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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1892-06-17, Page 37..711,111Imailr- 4 -71,,,Tpr,- 71, :iflaL REaPr1io STOR Vo IktelaW 14144 (1111BY. 1•••••••.1. "Jury l My dear Jess-Miso Meade, s anybody or anything ever in a hurry the ceuntry? Look at this lazy, oitering stream; it seems as if would never get to the sea." ' 493nt it Will," replied Jessie, looking thoughtfelly clown into it, "it keeps ort, yoll. eye, it does the best it can." "'Books in the running brooks."' What little sermon are you extracting from the water, Miss Meade?" She looked up with a smile, and he noticed the strained serious set of her face, the faint blue shadows beneath her eyes, the general fatigued aspect which emphasized both her youth and her -beauty. "I have so few friends," she said, "and Stich confidence in you. And I wanted—" "Yon were going to consult me?" he added, gently. "I only hope I shall rove worthy of the trust. And if I am too stupid, perhaps ray meter -- "No," retnrned Jessie, "I don't think Miss Ingleby would understand. Oh! Mr Ingleby, she added, "It is so hard to knew What to do -so very hard-" shmild have thought, my dear child," he repliedgravely, "that your life was marked out so cleat ly before you that you had no need to consider that question." "That is the trouble of it. Others mark out my life for me; I am not a free agent. I am obliged to do what I know to be wrong." "Surely not. No one who has charge of you would wish you to do what you know to be wrong," he replied, with gentle rebuke. "I know them all, Jessie, they are all upright, true people Have you spoken to them? But of course you would do so before turning tq a comparative strangerlike myself." "Yes," she replied with a wearied air, "I have spoken to them, each and all. They all treat me as a child, an irresponsible being. Philip forgets what a difference nearly two years makes in a girl; besides, he has been through such stirring scenes that he can Scarcely be expected to give much thought to my small concerns -my life is not is perpetual peril, you see." "She is going to break with that poor fellow," Mr Ingleby thought. "Hard lines for Philip; but what could be expected of such a babe? And yet she cannot have asked to be set free. No man would bind a girl against her will." "Jessie," he said aloud, "we can none of us take our lives into our hands and say we will do this and that with them. Our lines are caaf for us, often before we are born; human be- ings are so linked and intertwined by ties of 'kinship, duty, and mutual ser- vice that no man can say I will go this way regardless of others -how much less a woman!" "How much less indeed!" she broke out with a bitterness which startled him, "we wonder at Turks who keep their women in cages, and at Chinese who deliberately cripple them, but Englishmen are quite as bad; though they do leave their bodies comparative- ly free, they cage and cripple their souls." "Tell me all about it," he said, after a brief pause of astonishment, "let us rest upon this felled timber in the -shade-and-not --exeite-onrsel arid - you shall tell me, if you can OT will, all about WI caging and crippling, what you wish to do and what your good friends think of it. I am an old frrend; I knew you as a very little girl -a good little giri though spoilt. I am the par- t Son of the parish, and an old man in comparison with you. I ought to know more of life and its duties than Miss Jessie Meade, and few things would give me greater pleasure than to do her service. "Yes," replied Jessie, as she took the place he indicated on the prostrate tree -trunk in the wood shadow, and speaking with a seriousness that rath- er took him aback, '"it is not like speaking to a young man; if people are not wise at your age they never will be." Mr Ingleby ruefully passed his hand over his crisp black ham, wond- ering if he had suddenly turned gray and if crow's feet had gathered round his eyes since the morning, "Wisdom and gray hairs," he muttered, seating himself' at her side. "And yet," she pursed, "you are but a man after all." "True; I was never taken for a demi- gee, to my knoWledge, or a bear, even in youth." • "Mr' Ingleby," she continued, raising her serious, sweet eyes searchingly to his, "is not idleness a sin? Then why must I live in idleness? I have talents. Ought I to bury them in a napkin?" "Good gradous, I hope she isn't stage-struck," he thought. "You need never be idle," he replied, with books, your needle, you pencil, and household tasks; all these things will prepare you for your approaching marriage. IVIy sister will tell you betl-cr than I can what a busy, useful life you may lead." "The old story," returned Jessie, sadly. "No one wants my needle or my pencil at Redwoods. There are no books, tea means of improving one's self. As tohousehold tasks, my cousin has not enough for herself; if she had she could have extra maids. I cannot Jive at Redwoods; I am fretting eayself away there and doing no one any good -ah, perhaps -perhaps I am doing harm -at least to myself." So she spoke, unfolding her plans to him, her wish to support herself by some suitable occupation, or at least added so much to her very slender in- s come, which she sadly feared, as she n confessed, was partly made up by s Philip, as would enable her to procure first lass instruction, particularly in painting, for which, she was assered, t she had talent. Her marriage could not take place yet for some time. That marriage would place her in a position e above that in which she was born; she s needed some education for it. She wished Mr Ingleby to persuade her I guardians that Redwoods was no place c for her, and that it was only fitting for a her to go out into the world in some honest capacity. To teach in a good school for Instance, and receive lessons h at the same time. "You know, Mr d' Ingleby," she said in conclusion "that people always get into mischief if they I have nothing to do." "And I know that people need never s be idle unless they choose," he return- s ed, "especially Women. What have 1 you to do with art -the only great artiets are nieh-Jor learning? Your ....pity, Jessie is to be.a wife and mother." "VW" cried Jessie, with Patient scornful turn of her head, f She was sick of the wife and moth .cant, "is • it ,abSolutely necessary f Wives and mothers to be 411e dtmeesF Men are not told to k) about in Idleness because- they are be rim:bands.° and 'fathers smile da Philip WAS no kept from the war that0400111.1t,/ Mr Ingleby smiled , indulgently, ona-siniles at the. mischief of a pret "pet kitten, and gently patted her han T 'oll shall have plentyto do," he sal TRZ..ciL01SL:Ntint.•• fn. PionAnOi Jessie had appealed in Vabl. or kr .partaission. foe .forth.inte or world 'of honorable tell. But Mr In.7 Or glebY WO Iroay .of finer .senSibilities, ud • and of wider 'and. fuller knowledge of af than either of; her guardians; •she to had ,•thomght wenkl ,untleretAnd y. what she, Oared not put into. Words, andwhat she scarcely acknowledged !even to her own heart, until that sud- as Nen rush of feeling in the! Inglelgs' ty fdrawing.reoto frightened her. VOW - d. ing that shemustremain at Redwoods, she decided make the best of it, and was. eyen.,half ashamed ...of her, own cowardice in trying .to flee the tempts, - Mon that :she .knew'she ought. to resist ;Was she so poor a creattire, that she could not conquer a passing and un- lawful fanc ? surel not. Philip ace. you know how glad'should be if you would teach in the Sunday School. It'het: I want to start a lending library, and a heat of parish things in wlaieh help like yours would be balf the bat- tle. Jf you like I will so gest to your e knowledged that ie was horribly v- fnightened at Altua, but he did not run away, neither would she. She n thought of Philip's favorite lines: e "Tnou dost preserve the stars from wrong, And the moat ancient heavens of through thee are fresh and strong.') caressingly clasped on her knee, look- ing before her at the brown flowing stream, in a sort of hopeless silence for some moments, revolving things in her mind, and wondering if she dared trust him with the truth and if, even that case, he would help her to what she knew to be her only safe course. He in the meantime, was thinking seriously of her, and pondering what the key to her discontent might be. How account for the fatigued, worn look in the sweet young face? Had he not seen her the night before at his own table, as happy, and pleasant, and unconscious of self as any -well condi- tioned young girl could hope to be? And those irrational fears of his re- specting the danger of her frequent contact with •Claude Medway had all been laid to rest. There was neither coquetry nor vanity in Jessie; it was evident that she and Medway were able to meet, however frequently, on such distant terms as excludea any possibility of touching each other's hearts; he positions was high enough to insure respect; and too low to ad- mit of intimacy. But there was a depth of sorrowful meaning in Jessie's face, and a gentle, patient endurance in the slightly drooping attitude that went to his heart. Redwoods must be, after all, a., most untongenial home for such a girl. Philip's distance and danger must be a heavy sorrow. And then Mrs Plummer's tongue! Philip had been alluded to in a manner which indicated that he was not held the most faultless of lovers; perhaps there was some lovers' quarrel hard to beart at such a distance, and by the girl who was left behind. There was an evident desire to leave Redwoods at the bot- tom of it all, a desire due, perhaps, partly to the restlessless of a long en- gagement. Perhaps it was only a temporary rebellion against circum- stances, brought on by a tit of temper, an unsatisfactory letter from India, Cousin Jane's tongue(' or some sudden disgust at the men, Plummer's rough ways, mingled with the discontent of 'a spoilt child. But the look in Jessie's face touched him deeply, reason as he would, during the long silence in which he studied it; a silence emphasized by the murmur of the stream upon its mossy stones, the gentle sigh of the surnn 14,r wind through the leafy bough., the twitter and persistent chirp of chaffinch and starling, the hum of insects, and the rustle of small creatures amongAead leaves and twigs. ' -They Were ao quiet that a butterfly poised on a beech spray almost touch- ing Jessie's head, and a bee hummed bout a spike of wood-betony which ustled against her skirts. She was trying to gather resolution o tell all. "Dare I say that I want to cousin that you shoul help m th household work and have more drat ing lessens as well." "Thank you," she replied; With a air so faultlessly inexpressive that h could not detect the sarcasm, "yo mean well." She sat with her hands, on one which Mr Ingleby had laid his ow a flee temptation:" she asked herself again and again, and the pathos of her face deepened under Mr Ingleby's kind and questioning gaze, until it sudden- ly over came thin. "Poor child," he exclaimed, almost before he knew that he was speaking. There was such a concentrated tend- erness and compassion in his voice, that Jessie's overwrought feelings reached a climax, and she burst into tears. She was about to tell him all, when the sound of a heavy iron step on the wooden footbridge made her start, while Mr Ingleby, with a sud- dep, half guilty air, sprang to his feet, dropping her hand, when Irk caught the full, indignant, sullen gaze,of Rog- er Plummer's eyes, and crimsoned be- neath it. The bridge was a stone's throw from the fallen trunk, which was partly screened from it by hazel bushes, and Roger, with a savage touch of his hat, and final scowl, was out of sight again in a moment, leaving Jessie uneasy and half abashed, she knew not why. Mr Ingleby did not again take -her hand or suffer his voice to betray too fully the tender compassion he felt for the lonely, lovely child he had seen grow toward womanhood. He stood before her with a grave air, and preach- ed her a nice little sermon on the sin of discontent, to which she listened with becoming meekness, though not without a little reproach in her large pathetic gaze. He recommended her some devotional and other reading, and chalked out 'various duties for her, and bid her come oftener to the rec- tory and take counsel of his sister. "I know," he said in conclusion, "that pine position is a very trying one, but heaven will reward you as you bear it patiently. Be of good cheer Jessie, India will soon be tran- quil, and you and Philip will be united and live happy ever after, like a story book. But, I am sadly afraid that your connection with Marteell Court has done you harm. Forgive my plain peech if I say that Miss Lonsdale is ot a fit friend for you. Such friend - hips produce • heart burnings and mortifications, and engender discon- tent, though you may not be able to race the feeling. Go less to the Court." She had turned very red cltiring this xhortation; she was vety white as he t.eplied; "How can I give up the ,tourt while am at Redwoods? 4 would be ruel to desert Miss Medvaay when I m near and have no other ?tittles." "The whim will pass with hem don't make yourself indispensable there," e repeated, utterly blind to the real anger. "Go less frequently." "You ma- be sure, Mr Ingleby, that shall not go there more frevently han I can help," she replied, with de - pairing emphasis as they parted, and he went home with her secret still ocked in her breast. CHAPTER, VI. /erg rn switx °Ammar -V. . To Philip, 1r Chessman, and Mrs Pi*Ch!� 6402004 Children Orir for She followed Mr Ingleby's counsels, and listened to volumes of good advice from his sister, who took her in hand as desired, and petted and scolded hex' with zest; she became a Sunday School teacher, and spentymny hot S.unday afternoons in twined, dust, and noise, before a row of stolid, mischievous urchins; vainly trying to explain to them things she did not understand herself, and to keep her temper, under maddening provocation, until the day, ins -called 'of rest," became the most exhausting and unpleasant of the SeYell. Miss Ingleby liked her brother to tease her about her grand flirtation with Claude Medway, and she did not hesitate to say that his visits, and the quips and sallies which passed between them, made her feel at least six years younger. "Nice goings on in Your old age, Miss Sue! And then poor Sally is scolded for having a soldier sweetheart, a quiet fellow in the line. Pray when am I to ask the captain his intentions? I have no doubt the :whole parish is ringing with the affair. Well 1 I hope you will remember your poor relations. I ought at least to get a deanery." "A pretty dean you -would make! Very Reverend, indeed! Rather Re- verend would overstate the case." "I was always fond of a cathedral town, and with a good library and historic buildings near me, could al- rnost fancy myself learned. I wonder if anybody knows what deans are ex- • pected to do-" • "Die, and make way for others." "Then the cathedral music! By the way, how I wish I had your hussar's voice in Marwell choir! Roger Plum- mer's bass is not of the most exasper- ating mality for a merely human voice, one can fancy fiends, if fiends ever sing, possessed of such voices. So strong, too, it dominates the whole choir. Jessie's sweet little pi pe scarcely atones for it. By the way, Sue, it was rather too much of a good thing to call out the military to cut up the children's cake for you." "I didn't. I had set Jessie to cut it in the school house. Captain Medway happened to be passing by and just looked in. When he saw poor little Jessie slaving away at the slabs of cake with a great carving knife, the good natured fellow quietly took the knife out of her hands. Jessie made no de- mur, but abdicated her post. .with. her little-peincess -ar. I believe that if the Prmee of Wales were to rush head- long to pick up her handkerchief, she would accept it as a natural and pro- per attention. Unless heredity is humbug, that child is the changeling and not Philip Randal." "She is a dear, good, little soul; and she doesn't hack expensive plum cake •about and waste it, as if it were Rus- sians or Sepoys." "No, not a stroke more work did I get out of her that night. Finding slaves ready to do her work, she im- mediately went home with some cock and bull story about helping Cousin Jane pick fruit." "Sensible girl; she knew that three is an awkard number when one is beau sabreur. Of course you heard of Ran- dal's wound. I told her I thcught he might manage to get himself invalid ed home. She said he would not wish it; he seems to be a regular fire-eater." "Well, they can wait, they are young enough." "But Jessie's position is so peculiar, Sue." "Peculiarly pleasant, I should think. Happily engaged, young and pretty, with no cares, petted by everybody, even middle-aged parons. What can the girl want more?" TO BE CONTINUED. The merit of Hood's Sarsaparilla is not accidental but is the result of careful study and experiment by educated pharmacists. Rev G. J. Bishop was elected presi- dent of the Toronto Methodist Confer- ence, which was formally opened Thursday. i‘ u ust 4ower" How does he feel 7 -He feels cranky, arid is constantly experi- menting, dieting himself, adopting strange notions, and changing the cooking, the dishes, the hours, and manner of his eating -August Flower the Remedy.• How does he fee- l feels at times a gnawing, votacious, insati- able appetite,wholly unaccountable, unnatural and unhealthy. -August Flower the Remedy. How•does he feel ?-He feels no desire to go to the table and a grumbling, fault-finding, over -nice- ty about what is set before him when he is there -August Flower the Remedy. , How does he f aiXr a spell of this a tite n titter ahhorre detestation of thfill Would kill ,.er the Remedy W' &bit hiLf ;NCI 7 at beWel,t and pat List Plovtter, thelt el ?-He feels ormal appe- ce, loathing, od ; at if a m -August and 1110t Flo WW1 AU He has ir• etoois!-- tidy. a • A`." • ITuut ArattlieW Sutherland: •4. dent of Kildonalot_ Nan,' w while batbing in AS Itivet lit A, Calvin wne on. Veld by acclamation to repteeent in the House of (lononone, is etr,oncly Conservative mut vacant by the promotion 44 ritzpetriek, It rari104.0 t tite • , '44 to,,\•)MV..#.' • • Castor% IS Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infanta and Children. It contains neither Opium,,Merphine nor ether Narcotic substances, It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Sezt11173C EYruPs. and Calker OIL It is Pleasarkt. 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