York
, . .
 201
’
JO A N s u n s rn o r o n n s L O V E R S .

A coupl e of day s l ater , t e n eig bo rhoo d w as s tart h h to be fat, or ly mphati c en oug hto be lazy , in m
co

led by th e t idin gs th at th e istress of Redcl yfle m '

fo rt .
”

ad sail ed w it hh
h er frien d for Euro pe Yo u do put th in gs so oddly , laughed ad

m
.

So an o ther y ear w en t by Joan an d Mrs . Gray irin g M rs Grayson . .

mm
.

son w ere es tabl is hed for the su er at In te r “

I s h
all j us t w rite to t e h Rector this very
en , in th
lach e l o veli es t o f cot tages in t h
at l o ve day , pursu ed Joan too full of her sub ectj to
m imI am
,

liest of su mm t at er re re s. n o tice h
er frien d a k a d t ll h
’
s re r n e

imt fi d m mthi g t
,

Joan h ad m t h b f oniv d l tt a s e o re rece e e ers n co mi g n an d a k h s o n e so e n o

m t i t at
,

no uncin
g W t l or
y ma iag
—
e hd a
’
hs t rr e s uc e r, o n es do , u n l ess h ih t
e w s es o see e u rn n o a c er»

ad t hm v
,

f mb th; a d h h help
’
s w eet le tt ers ro o n s e re e o er pil lar Il e s s ure to ave l o ts of ideas to
hut the lin es m
.

and over t ill tears o f t an kful n ess s h e w ith .

1m mher s ight Was s he happy ? O h yes ; Ho w nice it w oul d be to s ee h imagain

w ithm ore an im
. , ,

nl a li t t l l l Li f l k d a t h ld a n d said M rs G ray son ation th a n

o
y e o n e y e oo e r . e r c o .
,

em t a n d s h e re r o a c h ed h e r s e l f b ec a u s e it sh e o ft en dis pl ay ed M y d ea r after al l th e r e
py , p ,
. , ,

is n obody l ike t h
”
req uired an effo rt to be abs o l utel y co n ten t Ex e Rector . .

ist en ce l ooked very lo n g to o as s h e s tr etc h I sh o uld th

"
ed
“
in k not indeed i cried J oan , ,

hts aw ay across the future She m

, ,

i er th ou g igh t in dignan tly Wh

. o co ul d be I w oul d li t e to
,
.
,

be pro bably sh
"
oul d l ive to be an ol d o ld w o kn o w l t

m
,

m an Wh y s h e h a d s t ill a l m os t t e n y e a rs b e N obody y d e a r re p li e d M r s G r ay s o n , .

e period co m
.
, , ,

t w een h er an d t h p r i s e d u n d er t h e q u it e s ta rtl ed by J oan s en erg y

’

at did y ou m
.

t
‘

ubtfu l te rmo f
o “
middl e age S he seemed”
Th en w h
. ean by y our after all ,
'

,
’

aft er all o f s u chs l i h

g t u s e in th e w o rl d ! T r u e y o u s t u p id o l d d a rlin g you ?

atever m
,

ere so ci ety w as co ucem

, ,

wh ed s h e coul d pl ay h er No th
, in g w h y dear It w as j ust , , .

h h h — a figure o f s peech as it w ere

”
ru n T r u .e s e c o u l d b e fa i t fu l to e r s t e w a rd a

m
.
, ,

s Li
p S h .e c o u l d h e l p t h e p oor a n d t h e err in g T he n i f y o u d o a n y o re fi g ure s o f s p ee c h
e m t m
, , ,

rais e th busy as sh igh I ll bite a h cried J oan

”
e piece out o f y o u
’
e fal l en ; but ake ug

eartily s om
,

ere w o ul d al w ay s be tim
, ,

h er li fe th e t o feel a kiss in g h er an d l augh in g h e h ow s o

hck— roo mto s hiver over h muchcheered by her sudden recollection of the
, , ,

er l o n el ines s O th er

ad n ear ties — m
.

v m cn h
-: oth ers or brot h ers or Rector t h at s h e fell in h igh er s pirits t h an s h e

ad in m
, ,

s i ter s ch il dren o r s w eeter y et littl e ch ildren h o n th By th sh

’ ”
, , , s e w ay e co n t in ued .
, ,

o f th ei r o w n an d h usban ds to be petted by an d p r e se n t l y
“
it is a l o n g w h il e s in ce I h a v e h e a r d
im
,

in g! fro mh
,

tyran n i zed pl eas an tly o ver— bu t s h e h ad n ot h ! Wh y I o u g ht to h a ve h a d a l et ter

Th et al oo f from imth
,

en s h s uch th o ugh at l eas t a fortn igh I ll w rit e t o h

’
e tried to g ts t ago is
min ute an d a rare scoldin g I w ill give himfor
.
,

tell ing h ersel f t h at s h e w as un g rateful w icked

ers el f m o re m uch m
, , ,

and re pr oach ed h ore t h an his lack of pun ctuality ;an d I shall say that w e
m m
,

th h h h h ”
ere w as an
y n ece s s i ty fo r ; b u t w e n s e fi n ea n t o d a w n u p o n is o ri zo n in S e p t e b er

In Septem
.

ih ed t h e w o rk h
”
~
.
, ad to be beg u n a ll v
o er ag ain “
ber repeated Mrs Grays on co n .
, .
,

Th e l on in
g g th e a c h e t h e w e a r y fe e l i n g t h a t t en t e d l y
l ife l acked so m e roo m
, , .

eth in g t o roun d it in to perfectio n Sh e folded up h er w ork an d l eft t h on

rem
, ,

ain ed j us t as stro n g an d po ig n an t as ever tipto e becaus e J oan h ad al r eady s eated h ers el f

e m er m in d to return to Am At s uch tim

.
,

Sh ade up h erica at h er des k es th e dear ol d so ul

e autum
.

early in t h n an d as ked M rs Gray s o n if w o ul d al w ay s creep abo ut w it ha q uiet n es s an d

.

j ect M rs Gray so n was placidly m

,

th e sh o ul d o b . . eekn ess w h ichw ere pos itively ex as perat in g

un der al l circum th
,

in differen t ; h er one faul t oughJ oan w as careful n ever to tel l h

, .
er s o .

M iss S unn in gford s l etter in s pite of h

’
stan ces . er beg in ,

I feel as if I w ere w ast in g m

“
y t im e w a n n i n g i t i n s u c hh a s te w as des tin ed n ever to be

is aim
, ,

derin g abo u t in th l ess fas h s aid Joan fin is h Sh e h ad j ust turned t h

”
ion ed e s econ d pag e

i m om e an d fin d so m
, . . ,

us t go h wh en th e doo r o pen ed an d in w al ked t h

”
, e w o rk . e Rector , ,

M rs Gray son h eld up h er h a n ds in asto nis h in th e fl es h th ough for a secon d Jo an w as

m
.

e m
, , , ,

en t .
al m o st in cl in ed to t h in k h us t be an ap pa

I sh o ul d th in k you w ork enoughw h Sh e fairl y s h Th en s h e j um d

“
erever rit io n rieked p e

m
. .

y u o
g o
”
cr ie ,d s h e “
W h e t her it i.s in L on d o n u p a n d p os i t iv e l y h u gg e d h i b e fo r e s h e k n ew

or Ro m m
, ,

vr Paris e y ou are al w a s do in
y g s o e w h a t s h e w a s d o in g T he y w er e b o t h h o r ribly

in g for som m
,

ebo dy fro m
,

or a m om
.

th o rn in g till n i h t f d f en t a n d after th at th ey
,
g c o n u s e ,

B ut t h ret urn ed J oan laugh ed an d h

"
at s n o t w ork
’

, No al f cried for j oy . .

It cam
,

no I s h al l g ro w fat an d lazy if I don t fin d e o ut w h en th ey coul d tal k san el y t h

’
at
som m
. .

e real occupat ion ; an d I amn o t tall en o u h th

, ,

h er to es tabl is ha frien d s
’

g e R e c t o r a d co e o v
N2 L I N E S .

son at s o mG me er an s c ool h The Re ctor h

ad n ot Yes , yes I a g lad ; o n ly too g lad m he
m
. .
,

been w ell , an d frien d th

hisough
t th e voyag e an s w ered l i e w as l oo kin g at h er n o w So e

m
. .

w o ul d be of ben efit to h i He did , in deed, . h

t in g ia his ey es s tartl ed her in to a pe r cep ti o n

l ook for fro mb i e ng in good heal th but he of h

t e sec ret w hichhad lain at his heart fo r
mthat m ld f md
,

s peedily got aw ay fro s ub ect , an d j forced y ears I

’
an o ool !
”
he ex clai e bro
im I mal m t
. ,

Joan hers elf S he tol d h

to talk abo ut ex actl y ken ly a os fift y— an d I l o ve y o u i
her state of m
.

imh
.

in d s h o w ed h er u n fin is hed Do n t l a gh t m J oan , t h hI des erve i t I

’
, u a e, o ug .

l etter s poke of t he Wort l eys an d h e coul d s ee hought to hy I

’
, , n ever t tel l y ou . I don t kn ow w

th at s he h ad un all oyed del ight in their h appi

”
do no w bu t I l ove you
, .

n ess . He did not reali ze w hat he w as sayin g. She

M y l overs have all gon e fromm e sh e s aid n ever kn ew w h at s he an s w ered B ut w h en th ey

ey cam
, , .

l augh in g Th . e lat e an d dis appeared reg ain ed th,eir sen s es h e w as h ol din g h er t w o ,

q uickl y I h av e n obo dy i n the w o rl d bu t y o u han ds an d as kin g eagerl y

to pe t an d scol d m e ; so I m om
. , , , ,

us t g o h e to b e “
Can yo u real ly care ? Are y ou su r e
n ear y ou No w I t hin k about it I kn o w I m us t h ave

return ed J can s m
.
,

He h ad turned h l oved y ou all th e wh

”
He w as s il en t is ibce aw ay il e ilin g
imth ha m
. . , ,

W el l w o n t you say you are glad 1 sh

’ ”
e up at h roug is t o f h appy tears A ll
m
.

asked im
,

pa,t ie n tly . t he wh il e I w ish y o u h ad as ked e b efore .

L IN E S .

BY I RS . A NN S . STE P HE NS .

SAY, w hat I gi ve for th

h
s all e N ew Y ear . An d t he lil y-
cup, gran dl y o erfiow ing
’

Thou youn gest and deares t o f frien ds . W ithodor , an d bri ghtness, and c hee r ,

m
is w o rld of good w is h ha bl es sing
B es ide al l th es , I w o uld bri ng u nto thee, w it ,

Th at y hea rt , in i ts fait hful n es s, sen ds ? To o pen the gl o ri o us y ear .

I f fancy an d pow er w e n t to get h er,

her treas ures
A th o usa n d richobj ec ts s hou ld co e, m B ut N ature
An d ma t l n
refus es

her bos o mw it hfrost ;

es
,

Th roughth e drin o f this co l d w in te r w eather,

Dead l eaves n est l e do w n i n th e h
ho m
o l lo w s ,
heer and to bright en th
e S um mer are lo st ;
To y e
Th s o f th
c .

e so n g

If this N ew Yaw could cl as p in the seaso ns, Fo r birds h ave des erted th e o rch ard ,

The S pring, w ithits s uns hin e a nd show ers, Th e w ron and th e ro bin h ave fled

m m
,

Th
o A ut u n, al l ruddy and cri so n , A nd lo w i n t h e h us hof th e val l ey

e gen t l e w i l d bl osso m
,

A nd J un e, w ithits gl o ry of flo w ers , Th s li e dead

m m
.

I w ould gat h er th in fro the W i nter,

Th
e

Spri ng vio l ets, is ty w i thdew , m e river

Or w h
s w eeps o nw ard i n s il en ce ,

Sho uld gi ve to t he roses o f S u mm er

N
is pers
hits arm
eat
of bo n dage an d w oe,
or of tra nsl uce n t crys tal
A ti n ge of th ei r h
Em
,
eaven l y bl ue
bossod w ithw h ite dash
.

es of s now

he scen ted m
.

In a cup o f t agn o lia Th e h edges are barren and dreary

Al l brim ming w ithfragrance an d w hite W ithbram

, ,

,
bl es al l ragged an d bare ,

As th e sn ow in its virgin al fit l il n g; B ut t he bit te r-

s w eet tan gle is gol den

W ith
,

I w oul d priso n a son g in its fligh t the glo w o f t h e red berries t here

ma bi d m
.
, ,

i n th
Fro r e s tubble at Aut u n,
mak hi ts massive o l d bran ch
mth h v 13 w it
,
o es,
i le s tea lin g h
Wh
e st o rm
,
is grai n fro ea es ,
to the dri ft o f th
e s

th
Or a gol d- roated mbi n , n ew -mt d a e ,
Il oid o ut

All t w is ted an d knot ty w ithagi n g,

,

An d building h in th
is n est e leaves .

Al l w eird and fan tas tic i n for m

md
. ,

I f ice w ere t o dia on s frozen , Has ht up the s l eet in its fal ling
caug ,

An d h
ai l coul d be ro u n ded to pearls, A nd sh eds it in icicl es do w n

hmal l flas hing to gether at li e m

, ,

I w o uld w res t t e O n the rocks: t h o ss y ben eat hit

Fro m e sto rm ma
, , ,

th wh ere it eddies an d s w irl s

,
. L ike j ew els l e t l oos e fro cro w n.

If ch erri es could h
he is but j ew el s i n seem
arden to rubies
em lock to em
,
Stil l , in g
If h
at a s unbeam
,
eralds t urned
Th e dro p : th has kil l ed ;
,

er s h
s as w e gras p in o ur dream
I w ould gath
Suchgem
an dful of j ew els
at gl it te red and trem
,
i ng
Th
at t urn into vapo r an d m
,
bl ed and burned
Th
, , .
is t
m o l y trens um
.

Then into gre at golden li l y,

e B ut th e h eart h as its o w n h ;
W ithits cup all aglo w fro th e su n, m L ike pearls from the depth s of the ea s

m
,

I w o u ld pou r th e richh arves t of beau ty , A bl es si ng, w i t hou t s t int or eas ure,

Wh en m
y w o rk of affection w as do n e . M y soul is n o w sending to t hee .
 THE DA Y S O F S E V —
E N TY S I X .

B Y I B S ANN 8 8TBP B I N I
'

. . .

in the year 1 87 6, by Ii i. An n Stephens, in th h

[Entered
-
s ca l ding b Act of Co nga s , e on e. of t e L ibrarian of
Conn n . at W ash ingto n , D .

co m n ear n o : 149 .

C HA P TE R VI II . whicha dry dus t col or w as h

t e predo m
i n atin g

m
,

Tw o wo en , p al e an d appar en tl y l ifel es s , w ere shade .

m
,

hous e that after In the cen tre of th carpet s tood a fo ur-

’
carried i n to Abigail Board an s is pos t ed
noon On e h
ad li n es o f care o n her face as if h ichcu rtain s of drab w orsted bedstead, adow n w
e m ids t of s om e great m
.
,

sm i tten dow n in th ental h un g in s t raigh t lines tied w ithri gid precis ion
m
,

pain T h e an w h o b o r e h er s ta gg er e d n o t t o e ac h o f t h e s l en d er ch er -
ry w ood suppo rters

ardl y to o m
.
, ,

under h er w eig ht for that w as h uch an d un der w h ich pleth oric feath er- beds w ere
is s tren gth but fro mth
,

for h e w eakn es s o f a s ud
,
heaped on eacho th er in l ux u rious ro un dness , .

den sh ock th at h ad bereft h is s tatel y person of On th e pil l o w s of th is bed w h ite an d s h

m
, in in g , ,

h alf its natural po er w . l ik e su n -s tru ck s n o w crus t th e e eer lai d th e

Stern pal e an d trem

,

bl in gw ithagitatio n th is girl dow n w ith o ut ho w ever rel eas in g h er en

is w ife in to Abigail B oardm is arm er from

,

m tir ely fro mh

, , , , ,

an h ere h s wh ichh ad h el d h
’
an s par

e first in a cl ose em
, ,

lor an d laid h er do w n on t h e drab cus h io ns of th brace

Som
.
, ,

a straigh t-backed settee o ver w h ichh e s too d in eth ing h ad ch an ced since h e fi rs t l ined
‘

oda fromth
,

an agon y of w oun ded pride an d keen appre Rh e grou n d th at brough t sl o w fire

is ey es an d a s m ile alm
,

h ens ion . in to h o s t of deris ion on

is arm
, , ,

As K in gs ford bore h is w ife in to th e h ous e th e h is lips Still h oldin g h er par tially in h s

m
, .
,

ilitary ofi cer w h o carried Rh oda Cly de ru s h ed he kn elt by the bed and looked dow n in her face
m m
, ,

a t hi a d un t ed th e stairs s w iftly as if n ot w ithappreh en s ion or even an x iety ;but th

p s n o , e

is arm trium sm
, ,

th e g irl w ere but a ch il d in h s Th e flas h h -

al f sco r n f u l ha l f- .
p h a n t il e deepen ed on ,

of h is epaul ets an d th e ri n g o f h is gil t s purs on h is lips as h e g azed

at s w arm
, .

th e stairs ch ecked t h e cro w d th ed up A s carcely perceptibl e quiver o f th e wh ite ey e

s tep an d s om e pers o n m
,

t o th e door- ,ore th ou g ht l ids th at s w ept t h

, e wh iter ch eeks w ith th eir ,

ful th an th e res t so ftl y cl o s ed th e door ; for

, l as hes an d a fain t st ir of breath perh aps be , , ,

th ose s tan din g in t he en t ra n -

ce pas s ag e h e saw t w een th e parted l ips had brough t s w ift s e
en m
, , ,

a fair sl en der g irl su pport in g h ers el f ag ain s t l i h

g t en t to h is evil h eart an d kin dled it

is am m
, , ,

th e w al l w ithh er face bu ried in h er h an ds an d w ithau dacity Clas pin g h ore tigh tly
udderin g fro m
.

head to foot as if som

, , ,

sh e abs o l ut e he ben t forw ard an d kiss ed those lips once an d

e stren gth from h e sm il e al m
, ,

bl ow h ad das h ed al l th er ag ain th en th os t tur n ed to a l aug hin ,

body his eyes as he l ean ed back an d saw the redn ess

m em
.

A m
,

an l eaning g a ai n s t a g r ea t e l -tree t h a t c o m e s l o w ly to th on th h e h a d k iss e d t ha t h a d

em
, ,

t a gl im
,

sh ado w ed th e h o us e cau g h s e o f t hi s ed so col d an d w h it e for h e a ls o sa w t ha t th e

p , s e ,

droo pin g figure, an d, as if struck by a s w ift girl w as s til l feignin g un co nscious n ess . Had
h
t gugh t, sh
oc k of th at h
e dizzi nes s th ad disabl ed Rhoda Cly de h s een t he ex p ess ion o f
r t at bol d
iman d still reel i ga l ittl e
h n in his w alk m ade face thro u ghthe tan gl e of her las hes or h
ad s h
e ,

m full y
, , ,

h
is w ay in to Ches t n ut s treet to the h ous e o f a beco e co nscio us ?
e s tarted up fromth
,

docto r that he kn ew o f Al l at once s h e pill o w

eeks edem
. ,

Th is w as all t h e s ervi ce th at Barrin gford dared h er ch a an d h er e es bri h

y g t w it h
e m ad becom
,

to ofler t h an w h o h e his bitteres t w rath

'

enem y or t h e girl th a t he l o ved w ith s uchten der H o w d are you ? sh e said w ren ch ing h er

his hol d an d recoil ing back am

,

s el f fro m
,

devot ion on g th e

Mean tim
. ,

e th e officer h ad carried Rh oda Cly de p il l o w s like a l eo pardess ready to s prin g .

am e m
,

into an upper ch ber w ithcol d w h Th an s coun ten an ce ch an ged in an in stan t

’
ite w all s
e w as a m
, , , ,

agains t w h icha h l
af d u i ht ru h
- bot fo r on al l occas ion s h agn ificen t acto r
o zen p g
r s .

s sm
, ,

tem
,

ed ch airs s to od like s en tin els alongth e s tri I f h i il e had offen ded h er it ch an ged no w to
p
e m um
,

at m
, ,

of a w ell sco ured floor t h

- ade a n arr o w lan e a l ook of th os t ten derh iliatio n He arose .

om made carpet in fromhis kn ees an d w al ked to a w in dow as if

,

outs ide of th e square h e- , , , ,

208
 T H E D A Y S O F S E V E N T Y -S I X .

s trug l
g gin w it hsom e deep em otion O n ce she . You are rig ht , gir l . It mt us be l ove, or

s aw h imli ft a h an d an d s w eep it acros s h h ”

is n ot in g
m
.

im
,

face as if tears h ad bh n ded h . Not in g! Th h

at is e uall y i poss ibl e,
q s aid

Ho w dare y ou l ift m e from

,

the s treet even Rhoda, w ith a s tran ge, w is tful l ook in her
I w oul d rather the cro w d
,

if I had died th ere ? ey es .

h ad tram p l ed m e to dea th t h
a n h av e res ted o ne
( 6
Yes , that is i mp o ss ibl e. We h
ave planted
mom
,

en t again s t y our fals e h eart Th an k Hea te pas t t oo th

h ickly w it hthorn s or roses
ur in g dream
.

head m urm
.

ven ,I did n ot kn o w , I did n ot kn o w .

”
Rh
o da s hook her ,
il y ,

Th m e an tur n ed mth w i d a ti g hi
fro eIf n ow , c n s life w ere w orthan y th
in g h e h as saved

md d ply h t by th m
,

he
”

part w ell ; for s ee e i ee ur e n e.

repro ac es s e w as h h h li g at him
ur n Th . e cfli cer ca m e so ft ly tow ard t e bed, an d h
“
Has it co mt e o hhe said
t is ? Is your hel d out his han d

m
.

an m
.

hatred so bitter , that deathis s w eeter th y It is un n atural that y ou s houl d h

ate e,

to uch Rh
”
oda

rin k fromh imth is tim

.

S w eeter, a thous an d ti m es , s h
e an s w ered Th e g irl did h n ot s e

mto take her hand for a single

,

my lip
,

pas s ion atel y . I coul d den y fo o d to s, but all o w ed hi

an d hfor the w an t of it becaus e yours have
i in s tan t th o u h th t u h t hril l ed h er w ith a
per s , g e o c

em
,

ain dared to touchth

”
f b it te r feelin th at l f
t n oth in g but pain

m
ag . a
p g n o g e ,

Th e an kn ew in h is h eart th at s he had by beh in d it

ave forgiven m e m
.

s eem
, ,

in gu n con scious n ess l ed l umon to th e rude ,

You h e? said th an w ith ,

n es s s he res en ted ; bu t h e g ave n o s ign on ly , ge n tl e p er s u a s ion in h i s v o ic e O r kno w ing . ,

”
an s w erin g, all , you w ill ?

Have you n o co mpa ss io n , Rhoda ? Does no Rhoda l ooked u p on e in stan t, then her eyelids
gl ea m f th o e ol d feeli n g pl ead fo r m? e drooped, an d her lips began to tre bl e m .

Pl ead for you l Can hate pl ead You have fil l ed m y l ife w ith p a in a n d n o w ,

Hat e I No I w as s peakin g o f l ove save it ,

”
sh e s aid Was it w orthw h il e ?
”

il e to save m
. . .

Can l ove pl ead ? Love, dead an d buried Is it w orthw h y o w n s o ul ? h e

fatho m
s deep in its ow n as hes ? You s houl d an s w ered .

kn ow — y ou , w ho have crucified it in your ow n I do n ot kn ow I do not kn ow As yet you

aveto l d m
. .

m
,

ou h e n o th
”
bos o y ing

may hav
. .

No, no ! I e s truggl ed to kill it Wh at can I t ell y ou ex cept th

at for a brief

m mbiti y m
mm
, ,

but the oifen ce you s o res en t pro ves ho w fruit ti e, a on beca a t e s er ? You cann ot
l es s ly
”
tell ho w on e pas s ion co n quers an ot her am on g

m
.

Rh
oda g ered h
ath ersel f up on t he bed an d sat en . You can n o t poss ibly kno w the burnin
g
himw ithsteady fire in ma mi i
,

gazin
gat her eyes desire w hichurges a proud n to s eekdo n on

is to m his en em
.

You say th e —now wh en it is an over ies ; an d n o on e h

as keener foes

At tim
,

in s ul t than I h ave es Rhoda Cl y de I have

mi mpl m
.

my k
, ,

I say it becau se its truthis een es t s been r eady to tra y e ow n soul un der foot,
fortun e . Rho da, Ihave con qu ered in w ar w h ere rat her th
an s ee m fi fen o n erior in tel l ect, doubt»
m run k fromth
,

ot her en have sh e ch an ces I ful co urage, an d lackin g the s tron g w ill h

t at
mk
.

w as w illin g to brave a few difficul ties , h greatn ess of a soldier coolly even in s houl d a e t e

es e peril o us tim ave tax ed m

,

th es ; h t th i r ea i g the h ar ves t I h a ve w w h il f ull f

y s ren g n p n s o n e o

ere I con fes s ms el f o w erl ess

,

B ut h ry over th rk I h I h
”
vain .
y p s elf g
- l o e w o a v e d o n e ave
You w ishm m m
. .

e to bel ieve th is ? You th e h us seen s uchl ag ga rds

p ut o ver h e a d b
y y en
er w om
,

ban d of anoth an wh o kn o w l ess th an n oth in g of th eat w ork

e
gr

You m us t bel ieve it g irl because it is th e wh, ich h as cl eared th

, e w ay to th e Declaration

truth read to u s an h
”
our ag o If you coul d for one
is w itha l o w scorn ful m om
. .
,

Rh oda ans w ered th en t feel th e burn in g s ens e of w ron h a d

g e p e

u po n m is Con gres s of m
, ,

l augh . e by th en wh o n ever ,

“
An d if I coul d ; if I w ere idiot enough w il l apprec iate th e service I h ave don e to th e
But n o n o Th e tim e h
. as gon e by Th ere can caus e for w h ichth ey g ive oth ers th eh on or ;even

ate given back for tr eas on like y ou a w om an w oul d n ot m

, , .

be n o th in g but h arvel th at I grasp at

ives m e po w er am em
, ,

y rs
ou . an yth in g th at g on g th

Rem em at w ht l ove is to w om m
.

Yes on e th in g Rh oda ber th a a n a bit io n

is to m
, , .
, ,

On e th in g? Wh ” ”
at i an .

Th e n ex t best th in gto l ove— frien dsh ip Rh o da Cly de l o oked at th e m an as h e s poke .

w ithsuchim
, ,

Frien dsh ip w ithy ou ? Never 1 "

petuous fo rce th at a s trange trans ,
 T HE DA Y S 0 ? -
S B V B NT Y S I X .

fi
g uration of coun tenance sw ept pictures q ue b y the a bu n a nce of h
t e pallor fro
d er h m h d md ea a e

m
,

her face It brigh h h fillin g hair, to th e s al l s h oes , w itht h

ten ed s l ow l y , as w it eir li
t e gh
m
.

m
,

dawn of so e keen , h ard thw ght , and, for h al f red heels an d dainty buckl es s h e ade a picture

m m
,

a in ute, s he sat w ithh er eyes fix ed on h is th at arous ed ore s u bt l e feel ing s th an th e an m

m
but see in g to look beyon d h i , wh il e both h ad ex pres sed w h en s peakin g of th e a bi tionm m
mi ned in dead s ilen ce w h ichw as indeed h is rulin g pas s ion Rh oda

ers elf fram

.
, , .

You cann ot un ders tan d all h

t is , h
e said at saw h ed in the carved scroll- w ork of
an oppos ite m
,

last To wo ma n l ove is h
t e one con tro llin g pas irro r and bein g an artis t in h er

at cons um
. , ,

sion. h
Ther desir es th
e fo rc e es o f ot soul g l oried in th e beauty th at h ad un doubted
m em m
,

en s soul s is n oth
'

ing to th
”
po w er o v er hi yet
Im
.

oda sm
.

Rh iled wi thironical col dn es s ay have des erved th at the pas t sh oul d be

m m held as a curs e agains t m

.

j You by all tudg

ype all w o en on e s e, e ; but w iths o m uch
h aid
s es d mtim my ha t j dg an so e es c n ce o u e th at is gran d in your n ature Rh oda is t h ere no

hm gly E v I a im at am
, , ,

t e w ron agi wh bi en c n ne p o w e r o f forg iv en ess Can yo u sacrifice n oth in g

b v m em
.

ti i t
on s a o a ra e n. to th an w h o l oved y ou w ithall h is soul 1 ”

11 my a fi d th ha t t f giv it
1 ou c n n e e r o or e .
”
Loved mf e
”

"I coul d have foun d th e s trengthto s h are it An d w h o dares n ot sa th

y at h e l oves y ou
m
,

to buil d it u p to gory l in t h e p ro -e i n e n ce o f a y et

m im reat to m
.

o m t seem
,

an w h ade h s elf g e firs t of all A flashof vivid l igh ed to s h oot across

m
,

pe rs on s in t h e w or l d I co u l d h a v e g on e ha.n d th e ir ro r as R h o d a li ft e d h er ey es for a s in l e
g ,

in- h and w it hth e bein g I lo ved to any pos ition in s tan t Th e nex t th ey w ere dow n cas t an d .
,

i mabo ve oth
,

th at lifted h ers w ith out pause or veil ed as if sh e h ad n ot h eard th e h alf- wh is per

e m
, ,

h esitation l et th e obs tacl es h ave been w h at th ey ed w ords w h ich w ithall h is boldn ess th an
m
,

is w om
, ,

ig h t Wh at Sarah M arlboro ug h w as to her hes itated to utter for h e h ad l oved th an

an d in som
. ,

im
,

h usband I coul d h ave been

"
e sen s e th e spell w as on h
y et
em ave saved m
, .
, , .

Th an regarded Rh oda as sh e s poke w on

“
You h y life
”
she said
gentl
y
l es s as it is to m
, , , ,

dai ngly Th e fire of h er w ords th e s pl en did an d for th at w orth e an d

every on e el s e I m
.
, , ,

color th at flas h ed over th e pal e w h iten ess of h er us t be g ratetbl B ut for you

is adm e first tim I m ave been tram
, .
,

face kin dl ed h iration For th e igh .t h p l ed to death by t h , e

e rh
p aps h e real ized w h
, at po w er of h el p h e h ad h o rs es
”
.

l ong away w h en h e so coolly put th

, at g ifted Rh oda Rh oda th at is n oth in g! , ,

y o u n g c re at u re o u t o f h is lif e N o t i f .it w in s th e f o rgiveness you crave

Wh at th e Duch ess of M arlboroug hwas to she questioned liftin g her eyes to his face w ith
m
,

h er h us ban d Rh oda ? Wh y t h a t w a s e v er y th in g a s w ift g la n ce o f t he o l d fi re “

No t if it a kes

m
, . .
,

Becaus e s h h h ”
ar t o k b t f i l v a d e yo ur friend i
e
p o o o s o e n

h is stat io n Because sh e w as g randly m ated Girl girl is th at pos s ibl e ?

a brave m e m an cam
.
, ,

with an w h o w ors h iped h er

”
Sh e w ent Th e a s tep for w ard ;but Rh oda h eld

is becam e so rem
.
,

at An d in th ar kabl e th at to up bo thh an ds to preven t h is eager approach

os t prom
.
,

e m I amfain t I can
.

air day s h e s t an ds out th sh

"
in ent per Go e said ; g o n ow , . .

sona e of a
g p e ri o d b r ig h ten e d b ey o n d o t h ers b y n o t t h in k s teadil y
”

But som
.

h um an in tell ect Sh e w as a p ro ud w om an th e oth er tim e you w ill re en t all

ere p
m
.
,

fore a bit io u s ;l ovin g, an d ready to cen tre every

thingln th e han s e adored, an d w h m
o w ors hiped So m h
e ot er ti m? e Yes , unl ess I mt mpt d
a e e

h is m
O ut o f th ore than fro mh
D.
er is ow n tu
hate m
.
,

bravery the Duke w on the greatn ess th

at s o lon g e ag ain ? To
im
,

w tlived h
”
IIate Oh h ate is never l oud s poken You
B es ides a w om
.

You are determ

.

ake m
.

ined to m e feel all th at sh ould kn ow t h an s w rat his

’
at .

e s to rm
,

l h said th e m w ithan im o tran s ien t fierce as th th

-
ave lo s t an a t i nt s at is j us t pas s
p e

m
,

m
,

ges tu re Y o u w ill no t s p are e In y l i f e in g a n d as b r i ef W hy s ho u ld y ou car e for it .

and m
. . ,

l h d W l l B I for you Rh d
y p j
ro ec ts a l y ou r in ter es t as fl e e ec aus e c a n o a

Im
.
, ,

ay h ave des er ved it

”
Ah
ave proved m
.

Rh oda w as n o w si ttin g on th e edg e of th e bed B ecause you h ore th an a w o

withh er cl o thes dis ordered th e Inca of h er ker man— an an gel capabl e of forgiveness
,
"
, .

ch icf torn as ide reveal in g a n eck w h ite as l ily Rh oda ag ain put up h er h an ds an d h e saw ,

rm
,

leaves un der neath and h a n ts all in co n t h at sh e w as g ro w in g pal e ag ain

er
g e ,
.

fus ion glittering an d gorgeo us again st th e dull Yes I w ill go n o w It is cruel to oppress
m
.

Fromh
, , , ,

drab background of th
, e curtains er y ou ev e n w i th y th ou g ht fu l.
ne ss G oo d -b y . .
”
 206 T H ] D A Y S 0 ? S l V l N T Y -S I X .

The m
a n mt kn l t
al os e as he took h er col d across h h
er face
y
er e es
gre w b right like and
m s tars or dimlike s hadow ed waters as m
,

em
,

h
and an d hel d it fir l y in h
is clas p as if th e o ry

mit m
, , , , ,

fire in his o w n veins coul d w ar into so e or plans for the future h el d poss ess ion of h er

gen tl e res ponse ;but no dead bird ever lay m ore brain .
col d in its h hnes t os e fing
t an t ers m et h is But for h er sh e wh is pered to th e stran e
g
.
,

er fro mth e m
,

Th e sh ock h as been terribl e How col d y ou w il d face th at l oo ked on h irror ;

er I m
.

are ! Lie dow n and try to forget everyth ing but for h h Sh e sh
ig t f et all n ever
an m
, o
, rg

moun t to gre atn ess by his side Never n ever !

, .

ex cept th at I love you better th y o w n l i fe

Do n o t believe m at am
.
.
,

e wh en I say th bition is So l ongas I h ave a tongue to pers uade or beaut

y
e s tron es t pas sion a m
,

th g a n ha s T h a t i s a tre a . to all ure He h as no t forg otten h e cann ot for

.
,

son y ou sh oul d n ot forg ive Th ere now . res t

g e t Th e w orl d s h all n o l on g er h o ld it a u
q es
, , .

w ell Th is once ! Th is on ce ! tion of doubt w h eth er I rej ected h im or h

em
ave
bly alm
e g
Hum
.

ost ab j ectly th an lifted Rh oda s me up His ow n conduct shall settle that Of ’

m
, ,

at m
. .

col d h an d to h is lips and w en t out of th e roo all th e stron gpas sions th ake up h is ch
, ,
arac
treadi ng l igh tly as h e w en t dow n t h e s tairs ter on e th in g is w an tin g th e prudence th at
e m
.

om
,

o n e Rh
,

Th en t h e w as g oda s tarted up s ubdues fi erce desires in to quietn es s th e sel f

fromth
,

e bed ran to th
,

con tro l th
e w in do w and l ooked out
at curbs w ill in to s tr en gth Did h
er gli m m
, , ,
e

pom ese m
s trivin g to catchan oth h m
.

as h ess th
p se o f i e
h
m y p o w e r o v e r i w ould be no
h h
,

p a ss e d in t o t h e s tr ee t S e sa w i p a u s e b e th ing As it is ! 0 h as it is !
”

ous e beckon a youn g m

.
.
,

fo re th e h , ul attc w h o .

w as l eadin g h is h ors e up and do w n an d th ro w

im
,

h sel f in to th e saddl e w ithth e po werful s w in C H A P T E R I X

g
.

of a s tro ng m an us ed t o s uchex ercise ; but s h e B u at noro an cam e across th e Par k w ithth e

also saw t h at h e al lo w ed th e m ul atto to settl e h is ph y s l cia n b y h i s s id e s t ill un steady in h is w alk

eavy s tirrup an d m ite fro mth
, ,

foo t in th e h ade h is h orse s till w h e sh ock th os e w ild h orses h ad

im Th
,

cur vet airily w h il e th e lad s tood back w ithh is given h e g en tl e lad

y wh o h ad been so
om age to som
.
, ,

cap u pl ift ed as if h e w ere doin g h e t ruly h is frien d w as in peril perh aps dead ; for ,

monarch
, ,

so s h e l ooked as K in g s fo rd h ad carried h er pas t

imin th
.
,

Th e ex pres s ion s th at s w ep t Rh oda Clyde s face h Wh il e th ere w as a ch

'
e s treet an ce o f
w ere s w ift and com r good w om
.
,

p l ic a t ed as t h e i m p u l s es i n s erving th is fa i a n h e h ad n o th oug ht
her bos om At firs t she looked out M t im
, ,

an tly for h self n o real co n s ci ous n ess of th e injury

,

en a glo w of adm
.
,

th iratio n foll ow ed A gain as h e h ad received Indeed h e for o t th e caus es

g
of enm
. .

e s tirrup al m
, ,

th e l ad h ol d th os t kn eel in g in th e ity th at sh oul d h ave kept h imback an d

mud w hil e be ben t to his task then stepped back w as going in to Abigail Boardm
,

an s parl o r w ith
’

is cap a gl eamof m
, ,

an d l ift ed h , ocking s corn th e

p h y s i c ia n w h e n h e s a w G r a c e K i n gs fo r d,

p r e d o m in a te d a n d s h e la u gh e d w it h in h e r s e l f s t an d i n g n ea r t h e d o or w ithbothh an d s to her
ow m
.
, ,

h h h h h h
0

Ah h
"
y pa o t ec a ry p a es t e k i n g s e f a ce a n d w e e p in g b it t er l y T is b ro u g t t e

is is youn g m
, .
, ,

th ough t And th
. is it is to be a patriot Th an to a kn ow l edge of h
. is o w n posi tion ,

th e eq ual ity h e s peaks of and fi g h ts f o r S ee a n d h e h a r d l y h a d s t r e n g t h to a s k th e q u es t ion

at m
.
,

how his hors e rears scatterin g h , is freeborn th ade h is h eart s tan d s till as it w as w h ia
breth ren ri h t a d l eft H o w eas ily h w a d
g n . o g r n ,

ly h e s w eeps th roug hthe cro w d I w onder if it “

Is s h e w ors e ? Is sh e dead ?

em
.

is l ove or h ate con tem p t o r d e vo t io n t h a t I f e e l ? G r a c e d ropped h er h a n d s a n d r e a ch e d th

m m
,

e greates t en em
, ,

A royal is t at h eart h e is th f t o w ard h i t y gin t il e th u h t h ff t

, y o r o s o
g e e, or ,

th e kin g A h ero in courag e Congres s p uts brough t fres htears t o h er ey es

im m
.

w eaker m
. ,

en over h is h ead and rew ards h w ith Sh e is al ive bu t oh Ru fus y fat h er w il l

ave m
, , , ,

hors e Out of s uchelem

,

a w ar- en ts w h at is th ere n ot h e n ear h er Sh e can n ot s peak Sh e .

etim
.

m
,

m m
.

tht a a w o a n s v e n g e a
’
n ce ay n o t w o r k o u t ? is in
p ai n a n d s o e s I c a n s e e h e r ey e s

m
,

O h h o w I l o v e — h o w I h a t e t h is a n ! T h i s se a rch in g for m e ; but I dare n o t g o to h er

ifts fro m
.
,

keen feel in gs h j yo to a n
g u i s h s o w il d l y W h a t sh a l l I d o ? W h a t sh a ll I d o i
”

th at I can n ot tell w h ichit is Barringford h el d h er h an ds cl os e bu t h is ow n

w ere cold as m
,

is m
.

Not til l th artial figure w as lost ia th e arbl e .

im I w ill s ay th
.

cro w d did Rh oda l eave th e w in do w Th en s h e

“
I w ill go to h at al l t h e

bl am e is m
. .
,

w en t s l w l y back to th
o e bed an d l ay do w n un in e Do n ot cry so bitterly Al l w il l
. .

e dear m
,

der t h e sh adow of th os e drab curtain s n o t to be w ell if t h oth er is o nl y al ive

at w as im e s eem
.

m
, ,

sl eep th p o s s ib l e ;but w h il e s h ed l i s a r h o w s h e o an s s a i d G r a c e piteo usl y

e can m
. .
, ,

t o rest a t h ousan d w h irling th ough Th an k God th at s h

”
,
ts s w ept ean an s w ered , ,
 T H E DAY S OF s s vs s r r -s l x . 207 ~

h
t e y o un g ma n , r el ieved fro mhi s greates t hdread cried Wh
at do I care for m en at t e doo r

by th e s oun ds o f pain th at reach ed h i mfromt h e th e g irl im p a ti en tl y t u r n i n g to t h e

g l ass a n d
at w e m urried attem
, ,

nex t roo m I h ad a terribl e th oug ht th aki ng a h p t t o f o rc e h e r h air in to

som
. ,

sh oul d n ever h ear h eth On e does n ot th

"
er voice ag ain ing like o rder . ink of .

Barrin gto rd w oul d h ave gon e into th e parl or a gran d to il et w h en peopl e are h urt an d m
‘

ean

en ero us im
,

h en w it ha g ng like th
”
t p u l s e to sa v e G r a c e b y i at l
e great bl am im ee m us t take a littl e tim
,

takin g s o m
. ,

e on h sel f but th at Th s aid Abi ail

e g
m ail B oardm
,

om
, ,

en t A big an gli ded th ro ug hthe res ol utel y closin g the door and pass ing do w n
er m es laid s m
,

door rath o re s w if t ly th an us ual an d w itha s tairs w ithth e ban dag oot h ly over h er

faint l o o k o f alarm arman d feel in g as if s h

,

on h er placid coun t en an ce e h ad s h ut in a sto rm

.

em e deco rum
,

Is s h e w rs e ? Is sh ouchh urt l h e q ues th at th reatened th

”
of h er h o us e ; but

tion ed l ay in g h is h and on th e cl o se ly
- sl eeved s h e w as ch ec k e d in t h e p a s s a e b
g y G race K i ngs
arm
,

o f th e Q uakeress .

Abigail did n ot sto p to ans w ernbut g l ided u p OhAbigail Abigail ! Tell m e is sh e dyin g? , , ,

stairs sm oo th i n g down h er sl eeve as s h e w en t Dying Grace ? Th ere is n o o n e l ikel .

y to

am
, ,

Enteri n g th e s pare bed ch - ber sh e w en t to a die

closet an d takin g som e ol d l in en from

.
,

a sh el f Th an k God ! Oh you are s o kin d Abigail

began to tear it in to s trips m emoff so kin d ! e as ked fo r m
, , , , ,

eas urin g th Has sh e? Does s h e

wi thex act precis ion but los in g n o tim at I m us t n ot com

,

e Wh il e kn ow th e in f
"

ee m us t com
.
,

in t h e m ids t o f h er w ork s h e saw Rh Th an s w ered th e Q

"
oda l y ing “
e in ua
er firmm
, ,

ah eap o f g ay s ilk an d l ac e h alf buried in th

- e keres a in h ild w ay No t h ings h ould

il d fro mh er m
, .

Co m
, ,

f ea t he r- bed No w th e g l o w of richcol ors al w ay s keep a ch o th er e

"

is m
. . .

h ad a dis t u rbin g eflect on A bigail an d th Grace cas t o ne farew ell l ook at h er lo ver h
'

as s esi

er as s carl et fires som

,

of w ar mh
,

ues affected h e tated an in s tan t an d pass ed in to t h e a l

p r o r

an im l ooking tim
, ,

al s t o w rat h S h e w al ked up to th . e bed idly at h er fath er w h o s too d s tern

, , ,

still t earin g at h er lin en an d l oo ked search i ngly an d pal e n ear th e settee on w h ichM rs K in gs
e tum
, , .

dow n u po n th e girl Th bl ed s tate of th os e fo r d l ay A frow n darken ed h is face as s h e

e m air falli n g cam e m

. .

obnox io us g arm en ts th as s es of h e in but h oved a litt l e on o n e s ide t h at

e m
, , ,

loose u po n th e pil l o w s an d abo ve all th os e

, sh igh, t fin d a place n ear th e couch
, .

sh oes w it hh igh red h eels sl o pin g dow n to th e As if sh e fel t t h e g en tl e presen ce of h er ch il d

e foo t w arm
, ,

an d m
, ,

h oll o w o f t h ed h er decoro us ol d so ul M rs K ings fo rd open ed h er ey e s ade a .

in g l ike res en tm fain t eflo rt to s m

, ,

into s o m et h il e ; even t ried to l ift h er h

‘

en t an d
ee can n ot lie sm
.
,

Is t h ee s o h urt th at th , oo th l y but th e pain th at fo ll o w ed l eft h er faint an d

on th sh tearin g an oth hel pl ess again

"
e bed ? e q ues tio n ed er , .

stri p o f l in en w it ha fain t j erk o f th e h an ds Th ee h ad better stan d aw ay n o w s aid Abi ail

g
Boardm
,

ed an en orm
,

th at seem ous o utburs t o f pass ion to an address ing M r K in gs ford M ore

ro omand s teady ban ds w i ll be n eeded h
, . .

herself ere

S o I amn ot h
. .

,
urt ; only sh aken a littl e Hus h ch ild ! Th ese sobs tro ubl e h er , , .

ans w e re d Rh oda Withgen tl e force Abigail l ed th e gi rl in to an

er roo man d after th

.
,

“
No t h urt ? Th en w h i s th ee h ere w h o th at to o k M r K i ng s ford
y en

e arman d so ftly con ducted h

, , , , , .

th ere is n eed of h by th imth rou gh

”
el p bel o w s tairs l

e sam
,

Hel p said Rh , oda

”
langu idly Wh o is , th e do o r an d up to th . e ch air in to w h ich ,

h urt t h Grace h
”
en 2 ad fallen
ee m
.
,

Had th ee l is ten ed th igh t h ave h eard “

Does th ee w is ht o break h er h eart ? "
sh e

w ithm
,

th uch earn es t n ess Wh at h as th

"
e groan s said e

to be m
.
.
,

Wh roan s ? Not M rs K ing s ford s ? Wh at ch ild don e t h at th ee s h ould s eem

’
o se g . ade of ,

h as ch an ced to h er ? I d id n o t th in k — I di d n o t iron to h er

know .Wh at is th e m atter w ith Mrs K ings Grace lifte d h er face al l pal lid an d tear
. ,

ford s tai ned w itha l ook of piteo us en treaty , .

Her armis broken it is to be feared 0 h fat h er w h at h

”
ave I don e 1
. , ,

Her arm Great h

,

eaven s ! I w ill go dow n Absol utely agains t h is ow n proud w il l M r , .

”
K in gs ford laid h is h an d on t h e girl s s h
’
at on ce oulder

o da s pran g fro m
.

Rh th e bed an d w as h urryin g an d w h en s h e beg an to sob h e s aid in a voice

hoarse w ithem
, , ,

to th e door bu t Abig ail s to od in h er w ay otion

is is n o tim
.
, ,

Not as t h sh e said w ith Th

"
es i s dr ess ed g en t l e ,
“
B e q u ie t ! B e q u,ie t ! e n or

severity M e n a re s ta n di n
g a b o ut t h e d oo r
p l ac e— H

e broke of alm
,

and m
.

igh t l oo k in .
”
Here h os t wi tha cr
y f o r o u t , ,
 T H K D A Y S 0 1 '
S E V E N T Y -S I X .

of t h
e n ex t roo mama
h arp s h
c riek of an g
e s uis h y oun g B arrin gford in th e h all tal ki n g so earn

at m is fram at i t took aw ay m
,

th ade every n erve in h e sh iver es tly w i th t h e surg eon th .

y ,

Th en Grac e s pran g to h er feet flun g h breat h

"
erself

botharm
.

er s bo s oman d w ith
,

on h er fath s about A dark fro wn gath ered on th e face of K in g

’
s

his n eck trem

, ,

bl ed an d list en ed ford an d h is w ife open ed h er ey es w itha s udden

e l as t ; a m Abigail B oardm an cam

, .
,

An oth er s h riek fain ter th an th ean sh ock e forw ard q uietl y

at sel dom
,

e n ex t roo msave
.
,

or t w o an d al l w as s till in th
,
.
bu t w it ha ligh t in h er ey es th ,
kin dl ed
th e l o w voice o f th ivi n g orders an d th eir pl acid bl ue Sh e w as eith er dis t u rbed by

m
e s urg eon g

ail B oardm e roomor

.
, ,

th e s ubdu ed s teps o f Abig an as s h e th is sudden rus hin to th ore keen

m m m
, ,

o ved to an d fro obeyin

g h i s ig h t ed t h a n o s t p e r s o n s o f h e r q u i e t n a tu r e .

l es s w ith ex pectatio n trem

.
,

B reath blin g w ith M r Barringford— th ee is s peakin g o f th o

m
.
,

fear of an oth er ou tcry of pain th e fath er an d y o u n g a n w h o w a s a l m o s t t ra m p l e d to d e a t h in

em s topp in gth
,

ch il d stoo d to geth er al l differen ces betw een th eh ors es He bro ugh t th e s ur geo n h ere .

el m in g sy m
.

l os t for th e tim e i n overw h h h h h ”

, , p at y N o o n e e l s e t o u g t o f it s e s a i d . It is n o t , .

Scarcely a breathw as draw n ; n o s oun d or w ord s tran ge th at h e sh o ul d w ait to l earn if th

, e g reat

m
,

p a ss e d be tw ee n th e u n ti l A b i g a il o p en e d th e dan ger is pas t

”

er us ual cal mvow s Stran ge 1 Of cours e n ot I w as only em

, .

door an d sai d in h wh ic h bar

n o sorro w or j oy coul d m
, , , .

uchdis tu rb ras s ed by fin din g s tran g ers in th e en try an d

Co m
, ,

e in n o w It is all over Sh e is fain t w as n o t aw are th at M r B arrin gfo rd h ad acted

bu t res tin g Co m
. . .
, ,

th an s w ered Rh
”
e in an d be s t ill e brave part you s peak o f o da

e proud ol d m im
. .
, , ,

Th an h al f an gry w ithh , s elf s in kin g do w n by th e c ouch in all th e dis array ,

al ready for th is w eak rel en tin g sto l e in to th e o f dress t h at h ad so dis turbed t h e littl e Q uaken

room imth at I am
, ,

wh ere M rs K in g s fo rd l ay n o t l n s en s ibl e ess It certain l y w as n o t to h

but so w eak frompain th
.

e seem in debted for m

, , .

at s h
”
ed l ike a o l if e
, y p o r .

dy in g creature Grace fo llo w ed h

. er fath er an d So m eth in g in th is sp eech aroused th , ,e l aten t

kn eelin gby th e s ett ee kis sed th e lips s till w h

, ite an tagon is min K in gs ford w h , il e its h igh to n e
im Lookin gdo w n upon h
,

an d q uiverin gw iths pen t agon y un til a s h ado w y o flen ded h

’
is w ife s face
'

sm em Th
, .
,

il e ditted over th en th e h eavy ey el ids he saw th at it w as con tracted as w ithn ew pain

ere I m
. .

w ere lifted a glan ce full o f grateful l ove pass ed If M r B arrin gford is h us t n o t al l o w

fromfath
.
, ,

er to ch il d an d t h e brig htn ess s pread himto depart w ithout due than ks he s aid ”

at s w eet w orn face as w e m ay im

, .

im
,

o ver th agin e He certainly th rew h s elf in f ron t o f th e

erfum emin th eir m
, ,

p e to a ffect a fadin
g y l il hors es an d checked th addes t

e l ips m
.

m
,

Th en th oved an d K in g s ford ben t do w n

, p l u n g ;
es w a s h u r t b y t h e I g r e a t ly fe
, ar ,
.
”

hol ding his breathas he lis ten ed Rh oda l oo ked up in sur pri se T his ch ang e

er an d m
. .
,

You h ave forg iven h e? th ey w h ia did n ot pl ease h er ; an d kn o w in g th e h augh ty

m
,

e ed a t u e o f t h e a n s h e h a d n o t e x pected it
p r n r

e stubborn m er m
. .
,

Th an knew in h is h eart th at it Grace w h

, o kn el t by h , oth er s o ftly kiss ed , ,

w as n ot s o but h e ben t do w n an d kiss ed t h th ain st w h ichh er s res t ed an d kn ew

’

e lips e face ag

at m
, ,

th ade th is gen tl e appeal s igh in g because it th at th e cares s w as returned as o n e recogn i zes

er a s eal o f perfect co n t en tm
,

w as no t al to geth th e s ym h h i h h i ib l e ex press io n
‘
en t p a t y w c a s n o v s .

ere w as n o ex citem
.

Th en t in th is scen e ; al l M r K in gs ford acted upon h is w ord an d w en t

em hushed all so un ds kept do w n in to the hall in search of the m om
.
,

otion w as an w ithw h

A bigail B oardm he w as in bitter en m ad m

.
,

an s tood a l ittl e w ay off w ithh er ity but w h o h et t h at

er bo so ml oo kin g pl a en m ity w i than act s o brave an d m

,

n an im
,

sl en der ar m s fol ded o n h ag ~ ity

e t um at bo t hm
, ,

ci dly on Th ul t w ith ou t h ad s ubs ided so g ran d th us t forever l ie a burden

im Th
.

m
, ,

an d s he a l os t h e ar d ea c h d is ta n t r a in -dro p as upon h e very pride w h ichgrew out o f

imon
.

it fel l fromth e caves o t t h e i s d e- w al k his patrician birthan d breedin g urged h

s o f th is sil en ce a s w ift to an ackn ow l edgm
.
,

In th e h us h an d depth en t o f a deed t h at h ad saved

‘

o es cam e fro m e life m imw h

,

tapp gof h
in ighh - eel ed s h th e s tairs th o s t precious to h il e it recoil ed
oda Clyde cam more sternly than ever fromthe obli gation im
, ,

th e door w as flun g o pen an d Rh e

o f an aut um
, ,

l ike th e rus h n breeze in to t h e scen e ed b it T h e re fore it w a s w it h a s en s ati o n

p o s y , . .

Witha q uick glance s h e saw t h e so ft en ed ex o f rel ief th at h e foun d th e h al l em py t

e sm
,

e st il l trem
.

s ford s face th il n d n o w th e day s w en t w eari on w h il e th

'

p res s ion o f K in g , A e

mother hung betw een life an d death for a fever

,

blin g on th e lips of t h at w oun ded l ady an d s om e , ,

vagu e plan o r ex pectation of h er o w n w as dis set in an d M rs K in gs ford en tered as it w ere , .

, ,

turbed . in t o t h e Val l ey o f th e Sh ado w of Death Th e .

u
Ah1 Th an k God s h e is n ot dead ! , I saw ph y s ic ia n c o u l d n o t un ders tan d th i s f e v er H a p .
 T H E D A Y S 0 7 8 3 V RN T Y ~
S I X . 209

il
p y he did no t kn o w its cau s e For it w as n ot as few h
cities of hcoul d boas t Here an d
t e eart
m ere m e scen e m
. .

the injured li b, it w as th e an ger of her h us th akingth ore pict ures q u ely rural

m m m
, ,

band, it w as her i
p yt an d s y path y w ithGra c e s o e p re t ty co tta ge or s to n e far - hou s e app ea r

m
, ,

racking her in d w ithanx iety , th at preven ted ed h alf- buried in appl e- orch ards or brigh t en ed
e s prin g im y bl oomof peach
,

h
er recovery . in t h t e b t h e p in k -
Duringth es e days of dreadful suspen se, p oo r trees or s no wy l oads of ch erry - bl osso m s

m mt
.
,

Grace felt , at ti cs , as if i t w oul d al os be a To th e richand th e poor ali ke n ature g ave , ,

blessing if she co ul d die . Her father rarel y had her fin is hin g to uches of beauty an d in th e ,

a kin d w ord for h

er : She saw , of co urs e, n o breadthof its groun ds th e l ux u riauoe o f its so il

er m
,

h her lover Wh en n ot at h o th an d th s Ph iladel ph

’
t ingo f . er s e s tat elin ees of i ts dw el lin g ia ,

bed side s h
- e w an dered about th e h ous e h eavy w as perh aps un eq ual ed certainl y n ot ex cell ed

e tim e it proclaim
, , , ,

eyed w ithw h
, i te ch ecks o r soug ht a secluded , in th e country at th ed a free

mt
,

bow er in th e g arden w h ere s h ut in by tall , , govern en

es from
.

bus h obser v ation sh e coul d g ive w ay n u Not on ly on t he Delaw are but up th e ban ks

uyl kill n obl e m

, , ,

checked to h er g rief Th ere sh e sat day aft er of h

t e beautiful Sch an s ion s w ere

m dm
.

cryin g ou t fro mth

, , ,

day w ith cl as ped h an ds e s cat tered w it han effect ore an orep ict ur

am g a d m
, , ,

depth s of h er to rtured soul ag ains t th e cruel ty es q ue, as h scenery

t e bec e r n er an d ore

or prayin g w ith s tream

,

of fat e in g ey es th at w il dl y beautiful
er m m m
, , .
,

God w o ul d preser ve h oth er to h er even if , Th e K in gs ford ans ion for ed a g ran d con

everyth in g else w en t n ectin g

-lin k betw een t hese subur ban d w elli n gs

m m
.

an d th e ore co pact buil din g s o f th e ci ty .

0 H A P TE R X Witha fin e s w eep of the river in full view , w it h

Tau dw ellin gs in o ur h grandeur of s tately ol d fores t trees shad
great Atlantic cities of all t e

the pres e n t day w ithall th eir w eal thof a ch r i in g it withb oadr flo w e r-g a rd e n s fu ll o f g l o w an d
tect ure an d l ux ury of adornm e breezy freedomof a
, ,

en t bear but a col or it poss ess ed all th

em ufortl es s co m m
, ,

paris o n w iththe s pa ci ous h o u s es co un tr y ho e w h

il e a pl ea sa n t n ea rn e s s to t he

m x citem
, ,

ex tensive groun ds an d native arks th

p at
, all ow ed city b ro ugh t the ha a n d s ub d u ed e e n t
space fo r flo w er-
g arden s breezy t rees an d p l ea of active life to its gates
m m
, , .

u nt la w n s aroun d the rich an s ans ion , an d Th r eat ston e lions crouching at th

’
ose g e en

th
e poor ma n s
’
cot tage. Then the en virons o f tran ce, kept g uard over t h e broades t highw ay
a city by th
w ere o nly circu e w is hes m scribed an d fin es t drive in the n eighborh
oo d . Fro mthi s

and tas te o f its in h

abitants , and every city in back portico, gazin g across th e sl epe of a vel vety

the coun t ry had an as pect of rural fres hn ess an d law n an d th h t h b a h f w ll - u d

u
ro g e r n c es o e g ro pe

beauty w hich years of aboun di n g w eal t h has trees , migh w t hth hit
on e t ac e w e sails o f sl oo ps

c a mp d i e vast labyrin t s of brick an d ston e,

n to h an d s uc h mlls ft pli d p
a cra as e u an d dow n the

t o closel y buil t in so e places t at t e air of m h h river , carryin gt he farmproduce of the coun try
’

h eaven scarcely finds roo for w ol es o e circu m h m to ma k t r e an d returnin g laden w ithhousehol d

m m
,

lation . Then th
e a n s ion s of pros pero u s en s tores .

w ere e mb w o ered w it hfin e ol d

trees , brig ten ed h Aroun d that dw ell in g there w as no lack of

by dow er -gardens , h an d approac ed t roug in h h mv m t a d l if

o e en n e, n o c an ce of h beau ti ful adorn
clos ures that w oul d pass for tow ns in the presen t m t tht a a ti ti
en a n r s c in heritance of tas te had n ot
day . mb lli hd
e e s e

m
.

Al on g t he ban ks of h
t e Delaw are, n ew cover The servan ts of h
t is fa ily w ere train ed to
ed w it hevidences of com merce an d trade Phila hm
t e os t per fect subs ervian ce T e el des t ouse h h
mil
, .

del ph ia s t retched itself in to a s uccess ion of re s er van t n ever ventured on a s e or a w ord of

siden ces th at for space an d gran deur coul d

, h
t e fa milia ity that m
r ad e a cordial li n k betw een
ma t m
,

scarc el y be ex cell ed on th is side of th e A tl an tic . s er an d s ervan t in other fa il ies . The hearty

Th ere t h e arch itect ure of Ol d En gl an d h ad been h bla ck w as n ever laughof an ol d ray- eaded
g
duplicat ed in th e th rifi an d l
g y of a virgi n
or heard in that m ans ion w h en its m as ter w as w ith in
soil an d fores t - trees God- pla n te d in th e hearin g;and n early all servants w ere th
w on en bl ack

e autocratic r ul e of n o o n e m
.
, ,

derful beauty w h ichn o art h as ever approach ed B ut th an coul d

is beautiful st reamevery dw ellin g um

.

Al on g th ever suppress th e j oll y h or and affection ate

h ad its garden its law n or door- ard from

y w h w arm
ich th of a h ouseh ol d n eg ro in th os e days .

en m
, , ,

th e th rifl and l f at ral w il d - Th

flow ers coul d e very distan ce col or th ade betw een th e
g yor o
. n u
never be sw e t
p q uit e a w a y; its gr ov e of o a ks rac es w as a kin d of s afeg ua rd ag ain s t en croa ch
m m
, ,

er w al n u ts
perhap ;
s an d, a th o ro ug hfa re w in d en t o n th e on e s id e a n d an in d u ce en t to ,

ingin an d out wi thth e s w eep of th e river each en couragingkin dn ess on th e oth er ,

.
21 0 E A R L Y V I O L E TS .

Th e K in gs ford m
an sio n , l ike any ot h ers in m h a d e v er s pa n n e d t h em
a bridge of l ogsIn d ee d .

old Sally s cabin w as al m um

,

an d about Ph il adel phia, h os t th e on l y h

’
ad outbui ldin gs devot ed an

to th e h ou seh ol d s erv an ts re tt o r n a m en ta l h a b i tation on th e beautiful st reamw h ose w aters

p y ,

m
,

c o tt ag e s w h e
,
r e t h e co l o re d e
p p o l e co ul d t o a a d e h e r lin e n w h it
,
e a s d r iit e d s n o w a n d o n ,

certain ex ten t live th eir o w n n aturall y idl e

,
wh os e fern s th e delicate l aces in trus t ed to h er ,

l ives an d th ro w of f th e rest rai nts th at l ay rath er w ere sp read out like cobw ebs th at a pull of air ,

em might bl ow away
,

heavy upon th in th e g reat h ous e Th ere th e

at s tream
.

old m en an d w o m en res ted fromth

.

eir y ears o f Th ere w as n ot a s h adowy h oll ow in th

e in n um
,

l abor an d th e y oun g peo pl e of th e kitch en th en fromits m outhto th erabl e sprin g s th at

becam m
,

e h appy and j o vial w h en th eir w ork w as a v e i t b i t h t h a t N l s w a n ot fh il ia r w it h

g r e e s .

e trou t m
,

don e Th igh t h ide ben eat hdroo pin g fern s or

m
,

o w ever cus tomg

.

At a certain age h , ave to t h

,
e fl o a t a o n g ta n g l e d t r e e -roo ts w h e r e t h e y s tu c k , ,

ol d s ervan ts w h en t h eir s tren g thw as w e n igh dow n th

ll - roug hth e sh el vin g ban ks ever so cu n

m eir j ew el ed s ides seem

,

t o f retire en t an d res t fro m

,

s pen t th e rig h h ard nin gly ; but w h il e th ed

w ork som etim em m

,

es l eavin g th g oo d -n a t u r ed p e n h idd en e v e n fro t h e s u n a g r e a t b l u e -fl y o r a , ,

e fam
,

s ion ers on th il y th ey h ad s erved w itha ti n y ros e - b u g w o u l d d r op i n t o t h e q u i e t w a t ers

e s urface ris e fall s eemready to

, , ,

righ t to gl ory in its prosperi ty an d take a s h ar e float al on g th

fly aw ay an d tem
, , ,

e l as t m
,

in its pride up to th in ute of th eir lives p t ed b ey o n d all pruden ce a

t drift aw ay dart w oul d be m

, ,

roes m
.
,

Occasio n ally th es e ol d neg igh ade a flashupw ard an d s o th e

fromth om e m
,

ans ion earn a littl e m

,

e h el ed th i l i i h
on ey for p oo r j e w n g ay q u v e r n g o n t e b a n k
em
,

e com
,

th sel ves an d enj oy al l th forts of in de th e s po il of th at cun n in g ol d darkey

m
.
,

p e n d en c e w i th o u t an x i e ty fo r t h e f u t u r e T h e fi s hth us patien tly cau g h t b e c a e a so u rce

e ol d m
.

An ol d servant o f M rs K in gs ford w h o h ad of profit to th an an d it w as w h is pered ,

been m arried to a free w om am

.
,

an of th e n eigh bor on gh is youn ger associates th at h o h ad silver

hood cel ebrated for a dain ty m

, et h od o f gettin g an d gol d coin h id aw ay a sm al l fortun e , .

up fine laces h ad taken th is l ate l ease of life Nels e w as th e ow n er of an old boat w h ich
imin a dil api dated stat e but was
, , ,

an d g raduall y w ith draw n to h er cabin w h ich w as given h

s too d l ike a m mothbird s nest j us t above s oo n remedied by his craft as a carpen ter an d
,

am
, ,
’

at m os t rom he had also dug out the trun k of a m am moth

, , ,

th an tic gorg e th roug hw h ich th e

Wis sah ickon po urs its brigh t w aters in to th e beech - tree w h ich s w un g s ide by side w i t hth e

Fromtaking h is rustic l arger craft in a l ittl e cove partly form

,

S ch uyl kil l . is res t in th ed by an ,

e ol d m
,

sh el ter n ew an d th en th an gradually abrup t curve of th e river part ly dug an d deep

made it the hom e ol d m

, , ,

e of h is old age stil l h oldin g en ed by th an s spade

’

e fam
.

him
,

sel f as a par t of th ily in w h ichh is life Wh en Nel s e h ad a fan cy for ex ten s ive trout ,

had been spent an d gl oryin g in it as th e h en ch fis h in g h e us ual l y plan ted h im sel f in th

'

e can oe

men of old gloried in the pro w ess of their an d sl o wly foll ow ed the Wissahickon up to its
, , ,

l o rds . brigh t tan gl e o f sprin gs w h ere th e l arg er boat

m
,

Not till th e cris p h air on h is tem p l e s w a s h al f c o u l d n o t g o O n e day h e w as c o in g dow n

im
.

fromon e o f th
,

wh ite did ol d Nel s e betake h s elf to Sally s es e ex curs ion s w h en h

’
is cours e
om ed to n am
, ,

cabin as a h e Even th en h e s eem w as ch ecked by th e un usual soun d o f dippin

. e g
i t as such an d al w ays bes to w ed th at h on or on cars an d l ean in g for ward an d peerin g do wn
e s tately m ado w y s treamh
, , , ,

th an s ion o f th e K i n s fords h sh e dis co vered th e outlin es

’
g t e

is tim
. ,

A t th c th e brigh t s prin g w aters of th e of a boat pul l ed sw ift l y ag ain s t th e curren t an d

l im mer of mingl ed col ors suchas only a

, ,

Wiss ah icko n h ad pl en t y of trou t un der th e sh e a g w

mal
,

dow of its ferny ban ks , for no da mhd a ever fe e coul d Wear

mmm )
.

h
c ecked h
t e flow of its waters , and n ot hin gbut (
TO as co n.

E A RLY V IO L E TS .

B Y P . B . M A B S T O N.

0
Son hichis to m
subtl e scen t, w e m ore sw eet And eachthing feel s the l ux u ry of heat
an perfum at co m
, .

Th es th e after w h en th Th his lady s voice to o ne w h

'
e rose o u art o w aits

In Sum mer t w ilights at her garden gates :

,

I n all th e passio n o f h e r beau ty blows ;

H ere even in th is busy city street, Her face not seen as y et ;th ou art the rare

o u o pe n es t to m ts as m
,

Th y sc ul su chs igh Firs t no te of N at ure s prel ude th

’
o st at bri n gs soon ,

Th e eye w h Th
'

en q uit e fo rget ful o f pas t sn ow s e Sp rin g l ike a di vi ne and vary in g t un e

Til l Sum mer music vibrates in the air
, , , ,

Th e earth beneathth e sun s kiss th

’
ro bs and slow s , .
 M Y C O U S I N K A TH E RIN E .

B Y H O DG BO N B UB fl E Tf
'
.

How it w as t at h I got h
t e idea t at h she w as a n o t care fo r the coun ty gen try an d t eir h daug h
m
iddl e a ed
g wo ma n Ih
ardly kn o w but certainly ter s a j et I h
ad n otion s of m
y ow n abo ut bor
m m m m
.
,

h
t at was t e idea h I h
ad A wo an n eit er h y oung ro w in g a wo a n s
’
on ey , an d givin g her y
an ds om
.

norh e an d toug henough even for her soul for secur ity.

I m
, ,

age was w h at ex pect ed to see w h

en I cas t As to Miss K i tty M acna ara, it n ever crossed

m m
,

eyes on Miss K i tty Macna aa r An d w h

at a my mi d thatn s he w as a y o un g w o a n. Young
mt mt
.

surpris e t h
e girl w as to e, o be s ure. peo pl e did n ot co e o our house My mth o
’
er s

my mth mid ma
.

“
Ia n - ”
say s l ai tiv l “
do rel atives w ere all ol d a s , or el derly rried
y o er , p n e y,
m m
,

try to be agreeabl e to Hi K itty M acna a a r .

p p
eo l e; so if I gave er t w o t oug ts , t e firs t h h h h
Just to h
tin k o f h m on ey goin g out of th
all t at e w as th h
at I w oul d keep out of h er w ay , an d t e

fam wh m igh t be kept in it if you d be s econ d th at sh e m igh t h ave s h

’
ily en it o w n better tas te

an to com
, ,

abit civil an d no t so off- h an th e troubl in g h er poor relation s

I bit m m
, .

y pli a n d s aid n o th i ng f eelin g th a t t h e I h e l d to y re s ol v e o f k ee p in g o ut o f h er

um
, ,

safest pl an Wh en I w as out of h or as I w ay an d did n ot see h er for tw o days after h er

m m
.
, ,

spoke I w as l os t ;and I w as o ften en ou h u t of a iv al b u t th t h i d h a u

g o rr o n e r s e c e
p o n e

um or bad l uck to m An d m m
, , .

h e! y o th er o ft e n I w as standing at on e en d of th e tabl e cl ean

unconscious ly ex as erated m m
,

m
, ,

p e in g y f
.a vo r ite g u n w it h y
’
o w n h a n d s a s I
al w ays m
, ,

sh ade a poin t of do in g w h en I h
”
You ll n ever be settl ed in Life Larry
'
e eard

if y ou don t dress better and lay som e on e com in d m

, , ,

would say in g up beh Because I

’
e

kn ew it w as a w om
.
, ,

aside th at rag of a h un ting- Th an s foots tep I g u es s ed it t o

’
s uit ere is n o t a . ,

g in th
ir l e co u n ty w ill l ook at you An d you be h ers an d w o ul d n ot turn roun d preten din g
.
, , ,

withth e face y ou h ave and th e fi gure s ix feet n ot to h ear

e cam
.
, ,

if you are an in ch an d l etti ng y our good lo oks B ut sh e w as n ot to be rebufled Sh

'

e to

mto waste as you do

.
,

th e tabl e an d stoo d cl ose to i t s o cl os e th at h er

ers el f about m m m
, .
,

Sh e w as al w ay s w orry ing h y w h i te d r ess a l os t t o u c h ed e a n d I w as obliged

not m er frettin g to rais e m
,

arryin g Th at w as w ors e th an h y ye e s

over m do m
. .

y g a n d ho rses a n d g u ns O u r f a ily W h e n I did so I b l u s h ed h o t ly a n d li ft ed m y

cap in a m aps no t as am
.
, , , ,

was a fall en on e We h ad been g ran dees a g en e ann er perh iabl e an d

ran ked am
.
, ,

ration a o an d our es tate h

g a d o n g th e
g r ac e fu l a s i t m ig h t h a v e b ee n I n s te a d o f be

fines t in Irel and ;but ex travagance an d bad m

.

in g an ol d w om
,

an an s h e w as a y oun g one tel l an d

em e m
, ,

ag en t h ad been th in of us and at t w en ty li th e in fig ure w ith soft bl ack h air an d s otl

m
, , , , , ,

one I hw r ence O il vie h a d f u d l f h i b l k a d a i l b a b i h w h it k i d

g o n y s e e r a c e y es n so y s e s n ; a n

il in g at m
, , ,

ere sm
, ,

to noth in g but debt an d a large broken -dow n sh e sto od th e like an in n ocen tly

s itated a m om
,

h ouse a reat burden of beautiful w il d l an d n eed

g bo l d ch il d Ih e en t an d th en laid

ingm
, ,

my cap dow n amon g the ol d w eapons on the

.
,

oney at every turn an d l as t but n ot l eas t

an old nam ot evil tem

, , ,

e an d a h p e r W e w er e so tabl e It w as im p os s ibl e to pu t it o n ag a in

at but for m
.
, ,

m
.

poor in deed th d d h h h ”
y o
g s a n g u n t er e K i tty s e s a id i n a s i p l e ab r u p t fa s i o n
were tim en w e m
, , , , , , ,

es w h i gh t h ave h ad a bare tabl e u i te a s i f s h e w as s ure I un ders too d

q
mtm
.

m
.

You
ak us e a fi n e a rriage, an d retri eve K itty ,
”
said I, a ma zed, and a bit vex ed,
th fam
e ily f t or un es . M on ey w ill mak m e on ey thoughn ot ex actly at her .

for us , he said and w e can cl ear our nam

”
Sh e n odded

m
s e

Macn am
.
,

and ri h
g t our ap e and live like Ogil vies on ce
l ara sh e added brig htly an d not
m
, , , ,

If you ll onl y lay as ide your ragged at at all ah as h

’
ore. ed

m Mis s M acnam
.

tire, and dress like a en tl e an , an d a court Wh at 1 I sai d

”
ara?
mm g p y
Of co urs e I am
.

ao o of th hters of the coun ty gen try sh

”
e daug Yes e ans w er ed .

might
.

m
. ,

K itty Macnam
,

Wh
at girl n ot be proud to arry y ou, ara Wh o els e could I be

m m my w ay t m
.

Larry, y d ear ? Young, an d han dso e, an d It is n ot o be afraid of w o en , an d I

an Ogilvie B ut, for my p a t r I took a savage w as n ot afraid of t ish on e ; but s he had a q ueer

m m mth ma
.
,

pleasure in w earin s a n ed green vel vet g y t i effect upo n e. My o er call s all un rried

until I could aflord to bu a better and I did

y ,
'

wo m en y oun g l adies but K itty M acna ma ar

21 1
 “M Y C O U S I N K A T H E R I N E .

w as n ot a y oun g l ad y girl S he s he w as a I do n ot kn ow n ow l on g a ti mw e e s pen t in th

e

m
.

i gh t hve
a bee n t w en ty o r t w en ty
-o n e o r mt
roo oget her had So mh e ow , I foun d that I
erin e M acn am
, , .

t w o , bu t sh
t w en ty - e w as a g irl Sh e w as , as I . m t
ore o say to K ath ara th an I had
have said, tal l , an d she carried h ers elf like a ever said t o a w om an before P erh aps it w as

e seem
.

u u bu t he w as i l a H r wh ite because sh ed so sure th at I w as ready to

yo n
g q een ; s g r e

ht sim
.

go w n fell in straig pl e fol ds ab o ut h er feet . an s w er all h

er q ues tions

m
.
,

Her dark hair w as w oun d loose an d s oftly She asked a g reat any , about the w eapo n s ,

il d of s ix m
, ,

rou n d h er h ead an d a ch igh t h about their ow n ers , an d th

m
ave eir lives ; odd, fan ci

l ooked at m e said to m
,

e as sh e did w h en s h e in , l q uest ions for a girl to ask, upo n the wh ol e

m
, .

th at inn ocen t sug g e s tiv e w ay K it ty . She turn ed back to t he dead w earers o f hel et s

e so m o w im m
, ,

Sh eh p r e ss e d e at o n ce w it h th e an d breastpl at es , an d s w ords , as her w hol e if

idea th at n o o n e h ad ever treated h er col dl y or , s oul w as in the mtt a er. Sh e touched th in gs in a .

spoken an un kin d w ord to h er i n h er life prett y r ever en t fashion , an d h er ey es s adden ed

hemw hen
.
,

Her h an ds h un g l igh tl y cl as ped before h er over t a tragic s to ry r eveal ed its el f

e l oo ked at m
, .

an d sh y ta b l e w ith a w is t fu l fa ce On ce or tw ice s he inven ted a s tory for hers el f

e m mi
.
,

Like a ch il d again as if sh e kn ew sh, us t n ot an d su gges ted n ew ideas to e, n a grave chil d ,

to uch like w ay

Your m er s en t m m
. .

oth e sh e s aid I w an ted . Th at is bright, an d l ooks al ost n ew , she

e arm
,

to s ee th ory an d sh e th oug ht perh aps y ou said o n ce See, it is n ot h acked or s cratched

w oul d n ot m o wi n g m m ab t
.
, ,

in d s h e th e th ings I can at al l Don t tell h

’
. e ou t at , pl ease It
if s m
. .

w ait un til you h ave fin is h on e h

”
ed l ooks s orrow ful ; as o e ad died very
m
.

I pus hed m y w o r k a s id e .
yo un g, an d p eopl e had l oved an d ourn ed hi , m
I w oul d rathr take y ou n ow , I said that his sw ord w as like a sacred th
”
. Do so in g, an d
e

y o u s upp os e I w ou l d keep y ou w aitin

g? This w as l eft un to uc ed h ”

mv d Th
.

m
”
w ay , if y ou pl eas e I w as s tartl ed an d o e e s t or
y w as a
dd t f m y th
. .

I kn ew I had he right th
n ot said in g an d t sad on e, t he sa es at o an w ere a at

at m m m i g it m
,

th y an n e r s e e ed ro u gh en o ug h ; bu t s he pain ; an d, kn ow n se , coul d n ot y l f I hel p

did n ot appear to be disturbed Sh e kept by liki n g t e girl for h h
er fan ciful ten dern ess

m m
. .

y s i de as I s t ro de do w n th e h al l an d n eith er Aft er all , t e h orn i n g w as n ot w ast ed. At

ol d m
,

o f us s po ke u n til I pus h ed open t h e door o f th e l eas t, I had fou n d out h

t at I n eed n ot h v
arm ory Th .en after a s in g l e gl an ce around h er s elf alo of, an d t at ex is t en ce h might g o on for m e,

my gu
, ,

sh e s poke n oddin g h er h ead sl ow l y in its usual w ay . When I return ed to n

hum mysel f
, .

Ah! I sh all l ike th sh or w i th

”
is e s aid It is cl eanin g, I w as in a better
ere is m hm m
, . ,

l ike l ivin gtw o li ves at on ce Th y l ife w it y o ther , an d w it hfortun e gen erally

m
. .
,

y o u s ee an d th e l iv es o f t h e en w h o us ed th es e Bu t ex isten ce w as n ot to go on in its us u al

It is m
,

th in gs any l ives in fact I w onder h ow w ay Wh

in to din n er, I foun d th
en I w en t
at a
much happen ed to the m
. . .
,

an w h o broke th at trifl e of ch an ge h ad t aken pl ace alr ead T h

y e

ow m m
.

s w o r d an d h uchdepen ded on its rem ain eral l y barren , cheerl ess roo had brigh t n ed
gen e

m My mth
,

i n g unbroken I sh oul d l ike to kn o w its elf in a s tyl e n ew to had had e. o er

ad s poken m
. .

Sh e h ore to h ers el f th an to m e; s om ebody at w ork Th in gs w ere in th eir ri h

.
g t

but I an s w ered h es ; t h e dark o ak floor h

er .
p l ac ad bee n p is h
ol ed

afres h; th e fire o f l og s bu rn ed cl early in t h

” ”
A great deal , I s aid Life depen ded on it
‘

m
. .

An d it broke, he said sadly s , .

huge fir e-
pl ace S o e of ou r s t ore. of l o n g
-u n

Th en sh e h eld out h er h an d for it . u s ed sil ver an d porcel ain h ad been broug ht to

t ‘
M ay I h ol d it sh e as ked . l igh t We h
. ad fall en in to t h e h abit o f livin
g in

I took it dow n an d gave it to h , er . a car el ess bare fas h ion an d h

, ad n o t m ade t h e ,

An d it broke 1 s h Ah poor best of th in gs ; bu t h er vis itor s pres en ce h

”
e s aid ag
’
ain ad

arous ed m m
.
,

fell o w I w itha l ittl e s h

”
udder Wh en h e h eard y other s p rid e Sh e h ad attired
’

iman d th
. .

it s nap h e kn ew it h ad failed h e en d hers el f in her bes t

ad com K itty M acnam
.
, ,

h ara s too d n ear h

”
e 1 er a n ew vi s io n

to m
,

He fough t w it hth e br oken bl ade

”
I sai d e in pal e purpl e an d w i tha pal e pin k

m tin gl in g as I rem
,

em
, , ,

y b l o o d - bered th e s tory flo w er in h er h air As I en t er ed s h e turn ed

ro un d an d l ooked at m
. .
,

He fough t w ithit aft er h e fel t h is death -

w ou n d . e ; an d th ou g hher gl an ce
O n e of h is vas sals took it ou t of h is dead h an d w as q uite an un co n s cious I kn ew , y et
on e,

aft erw ard. He w as an O gil vie, y ou kn ow . h

t at in stant I fel t hot , an d an gered, an d r es t
Afterw ard,
”
s he said, s oil ly , an d then gave l es s
m
.

it back to e. A littl e shade of w on der passed throughher

 ”
“ M Y
21 4 C O U S I N K A T H E R I N E .

h h h h e w el l h er pretty young face as w h ite as h

'

If I ad been a l ess s urly fell o w , w e s oul d ave t er

m m
,

ad e great p g
ro ress in a very s h o rt ti e ; but , dres s and w ithbloo d stain in g h er sl eeve

m cried m y m
.
,

bein g w hat I w as , w e did n ot s ee to l earn very “ -

Ah In n y Larry ! oth er in
”

mh f mtim m
, , ,

uc o eac hother So e es I th
ought that hy s te r i cal rep ro a ch H e t 1 b ee
. n w s r n i n g
’

m
.

she tr ied, in a girlis w ay , to beco e better h yo u al l al on g ? D idn t I te l l y o u t ha t y o

’
u d k ill
’

frien ds ; but frien ds ips w ere n ot eas y for e, h m so m e of us som e day w ithy our dog s an d y our

md t
, ,

an d I w as so accus t o e o s il en ce an d solitude, horses an d your guns ? ”

hm ere w as no tim
,

h
t at w ords w ere al w ay s s l o w w it e Th e to w as te w ords I strode
my m e trem
. .

B ut 00 1 a w as on ly apparen t So e up to t h bl in g girl an d took h er in m y

m y thi g ab ut th arm
.
,

h
t in g, n ay , an n s, o e c h
il d pl eas ed s as if s h e h ad been a ch il d carry ing h er

m himi al im e n eares t ro oman d l ay in g h

, ,

e. Le d by a p l w s c u s e, I w en t in in to t h er do w n upon
,

to her on e day , as s he sat at w ork by the w in

dow , an d s tood a mi n ute n ear h

er, try ing to What h
ave I don e ? I said to h
er Where

md t m
.

fas h
ion gh disog p e ecen en ou so un n s eec hto are y ou h
urt ? Let e s ee.
”

mak B t my m i g m t hav la t d l
e u us n us e s e on ger I fel t like a vil l ain ; an d w hen , as I touched

hm
.

th
a Ii t d d
n at l a t i u d
n en e , or, e s , s e s n ers to od m
her ar , she began to tre ble afresh, a col d m
it. her face ch
Suddenl y I an g e an d s he saw pers pirat io n s tar ted out upo n my f ore head
looked up at m
, .

e in a hel pl ess dis tres sed w ay

”
I w il l be as gen tl e as possibl e, I said, bu t
You do n ot like m
.
,

e she cried piteous ly I mt

us see the w o un d ”

mad
.
, ,

mply
.

You alw ay s loo kas if—as if I e y ou an gy

r The n ex t fe w mm t
o en s w ere s i terribl e
mt
.

m
.

Wh
at w as I to say to h
t at ? I th
i nk I us Th
e w oun d its el f w o uld h
ave been a ere n o
h
ave turn ed pal e At an y rate , I l os t my p re thin g to a ma n or w o ma n of stron g or an isation
g ;
mi d
.

sen ce o f n an d was m ore out of patien ce w i t h but to th

is poor , delicate child it was an act ual
my
,

s el f h ever t an an guish Th e sh ock s he had received had been

at is a m
. .

Th istake I said an d turn ed on so great th at in s pite o f h er efforts s h e coul d

m m
, , , ,

y hee l a n d w a
,l k e d o u t o f t h e roo b ec au se I n o t co n tr o l h e r s el f H
, e r l arge ey es s h one w ith .

knew I s h ould bl un der if I stay ed p a i n a n d t e r ro r a n d a t e v e ry t ou ch a li ttl e sob

A kind of fury s eized upon m en I foun d bro ke from
.
, , ,

e wh her w hite lips

m en m m
.

y se lf o u ts id e I di d n o t w a n t t o w o u n d th e Wh y e x a in a t io n wa s o v e r I s poke to
I m
.
,

ch ild an d I w as al w ays doin g it ust be her again . .

eon lives five m il es from

,

al w ays w oun di n g h er if sh e fan cied th at h er Th e n earest surg

m cl um
,

p res en c e w as o bn o x io u s to e W h at a sy h e r e I s a id a n d i t is al w a y s d o u luiul w h eth

”
er

boor I m ow n m
.

m
, ,

us t h ave s h y se lf s u ll e n an d s a v h e i s to b e f ou n d at h o e I h ave dress ed s uch

Will you trus t m
, , .

age an d ton gue- tied ! w ounds as th is on e before e

It w as a w et dreary day but I took m

.
,

y g u n to d o w h a t I c a n a t o n ce or w ill
y o u w a it 7
"

an d w en t out to w alk m m
, , ,

y il l -h u o r of f I w a n I w ill t rus t you s.h e said A n d t h en s h e ,

”
.

dered farth er th an us ual an d w as abs ent un til tur ned h er face aw ay upon th e cus h ion and lay
m
, ,

late in th e aftern oo n Wh en I retu rn ed to th e q u i t e s till w a it in g fo r e t o b e gni .

ous e I stopped for a m om

.
,

h en t in th e h all to lay I w as scarcely in a con dition to be s kill ful

m m m m
, , ,

y g un d o w n an d t h e n p a ss e d o n in to t he co u r t w i t h y h e a r t b e a t i n
g li k e a tr ip
-h a er and
eadin g m
, ,

y ar d I in te n d e d g g
o in t o t h e s ta b l e b ut be f ore th a t co l d s w e a t b y fo re h e a d b u t I k n e w
ere cam e to m
. , ,

[ w as h alf across th e yard th y t h a t a t l ea s t I di d n o t bun le an d I s ared h

g p er

ecked m an d as m
, ,

startl ed ear s oun ds w h ich ch e uchpain as w as possibl e S till before I

m
.
, ,

brough t m y h ea r t i n to y th ro a t T h ere w a s h a d fi n is h ed s h e h
. ad fain ted an d I was scarcel y , ,

th e sh arp report o f a gun m in gled wi tha crash sorry to see it

ad com m
.
, ,

an d th irl s voice ; a Wh en I h l t d k I got up

’
en a l ow bitter cry in a g p e e y w o r

hurriedl y l eavin g her to m m

, , , ,

cry of pain an d terror y oth er an d w en t

A fierce curse at m m
. , ,

y o w n fo ll y a n d c ar el ess o u t in to t h e o p en a ir A w o a n i s h v er t ig o h a d
m m m
.

n ess spran g to m
,

y p li s I h a d l e f t yg u n l e a n s ei z e d u p o n e. I s h o c k fro h e “ to f oo t a n d .

in g against a piece of arm

, . ,

or in th e en trance- h al l fel t w eak to h el pl es sn ess

A few m eard m m
.
,

an d it h ad been kn ocked do w n an d th e ch arge in utes later I h y o th e r speak ,

h ad ex pl oded Th is flash ed upon m e in a secon d ing to a servant .

er m
.

om
.

In anot h en t I was in th e h o use in th e Wh ere is M aster Iarry sh e said

m all and ans w ered for m

, .
,

idst of unutterabl e contusio n th e serv an ts rus h I tu rn ed in to th eh l f

yse

ing te rrified fromth eir room s ; m m m m

, , .

y o th e r Y o u u s t co e back to th e parl or sh e
”

ex cl aim in g w ildl y an d callin g to m

, , ,

e ; nobody said Th e poor ch il d wants to see you before

m
.
, ,

qu iet b u t K itty h i a c n a a r a w h o d r o o p e d ag a in s t w e,
t a k e h e r u p s ta i r s
"
.
 “I Y CO US I N K A T H E B I N B .

Going in to the roo mI w a s surpris ed to iin d g ravity in her girlis heyes as s e h drew her h
and

mm
, ,

th
e girl standing up The nex t a t I
o n saw

ma
.

“
You did not e n to do t at, h h
s e s aid.

[ wanted to s h
ow y ou h I
t at was not very “
No,
”
I s aid, I did n ot. Your c h
il d-
face
mhh t
uc ur
”
s h
e sai d. “
I a m n ot, in deed ; betrays m e. Now , you h
ave tw o t in gs to for h
m
,

please beliave e. Th
e fain tin g is h
n ot ing I five
”

m
. .

am never very stro n g, an d al ways a cow ard I forgive th e both w as h m

er si pl e speech .

m m
,

about ai
p n. houl d n ot go to bed
Th
at is all I s He c
r hil d-face did betray e She w as o re

ma ma y
. .

now but th at M rs O gil vie w ishes it Did th ey . of a w o n h

t an I fan cied She saw n

md
. .
,

tell you h o w it happen ed ? M y dress caugh t the h

t in gs of w ichI
h n ever drea e . Her beauti
ham mer as I pass ed an d I gave a littl e pull ful had a w on derfull y cl ear vision
eyes

It w as all m
.

You are very good to m

,

with sh
” ”
f l e said
“
o ut loo ki ng y o w n au t
. . e one , ,

It was not y our faul t, at al l,

”
I said. It night Wh
.
y a re y o u n ot a s goo d t o other

wasm
i n e. hecdl ess fool I ough
I w as a t to peopl e ? .

av m
h ye n eck w run g B ut I h ave beeupunish ed
. To o th er peopl e 1 I repeated . .

But I do n ot want you to be pun is h sh Sens itive as h er nature w as sh e h

”
ed ad a curious
“
e

et m
,

e m
,

Th e of h Sh
”
su d in gen t le dis tress at is w ors t of all
'

courag er ow n y ye es b ra vel y
You are n ot so kin d to your m
. .

ad better com
.
, .

Yo u h e up s tairs K i tty an d oth er

m m
.
,

ave som
,

h e g ruel sug g es t ed y o
”
th er p la in I gave a sligh t s tart
Am
, , .

tively as usual It wu h er h abit to s ugges t gruel I ever un kin d to h er ? I as ked

If a m to m m
. .

m
,

upon al l occas ions an h ad been acci. Yes sh e an s w ered y a a z e en t , ,

.

dentally dau pitatcd I th ink gruel w oul d h ,ave You are un kin d because you are careless You .

occurred to h er at on ce as a h appy th oug ht are s tro nger th an s h e is an d y ou s h ow h er th at

m
.

Wh y g ru e l in H ea v e n s, n a e I
"
I cr ie d h er fa n c ies
’
m a k e y o u i m pa t ie n t T h a t is n o t . .

As if it w as n ot h ad en oug hto be sh ot wit h out kin d it w as a littl e s el fis h Sh e is not y o un g

'

hto begin to overcom

, ,
.

being forced to sw all ow gruel en oug e fan cies n ow an d

arm re
.

ey seem
,
“
Gruel n ever did an ybody any h th real to h er
”

turned m m
, .

y o th er w i th di g n ity I h av e h e a rd I w a s s t u n g to th e q u i ck a n d co u l d n o t he l p
reat aun t o f m
.
, ,

ine say th at h er fath sh

’
ag er s g rand ow in g i t
m
.

oth er dran k th ree q uarts a day Is th er e an y th in g els e ? I said

I will take som ruel if you w oul d like m m
.

m m
.

e g e Y es v e ry g ra v el y S o e t i es — o h ”

said K it ty prett ily subm

. ,
,

to , ,iss ive I like it you are not very respectful—an d s he loves you .
,

very m uch
"
a littl e

And s m ilin g back at m e withs ublim I rem arked s om

. .

e courag e Th an k you ew h at dryly

e before I m
.

It w as so m
, , ,

sh e wen t aw ay to be dos ed , . etim o ved or s po ke ,

ag ain I could not h el p bein g s il en t Th e g irl .

ad given m e som
.

ral th at I s h oul d stay indoors ins tead of g oin g h eth ing to th in k about Sh e

e pretty armevery m
.
,

out .I dres sed th ornin g h ad said w h at w as true an d y et I h ad n ever , ,

and th ro ughdo ing so learn ed a great deal I con desc en ded to th in k so before I h ad been
irl s face an d to m
, , . .

learned to l oo k at th e g eet m
i p a t ie n t
‘

e n o u g h an d n ow a n d th e n I h a d be e n

m
, ,

h er dark e es wi th
y ou t a c tin g li ke a d u b i di o t t he re v e r s e o f res p ec tf u l
ave m m m
. .

l lcarned to tin d words te nse an d to h y A s l ig h t m o v em e n t fro m y co p a n i on ro use d

senses abo ut m e tim e pretty arm m ad ris en fro mh
,

e B y th e th e Sh e h er seat an d s tood re

ink l m t alm e sam e tim

.
,

at I gardin gm
.

hsd h eal ed I th , igh ost say th e w ithsad eyes but at th e , , ,

witha l ittle air of dign ity

ave n ever as ked you to forgive m
.

l h e y et I am sorry to h ave dis pl eas ed y ou sh e said

, , .

I said to h er th e day I too k th e bandag e of B ut it is true

ad m
, .

Stay 1 I ex claim
.

here was no need she ans w ered There ed for I saw s h e h

”
“ “
, . is ”

un ders to od m
,

was no n eed Mr hw ren ce ”

e on ce ag ain an d w as abo ut to
ink I am
, . .

I said brus quely ; l eave m at m

,

But th ere was need

”
e Th eans th at you th
and givin w ay to an imuls e of t en derness an d sava e en ou hto res ent w h
, , .

g p g g a t y o u h a v e s a id
"

rem
, .

orse I bent forw ard and kissed t h

, e scar Sh e did n ot an s w er but h
, er eyes s h on e as if ,

th e w oun d h ad l eft beh in d tears w ere on th e po in t of ris in g in th eir depth s

e w as a w om
. .

I was al ways forgetting sh I I protested al m

“ ”
an I do n ot resen t it os t pas

en an d rem em
.
, ,

forgot th bered it w itha flus hof sionate ly I know it is true an d I w ishit

er at m o w n trans res sion
,

Will you bel ieve m e if I pro m

.
,

ang
y g B ut th ere w as w as n ot . is e
ave m
.
,

no an c
g on h er face onl y a littl e in n ocent th at I will try to beh
, y s el f be tt er ?
 216 “x v O O U S I N K a r e n a rn n fi

Perh
aps I frigh
ten ed her a littl e w it hmy veho I w as full of pass io nate m
i sery , but I h ad m ade

m en ce . But s he w as very gen tl e an d did n ot up my m

i d n I w oul d s tan d aside . I w oul d n ot
is t im
,

draw her h an d away th e wh en I kissed it take th is un due advan tage of h er ig n orance If . .

e even l et m
,

Sh e h old it w h en I sat dow n by h er sh e h ad been older an d h ad tried t h e outer

ave m
,

s ide an d tal ked to h er An d th en for th e firs t w orld even th en I sh oul d h ade an effort

tim m
,

e in m
. ,
,

y l ife I b eg a n to fee l th at I w a s n ot to co n qu er y s elf; but a s it wa s — w e l l I w ou ld ,

as im movabl e as I had al w ays fancied m

, ,

ys elf r etu rn to t he ol d life

I w ent back t o m
. .

Th e greates t dull ard coul d g uess w h ere th e y dogs and gun s th e n ex t day

tides carried m rifle w ithtem

.

e to I wh o h ad h el d m y s elf I d id n o t t p ta ti on I t u r n ed aw a y
fromth
.

al oof fromal l w om
.

an kin d even fro mall th

,

e pain ed w on der in th ir l s fac e an d

'
e e g

w orl d fel l m I w en t out gl oo m

, ,

adly in l ove n ew I could n ot tear resisted h er g en tle advan ces y

mysel f fromher I follo w ed her here an d there an d m is erabl e an d cam
. .
,

e in h o peless an d bitt er ,

en m
.

er co m
. .

I w as h an i al w a I ha d n v er b ee n I w as s il en t an d col d w h y h eart burn ed

p o n y s e

in m t a cruel battl e w ithm

. ,

happy before ; an d I began to be h appy I fo r w ith e I fough y sel f .

my p v
,

m
.

t o erty , and n o l on ger rebell ed again s t an d w ould n ot be s ubdued Scores of ti in

ge es ,

mt th da k app al
.

fate I hin g but to be n ear th

cared for isn ot h
t e day s t at foll o w ed, h I e e r e

d al m t gav w ay t m
.

e m t trust m
,

child and to teac hh er that s h igh e in g eyes , an os y f ll y ; b t e o o u

al m t
.
,

I w as a littl e afraid of you at firs t I think it w as onl y I ld

os t hl p
. i g cou no e see n

m
, ,

she said to e o n ce ; but n ot n o w , n ot no w h

t at, after a lit tl e w hile the pretty face grew
m
, ,

s hakin g h
er ret t head an d s il ing soft ly . p e an d sad, an d
al the s w eet voice h
ad a ton e o f
p y ,

Now I kn ow y o u bette r
”
pain in it She did n ot u n ders tan d, an d w as
m
.

m that
.

Happin ess w as so n ew to e, I her sittingalon e

lived as un h
appy . O n ce I ca e u po n ,

in a kind of dream I scarcel y th

,

ht of the in a deep w indo w ; an d w hen she turned to w ard

m
o ug

Yet I did m
.

futu re Each day w as su cien t e th ere w ere tears in h er ey es but I preten ded

n ot tell m m
,

m
. .
,

y l o v e I i ag in e d t h at if I r ev ea l ed n o t to s ee th e If I h a d s p o ken a w or d or if

my heart to her she m

.

eard a trem
.

r in k from me
,

igh t sh sh e h ad s po ken an d I h ad h or in

ow n all m
, . ,

w e w en t on un til I h ad gon e too far to h

, er voice I sh ould h ave sh y f ren zy , .

t ur n back and th en I w as ch ecked s uddenl y M an y a day I stayed out late h opin g th at w h en

An d it w as m om
,

m
.

m
, ,

y o th er w h o a w a k en e d e I re a c h ed h e th e ch ild w oul d be gone I

e w ould m er m
. .
,

It w ill be a good th in g for you Larry sh e us ed to fan cy th at s h ake up h in d

sm
, ,

d s itting by th e fire o n e n ig ht ; an d it s suddenly leave us

’
“ ’
, , .

wh at I al w ay s lo n ged for I ve even pray ed B ut w ithall m cies I n ever dream

’

y fa n ed o f

at you m
.

om
,

th igh tn t h arden your h

’
eart ag ain s t h er wh at really h appen ed in th e en d I cam e h e

M on ey s a tin e on e even in g at dus k aft er a l ong tram

.
,

an d th row your ch
’
an ce aw ay p an d
s udden l y m
.

m m
, ,

th in g Larry an d t h h h h
'

ere s n o kn o w in w a y t fl w u t f t d i i
g o n y o er e o o e n n
g
rooman d caugh e armtrem
, ,

th ousan ds a y ear th at in n ocen t baby -faced crea t m e by th bli n gw ith ,

ex citem
, ,

ture h as An d w h . o co ul d h el p l o ving h er too ? en t an d pan tin g for breath

e cam
, , .

It s a fin e th in g th h th at s h e h Larry ! Larry ! Ia rry l s h

"
e cried ; and s h
’
oug ere so e

m
,

ook m
,

youn g before s h e h ad s een an y th in g of th e sh y a r w i th a ll h e r s t ren g th

w orl d or m e m
,

er m
.

et o th Sh e s th Wh at is th I said
’ ”
, en e kin d of . atter ? .

soft - h earted t h in g to be eas il y w on y ou s ee O h Larry i s h e said h ystericall y y ou

”

It cam e on m e m
, .
, , ,

I s aw it all at h o t th
"
e l ike a bl ow ave g .o n ey after al l i

em on ey 1 I s tam mered Whose mon ey ?

,

on ce w h at I h ad actual ly forgotten befo re Sh Th

’
, e .

M iss K itty M acn um

.

had every thing that fortun e coul d give h er I ara s she an s w ere d
’

ad gon e m
.
, .

had noth in g I w as a beggar ; and w ors e a

. I though t sh e h ad but h er n ex t

w as takin g w ords m e m
, , ,

beggar w h o coul d n o t be
g A n d I . ad e th atter cl earer

Com
.

advan tage of h e in to th sh Th
”
er . e parl or e said e g en
erin e M acn am tlem
.
,

Ar e y ou s peakin go f K ath ara? an is th ere —th e l awy er— an d h e w il l tel l

I said ; and m y bl o o d grew h ot as I s po ke

y o u S h e i s d ea d an d al l h er m on ey h as com e

ave been m aking a m

. .
.
,

sh to you ; an d w e h
”
To be sure e an s w ered Of K itty is take
en l et m I said risin g from Ours is n ot th
, . .

e richM iss Macn am

.

Th e tel l y ou
”
ara at all Sh e
my seat that you have thought of thin gs I w as an old w om
, , .

, an an d our K itty h as onl y a

al l n ever be a rich pal try li ttl e in com e room
,

have n ot t hough t of I sh e Con s into th

'

man on K atherine Macn am

.

ara s m
, .

B ut I w oul d n ot h ear an oth

’
o n ey if I l ive a er w ord I grew
e room h I trem
,

bl ed fromh
.

th ousan d
"
An d I s t rode out o f th
y ears I ot an d co l d ead to foo t I
It w as all o ver in ten m ed m d to keep frombreaking out in
. . .

in u tes an d l ess Ih ad cli n ch y h an

been s tro n g-w ill ed an d s tubborn froma ch so m
, .

ild e fran tic w a

y . .
 M ARS H A L L S
’
B A RN
B Y D O R O T H Y D A L E .

SIL m i
IO N is a qu e ,
t o
‘ ‘
ld-fas ion ed New En g h n Mars h
J oh all by th is ti e, abl e to buy th
w as , e m
l an d to w n , lyin g in as char ing a bit of co un try m lan d w h
ichh is fas t livin g n eigh
- bor w as fo r ced

as on e coul d as k to s ee S oon after l eavin g the to part w ith It w as fro a dis pute as to lan d m
ma k mthi
. .

vil l age, h t e road to w ard t e sout h hpasses an r s , arisin g fro s sal e, t at h he q uarrel
t

ol d s to n e house w hichh
as been s tan din g there w hichw e have m ti d
en on e s prun g. The cas e w as

m m
,

sin ce Revol utionary ti es , an d stil l l ooks stro n g carried to law The Dean s ca e of victorious ,
hom
.

en oug han d ampl e en ou ghto be the future e an d t e h M ars h

al l s n ever forgave it
m d tht w h Ri ha d
.

of gen erations yet un born M oreover it w as ru ore a en c r

i t y m
. ,

Abo ut it , an d beyon d it , lie broad fiel ds of Dean , f th

o a i d th b a t iful d
s s or gh rr e e e u au

l gy m
,

grain, gro w ing y ell o w u n der t e h August s un ter o f th l d Sil v t

e o it t hd
er on c er an , ouc e

s h
in e , an d acres of corn , rus tli n g in t e s u h m
m er John Mars h
all very n early ; soh t at , betw een

breeze the ol d w oun d to th e pocket , an d the n ew w o un d

m md i
.

And all th is is th e prop erty of on e fortu nate to t e affection s , th

h e fa il y q uarrel s ee e n no

m an Stan din g upo n th e broad bal co n y o f th e w ay s likel y to die out

m
.

ma
.

ol d s ton e-hou se h e can l oo kto w ard t h

e eas t , an d It reac hed its cli x w hen the t w o far ers ,

mt
,

h
to w ard t e w es t , an d call it al l his o w n , al os w ho bel on ged to o ppos ite parties in pol it ics he

m
,

as far as he can s ee. ca e rival can di dates for el ection to th e S tat e

B ut , so he farmh
my e ad tw o ow n ers
ears ago, t , Legislature . John M ars h
all w as beaten , an d ,
an d Rich ard Dean w h o lived in t he s to n e house, , h
c oos in g to co n s ider his
defeat as a direct, pe r

an d Jo hn Mars h all w h o o w ned the l and opposi te so n al inj ury , in flicted by h is n eigh
bor, vo w ed
h he w oul d be even w ithhim And Richard
,

to it on th e oth er s ide of t h e road w ere n o t at

ad been s om e cam om
.
, ,

frien ds Th ere h e ancien t q uarrel Dean w h en h e h e at th e cl ose of t h e

m
.
, ,

l an d arks , an d, like tr ue Capul ets an d

abou t sess io n fo un d th
at this had been n o idl e th reat

m
.
,

Montagues , the fa ilies h ad n urs ed t heir en Across th e road directly in fron t of h is hous e

mitt d it f mf th l oo m imt he fram

,

mity
,

an d tran s e ro a er to son , al on g ed u p before h e of a h ug e barn

Workm am
.

hthe fam
,

w it il y acr es . an w ere busily pl yin g th eir n oisy h

Th ere h ad been Dean s an d M ars h alls in Sil mers l oo se timbers lay scattered about great
verto n alm os t from e tim
, ,

th e wh en th e to w n firs t heaps of boards w ere pil ed up here an d there

had a n am ey w ere fro mw idely dif
,

e ; but th ready for u s e an d all th e dirt an d rubbis hof

e on ce beautiful m
,

feren t w alks in life Th e firs t of th e Deans w as

. buil din g defaced th eadow

an En gl is hgen tl em
.

an of fo rtun e w h o in travel M r Dean stoo d agh as t an d coul d s carcel y be

arm
, , .
,

in g t h roughth e co u n try w as ch ed w itht h e lieve h is eyes His pretty daugh ter tripped out

; but al m
,

ht a l arge tract u pon the bal cony to m im

.

n at ural beauty of th e p l ace bo ug eet h ost be

imw as off
,

of l an d th ere an d buil t th e s ton e h ouse of t h is for e th e kis s w ithw h ichs h e greeted h

all s cam from h

,

s tory Th
. e firs t o f th e M ars h e in to S il er poutin g li ps sh e ex cl aim ed oh
m
, , ,

verton w ithall h is w orl dly goods in th e bun dl e

p ap a l Is i t n o t a s h a e ? C o uld y ou h a v e b e

wh ichh e carried un der h is arman d th e bun dl e l ieved th at an y m an w oul d be so m ean 1 Is th ere

He cam hired m
,

w as n ot h to noth in gto h M us t w e h ave th at h

“ ”
eavy e as an e do n e orrid

e farm
.
, ,

on e o f th ers in th e n eig hborhood Aft er barn al w ays before our eyes I “”

e m
.

a y ear s service h arr ied th e farm er s daug h Yes ! th e barn w as th ere an d s taid M r Dean
’ ’

il d in process of tim im Am
, . .

ter w h, o bein g an on l y ch
, e fo un d h , sel f pow erl es s an h as th e rig ht to .

dutifull y in h erited h er fath er s acres an d h an ded buil d w h ere h e w il l o n h i s ow n l an d an d th

’
e l aw

em im fromputtin g h im
, ,

th over to h er l ucky l ord can n ot preven t h

. s el f t o an y

S in ce th os e days th ere h ad been g reat ch an ges am oun t of troubl e ex pens e an d in con ven ien ce .
, ,

Non e of th e Deans h ad ever added to t h eir orig i for t h e very l audabl e obj ect of ex ecu tin g h is
n al in h eritan ce an d on e o f th e me h ad so crip spits on h is n eigh bor In th e ey e of th e law th e

m
.
, ,

p l ed h is re so u rce s by ex tr a vaga n t l iv i n g t hat it b ar n co ul d n ot be a d e to app ea r a n u is an ce

becam imto s ell a portio n of h atever it m

, , ,

e n ecessary for h is w h igh t be in th e ey es of th e dw ell ers

es tate Th e M ars h
. all s fro mfath er to s on h ad in th
, e s ton e h ous e So th ere w as n o th
, in g to be .

ever been a fr ug al s et ; an d th e gran dfath er of don e but to pocket th ei r w rath an d if possibl e , ,

,

21 8
 ’
n a a s n a aa s s an s .

to pc m css hin pati ence, w h

ei r
t souls il e th e on hom e Sh m
e h ad th fath
e g reates t pride and
er
’
s

om
.

-
ster grew , day by day, un til at l as t it s tcod co deligh t in h er ances tral h m e an d th ese feelin g s , ,

pld c in its u gli n ess , cu tt ing of t h

e v ie w of t he to geth er w i thh er artis tic sens e of t h e beautiful

bo util h l w es tern h il ls and th e pretty pon d

,
in nature w ere so gel led by th ,
is h ideous barn set , ,

wh ichn es tl ed at th eir feet h idingth e big kn oll un der t h eir very eyes th at sh e coul d never l ook

out a flutter of w rathsom etim

, ,

wh ere a g r oup of g igan tic pin e trees kept w atc h at it w ith es sil en t

e m em an d
, ,

and w ard over th eado w s belo w th but often outs poken , .

sh uttin g o ut even th e s un set It was durin g th is w in ter w h ichfoll ow ed th e

e acm
. ,

Th e o f uglin ess w as reach ed and th e buil ding of th e barn th at y oun g M ars h all as h e

disappoin ted far m e m w as call ed return ed fromEurope

, , ,

Joh n Mar
‘

er s reven g ust be fully sat , .

ish od w h
, en t h e buil din g h ad been pain ted th e sh al l h ad bes to w ed upon th is only son every
brigh tes t taw dries t yello w th at ever dis grac ed a opportunity for th at ex ten ded in tellig en ce and

m m
,

p a in t -p o t ; an d M a r s h a ll s B ar n h a d b e
’
co e a c u l tu r e
”
w h ic h th os e o f hi s n a e h a d h ere to fore

by word in th
- e n eigh bo rh ood cons idered of littl e w orth com p a re d to t h e accu
at can t be cured m mulation of lands an d stocks There is m
.
,

Wh ’
us t be en dured Mr on ey

Dean re m
. .
,

ar ked to h is daugh h h an d J oh n sh al l h ave w h

” “
ter by way o f say en oug e said at
ingsom in g bo thoriginal and com
, , ,

et h he w ants provided h ”
fortin g e does n ot s quan der it

an did no t s eem
.

e y ou n gm
. ,

But M iss Ali ce h ad no idea of sitting dow n A sin w h i chth in clined

p a ti en tly to en d u re w h e n th o ug h a c u re w a s t o c o m m it s in c e th ou g hh e k n e w h o w t o s p e n d
o ped for m atters m e am
, , , ,

not to be h igh t at l eas t be gen ero us ly h eh ad n ever yet ex ceeded th pel

m e m oun tai n w ou ld not m im
, ,

ended Th ove for M a all o w an ce granted h by h is fath er

cm
.

e barn w as not likely to be m

.

h et an d t h ore Sol e h eir to th e M ars h al l farm w h ichh ad

accom modatin g; but something might perhaps grow n to be the largest in the county good-look
, ,

, , ,

be don e in th e w ay of h idin g it ;and Alice w as in g frank an d j ovial an d w ith an eas e and

race of m
, , ,

to be seen daily on th e law n bus il y at w ork w ith g ann er con ferre d by th ree y ears of

e s peedil y becam
,

h er ow n h an ds an d s uperinten din th la b f o reig n travel h e th e lion of

, g e ors ,

of oth ers Hith erto th e bal cony h ad been l eft Sil verton At th e vil lage parties an d so cial g a

s all un ited to w el com iman d do h im

. .
,

entirely o pen w ith n oth

, in g to in tercept th e th eri n g e h , ,

beauti fu l w es tern view ; but now vin es began to h on or w ithon e ex ceptio n Ah augh ty h o w w as

clim
.

ere seem
,

b th , in g to vie w itheachoth er in th e on l y ackn o w l edg men t that Alice Dean w ould

h astenin g u pw ard w ithth eir delicate l eafy w all vouch s afe to h is presen ce ,
Sh e could n ot be .

and h an gin g- bas kets w ithtall plants and l ong brough t to in cl ude h erself in any conversation

stream
,

ers o f l ux urian t ivy did w h at th ey coul d in w h ichh e took part an d h er cool w ith draw al
e com mon caus e Here and there means froma group w hichhe chan ced to j oin w oul d
,

la th
eir m utual frien ds in em
.
,

of lattice- w o rk w ere set up w h ere on e of th es e oft en place t h barras sing

days m
, ,

acs w oul d bloom ; a n d a h a w t h o n h ed p o s it io n s H er fa th e r h a vi n g n ot ic e d t h i s on

, r g e .
,

was plan te d an d coax ed w ithever cunn in de on e o ccasion w h en th ey h ad been out to eth

g er
y g
rem om
, , ,

vice for sp eedy gro w th ons trated w ithh er on th eir ret urn h e

il e sum mer lasted ; m

.
,

All th is did very w el l w h il dly s ugges ting t h at sh e sh oul d en deavor to

but w h en t h e autum n w in ds and fros ts h ad laid keep h er ang ry feel ing s a l ittl e m ore o ut of sig h t
e y oun g m an is n ot to blam
.

bare every tree an d sh rub stripped th e l eaves Th e for h is fath er s

’

fromt h
,

e vin es an d carried des tructi on am he con cluded ”

, on g conduct you kn ow , , .

th e flo w er- baskets th en th
, e barn stood forth
“
Of cours e no said Alice ; but h e s h is ,
’

ag ain in it s nakedn ess a reat

g y el l o w bl ot u p o n fa t h er s son an d a ch ip o f th e ol d b l '
oc k I d a re

e added after a m om
, , ,

th e lan dscape In fact as th

. ey l ooked out of say No sh . en t s sil ence
’
,
’

ouse it seem
, , ,

th e In l con y - w in do w s o f th e s to ne h it s of n o use tryi n g I can n ever be civil to

’
.
,

ed to be th e on l y t h in g th at w as seen a M arsh all w ithth at h ideous y ell ow barn s taring

me in the face
.
,

Mr Dean tried to take th e infliction ph il o

”

ere w as no rem
.

Fi ve m
.

soph ical ly s in ce th edy for it an d i nutes l ater Mr Dean w h o h ad taken

is m
, , , .
,

E cceeded in
pu t ti n g it out of h ind about as up and w as l ookin g o ver h is n ew s paper laid it
urry as Al ice rem
, ,

well as eo l e en erall do w h en a th ingis con do w n in a h arked in a slow

p p g y
ad at last m
, , ,

flantl y in si h t B t Alice w h o was a youn g del iberate w ay as th hs h e h ade

g u oug
lady of som
.

m
, ,

e s pirit w as at n o
p a in s e it h er t o u p h e r in d
Her m y em
,

e ruin of m
,
leu en or conceal h er in dig nation oth er “
Papa th at barn w ill be th t
ad been dead for m an y y ears an d on com I am
.
,

h in g per goin g to set fire to it

”

om e fro m e m
.

e roomh
, , .

h sch ool a y ear before th arriage of Mr Dean glan ced about th al f afraid

er sol e m
, , . ,

“ only sister h ad l ed h istress of h er th at th ey w ere n ot al on e before h e replied , ,

 220 n a u s n a at w s an s .

My dear ch il d, that ay be a pl easan t littl e m p ut y o uin a straigh t j acket , an d keep you w h

- ere

j oke o f y ou rs bu t it is l uc ky that th ere w as no

yo u w ill be in n o dan ger of doing isch ie m
my
,

on e to hear it but s el f.
”
Here the pretty in cen di ary burs t in to her
It is no j o ke at all , a
p pa Ia mq it i u e s er o us . us ual m erry l augh, kis s ed her father bade him
m tim a d
.

er o w n room
,

I have been th
in kin gabout it for so e e, n g
-
ood ni ght an d w en t aw ay to h

mi g ba k t
,

ma
,
”
I e n to do it . co n c o s ay ,

M r Dean took off his ey e-glasses an d l oo ked I w on t burn th e barn to - ht papa ; s o ’

ni g

Upon m
.
, ,

attent ively at h is daugh

”
t er y w o r d y o u ca n res t in peace

as som
. .
,

I believe th e ch ild h e su chin ten tion It w as late in M arch an d th e day h ad been

”

very w arm
,

he said to him
,

s elf To h er h e said ; on e of th os e s ultry day s wh ic h

etim es com
.

ave a som
, ,

It is your opin ion th en th at y ou h e un ex p ectedly an d takin g u s

ht to m
, , , ,

rig ake w ay w ith y o u r n e ig h b o r s ro

p p e r ty u n a w a res h a l f p ro s t r a te u s w it h
’
t h e ir s u d d e n , ,

wh en ever your pleasure is n o t cons ul ted in its heat Cl ouds had been th reaten in g all th e even .

in g; great m ass es w h ichs eem ath

”
si tuat ion ed to g er black

It is m m
.
,

y po in io n re t u r n e d A li c e w it h t h e n e ss as t h ey ro l l e d s l o w ly w e s t w a rd a n d a t i d
at m
, , ,

con fiden t l og ic of eigh teen y ears th y n igh t l ow gro w ls o f th un der began to break th e

hbor has n o right to set up an abom

,

n eig in abl e s till n ess an d big drops of rain t o patter nois il y

n uisan ce un der m
,

y v er y n o se A n d if h e ca n t ag ain s t th e w in d o .w -
p a n es
’

be m ade to rem
.

ove it I th in k I sh oul d be j us ti i ed , Alice aw oke and lay w atch in gth e vivi d flash es

hted up her rooman d

,

in gettin g rid of it in th wh ichnow an d th

”
e easi es t w ay poss ibl e en lig

in k als o upon m
.
,

An d you t h ature con sidera , l eft it in blacker darkn ess th

, an before w h en

m
,

t ion said M r Dean th at you w ould prefer s uddel t h a a ha d a f i a h

, .
, y ere c e s r p e e n n g c r s

ich seem
, ,

th e view of four w al l s in th e State Pris o n for th en peal after peal o f th un der w h ed

, ,

th e n ex t ten or fifteen y ears to th at of y our to s h ake th e ol d h o use to its very foun datio n s
, ,

n eig hbor s barn ’ ”

an d to s h iver an d vibrate th ro ughits every in ch

men t for ars on ?

.

Is th at th e pun is h o f s ton e an d m o rtar .

It is .
”
Al ice burie h d e r h ead a m o g
n t h e b e d - cl oth es
-benum
,

Oh but I s h , oul d n ot be caug h t I h ave an d l ay uakin w ith fear an d h

q g a.l f b e d ,

several plan s any on e o f w h ichis q uit e safe by th e sh Wh en s h

”
, oc k e at las t ven t ured to n u .

ead an d l oo k out fromh

.

B ut un fortunately y ou h
, ave a w itn ess o f cover h , er h er retreat
'

e roomw as all ag
, ,

y o u r in t en tion s
th
”
s ai d M r Dean quite s erious ly
, . l o w every obj ec t in it as
, .
,

No on e but you ; an d o f cours e papa you cl early s een as at n oo nday It could n ot be t h e

w oul d n ot tes tify agains t m

, , ,

ere it r em
.

l igh tn in g for th
”
e i ain ed s te ady an d n u
m
,

return ed Mr Dean w ith in terru ted eachm

,

In deed I s h ri h
”
oul d t w i b t r an d
p o en gr o
. n g g e

e air of a s tern im
, , ,

J um m
,

th partial j udge , brigh ter p gin f r o . h e r b e d a n d r us h in g . ,

oh papa ? I w on t believe it ! An d Alice to a w in dow s h e s aw a s igh t wh ichch ain ed h

’
, er ,

to ok a s eat upon h er fath er s kn ee to th etful of everyth ing but w h

’
e spo t forg at was
Im
.
,

said th e in ex orabl e fath before h

”
Yes er ean er

e barn w as in flam
.
, .

it If yo u burn up M r Mars h all s barn I sh Th Th htn in g had

’
all es e lig

e m
. .
, .

tell all I kn ow about th

”
atter s truck it an d set fire to its con ten ts To n s upon
An d sen d m
. .
,

tons of h Th
”
e to prison l ay w ere burnin g fiercel y eir dry .

To be sure I sh o ul d be sorry of course as masses kin dled into a huge red moun tain of
it w oul d deprive m
.
, ,

roarin g l eapin g flam

,

e of a val u able h ousekeeper e sh o n e l uridly up on th e

e coun try for m

.
, ,

Neverth el ess I s h oul d feel bo un d to do it

, And black s ky an d glared over th .
”
il es ,

Mr Dean l oo ked in to th
. e l ar g e blue e es w h
y ic h aroun d
m
, .

g a z ed a t h i w i th s u ch a se r i n a ex
p ress i o n t h a t In th e w eird .
fearful beauty of th e scen e

he was still hal f in doubt w ether she m

,

il e total l y unm
, ,

i gh t n ot Alice w as for aw h . in dfii l th at it , ,

be in earn es t w as of an y direct person al in teres t to h er ; but

Com e com he ex claim

.
,

e Ali ce ! ed at l en g th w h en it s udden ly occurred to h er w h at it w as s h e

ightim
.
, ,

er s roo mh
,

It is h e for us to put a s tep to s uchtalk flew to h er fath alf w il d w ithex cite

’

at is m ore y ou m us t prom ise m

,

as th is ; an d w h en t an d del igh t
me not to harbor suchdangero us n otions in that Mr Dean s roomw as on the opposite side of
, , .

’
.

th e h ous e an d h e h ad s een n o sign s of th e fire

”
bus y brain of y ours .

It is im
.

I can t pro m
,

is e ib l d l h h d r h d ly
’
p o s s e t o co n t r o l B e in g a so u n s ee p er t e t u n e a o n

hts you kn ow return ed Alice w ith part ial ly disturbed himso that he w as n ot m
.
,

on e s th
’ ”
ou g ore

at w as com en Alice cam

, , , ,

a sh ake of th e h ead th ical ly s erious th an h al f aw ake w h e boun ding to

en I m is bedside ex claim
.

Very w ell ”
said M r Dean , Th us t h . . in g oh papa l papa th '
e , , ,
 n a n s n annw s an s .

barn is burning; but I didn t do it

'
You see I h
t e gras s ; water w as das ed in is face to re h h
hm
.

h h h
was rig t , t oug ; for Providence h
as taken t he vive i , an d is h h
ead boun d up in andker h
afiair in to its ow n h
ands , an d saved m e the ch i efs to s top th
, e flo w of bl ood A doct or w h o .
,

w as q uickly brough t to t he s pot sew ed up th e

e disabl ed arm
,

Alice, are y ou crazy ? said M r Dean , as , w oun d an d bandag ed th Wh at

m m im
. .
,

by th ligh t of th e n igh t-la p, he saw h is to be don e w ithh ? h e as ked w itha g

”
e di er rave

m m To m
,

whirl ing abo ut th e roo , per for ing a rapturous face as h e con cl uded th e operation “
o ve

im
, .

h er l on g w h h an y dis tan ce in h
m
pa: an d, an d i te go w n
loo kin g, in , , is pres en t situation w ould
, ,

like a very fris ky gh os t Sh e h ad n o littl e di surely fa

.
p ove
r

culty in con vincin g h er fath er th at s he w as re Bringh

i mi t m
y hun o o s e, an d w e w ill do the

ally in her righ t m i nd an d in ducing h imto fol , best w e can for im

h ”
said M r Dean , w ho had
m
.
,

low h er as s h e h urried h ack to h er pos t at th e co e out on hearin g of the acciden t

e rem
,

ma
.

windo w to w atchth, ain der of th e brillian t 80 the un con s cious n w as carried in and
spectacl e.
placed upon a bed, an d th ere h e l ay for an y a m
Th
ere w as no m ore sl eep , h for the th
at nig t , l on g day , pros trat e an d hel pl ess in t he ho use of

fam ily in th e sto n e h ous e ; and w h en m orni ng h im wh om he h ad h ated an d inj ured His son
e storm h e m
.

broke cl o u dl ess an d beautiful afte r th ad been sen t for but th es s en g er w as l o n g

e un tam
,

im Wh
, ,

th ere lay t h is h ed lan ds cape s pread o ut in fin din g h en h e arrived t h e cro w d h ad

in all its ol d fam
.

before th e. i liar beauty an d dis pers ed and M r Dean w as s tandin

g y b t h e

eap of m
, , , .

Marsh all s Barn a h ine at th eir feet beds ide of h is fath er w h il e Alice w as bat h
'
.
in g ,

For o n e s h o rt w eek M r Dean an d h , .i s daugh th e in valid s h ead an d s trivin

g t o k
’
ee p it cool ,

ter rej o iced over th is u oo n l k e d - for deliveran ce w ithappli cations of ice

em
.

e s torman d con g e y oung m

.

Th ey bless e d th ratulated th said th

”
M r Dean an after g azin g
selves m ht as they gazed sil en tly for som e m om
.
, , ,

, or n in g n oon an d n ig
, , , en ts at h is fath er w h o w as ,

upon th e u n bro ken pros pect w h ichh ad n ever still in a s tate of s tu o r

p I s h o u l d in an y cas e

arm be ex trem
, , ,

accrued h alf so ch in g before Th en th ere . ely so rry for s uchan in tr us io n as th is

an to be a s tir am e circum
,

beg on g th e few ch arred an d but un der th s tan ces I feel th at it is

blacken ed t im ave m
, ,

bers w h ichth e fire h I w ill h

ad s pared trul y un pardonabl e y poor fat h er

eml ead after

.

freshon es w ere depos ited bes ide th re m o v,e d t o -ni h

g t i f it i s p oss ib l e
”

load of bui ldin g m Yo u m

, .

aterial s arrived an d t o t h e i r “
, , us t n ot t h i n k of sucha t h in g Mr
utter dis m Dean replied w arm
, .

ay th ey l earned th at th e barn w as t o ly Th e doctor h as ex

m
.

M r Dean rem
, ,

h e rebuil t . . ons trated to no pur p ress l y fo rb id d e n it Y o u u s t t a k e c are of y our .

d f i d l i h b v a i n ly tried th eir f a t h h ere an d in doin g so I t ru s t t h t y u

p o s e a n r e n y n e g o rs e r a o

m
, , ,

p u s ua sio n s o n t h e o b s t in a te o l d a n Y oung w ill spare yours elf all un eas in es s as to in trus ion
.

o w as deeply m M ake yours elf as com

.

Marsh all w h ,
o rtified and g rieved fortabl e as y ou can an d i , ii

at h is fath e r s co urs e ex erted all th e el oq uen ce l ow us to ren der y ou an y as s istan ce in our po w er

’
.
,

wh ichh e p o ss ess ed to preven t th e carryin g out Good Heaven s ! Are w e to t h rus t oursel ves

of th is m a li ci o u s d es ig n ; b u t th e o n l y re p l y u p o n y o u i n t h is w a y a f te r a l l t h at h a s h a pp e n

ere m m
,

wh ichh See h h h a f bes ide h im

”
e received w as y b o 1
y y o u e d? e x cl a i e d y o u n g M a rs a ll l -

com
, , ,

o as you ch oos e an d I in terfere w ith self w ith an x iety for h is fath

’
e an d g er s safet
y an d
m m
, ,

none of
y o u r p la n s Y ou a c t y o u r p l ea s u r e a n d o r ti fi c a tion a t t h e e b a rr a s s in
g p o s i ti o n in
m
,

all act m
.

I sh in e
”
w h ic h h e fo u n d h i s e l f I beg pardon sir
all possibl e speed an d but your gen eros ity m
.

akes m e feel m
. , ,

80 th e w or k w en t on w ith , o re pain

ra isingday w as at h an d A cro w d h . ad g ath ered fully th an ever th at all clai m

, to it h as been for

i s was us ual on suchoccas ion s in th e coun try feited I can onl y ass ure y ou t h
. . at even y ou

Th e h ug e fram e w as bein g sl ow ly h ois ted to its y o u rs e l f ca n n o t h a v e re g ret ted th e cause of th is

p la ce w it h l o u d s h o u t
s a n d c h e e rs a n d h ea v e -a tro u
, b l e m o re th a n I h a v e d o n e .
”

en som
,

ll oys w h e part o f th s aid M r Dean

”
e s tructure sudden ly I believe y ou ! cordial l y

m m m m ng m s im
.
, , ,

b l i uch aflected by th i l s ive ex pres sion o f

'

o n w a y a n d t i b e r a fte r ti b e r ca e t u p u

ree m
,

to th e g rou n d Tw o or th en received h ard feel in g He ex ten ded h is h an d w h . ichM ars h all

m
. ,

k nocks an d u l
gy b r u i ses b u t a ll esc a p e d w it h rec e i v e d g r a te f u ll y w h il e A l ic e w h o h a d e l te d
ed fro mth
, , ,

all serious inj ury w ithon e ex cep tion J oh n at th e fi rs t s ig n al of dis tress w is h e

bottomo f h
.
, , ,

nan ball lay upon th e g roun d un der a h eavy er h eart th at sh e h ad treated th e

beamwitha broken arman d a streamof bl ood young m an w ithm

,

ore co n s ideration Her bl ue

flowingfrom arp eyes w ere sw im min gw hen he said to her Pray
, , .

a w oun d in h is h ead out by a s h

et m
, , ,

Ilene u on w h
p i c h h e h a d st r u c k i n fall in g l e relieve you M is s Dean
. I fe ar y o u h a v e
, .

”
He was taken up ins en sibl e, an d laid upon tired yourself al ready .
 O U T O F T H E S H A D O W .

Weeks had pas s ed before Joh all becam

n M ars h e h al l l eave h ere to— day he said to his son
I s

en I am
.
,

fully con scious o f h is situation Fever set in and An d w h . all ready to go J oh n I sh oul d

e del irium l ike to s ee M r

, , ,

he grew delirious ;and w h en at last th Dean an d h is daugh ter Ask

m m
.

m
.

p a ss e d a w a y h e fe ll in t o a s tu po r w h ic h s ee e d th e t o m ee t e on t h e b a l c o n y
alm os t m is form
, , .

ore h opel ess t h an h er state He So l ean ingupon h is son a w eak broken - do w n

ad been l yin g for a l on g tim
.

e w ithscarcely a m
, , ,

h an h e to t across th e th res h ol d over w h ich

imex cept th he had been carried tw o m
, , ,

s ig n of l ife abo ut h e feebl e fl utt erh o n th s befo re S in k

in g in to an arm ichM r Dean m
, .

in gof h is puls e w h en h is son w h o h ad w atc h ed -ch air w h ade

imday an d n igh imsl o w ly open ready for h imw h
.
, , ,

over h t saw h il e Alice softly arran ged its

m
, ,

h is eyes and gaze w itha l ook of fain t w on der il l o w s a b o u t h i h e said in a voice s h aken
p
e room He w as th en too w eak to s peak; w ithw eakness and em
, , , , ,

about th . otion

but w h en days h ad elap s ed an d h e h ad gain ed Rich

,
ard Dean I n ever th oug h t I sh oul d h ave ,

s uficien t s tren g th h e as ked n o q uesti ons Th to th ank you for anyth in g but I ve been brough
’
e t
ich rem
. ,
,

barn or rath er its s kel eton w h ain ed as to it You an d I w ere n ever th e bes t o f frien ds

arm
.
, , ,

it h ad been l eft on th e day of th e acciden t w as an d a year ago I s w ore to do y ou h as l on g

t froma w in dow n ear h e Al m
,

in plain sigh is bed an d as I lived B ut th igh ty h as set His face

m
.

m
,

h e w oul d l ie h our aft er h our ga z in g at it a g a in s t e V e n g e an ce i s in e ; I w il l re a

p y
is ey es at any atte m
.
, , , ,

sil en tl y clos in g h p t a t c o n s a i th t h e L o rd A n d He h a s kept His w ord

’

as repaid m
. .

versation an d scarcely givi ng an an s wer to t h e He h e for al l I h ave don e Th is

im as m ade an ol d m an of m
.
,

few q ues tion s w h ichw ere put to h th in g h . e an d th ere s no ,

’

Youn g M ars h al l w as s itti ng on e day sadl y tel l in g n ow h o w l on g I s h all las t I w an t to

m ake m
, , .
, ,

w atch in g h is fat h er an d w on derin

g w h at w e re y p e a c e w it h y o u R ich a rd a n d y o u r

fam e rest of m
, ,

e seem
,

th e th oug h ts o ver w h ichh ed broodin g ily and to live as friends for t h , y

e s ick m
,

wh en th an t urn ed s low ly in h
”
is bed an d day s if y ou can l et bygon es be bygon es
Withall m
.
,

hit w ere n o un com

, ,

in a quiet w ay as th oug mon “

y h e a rt ! s a id M r D ean g ras p
”

e w as about to m
.
, ,

reques t th at h ake said t o h is s on in g in bothof h is ow n th e th in w h it e h an d h el d

im
, , ,

J oh n I sh o ul d l ike to h ave you see th at out to h We s h all h ave y ou a h al e h ear ty

ol d m in an ew ; and fro m
.
, ,

every th in g bel o n gin g to th at barn over th e w ay an yet and w e w il l beg

, , ,

is carried off an d th e pl ace cl eared up

, Do it as th is day h en cefort h Mars h. alls an d Deans sh al l ,

soon as poss ibl e w ill y ou i dw el l to geth

”
er in uni ty

as pro m ised m
.
,

Certain ly fath er if y ou w is hit h Th at is j us t w h at Al ice h

"
is son e

er to be m is arm
, , , ,

replied n o t kn o w in g w h eth os t as ton said youn g M ars h al l tw in in g h s about t h e

is s ide all tears an d s m

, ,

is h ed or rqioiced . bl ue ey ed girl by h
- iles , , ,

P erh aps you can atten d to it n ow said M r an d bl us h es w h il e th e t w o fat h ers

ga ze d o n e

ment w hichw as soon ex chan ged

, . , ,

Mars h all I do n ot n eed y ou

. I th in k I s h all w ith as to n ish . ,

g o to sl ee p A n. d h e cl o se d h is ey e s as if h e fo r g l a dn ess ; t h e o t h er w it h a s a ti s fie d l oo k in

in g m
,

w is h ed n oth ore to be s aid th e ey es w h ichh ad lon g seen w h at was g oin g

is on am
. ,

Young M ars h all w as n ot sl ow in ex ecutin gh on gth e youn gpeopl e .

fath er s w is h es ; an d t w o da s h d d M ean w h i l e th e sun w en t do w n upon a g

’

y a n o t p a s s e rou p , ,

before all traces of th e barn h ad di s appeared th e l ike of w h ichwas n ever s een in S il verton
appily m
. .

A few days m o re an d M r M ars h all s ig n ified h is Th e l overs h ave l on g been h arried

e firm
.
,

om
,

inten tion of goin g h h

m
ly resis ting all per an d an a d f a l - t i w g ro w in
,
o rc r o pp e re e s s n o
g
s uasions to th wh
’
e contrary . ere on ce s tood s B ans .

O UT O F THE S HA DO W .

B Y C L A RA B . H EA TH .

Out of the shado w , and into the glow , Out of th e shadow , and into th e s un ,

Out of th t ide, and in to th

e ebb- e flo w , So et h m
ing to ch eer us at l as t w e h ave w on ;
O ut of the do ubting, aw ay fro mth f a e e r, m
So eth m
ing to w ar us w h en east w i nds are chil l
Cro w n hpatience fruition is n ear ! S mth i g w h fal t i g t
’
us w it o e nta d by til l ; en rn o s n us s
S mth
, , ,

Whyh opes h ave died th at so fo ndl y w e nursed o i g fi d a

e t dd t t hi g i
n our r en s c n no a
S m
a ns
ers seem
o e r

y so m
,

Wh e h ave flouris h ed w h ile oth ed curs ed th

oi g u f e a t h av f
n thi pai
o r ees c nno or
Som
e e r ns
;
S mth
,

ew hat w e w o n der bu t l ittle w e kn ow i g th y a f hv w

o e
p tin e e rs o o u r a en ce a e
mi g f mhd mth gl
, on
Go n ro s a o w s w e w elco e e ow . Out of the shado w , and i n to the s un !
 E VE R -
Y D A Y D R E S SE S , G A R M E N T S, E TC .

DY I I IL Y B . H A Y .

We give firs t t ish m th on a w alkin gb

cos tu m e caug ht up at drap mc an d fas tened by bow s of
’

Th m
,

Fromun der th
, , , ,

for a young lady . at

e erial is a very dark s il k w i thfrin p d en ds
, . e s ides

of th e tablier appear po in ted pieces edg ed by

m
,

p o in te d frill s sa e w id th as that u po n th e ta bli er

med to m
.

Sl eeves trim
,

atch S ix teen yards doubl e

w idthm
.
,

aterial w ill be req uired B utto ns for

e corsage o f dress es are n o w qui te sm
.
,

th all ; an d
th e bas q ue bu tto n s all th e w ay fromt h e th roat

to th e en d o f th e bas q ue .

Nex t is a walkin gor h ous e -

dress of black s erge ,

brown , h i ll ed an in vis ibl e sh d e ) cas h

( w at s ca a
m e co st um
,

ere, an d t h e is com po s ed o f t w o s kirts ;

h
t e under on e is cu t very n arro w . ma u i
e s r n g n ot

h
over t ree y ards an d t i tl
g y h gored on h
t e fro nt
m t d by a d
,

and side breadt s h . It is orna en e eep ,

M en d floun ee, cut on th

e bias , headed by a
narrow knife- l aite d fril l F o r th is kn ife-
p lait
p
m m
.

ing, cut str aigh t w ay of th e clo th , an d all ow three and aybe w orn eith er in ournin g or out .

fin es fullness ;fol d in quarter- in chplaits ;h as te The s kirt h

un der- as a deep floun ce, plaited on
m mth t ichm
,

a shpl ft carefull y , an d iro n on th e w ron g side t w o in c hes fro e op , w h akes a heading

bf mi
e ore re ov n g h
t e beatings The u pper -
s ki rt to s tan d up. The upper-
s kirt for m
s a tablier ,
f m t bl i
.

or s a a deep in fro n t , an d edged

er quite edged by a plaited fri l l , an d caught up an d kn ot»
vitha narro w knife- laited frill
p T he back is . ted at the back w h ere it ter i nates in broad m
 S O F A — CU S HIO N .

B Y N B S . J A R ! W I AV I I .

en graving ill ustrates th mt efiecti ve cus h h -w ork m ay be eith er cl oth

'

e os io n T e g ou
r n d
m vel vet or satin dam
.
,

eth
od o f putti ng to get her s trips of fan cy w ork as k acco rdin gto the furn iture

mb e room
, ,

( h
eit er s trips of e roidered ticking, application , of th in w hichth e cus hion is to be us ed
It is bordered w itha satin q uilling to m
.

h or th
R cl ot , ose worked in Berlin w ool ) for a atch .

CU IRA S S W AIST .

BY I K ILI B . H A Y.

We give, for on th m
, on e of the fas h
ion bas q ues ; a n ew fas h
ion We give , on the
-
.

“10 Unit ass WW “: but With lon g, pointed n ex t page a diagramby ,

wh
ichto cut it o ut.

227
 CHE M IS E YOK ES , W ITH TU CK S AND E MB RO IDERY .

DY I RS . J A N ] W I A T I I .

No 1 cons ists of p p
er en dicul ar tu cks of ca m separated w it ha ban d of embro idered
hdiam s of em
. .

bric, w it sh
o n d- aped sp rig bro idery h
an d t e latter divi ded at regular distances h
w it

mb id mb
,

en circl ed w ith fin e w hite braid Th e wh ol e is e ro er ed ban ds An edgin g of e roidery

bordered w ithan em
.

t m m f th
.

broiden d edge er i atn es he

t top an d botto o e yoke as

m
.
,

No 2 . consists of p p
er en dicul ar tucks of ca h
w ell as t e sl eeves .

h
r ie, as w ell as horizontal on es , the tw o bein g

MONO GRA M .

Vo n LXIXf. -l b
 P E L E R I N E — T R I C O T, W I T H D E TA I L O P B O R D E R . 23 1

6t hand 8t hro w s : The sa mae s 1s t ro w . On th e lo w er edg e o f border , w ork w ithblack

No w repeat fro mth 2 e n d row for t he en tire w ool on e trebl e, on e ch ain , pass over on e Re .

l en gt h .
peat. Ti e in a l oop of frin ge un der eac hch
ain .

Fo r the lo n g hes work w ith a needl e

stitc , For the th
roat an d fro n t of pel erin e, w ork on e

an d black w ool ;take w h ite s il k an d tw is t roun d ,

ro w of doubl e croch et in black, an d on e ro w

the black s titc hes . of o n e trebl e, t w o h

c ain , pass over tw o, t w o
O n the to p edge o f border befo re sew in gon th e row s of doubl e in viol et ; w i th the vi ol et w ool

m mak
,

an tle w ork a ro w o f doubl e croch

, et in al ter e a chain to run th roug hthe trebl e ro w .

nate aitch es of black an d w h ite w ool . Finis hat bo then ds w itha tass el .

S C R A P - S CRE E N .

DY I R S . J A N E W E A V E R .

W give the design of a s crap s creen , as w e gil t fra m es , so m withb

e orders of col ored l eather

are co ns tan tly as ked by co rres pon den ts for direc laid on as a fin is hto t h
e l eaves , but the gen erali ty

tions for t e hm O f course t hey can be, an d are, p l ain A carpe n ter u s t ofmco nes ak e the m
m m
.

m
, , ,

ad e in nu erous w ay s . iv
g es Th
e engravin g fra e w ork; h
- e sh oul d als o stretchon th e can

one of th e m
os t s i pl e Th e fi m
r s t thing to be
. vas and lay on h first coat of paper Th
t e e .

cons i dered is th e sh ape o f th e screen Th e on e leaves ough t to be h un g w ithdoubl e h in ges so

m ey m
. ,

represented s tands on s all l egs ;but th is is not th at th ay open eith er rig ht or l eft For a
mal m
.

n as o n e g reat us e,
preven t in g a draught on p la i n black screen a dull l a p
-blac k a
p p er s h
ou l d
mmdi t ly
,
,
a flo or, is i e ae obviated. We h
ave s een be used for th e foun dation Wh en all th e pic

hmm
.

t e ade w i thfour five an d even si x leaves tures are arran ged th e wh ole sh oul d ber var
rarel y w ithfeet som an dso mely m
, , ,

e h , oun ted in n is h ed.

E D INGS G IN SATIN AND -

O VE R CAS T STITCH
 RE V I E W O F N E W B O O K S . 233

h
i s nrs rou ro Ow
t e rest of t s cl ub. h
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ay be
en o ug
md
hna
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tio nal sub crlbers are 12
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in
to . M
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rol.,

n
mt t m hm
. .

ak o e up a second cl ub, t e pers o n sen di ng t e h novel ;a real ol d-fas io n ed lo ve-s t ory ; j ust t e boo k toh h
m mi m mm
,

ill b
s een a euti tled to a second pre pre i u
u or s. nu ke t he
yo ung again Th
reader e scene is laid in En
g
m
,

m
.

Always notify us, h

ow ever w enh sucha sscond cl ubis co land, and th e auth o r is an En glis hw o an Th e h eroi n es ,
m m m m
, .

pleted Th ese additi o ns ay be ade, oreo ver, at an y Dy and Hon or are natu ral, and o rigi n al Guy Ch i
m m
.

m
.

ti e dnrlag the year Back n u bers to l an uary a n al w ays chest er h the hero , is a no ble fell ew Hu ph rey , hon est
mki m
.
.

be supplis d Go ou a ng additb ns to your cl ub You H u ph

rey , is o ne w e l earn to lo ve The w riter is n ew to
m
am
. .

e seem
.

on fil l a secon d cl ub. us , t o ug hsh

h s to h ave w ri tten several no vels before
am em N ell ie s M em
,

o n g th
” '
o ri es an d Robert O rd s
'

fash h h
Ato n em ear fro m her agai n The vo l um
Praw n s s ax so io nabl e no w , t at everyt in g ap , ,

We h ope to h
”
en t
pears to be con verted in to a sac e t. h Wedded dress in g
. e .

gow ns are perfu md e w it hiris or verbe na m S all u n der

is neat l y printed In deed in th is ru pcct th
firmw i th bardiy an ex cept ion stands at th
i s publ ish
. in g , ,

m ti e h
.

ead of al i
i u f i h l -
bl ue, pi nk, or crea sa n , h
,
p r tt coa o e t er pa e ave ,

m
,

t es ted po w der dust ed in t h e lin i ng befo re they are q ui l ted

m
.

l i st s are al so us ed as sach ets.

I a t u or w d essd Bool / Do ay Record
o .

Devices! and Arranged by If N L ovell D i s Publ ishing 0 0 s t

m
. . .

on
p y, his , Pisa -This is reall y one of the os t usefui books

of i ts kind w e h
ave
pro ever seen. It is a dail y record,

m m
REVIEW OF NE W BOOK S
vided w ith argi nal index es, so arran ged th
m mf at an y day of
.

l ac t a te ! ar , or,

-m
Th
e Art and Sy bo lis o
the year m
ay be referred to at on ce, and the v ario us sub
il e PrW M as V itae su Teac h
ers o / ih
e One
j m
ect - atter reco rded i n it my b a e arran ged for read y refer

g-
to get er w it h h Calendars In te res t Tabl a ,
m- A
ence, , etc., etc.
l nail H Nero Yor k: 1 1 L B anta
er, i n pocket-
very great
boun d in Rus sia l eath
un o.

mit I t is n eatl y boo k st yle

.

h th Th e h
.

er of t is w o rk is at it is no t co n tro versial is
urch an d even so m
Ch a p l ets Work of I n d i an 8
.

22 cola, 12 two
i f] of th e Ch ris tian Ch
.
e detail s of its
.
n
a— Th
ree cen t uries is i n vo l ved in m
,
H ilario T B P eterson 4: M e pu bl icatio n of a new
faithduring th e firs t th
mt
. . .
o re
Bert h by M rs An n 8 Steph
, , ’ ”
no vel, a s E np ge
l i t L undy seeks to el ucidat e th
en ens,

mi d m
.
or less obs c uri ty es e dark
, .

e earlier m o n um
h her plete w o rks are no w publis h
p in “ fro mt h at is fro mins c rip
. .

us t at ed,
en ts ; th
re n s co

tions pai n ti ngs etc in th e (h taco m bs at Ro m

,
un ifo r mi n size, ty pe, and bindin g, by th e house of T B
e and e ls e
mi g a lib a y
. .

B ro th hich
.
, , , ,
P eterso n No fo r in
wh Th e w o rk is o ne of great sch o lars h ip an d h
ers . on e, n r r w
as evi
mi
,
ere
hould be w ith th
.
,
A fict ion is repres en ted, s
dentl y been t h
e r can o ut us

sincere spiri t th
e labo r of y ears

e sol e pu rpose of th
It is w ri t te n i n an earn es t
e aut h or bein g t o arri ve
.
,
boo ks . The set w ould be a c arh mi g p n ru en t fo r a w ife,

betro th
,

m
ed
e t rut h I n preparing fo r it M r L un dy h
sis ter, o r
at th as vis i ted
.

Th
h e Napl es Pom Th
. .

a s-
,
e M a Cos . e S earcb for Aacestors
peii Pe s t o n E gypt Pal es t in e and .

e m o n um
, , , , , ,
Fortune du Boisgobp sol , 1 2 use New York : B J L M
Constan tin o pl e studyi n g t h us no t on l y th
l
mli
en ts o f
. .

— This is th to th
, ,

mu m
”
ose o f th
th e W es t ern Ch urch but also th
e se q uel e B ed Ca ei d i a, no t ce n o ur

mb
e Ea s t e rn lie
th m
traces certai n sy m
.
,

bo ls up th ro ugh th e earli e r Pagan re

February nu er. It is iss ued in e : tyl ine s e

e prim
ligions to w h at h e considers t h iti ve faith gi ve n by asits p redecess or, and l ooks like a veri tabl e prod uct o f the
,

Paris press It h as eviden tly bee n trans lated by a French .

m m
.

into idolatry and s upers t i tio n. Th -

e cl earness an d fo rce an in to E nglish;h
o w ever, no t by an E nglis h an .

wi t
th
hw hich he ex po un ds the frescos and inscript ions in
e Cat aco bs of Rom m
e and ot h er m o n um en ts of earl y J B. L ipp i co l
.t d: Co — Th
ls au - . th m ad h m k
or e er ar , as a

mo unt be too highly praised Until very

,

(h ris tianity n ovelis t, a few y ears ago, by th p bl i at i

e f Al i
u c on o
“
ce!

ese m em orials som emunq ues tio nabl y m l m it

.
,

recen t ly th e of th ,
Fe rrers , e ate ry of o re t han us ua I th p er . n e r es en t
,

datin g bu t to th e firs t cen t ury w ere but li tt l e kno w n , , fic tio n he sho w s an advance even
s on h
t at o n e ;i n fact,
ood sch Basie in th e s e ven teen thcen tury Thros tl ethw ai te is o n e of th he season
”
even to g o lars e bes t no vels of t .
.
, ,

was th e firs t to ex plo re these reco rds of th e pes t : then the Irs Doon c rrd Out. By aie p tic l eol l2 m o. Bes
mt
. .
,

hundred years ;and it hort tal es, by thh

m
raided w as dro pped for al os t wo io n : L es 4: M A co l l ection of s

on not un t il th e past and pres en t gen eratio ns th at it vo rite au t o r, h so m e of t e hmoriginal ly publish ed tw en ty

began t o at t ract general att en tio n Th e l abors of De B ern i .

y ears ago , the rest n ew As a go od j udge, at ou r el bo w ,

m
, .

h o w evc have w ithin our o w n tini e throw n a fl ood o f a k O li ver Opt ic has no rival as a story -
te ll er for the
Two Engl is hclergy m
re r s,

m
, , ,

ligh t o n this sulj ect an North co te "

Th e vo l u e is il l us trated
yo un g.
.
, .

and Brow nl ow h ave popularis ed th ese dis co veries and th Cousin Caro lina s Wedding By H n Henry Wood 1 s et ,
m
’
, ose , . . .

d oth ers i n th eir

“
c a Sot terranea
”
l l r L un dy h as 8 so M ad a T B P eters on 4! Bre en — A w el l-told
e m ass track only w ith m
. .
, . . . .

“la n d in th sto ry , o n e of the bes t of l i ra W ood s, publ ish

mh
ed in a n eat
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o re i ndust ry a

mt
.
, ,

larger col l nctio n of factss and, in os res pects , a w ider and y et sold for t w en ty-
s t y l e, five cents In et , t e pu t» .

grasp of his sunset . B e very can didl y disavow s all o rigi h h

licatio ns of t is ouse, as a rul e, are t e c eapes t and be“ h h
nali ty He d rupl y undert akes, as an abl e revie w er h as of t he ir ki nd in the cou n try

hm
. .

s aid,
“
to k ing all t e ul ti tude of facts an d evidences to Hall By M rs anth - er ins A Wa yl eld 1 col
l oaer! f
hm m
. .
. .
,

get her
, to po pul ari ze and appl y t e , to s o w t eir bear h h 12 n o. M ada T B Pri rt B ro thers — Ano t her capl

m
. . .

h h h h tal novel by the author of t hat very po pular fiction The

h
‘

gs upun eac ot er, and upon t e great q ues t io ns w ic

andsom
,

h
are of iateru t to C ristians ”
T e res ul t is a pict ure of Ho useh o ld o f Bouverie h ”
It is h ely pri n ted and

e prim
. . ,

th iti ve ch urchs uchas ex is ts in no o th er book W e bound in clo th gil t

e s im id Ben eathHim By Jam
. , .

s ee th
ple h opeful faithof th ho haul fol lo ed the -
m
, os e w w H an es P ayne 1 not 12 use . .
,
.

apo stl es ; w e recognis e t h e trial s t h ey u nderw e n t ;w e read Ph ilade T 8 Peterson t Bre en — Th is is by th e auth or . .

fi e pious epi taph s over th eir graves ;w e are carried w ith of an d is q uite up to even t h
“ ”
1t Sir l i assin gbred at
em e fi tacom e vol um andn m e duedecim
.

th into t h hs and reali s e h ow th ey w ors h ipped

, po w erful sto ry Th e is a h o and , .
,

an d w h at creed th ey h

m m
e ld I t is li ke a n ew revelat io n is n eatl y boun d
pro fusel y ill us trated ithen gra ngs m
. . .

Th -
m
e tex t is w vi any o f My o Lo v e By I n fl ow y Wood l eol
em
. .
, .
,

th of th e very grea tes t va l ue a n d sig ni fica n ce T he 8 so P M : T 8 P ete rs o n 0 Br e en — A n ew s to ry by

d um an ds om East L yn n prin ted fro m

. . . .

e ho n e o f th e h th e auth advan ce s h
”
es t as t o paper p ri n ti ng and or of eets It
l i ra-
Y

is ed from
'

e Am
, , , , .

l ing tin t h as
,
ev er s u th erican pres is an o cta vo i p p
n a er cov e rs a n d cos t s o n l y t w en t -
y five cents . , .
236 P as s i o n s roa ma s o n .

dress an d basque is of all gray, cut in deep scal lops at the w it hfailie
pl ai tings of a li g ter sh
ade h of the sa m e col or.

d ge, an d loo ped w ithbl ue cords and tasss ls Th e sl eeves It is bordered w itha e u cut fio unce, m- edged an d headed
m i t immi g i
.

are of th aterial of th e o ven-

s kirt h a plai ting
w it Th repeated t hree t in es
m
e . . s r n s

Fro ti n —Can au er- Das ss, or Ba r an- B ans Bl u e—Th e upon the ski rt

m
m ma
. .

skirt is o f p lain bl ue, t ri ed w i thone rufil e, an d th ree G as n B anan a— The cold has prevented anyt h ing
Th e apron- front is of soft tw i lled silk, of a he m
‘

deep puils . new appeari ngin t ake of drn sa, sacques, bonn ets , etc

ints and peeps in advance Skirts are rm

.

darker h bl ue plaided a ligh

s ad e of t- blue Th is apron We h ave on l y h de
stil l m
, .

ose for ful l dress el aboratel y trim mul

.

fro n t h as th ree run es o f t h e plain - bl ue sil k Th e w aist o re cl ingin g th

i lst al l s treet cost um e seem

, .
, :

is o f t h e dar k tw i ll ed silk and th e s l eeves of th e ligh ter wh s to be grow in gplainer One

bl ue fel t trim med w ithlight-blue large pocket is alm
, .

colo r Bonn et oi dark- ost al w ays put o n th e l eft side th

'

e very

t s ki rt m
.

aking it im
, ,

tigh possi bl e to use a pocket i nserted in

Fro x v— Honss - Dars s m mA Bu ck an : Us ers -s u n the dress All trains are cut narro w and poin ted in the
m
.

middl e ;and w hen there is a looped up tun ic it is so com

.
, , .
,

ade l o ng and fi n an ced at th e back Th e trout h as on e . o

at it is utterl y im
, ,

deep kiit plaited rufi e, h a eaded by a bias - ban d of silk Th e pl icated t h possibl e to describe Th e ouiran

ey are m
. .

over- d ress is of ecru- co lored ioulard edged w ithan ecru bodices are sti ll th e favo rites ;th ade l onger th
‘

an
em It is m ree m
,

broidery ade in Po lonaise and is draped at t h

. e th ey w ere t h on th s ago an d wais ts are el ongated in
s ucha m at all arran gem
, ,

back w ithw ide cardi n al- col o red ri bbo ns Narro w er rib an n er th ents of p ett icoats are en

e sam e col or trim e dressm aker li es in m

.
,

bo ne o f th s th e apro n - fron t th e n eck tit el y al tered Th e art o f t h aking

e bas q ue fit sm
, .
, , ,

an d sl eevu th ooth l y but n ot too tigh tl y Th e figure

I m v— Wu a m is n ot com prem
. .
,

e- Dasss or An n a- ed but th
‘
Co nes “ P os e s a e ou tl in es are cl earl y defin ed

trim med w ithblue and w hite bands of bias silk The man Very often the cuirass ex tends at l eas t tw o-eighths of a
. . . .
, ,

tl e is of black n et co vered w i th braid and black guipure , yard belo w t h e w aist all ro und an d it sh o uld l ie w i th o ut ,

i n sertion is edged w ithbl ack guipure l ace Th an y ful l n ess o ver th e h

'

e s l eeves ips an d to urn ure

i te fel t bo n net t rim med w ithsoft Su zevns are m ad e to m
. .
,

are l o ng an d sq uare Wh atchth e skirt and con tras t in g

am at are m ade of t w o m
.
, ,

ber- co l o red s il k bound w i thblack vel vet and h avin g a w i thth e bo dice ;but th e s l eeves t h a»

For m
, ,

l arge red ros e in fron t terial s are t h e n ew es t o rn i ng w ear s l eeves are cut

Fmvr — M aur s s or L i ne r - G e ar C t or u m ex ceedi n gl y n arro w ;an d for dem

. .
,

ade q uite deep i- to il et th ey rare l y reach

e m
. .
, ,

w i thth e s l ee ves cut i n t h an tl e l ike th e Ch i n ese s l ee ves bel o w th e el bo w Th ey are th en turn ed up w i thlace a d
n
I ti s trim med w itha heavy kno tted fringe headed by w ide a fio w er is added at the bend of the arm
.
, . ,
‘
.
, ,

braid w ithn arro w er brai d an d fancy butto n s up t h

, e fro n t Th e cl ose- fittin g P o lo n aise w ithw ai st and skirt cu t in . ,

Gray fel t h at an d feath ers w i thp in k ro s es i n fro n t o ne is t h e n ew es t s ty l e sen t out by th e bes t Fren chd ren

mere makers It has m e effect o f a gen t l em

, . ,

Fro VIL — O PE BA on E vs s x s o C LO A K or w h ite cas h o re th

'
an s o ve rcoat

l y em in g w e can com
. .
, ,

rich bro idered in w h ite s il k and gold th read w i tha th an an y th pare it to Th ere is n o drap ery

an d n o t ri m ming but a binding or a co rd and but tons

.
, ,

heavy fringe of w h i te an d go l d
F m vm— W u s m Hamover Fo r th e w arm
.
.
,

e- Dnrss or PL AID Canaan s- er w eath er it is probabl e th at th is plain c l ose

'

m
. . . . , ,
,

a dark brow n si lk skirt Th

- e sl eeves an d bac k of th e j acket fi t t i n g g a r e n t w il l g i v e p la ce t o a l oose o r h a l f-ti gh t
fittin g sacque m
. ,

are o f dark- bro w n Th e o ver- ski rt is o f a plaid of t w o ade i n vario us s tyl es Th e s l eeves o f th e .

hter being alm

.
, ,

sh ades of brow n th e l ig ,
os t an ecru co l or It Po l o n ais e h abits are o ft en w i th out cut s th e l ow er part o f . ,

is edged w itha ruiiie of si l k of th e li gh ter col or and h as a th e sl eeve on l y flari ng over th e h and

m m l ined o r w arm
.

-
, ,

large bow at th e bac k of th e sa e co ol r Hat o f ecru T n : L u zo n M a n a fu r- l y wedded are

ool ored fel t tri m med w ithbro w n l eaves ey w il l be m
, . , ,

sti l l w orn ;but th odified in si ze as th e spri n g ad

Dam— Th
.
,

Fl o x x -
C aaau e s - e under- skirt is of bl ack van ces th oughw orn l arge r an d l ooser th an a y ear o r so ago
at m ay pro ve becom
.

e bo tto m Th dremis of
. . . ,

vel vet w i tha ruifie at th e o ver- B o nx nrs are still of al l s h apes th in g

m
.

dark bl ue and gray plaid t w ill ed sil k m

, . ,

- ade q ui te l o n g o n T h e ro u n d flar in g a u r io l e b ri th e sh a r p p o k e-bo n n et

med w itha and the baby capote are all w orn The latter sets cl os el y
, ,

t side ;trim
, ,

th e l eft side an d sh o rt o n t h e righ

, ,
.

run e of gray sil k h eaded by four row s of w ide braid Th a ro u n d t h e fa ce h a s a so ft cr o w n an d it is proph sd e d t rat

3 7 n ex t m ere w il l be so m
e
sm al l j aunty m
, ,
, .

an tl e is of w h i te clo thw itha bl ack vel vet it w ill be popular o n th t h e

trim ming below it to represent a second man tle It is thing new

.
, ,

tri m med withwide braid Hat of gray felt trimmed w ith E cr u L acs is very muchw orn It is pri ncipal l y u sed
.
, .

.
.
,

black vel vet gray feath ers an d con o lvul us in th

v e face tw o ro w s s e w n to g e th e r a s a n u ll sc ar f fo r t h e n e c k a n d
he x — Dau s or B LAC Y u n n an roa A L ITTLI to trimm K
, ,
, , .

.
ore dressy bon nets .

e s ki rt an d deep j acket are t rim med w ithro w s

,

Gi an — Th
of braid Black vel vet h at w i thpi nk feat h ers

m
. .
,

Free x x u x x x .— W ar s a-
P aoor Cros s , of a n ew pat
as j ust com
. .

CH I L D R E N S F AS H IO NS
’

tern , w h
ic hh e o ut in Paris, an d is cal l ed there
.

the Capote M o bi l e ”
W e give it as pec ul iarly sui tabl e fo r Fro r - Y ovno Grat s Dares
‘
or Tw o Strauss or G n r

md m m m
. . .

this Marchw eather It is a e of clo tho f ediu

’ t ex H eli u — Th e un der d ress - is q uite plain ;th e upper o n e is

md
.

true, t hat! w i th tw il l ed silk : but it can al so be a e of draw n back by strings, and is prettily l oo ped Th e j acke t

mm
.

re verd ble cl ot h or of cl ot h lined w it h pl ush The first is o f the sa e at eri al , fitti n g quite cl ose to the figure
—L m
. .
,

figure ill ustrates the front view of t he cloak , w it ha corner Fro . xx . r.s
’
G ras s Dares or Tw o Sus an or B t u:
buttoned h
ack to s ow t h he l inin g . I t is doubl e-
breas ted, P aar» Ga un t — The coat is of w hite clo t hw itha fin e
,

h
and t e col lar buttons back w ithrevere Th ere are l arge
'

bl ue pl aid o ver it Darin bl ue fel t - hat

m
. . .

en vel op e pockets at eachside, and a s all pocket of th e —

Fro rrr Y oe s e Grat s Danes
'
or Ca rr s
'
-
B ars or a
mf m m
. .

-
,

sa e or on eachcall The s econ d figure ill us trates the Cn ssrrw r- B now s , Pu as w rrn a L rerrrn B aow x — T h
m i hi hth b k i
. e

l ow er- Th e upper- has

’
anner g d It
n w i f l l d
c i e ac s arr an e s u an s s kirt is q uite plai n s kirt an apro n
mfimd t th i t ith mv bl ba d ;tht i t y
. .
,

a e wa s w a o a e n a s o sa fro nt, and is draped at th

e back The j acket is of dark

mm
. .

th b tt
e th pl i f th
u o ns are sew n on t p f d e a ts o e wa er roo an brow n cloth, tri ed w i thro w s of braid. Bro wn fel t hat,
d t thm Th b t
,

th b d
e b tt
an s are b t u one o e e ut ons are orn, o hfeath
w it ers o f the ligh ter sh ade
mt h th l thi l ; d th bi di g d th m -
. .

ac e co n co or an e n n roun e o -
Fr x v Gar ru s D a s o r W art a Prens a -Th
’
e coat is o f

im heavy w hite clothtrim m

. . .

p k toc elt d b d i b id lik i

cu s, an il i g i an ra ew se ass at n ed w it hw hite braid Wh it e fel t
m
s n

hm t im md at, trimed w ithw h

, , , , ,

d
o ithth l th Th ki t i d p
or w i eco . es r s ra eac a rs, r e h ite satin ribbon .
Vo a. L X IX . P HI L A D E L P H I A, A P R I L, 1 876 . No . 4 .

TH E CE NTENN IAL IN PE N AND P E N CIL — No . I .

B Y H E NR Y J. VE I N O N.

h
an P iladel p ia Park, h as h
it is ,
as an area of o n ly about a q uarter of

or Fair m oun t Park, as th at of th e Ph iladel ph ia P ark

e m
.

it is h erw ise call ed

ot ,
Th e Ph iladel phia Park is also o n e of th os t

wh ere th e Cen tenn ial beautifh l Neith

. er th e Prater in Vien na says
”

e sam e im
,

Ex h ibition is to be M r Hepw ort hDix on to q uo te th

.
, p ar

hel d is th e larges t o f
,
t ial auth ority nor Les Del icias in Sevil le no r
, ,

its kind in th
e w o rld . th e Bois de Bo ul o n e th
g o ug h brig h t an d var ie d
can co m Fairm
, ,

It co vers h
t ree t h
ou pare in ph y,s ica l b eauty w it h oun t

s an d acres of gro un d Par It ow es th is su periority in part to it s

m m
,

RUSTIC 3 3 g ] w h il,
e H y de P a rk t he ,
varied surface, in part to its n obl e cl u ps o f

M on s Lo n do n o n e covers l ess th
,
an four h un dr ed .
w oodland, an d in
part to t e fact t ah
t h
t wo ex
In tact the wh ol e s even Lon do n parks Hy de Par k , ,
ceptio nally pictures q ue rivers th , e Sch uyl kill an d

Regen ts Vi cto ria Green w ich Fins bury Bat ter the Wis sah ickon w in d th ro ughit Th e Sch uy l

kill averages about a quarter of a m

.
, , ,

sea an d S t J am
, ,

to quo te th il e in w idth
”
es w oul d n ot e

w ords of M r Hep w o rthDix o n an em an d in s om

, .
, , ,

in en t En g e pl aces is sh ut in so as to l ook like a

m ake on e Fairm
.

ers it fl o w s s m
,

lishau th o r an d t ravel er , o un t broad lake w h il e in oth

, oo thly on
Th bet w een l eafy an d overh
"
Park . e Ne w York Park spacious an d n oble, an gin gban ks For nearly
.

W OE A N ETION OE THE PAEL

'
 TH E HA Y DE N S CRO Q P A R TY
’
VA N U E T .

B Y E B E N E . R E X FO R D .

Tan Van Hay dens an d th -

e Yo n derpo ol s w ere said to her daughter M aris , w hen the in vite
rival fa il ies in S teph m
en to w n Each fa il y m ti ons he cro q uet-party w ere received
to t Th ey .

md mw
.

cl ai e a s uperio rity o ver t he o ther , w hichcl ai an t to get y ou n gS h el by in th eir cl u t ch es Th at .

w as pis hd an d ph’
oo d at in a l l w ay s i
’
magi na Le tty is determ in ed s h e ll catch himif it s a pos ’

,
’

bl e, as bein g perfectly prepos tero us , an d really s ibl e th in g;an d th is party is on ly a bait Sh e

imat ou r s o ciabl e an d I
.

on e of h
t e mt os abs urd t in gs h ever heard of tried to m on opolize h

decl are I w as as h am
.
,

Th
ere w ere hree youn g ladies in
t eachfam il y ed o f h er an d h in ted to h er

mother that I thought s uchbol dn ess rather l ow

, ,

an d it w as the height o f M rs Van derpool s e m

’
.

bition t o get her daug hters m arried of before an d coars e an d y o u d o u gh t to h ave s een h
’
ow

m
,

th
e Van Hay den girl s w ere M rs Van Hay den , red s h e
go t It d id . e a h ea p o f g o o d for s h e ,

mit
. .

Ch her co uldn t s ay an y th You d better get

’ ’
like a t rue ris tian , refus ed to s ub to in g back .

rival s
’
des ign s , an d res ol ved to secu r e husban ds y o u s o m e n ew d r e s s es g irl s T h ey ll probabl
y
'

co m
.
,

for h
er daughters ha cons um ma as s oo n as s u c e o u t in n ew s uits cal cul atin g to t ake th e

I think S helby s fool

,

tion cou ld be brough For th sh in e ofl y ou al to geth

’ ’
t abo ut e l as t t w o er .

m m m m
.

y ears bo th an e u veri n g a as had w or k ed is h if h e s ees an y th in g in th at Letty to fan cy

to eflect a m eir res pective fam

.

arriage in th B ut h
”
il ies e do n t s aid M is s M aria very de
' ’

He tol d m
, , ,

but as y et uns ucces sful ly cidedl y e h e th ou h t sh w a

. .
g e s r e
“
I ll t ell y ou w h at it is , Letty , said M rs al l y vul g
’
. ar .

Van Hay den , on e day , to her el des t daughter, M rs -

Ve n dor ool w as del ighted to hear th
at
.
p
w e ve
’
to get up so e party to ofls et t e
go t m '

h M r Sh
.elby
’
s o pin ion co rres po n ded s o cl os el y to
Vs n derpo o l s s traw berry s ociabl e
’
T at w as r e her o w n an d took fres hcou rage Shel by w as h
If I r ich an d h
.

m
, .

ally th e s tupides t affair o f th e seaso n ad seem ed

q u i t e i p r es s e d w ithh er

at I w oul dn t m
.

e on ly co ul d m ake a m
,

couldn t do better th an th M aria If s h at ch for

’
ake
’

any attem I I
, .

p t d e cl ar e , c o u ld s ee w ha t it. w a s her w ith

g et u p fo r M r s V. an d er p o ol w a.n ts to c at ch T h e e v en t f u l d a y co m e a s d id th e V a n d e r

m
,

y ou n g S h e l by fo r h er M ar ia ; a n d s h e co u l d n t p o o l s in fu l l fo r c e hi V a n d c r p o ol w a s
’
a r

m I ray ed in m m
. .
,

g et h i i n to th e h o u s e in an
y o th er w ay a r oon s il k a ki n
g h er l oo k l
. ik e a , .

coul d see th at h e w as h big doubl e h olly h o ck as M is s L et ty w h

”
orr ibl y bored . is p ered to , ,

I ll t el l you w h Mr Sh el by w h o w as th Wh
”
M rs e firs t arrival
’
s po ke u p S us ie
“
at , , ere . .
, .

Van Hay den s youn ges t “

l et s h up o n h e l au gh ed a d M iss
’ ’
ave a cro q u et g o o d e a l an d s
q u e ez ed
an d w ithsom
,

e in dis tin ct r em
,

W oul dn t th W e coul d Lettic s h

’

at be s pl en did ?
’
party . ark abo ut

e su m mer-hous e you kn o w an d her sarcastic w it w hich made that youn g

,

h ave tea in th
”

I ms ure it w o ul d take becaus e th l ady fai rly beamw i thpl eas ure
, , ,

Th
’
e M iss Van
’
ere s n ever
'

, .

been an y t h in g l ike it h
”
ere derpo ols w ere array ed in n ew s il ks l ikew is e
An d m mdel ight of the Van Haydcn s w ho
.
, ,

u chto th
"
It s a very goo d idea co in cided Letty
’

i te m
.

o rem
, ,

Mrs Van Hay den th

. o ug ht s o too Accordin gly w ere in pl ain w h , . u s l in an d w h arked ,

it w as s ettl ed th at n ex t w eek Tues day th to M r S h el by in a to n e in t en ded for th e Van

e
y .
,

at it w as s tr an ge s om
, ,

w oul d h ave a cro q uet-party an d in vitation s w er e derpo ol s to h

,
ear th e p er ,

issued at on ce so n s al w ay s s h o w ed s uchs h o ckin g tas t e as to

g o

m
.

Of co ur se th e Van der pool tribe w ill be on t o a s i p l e l it tl e p a r t y a n d a n o u t- d o o r o n e os , ,

h rem Th l d d h g g o th
”
and arked M rs Van Hay den ey p e c i a l y r ess e a s i f t e y w ere o in t e

so m
,

al ways co m e to criticize an d m
. .
,

ake fu n of every o pera or a ran d ball

g It l oo k e d uchl ike .

ing I do th
,

th in k th ey re th e m os t disagreeabl e sh o ddy ! Wh ereu po n M rs Van derp ool w as about

fam I ever saw M rs to get 0 3 on e of her cuttin g remarks an d had

. .

ily taken all togeth er

I l ike to say things open ed her mouthfor that purpose w hen Miss
. .
, , ,

Vsn derpool s reall y vulgar ’

. ,

to cut h er up
”
J en n ie begged h er to be s till an d o verl ook an
y il l
M rs Van derpo ol al br ed l ow in s in uatio ns for som
.
,

No w t h e fu n of it w as e peopl e co ul dn t , ,
’
.

m
.
, ,

w ays fan cied s h e w as sayin g th in gs to cut up hel p s h o w in g w h at kin d of s tock th e

y c a e
Mrs Van Hay den from All o f w h ichw as h eard by th e Van Ha
y
I un ders tan d w hat they re fis hin g for s he den s as w as in ten ded Immediately after w hich
. . .

’
.
,

Von L X IX — l 7. . 253
254
’
T H E V A N H A Y D E N s oao q u s r '
p a ar r .

M rs Van Hay den as ked M rs Van derpool , in

. he caught any on e cheatin g it al w ays des troy ed
. s

her in teres t in the gam

,

her bl an des t to n es , if the soap factory M r Van . e .

derpool h ad o p erated s o s uccess ful l y w as in ope O th er play ers too k t h e place o f th os e w h o h ad

ratio n y et To w h ichqu es t ion M rs Van derpo ol j us t van quis h . ed an d been van uis h
q ed an d M rs

made a very con fused reply an d go t so red in Van Hayden an d M rs Van derpool sat dow n w ith
.
, .

.
,

th e face t h at M rs Hayden w as covered w ith a grou p of elderly ladi es to say cuttin g th

. in gs
trium p h . to e a c h o t h e r w h il e t h e y ou n g peo l e s troll ed
p ,

Pres en tly pl aying began M rs Van Hay den . of f in al l direction s

. M rs Van derpool s aw w ith
, . .
,

th e M iss Van IIay den s w ithth e ex ception of del igh t th at M r Sh elby h ad tran s ferred h is at
w ere m
, , .

th e y ou n g es t an d M r S h ,
el by . atch ed ten tio n to h
, er dau g hter M aria
m
.
,

ag ain st M rs Van der pool an d t w o of h er dau h

g P r e s e n t l y a l i t tl e s h o w e r c a e u p w h ic h d r o v e

ters an d a y o un g gen tl em an fro m

.
.

,
th e vill age th em in to t h e parl ors Som .e on e cal l ed for s in g in g . .

M rs Van derpool on h er s econ d tu rn of pl ay M iss Maria cons idered h ers el f a very superi or

er m
,

succeeded in cro q u etin g s om

.
,

nd h h r req ues ted h

’
ebody s ball ag ain s t s in er a t t i
g o e e r , o s n g
M rs Van Hay den s foot causin g th at l ady to th at beau tiful n ew son g s h e h
’
.
, ad been practis ing .

turn red an d pal e an d give eviden ce o f h avi n g Wh ereupo n s h e sa t do w n to th e pia no an d san g

e bl ow qu ite keen ly m
,

fel t th uchto th e del ig

,
ht an operatic air to the great am us em en t of th e

o r em
,

o f th e lady playin g an d h er daugh t er w h o tit Van Hay den girls w h arked th at th ey li ked

en it w as n t m
, ,

at s on g very m
,

tered beh in d th eir h an dkerch iefs as M rs Van t h uchw h urdered

’

Hayden l im
. .
,

p e d o f
f t o t h e c o rn er w h ere Let ty T h ey l i
,k e d to s e e e
p p o l e u n d er ta k e s o m e t h i n g
w as h ol din g M r S h elby s pe. l l -boun d by h er re s u ited to th eir abil ities an d M iss J enn ie follo w ed
,

cital s o f s om
,

is rem
,

e th rill in g even t . up th ark by say in g th at s h e h ad h eard

M rs Van Hayden w atch ed h er o pportun ity M iss Van derp sin gs om e li g ht easy pieces w ith
an d r m m
. , ,

e ov ed a h a ir -
p i n f ro M rs V a n d e rpool s con s iderabl e taste but as for opera really
.
’

, ,

hair w ithout bein g caught at it The res ul t of Wh. en M iss M aria h ad fin is h ed h er son g M iss ,

wh ichw as th at durin g an ex citin g turn of play Lettie w as cal l ed for M is s Lettie did n ot sing.
ign on tum her m n ot m
, , .

M rs Van derpool s ch bl ed off an d M rs ot h er said ; t h at is uch ; sh

’
e w as

Van Hay den scream

.

at too m
. , ,

ed ou t to h er o ppo nen t th odes t B ut s h e play ed w iths uperb effect

Professo r I r em e coul d m
. .

her back h air w as com in g do w n j us t as it cam bl o w s ki h ad said s h ake a

‘
e

off m akin g h er l oo k like a h en in m oul tin g tim e sen satio n in s ociety if sh b

e cared to
, He h ad .

as M iss Letty rem

, ,

arked to M r Sh el by ;w h ereupo n n ever h eard an y on e pl ay like h er at w h ichM rs

er paro x ys m Van derpool s m
. .
,

that gen tl em an w en t off in to anoth il ed very kn ow in gly an d w h ia ,

of delig ht w h il e t h e Van derpo ol trio l oo ked pered to Mr S h el by th at sh e n ever h ad eith er

atern al m
.
,

e m em
, ,

black w ithrage an d th ber of an d did n ot kn o w th at s h e w an t ed to

M iss Lettie fum er m us ic for s om

.
,

the party picked up h er ch ign on an d proceeded bl ed over h e

ichM rs Van Hayden very m

,

to readj us t it At w h in utes before decidin g w h at to pl ay Sh e did

magnan imously removed s everal h pins from n ot practice much now She w as afraid she
. . .

a ir - .
,

her ow n hair l ettin g it com ,

e do w n all abo ut h er coul dn t pl ay an y th in g Fin all y sh e decided o n
’
.

sh oul ders so th at every body coul d s ee it w as h er th -

e M ockin g Bird an d rattl ed it o fi in a very
‘

ow y m w ith a great m
, ,

ow n an d ten dered th e pins to h er ch ag rin ed sh an n er an y flouris h es ,

an d som
,

em
,

oppo n en t w h o accepted th
,
w ith l
very i gracel - e variatio ns . .

Pretty soon M iss Letty accus ed M is s M aria of Wh at w as th at ? as ked M rs Van derpool at .

,

h h a h h
“

a t i a d t er e u p on fo ll o w e d n a n gyr an d t e co n c l u s i o n o f t e p i ec e
c e n g n .

ichs om e rem
,

heated discussion in w h arks n o t I s uppos ed everybody kn ew th at said M iss

ly fo rcibl e w ere m
, , ,

an t but h igh It s ol d as th e h ills It s t h e M o ckin

’
ade Lettie
’
strictl y el eg , ,
.
g .

by bothparties It w as durin g th
”
is l ittl e s quab Bird
In deed ! ex cl aim
.

o w as det erm
.

bl e th at M rs Van derpool w h in ed ed M rs Van derpool p re

m
. ,

m
. ,

to w in h
t e g a m e m a d e a f a o u s r u n a n d k n o ck t e n d i n g t o b e u ch s ur p r is e d I v e h ea r d t h e
’

m
.
, ,

ed M rs Van H y a d e n a n d L e tt y o u t h el p e d a l l M o c k i n g
- Bi r d p yl a e d h u n d r e d s o f ti e s b y g o od
m
,

her s ide to becom

.

e ro v e rs a n d s o d is l
p ya e d h e r l
p y a e rs a n d I n e v e r s h o u l d h a v e d r e a e d ,
th a t
m m
,

skill a n d g e n er a l s h ip th at i n fi v e i n u t e s o r e w a s i t
”

m
.
,

sh e h it th e pos t w ithh e b
r a l l a n d l o o k e d ro u n d W h e r e u p o n M rs V a n H a y d e n re a r k e d t h a t
m
.

m
,

upon th e van q uis h ed p a r ty w it h v ic to ry p e r ch e d so e p pe o l e h a d n t a n y ea r f or u s i c T h e ir

’
.

upon h er ban n er W h e r eu p o n M r s V a n H a y ta st e w a s s o d e fi c i en t th a t t h e y c o u l d n t te l l o n e
’

m
.
.

den rem arked to M r S h e l b y t h a t it w a s e as y tu n e fr o a n o th e r S h e h ad o b se r v e d t h a t it .

m
.

en o u g hfor any o n e to w in th e g a e w h o di dn t w a s a l w a y s t h e c a s e w i th ig
’
n o ra n t u n ed u c a te d ,

scr u p l e t o p yl a u n fa i r l y F o r h e r p a r
.
t w he n p pe o l e , .
 F A R E W E L L T O Y O U T H .
— B E S T T H E E . 255

P retty Ch
soonarl ey , M rs Van Hayden s on ly Th e Van Haydens fel t th
. at t h e Van derpools h ad
’

son , ah o peful of seven or ei h

g ,t rus hed i n w i th carri e d th e da y fo r M r S h el by a cco p an ied M is s m
m
.
,

h
t e in tell igen ce that Mr Shel by was kis s in
g M ar
. ia h o e a n d h ad be en cau g ht kiss in g her ;
im an d puttin g th
,

Maria Van derpool in h h h

al l He dis an d t h at t oget h er it l oo ked as
’
t e s een

ree tim
,

en tl em
.

do it t w o or th es S ure en ough th ey if M is s M aria h ad got th eg an pretty n ear

w ere m iss in g fromth
, .
,

e parl or M rs Van derpo ol ly caugh t

e sam
. . .

w as del igh ted Maria h ad j us t th e as s e B ut t h ey w ere deli g hted to l earn a few days
im M rs Van Hay den m
.
,

cu red h ade several re aft erw ard th at h e h ad g on e aw ay w ith ou t pro

mar ks about youn g ladies al lo w in g gen tlemen to posing to Miss Maria A n d their delight kn ew
. .
,

ta ke s u chli berties an d sim il ar cu ttin g sarcasm

.

s n o bo un ds w h en a w eek after th at th ey h eard

m m
, , ,

w er e in dul g ed in by Mis s Le tt
y a n d J e n nie a ll th a t M r S h el by w a s a a rr i ed a n i T h a t w as

ichM rs Van derpool pass ed in con tem m

.
,

of w h tu t h i i f at h f th a f th V a H a
p e s s n g e e r o r e c p o e n y
o us an d trium
.

ph a n t sil en ce as s h e fel t s h e co ul d dens M iss M aria h ad been caugh t l ettin g a

m arried m
, .

nfio rd to do if Maria h ad got th an kiss h It w as n t th

'
’
e s tart of Lett ie er ! e l eas t use

m
,

m
.

Th e par ty bro ke u
p w i th th e r e a rk fro f o r t h e V a n de rp oo l s to s ay th ey did n t k n o w a n
y
’

M rs Van derpool th at s h e d h ad quite a pl easan t th M rs Van Hayden l et n o oppor

'

in g abo ut it
t im
.

m
, . .

c co n s iderin g; in s ucha l a a S t h t u i t f a k i ab u t i t a u u d S u h
p ce s e p e n n y o re r n g o p ss n s e c

in g n o m
,

e said can on ly be im
.

t o w n a pers o n h ad to go to everyt h atter cuttin g th in gs as s h agin ed .

ad co m
,

wh o go t it up If sh e didn t s h Th ey fel t th at th ey h f con querors an d

’
e w as co ns idered e of

ichM rs Van Hay den m

.
, ,

st u ck up To w h
. ade th
. e to th is d ay th e y re f er t o th a t c r o q u et -
p a rt y of
p l ea s an t re p l y t ha t s h e,w as n t j us t s uited w it h th eirs w h
’
en M r S h elby w as cau g h t kis s in gM aria .

e m os t im
,

th e so ciety of th e pl ace On e h ad to in vite every Van derpool as on e of th ta t h s

p o r n ep o c
bo dy n o m
.
,

, atter w h at th eir stan din g w as of th eir career in Steph en to w n s o ciety

. .

FA RE W E L L '

TO Y O U T H!

B Y 3 . 2 L L 1 NO W O OD D I X .

A n a m e sig h oh bon ny youth! The plai n is spreadin g w ide an d s ore,

m
, ,

A partin g tear to-

day ; W it hh ere an d t here a s t rea ;
O ld s turdy Ti e, w ithch m
il lin g trut h An ho trem
ec bl es on m y ear
Ohi can it be a dream
,

Is w avin gyou aw ay . ?
The sp ri nkled threads of s il ver w h
i te A fo l ded tho ugh t is laid aw ay
m
Are i n gl in g w it hthe bro w n , Fo r il l s of life a cure ;
An dm
dl y clouded al l the w hil e The pas t has been a s u n ny day
Th Th e fut ure I ll endure
’
e sun of life goes do w n . .

Fo r m
a y y a n e rs , o hbon ny youth!
, The pathw ay now is gray an d brow n ;
W e ve Ii ngered Th e red an d go ld is go n e ;
’
; side by side

h
T e pas t is gain ing, bo n ny yo uth I w al k the h
O

An d as i ll -
s i de dow n ,

m
,

Yo ur ch eerful face y o u hi de The future call s e on.

m
.

The sprin gin g flow rs an d rippl in g strea ’

s Hope h Cross is refuge now ;
an d t e

Loo k h azy as I pan , Th e God w h en w e adore

m Cas ts vain regm ts from

,

h o fl th
'

And w istfull y , in c an gin g drea e bro w ,

’

s,

I lo ng one sw eet caress A nd stil ls th

’
. e w aters o er .

RE S T TH E E .

BY HEL EN A . B AI N 8 .

R mh t ee, rest ! w e l l not deplore t '

hee ; Lo ve s
’
mt f
en dear en s on d, in viti ng,
Bes t in peace, fo rever rest ; W in no m hi o re t e r sw eet return,

W ill ow s h Househo l d j oys , how e er deli gh

’
w ave i n si len ce o er t ee, ting,
’

a ls hy breas t (hn no t arm

h thee fro mth
’

are green abo ve t . c e urn .

Lo ve my m a co e w it hfairy fingers B ut the ho pe th at w e s hal l m eet thee

al l o w ed m B inds us w itha m
, ,

Deck w it hno w ’
ra t hy h ould ; agic spel l ;
B ut a spell fore ver lin gers, An d t he j oy w it hw h ichw e ll greet th
’
ee
m
,

O er th Th ril l s us n ow w i th Al l is w ell
’
y fo r n o w s till and co ld. , .
 J O H N L I GON ’
S RE VE N GE .

B Y I A B I I TT A H O L L B Y .

Ir w as a l arge, square, ston e far mh- ous e w it

,
h cen cy . B ut h
all t e cruelty an d bad te per th at m
brigh t green bl in ds , an d piazzas w ith s h in in g on e could her read in s l uin berous black ey es ,

y el l o w flo ors ; the l as t place in t he w o rl d that on e an d s q uare chin an d the co n to ur , of her coars e ,

w oul d l ook upon as the abo de o f ro ma n ce, as it r ed lips , w as vis ited on li ttl e Dan . Sh e w as a

s tood in the foregro un d pl eas an t co un try of a bo rn ty ran t, as all o f h er h ous ehol d kn ew , bu t

l an ds cape, on th
is co l d, bright April day . n o n e s o w ell as poo r l ittl e Dan Bridget h ad a .

A n d the very p ractical -l ookin g mi t

s ress o f t he goo d h o e o f he m
r o w n , an d coul d l eave at an y

house w as t he l ast pers o n on e w o ul d fan cy as

'

ti m e, if treat ed too badl y ; bu t Dan w as fr ien d

li vin g a ro m an ce, a my t s ery , hol din gto her heart l es s , o r n early s o .

a hepe a death l ess h o pe an d as piration of Fo r on e frien d Dan h ad ; it w as Bes sie w h o

im In deed sh
, , , ,

wh ichth e ou ter w orl d kn ew n oth ing w as al w ay s kin d to h . e w as kin d . ,

Sh e h ad n ot l ived in Cl ay vil l e l o ng an d th e to everybo dy an d every th ,

in g B ut Dan h ad on e .

in h abitan ts o f th is s l eepy to w n kn ew but l ittl e o f s pec ial caus e o f gratitude to h er Sh ortl y after .

her form er h is to ry B ut s h e w as w eal th ia

y h e ha d c o m e f romt e po h o r - h o us e h e h a d b een

chco m m
. ,
,

clined t o be h o sp itabl e an d w as q uite y ou n

g fo r s en t o n an erran d w h i p e l l e d h i t o cr oss

an ds om e rude bridge m
, ,

a w idow ; an d w as bes ides h e in a flo rid th ade o f o n e frail pl an k th at

us m e littl e s tream
, , , , ,

high-col ored w ay Th uch w as kn o w n o f cr os sed th j u s t b a c k o f t h e h ous e

her an d it m
. .

ade h er po pul ar For t h e res t It w as dark befo re h

. e reach ed th e creek o n h is
em
, , ,

vague h in ts h ad gon e o u t th at sh e h ad been return an d in cross in g it h is s ed h is footin g

m ad m e s tream
, , , ,

i
an a b o s s e
t i u r v a t-
n girl wh o h arried a an d fell in Th w as s w oll en w it hrecen t .

man old enoughto be her gran dfather ; that s he rains an d he w oul d have been drow n ed if B es
,

had before this been en gaged to the ol d m

, ,

s ie getti n g an x io us at h is del ay h ad n ot gon e

’
an s

im S h
, , , ,

s tep- so n an d p robabl e h eir J oh n Ligo n a dis do w n to t h e back l ot to l ook fo r h e saw

reputabl e m
.
,

o l o ved l o w co m m
, ,

an w h an th a t t h e d is a s t er h ea rd h i s c r y b e h el d h i s w e t
p y ; p
out a m om
, ,

em
,

sh e h ad bro ken th en t w it ht h to w ar d h With en t s th ht she ’

e en g ag e son fo r er oug . .
,

th e s ake of th e fath er s pro perty ; th at s h e h ad pl u n ged i n an d w aded out in h o pes to catch

’
,

im
,

caus ed t h e old m an to l eave al l h is pro perty to h imas h e w as born e pas t Sh e did catchh .
,

her ; an d that John Ligo n vo w in g he w ould be but l os t her o w n footin g in the effort an d bot h ,

ad dis appeared fro m

,

reven g ed h his n ative pl ace w oul d h ave peris h ed if an eddy w h ere th e creek

al f-s is ter o f m
, . , ,

A daugh ter of h er h us ban d a h ade a cu rve h ad n o t s w ept h er to w ard th e ,

ed bo tto mag
,

J ohn Ligon l ived w i thher B ut s h

, e h ad n o ch il. sh ore Here sh e to uch ain strug .
,

dren of h er o w n ; h er o n l y ch il d a brigh t h an d g l ed to t h e b a n k an d san k do w n th er e ex h a u s te d

so m e boy of ten m er ar m Fromth
, , , ,

on t h s h avin g been dro w n ed w ithDan in h s at h our t h e bo y .

in a s treamth
, , ,

at ran by th e doo r of h er o l d h om e w oul d h ave died for h er

So m
.

uchin form
.

ation th e n eig hbors h ad gat h ered Joh n Lig o n too pas s io n ately l oved th is s w eet
fromstray h He rem
, ,

ints an d fly in g reports ; n ot from girl em bered th at sh e w as h is o w n .

th e w idow certain ly for s h e n ever talked of h er mother s baby an d that he had carried her in ’

No t fromB ess ie San dford th an y a tim

, ,

his arm er m
,

af fairs . e s tep s an d pet ted h e wh en h e

m p er m
, , ,

daugh ter for s h

, e w as avers e to
go ss ip il d in h a d b ee n a b et t e r a n
, d u r an th an n ow .

dis pos ition an d ten der-ey ed l ovin g peace an d

, If M rs S an dfo rd ever treats h er un kin dl
y a n d
o mlain s to m
g m
.
,

m
, ,

s to od in n o littl e aw e of h er s te - h h I i
p o t e r s e c p e w l l re v e n e ys el f s till
he oft en m uttered m
.
,

B es ides t h e w ido w an d B es s ie th e h ous eh ol d furth er , y s teriously , , .

con s is ted of B ridget a s tout Iris h girl wh o Th ere w as on l y on e p ers o n M rs S an dford ap

ous em
, ,
.

s erved as cook an d h aid an d Dan 9 boy d f d h J h L i Ho w ’

p eere to ea r a n t a t w a s o n g o n

o f s om
.

ad m
.

omM rs San dford h

, , ,

e eigh t y ears w h uchh e kn ew of h er agen cy in th e w ill th at

taken fro m
.
,

hous e s om e tim
,

th e poor- had l eft every thin gto hers el f an d her chil d littl e '
e before an d

im
, ,

wh o w as bo un d ou t to h er as w as often th e prac, Robbie an d n oth in g to Bes sie an d h s el f s h e

e kn ew m
, ,

tice in th at s ection of t h e cou ntr did n ot kn o w ; but s h e feared h u ch

y . .

M rs San dfor d treated B es s ie n o t kin dl an d P eo l e h h h h h h h

.

y p a d to l d e r t a t i s fa t e r a d a d I n
t en derl y by any m
.

mon de dian bl ood in his veins and his sw arthy com

,

ean s but w ithcom , ,

256
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J O H N L I G O N S R E V E N G E . 25 7

p l ex io n an d h ig h ch ee k - bo n es g a v e so m e r e as o n a c hil d s e y e ; w it h pi ct u res an d w i th all so rt s

’

fo r th Sh at an y rate th at h o f toy s an d t rin kets ; but n o ch il d s ey es ever

’
e belief e kn ew
. e

em No ch
, ,

h ad all t h e cun n in g dupl icity an d reven e o f th h en ed over th ild s feet ever su n k

’
b rig t
g e .

e m
,

savag e g raft ed on t h
, e vices an d diss ipati ons o f in th ess y carpet No curly h ead ever p res sed .

th e wh ite race . th e wh ite pill o w s o f th e dain ty bed As y et .

,

Th is l it tl e Ro bbie th is beautiful rosy - ch ecked J ohn L igon kept her child if in deed th e ch il d , ,

dim e roo m
, ,

m
, ,

l d h d h i t h h liv ed an d n o on e en tered th b ut h ers el f

’
p e b a b y a b ee n s o er s i d o l t e , .

at dream
, ,

on ly t h in g sh e h ad ever l o ved Wh s O ft en an d often w ould s h e ris e an d w al k h er

imover h at roomto an d fro in th

.

sh e h ad w o ven fir h is cradl e ! W h e darkness o f th e ni h

g t , ,

at am e w o ul d res ort to law to m

, ,

highhopes w h , bitio us pl an s ! Sh e h ers elf an d res ol ve th at s h , ake

,

had n ever been educated ; but he s houl d h ave J oh n Ligon tel l w h at h e h ad don e w ithh er Rob

all th e advan tages s h e said th e bes t s ch

, ools an d bie ,
B ut n o ; h e h eld h er b h
y e r o w n fear o f .

coll eges cou l d afiord Wh at coul d h e n ot be in detec tion Sh e w as in h is po w er Th en s h

'

. e . .

th e futu re ? Fo r th i s ch ild s h e h ad s in n ed B ut w oul d w rin g h er h an ds in des pair an d w oul d

er roo mw h
.
,

sh e fo rg ot h er g uil t forg ot everyth in g in l ook

,
open th e doo r th at l ed in to th,
at oth ich ,

in g in to h is bon n y face in plann in g for h is w aited for h

,
er idol an d s h e w oul d w alk bac k an d ,

fix tu re fo rth back an d forth an d w eep bitter tears

em
. , , ,

Th is was w h il e h e li ved But n o w h e w as tears th at brough

. t n o res t w ithth .

dead or at l eas t l os t to h er fo rever P eo pl e Sh e h ad h ad a li ken es s o f th

. e li ttl e o n e en

imdro w n ed as w e h
,

t hu gh
o t h ave s aid , B ut l arged an d pain ted in oil ; an d sh . e w o uld s tan d ,

th ey h ad n on e of th emread th e n ote th at s h e before it for h o urs w ithcl as ed h

p an ds w h en

e fam
, ,

foun d in th e ch ild s crib th e day aft er h th ily th ou h h as l eep Th

’
e disap g t s e w a s e pro ud

e m
.

romJ oh
,

e a d I t w a f L i a d t ld h erect l ittl e h ead th as s es of curl u h in y

p re s n g o n n o er y s n s

hair the rosy dim

,

e sm
.
, ,

wh o h ad dropped th e li tt e h pl ed ch ecks th oo th per

l -
al f w orn ki d s lip per .

ere it w as fo un d ; foot com

, ,

e streamw h
, , ,

by t h e s ide of t h , pl e x i o n w e r e a ll t her e Well h ad th e , .

to l d h ow h e th e dis carded sui tor h ad plan n ed artis t do n e h B ut w h en w h sh

"
is w ork en e .

w il l m
, , , ,

everyt h in g h ad w aited for h is revenge an d w oul d say y b o y h e b r o u gh t back ?

Ho w m
, , ,

w ait ed till h er very h earts trin g any y ears w ill I be h el d in tort u r e ?

”
s w ere w o un d

roun d h er boy an d th en h ad taken it n ow an d Occas ion al ly h er ol d s uito r cam e an d dem an ded

mon ey and s he gave it for did he n o t hold her
, ,

h ad h er ch il d h idden aw ay an d in h
'

is po w er , , ,

to do w i thit w h at h e w ill ed h appin ess

. her very li fe in h is h an ds ? Sh e , ,

Sh e was po w erl es s in h is h an ds sh e w el l kn ew co ul d n ot affo rd to ris k al l by refus in

, g h is r e

B ut every tim e cam

,

fo r th e h in ts h e th rew out h in ts o f h er guil t con q ues ts e h e wh en s h e g ave

himm
.

imto reveal w h
, ,

ear nin g th e w ill h ad terrified h , er very so ul o n ey s h e en treated h . ere ,

Wh at if h e kn ew th e truth ? Wh at if h e co uld her ch il d w as He is safe en ough w as al w ays "

.

o od tim
,

p ro v e a s h e s aid th at s h e h ad forged it ? th e ans w er I n g e y o u s h a ll s e e h im ”

e cam
.
,

he w rote is safe and y ou And every tim e m

, .

Your ch e h e th arks of h
”“
“ il d is diss i
m so m
, , ,

diss ol ute l ife w as m

,

sh all p e r h a p s s ee h i e d ay w h e n y o u p a ted ore pl ain ly w ritt en o n

B ut m
,

ean tim
,

e y ou are at m
, ,

least ex pect it .
, y h is face , I s pos e I s h an t live l o n g he ’ ’ ”

mercy
.

en I m
,

al w ays en ded w ithsay in g: wh

” ’
. dead at ,

It w as upon th is h ope t h at sh e lived th e h l eas t y ou ll be to l d w h

’
o pe er e y ou r boy is ; if I w as

is m
,

of h avin g h er ch il d res to red t o h er ; th ade t o tel l n ow yo u d s top givin m m ’

g e o n ey
No o n e m ean tim
, .

h er Jo h o n s s lave ; for w ith al l h e but B ess ie h ad an y h

’
n Lig is faul ts , , o pe

e co ul d ever be differen t from

, , ,

Jo h n Lig on n ever tol d lies His w ord coul d t h at h . wh at h e w as ;

al w ays be depen ded on but s h e l oved h im h o ped for h im pray ed for

ad occurred so m
.

him prayed to himto turn fromhis evil w ays

, ,

Th is h e s even y ears before .

ad co m
, , .

M rs San dford e res tl ess s pirit h ad driven h Sin ce th ey h e to Clay vill e B ess ie h
’
er ad
om realized m
.
,

fromth e ol d h es tead w h ere sh e h ad dared so o re th an ever w h at it w as to l ive a

much and sinn ed and sufiered She had pur pure n oble life S he had mourned more than
, , ,
'

. .

is farman d h ad fitted u p a roomo pen

, , ,

ch ased th ever over h er broth er s w r etch ed es tate fo r s h

’
'
e

am ad co n tem rfect m
, , ,

ing out of h er o w n ch ber an d th e pl eas an tes t h , p l a te d th e b e a u t y o f a p e an

room in t h e h o us e It w as prepared as if fo r an h
. ood fo r s o B es s ie call ed it w h en s h e th ough t
uest n ever cam imas sim
, ,

ex pe cted g u es t ; but: th e g e It of Dr Ward Caro ll Sh e reg ard ed h

. . .

was fur n is h ed l ux urious ly an d fil l ed w it hevery l

py p er f ec t A n d th e re re a l l y w a s so m e t h in
g
em
,

th in g t h at w ould pl eas e a ch il d s fan cy ; w ith about h imth at in s pired people th at li ft ed th

’

emdes ires for a better li fe

,

book- eas es cro w ded w it hw o n der ful fairy s to ries up th at g ave th He

ha
.
,

and ad ven tur es , in a - l d bin dings , to s trike was very popul ar in Cl ayvill e, bein g ric nd a
gy co o r e ,
 25 8 J O H N L I G O N w R E V E N G E .

bachel or han ds om His e face bro w n w avy h air J oh n s voice so f t ened an d for a m om en t it
’

rin ed in m an y a m alm os t seem

.
, , ,

is o w n tears m
,

cl ear bl ue ey es w ere en s h ai ed as if h igh t fall in

den s dream ro ugh com
,

He h ad at ten ded B ess ie th pany w it hh

’
s . ers .

rath er a s evere ill n ess s o on aft er h er arrival , He broke aw ay h o w ever an d to co nceal h , is , , ,

an d h ad been so kin d an d gen tl e to h er th at s h e w eakn es s p u l l ed hi s h a t d o w n o v er h is eyes

imabove all oth
, , ,

had at on ce pl aced h ers in h er button ed up h is coat an d start ed out Th en h e , .

heart of hearts . suddenl y turn ed back an d to ok up Bess ie s ,

‘

Very quietl y th oug hdid s he set up th

,
i s idol ; h, an ds again .

very h opel essl y at firs t for sh e pl aced a very Yo u w ere al w ays an angel , h e said bro

sm
, , ,

al l val ue on h er o w n attraction s But Dr kenl y If th ere is a Go d He will bl ess u

.
y.o .

I w o ul d kis s you if m
, .

Carol l th oug ht that she w as j ust th e s w eetes t

y p li s w ere fi t t o to uch
an d l ovelies t l ittl e w om ad ever m
,

an h e h et He your inn ocent face B ut good-by As for m e

had first been attracted to her by her heroismin forget m

. . .
, ,

e as soo n as y ou can Th at is th e bes t

in g you can do for m

.

res cuin g Dan ; th en h e h ad s een h o w patien t th Good-

”
e by
an d s w eet tem em
. .

-
p e r ed s h e w a s i n h e r s ic k n e ss ; He rai s ed h er h an ds to h is l ips dropped th
er step m er s treatm
,

m
,

an d becaus e of h - oth ent of h as abruptly r us h in to t h

’
er ed out j pu e d e ear

he w as al l the m ore det erm is ow n m

, , ,

in ed in h in d riege h e h ad h ired at th e n eares t vill ag e an d ,

to try to w in h er for h is w ife M rs San dford dro ve ofl

‘

. .

im
, .

ho w ever had dis qui eted h w ith vague h in ts th at He drove as fas t an d reckl essly as if h e w ere

om
, ,

B ess ie h ad an abs en t l o ver w h sh e favored in deed goin g to th e ruin h e s poke o f An d in

An d to Bess ie M rs San dfo rd in tim
.

e a few m
, , .

at ed t h at th in utes h e das h ed pas t Dr Caro ll s s teady

’

emaft er h
.

freq uen t vis its Dr Caroll m

.

ade th er
g yra h orse h e e d in g n o t t h e k e e n gla n ce th at
im
.
, ,

reco very w ere to th , e w i do w in s tead of th e s tep read h , so search in gly ; th e earn es t g aze of th e

daugh ter In fact th. e w ido w San dford w oul d bl ue ey es th

, at took in th e evil reckl es s ex pres , ,

h ave been gl ad to h ave bel ieved th is h ers el f an d sio n an d th e dis s ipated bl oated face th e flas h y
ave beco m
, , , , ,

to h e M rs Dr Caroll hal f-s habby attire

im
. . . .

B es s ie h ad n ever s po ken o f h er broth er to h So th is is th e abs en t l over M rs San dford

ims h
.

n ever tol d h e h ad a bro th Sh e sh has hinted of said the Doctor ”

er run k An d Bessie
m
. .
,

m
,

fr o it i n s tin ct iv e l y W ha t w o ul d h e th in k p u re w o a n l y t en d e r- ey ed B essi e can th rew

her arm
.
, , , ,

w ithh is p ure h abits an d ex al ted s en s e of h , on o r s aroun d h is n eck Wel l th ere is on e , .

,

o f th is bl oated w retch ed bein g! Ho w coul d sh e th in g I can n ever be th e rival of sucha creature

iml et h
, ,

s peak of s ucha dis grace ? as th is Sin ce s h e cares for h er go I

m
.

at m m m
.
,

B ut on t h e aft er n o on th y s to ry c o e n c e s w i s h h er j oy o f h er fin e g e n tl e an I n ev er

m
.
,

J oh n Li o n h d e a cal l at M rs S an dford s an t to l ook in to h er fair fals e face ag i F

’

g a a d w a n air

l ookin g coars er m
.

w ith an alm
.
, , ,

ore reckl ess an d diss ipated os t an g e lic purity ! False terribly

iman d h mis erably false I
, , ,

th Wh at pas s ed betw een h

”
an ever er

mother in law Bessie did not kn ow for they w ere So said the impuls ive Docto r to hims elf in his
.

- -

first tum
, ,

al on e B ut as h e w en t out in to th e fron t h al l ul t of outraged feelin g as h e dro ve on .

m
. , ,

s t ufli n g a g reas y w all et in to h is pocket B es s ie Wh il e Joh n Li on h

g ad bee n p a r t in g fro Bes
e s tairs w ithtears s w ell in g fro m s ie
,

r us h ed do w n th M rs San dford e voice h ad been h eard in

’

l oud ton es fromth

.
, , ,

her soft bro w n ey es e kitch en tal kin g to Dan

Poor li ttl e Dan ! He n ever go t a kin d w ord from
.
, .
, ,

O hJ oh n J oh
,
n sh e cried
, Dear Joh n ! .

He turn ed an d took h ,
er tw o littl e h an ds in her ! S h e h ad s et Dan h is tas k as it w as h er ,

his flabby s haking fin gers daily h abit to do an d it w as a very very h ard

Don t speak to m Don t l ook at m

.

he on e ; in fact alm
, ,

os t im
,
'
e! e!
’
p oss ib l e i f h e h a d b ee n

I am
, ,

B ut w ith h
”
s aid n ot fit w ell an d w el l cared for is littl e
my m
.

my
. .
,
, ,

“
Tell e ou w il l be fit ! Tel l e ou w ill s too pin g, feebl e for s can tily fed an d s can tily

hed it w as absol utely im

,

h
c an ge h
; t at y ou w ill yet be the brother I can cl ot , poss ibl e .

be pro ud of ! Oh, Jo
hn B rother ! Ho w I have Th e tas k w as to dig a bed fo r early veg etables

red M rs San dford som

.
,

a
p y
r ed for you ! have w ept for you i How I
”
Dr Caroll h ad oflh e plan ts

mon variety fromhis garden It

,

of an u n com
. .

In t h e u tter aban don of h er grief her pl ead

er arm
.
, ,

in g s h e h ad th ro w n h s aroun d his n eck w as col d an d ch ill y out in th e w in d an d Dan

is m
. ,

is m om
,

J ust at th en t Dr Caroll ch an ced to w as very tired So th in kin g h is tres s w as

m
.
. ,

as s by a n d s eein g the e brace turned sick at en g aged w it hh er visitor h e had ven tur ed in by
p
en fire an d w as tryin gto w arm him
, , ,

heart the kitch s elf

e s am
.

e tim
. ,

B essi e Littl e B essie ! t h

e Doctor heard A t th eh e w as eagerl y con n in g a s oil ed

th m
e a n say . My littl e darling! pr im er con taini,n g th e al pha bet H e w as be n d . .
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J o n N L I G O N s R E V E N G E . 25 9

in g forw ard , w i th h
is littl e, th
in ar m s on h is den , an d get m
e a good, s t o ut s tick, an d I w il l

kn ees , his h
s u ppo rtin g ead w itho n e h an d whil e give y o u a l ess o n t h
at w ill l as t y ou on e s pel l
his other han d gras ped the prim
, .

wh en s ud Th e idee of y ou h an dl in boo ks !
’
er You a poor
is m
,

is erabl e pau per w s eti n m m

, ,

deal y h e re ceived a s h ar p s ti n g i n g blo w on h , y t i e w h e n I feed

’

e y o u an d keep y ou fro ms tar vin t o

, ,

ch eck th at s en t th e boo k on to th e flo or an d an d cl ot h
’

im
, , ,

half threw h o ut o f his ch air He s tarted up deat h Go lon g an d get th ’

at sti ck or I ll s tir
’

is in furiated m
.
, .

is broo m
,

in deadly terro r to face h ,

is tres s u p y our lazy bo n es w ith th An d .
. ,

Her in ter view w ith J o h n Ligon h ad n o t it s uit in g th e action to th e w ord s h e sh o ok th , e

seem er m Ho w terri broo mso m

,

ed g iven h
,
uchh appin ess en acin g ly over h
. is h ead t h at Dan

e m
,

bl y an gry s h e did l oo k to be s ure ! An d h ow

, has ten ed aw ay w ithw h at s peed h igh t on , ,

s t ro n g s h e w as ! An d h e w as so w eak !

He w as a frai loo king lit tl e lad h

Poor
h is un h appy erran d .

lit tle Dan l- is Th e din g y k itc h en -w al ls th a t had o ft e n w i,t ,

a l kin sh o w in g to bet ter advan tage th e red ed u h t l d t f h w b ta l

p e s n e s s s c s cen es o n o s ec r e s o o r u

marks made by Mrs San dford e hand He w as s tren gth an d an ger an d ferocity w ere here met
,
‘

o ul der ris in g m
. .

defor m o n ly by w eakn ess an d m

, , ,

ed by o n e s h
,
uchh igh er eek s ufferin g A fter it .

th an t h e oth er by reason of a h urt received in w as o ver Dan drag g ed hi a h i b t h i

s c n g o n es o s

miserabl e room an hour before sun s et sup

, ,

th e pas t ; an d h is h ead w as set fo rw ard in a

e sam
,

s t ee p fro mt h
, ,

e cause His face w as th in perl es s

m
. .
,

an d pal e an d pitted deep y w h h as aft er Dan h

l it t a l l - o x I t w ad fall en in to an un quiet
e s p
am
,

o w ed m sl um
,

an d s h arks o f il l -hea l t h an d ill -usage ber th at an oth er pres en ce en tered t h

, e ch , ,

an d scan ty food. Poor, s en s it ive l ittl e Dan ! He ber Dan aw aken ed, s uddenl y , by a pityin g
mt
.

w as un fo rtun ate in al os every w ay . Even his han d on his foreh

ead, al m o st th
ought it w as an
h
air w as h
t in an d scanty , an d hu n g in s trag an gel vis itan t , s o s w eet t e h face l oo ked, l eanin g
himli ghted m
,

l i
g g, n un gracefu l l ocks , do w n h
is l ittl e , ben t , over by th e fair oo n l ight B ut it
m
, .

bon y n eck. B ut it w oul d ma if Nat

see s ur e had w as on ly B ess ie, w h o had s to l en in , bearin g h i
rel en ted, athe very las t o en n ried to
t mm t a d t ,
a li ttl e tray o f goo d bits fro the s upper- tabl e m .

aton e for h er hard us age of Dan ; for his ey es B ridget h ad a so ft place in h er h eart for th e

w ere beau tiful large soft path etic g ray ey es ; po o r hard-w orking little dr udge an d B ess ie had
e l un chfromh
, ,

md
, , , ,

ati e t e es as the ey es of defo r e p p

eo l e n o difficul ty in co ax in g th er It
p n y .

mtim
,

so e es are, an d pat etic w it h ht heir lon gin g w as better food th an Dan h ad enj oy ed fo r w eeks
e m ad som e s tr en gtht o m
.

for pity an d sy path y m 80 in th o rn ing h e h eet

mp -ba k d
.

Yo u iserabl e, hu m c e beggar you ! th e h ard drain s upon h is vital ity .

What do yo u ean ! m s he cried Do y ou ex A fter w orkin g about th e h ouse doin

g al l t hat
may im h
. ,

t I w ill feed and cl othe yo u th at you w as req uired of h e fin is h ed s padin g t h e

pec , ,

si t ,l azily , by the fire, w itha boo k 7

”
gro u n d that w as to receive th e rare plan ts th at

ad prom
,

Dan dared not re ain m s il en t , an d he hardly Dr Caroll h

. is ed ; an d th e n Dan w as

he dis patch ed to th e Docto r s res iden ce to obtain

’
dared to speak. But, finally , did ven ture
t o say , in his littl e w eak, tre mbli ng, frighten ed th em .
,

voice, Dr Caroll
. w as in h
is s tudy , n ot s tudy in g, n or

“
It w u zzen t on ly a m inute I d w orked til l
’
readin g, but w al kin g to an d fro It w as a large

iny roo man d very el egan tly

.
.
.

my ba k a hd c c e so . Id
’

ge t it m ore n
’
h
al f don e ; an d peculiarl y s uns h ,

an d I w as so col d, I th
o ught Id
’
w ar mm a e ed, w ithboo ks , pictures . an d even a s tan d
fu rn is h

a m in ute ; an d I w as tryin
’
to l earn my l etters .
"
for flow ers ; for Dr Caroll w as a an of dain ty m
m t f mi i
.

You r l etters ! What do you w an t to l earn an d refin ed, al os e n ne tas tes .

Wh all I look for truth

ere s h he said he
”
l et t ers:for ? You ! M obby ou w an t to s et ? as
u y
y
m?
o r ,

up for a gen tl e m an . You w oul d mak e a beauti w alked t o an d fro, if s he deceives e I can

fhl gent l e m an A straight, nice-

l ookin g en tl e
g
n ot un ders tan d it h e r s w e et d o Ho w
v -
e like

as s een m
.
,

m an , w oul dn t
’

y o u ey es h ave l igh ted up w h en sh e h e!

“
No , ma am ’
he cried liftin g h
"
is pat et ic h How h er ch ecks h ave flush ed an d h er s h y ey e
en m
,
, ,

eyes , an d ign o rin g the s n eer lids drooped w h y ye e

,
s h av e l oo k ed t h e l ov e

m mm
.

“
Yo u n eedn t
’
no,
’
aa
’
e. K eep y ou r th at I w as w aitin g an d l on g in g to tell h er An d .

um
h bl e m th ht til l I t ll y t p it
ou s e e ou o o en th en to s ee h er las t n ig ht w ithh er w h i te arm s

at m
. ,

I amg i g t h
,

d t th Th roun d th fian s n eck an d h er fair ch eeks

’

Now , av a
o n i o i i e n en o s. s s ,

d tim I hav k t hd y o h re al l w om
h secon a idl i d i s bl oated face A en de
’
t e e aw ay e e c e ou n p res s e t
er up to a better m
.

t im w ith a b k i h ceit ful ? I could give h

’

your e, y a d l a i oo n our n e rn n an

an I am
,

y ursel f No w , I l earn you a s pel l

w ill J es t th ; fo r Go d k n o w s h er h a ppiness is
dearer to m
o
an m
. .

dow n to t h a -t at the foo t o f the ga r e th y o w n B u t t hat l o w vi!

go e pe r ree .
,
 ’
2 60 J O H N L I G O N s R E V E N G E .

lain ! To th
in k he could l ove sucha creature royally ; an d Dan carried aw ay t h
s e m em ory of

as th at ! To t h i n k th ese depth s in h er s o ul t h at h is kin dn ess l i ke a gl eamof s un s h in e to ligh

, t , ,

I th oug ht sinl ess as an an gel s can fin d an y th in g h is dark path

’
w ay An d h e al so carried aw ay

for a tim
.
,

co n gen ial in th at depraved w retch s om e th oug hts th at w oul d h el p e to

imabove h ard l o t ; som

, ,

Her e th e Docto r w al ked fas ter th an ever l ift h is h ard h e th ou g hts

e Happier Hom e m o pe for ; som
.

ere m
,

B ut th en it is pos s ibl e th at th ay be o f th e h igh t h e

som e m is take M aybe . hin ts of its everlas ting glory .

But w h ate ver th e Doctor w as abo ut to co nj ee Dan tried to be a good boy ; h e did try earn ,

ture it w as cut s h
, ort by th e en trance o f h is es tly h e told th e Doctor w itha path etic earn es t , ,

h o us ekeeper . n ess i n th e big h o n es t g u y ey es , , .

sh I try j es as h he said
"
ard as I can
’
e said M rs Sandford s
’
Pl eas e s ir .

as co m
. ,
, , ,

Dan h e for th an s w ered th

”
e pl an ts I believe y ou do Dan
. e Docto r , , .

Very w ell M art h a Sh o w th e boy u p h ere . I do try to be good try to do every th in g , , ,

em
,

wh il e th ets th gh Can t pl eas e h

”
j t as I can
' ’
e g arden er g es a s n e a r r i er

en at m
.

o ugh Gets m
.
,

In a fe w m in utes Dan en tered th e room Th th adder n a h e every day

’
e

am ard s om etim
.

Strikes m
. , ,

Docto r h e aw fu l h
’
ad al w ays befrien ded Dan an d as o ft en os t ,
es Yes .
, .
,

as h e co ul d h an d h e turned h is h ead so th
”
ad pro vided l ittl e pl eas u res an d l oo k an d s ee e ,

im Above all h
,

s urpris es for h e h ad tried to Doctor coul d get a plain view of th e red lin es on

e l ittl e m
.
,

teachth in d so darken ed by ign o ran ce h is ch eek .

s om
, ,

e o f th e trut hth at is Divin e ; h ad tried to Wh at h ad y ou been doin g th at s h e sh oul d ,

l ead h imn earer to th s trike y ou l ike th said th e Docto r w ithh

”
e l o vin g and pityin g Fa at i is ,

th er t h e co n sol at ion o f w h ose l o ve an d ten der q u ie t v o ic e g iv in g n o s ig n o f th e h ot in dig na

is bosom
, ,

n ess poo r Dan so so rel y n eeded Dan l oved th e tion burn ing in h . .

Docto r an d th e fe w h ours h
“
Noth o n ly try in to l earn to read
’
in
’
e s pen t n o w an d You
e w o n t l em me go to school an d it seem
, .
, ,

th en in h is so ciety w er e t h e h appies t h kn o w s h
'
e kn ew s

m
, , . ,

h h - j es as if I never w an ted an th h ’
T e D o ct o r a d gr a n d p ic t u r e bo ok s n o t to o y ,
in
g so u c as I
ran d fo r Dan to h ol d o n h i lit tl a d k d o to l earn to read
g s e r gg e n ees ;
an d it w as w h il e porin g over on e of th es e n o w Th e Docto r turn ed aw a
y f r omth e s toopin g ,

th at th e Doctor turn ed t h e di rection o f Dan s l ittl e figure th e path etic pitiful littl e face an d
’

e ro o m
, , ,

th oug h t s to w ard th eir vis ito r o f th e day before w al ked u p an d do w n th

S eem
. .

Wh o is J oh said th s j es as if i f I coul d l earn sun th

’
I
’
n Lig on e Doctor in
might s ometimes w ork and get me a better place
, .

ear d em
.

I n ever h say n oth in abo ut h im

' ’
,

as been t o s ee eml ot s
,

replied Dan
“
but h e h to s tay in I n ever s h al l kn o w n oth ’
in w h ere I be .
’
,

imcom
,

of tim I ve seen h M is s B ess ie an d sh

’
an t n ever get a better pl ace to stay in
’ ’
es e

is m
.

cries every tim

. .

e aft er h e g oes aw ay I s een Th e Docto r w as turn in

g o ver in h in d th e

im th w oul d it be poss ibl e to rem

, ,

her I seen her a cryin seen her kissiu of h '

ou g h t '
ove Dan

fro mh om e servan t cam

,

im
. ,

on ce Guess s h e th in ks l ots o f h
”
is presen t h e wh en th e ,
”

Here Dan overcom

. .

, e by th e attractio n s of th e up to say th at th e bas ket o f plan ts w as ready

h oo k part ial l y fo rg o t Jo h n Lig on an d becam e a n d D a n d ep a r te d n o t w itho u t a h ea r ty g oo d- by

fromt h
,

ros s ed in a m
, ,

wh oll y en g o n key w it ha partien e Docto r an d t h e g ift o f a gold dollar , .

,

l arly l on g tail Dr Carol l l eft , th

. e n ex t day , o n a j ourn ey
hm
. .

Is n t it M rs San dford th
’
at th
in ks so m hf uc o
“
I w ill go aw ay,
”
he said to i s el f, for a
m th t m th
.

him1 ”
as ked o ur p or
o Doctor, w itha fain t hO pe on wo on s , or I forget htil l
er He
m
.
,

ris in g in his heart did n ot call at th e ol d s to n e ho es tead before his

im Retch
.

No s h e j aw s h ed h er at it I departure
. He did not w is hto l ook again on . .

m
,

s een h e ;I s e
r e n h e ja
r w hi Guess M is s B ess ie th a t fai r fa l s e fac e s t il l s o dea r — ao dear
mer pas sed by An d all the lon g
.

iman d e s um
,

i m Seen h
.
, ,

th in ks l ots o f h er kis s in h An d th
’

m m
. . ,

m m
,

r
c y in o n
'
hi l as t t i e he c o e to s e e e be s w e et d ay s fl o w eb sc e n te d bi rd -ha u n ted
’
fil l ed
im e l on esom
, ,

is tim
, ,

fore th Guess s h e th in ks l ots of h w it hch eer an d s un s h in e w er

"
e . e days to

B ess ie lon eso m

, .
,

Th is w as al l th e con sol atio n th e Docto r co ul d g et e an d very dreary But h er

in e faded from
.

an d it o n ly con firm
, , ,

ed h is fears B ut h e w as pat ien t s w eet brow n ey es as th

. e s un s h

em put on a ten derer l ook

, ,

by n atu re an d h abit and h is h eart w as l arg e en th Her h eartach e

er m
.
,

ave m
,

ou g hn ot only to hold his o w n sorro w s but to h ade h ore patien t an d l o vin g to every on e .

m m
,

it f r o thers S a l l er h ea ts a fil l d t v D a f u d h e r vo i c e v e r co a s io n ate a n d
p y o r r e e o o er n o n y p s

er s m
.

fl o w in g w it hth eir o w n g riefs an d h ave n o roo m gen tl e h ile very pitiful an d ten der And , .
,

e rem
,

fo r augh t el s e Fo r t h . ain der of th e h al f to tell th e t ru th Dan n eeded al l th e co n sol ation

hour that Dan w aited Dr Caroll en ter tain ed Dan that he could get fromany source for he h
,

, . ad ,
 ’
J o n N L I G O N s R E V E N G E . 26 1

n ever fo un d M rs San dford so hard a mi t s r es s , I w as g g

o in to brin g up y o ur idol in ign o
hro ughthes e long lon gdays so fill ed ran ce an d crim
.

h
as s e w as , t e so h e sh ould brin g dis g race

imw i t h labor beyon d h

, , ,

for h is stren gt h w ith upo n yo u B ut th e h ired girl at th e po o r- house

out n um
, .

eart o f m
,

s can ty food an d beatin g s w ith ber A l l a s w eet h in e on e o f th e dain ty h igh

.

ton ed w om
, , ,

th is h ard w ork an d h ard us age h ad to ld on Dan s I h ave as sociated w ith of late

’
en

n at ural l y feebl e form o kept m

,

;h e w as th in n er bon ier s h e it w as w h e pos ted o f all y our do in s

g
e s too ped m e w ro te m
, .

th an ever ;an d h ore w h en h e w al ked Sh e th at you w ere l oo kin g for a bo to

y
im
.

A n d a sh arp coughbeg an to troubl e h as Sep ta ke ; on e th at h ad n o relati ves to in terfere w ith

tem ber set in y o u I k n e w w h y It w as th at y ou m igh t abus e

o re an d m
. .

M rs Sandford grew m
.

ore rest less as him as you li ked An d th en I t h oug ht of a

e sum
.

mer days passed by Dr Caroll w as los t mo re ex quis ite to rture for you You s hould take
.

th .

ims elf
.

er it seem
.

to h ed An d sh e h ad loved h
.
y o u r o w n boy I kn ew th at th e effects of h is
an d am
, ,

e sm
.

bitious ly ; but st ill s h e h ad l oved fal l an d t h

st all - g h had ch
'

.
po x t o e t er an ged
him An d w o ul d J ohn Ligon ever tell h hims o th
, , ,

er w h ere at t h ere w as n o trace of h is baby l oo ks

imto h
.

imbrin g h im
.

her ch il d w as ? Ever brin g h er so sh e You s h oul d take h up in ign oran ce

m m m m
,

imabuse h im
,

ims trirve h
,

co u l d l ov e h i w ors h i p
- h i , li ve f o r h i ? a ke a
.
d r u dg of h
e , , , ,

M igh t n ot Jo h n Lig on die s udden ly an d l eave un til h e g r ew up a po or i n oran t dol t h

g , atin g , , ,

th e secret unrevealed ? O h if s h e on ly dared y ou A n d t h en I w o u l d tel l y ou h e w as y ou r

im So t h
.
,

to p rosecute h e day s passed by boy I h ad n o idea y ou w ould q u ite kill h im

e m
. . .

ave don e a littl e m

,

It w as on th o rn in g of t h e t w en ty - eigh th th o ugh You h ore th an I bar

day of Septem
.

ber th at Dr Caroll return ed Th

”
at g a in e d fo r

e cam
.

evenin g a m imin h
. .

ess ag e to h ot h as te A sh arp cry r un g th rou g hthe roomfromthe

fromM rs Sandford e Dan w as very sick dyin g w retc h ed co w erin g w o m
, , ,

g t th
’
an kn eel in a e bed

e m
. .
, , , , .

so B ridg et said for it w as sh e wh o brough t th e B ut sh igh t as w ell h ave cried to th e rocks for

message M rs Sandford had sen t Dan do w n pity as to the man before her
. .

It is a sm
.
,

in t o a w ell to cl ean it out a few days befo re I w is hyou j oy of your w ork all

ad n ot s at up an y return for y our ex trem

.
, , ,

an d h e h ad got ch ill ed an d h e g oo dn ess an d

g e n e r os i ty
to m r B ess ie an d m
,

fo r th ree day s ; and n o w h J oh

”
e w as dyin g y s is te e sa id n Li on
g ,

e farm
. .

Dr Caroll reach ed th -h o us e l o ng before His sis ter In all th e aw ful n ess of th e

im a rus h o f w ild j oy th
.

th e g irl for h , e w as on h o rs eback an d s h e on scen e befo re h ,

ril l ed ,

fo o t. As h e al ig hted at t he door th ere w as th ro ug hthe heart of the Iingerer by the doo r

n o on e to m im but voices w h
,

eet h ichh e h Wh y h ad h e n ot t h ough

”
eard w ay His s is ter ! t .

m
, ,

g u id e d h i ; an d h e w en t in th r o u gh a d a r k of it befo re ? H is an g el ! H i s darlin
g ! H e

m
,

I n s s ag e o u t of th e ki tc h e n in to t he w o o d -h o u s e i gh t w in h er y et .

e m
, ,

an d ou t o f th is a door op en ed in to t h is erabl e B ut t h e l o ud h ars hvo ice w en t on , .

room th I w is hyou great j oy o f y our w ork You

’
at w as Dan s

hted only by a flickerin g tal have m imj us t w h

. .

Th e roo mw as lig ade h at h e is a poor iggo , ,

Io w - can dl e an d it w as a s t ran g
, e g ro u p th at m et ran t

th e Do cto r s e es as h d fi d li l B ut h ere an un ex pected voice in terrupt ed Jo h

’

y e s to o t ra ns, x e a t t e , ,
n

o u ts ide t h by th e w ords h e h eard th Dan s path

’
Ligo n s w ords etic
’
e door e earn es t ton es

very w eak an d trem

.
, , , ,

s cen e h e saw .
ul o us .

He co ul d j ust beh ol d th e outl in e of Dan s I di d j es as n ear righ t as I coul d I w an ted ' “

fo rmo n a rickety ol d bed at th e w ouldn t l em me She took the

.

e back o f th to l earn but s h

'
e

ten ed face l ean in g books aw ay fromm

.

e every tim
,

r oo man d Bes sie s w h

, ,

ite frigh e I tried to l earn

’

em m ry tim
, ,

o n o ne o f th e tal l po s ts at th e foot Before it ; w h ipp e d e e ve e

’
.
”

er arm Forgive m Fo rgive m

.

co w ered M rs S an dford w ith h s th ro w n e! e cri ed th e w retch d

icham w om
.
,

across Dan s bed and h er face on w h

'
aze an
Lem me get up
.

men t agon y and despair w ere imprinted rais ed

, ,

I can t breath e!
’
.

e face of a m e m Sim
, , ,

to th an w h o s tood in th iddl e,
Bess ie s pran g an d lifted h is h ead ul ta .

o f th e roo mw ithh is counten an ce ful l o f Satan ic n eous l y Dr Caroll advan ced to th e beds ide

s w i l d paro x ys m
. .
,

trium m
,

h It w a s th e a n D r Caroll h a d seen A t firs t in h i of pain D an

p , ,

alf y ear befo re w ith B es sie s arm

. .

th a h did n ot n o tice th e ph ysician

’
ere s

Let m im It is too h
.

e m im
, ,

aro un d h is neck ; th an w h o h ad caus ed h e h ol d h ard for y ou .

e wretc hl ooked st il l m
,

so m uchsorro w Th ore said Dr Carol l . .

dis s ipated m
.

ore h ard th an h e did at th B es s ie on ly gl an ced up in to th

'
agg at e Doct or s face ,

ti m
,

e ; bu t h is voice w as stro n g h is w ords pl ain l y but th at on e l ook w as en ough S h e kn ew th at

emth
.
,

to be h eard as h e spoke defian tly

,
fo r th e dreary pas t w as forever
, pa s t , .
262 s n x p w aE c K E n HO P E S .

For a few mi ut n es , after Dr Carol l h

ad taken Dan , q ues tion in gly , but fain tly ; for his stren gth
himin his s trongarm m
.

s Dan lay w i thcl os ed ey es w as fas t l eavingh i

m! m!
.
, ,

an d pan tin gfor breathaft er his terrible cough ing Forgive e h

Forgive e cried h
t e w retc ed
ain for a tim w om
.
,

B ut as h e grew eas ier ag e h e o oked

l an li ft in g again h er hagg ard face on w hich
y ears s eem
, , ,

up in to th ed to h ave been added in th

’
e Do ctor s face e pas t

mt Tel l m ive m
.

“
I did j es as y ou told e o. 1 did j es as h our e y ou forg e an d live only

ave a roomup s tairs fill ed wi th

. , ,

near rig t as h I coul d do ,

”
he said fain tly li ve ! You h
m
.
, ,

Ia sure y ou did, Dan

I know y ou did, every th ingyou w oul d like E veryth in g h ere is

m my
. .

said the Doctor pushi n g back the hair fro th e u

y rs .
o O n ly l ive, an d tell e ou forgive m! e

m
,

da p bro w , very ten derly Yo u w ere al w ays so good so patient

m
.
,

I did, but I coul dn t l earn ; for she too k e h ild turn ed h is face w earil y ap inst th Th
’ ’
e c e

aw ay fro mm
e every ti e An th
’
mat littl e gol d true h eart t h at w as so n ear to h iman d sigh ed

m m
.

m
,

p iec e y o u g av e e th e l a s t ti e I see n y o u s he f a i n t l y T h e n h e u tte r e d fee b ly

w ouldn t l em me keep it She to ok it aw ay
.
, , ,

"
I did j es as near righ t as I coul d
’
. . .

You sh all h ave h an dfuls of g ol d B obbie Th en all w as over

At m
, . .

My ow n littl e Robbie ! Gol d ! My God ! if gol d idn igh t a st fi w h i e fig ure l ay on th

i
'

t e

im im t ed m e river from
, ,

w ould on l y keep h ! 0 h Doctor save h sh o re drif iles do w n th

, th e old

m
, ,

Sh e l ean ed h er h ead in h e r h a n ds a n d s w ay ed s to n e fa r -h o u s e It l a y w i th w h i te r ig i d f ea

e calmm
.
,

tures turn ed m
,

to an d fro utely up to th y s te ri ous

er last w ords dream

.

moonl ight that rebuked it n ot pitied it not ;only

,

Dan repeated h il y
You tol d m on e o n cal mpitiles s radiant
, . ,
,

e abo ut g ol d about th e streets sh

m m
.
, , , , ,

y o u k n o w W ha t w a s it i
”
A n d th e s a e oo n li g ht sh o n e th ro u g h t he

am
.

B ut before th e Do cto r coul d reply Dan said cos tly lace cur tains of th , e l ux urious ch, ber ,

in a len der voice u po n th e face of th e ch il d it h ad so l on gaw aited

I did j es as y ou tol e m
, ,

e to I did ; bu t sh on th e l ittl e w h ite figure l ying th

“
e ere so still

w ouldn t l em
.

me l earn and I can t get an y better Yes highabove themboth littl e Robbie an d
, ,
’ ’

m cal m
, ,

p l a ce to b e in I t — i t i s g e tt in d ar k h ere h i s ot h
’
e r s tr e t ch ed t h e b ro a d heaven s
at Divine m
.
, , ,

An d Dan s tretch ed ou t h i s li ttl e th in h an d as if s y m bol of t h at Divin e j us tice th ercy

he w ere gropin gfor som at is l ilt ed so far above our l ow com

, , , ,

eth in g th .
p re h e n s io n .

Th e Doctor to o k th os e l ittl e col d i h a d D C a ll d id n ot w ed h is s w eet w ife B es sie

g p g
ro n n s r ro

m
.

is s oft w arm m
, , , ,

in h al a d f a i u t a ai u ti l a a r after t h e t err ib l e t rag ed y F r

p s n o r n e g n n y e o

imrem em ad m id to with a w om
.
, , , , ,

Dan kn ew h bered w h at h e h an s devotedn ess sh e ins is ted o n

’

er t im
,

imin th
,

h e pas t s pen din g h e by t h e beds ide o f h er broth er

at w as it you t ol e m
,

e about s om
.

Wh e pl ace p o o r w re c k th a t h e w a s I t w as a t t h e h o te l o f .
.

ere it is w arm
, ,

wh aud l igh a n eigh bo rin gvillage th at w orn o ut w itha l ife s

” ’
t7 ‘
, ,

An d th ere s h ht th said th diss ipation J oh n Lig o n w as att acked w ithth

’
al l be n o nig ere e e

Doctor sol em
, ,

n ly And th ey n eed n o can dl e ill n ess th at pro ved fatal

m m
. .
, ,

n eith i
er l g ht of th e s un ; for th e Lord God g ivet h B es sie h a d h i b r o u g h t t o t h e fa r -h o u se

eml igh
,

th t An d Go d s h all w ipe aw ay al l tears th eir o w n now and in stall in g an ex cel l en t

fro mth all be n o m ol d lady as ass is tan t n urs e an d com
.
, ,

eir ey es ; an d t h ere s h ore p a n io n sh e ,

death n eith er s orro w n or cryin g; n eith er s h al l w atch ed over h imtill h e died ; l et us trus t a

ere be an y m e form et ter m

, ,

th ore pain ; for th er thn g an th an h e h ad lived

i s b
en Bes sie becam
.

An d th en th e th e w ife of th
’
are pass ed aw ay e

ip m said m
. ,

“
0 h w on t sh e be th ere to wh e? an w h o h ad lo ved h er so l on gand truly
’
.
,

S HIP W RE C K E D HO P E S .

B Y J I N NI E IL B R O W N .

Tn j oys h
t at are perfect Th
e rainbow of pro ise, m
On earth, can not last ; Th at s hines in the s ky,

On e tide- Span s its archo er the h

’
w ave o f sorro w eavens

Sw eeps into th e pas t, B ut to fade and to die

matt
.

The deer hopes t hat cl us ter What ers to you, t en, h

A ro u nd the lo ng y ears What m atters to e, m
m
Of a l ifet i e o f labor, Ho w o ur hopes, in w ild s ip w reck, h
L eavi ng bit teres t tea m . S in k in to t h
e s ea .
 SIDE B Y SI DE .

l Y I l l " L E I B I I I D I O T.

C HA P TE B I w ithh er littl e gl oved- hand j ust to soften h er

m o w of am
,

Jan ! Ca -
us ro w had dan ced un til s h e w as s peechby th at s h iabil ity
mp d Lady Ham mersl ey kn ew the ton e and per
.

tired. She ca e fro mt he im por tu ni ties of

h m adm
,

er nu i a d t
erous rers , n oo k refuge in on e ceived ins tan t ly th at J an et h ad rus h ed in to o n e

f th mall md v t d t e o e o he el derly
t of h er in tractabl é m oods w h en s h e w as bes t l eft
o e s er roo s peo
l
p ,
e h
w o preferred cards and iced pun ch to al on e ; so like a w is e w om an sh e devoted h er

am e and said no m
, ,

watch in g th eir j un iors circl e abo ut like so m any sel f to h er g , ore Sh e w as .

wh irlin g Dervis h es an d runn in gth e ris k o f h av rew arded by h avin g J an et pat h er s houl der a

seco n d t im
,

ing th eir to es t rodden o n by t h e unapolog izin g e an d w h

, is per ,

th f t h t a t i Yo u are th e bes t ol d dear in th e w o rl d ! I

y ou o e p res en g e n e r o n

e s um mer-season at um
.

It was t h e h h t o f th sh et h ain before l on g an d th en I ll

'
eig all g an ag ,

Biarritz th e l ovely place was crow ded w ith be n ice an d reas o nabl e

wanderers fro mevery Ch

.

ris tian l an d un der th e Reas on abl e you w il l n ever be laugh ed Lady

m m m
,

s un ; a n d t o -n i g ht s b a ll — ’

g iv e n in th e Ca s in o to H a ni ers l ey S o do n t pe ril y o u r i ort al

’

o n or t o s o m so ul by pro m ichyou an d I kn o w m
.
,

do h e Russ ian g ran d d uke— w as fel t ises w h ust re

by every bo dy to be th e culm ination of th e las t main un ful filled Now go about your bus in ess
m
.
, ,

onths gaieti es an d don t stan d h dis tractin g th e Gen eral

’ ’
ere

ad com hfor you to victim

. .

A sudden s ense of w earin ess h ere are youn g m

,

e over Th en eno ug

Janet perh aps m rat h er th an ph He is m ”

en tal y s ica l ire y p re y n ow
er m
. . .
, ,

Even h I l T h l d d d l l i h i fi
'

os t ab j e ct s a ves w ere fo rc ed to ad e G e n era s pl atter e re a fu y n s e o r t

m it t h at s h e w as som ew h at capr iciou s an d ch an ge to ass ure th emth at h e w as th e victimof both ,

fnl ;and s h eh ad pass ed withh er us ual abruptn ess an d J an et escaped before h e h ad fin is h ed

from es t poss ibl e s pirits to a m rom o n w h

.

th eh i gh ood in w h ich Sh e pass ed on in to t h e g reat

p i ch '

m
,

raises beca e a dru g , part n ers ins upportabl e, an d serves as a pl ace fo r peopl e to take ex ercise on

h
t e lig ts h an d laughin g voices a n uis an ce h
t at rain y days It w as j ust sufficien tl y l ighted to

m
.

w as h
alf an aggravation , h
al f a torture to her be pl easan t ;odo rous w ithth e fair bl oss o s th at

eacited n e rves . fil l ed the s tan ds i n t he cen tre ; ag reeabl

y co ol,
So he ret reated in to t h
s e pretty octag on sal o n too , for t he great w in do w s w ere al l aj ar B ut
ht w as so w armth
.
,

wh ere the kn ots -

of card players s at l l er chape th e n ig at e ven Co n t in en tal

ron ol d L ady Ham mersley w as there ens co nced

.

p p
eo l e did n o t dread t h e ai r an d t h
os e w ho w e re

e room
,

mf m
, , ,

in a co ortabl e n oo k, en gaged in a ga e O f n o t dan cin g h ad des ert ed th for the g reat

piquet w i t han ancien t Aus trian officer , w hos e terrace outs ide, and Jan et co uld proceed to i m
Pu nchso u n ded like a su ccess ion of s n eezes , an d agin e hers el f on a des ert islan d if it w as any
im com
,

w h eld h
o h q so rigidly erect h J an et h
t at ad fo rt to h er so to do

mf m
.

an un co ortabl e feeling t h
at his ilit ary coat She w al ked on t o on e of th e w in dow s an d
mt mi ght hav
,

us be lin ed w it hs h eet-
iro n It e took h er s tan d t h ere Th e Cas in o is buil t o n a

imin
. .

been po s s i bl e to break h t w o, but he cer 1edge of rocks overh angin g th e s ea J an et co ul d .

tainl y co ul d n ot be ben t o n an y ter m s. l ook out across th e lim itl ess s w eep o f w aters
m
,

Jan et sto pped for a few secon ds beh

in d Lady l ighted by th e l
g y o r o f th e A ug u s t oo n T h e

m
m t ide w as co m
.

Ba h s poke a in g in ; t h e w aves rus h ed up th eir

’
ers l ey s c air, l
p eas an t w ord to
m m
,

her frien d an d w as sn eezed at, by t he ol d Gen e fo a -cres ted tops , bl azin g l ike ol te n j ew els ,

mm
,

ral w h o l abored under th e del us ion th at h e had an d bro ke upon th e san ds w itha l o w ur ur of

mplai
,

address ed h er in Parisian Fren ch an d paid h er co hichth

nt w e dis tan t bil l o w s ech oed back

arm i n gcom m e m us ic fro m room

,

a ch pli en t in t o t he barg ain in ho ars e s houts Th the bal l-

I amto o busy w inni n g th mingl ed w it hthe voice of the ocean ;the orches
. .

e un fo rt un ate Gen e
’
ral s fran cs to pay an y attent io n to u
y ,
o my d a e r,
"
tra w as pl ayin g on e of S trauss
’
s mad s als a , an d

said In dy Ha m
mly ers e l oo king up at her w it h its w eird ml e odi es so un ded to Jan et s ’
m bid or

mil
,

an al es t io na e s t e. fan cy like a des pairin g w ail

mad
.

B u t I don t
'
w an t any at ten tio n , return ed Un co ns ciousl y , s he e a l ovely picture as
Janet, lis tl ess ly , pat ting her friend
’
s s houl der s he h
st ood t ere, res tin g on e ar m upo n the w in

268
 S ID E B Y S I D E .

dow -
s il l , her p r ofile turn ed to w ard any on e w ho ma rried, an d had a s o n , t at son s h hould al so

might hv a e en tered, an d her th

is w hite drape keep the m na e

Wh h m i gw a v
.
,

ri es floatin g abou t her li ke a cl ou d en er ourn n s o er, theheiress w en t

mi t f mh
.

She w as very beautiful , t his y o u n g A er can ou t at

ro Sh er re re e had no relatives

d m oms h
.

an d t e h gay w orl d o f Biarritz w ent m ad o ver h er le an e e w r en s ft or w h

ad f fi d f e cared

e tim
. ,

P i h d d he previo us w in ter an d d eeply ; so a coupl e of y ears before th 0 of

j u s t a s a r s a o n e t
ichI amw ritin g s h e y iel ded to Lady Ham
, ,

Lon don t h at sprin g wh ,

met al ey a en treaties and sailed for the ol d w orld

.

Sh e w as too col d an d indifieren t l ookin g peopl e

' '

e tim
.

ad been a w ido w for s o m

, ,

s aid an d h er m ann er w as in keepin g w ithh Jan et s friend h ’

,
er e;

appearance ;but n obody ever den ied h er beauty so th e pair w ere perfectl y free to foll o w th eir

arm im d far an d w ide from

,

or coul d res is t h er ch s wh en s h e ch os e to ow n w h s Th ey travel e

Russ ia to Syria fromGreece to Den m

.
, ,

ex ercis e th em Sh e coul d tal k brillian tl y an d ark w ork

um
. , , ,

be w on der fully fas cin atin g w h en in th e h o r ; in g as h ard as onl y travel ers do an d enj oyi ng ,

but s h e h ad a bad h abit freq uen tly o f l oo kin g an d appreciatin g everyth in g as pil grim s o ug h t

irers at s om is l as t sprin g Lady Ham

.

mersley had
,

er adm
,

th roughor over h eth in g far Th en th

er in trium
, ,

off an d un kn o w n w h ichw as h orribly ex as pe taken J an et to Lon don presen ted h p h

ratin g to m
, , , ,

as culine van ity . an d M ay Fair w en t dow n in th e dus t at t h e fee t

But you m
,

Jan et Carrin gton h ad been s everal y ears in of th e beautiful yo un grepublican us t

m
.

Europe S h e m ig h t h a v e bo u g h t a t i tl e — a s A e re m e m b e r th a t it w a s g o l d -d u s t
rican girl s s eem
. .

to h v
a e a w e a k n e ss f o r d o in g
— a Is sh e th in kin g of th ese social succes s es to

dozen tim es h ad s h e ch osen fo r s h e po ss ess ed a n i h

g t a s s h e s ta n ds g a z i n g o u t o v er t h e m oo n l it
at w ithm
,

er great bro w n ey es m
, ,

fortun e so h uge th y s l ig h t fa c u l ty fo r s ea h isty w ith s tran ge

l orious m outh set firm
, , ,

figures I coul d not preten d to coun t t h e cy ph ers th oug hts an d h er g an d

er in com
, ,

even of h e B ut s o far s h e h ad n o t h ard as if fearin g th at sh ould its h augh ty curve

e titl e an d its in cum on ce be all o w ed to rel ax e pride m
.
, , , ,

s een fit to purch as e th th igh t ch an ge

b ance s om
,

r — e Derby ru in ed En gl is h l ord o r to an ex press ion of suchsadn es s and pain th

- at

drin kin g Fren chm arq uis or vam

, ,

absy n th e- i
p e r al l w h
, o l oo ked w oul d pity h er ? A n d J an et
fac ed Italian pr in ce w ould rath er die th e cru el es t deat hw h ichper
men t to verted human ingen uity coul d in vent than live
.

It w as a con s tan t s ource o f as tonish

an d s om
,

th ew h
"
e w orld at o f a dis appoin t to be pitied
ment to her frien d Lady Il ammersl ey that s he She has home a great deal of an guishin her
, .

had n ot ful fill ed a m e can bear as m

, ,

iss io n so eviden tl y h er l ife an d born e it bravely Sh uch .

more she often tell s hersel f ; bear an ythingRats

,

du ty in h er doubl e ch aracter of a beauty an d an

n ess m
, ,

in its seem
,

heiress ingly w an to n h ars h ay ch oos e

Lady Ham mersl ey had made her acquaintan ce to sen d— ex cept pity ! Never that !
.
,

a l on g w h il e befo re in Was h in gton w h en dead Th os e pretty society trium p h s b e w it c h in g as

n w as m
,

ey are to m
,

os t w om e m
,

and go n e Sir J oh in is ter th ere Th e tw o th . en o f h er ag ust l oo k

m m
,

l adies w ere gen uin el y fon d of on e an oth er an d ver

y tr ifli n g a n d s a l l to h e r if it be of th e

arm
,

w om in kin g Ex ist en ce m
,

th e En g lis h an h ad be en ch ed w h en h er sh e is th ust s h o w very col d .

p l ea d i n g l et te rs at l en gthprevail ed on Jan et to a n d d re a r y t o h e r s i g h t , i f i t b e o f t ha t I f s h e

com e sp ell of som e m

.

e to Euro pe h as yiel ded to th em ory th e

er m
.
,

M iss Carrin gton w as s even and tw en ty th- - ough recollection w h ichh aun ts h us t be as g all in g

e s everes t fem e fiery sm

,

even th al e cen so r w oul d h ave taken as an un h eal ed w oun d fier ce as th ar t

f at l eas t five years in attem m m m
,

of p t in
g t o d e c id e o f a n a l
, os t o r t a l b u r n t o a k e h e r l ook as ,

upon h er age Un til s h e w as ou t o f h er teen s sh e does n o w If s h e be O p pres s ed by th e idea

as s om
. .
,

sh e h ad kn ow n very l ittl e of w h at is call ed th at Des tiny h e bl o w near at h an d a feel

society ; al m ichw ill so m etim e m

,

o st h er w h ol e li fe h avin g been s pen t in g w h es at th os t unl ikely

om momen ts strike those to w homlife has n o t been

,

in a q uiet coun try h e o n th e Hu ds o n o r a ,

s ll m
,

ti ore q uie t s po t am o n g th e or a n g g
e - ro v e s o f l e n ie n t t h en it is c e r ta in t h a t w h a t ev er th e '

ook my be sh e w il l m
,

Her m
,

Fl orida oth er h ad been an in val id an d s h eet it n eith er w ithtears ,

m
.
, ,

Jan et s girlh
’
ood w as devoted to h er B ut th e n or
p y
r a e rs f or e rc y I t is p a i n fu l to s ee s u c h
an w as at last m
. .

s uflerin g w om ercith ll y all ow ed an ex pres s ion on a face l ovely en oughto h ave

‘

to lay do w n h er burden o f il l n es s an d pain an d s erved as th e m odel fo r an an g

, el fo r it tel l s of ,

h h n Jan et s un cl e h utter l ack of faithan d h ope o f a w ill l ike iro n

’

g o a w a y to er r es t T e er

mother s brother died to o an d l eft his vast a pride like Lucifer s Fate m
. , , ,

ay cr us hh er but
’ '
.
, , ,
.
,

w eal thto h is n iece on con ditio n th at s h e sh oul d sh e w ill n eith er g roan n or pray Worse th an th at .
,

is nam
,

take h e Carrin g ,
t on ; an d th at in cas e s h e sh e w ill n ever forgive !
,
 S I D E B Y S I D E . 266

Wh
il e s he st an ds there hil e , secu e
r for a littl e w era mt us ever arrive ; for, ilos oph
l et ph ers put

fromcurious ey es an d so free to give w ay to th e up their ugly no s es as ighas t h

h ey w il l , no

ich from s om
,

reflecti ons w h e caus e th at sh

, e can am mt use en so en tran cin g ever w as or w ill be
n ot divin e o ppress h er th is n igh
,
t w itha h eavier foun d .

an d blacker w eigh t than th ey h ave don e for A t l east tw en ty En gl is hda sels m repeated in
y ea rs th o ug h H ea ven k n o w s t h ey ar e Payn e s ears th
’
e re ark about t h e m j oll in es s of

m m
,

heavy edbugh an d black en ough the dan cing en oy in g

j a sculin e freedo At l eas t tw en ty
mi
.

m -room himw h
, ,

rr ily o n in th ba ll A er can s as ked y h did n ot w rite a

go es e e e

mi a
.

Th ere h as been a n ew arrival too ; a gen tl e boo k of travel s . A er c n s abro ad al ways as k

man w ho finds man y frien ds and acquain tan ces mt

,

eac h o ther that q u es tion an d os of h

t e pil

imcordial greetin gs hmI cann ot ! ) perpe m (may G d f

,

del igh ted to ofler h Th is is gri orgive

'

s o t e

Harold Payn e l ikew is e a w an derer fromacross e vol um m

. ,

,
r e e en or o f th e its el f t at th
at th e i ty ,

th reat ocean w h o h as onl y th is day reach reiterated en t reaties o f th as th

”
e g ,
ed eir fri en ds ey ,

B iarrit z s tate in th e preface .

m er from
.

Wh erever did you sprin g fro Payn 1 e th e A t l en g t h th e goo d - n atu r ed o l d

“
M i n is t
Am
,

erican M in is ter as ked as h e sh oo k h an ds Was h i n gton too k pity on Pay n e s ill - dis guis ed
’

w arm e n ew com Even dipl o m atic s tate o f acu te boredoman d carried h imof fro m
,

l y w ithth er

rm
.
,

n at ure req uir es re l ax atio n ;s o th e ge n ia l-h earted h is t o e n to rs

Co m e w ithm e m
.
,

ol d dig n itary had foll o w ed th e res t o f th e Paris y b oy s ai d he I w an t , , .

w o rl d do w n to th is pretty retreat I n ever w as to give you a n ew se n sation

mo re surprised in m"y life ! Where have you
.

an ks I un grateful ly grum
.

Th
"
bl ed Payn e It .

been for th e las t ag e7 wi l l probably be about as pl eas an t as t h e t o oth

In Nor w ay an d Finl an d an d all th e res t o f ach

”
e ,
.

it repl ied Payn e . Harold you are an un natural bru te ! l augh ed ,

’

y ipl om
,

I do n t see w h yy
’
ou s ho u ld ha v e g on e th e re th e e ld er l d atis t

ere are so m an y pl aces m

, .

w h en th ucheas ier for He w as th e bes t ol d s oul in th e w orl d w ith

a l azy m abou t as m
,

laugh ed th uchidea o f dipl o m

”
an to g et at e M in is ter acy as you an d I.

An d y ou are a very lazy m

,

an have of the law s of Serin gapatamw herever th

”
at

ow ever you m
.

e s am in g coun try m
,

I w as t ired seein g th e s un do th e th ay be an d h ay s pell its

ea ch m aw ful n am
,

orni n g y ear aft er y ear ; so I w en t to e

e gets up at m B ut co m e sam I amin a ch

.
,

d isco ver h ow h e l ooks w h en h id e al l th e arita

mi d
.

m
, ,

n ig ht .
”
bl e fra e of n , an d ins is t on doing you a

Well houldn t have th Ioug ht y ou kn ew

s
’
favor in s pite of y o u rs el f
”

m
.

is m
,

e n oughabout h ornin g ris in g to have gro w n

“
The las t I had do n e e w as on ce, w hen I
t ired o f it retorted th
e M inis ter
”
Did the s un w as travel in g in Rus s ia, mid i w n ter at th
at A
mt
. .

hel ping to carry m

,

s ee o li ke it i
”
fell o w -
traveler in s is ted y on
“
I fan cied h
e l o oked h
rat er sl ee p y ; but it w raps an d h e carried th em s o far t h at I n ever

may hv m saw m
, ,

a e been e.
”
y fur pe l iss e agai n ; an d I fro ze t he en d of

Ho w del ightful to have seen th e midn ig ht my n os e,

”
return ed Pay n e . I dare s ay y our
" ”
s un ! Ho w I en vy y ou , M r P ay n e 1 cr ied an favor w ill be j us t abo ut as acceptabl e

m mv d
. .

E n gl ishgirl , w ho kn o w n the g had

en tl e an in 80 , laugh
in gan d j es tin g, they o e on to t he
P aris , an d w oul d n ot h ave obj ect ed, Yan kee roo mw h ere h
t e card- l a
p yers w ere s eated. The

h hhe was to becom

t oug in gt h e l eg itim ate s h arer M inis ter h ad pas s ed th at w ay a few m om en ts

is m Ho w j olly to be a m
,

of h illi ons .
“
an an d befo re an d th roug hthe open doors of th
, e p ro , ,

g o wh ere on e pl eas es 1 s h e added w itha gigg

”
l e m cno a r h ad s een Jan et Carrin g to n s till s tan din
'

g
muchtoo youthful for her l ength giving utter by the w in dow l ookin g out across the s ea He
, ,

, , .

an ce to th e s t ereo typ e d p h r a s e h er y o u n g co u n w ors h i pp ed J a n e t i n an o l d- fash ion ed w ay h al f

t ry w om in variably em
,

en l
p y o w h en th e y w is h k n ig h tl y h a l f- atern al
p H e had k n o w n a n d , .

to enj oy th e d o ub t fu ll -a
y g re e a b l e re p u ta ti on o f lik e d P ay n e e v e r s in ce th e l atte r w as a boy an d
desired to m
,

being fast ake h is tw o frien ds acq uain ted

Payn e got aw ay from
. .

th e g ush in g creature an I w an t to pres en t y ou to a coupl e of ladies

order of w om e m ully el derly w om
, ,

en h e h ated w ithfien dis hen erg y h e said ; t h ost delig h tf a n

e m
, ,

as soon as h e co ul d He w as forced h o w ever an d th os t g l orious y oun gon e th at ever your

roo man d h
. ,
, ,

to run t he ga u n tl et o f th e b a ll - i s un w ort h y ey e s r e s ted u p o n W e w il l ta k e th e .

frien ds ; bu t h e avoided dan cin g th oug hhe did old on e firs t partly because it is only civil an d
, , ,

n o t loo k pas t th in g in th rtl y becaus e s h

”
e age for in dul g at frivo a e is n eares t
p
em
.

l ous bu t pl easant pas tim

, e Al as th at s uchan .Th an k goo dn es s on l y on e of th
,
is youn g , ,
 S I D E B Y S I D E.

an y w ay , mtt u ered Pay n e, but all o w ed his co m n o ticedh eir poli teness th
t ey m igh t as w ell h
ave
himforw ard sal uted som in es e im
,

pani on t o draw e dro ll so rt of Ch age say a

m
.

mm
,

Lady Ha disen gaged for th figure in a M andarin s flow ered robe w itha face
’
ersl ey w as e o

mt half-hum
,

en her oppon en t bein gbusy dealin g th e cards an h alf th at of a bird B ut peopl e w ho

for a new gam en tlem

.
, ,

e Th e tw o g en appro ach
. ed pla y at i
p q uet k n ow that a h an d such as Lady
her chair Wh en th
. e M inis ter in troduced Pay n e , Ham mersley had j ust received does not fall to ,

her: ladyship w as pl eased to be very gracious ; one s s hare every evening and so can ex cuse h
’
er

m
,

a tl b a u e he d ate d n A erican s li ke th e abs traction .

p r y ec s s o o

sen s ibl e w o m is armin

,

an sh e w as ;an d partl y becaus e s h The M in is ter linked h and

’
e Payn e s,

w oul d h ave w el co m ed an o ran g outang s m

u - il him th roug h th e doub le doors in to th e l ed
e dipl om ted pro m room U p to th
, , ,

in gly if h er frien d t h atis t had des ired s oft ly-ligh enade- e las t

e dipl om
.
, , , ,

because s h e w as as earn es t in h er frien ds h ins tan t th

ips as at w as s uccess ful in h is de
idden fro mh
,

in h er dis likes s ign o f keeping th e prin cess h is

Lady Ham
.

mersley reall y w as to use clas compan ion After leaving the sal on and Lady
lish a regular trum Ham
,

mersley w ho by the w ay roused hers elf at

.

”
si c En g
“
p in eve ry w ay
am embo th and
, , , , , ,

th o ug hth e dear ol d th in gw ould pers is t in w ear th e en d o f th e g e to recoll ect th

e m in kin git w as oul y o n e m

, ,

in g th o s t appall in g gow n s that even an Eng turned to sp eak th in ute

w om
, ,

lis h an s fan cy co n ceived and poss ess ed a in st ead of t w enty s ince sh e h ad been s ay ing
’

icha parrot m
,

beak of w h igh t have been proud ag reeabl e th in gs to th e pair th eir cours e l ed

e p r om moir w here the w indows

, , ,

but n ot in accordan ce w it ht h e received ideas of al o ngs ide o f th

'

wh at is becom in g in the w ay of a h um an n os e w ere th at overlooked th e s ea Th e M in is ter w as

e em e m
. .

Th ey con versed for a few s econds ; th en th e bet w een Pay n e an d th bras ure o f th iddl e
M in is ter said cas em en t in w h ichJ an et Carrin gto n s tood so
e w as com m
, , ,

I w an t to pres en t th is youn g scapegrace to th at s h pl etel y h i dd en fro th e y oun g

th e Prin cess
”
man s view as he walked on bes ide his oom ’

mm
.

He and Lady Ha ers l ey gave Jan et Garring pan io n

m ia p ivat
.

ton this n ickn a e r e, a littl e becaus e s h

e They hed the centre w indo w
reac Th
e M in is

tat ly ; b t m mm
.

w as so very s e u ore, Lady Ha ers l ey ter l oosen ed his friendly h ol d of Pay ne, an d
al w ays her des tiny to be stepped forw ard a littl e in advance
declared, becaus e it w as
J an et stood lean ing one armon the sill h
.

a prin ces s on e day or an oth er— s he had a Russ ian er

m
,

prin ce w il dly in l o ve w ithh er at this m o e n t h an d tu rn ed a w a y her ey es w an derin g aw ay

t as w ell get accus tom m
,

an d m igh ed to w earin
g h er o ver th e oon l it s ea

m ba k t th
.

titl e gracefu ll y P lease to co e c o e real w orl d, Prin

mthi g i t
.

Sh
e here a l ittle w h
w as il e ago You w il l cess , an d s ay so e n n ce o a s tout , el derly

Lady Ham ma
.

fin d h er in th e p rom he M inis ter

”
enoir I fancy n, said t

mersl ey answ ered as she took up her cards is fam

.
, ,

, . At th e s o un d o f h il iar voice Jan et turn ed

Sh e w as n atural ly en g ross ed by th e in teres t o f her head put out her l eft h an d w h ichch an ced

iman d s o could be ex tended w ith

, ,

finding a kin g q ueen an d kn ave in h er h an d to be n eares t h

e fo un d tim
, , , ,

but s h e to be c n s cio us of th in kin out di s arran g in g h er attitude an d even vouch

o g
mil
,

th at s he w oul d rath er t h an n ot keep J an et an d safed a s e.

is n ew m
, ,

th an apart He w as w ith out doubt She w o ul d n ot have taken t h

e troubl e, j ust

mil her m e roo m

.

mo
, ,

t h e s t dis tin gu is he d-l oo kin g creatu re sh e h ad h

t en , to s an in th
e at an y o t s ;

s een in an ag e ; an d s h e rem em bered h eari n g but l ike Lady Ham mersley she had a gen uine
often an d m hearted gen tlem
, ,

uchabout h is great tal ents and oddi reg ard for th e ge i

n a l t ru e- an
, .

ties Now Jan et l iked odd peopl e so th ere Her face w as n o w turn ed to w ard th e lights
might be dan ger Janet w as to be a princess m
.

em
.
, ,

Th i n is e w
t r ad e d t hro ug h a l o n g
-w ind ed co

Lady Ham m
.

mersl ey had quite s ettled that in her

.

p li en t ; a s he fi n i s h ed H arol d w h o had hal te d

min d So han dsome and agreeabl e as Payne
,

at eachcasem
,

en t in turn reach ed th e spot Th e .

dipl om
. ,

l ooked s h e w is h ed th at h e h ad ridden off on th e atis t h ad s t retch ed out h is dis en gaged

midn ight sun ins tead of com
,

, in gto B iarrit z an d , ,
han d— the o ther w as hol din gJanet s dainty fin ’

h rs — an d drew h is friend forw ard

p er ap s g e .

B ut Lady Ha mm ersl ey j us t t en h dis covered an M iss Carrin gton said th e g

”
uil eless ol d dip

l om
,

un ex pected her suit an d im

ace in mediatbely be at in a ton e o f h earty satis facti on I h ave

mersley s permis sion to presen t a n ew

,

cam Perceivin g Lady Ham

, ,

e oblivious to every t h
’
in g bes ide
em servitor M r Pay n e m
.

that s he had to tal l y forgot ten t h

at eith er of th ake your bes t bo w to th e

Queen of Dream
. . ,

w ere in ex is ten ce t h e dipl om

”
atist an d Pay n e l an d
made their farew ell bow s For all her l adyship The Minis ter fel t that he had evolved a very
.
,

.
 S I DE B Y S I D E .

n eat s peec h an d
, gave himsel f up to a co m
pl a l abored in differen ce, and said, in his laziest ac

cen t m en tal repetitio n thereo f cen ts ,

hmh m ti
.

As he s po ke, h
t e t w o perso n s w o e w as I th
ink I h
ave h
ad the pl easu re of ee ng

in tro ducing, turned,