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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Record, 1881-06-24, Page 2THE ARUNDEL MOTTO. BY MARY CECIL HAY, . Author of "gid Myddieton's Dfo,eey a;" "' 7'ha Syuirf'a Legacy;" "� Vidor aqui resgiuiaheer " It ova's LoveTest;" "" A Shudow ore the t'hreahold; f .Uaok tu.M OldMonte;" eto,, eto, CHAPTER XL—Continued.. "Hugh," cried his little sister, "what a time you've been i" Walking on, her hand in his, he hal- ted beside Miss Goldsmith. "Mrs. Goldsmith and Miss Roberts have left their seats," $ said, "and are gone to walk, They wilt look for you home at tea -time if—asyou kindly promised—you stay with Tottie, ° Has she been troublesome?" Pollie very shyly and diffidently in- >trouuced this new -cotter to Hester and Tom; and, after talking togetherforafew witiuteseTont'.asked him if he had been any further round the point. "Not yet," he 'said—"not so far as, this before to -day, as my little sister has not been able to climb. about. Some are afraid of coming here at. all, ' because it is covered at high water." '"That will be some six hours hence," • laughed Tom ; "but I want to know the meaning of a certain queer end of a alawaged rope dangling over the cliff'. Will you come0and see ?'•' • They walked away together. The little boys took Tottie off again to'dive after some curiosity they saw •in one of the little green poolsthat glittered among the rocks, and Pollie and Hester were left alone at last. "Mr. :Delahoyde is a clergyman, Pollie ?" questioned Rester, her eyes. following the two ge..tlenen. "Yes ; we made acquaintance in the train. Mamma found out that he: had been curate in the very ,parish .where she and Aunt • Phyllis were. born. That seemed to be a sort'`of link be: tween us. He. has been obliged to give up his curacy now to bring. his. sister here. She has been very ill, and was ordered to the sea ; so, as he could not get the holiday; he was obliged .to give up the appointment. Such a poor one it is, mamma ssys." ' "IIas he another to go to • "`No ; 'he: will Iravirli`-iook7 out;fet one, I suppose. He has no one in the world belonging to him..but,this little sister, and lie is so fond of her; so,good. to her." . Something in Pollie's tone,' some echo of the old tendernes- which had been lavished on herself in the years' gone by, broke the current ..of. N ' ester's thougl.ts. • "Dear, it is so good to see your face main, to have you here Oh, Pollie, be iny' friend as you used. • Never be cold and distant to me, for Irani very lonely; and I will try to do what you teach tie now,.more than.I used.". The little governess looked up into. the brave, beautiful face beside •her,. and the tears started' at its sad, entreat .in"g gaze. Then she kissed it with a queer little hasty laugh. "Hessie, my little darling•of the° old. times, you have no idea Whit old times - those are, nor what and where these new tiwes find us." "Do you feel them .changed, Pollie 7" "Yes, .the times.". • ' ' "And, your heart 7" • . • • "My heart can never change i:z:its. ol=d love for my favorite." . "And no friend will ever' bete nie what you have been, and are; and 'are going to be," said. the girl, gentle. ; 'tiff- deed Pollie, I think I.hay,•e.no friend` besides. • May I corse Siad , see Mrs. .,.....Goldsmith 7" • '~^•"If'you will, you will find site knows you very well," Pollie answered, gladly: tThank you, Pollie, dear. .That is like you. 1. only feat. 1 shall be temp- ted to come too often, You must give tie a gentle hint when that.is the:case. But, Pollie," -she went en, after a pause, looking down curiously into her face, "you do not Ask mo anything.' . Ask` me. something just that question about which you are—" - "I was only thinking, dear,. about.— Miss Lane." "Yes, I thought so. I will answer the question you were wondering over. No, I do not like her any better, and• I cannot, though I•try. Yea, I do try`, indeed—indeed, Pollie, and 1 try never to say a rude or unkind •wort to her. ;. for, oh, there is so much sorrow in one's life, it seems to terrible to add -to each other's ! I always dread, Pollie, that what I have known, others have w either knon,.too, or will !have to know some day; so I, try, not to give even a little unnecessarily, else I am just as hasty and thoughtless as I used to be. is it any wonder that Lam perpetually afraid of myself 7" • "And your aunt 2" asked Pollie, with a gentle kiss upon the ohild)ike face. " — "Oh 1 sh e I dont t know. -I think nk she generally passes Me by on the'other side—if you understand." "But Mr. Bruce 7" began Pollie, a little tremulously, "Uncle Alf is .always very good to me, and very tender,'I she auswered, not thinking at the moment of any- thing he could have been and was not. Pollie was silent, and nester went on with a laugh ; "And there is Tom, you mean to say. He is always pleasant, --always as you have seen trim now. When you have been with my cousin Tom for five minutes, you know hire. 1 like Tom very much." "Yes, dear," Pollie replied, rather absently, "and the Earl of Leaholme 7 He is a friend of—your vnole's, I sup- pose V' "Yes a friend of Uncle Alf's, and. Bella's and Mr. Bruces, and Tom's --eh, Tom. tries to model himself on Lerd Leaholuie—and he lives at Leaholme ' Castle, in Warwickshire, aud at Wye Abbey near us, where I have ever been, and am never going," ',Why V' ."Because I hate him." "Hate him 1 Why V' , "Oh, Pollie, he is sucli a hypocrite!" "A hypocrite r •1 am. astonished. He is so very unlike that,' "No, he does not show it very much in his face," assented Hester, in a sup- pressed, angry voice, "nor in his words. But that makes it only all the worse." "But how can that be, dear 7 I have never heard anything of the Earl of Leaholme but what has been noble and upright. • By sight and: hearsay," of course, we -know him well in Birming- ham." . "But you did not before he became Lord Leaholme," "No," said ' Pollie, slowly ; " did you I" "Oh, don't let us' .talk of hi'm," re- plied Hester, hurredly. "Don't let jet him spoil everything for me; even this meeting with you, Pollie dear. Here they •core." CHAPTER XII. 8tig1I DELAITI)YDP's^CITi1.RGE. "Have you solved the mystery of the rope, • 'Mr. Delahoyde 7" ;asked Hester, with -a-bright•-smiteforPollie's'fridar: "We think it must have been fixed there to savesome caught by the • tide in that little' bay. Why j.t should have•'been fastened at the top, instead of .held. I• do not know; but so it is. Since'tlien it has broken—.worn out, probably—not very far from the . top ; at least, .eemperatiwly neat it." "But no : one could possibly' climb there," -said Hester,: opening her .eyes very wide at the thought • :'We have no idea. what 'has; been done, Miss Bruce, but as far as E ean judge no one would' attempt it •now:" "Theclif£seenasalnost perpendicular, said Tom, seating himself comfortably beside the girls. "I should never have guessed any use for the rope,. unless •Mr,.Delaboyde:had suggested it." ',"•You will sit nere.too, will, you not, Mr. Deladoyde 9" asked Hester, 'mov- ing a little, that he, nighc:seat himself comfortably on Poliie's side as Tom' had done on hers, though he was, by no means so au fiaitat doing it. "I.• do not think that.. your sister and • my cousins like toleave their search. yet.. Is it not-- pleasant to see a .child's thorough enjoyment of the sea 7 Your little friend will soon find her roses again, Nine."' "Yes, I think so.' "Miss Goldsmith is herself helping to .bring them back," said Hugh, glanc- ing, at her 'gratefully. "Tottie ••would have -had but a dull time of it with me alone," • ' . "1 consider the waves the universal playfellows; here," said' Pollie. • "Our boys are not content with them," said Tom; "they follow Hessie about like her shadows -people'. have two shadows, you know, according to Shakespeare." . :"We lodge with aMiss Shakespeare," said Pollie:• "Have you perched upon a branch of the. poet's family tree then, Miss Goldsmith 7" asked a pleasant voice' beside her, as Cord Leaholme slipped down .coolly near. Hester's feet. "If so,' it is, a grafted one, my: lord,". Film said, with a quiet twinkle in her eyes; "a little twig whichcan have by nature no connection with . the parent stent. She ., is the oddest little ' old woman I ever saw," "What does she do odd, Pother asked Hester. "Everything;' replied Pollie, her nervousness vanishing int the presence of ' the pleasant companions. ,""It is a very small house, and has a very nar- row stair case; but she thinks we lodg ers ought neves" to tread on the carpet. Especially does she wage war against m " poor little, unoffetulin dog" poor g "That curly little fellow with the children V' asked Leaholme, in a tone of ready interest. "Yes, my lord. That in my terrier holey, and he goes with nie every where." "Pollie, do you really mean to nay you go everywhere 7" inquired Hester, with great astonishment in her eye- brows. "1 mean that I take . him with me whenever I go anywnere,-which is very geld our indeed, But Miss Shakespeare never sees us together without mutter- ing audible complaints of 'dogs and other messes.' Mamma and. I and Aunt Phyllis are the 'other messes,"" she continued;+ looking with delight into the amused faces round her. "When she first showed her strong ob- jection to his, stepping on the carpet,.I ventured to tell her lie had been ac.us- tome to carpets, and appreciated them; but she would not listen, Then I tried to effect a compromise, .and asked if he might sit with her down stairs, 'Not on any account,.' she told me in .a high scorn, 'he wasmuch too grand; for she had 110 parlor -=no, nor no carpet on its'" • Hester's soft, musical laugh was not. the only.oile which greet'ea this. •speech of silly little Pollie's. • "Are you lodging on. the parade,' Miss Goldsmith, and you, Mr, Dela. hoyde 7" asked Tout. ' "No," answered Hugh, without any hesitation, "I ahs lodging in. a small house in a small street of the town." "1 think we all seem to prefer a'lodg in on the cold 'ground !' " said Lea- hal'me, vexed at Tom's blunt question. "1 hardly know what my rooms are like, though' I could describe to you many comfortable spots among the rocks. Miss Bruce, have . you any definite idea about your 'apartments?'" "Only one," said Hester, readily taking. his hint. "The window ,looks down upon a dusty square garden, be- longing equally to us and our neigh hors; and every night I see a light fritting about, and .hear mysterious voices; and my spirit is vexed because I cannot find out the•,cause—whether they belong -to the next door or to • the spirit -world." .. "What does it seem like?" asked 'e11, Jauglsiitg -. , . "Exactly as if," replied Hester, low=. ering her voice to an' awed whisper-' "tis if they murdered Otte of their lodg- ers every night, .and buried 'the body; by: candlelight." "I hope, they will despatch, the Berk- eleys,put in Tom, -laughing. 'What a blessing for• us they „have takes► 'those rooms." - "" nd. only:•this morning you ,said; •it Whe a bore, Tom." • "But 1' did not -know then the fate that awaited,.theoi;" 'he' said; "1 'was. afraid we' should liave a month of their society." '` ` et• "Bellasays they will impart 'a new spirit to, the place," said .Hester, com- .ieallY.`. -"A party spirit, then; for there •will be nothing now but parties forever.". • 'I thought tine night; assemblies on the parade were the Aberswys partiesr' said Hugh; "surely : -they, with the. dresses, and the band, and the prow enacting, Must be the 'sea -side version of a party." "Oh, it is great fun, laughed Tobi.' "Hessie, you will walk 'with sue again to -night,.: won't you '•'. "I have given up that honor to Miss: Berkeley;" said Hester, . demuredly', "I am engaged to 'Miss' 'Goldsmith. May.I be, Pollie?" Pollie bluslied'up to her hair. "I (10 not gonc.rally walk on the parade tot. at night," she said, ;slowly : not care about 'it," Then we Will walk somewhere else,". answered Hester, readily; ."anywhere you like, Pollie dear." • • "Oh; na t.. go as usual -with" —your, party. • "I• ain not . always with my party," she said seriously, "aa you see, Pollie,", Pol]ie,glanced across at Tom. . '"Oh 1 Hessie does not call Elieher party, .[ assure you, Miss Goldsmith," he said, merW ly, shrugginghis shoul- ders. "She looks upon me, as a kind of -hanger-on." • . - Then . Pollie. glanced back almost unconsciously at: Lord Leaholme, "I am a hanger -on -and -orf; too, Miss Goldsmith," he said, gravely ; "attach- ing myself to any party I . find. conven- ient, like the wise Vicar. of Bray.. . If I ever . join yours, shall you turn me. array')" "1; was thinking," said Pollie, rais- ing rather a•.deprecitting,faoe to Hester, "'that Miss Lane *and Miss I)yott'lvould be cure to.--" Impulsively= Hester bent and left a quick, gentle.kiss on the hesitating lips: "You think agreat many tbingsyou n ought not to think; little Pollie. If you are going:'to avoid me, you will have to look for other lodgings, for I will )take Miss Shakespeare's life a burden to her, with my invasion of her neat territory. I will dance up and down her never -to -be -spotted carpet, and make a hopeless climax to •the other messes," "You will not know where to come" said. Pollie, laughing a little. # "Oh, trust tne. Besides,"she added, with the greatest nonchalance, "1 know Mr. Delahoyde, will tell we, if I ask hint politely," "Yes," Hugh answered, "1 would like to be the one to bring a -further brightness to. Mrs. Goldsmith's rooms." ""Mr. Dolahoyde, you have sour" found out Miss Bruce's character, said 'Tom; fondly touohing the one long curl that hung upon her shoulder. "I had a little help in making that discovery," answered, Hugh, while Hes- ter sleek away Tool's hand with an im- patient, flush. - Just then the children came ups and `they all turned homeward together, still chatting and, laughing merrily. When they had accomplished the diffi- cult part again, and had left Boulder Point, they sat and rested, once more, for it was hot and tiring among the rocks in the heat of the July day., A •silver shimmer lay upon the sea, and the waves fell with n mellow plash. upon the pebbles. They watched then lather silentlly, all quite still• except... the earl, whq took up' '• little - round stones that lay under his hand, and threw,them into the water, listlessly rolling them in close to •his feet, some- times carefully alining one under' the bending crest of an approaching waves sometimes eagerly scattering a whole handful to disturb -the Sparkling sur face, then stopping suddenly and wait- ing, as a greater wave came on, rising and receeding iii a high slope from the shore again. "Lord Leithoime," cried Alfy, com- ing up. with Tottie, "will you Jet Miss. Delahoyde come' with usin our yacht, sometimes ?" ' Hugh interposed nervously but the. earl, laughed. "Do let her. come, Mr: Delahoyde. I should like tosee .whether little girls, or little boys are more easily frightened -by rocl-ingrin-tire hxatl'lzs �f bei deep." "We are not a bit frightened new," said Alfy, encouragingly ; "shall you "I think might just at first, but not after," replied Tottie, in her quaint, old-fashioi:ed way.. • "Especially if yourbrother will come 'too' to. keep us'steacly, and if 1 prom- ise to, take, great care or you." "Pray. do ' not speak of this, my Mord," began Hugit, anxiously. "Will you not allow .us to have a sail together, then' And will not you lend me a helping baud 7 -Come and see the yacht ; it lies all ready." . They walked 'flaky together, and Pollie's eyes followed thein.. . "Ito* kind it is of Earl Leaholme l" "How forbidding it is of 11Ir Dela hoyde to consent so readily to be amide s -i -e -k -poorly!" laughed Hester. "He is veryfond of sailing, I believe and will think this a treat," " And . Lord Leaholme will get a pleasant companion. " . .• " But he coulcl1htiva'so niany," "He coulcdhave•Lydiaand' Bella any - day, eh, Hessie?" said Toni; with a little chuckle,: "not to . speak of others. Lord Leaholme is supposed to be 'the' most valuable catch of : the day, Miss Goldsmith'." ' "Don't talk in that way, Ton;" pleaded Hester. "I must instruct Miss Goldsmith in Herefordshire news. To continue, Miss Goldsmith, allow tie to assure yeti there isnot a girl in t..e county who would not do anything in a mild way to win the Earl of Leaholme' and his estates," "In winning: one she. naturally' wins Tom,so you need not be so circumstan- tial." • "Hessie Bruce," he continued, "is the only exception to this rule (which. includes my own sister, though I say that it shouldn't); and is well for her that it is 'so. There would be angry passions rising against her, if she vent- ured to look .upon him with favor,"•. "Nu wonder he is admired," assented Pollie, in her matter of fact symplicity "he isso kind and considerate.. Pew in his station would have made Mr, Del- ahoyde feel at home as he has done, and been so pleasant and kind to me. There .are many people, Hessie, aren't there who ean be graciousto the poor, nevershowing a vestige of pride to them :but very • few are so bravely generous ase- associate freely and kindly with thosewho, for aught they know, .tuay. presume upon the encouragement given. "It seems a very despicable feeling," said I;Iester, "when en , slowly, wl i we think think how soon we must be made equal. (To T3I: 'CoNTINtJED.)` rimem.+rdw�► COUNTY COUNCIL. IL. continued Outlast week - SECOND DAY. ' June 8, The Council net pursuant to adjourn- ment -••.-the Warden in the chair. All the members, were present axcept Messrs. Clegg and Mason; The preaetitinent of the Grand Jury. at the Spring Assizes wasread and ord- ered to be tilled, The report of Mr. Sands, on right of way when rebuilding Maitland bridge, and' ori'ering land for sale for the House of Befuge, in the event of the Councib erecting one, was read and referred to• the Road and Bridge Committee, A number of accounts were present-. ed. Moved, by Mr. Black, seconded by Mr, Hennings, that this Council grant permission to the Township Council of Turnberry to lay out a road three reels wide, along the hanks of the Maitland river, in -the said township, from tha east cud of Job's bridge on the ninth:. concession of said township to side road between lots 10 and 11, as surveyed by • 111r. Miles, L. P. S.—Carried, Report of Mr. Gibson :road commie s}onor, was read and referred to road and Bridge Committee. THIRD,DAY. June 9. The •Council 'met pursuant to adjourn- ntent=the Warden in the chair. All' the Councillors were present except • Messrs, Clegg and Mason. - The report of Mr, Sheppard,' Road commissioner, was read and referred to Road aiid Bridge Committee, .- The petition of Mr, Waif, .G„ cldes and 25 others of the townships cif 11lorris and East-Vawairosh, requesting the Council to induce, the townshilp. Council of Morris and to repair the gravel road bete een Wingham and Blyth, was read and referred to the Road and Bridge Committee. The report of. Mn,, Girvin, road coni u►issioner; was read and referred to . Road and Bridge Committee. ` T!ie following reports ' of Messrs: Hardy. and Girvin, road commissioners„ were read and referred to the Road and Bridge Committee , --. -- BDPORT Recommends. therenewal, with • planks and stringers; of the; floorway 1Unnchcster . bridge. Graham's bridge, on the Lake Shore. Road, wants new. floor and stringers. Young's bridge,. ,on '8th con.,. Col- borne, has had some slight repairs• clone to it And is.now safe,,: .• The corbels on the wiiic of the: south approach to the ,Yanchester bridge require .to be ateudecl to at once.' ' • ', REPGRT OF.311L IIARDl, I have had new floors placed on the: bridges at Statilake's,, between Stephen.. and: Hay, and ,Collin wend bridge e same""'stream the cost being $96. •; I spent $5 foe reniovirig ice to repair the Goll ngwood. bridge: ',The bridge :on the Crediton Load. ireeds.a Hely floor. ,The bridge .between McGillivrey•and • Stephen is hot yet completed,.although the contract was lett by the Middlesex • Cotnlcil in Januarv: last, an as the olds firidl:rP was not 'ssfe, I had some repairs put upon it. 1 would recowtnend that the Clerk write the'i 1iddleses. County Coumuil'to urge the speedy completion. ofthe bridge. : .. • The small bridge between : Hibbert• and •Osborne •„will be finished without delay: '' . Moved by Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Rogers-,: that the Road and Bridge ':. coin wittee's; report be aineided by mov- ing. that an .iron bridge be built over• • . the river Maitland at 1VIaitlarioville, 16 feet between the Upright posts, and '''amend'ed tender '. of the Hamilton •, Bridge Company be accepted. Upon the navies being called, there ` voted for the amendment.: --Messrs. Graham,.•Allan,:EIliott, Whitely, Camp bell, Webster, Griffin, Hutchison; Wil- son,'His]ip, Hardy, Renni, Sheppard, Chidley, Hays, Evans, Hannah, Cattle,' Rogers, McMillen, Young,' Gibson, Girvin, Taylor, Black Currie; 'Walker, • Bell, Johnston, Meyer -40. For the-: report;—Messrs. Weir, Cook, St,aeharr, Beattie, But hanan, Esson, Gaunt, Hen . sing; Forsyth, Miller, Shier,1(a-y, Iiog- arth, 11,atz-14, • ' • ' The ante idnient was' carried by a� majority of 16, : when the report • aY amended was adopted. Moved by Mr. Miller, ;seconded' by Mr; Weir, that this Council assume the I'isherbridge in the'Townshrp of-Turn- berry, f Turnberry, as a County bridge,—•Referre”. to Road and Bridge committee: The report of .M.r. Gibson, road com- missioner, was read and referred to the, Road and Bridge committee. The' accounts of the read 'commission- ers were referred to .the I"inance- coimnittee.' '• Moved Mr. McMillan, seconded by Yoting, that the "Warder), Clerk and Road Cotnmssi omnis be em p otverec t o - complete the• eohtract with the Ilanr- ilton Iron Bridge • Company, and: