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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1879-5-15, Page 74 Mo. 15, 1879 MICHAEL HARGRAVE'S MARYEST. CHAPTER IX,—Continus' Oh I ye rich, who, to the thinking of some, are so much too rioh, do you ev- er, I wonder consider what the tnere trifles you lose in sour vague ventures would be to a poor struggliug man of bnshnoss ? I fancy not, The rich aro indifferent, and the poor are proud. He would be glad, and the rich willing —and, perhaps, as society is now con. etituted, it is a simple imposeibllity either should understand the other ; but it is sad, I sornetilnea fatroy in my poor imagiuifag, that be who is able to give should be so far removed from the roan who requires—the mean who needs froru the mare who desires to befriend. a. Ali ! if to you who read God has giv- etmuch, "Remember the cure in the ground.'' I ask of you no lees. Think, for the love of the Great G.id, whether the seed you are planting, is likely to produce a harvest you will care t,n reap; whether tat this Christmas tide you leave considered the poor ,and needy -- -the man who require;] a helping hand, the woman who wanted but small as- •sietance to be preserved from such evil :as no human language can express 2 It is but little, and yet so much that Mie mightiness of its glory shall stretch 'from the shores of Time across the ,ocean of Eternity. At the time it was given—nay, in ices memory now — Mrs, Broekley's •unite—which was so much to her— seemed more to him than the whole of hie cousin's wealth dropped reltaotautly Prone a dead man's gland. He had sur- mounted the worst of hie difficulties ; be was married; he was happy ; he was content. What slid all this waste of riches as at first it looked like to his unwonted eyes, signify to him 2 Coda his nature, steeped in beeinese, as it had been perforce ; assimilated to 1lie oeoupatim. as that of the hand of the dyer, be changed so suddenly that in the twinkling of an eye he should feel able to take upon himeelf fresh du- ties and fresh interests. He ezperieuced no wild feeling of ex- ultation when he considered the gift .Fortune had thrown to him. He did not hurry to seize it. At that first moment of pusseeeinn he probably re- garded his new wealth marecalt¢ly and critically than at any future period of lite career. The past seemed to arise and stand before hitti—the past, which his fath- er's mad oi;travaonce and senseless thriftlessness had rendered so Much like a wild debauch, succeeded by x Bary morrows of shame and poverty, d• rami hard, bard work. For years he had turned his thoughts from these subjects ; but now all these things came back to metuory —ghastly shapes rising from out a dis- itonored grave ; and for a moment the sunlight faded and the prospect grew dirn, the songs of tate larks sounded afar off, and the murmuring of the wa- ters seemed to thretiteu instead of lull. Then there name another recollec- tion., and this time a blessed one. IIe tlleaght of the malt poor in packet, honest of heart, singiie of heart, who walked once where he was walking, thinking only of nis dead, lying white and quiet iu the darkened house, which for her sake should deem forever after densly. And now he was sleeping, too ; but he had gone to his rest content, with 'no words of mur'nuring because his +day had been lard, and the heat in- tense, and his burden heavy ; but ra- ther with whispered sentences of grad, - tilde and thanksgiving that G.+d had been so good to him, so infinitely merciful, so unspoakabty gractous. He heel gone without a fear for his -child, at last content to leave her ; and that moment Michael Gargrave felt an almost triumphant satiefactiou in tlhe thought that from the moment she ;broke down the barriers of reserve •whtelt had become a very part and parcel of his life, he had given to her more than the tenderness of a father— more than the companionship of a rotber. -Already the once familiar scenes trere growing old; already the hopes, of horning were becoming blurred and elitn, like ttte sorrows of the long ago. He looked across the wide e:tpanse .of marsh to the spot where he had known such happiness. Up into the still air the blue smoke was rising.. He asoald see the red roofs of the barns ; she trees shading the fleet that field e.v- erytliing that he loved on earth ; the pleasant fields beyond, lying geiet on. der the sunlight. Not in all the years that had gone before ,lid the charm of his home ever seem so great. Could he give it all up—the peace, the quiet., the modest desire:], the unalloyed con- tent 2 Could he go ont and take hie place in the great world, rind find such happiness in the millet of his new state ---as he had. Felt within the narrow ter- ritory, so small that in the distance he seemed but a speck on the landscape 2 He said to himself it would be diffi• cult, almost impossible, to put on the thonghts, ideas and habits of his new Rife as Age ]night don a fresh garment; w but he was deceived, Already the ohmage he imagined wellniglt impos- sible was begun ; already in feeling, as well as is reality, Michael Gargrave was the owner of Brayley rather than the proprietor of a Glass Works on the River Lea. Whore now was his satisfaction at the large order which that morning's poet had brought ? What had become of his project of sending is that tender on the morrow ? As his eyes wandered to the factory his thoughts followed in the same di- rection, and he smiled pelf sadly think he need never trouble !Aimee about such matters again ; that tate i tereste of yesterday were not the into este of to -ley. And then, uis eyes reverting to t cottage, he smiled again, because of thought that was all pleasure. The previous evening Lucy, enlar ing upon the woes of some witloa whose hard struggle for daily brea tvae likely to end, and ehnrtly, wit the breaking up of her home, said her husband -- "Poor creature, it was pitiful to s her distress. I wish we could help her To which he answered, partly b Cause he felt the case to be alrno hupolesa partly because he had ofte to check Lacy's charitable impnleee. "So do I, dear ; but we must be ju before we ate generous." "That is true," site said ; but t could see her thoughts were with 111 widow rather than ,with his just debt Now the memory of her disappoin meet recurred to bite, and the first th qualified feeling of delight he wiper euced in consequence of his iulter testae thrilled through him at the saw moment. No more lingering on the marshes straight over the grass he strode to th nearest footpath. He crossed the bridge, lie wallas fast beside the stream. The door o the dear house where he had found a much happiness was wide open, rand i the porch stood his yonug wife watou ing for his coming. She ran to the gate to meet him 'How fast you were walking, dear, she said, both bands °leaped round I1' arm clad in hoddeu grey. "Mr. Her you brought no bad news, did he ?" "No, indeed, quite the contrary vbat made you think he had 2" "You were talking so earnestly t hitn when yon went nut." "Silly little Lucy," he said, fond] trotting liar heir. "Yee, I am afraid I am," she answer d, serionely, "for I cannot get poo ars. Laydou out of my mind ; and ave been thinking, Michael, that as au manage without a new dress ants mantle, might I—couldn't we?—giv for what they would have cost 2•' He !oohed at her so gravely, with at xpreselou s0 etrauge—to her so nein elligible—that she said, "I will net say more about it, Rich - t, if it vexes you." "It does not vex me, pretty one," he epli ed,"Do just what your heart tette on. Now ecu away to your widow nd make haste home again, for I want 011.'' "And Toiler wants you," she said, as he hurried iuto the house to put on er bonnet. He could not wait for her return, be as constrained to go and meet her, to tke her hand and put it within his rm and hold it there while they walked u the soft s-.vtrd under the shady rees together; she iu malt an ecstasy f delight because of the widow',t hap - bless, that she babbled on regardless f his silence, till, at length,something his look made ber cry out, "Michael, I a+n sure you have had rad news. What is it?" "r have had news, dear, but not ad," was his answer ; and then 11e Id her. "You can be generous now, ucy, and just too," be reinarked,won- ering at tier silence. But she shook er head in answer. She drew her 1lerid from out her run and sat dawn on a bank by the ayside, and began absently to pull up the tufts from out the green grass, eking them over absently. Why, Limy, what is the matter ?" Iced her husband. "Do you under - and what I menu 2 We are now rich ople. We need never be anxious or rry about money any more." One by one great tears rolled down r cheek. "Lucy—Lucy 1" He sat down on o bank by her side and put his arm end her, Wad tried to look into her co but she hid it on his shoulder. "What nils you, my dear ? Tell e," he entreated. "I ought never to have married u," she answered, speaking in gripe, th little sobs between. "It did not atter so flinch while we were pony and niggling ; bat I am not it fit wife for u, now and 1 °an not be jest or gen. ens either. I cannot make you free tin, and I am sorry --curry." "Ara you 2" be said. I stn not," t'I never can be a fine lady." "No, that, you can't, thank heaven." "Your sister has often lamented I Itis so unlike -ea TRE TIMES. "My dear," ha interrupted. +"1 can• not pare you any inch things ; you most not think them. $umbly 1 am •grateful for the fortune t4at has come to me ; but I would thankfully give it up this instant if keeping it involved the loss of you." He felt her stealing a little nearer to him ; he felt her hand touch his, and he went on, not without an effort, for he had never found it easy to speak of himself or his own feelings. "I go back in ea,mory to that night whoa I sate alone uu Queen -square. I to think of the wards which deotded my If choice, '.Remember the Dorn in the n- .ground.' Ah 1 Luey, I °uuld not know r. what 1 was planting ►heta r uuuid not forecast what should spriug from the reed tben sown. All I knew for a cer- tainty was that from tares a man may not reap wheat." "The corn 1 put in the ground that night was but the produce of hesitating resolutious ; it was scarcely of illy Owu free wilt 1 cia..t it in the furrows at all, and yet what a ilt•rve.t lite been given au we. Friends i,r the times of bitter• est need, and a wire wtwee love has always been the greatest blessing of my life, without whom Bayley would be to nee valueless. He talked a little more but that was the gist of his targuw -nt, that she was the nue tiling for wham he most ear .- atly desired to offer thaukegivilg, '1'ueu, when tier eyes were dry and her lieatt quiet, he said, "Come, dear, let us go howe." So baud in hand they weeded their way down the green lanes ted across fietde—where the grain .3 as already i❑ ear—baud iu hand together ---as hand 10 hand they have walked thrumeh life ever since, eoru springiuu up behind them as they passed aluug, and ripen- ing to a harvest they shall uut fear to reap. THE END. gwarinamaiosaa AXE✓ or N orl,l.t FLOUR and GRIST MILL Being in good working order gives every mecum - dation possible in gristiog and flouring. Flour and trill iced delivered to parties leaving their orders before one o'clock at J. BL(LL'S Bakery, or -,;U'ii YltN E ,k CO'S, or at aril same day, u—� TEEMS (&SH. LgI'TEII t', 0. \TEW MACHINE SHOP. William Iitcriing Wishes to inform the public that he iei'better prepared toropair all kinds of Sewing Machines, Watches Clocks, Gans, d o., than any, other person in the country, as his charges are moderate, and he guarantees to give Satisfac- tion. MAIM STREET, EXETER. IdEAY PUMP WOIIKS. C. Haan I - PROPRIETOR. Having added to my pump machinery, and pro- cured a large quantity,:of first-class pump logs, I am prepared to offer au article Superior to any Factor in the County, and at prices that defy competition. Wells and Cisterns dug on the shortest notice. Before purchasing call a ; the Hay Pump Works. Cwt, Shop--0he.quarter- mile north of Exeter London Road. Hay P. 0 Grocerlese G'onfectonary, Smoking Tobacco 25 Cents per ib CHOICE TBOACCOS AND CIGARS always instock. I. s' SPORTSMEN'S DEPOT. soot School Books, Stationery, Magazines WI'1H ALL THE LATEST news N.B.—Sewing Machu... Needles slavery kind. A. BOYD. GEORGE CROMPTON, PROPRimTOR eF TUE roliipion Lon Work: 7 CLPA.J.,ING SALE BEFORE TAKING STOCK SAMWELL & PICKARD Will offer for cash or 10 Days the balance of their Fall and Winter Goods at Cost so as to make room for their Spring Stock. All goods we shall offer are new goods bought for this 's Trade atLADIES' MANTLES, at cost. Season HEAVYMAANTLEver CLOTHES, at cost. MEN'S and BOYS' OVERCOATS, at coat. MINK SETS and MUFFS, at cost. FUR CAPS, at cost. CLOUDS and SCARFS, at cost. Mso a full assortment of general DRY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES, HATS CAPS, CHINA TEA SETS and CROCKERY which will be offered at bottom prices we are glad to say our stock is not large but fully assorted in all lines. Although this has been a very hard season we are happy to say our mode of doing business has been ap- preciated by the public as our sales for past year has far exceeded our expectations. Thank all customers and patrons for past favors and still solicit your patronage. SAMWELL cC PICKARD. Exeter, Ont, THE NATIONAL POLICY Having triumphed at the polls, ISAAC C ARLING Is prepared to give all his customers the betefits that will accrue from Its adoption, and has on hand alarge stook of Dry Goods, Groceries,' Wines and Liquors, Crockery, Etc., At his Store, Main Street, Exeter, which will be sold at ;Which will be sold at prices unheard of under Free Trade.' The farmers of the surrounding country will find it to their:ad vantage to sell their produce without paying market fees, ou the Exeter market,which is second to none in the west, and then call at the store of the subscriber and Secure Immense Bargains there to! be had in Overcoatina, Full -cloths, Broad -cloth Doe skins, Silks, Winceys, Delaines, and everything noeded in the Dry Goods line. The Grocery Department very Complete. An inspection invited No trouble to show goods ISAAC CARLING. nur . ah For the igz . OF THE Piano and. Sewing Machine ! frHE LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF 1 Silverware, China and Delf ever seen ie • the West, at E. DIVEI i`' a STOn.Z. Mr. Drew has just received an excellent stock c f Silver Tea Setts,Butter Coolers,Double and Single Pickle Cruets, Cake Baskets, Card Receivers, Com- munion Setts, etc.,of the Best Quadruple and Triple Plate, and is offering the same at prices that would ASTONISH YOU FOR CHEAPNESS! He has just opened out a new and complete as- sort,nent of China, Glass and Stonewares. A large stock of Lampe just arrived. Can and satisfy yourself as to quality and cheapness. Come and try our instruments. Music Teacher still on laud. Services at lowest figures. Special attention oalledto the Raymond Sewing .dachino. Organs and Pianos unsurpassed far beauty of design, and quality of tone, E. DREW. JUST RECEIVED AT THE EXE T E GO Cn E R Y AND LIQUOR STORE, A LARGE STOCK OF GREEN, JAPAN, YOUNG HYSON; and BLACK TEAS, RAISINS, CURRANTS,' PRUNES, DRIED APPLES, Worcester, Mass., H. S. 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