HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-9-11, Page 2A YOUNG GIRL'S WOOING.
trio te. is. teem,
Author of.. 33133, tionotro stivaio,". From
Jess to a..0.
Modgo had atoll 'curved wistful oyes
toward High Ptak, and. on the loot
Saturday before their final return to
the city she oaid to Graydon, 'Taro We
attempt it ? Perhaps 13 wo give tho day
to the climb, soul took it leisurely-"
"There's no 13r11qls abort it. We'll
go if you wish, I should liko iiothing
better than to got lost with rm."
"There is no danger of kitting loot,"
she replied, hastily. 'The Load most
be visible from tho %bolo lino of its
summit, and I am told that thole is a
path to the top al tho monntain."
"I svill bo toady in half an hour," he
said.
It was 33 lovoly day In early Septem-
ber. Thu air was soft, yet cool and
braoing enough to make clitnbing woe.
aisle. Graydon had a Moth bosket,
which 110 could sling over his ohoulder,
well tilled, and O3103 33, attrriago.
"There is uo flood of our tromping ovor
the intervening mileof dusty roads
sada most be passeEt before wo begin
our climb," he said, "and tho distance
we tido will maho a ploaoaut drive for
Mary tool the children."
Madge nani oiraydon reached tho Rom -
mit oethott t rny irreat difficulty, Mary
haling rammed with the 030311/13,1100
!hat they would End their own way
back to Ow hotel.
As tin' hoots lewd, Graydon hegon
to pallor mom hope than 1s had dared
to entertain Ritmo his shattered thoory
had so clioheartened him. 111 opito of
his fancied knowledge about .Mailgo, it
Wafi hold to believe she was rut), un•
happy 31113 31110711731.
"She certainly is rho bravest ond
nicot unovifish girl I over inutoinod," ho
thenight, as they loft the higheob poiut
after onjoviug tho vlow. "With An art
iso inimitable An to be artleos, sho has
tried to don me enjoyment. Instottil of
regarding herself as tire ono to be outer -
tatted, Elie has hcon pouring forth
ords. fancies,1411AV:10'A of onto like
tparelino wine, arol .1 ain exhilaroted
ieserind df being mo rand."
When trt last tit. y foond 11, opriog (1331
which to eat their hind!, he told her so,
come toll rig, "Tido moon: ain air does you
Food.. Madge."
ofa, do yon." rho rertied, with a
riot ant ord. oDolot bo t (tweeted when
1 t,i. 3011 thot yon are good company."
"set; bat I enn't help being hoppy."
er
11. indeed! It tiocon't oteun 10 tako
nee 11 to truelo yon happy."
teelte very iroirli from
"Poso /no a :311113 31, Graydon ; I Want
33 01 1.:11131g 11(711 1 I'htitA utin.1 than Ono
pep ors riftor OM' reiterb, Isn't all this
• • illy Artooliao- this roosoy root on
which wo have 3(7 '-id ont 1t 1,3, the
troen 7110.317 ring obou t (111 131)11
the sprit is tht re litailtling ovor with
33o1333311,337g conceridne Whiet 131 100131311010
1,0 rmitunti .1171 ?"
,o4 r 111: t. til'alk 03 tin I I
1111'InIngine one ;Moo."
r•I'C' alense irrinoMinee T103
i.loir of pm beim; 33. benaer I roll,
the 11' im a 1, 111 1:1:,t-.11 from tho truer,.
t113131 11 117111, ?"
"That youtior 11.3-11e girl doeon't look
so wiry unhappy."
"No, ('ray'on." she sail crusumtly,
"yoti 13,01(0 Satordays and Sundovs very
Mit3 o one. :No girl over had a truer
frit mi that] ;sou aro boorimieg."
"Hoot. L313'11:0, MiVie.e."
"Gritydon," she °,11.irl. enTneSI'-, AA if
hastenittg from riairotrouo groom:. "the
hotel is 111111 3311131 reel loos, to oo. tone
you think We Mal soratithlo d'aWn the
itionittain here, mid rotron by Kaaten•
1.1,1 Clove and the Fano? 11 710131(1 he
such fun, and save such et very long
Motance I"
"1V01.1 try," he said.
"Como," oho rosnmod, brusquely,
"you aro oroiliug mo. Yon say yes to
ernorything. It you don't think it oaft,
or best you must not htunor me."
eWet cum 30011 letyn whothor it's safe
and promeealle, and there is no danger
of losing oue woes. Wo hove only to eo.
turn over the mountain in order to
strike rho mth oennewhere at right
augteo."
"Let tis hasten, then. X sou in the
mood to owl our oojourn in tho Catskills
by an hour or two of contitet with
11011100 absolute ly primitive. Tho 80:410+
We 1113111 pas, tlitotigh will bo so ploasant
think of 1 ty a waiter fires"
"Winter tire? That's eapited I You
Are not gohig back to Santa Barbara,
"elneloo ?"
"I. haven't vomited havou't
jemoited anytitiug."
; 1113770 1100.33 all she taming:met."
"You did so of ) our owsi frau
"Anil of my own free will shall kotio
iny proraiseo. No, don't Mt MI leave
any remnants of our lamb.. Should wo
gut lost you will want smoothing metro
subotential then Eno snosohos."
"I shall, indeed." -
Graydon filled from tho spring the
bottle which had contained milk ; and
then packing hio little hamper ho 1011
the •way downward, over and through
obataoles oftoo involved no Atm
difficulty, and ionnetlinos almost dimwit.,
"May I help you all phew ?"' ho
asked,
"Yes, whon I can't help rnysolf,"
Then 110 began to r0j0i00 070V the
ruggednesti of 1110 113333', which inado it
proper to take her baud so 01 3011, and at
timers coon to lift hoo ovor a fallen troe,
"What fun it is 1" cried Mselgo,
"Tho best I ever had," he ropliocl,
promptly.
Dia they had not roaltoed the (11 1.
ilculty of their attompt ; for whim littlo
more than half way to the foot of the
mounteit they mime to a lodge down
descent. As they were &lilting this
procipice perilously near the edge, be
holding Madge's hand, some loose debris
gave way beneath his feet.
Diatom" of instinctively olinging to
Mselgo's hand, even in the act of falliug
ho throw it tip and around a small troo,
Which she grasped, and rogainod hor
footing, whilo 130 wont down and dis,
3731110111011-
11.3 first sho was so appalled that sho
could do no more than clutch tho tire.%
convulsively aud look with blank horror
at the Hoot where sho had sop him last.
Then canto the thought, "His life may
now deltoid upon mei."
The distanco he had fallen woold not
bo necossarily fittal, and below WIG Magri
Otero wore low soralthy troos that might
have broken the impetno of his doocent.
She called in tones that might have
evoliod an answer eVali from the Itis of
death ; then, with • %isolator) in hoe
pallid fano which nothing 5h0111311133113t,
she sought to reach lila skis.
At ilret Croydon VMS nitorly 1)3111013.
ACIOUS. At last, like a dim light ontor•
ing a darkened roma, thought and
muniory began to revive. lle mamma
bored that ho had been at Madge.): ode.
and Loll ; ho had grasped at
bronchi% of trees as lie passed through
them, and then all had becotne shirk.
Ho trite"( to speak, to call (1183301333733111031.
but funnel he oonhl not. Ile almost
doultaal whether he was alive the
110011. If he wore bo roost have ro-
eciottol 801130 terrible, injury that
caneod 33 strango poutlyouti.
Itio 001111133011 thoogets finally 000trod
wholly on Modoe. Ilaii she fallen,' ? The
thought of hor, perhaps injurod,
sibly lying moionsciatts or dea(3 mar
him, and he helploos, oatiood a doll.
vague dread, like a Kid title, to ovor•
whehn hio very sold. He tried to motes,
30 opring 0(1, 1311 only his raiud ;pectoral
hone Thou he thouolit he recognized
her yokel 00111034 111 tho dietaneo. BOan,
With alternations of hope and fear, ho
heard her steps and voice draw nearer.
She had evidently found a way ilowri
the ledge, aud WRA comiug eking ite
bow towered him-conaing swiftly, el,
most recklessly.
Sho was at hio silo. Her low, terror.
strickon ery chilled his heart. Was he
dead ? aml '4705 131 his soul only, lingering,
in the body, that was cognioant of all
this?
Her baud was on his pulso, thou in-
side his yeat against his heart.
"Oh," she mooned, "cau he bo dying
or dead.? I can't end his pulse, nor does
his heart ocom to boat. Ho is so polo,
ao deathly pale, oven to his lips."
Ilo 'mew that slot was lifting him in-
to a etillpeout and ender position, &lid
Wondered at tbo mractilar powor sho
exerted, even imam excitement.
"Why, why," she exolairoed iu horror.
"ho is cold, straugely mid! His hands
and brow aro almoot liko ico, and wet
with the ,low of doath."
Sho was not aware of the fact that en-
tronito 001(11106S and a clammy perspira-
tion onnhl be among tbo results of encli
201070.10 shock.
"Graydon," sho fsaoped, "Graydon I"
Then attor a moment "0 God, if he
sil.ould nevor linor 1"
Rho chafed 11 is Imola and wristo, 03100-
011
tho luoch basket, and found that tho
bottle eontainieg 118 3100 WAS not broken.
for ho felt drops (lad mil on his face, and
his 11315 3/10131t011.7a ; but the 13311110 gen).
paoalysis enchained him. Then sho
sent out hor voice for help, nerd throe
was agony, tereer, cool heart-broak in
her my.
Realizing the futility of this on the
lonely mountain -side, sho soon coastal,
and agsin sought, with almost desperato
energy, to rostore hinc:rcryipg 3311(1 10011.37.
ing meanwhile in a way- that omoto his
heatt. At lest she threw herself on his
breast with a bitter cry :
"0 Graydon, Graydou, etre ptt dying?
Will you never know? 0 my hoart's true
love, shall I never have the chin= to
toll you that % wan you I loved -you
only 1 It was for you I went away aloito
to die, I feared. For you I struggled
back to life, and toiled and prayed that
I might bo your Pair ideal; and now you
may never know. Graydon. Graydon,
I would give you the very blood mit of
007boort- 0 God, I can't restoim him!"
sho moaned, in a choking voice, and
then ho know from hor thud weight up.
on his breast that sho had fainted.
This mental anguish and the effort ha
put forth to respond to those words
eaused great beads of MOM to start oat
upon his fem. Suddonly, as if a giant
hand was lifted, the affects of the shook
reoultiog from his fall passod away, He
opened his eyes, and there WAS Madge,
with her face buried upon his breast, in
brief oblivion from foam that throatenod
to 01,311413 at once hope and life.
To his great joy ho found that he
could movo, Feebly, and with groat
diflioulty, ha lifted hor head and tried to
regain hie feet. He found this impos-
sible, and s000 roaliood that his log was
brokon. He now saw that ho must aot
wised • and carefully, or blink plight
wonld be serious indeed; and yot his
mind was in such a tumult of inimoasur-
ablo joy 333 1138 discovery that he would
110t III the least rogret tho acieldont, if
assured of hor oafoty.
Al last, in rooponso to his offorto, she
began to survive. P110 sense of respon-
sibility, the nocesoity for action on hor
part, had been so great immediatedy bo.
foro alio had fainted molar tlto strotto of
ono ovorwhohning font, that hor mind,
00011 (luting uutiononioneneos, may Intro
Put forth ollort to regain as hold 1.1p01)
11821a0. 11110 found horsoli Miming gamma
13 prootrarto troe'and Graydon sitting
item, spooking to her in soothing and
oncouraging tones.
In response) to hor bowildered, troubl-
ed look of inquiry, he said, chootfully,
and in notural tones "Don't worty,
Madge or be frightoned."
"'What has happened, Graydon ?"
toll you what I know, and von
whirl) thotioeanneo?red no nine% fOr tlato must stonily tho rest. Wo wero ora.•
TE BRUSSELS POST BurT. 11, 1686,
/1•94119.11.11R.V.1.41.30 9•MIlitlfat.101.11141119%/11PMA
opening tootle oitoo lodge aitovo no, eon
tryino 3,11buia saie Out() to climb (To 'Alt."
A elow doop color begen tele1ho
plum of law, pallor, showhig that her
owu ritomory wits sapplyiug all that lied
000tirrod.
"You know I foil, Madgo. Thank God,
I did not carry you down with 11,0 l"
" f ollior man would," slit sod, al -
meat bruognoly. "Yott thiew hohd
book orounti a tree."
"Did I?" exclaimed Ciraydon, very
inuocontly and giadly, "Well, every.
thing becitaio rory aonfnold lifter the b.
I 1118E3 13070 botio tmeintsidouo, 1 do
roniornbor grooving at the hainelies AA
posited throtteli thotte low Gros altovo
us-"
"Yott 311133331 1131111 °alight one of them,
Graydon," oho said, eagerly, turtling to-
ward him again, "for a large limb had
broken.' off and was lying upon yosi."
"'Wats it it tio ? Perhaps X owe
podium, for it 71 1113' 133711, 1,0 broken tay
fall its to hare mired my life. Welt, in
3(01110 way, you, i ne, brae% little I, you
must have roaotoot me, and, 013.3yon %odd not rootore leo, oral lmairin1 it o
was deed or dying, yen feinted yetor.olf
Orono the norvotto shock of it Wkou
recayered the itoe of my Bongos I found
oedema) that you Karl bees tryiog to
rerive me. Now, Madge, we moot both
bo brave tool sormilike We most regent
the full possosoion of our wits itti noon
as possible. Gan you he very 1,7141311+3 43(1
aromatic use yotto favorite word) J.:
1 toll you oomething ?"
eiraydoe," dm said. "X can do
anythheo. now that I know you ace
oolog to Live."
aro vory much alive, and shall 'he
t owl nth ly oonscioutt of the foot for :tome
tisue to come. 1.on music koop porfootly
cool an,1 rational, for what has hap.
pelted its 5110177 sorionz affair under the
eironmetouces,' (ler ocarlet face woe
turned Iroin him agoin. "Madge," lie
conducted, in quiet toueo, "I've broken
toy leg."
"1,37110 all?" she said, with a, look
intouso relief.
"lon't that enough ? holplooti,"
"110 1301.," and she sprang to hor !cot.
"Why, Gra yclou, it might hove loten a
hum tedtold werte. 1 thought it was
immoaourribly veleta," oho said, imp.
protming a sob. "You might haus tome
6110 110,', fay von fell! I karat
y113 >viola have re6erved 50030 terrible
intornal iujmry-"
"I have ; but thetas a chronic
as you know," ho interrupted, laughing.
11133 118(103134 and allusion did more to
restore her than all else, for ho appeared
the same friond she thought she hoollost.
"Now that it is ao evidont that you
will onevive all gout injnrios," sho 110-
13)310031, with au ansWeriug laugh, "lam
mrsolf again. You dirove nos what to
ao,"
"I shall, iodecol, have to depend on
you almoot alla 'the tact that
another must look to you in such a
strait will 3.30 12101111 to keep you up thou
oortliolo and )3t10(111a13316. I can do
very little iuyso.f-"
"Forgivo um, Graydon. Too loscriv I
am not indifferent. 11.00 you in much
311110 3" aid her vole% was very gontlo.
"Not yob. You twist mot contrary to
your instinets for once, Ara exert all
your ingenuity to Retract attontion.
First, wo must 110710 11 Aro ; nooanwhilo
I shall light a cigar, whion w.31 help me
think and banish tho improosion that
wo aro lost babes in the woods. The
smoko, you see, will draw eyes to this
spot, -the smoke of the firo, I mOaal."
"I'm Mowing you correctly."
"You muot haves follOwe& mo very
brevoly, heroic little woman that you
aro! You are indeed. teriliko other girls,
who would never have roaohod me ex-
cept by tumbling after-"
"Com.e, 130 more reminiscences till
you are sato at the hotol, and your log
mended."
"Vary well. I diroot, but you com-
mand. As soon 115 130 have a column of
smoleo ascending from this poiut, you
must ary to find an open spec() moor
here, and -wave somethiug white aaa
signal of distress."
He had soarooly concluded before she
was at the work, The prostrate treo
against whloh ho had. 105.0843011 310 plum)
11 AV at stioh paha to his broken limb
served seta brick -log, and soon a column
of smoke was ascending, At times sho
would turn a shy, half -doubting, half.
questioning glance at him, but he would
smile Kt naturally and speak so franl,ty
that the suspicion that ho had hoard
her words almost passed from her Mind.
"Madge," he said, in finding an out-
look toward tho hotel or vaiToy, don't
go far away, if possible. It makes LOP
awfully nervous to think of you olimb.
10)31 33101)6,"
She found a protecting rook 1301101131)them within calling diabanoo, and On an
otetempotizod pole she fastened 11110
napkina. At his suggestion sho wavocl
them only downward and opward, at
tho same time sending out hor poworful
voice from time to tinio in a ory for help,
Ile, left alone, sometime% groaned
from an unusually sovore twiugo of, pain,
and again laughed ooftly to Innisolf
over tho situatioo. He know -that tho
question of thoir being sou.ght and found
was Wily ono of auto, mud ho would
havo boon willing to hove had all his
bones broken shoul13 this hovo hoop
needful to socuro the knowlodgo whitali
now thnillu011 his very soul with gloduoss.
Tho past grew porfootly clear, and the
310313711 03 a, woman who had given herself
to Win 00 long ago gabod 510010 price.
less value with every moments tholight.
• swoat Madge)! I'm tho blessed idiot
)ott lovod and toithel. £or at Santa Bar-
t AXEL I I shouldn't hitvo boliovod that
such a thing could havo happonal in
(3(15 131,11)0-31711100 world."
Nor would 131 340010 that tho attention
of evon a fraction of that groat world
0 told bo obtitined. The shadoiwri of
• uning bowl% to gather, and IVIoigo, 10
O avdon's C0,111 roturned, wearied eurl
(31r,001) N \V si 1 IL L. ,MCICSOX,
For the Farmer.
Watohmakor and hwoller,
have secured the MGM' for
Grey township for a
Patent Load Lifting Macliinc.
3.071 can do your hauling and
mowing with ono 1111311 less than
anual, an a boy can run the lint.
chino. It is simple, durable, labor
saving, convenient and combo had
31,31 11 nint31 I expense. Farmers do
not be deceived, ordor this patent
and take no other. Wo will take
pleasure any time 111 testing it
with any other load lifter made,
and a8 to its reliability, safety,
strength, lightness of draught and
expedition it has no equal. We
have testimonials from farmers
saying it is the best thing they
have on tho farm and that they
would not bo without it for throe
times its cost. See this Lifter bo.
fore you invest a dollar in any-
thing of the kind as it is just what
you want. Any information do -
sired will bo furnished
Anyono infringing on the Patent
will be prosecuted.
Hue4J11 WHITE,
CRA1'131100X,
MONEY TO LOAN.
011.001' to loan 011 3111,10 property at
LOWEST BATES.
PRIVATE ANC COMPANY FUNDS
'W. B. DICKSON,
Solicitor,
Brussels, Ont.
INTERESTING
TU EVERYBODY,
Stoves. Furniture &c.
The Sterling Cook Stove just the
thing for farmers use, Has a largo
ovon, 303400 317 inch wood ana weighs
over 4.00 lbs.
The llarquio, one of tho most oonvon-
iont 330(1 11370(100100 town Cook Stoves
ever oftorod to tho public, also in
s took .
CA.00 AND SEE ono
"DAVIS" SEWING MACHINE.
it is Simplo and Durable and does o,
larger range of work than any other
machine in the market.
A 71.11,I. SUPPLY 01'
FURNITURE,
-CONSISTING Or -
CHAIRS, BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS,
LOUNGES, MATTRASSES,
110
GLNNBALLY ON IIAND.
Next door to 1, Drown hardware etore,
'W'. J. axiom
Money to Loan.
.PRIT/2TE FUNDS.
320,000
of Private Funds ham) just 110011 placed in
my hands for Investment
AT 7 PER CENT.
Borrow ars can halm thoir loons oompleto
n throo da3s if title is ontisfactory.
Apply to E. E. WAGE.
TIIE BEST
"CAT
W.
•
rd. Morris,
ExceLeton Thou Wonue, - MITOGELL, ONT
Ilanufnototor Of throe difforent kinds of
1371111,1m1116, TIm slmolout, a3roirgo81 and. most
satiFitautory 3701 3111410. Par nunin.
lug Nestor, snAring Wood, chopping grain or
driving any 11ii1t nolohinery they linro no
ognal, 1511 cna,,aleetiaolem Ittillas novo 00.
111110(113 world.whio invitation. I guarantee
them tin being superior to many now Itt tho
trinrket, and ognn1 10 oily ever 1330 lo, 111.0y
will throw lento. 800 it0t, 01' force i t in Ito on
1110 1evo3. 111.7.11018 and elloolini 117.1 re -
133061 0.1 to 901111for 1 10 1 aril beton ho yin g
(Ma 1% Windmill or l Pump, an 1 1118317 that
nro tho heat in the infirkot. /Wilma;
W'11 IGGIIILIS, Mitoholl, (.ut.
SatisfaatIon Guarantees In all
Repairing,
--SH.)P
J. .1 ACILK011,8 ,4T011(02 1311011433411131,
MONEY TO LEND.
Any amount of Money to Loan on
Farm or Tillage property at
& G PER CENT. EABLY.
Straight Loans with privilege of re-
paying when required. Apply to
A. HUNTER,
Div. Court Clerk, Brussels.
FARMERS ATTENTION!
Tho undersigned 11315 the following
goods for sale :
THE DUNDAS COBD BINDER.
Halvest Queen Beeper,
Front and Bear Cut Mower,
Hay Bakes, Hay Tenders, Wisner
Seed Drill, the Bain Wagon, The
Guelph Bell Organ, Raymond Sowing
Machine, General Purpose 23080,
Sulky Plows, threo kinds of Scuffiers,
Horse Powers, Grain Grinders, Mow-
er Knife Grinders, Harriston Fanning
Mill, 1 second hand Buggy, 1 second
hand iVagon and other implommuts
too numerous to mention. We would
just say that our Binder is considered
by competent Judges to be the
Best in the Market,
being rumple in couetruotion al3t1 eas-
ily worked by one span of horsos.
'''"I'ainters wil1 do well to Give Us
a Call before investing elsewhere.
G=0.
'BRUSSELS, ONT.
BLuSSE,LB WOOLEN ItI1LLS.
I beg to inform the farming C0111 -
1111i13' 1111031 3. AM now prepared to
take in
Carding, Sinning,
And Weaving,
at my New Brick 'V3oolon
and promise to give Satisfaction
to those favoring us with their
trade. I have on hand and will
keep constantly in stock a full as-
sortment of
china.
Insinuate
Tweed's.
nrHAKets,
310133031(1140,
VtirTur,
lenItted 37o413,, 1)re617
Cotton ShIrlingo, Grey Gottous, Sc.
A iso Fine Canadian Tweeds,
PANTINGS SEBGEB
for Snits which WO will get made
up on short notice and a good fit
warranted every time.
Highest Market Price
PAID FOIL
BUTTER EGGS, 6T.
GIVE ME A CAL
at my New Mins before going
elsewhere.
Geo, Howe.