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-A wage/ Ylliut(ttrstandings.
-A bralr Good-bye." andhe took her han
a, - aought. "After all I was wrong •
.Ebint that she loved me and ve wake to' n•--
Liao hT t e level where I b lo "
dropped away from her fani"' -
-'3,1elioosed her han
lie said " Gocil-bu as she said "Farewell,"
AnUthOught, "1 was wrong for once, I s
iwu somehow fancied he cared for me-
' But perhaps it is just as well."
He said, "1 shn..11 never forget the days
That the -summer has brought this year.
When shall I see you?"" And when ?" she aid
"Whilst you are earning your -daily bread
I shall be waiting here.
He thought. "She is -cruel, and hard, and c
I will take back my heart again,
For she will not stoop as she passes by,
But carries her proud head fax too high
To be touched by a word of Pain."
He said, "1 am* wasting your time I fear,
You have always too much to do.
Do you think you could think, lust once
way -
1 half forgot what I meant to say.
- Good-bye! for my train is due."
She said, "1 have wished you good-bye befit. e,
.And Ltjaink that the grass is wet ;
And as to wasting ctur shesaid,
"One wastesit dreaming of days that are d
So 1 think 1 will just forget." - •
She thought," To the last he hasPlayed his )ar
But I am his equal*still.
I think that my heart has gone to sleep.
Or. perhaps I have buried'it safe and deep
To. come back t� life at will."
He Said, "There sie tears your eyes, I s ar
• And -she answered,- "You cannot -see."
"At least I may look," he laughed and -said
"For -I fa.ncythat something I thought w
Has come hack to life- and me."
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He said, "Sweet -eyes. may I read yourtear
_
Would you rather I went away?".
And she said. 'Sincethe train -your trai yo
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know, . _
Was due, at the Teast..s.h..houv ago,
1 think von had better- stay.v
PIEG'S -PUG:
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The father Was almost straight -
and the baby was undecided, but a th
-.test of the family with the eicepti
• -Peg), consisting' of the -mother and •
elder daughters, were aquiline.
Peg, brown:haired, gray -eyed, c1.
mouthed Peg', was unmistakably pugt
- nose, I mean, of couroe. Soraebod$ ea
that lovely eyes are as plentiful asac
berries, but a ha,ndsome nose is raref'--,„
with. "Aii.d.soniebody. adds -which i -al
my own experience -that -whea met wi
it usurily belongs to an - inbinsely-
person. . It seems as though brains
1i1 n hind in hand -no, that won'
iip1.
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pug, but with the sauciest:little- tilt ,,-
enough that way to be unable to de.4• r
relations. . -A::third or ;fourth cousin tst
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were of the .old original. pug.• •
• " Follow ,your nose;" :said her 1e1t-
sister Atirelia to her :one day', whe tl,
- • child wa.s asking directions to .some la
: whither she waq bound on an errand.
If I do," Said Peg, With a mischi ot
tiviiikle in her pretty grey:eyes.; vecwi I
get BO 'answer- to your note 1 sli I
straight to
Yrs. Thihsli;Peds inother-a tal ,w
man, with fair, lustreless hair, rathe pr
thifientlight blue -e2,,'es, rosy.- compla_tot
'Wide mouth, and gleaming white teeL 11.1
all of which particulars herdam,: te
Aurelia, Amanda- and Arabella - e el
resembled her -had never ceased. t4 h
moan and bewail the fact of -Peg's u
Ilia nose " she was wont to say, to in
in an aggrieved manner. at :her hue
"never belonged to any 'of my farnily, Ia
tain Thrush: Some of your ancestors us
lia.ve owned it, and Itbink they 'aright aV
Mut& better kept it to themselves in ea
ofbequeathing it toan unfortunate •
of mine." During which • remarks, an
- others of like- nature; • the old ca ai
would retire a moment or two bellin 4
newspaper or book, and then emerge itl
'smiling face to bestow a' caress upon th
' .brown -haired little girl at his side. -
Poor Pea'. (I _needn't say poor Peg,
ever, for she had the happiest, sun
. disposition, and sweetest- . nature,
brightest face in all Laureltown), o
count of her - nose -I can see no •e
reason -became the Cinderella of h
Thrush famil Not that she sat to 11
neglected -among the ashes, like -the in
Idrel a of the old fairytale -for she waath
• darling .of her father and baby sister -4 bu
. She fulfilled, the duties of . waiting- aa
. and aoainstress to her elde'reisters, th nk
!. full accepting. ' their -_cast-off clothin i
, .retti n for her services (the captain had u
s all income for solarge a femily),1
she took almost entire charge of
3.rou gest, who had made her appear
-in tIa moat unexpected Manner when
Aurht was 20, and she atsiated Luey
serv nt:maid, at moments and re
her atlier whenever she got a chance.
, But Peg was happier than either of
high,- nosed. Slaters, after_all,-withher. fa er
'to bliess and the -baby to kis § her, nd
though she sometimes looked at her s all
hands with a: sigh, and Mentally Fri -
pared them with the delicate white .h da
of the other Thrushgirls, she nevertho t
with auger of the hard Work She di
order that those other hands Migh be
delicate and white,
Well, `things went on this -Way-
eisters .readitig, dressing, willting- and
irig the piano and croquet, and Peg ba
sewing, sweeping, dilating and taking ca o
"baby Effie and her father•Matil -Peg
'eighteen, and: then arose a, great commo
in the -quiet countiV _place in which
Thrushes- lived. „. '
There had always been a dearth, a g at
- dearth, of men in LaureltoWn, The et
:is, all the boys born in that beautiful
very secluded place rushed. away as (OD
they became old: enough to seek: t ir
fortunesin neighboring cities; and. With
exception of TamisinBrook,the vestnia
-who married - &ran:nail. TOothaker,
blacksmith, there had been no one marr
in Laureltown for the last eight years.
, • - there had not, even been an -engagement
alone a wedding. Bella Thrush came
...near one with Dr. Pellet, the honiceopa
- • Lkysician of the place, who; ha-vmg it
Money, had settled there in hopes Of li
ing practicea tall, thin, grave, ho
• man of thirty; or thereabouts; Who, be
passionately fond of music, a_ luxury
tremely rare in -Laureltown, had
caught by Bella's passable rendition of
-evorite songEi. - -
_44 Howglad I ata I told him I'd. thin
over 11! said Bella -he had, Proposed
day before the news arrived-" for no
- be. able to40• much- bptio_„r.1„; -
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you, Bel-
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.,ie -opened eyes. tr •
ring so hatitea p, answered Miss Ara -
...4 with sharpness. "Don't talk about
things you don't understand."
But .the welcome news? Three most
eligible men, according to the Laureltown
standard, were coming to spend the sum-
mer among the hills and valleys of their
native place -Captain Sparkman, Km of
Mrs. Sparkman., of the big house; Arthur
Thorne, artist, brother of the two old
maids of Honeysiickle Cottage; and David
Onion, Esq., the wealthy bachelor mer-
chant (woollen goods, I think), proprietor
of Lilac Villa. Of these gentlemen, Mr.
Onion had been in Europe for three years,
and before that had never .spent more than
a week or two at a time in Laureltown;
Captain Sparkman had only paid flying
visits to his mother and sister for the last
ten years, and Arthur Thorne had lived -in
a southern state ever since his _nurse car-
ried him away from the old-fashioned cot-
tage where his sisters still dwelt. Imagine
the excitement when all three proposed re-
turning thgether and staying three months!
The aquiline sisters for once disgraced
their noses: They became flurried and
restless, and I am afraid, on examining
their somewhat • scanty wardrobes, said
some naughty, certainly undignified, words,
And •Peg was immediately commanded to
leave father, baby, parlor and kitchen, and -
devote • herself entirely to • their service,
Old silks were turned; new morning dresses
made,- half -worn nnislins altered -and and re -
trimmed, hats bought and ,decorated i and
.for a week the • old captain never saw Peg
unless he peeped in at the sitting -room
door, where she sat smothered indry goods,
and wee Effie cried by the hour; and would
not be comforted, almost breaking the heart
oi the little seamstress; but Until her tasks
were completed, Peg's task-mietresies never
relaxed their vigilante a moment. •- But at
lastall that coli/A be, done- xt:cr done ;-a4a
then -Bella, the least aquiline and youngest
of the three, Said, with a •slight -twinge of
con!ir,
sc.ienc.e,.
. -....7hypeg has-0
nothingto
Nize.. ,
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_ "Neu may have my White Swiss; Peg,"
said-, Arabella, . still answering her Con -
Science._ _ "It's torn all -tierces the :back
breadth ; but you Can darrilso nicely, and 1.
never coula; and if I could, I can't. bear a
darned dress; and you don't care."- - -
"Thank you," Said Pea and went away
to rescue Effie,. who had been tied - ta; the
leg of the ironing table by the old servant
women to keep her out of - mischief, and to
seek her dear old. father, who was wander -
beaded darlinVaWa'gd,
ging went went on for at least ten minutes -with-
out „intermission, and for the next hour
with short intermissions I- '. : f• - -
They came. -The captain the artist the
'merchant,. and thezleetiVities began.
The
• firSt on the list being a croquet party given
by Mrs:Sparkman . in honor of her eon a
few days _after his arrival' And•the very
first guests the old lady had the pleasure
of greetind Were the threc Id - ' .0 e:r .1 AI"O. S
Thrush.,
..k•eg, had been invited, for although Mrs
Sparkman had.- only Seen her When • her
sisters had sent her to barrow Or 'return -a
book -the . house boasting a voluminou
hbrary-she had taken a great fancy to. the
innocent young face, and had -particularly
requested thaCI'eg should be present.
But Peg had notiiipd. to wear but her
sister Bella's bast -off white dress, and of
course that wouldn't do .for Croquet party.
Sp Cinderella. looked With wistful eyes, it
cannot be denied,for what.young girl -.•-de-
lights not in music, ice-cream and merry
company? -,after the retreating fortes of.
her. sisters, arrayed in their dark grena-
dineS freshened with knots of bine :arid
lavender. ribbone, with their broad -brim-
med, quaint400king hats garnished with
grasses, buttercups-, and daisies,' shading
their aristocratic noses; and then- tying
her -old hat on . her, 'head by passing -- a
ded crimson icarfone of-Antelials gifts
-over thecrown and knotting it under her
chin, she took a basket on - her. arm and
went into the back garden to pick black-•
berries for supper. Peg always had the
berry picking to do, for the white hands
could' not be stained and thorn -torn; and
old Lucy had as much as she could act
cotnpli§li 'in the house .- And as she..pickcd
the berries she -sang loud. arid. clear -Peg
had a voice like it bird's,- full of .sweet little
ttills and shitkos-
• neve you well, my bennie Maid,' my bonnie
rnaid saidhe, . .
And I have -dome, this summer 'day to ask if
: you: will be, .
My owa dear wife, 1ny -Sweet,.trne wife.'
, . haps I said she."- . •
And stopping sudden1y. to put thorn-
Vionnded finger into -her mouth, became
aware of a strange face looking down upon
her from over the high fence -a face with
-dark brown hair; dark brown eyes, and
whiskere Of the Same color. • .
." I beg pardon -hope I haven't- fright.
ened. you," Said the voice belonging to this
face-". but rnay I COMO in ancl.get a drink
m from the old Well I -See yonder? I have
. been • Walking .fast;- and .. aril exceedingly
thristy.".. •
*".--certainly,' said Peg, :with it painful'
consciousness of her extremely.short Calico
&pee and scoop bonnet; . and the stranger
carne -in, hatin hand. -
• "1 will.brina you glass,"-isaid Peg,
n drooping toward the ground in a vain en -
cleaver' to lengthen the skirt and hide. the
pretty ankles. ..• : . • •
“. Oh no., indeed` ; this is fatuous !"drink-
ing from the bucket, and then, as he let it
t 1 all again, he added, 10.010hgabouthirn with
s an air Of. recognition, "Captain Thrush's
place, is it not ?".. . • •
o "Yes," answered Peg. ' • -•
" Is he at home? How I'd like to: nee
e the dear old boy! Many.e.dima he's given
inc in days gone by. - And I will see -Min,
tob--; thongli my 'Mother and sister must be
t calling inc all sorts of.hard names; for they
are at this Moment -giving, a party: in my
honor. -I went to the • city last evening,.
and premised to be back to -day two honk's
ago; but I. Missed 'my train, misfired the
phaeton which Was to have Met me et the
tation, and missed the road.!'
" "Then yen,. are Captain Sparkinan-;”
aid Peg, who had forgotten the short dress
rid the snoop h# in the delight of hearing
he -handsome young fellow pall her .father
' a dear old boy." ' -
• "The same, at your service," said :the
aptain. And -may I•have the honor-:-"
"Oh, I'm onIV Peg -1 Mean Margaret
brush."'
OLGA AhEi
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" Mr. Thorne," repeated he. "How did
"The little curly -headed three-year-old
I kissed good-bye the day I left this place you know I. was Mr. Thatne?" .
to start upon my wild career!" exclaimed
the young man. "Is it possible? But
pray, Miss Margaret, why are you not at
my party?"
And now Peg was in a dilemma. She had
never told a falsehood in her life, bless her
innocent young heart! She looked at the
captain, and she looked down on the ground,
and in her confusion began hurriedly eat-
ing the berries she had gathered, wishing
from the bottom of her heart meanwhile
that Effie would cry -but she didn't. The
young man watched her for a moment, and
then coolly intercepting the berry on the
way to her mouth, repeated the question.
"1 had no dress to wear," at last said
Peg.
Captain Sparkman burst out laughing.
Peg couldn't see why -it was no laughing
matter to hr; and his laugh awakened
Peg's father, who was taking his afternoon
nap in his big arm -chair on the back porch,
and the old gentleman came out in the
garden to find there, to his great surprise
and delight, the son of his Old chum and
brother officer colonel Sparkharn. And
instead of going straight home, as he should
have done after shaking hands. with his
senior, the young man - marched into fumiy nose I Couldn't
the house, played. with Effie, smoked with jus,,txaoltitftoler?"
worlds!" e
his host, and looked at Peg for another
hour, and so arrived at the croquet party emphasis.
just as it was on the point of breaking up. "Shall you call it ' Wi., countrygirls ?' "
And when Mrs. Thrush and the .Misses asked Peg, blu.shing, for4SomethillIg in his.
Thrush returned with clouded faces -the tone implied. that he [ked the; 'funny
merchant' didn't play croquet; and - the nose." 1
ti
artist flirted abominably with Jenny Starr "No; I shall call i 'Wild 119wers
and didn't care how he played.; and as I brown daisies.' By jov4;ry puffin; out his
said before the captain Only arrived in watch, "it's near lunch itaree. Let me see
time for an introduction all araand-and yob. and. Effie home, .3Iris Margaret, and
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learned that their rude host hid actually I'll -bid you good afterno4i." . An he tied
been, While -ell Laureltown was waiting to up his sketch -book, toolOthe Urea baby •ii
weIcorne hint, wasting his time with his arms,' and .thus the.,11 arrived at Cap -
"father, Effie and Peg,", their indignatiOn. tain Thrush's doer. Aril arrived!there, .it
knew no bounds. - . -. ' „ only needed 'a 'cordial inl, tation from Peg
"What mild - he 'have thought of .that -to induce Thorne to ent ' , to ,tho intense
.pug ?" said -Amanda, -With a sneer. And astonishment of the elder si;ters,who
then the.qiiestions.Caree f SA Ind thick, were already_..seated - a•,$ the lunCh table,
"By your eyes, ycihr moustache, and
your hands," said. fran4oting Peg,
Thorne smiled, and haoked at her earn-
estly. "And you?"
"I'm Margaret Thrtieh, whose sisters
you met at Mrs. Sparku*nrs yesterday,"
"You don't look a bit Eke them:"
"1 do not," said Peg, ivith a sigh. 4
And they strolled alorcg together, talking
pleasantly, until Peg waS half -way home,
and then he begged her+ -oh, sly Arthur
Thorne 1 -to rest awhilei, and let him take
a sketch of the baby. "*lease sit down on
that bank, Miss Thrush, and hold her upon
your lap," he suggested. "1 think she will
remain quieter that wafr -
And the sketch was nage. Peg on the
bank, leaning against thti, trunk of :an old
tree, her bright face glowing with. purity
and mirth, surrounded by rough breeze -
tossed brown curls, peeping archly from
under the scoop ; little. Effie, with
curious eyes and sweet i-).tiZzled kink, half
reclining, in her erms. - I •
"Why, you have draw* .me toO 1" said
the girl, rising and looking over his shoul-
der- ."Do I re -ally look Rike that . Effie
is very pretty ;..but `4011, dea , it is a
pu straighten it
ed the artist,with
and:in answering them .truthful Peg Peg re, havingapparentlyBeek ;unstice's sful in
peated - the .exeuse she had offered for not eir search for wild Lowers 4 other
:going to • the party. ' - . - :- things as the vases atill emPtr and the
. - Oh, What . a- rating the poorluld got! .guest chairs unoecuoied.L-A ! *, .. , , . 1.
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Just think of it.! •Four highly 'aquiline • ' • . ., - vp '• - • , :.; . -.:11
• tioweVer, with great stif-possese on they
Women -SColding at Once 1 : - . •
-" Hovi can you. expect the child -to have 12"naged to . coliceal. ihtlir surprise, - slid
her greeted the.. visitor: III the Warmest Mail -
any pride?" demanded litre. Thrush of
her; and he, with _ the; IY-5.oyiSh abeencelof
husband, iilie hadn't- said 6 word on that
•Subjejet or any -other, but • was . patiently
waitihg nntil the storm shoutd,blow ' 'Over perfectlyfornittlitys;tthliatomceliaiiireficrekizeipsuhtieSstih; andd, wdiass.
cussed politica (of which" eit Said in pees,
and, tea be served.: " I, Wish with all My
iiigi.he knew. absolutelyknothingi with the
heart your ancestor had been in his grave
-an; Ise0nlis;?1!1'.1Yaslideacit awanof t-ph:gt.- 11:(-)sre. to
a father, _adroitly flatterej ths rrioither and
: ‘ I'veagoed mind to shake cai " threat. kingsjahoYir9it,itilumdatitire htti:nis's
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et4c1s:as:oriesbioftiiim.-
ened 3-r• ! .- the unanimous ierd,ict Iter his departhre
"1 will 'shake you! -.eiia A:m nda,- who *as ." charm- lug," and -ella, deer red her-
ege_plf,e,nwelhieolranel. Y:Pcieitigilisaiiill:tmhee:staitt4:er'll..Timh.'0. r.hi 'But w:tit:
itte.nidtiosne? I eyes al 11' d Peg's Pug. 1 - -.
.ddoidi•talioenlei:stu• rEpffiosee rzllatd(44, cnthhiils1.?
had the worst temper •of thelotdid.
" - • - •
And Cinderella, Went sobbing t
night, Wishing that CaptainSpa
And she
•bed that
Man had
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gone somewhere elsc. for adrink of, water,
it the same time that that gent enian was
sitting with his feet on the Win ow -Sill -in
the- Smoking:room, gazing it the moon and
saying to himself, “ What a dear; joily,little•
girl! Eyes and meuth lovely 'and such
bewitchihr,a; saucy little nose 1- • 1.No drss
to wear?', .Wish:I.could give- her , half a
• dozen." •-.
" -
The next merning at the. breakfast -table
• • .
yodinay be sere the three new-coniers' to
Laureltown were well discussed.. .. •
"The - captain is :my =favori
Aurelia: "I suppose 'father just
himin yesterday.", ••
• ." Mr.' Onion is mine," said Anianda...:
YoU're- welcome to theta both," pro-
claimed Bella.; "Giire me: the .handsome
artist." • -
-" Such hair, such a figure sand Such-Whisl
kers !".aid - •
"
Such violet -blue eyes, shah a. glorious
moustache, and such loves of hands,'" said
- , .• •
. 'And we must go for wild flowers" -
going or wild flowers admitted of -strolling
-in many directions Laureltown-" this
:morning before thesnilis high, the dining-
roo mi. vases - are ertipty;' said all three tp-
gether:: "So, .Peg,- bring our walking Shoes
.and -hats, and bequickabout it." - -
"And, ',Peg," added Amanda,, '" have
lthach reedy at .1., and set the table with the
best china, We May meet one of the,
gentlemen and bring. him- home with us."
" And make custards and sponge -cake,',
said - - • - •I :
"And Bed that the bread and hare are
Cut:very thin," commanded :Aurelia. -
And away they Went; Peg looking atter '
them again, but this -time with no longing
in her eyes, until. they.disappeared at ..the.
turn which led past Lilac Howie, Whenshe
flew to. the kitellen,rnad.e the custards and
•sponge -cake, and then 'donned, . her scoop
hat and a cunning white apron with a: bib
.and pink. pockets,and taking Effie by the
hind,. away the,' wont for .-wild liletvers-
"-The girls will never rez;nember thein,"
said Peg -but not in' the -Same- 'direction.
-the aquilines had' -taken, oh. no, but along
a shady lane that led to the foot -of a hill
Where grew many fragrant, loyelybloSsotni
at their- owneWeet wills. -
e," said
• dragged
•
Peg and the baby danced gayly On until
theplaceof destination Was•reaphed, and a
world of floralwealth lay -before -them. Up
•the hill they toiled, and stoppinglinidway.
to gather some tall ;brilliant -flowers that.
grew in their path, the very first stem baby.
grasped and prilled-nt broke off with a jerk
• in her tiny hand, and away she tolledback-
ward down hill until she rolled into a pair.
of arms outstretched to, -catch her. -. .
"Please, ina'am, here's yourbaby," Said
the owner of these arms, demurely raising
a Pair'of-V.iolet-blue eyes to Peg's white face
as he placed the child beside her. - '
' How can I thank you ?" said Peg, in 6.
trembling voice. "iBilt foryon;.Effie znight
have been ,
I knew of no better way than cinifing
down into therOad immediately"1-4wirling
his long golden mOustiolie,:" atidthen my
mind will be relieved about Effie. Though,:
if you say so, I'll Stand at the bottom of
the hill With pleasure -until you are quite
ready to deicend, 86 as to be on handto
rescue her if she tunable ' ' .
- "I think I'll go: -down,' said 'Peg, _the
color coming back to hero/melts.' . • -.
Ito held out his hand .to assist her. . It
was the mastbeantifnl hand she had over-
seen; long taper fingers; exquisitely shaped
rosy nails, slender' wrist, and yet -withal a
certain something about It that betokened
strength; and redeemed it from the charge
of lemininiti. ' "1 Can take care of MySelf,
thank you, Mr. Thorne-'!:gaid.Reg,
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ind ed "a sweet wild flower," "a sunny -
face 1 brotvn daisy."
A d so thought David Onion, Esq.; and
whil he saluted the others with a courtly
bow, tire held out his hand to the little
stranger, and led her to a seat near- the
piand„
"Why -have we never met before, Miss
Margaret ?" he said, as soon as she was
seabed. "Did it need a musical tempta-
tion to lure you from your seclusion? For
that ;you love music your face plainly tells
"Indeed I do," said Peg; and Mr. Thorne
appearing, the host left her to welcome
other guests, but not to stay away bong;
oh no, but to come back at - short intervals
to chat pleasantly with and gaze admiring- °
ly upon dear, happy little Peg the whble
long evening through.
And the captain sought her out. Bella
heard him saying to the old bachelor just
before he did so, "And, sir, she looked
into My face like a 'Atli- child, and said,
I had no dress to wear.' And, by heaven,
I'll stake my captaincy that that girl says
her prayers every night 1"
And Peg did not remain in a corner,' as
her sisters had intended she should. Quite
the contrary, I assure you. - And, what'sof
much More consequence, the three eligibles
were devoted to her.
And a few weeks afterthat musical party *-
there were three proposals in one house in
one day in Laureltown. Such a think had
never been heard. of before, and probably
never will be heard of again. And they
were all to Peg, the " disgrace of her .
family," the "idiot and hoiden," the" pug-
nosed 1" And, as she couldn't accept thein
all, she said, " lam very, very sorry," to
Mr. Onion and Captain Sparkman, and
held- up b,er sweet mouth. for a kiss to
Arthnr Thorne, the artist:
"Well, after this 7iething will ever •
astonish us," proclaimed the aquilines, and
the old father went 'about openly exulting,
and. baby Effie joyfully sang over.and over
again, " doin' Tiff my Peg, nay Peg, my
Peg!" .:
And Peg was married. in September, and
went away with her husband to the great
metropolis, where she became the pet and
delight of all the good, fellows who throng
the studio -buildings.. But every summer
she returns to Laweltown to pay a long .
:visit to. her sisters-indaw, who, improbable
as it May seem; love her. better than any
one hi the world, excepting, of course, their ,
brother. . .
Effie is lyith her all :the time and the
dear old captain more than half,- and the • .•
a -Triunes are not at all amen° to being the
guests of the:wife-of the already well-known
young painter. •
ki .21r Ar e a...11 1313t6r6frtiqtregl4Ene
when she was angling, irk:hopes of landing
a, larger fish, he came very near to pro- :
posing to Peg. hiMself. But Aurelia and
Amanda still remain _ single and are _rot
garde& with awe, I may say fear, by Peg's
baby daughter, wbo has her father's violet •
Did she Wish.!to utterlski •disaraaele them ? ' • I A .V14141( WITI-11- 4)16A*311' "
Wits.zilt - it enough - that'; -she had .exposed ,stimiiiin. Action Agaio„t .the. G.W.R.
their poverty to Captain AParkm n?-- What' . -4. Piain.thr JR a Queer Plight.
possessed her, to enter to co v tsatiOn At :the York assizes TnesdaY the 811#
With- anutter stranger ?"-k .t .• Prescott v. -Stile G -;W.11.. panie-up, It was .•
and I -didn't -feel- as : -.th .,,gh . ]1e:were an Palmerston stations, on l' the Wellington,
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, .- "Ile -spoke to inc. firsp " said e , "and an action for damages for -baggage alleged.
I had to -thank hire for vingb .b. 's life;,• to have - -been' lost botWeen. Newry mid ••
Utter :stranger, .for . --I Inillw•. he .-was Mi6is aro ie.:. Bruce railway, controlled by the .
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.Thorne's - brother by 14' - eyee_aInd his 'defendants: • The plaintiff, Or: ".W. Wescott, -
-,‘-ilii- you • told him; ItAupposa.?1". • said ,mer for plaintiff. Mr. Barlter, of -Hamilton, -
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handa and hiernoustaola: " , : ,. i'. - I ' . ,t- - laid Iria.darnagee at 6500.1 Hegel (46•Iforti-.•
Amanda; *Sarcastically, neflerdreanring that the railway company's .selicitor„. .appeared .
tire had-really-dOne,.,,..... • .,, •-• for them: The circumstances, aocording•
screen:ling chords. _ • 1 1..-1!-•-. - ; the 1.pth - of Angust -last; He lett Newry .
,
. -- to -
"Yes," acknowledged • iiest 1* - . . plaintiff, were that he was . travelling bez•
-- "You did?":7cried. he pitermenOrs, in 'a tweetii . the two -stations - mentioned. on ..
lunch ?' :. ...,..:- • -•' was told he must wait for it . until. the '...
-"Th.ere,that'swhat cO -'6.of your prigs " between 8 aila Ad o'clock at night, where be
.exciainied - Mrs'. Thrush I, hail:dng. herself checked his Valise for Palinerston. On az-
excitedly, • "And ;you .coaxed -him.'in--. to riving there he Claimed ; his baggage and
.:: "Np,inainnia; he CamithOut coaxing: Morning.. Next day the 'valise was not to
Was - wrong :U.. -ask -him? 1 thofight; 1.-• be found. The portmanteau ittiOlf WW1
turning to her sisters, •••-. Mat' you !went out valued at $50, and its contents, conk
on purpose to 'Meet- .sotpe 'Of. theiri, itn;c1 posed' of different ',Articles of wearing -a,p- •
bringtheth home with yOn, if yob could."- patel, at 6450, Several Witnesses for the
"Oh ! hear her! hear hr I Mother,. you'd, defence proved there was a strong presump- .
Fetter lock .. her -'141,".. ttrie'd -4.manda. tion that plaintiff had been travelling with •
"That is the only toan•event I her. at* only oue valise instead of•two, as he had '
izig like an idiot and hoilen, and ibringing stated in his eximinationinichief. - He had
0- all to grief:" .. . • - ... il . .. i• 1 - -- also stated that although he was travelling', '
• - peg fled to 'her 'room: - It Is wonder if .lia with, two valises he had never hadmore •
thinks an idiot and haideri:?"..iihe algid than one checked any. one time.. A wit. .
witli„burning-eheeks. - - t,...ti,:." .i 4 - - 1' nesk hotel -keeper at Dra4ton, was. balled ,
- What . he. did think wfir4; "She's Worth whO testified_ to having seen -plaintiff. .
all three of her, sisters. - flys 0,:greAt relief at the station with two . clieckti,in his hand, "..
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to turn to her dear prettitipugnesed face Another witness testified - - to ' havingi,
after so ' much aquiline ;"kand he ;took out eeeti '.plaintiff. 'lea, -Ye : . the baggage
the sketch, and smiled: eel it - and artist car- _ with f a valise, .; with •check
tuallykiSsed .the fact -lot$Ing out, of th tion of -the article Which.theplaintiff.
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are Very enthusiastic, .34a, kri'o•the •a •-; . attached, tallying - with; the • descriP-•
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scoop hat full of child-liksi- trust -and hap- claimed was lost through the fault of the ..- .
piness. . -- ; - . . . , . Ill. .. i 1: .
,- "--• railroad._ Mr. Barker was about to call -
, -Poor Peg was kept a prik.tner in 'h�r own . 1 further evidence in the mule line when Mr,
room for three long days ; i-, butat the end of Hagel-:fene. of the plaintiff's . counsel, re, .
that time, partly because 'Oho Old Icaptairik,..: Marked thathieclieut aPpeared to be. in
Subiniohingeourage,:pereaptprily ' eMandl- danger of loehigncit only his caae.but his re.-;'. -
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ed the release of -his UHL - ;partly b.66. -use iputationfor life. - Finally,' after consulting
they
• they could -.1not tao •_ without her
4--g
- - And with another.: tWiii lel -of conseienc
sIlitini .
they. were:: enjoying theselves s ranch With his clieht,-. he .stated to the court thak - - .
they could•affordto be gen tpus, int niostl§ he would accept a non -suit, as evidence lia.' • -.
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been: Sprung ;Upon liim which he was not -'
nimble feet and Enger‘„tlid.:aquiliiitel party: prepared to meet, thepleadingsnot having • • •
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magnanimously forgave‘h4„ and !Peg" wa . disclosed anal -a defence. The court enter-
freeonce- more:: •-: - - •_ --- - . t-, - I • . :
_had.sPent the whole Marling i ironing:
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;Bella actually proposed 0 -0:dey, after P.Og
their flohneed_and-infliegnery, that She
should..epcompany her iriStere to. theimusii-
cal party . to bo given. as die- old b o . elor's - (Dorchester . Correspondence .Chignecto Posta- -
that evening. . : ' ' ., -t,:. . '• ' ' • ...One of the -prisoners -.from P.4E. Island
. . . . . . . .
r "She. can. Wear the *Wr ito dress I -gav preients .a -Most sad evidence of "man's
her, and,: Baia, :pm - eaiq t her have your inhumanity to. Mari." " I foundin the yard,
pink sash to drape th darn, and you, -autthing himself On.. a box; a dark haired,
Amanda, cart..lend. -her: sr tU• jet neeklace dark whiskered Man of blanched complexion *-
and bracelets." •• . • • I . I. tilltitig4diotieally to himself. The troubles ,
. i, . 1 .t. - -
...". Well," said . Aurelia, I,„ Ali, th. -air- of of jab were running through his-mind_aild
one granting -8 'very great twit,vdr, "f she'll he gave -Deputy Foster and yc:nir Corre.spon-
promiseto rernein in a other all ,the eVehl- dent an incoherent •disiertation ,on this . .
jug; and if : Any one shoia I ?Peak; ta,her,I. subjebt, His . name is Yeung, . He was
Make -none of herabsurd0Marks.-, :Iliti no sentenced to _death many: years- ago for ,
objection.'A. • . ' ..• 41, , - .--..7_ .1 . arson, but his Sentence was commuted- to • .
• "Nor I, and with. fett-ttkowers . in her imprisonment for life, . When Deputy
heir, and my gray gloves- tloiiiarge Foster 'presented :himself l at the island'
for Me-:--alie'll da-tne-Cotter,"- Wined in prison lest week to take Charge of thebon-
- -So Peg put new rosettes on tho.. tire of inforraed-that Young had actually been in . ,
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thearnieble Amanda. ' it :•• . : : : - ' : • • victa, he. found Yew* in chains. He was •,
herslippers Where they haq- begun to wear, chains for twenty-two years, and for 'twelve
and worked. over the fad4 inbraideri On a years had never seeh the Outside of . his -
and *ere with sprays of hhneystickle'vine; from light and kir and - Companionship and : - - •
if
pair Of silk :stoelrings: •Aur-, lie loane,d lier, cage!'Imagine the horrori of this living' :
and "looped.up her. i whitkoyer-ski41•here death! - Chained. in his tOrtib-ehut • out .
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and was as. happy as her tfiree Bid rsiwith all - till makes life indnrable-:-une hem's.: .
and hatthatsuraini*, if ntii happief.- . - winter-norelease-not even death,no wonder .'
tel
their ,fine • organdies,' to &Mimeo which passing into days with the *lowness of ago ' •
their father- had to go without a n * visit .---summer bringing no change or hope, and
• :And when she eanteah-v.lyafterthientinto .a Mind- tortured. with its own activity :-
the Mimic -Mora Of Lilac IMiSe, she -11604d finally gave way. • .
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44 ISTILUDIANITY TO IVIA110
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A. Pi.hice' :Edward Island Prisoner IM
- Chains for Twenty-two Years, Twelve
• 4i1 which. he .waa- -Never Outside 'his •
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