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_14Pr 16! .14 tho fi!day daubers''
-1,1P.r.eY Yon Ile not laugh my giric
'..i ., Loraga_.me whY•11100, it *eat •
• .:an tdd etepto watch your glee-
' '& haVO °Win Arcady. .
And.thoughfult well X infow I ieein
Quito outer PiCeein.sceneellhe ththe
•-x-ou isn't imagine how much:bliaa
give s me just Wait eeddriera,
Yon•fiikhy inaOrsPetiglYir • •
W 1, te.O.-rawelt in :40,41X. •
• :For sweetheart, in your Merry eyes,
• A:vanished SttinMer bin* and flows.
And with Oie same bright cheeks Of rose
• 1:e00 YAW ntother'o.ireage. rise,
. And o'er a long and .weary track •
l!dy buried boyhood wanders hack;
And as with tear -dimmed eyesT cast
• On yeur sweet form my swimming glance,„
„1 think your mother used to draraa
•• Just 88 OU do, in that dead peek
• Long years ago -yo, fifty-three.-
' When, I too dwelt•in Arcady. •-"
And id the musicalaughing netep,
eeein to hear old voices ring .
• :That -have boon hitshed,'-eh ! many a spring,
- • The echo of a me194Y• •
I Used to hear in Arcady.!
And Yonder'Youtli-L.nay, do net bhisb•-•
The hey's his father Ol'er again
• And bark ye, Miss, X was not plain -
When at his age --what I Must X hush?
coming this way-? . Yes, 1 tiee,
• Youtwo yet dwell in Arcady, •
SIR- }IUUH'S LOVES.
e it is ad swelled," returned
• • kiss' .Ferrers`,in a sYmpatbismg: ,voice,
"Mr. HuptinKon, if you Will ringLthe
• bell I will ask my niaidforsome hot. water.
• t think that will relieve Lady Redmond;
• and if yen will kindly join my brother,
you will'find him otiteicle. Ruth and I will
soon make your &min more comfortable;"
and Erle at once took the hint.
The dainty little beet was. sadly mangled:
before they cad& get' it Off, and Miss
Ferrets uttered a pitying exclamation at
. the sight a. the indamed and swollen ankle.'
• The hot tonientation, was deliciously
Moothing, and Miss• 'errers' manipula-
tions so soft and-lib:RN at Fay Was not
• pony' that :her little protest • was Made.
, without success: • .
"Don't yon'think your maid could do
this: '.1 -do not like to tronble you so
•'much," she said once ' in a deprecating
• 6! It is no trouble,'" rettirned Margaret,
'fixing her beautiful eyes for a moment on
Fay's.pale face ;." I like-to-dolt-Tfor-YOu;-
• Lady Redmond." Yes, ; she liked to-do it;
• it gave her estrange" pleasure to 'minister.
to, her innocent ,rival, Rrigli's. wife. As
yea little white foot, rested in. her 'hind,.
RYCIAP;beforakexini,ndt;t,1
..2upper thirdher, Where A mild i'majes
• Figure rose :f kom among Hie wondering
• disciples and. '6. girded Himself ' with a
f
'
Ineffeble Condescension; divine humility
uniting for all 'ages the law of service .*and
:Willy ministration ' bidding ;plot, to do-,
'Hkewisei-aftd-`,to•wash the feet of ....•
Margaret had etolen Many a look it the
--Pale-little"fate--resting-on the oushions.
What Ai baby face it was; she thought, and
yet wonderfully pretty too and then, • ae
.'.ehe boat over -her-, Welk agaihT a quick
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throbbing pain that. will Almost agony, and
• r that snide her look as pale iteray, ,seemed
Act stifle her: Hugh, her Hfiglil ah, heavens!
• what was she. thinking?' another won:1We
lmtband could be nothing tolier
•• : Men are all alike;" she thought, sadly;
44. Oven•the,beet of them forget. Well; he is
content -with her nOW-Witli", this
...piece of, innocent' .babY.faced
.' !Yes," interrupting herself, sternly, " and
ought to thank God: my knees that be
:
is content -my Own Hugh, whom I love
•••tietter than mYselfr and she looked 'so
• gently and kindly at Fey that the little
• g, was quite pleased and gratettil:
• ". hew 004 yett are tO ine," ran:defined
• Fay,. gratefully; * • 'And.;'," "how beautifully
• you have bandaged My, foot. • It feels se'
much . More . Comfortable, What a stied
• • :old moth this is,, Miss Ferrets.- de like
that . cushioned •., window -Seat running
round, the bay; and oh, what lovely ,Work,"
raising .herself to look at an ecclesiastical
Carpet that waslaid onthe ground; perfectly
strewn. with the •!. most ' beautiful colors,.
'like delidate:pleee • of Mosaic • mirk. .Mr.
•
Ferrera, • who had 'entered the :room that,
moment, snitled At '. the , sound Of • •the
; onthtsjastio young Voice. , • . ' • •
/ What coltira; -cried Fay, delightedly ;
' -se What purples, and crimson, and...violets.
. , . , .
: They look like clusters of jewels; or stars on.
ltdoep-hlne, grciutul." • • ,
Mr. Ferrero stooped' down and , touched
-thedarpet with his lergelvhite hand. .
"The for our little. church, and ,by all
4teetnints it Must be gorgeous,: The 'descrip-:
• tion makes me. fancy it,. like the robe
of-
officethet. Aaron pore. It has a border of
pomegranates f know. Afir dolor is one of
• ray sister's hobbies. She, agrees with- Ruskin
in connecting brilliant coloring with purity
. • of Mind and nobility -a thought. . believe
if she lied her Way" she 'would 'wear those
wSme- crimsons and emeralds herself.",
Margaret smiled :indulgently: "You
!, =MO not. , ,rey brother, . ledY
•'Redmond. I ani•iery simple in my tastes,
bet I love' to eeethem oniithers,i." and: she•
• ..looked at Fay's ruby dress. She had
-..'renuived the heavy furred mantle, and she
thought. lady Redmond looked. more like
lovely "child than ever in herlittle
fitting gown., ; , ;
".W,here:is my dotipin,Mr..Ferrers?" She
•• ,.asked with some siirprise, as he placed
himself in a carved; arm-ehairthat, Stood
'near the derith.• • ' •
6. Mr., Huntirigd-On has started' off for
..itedniond .Hall. ties Afraid your
husband mightchave returned and would
be feeling anxious, . He. will come beck in
thecarriage to fetch you ;but is is rather
long way by the road, 'and the snow is
very deep, you must not look foi. him for
•. -Another tivii hours. Margaret, luncheon. is
lready ; goingto tell Itutli to bring some
'up RA. LadyRedmond." .
• Fay was not seiry to. have little; longer;
"reit. She was very conifOrtable lying in
this 'pleaSent sunny, room, and ebb had
fallen' in love, with `Miss Ferrero':
• When they had 'left her to 'partake of
' the dainty, little luncheon brought to her,
:she thought a great dee' about' the
beautiful face that lookia. BO pale and sad,
. and yet sokind, Had Oho' known trouble,
11110 wondered.; she Was tpiite young, and
•;yet there was no look Of youth Abut her,
. One would tiever'epeak of her. as a girl, for
Airatipleshe was, Moab' too grave and •
-staid , 1420.1 ktlitl5. whta- swtet Voice
• iige had, Very low toia oniOtin,, yet
410 clear. , • •
had forgotten het husband for. the
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fu7B I daresa.YA9-iiiWigeLit liAdoestliok;thinimilefelArr-rAtIMAJ,2"ftEt,r,,v • 4 -co... -lm
vexed. ZOO a tiresome thing that ;WS .. .. Nei by iiiintlinhind i ' ' Bir 'flu,ll'and I. do not agree;ah'init things," some.of his bad limner evaporate. • 4.4 The,
mipruideretanding had arisen. " She siniat ' • .,Shice ontliereclePendeth 'we4t, On Rely after a slight hesitation; 'fact is you are such a child that you don't
(mak Hugh to put it right. Slielikesl.Mise That no sOoretrift
k - , Mei the deep life-muido . " perhaps he. Will tell you the reason .some 'know h0T,ta take ,care of yourself," he .'
FerrlitfOetter'then any of •her neighbors,: • Ober Oilielatia Wed. • •• 'dey ; but you i 04.4y be iitiVe.Oat"0.4_,,,_thispeint :ceeti441(4101#WdOW4 by her, and letting ..,."
It triadeher feel good only : to look it *)r. ' --.• , • . psfor gmahom- irOnr- hABOatia.710010g1014riFkrWISIV Th*ii 00 Ortirlf0Tragaill3t .hini• ' "Teu--•
• SI* Wondered it '44 '0.0414 • vcatilovt4 Baby felt -as tlionglihe• were listen" g' to. 44°2'„ °golf 11_,;_' 4-41frimelltjutY. 1...., '
• , 'willdo yourself tir 'mischief SOmo, day, Fay.
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hi0 0°014° eat"4"1"t6. or t°141.,1*-*' a•child'shinogent Prattle ..408.3"' .sliattered .. ' •'!...t'''''''''"' '44'4 4s a""IYEI' right," Xe;: I 41111 get Dr'116"il to come 141''. La444' eee ..
"TrY;4140•W4*.thi,it 01,3"tiiiiiS shoa14, 440313 on in her ught,bnarte4 Iiilay, .T4 xpite oirnen .`sty witktouPli dignity. w•virAeo, T. your foot, and Oen, Perhaps: Ue, Will Ole •
them apart,., , pile had, not -quite ;goo -,11,g ei his iieep .iinowiedge pf ,Titima4 nature. said it We *pity,. . it was ,0411Y becIanS0 I Tolt a. lecture." '., . • '"
14Edeartertfl. retutird4, l'ity171. SI...! b41: ebri!ellItgter askeda1• "Oh,no," she returned' charmed at this '
her
playfully
if alia ,iwont, to take
wm aasp,, memeret Ilea epeheh 0:444, as they eat. shall: want, to pea you again." " ' ' . • change of tone, .for his anger had. frightened-.
1' he found hinuielf imacconntahly perpleied, likeyOnhfith so much, axiati* I know I
or Whether they should Oily and tint to togooier over their luncheon;nt the Otter.: lined ilititeyt9413;1, her; ." there is no need orlhat, deer; it 14
like loveliirsa Of the little/bride! Ancl yet he thero "Yon aro
embarrassmentv"Y. g°41 reP Only a ,eprained ankle,. and Bliss Ferrers •
litIrt:. . • •• ., • ' : • found •himself unable to. nriderstand Hugh, it "8 OviCiont -flint Hugh 'S Wife knew Iia bandaged it SO hehafifallY, a daY • or
.0., w"isOuhui• flooNtexttlAdt rather Margaret, : ta11w, 4tdoes4e4," '144wiellth,..Aosimcps ohotaa,;•104. tboughtf A vronia, : mriestbr4ionrgeViotint was
ap roetvileovuosu engagementsoxxr,tie.,t474.taQ Pw010 'rest will pot it all right." - • '
turelyetiddened.,iiiiture. opidd not coneeive ' "But all the same, I should like to have •
np. her work, and placed herself near the .h9a, ts. lay M a 4 ot maws ;toe cpnia • choose: hinnielf,. for one -OCT it must collie to Dr, Martill '.1014iii6°," lie ali8wOrea, flui°10- • .
,window. -- She. wished she would net go AA.
fax avfay ;, but perbaPs she wanted more tilirhile4r1;swiliAl'oor l41,11.4nft w(4944;;BP-r 0 fli°4-uLet Wgrioiw"*I; 4C1.4; cognizantofttiPeefa*otb,f'ilhr elobill°drbh°44r a"wAawnlaradf,raja:4-3::, gettinir csaLetoanV•tehf:PlindPiiit*elieigi:
.1ighC But Mr., Ferrers r had ta weary other ..in time., „ . . • it some dayfrom ptrangers, and then ,the of strangers.
P085009.194 of . the arm -chair . again .44 knowledge that herbunband, had not been ".0h no, indeed," was the eager. answer;..
aoseamttineagq,?oitijet0 herim i411 e service,iiso 0 u7 7 .. F a ;0 0$ ; 119,g,4 haIeberliwiair-chheder, 131411414Z; ,vnil`,.Biziorreetielkinc:
"they were : Po 'good and kind to, iliac . ''
line to.her,,thathe . had ." - kept': this secret
" l', WO always adinired this old house tittlt. 414(1.' Mlginal'' aixrat her 4aiVe. .1P4i9trerni4elta ;74(Inuldll'afgla ttareY9trOggilhets7tlia't with
il Ilwearge4e;iiiii4lell'FrieeinriPliwMaes aj*iiittaPe tfha°inut, at
80," -
aro abe said, brightly, ; "but x was afraid reMarkS., The disappointed roan Might
' 0/iona .novern00,the inside,because-".bes0400,4 have. foimci ber hrightnesci r,:afreghing...;:lit through his • mink Margiiret. clipped; .ber. .first,, my Nit hurt Me so; • but when r .
vo,y,,,,otra.t to 4argaret rghtbe".bee';', bands involuntarily; "The drat. mistake," opened litY . eyes; I found myself. in Pugh • '.
,i'',,uRkedbineroanedheH-ithlleaiir grander and linba'ar larger eorii, ker, storeetiell, in Ina eyes, wen, uab*• ,she nnirreared .; •"the first mistake." :: . a lovely old rOonit: on, snot( an ea0Y, oench...:
inipposed that it wasallright ; no doubt she, 4:net then the 'Annul of carriage Wheels and Miss Ferrers ineisome. wine, and 1, ,
course, butlhis seems .more, homelike. : I wail •au Rollso little:ffeulau, "ugh seemed , was distinctly.audible on the. graver SWenO" adtually,bathed i.ny foot And bound it iip.
liked the . all so when the , door olioned,, nothilig:,:wis before the house, and the next: Moment
aud; Erie carried me .in. . It dostricd . u4o to keen her in a abseil: :Seel '. ba Erle entered the roorii:. ' .• ,., :., . „-,-,..... • .prWhat, sort of a room was it,. Wee ,
church, sit)? "that great painted wincloW tailho°70tao,itosp%Toiintt;;:;,„ 0,11helre'ert.7.elifete jwegthetuc, , “ .r. am Berry ta, have been' 0,1.1 long;11 he Willi -03P .. . • • . , . . . ; ., ... • . 'of. .
So -OBI and solemn, and -fog of scented' a„odniossi:_rtboingo_,......Itaby,, , rce000tab, saikaolegetioally, and, Fay thought :•he ..,,,-,Far,thought4hcre„ward
• .
-darkness" '"- - - :. .: • . - 4''' seemed alittle. flurried," but Hugh • asked in her husband's . voice; but she " had her .
, , aTargaret Homed Hilottoy,buther brother nneonecious how tar he was frOrn graspinj
the trio. . • . •• . . . • • me to go round, and • nut Off • those peOple • iviita on his, shoulder, . and 00414 not . see . ..
answered rather may, „. • • ' It_was--Morgaret-7-„ who--liegan.-,to-A
..."-It is-alwayir fur of'ecented•TdarlmepiitU: eel_ _..the9-,1141„8.00.ino. A..dreadlnLty_oorry4o;hear.ot his,-facei-4the-winter . dimit,-wasorteping..7 '
,Yoe'r ao0idertt, Fay,". • . •• • ,• . -,. over the room, and only.. the fire -light
MC Lady Redmond, and. 0 darkness that 'doubtful "her Womanly intuitienperceived
that: there, was something: wanting ;'• she • 0' And, r,itigh r with 'ft,tonoli of anxiety illumined' it, Hugh felt himself safe to pit
may be felt i lint of .'peurie X lgteit what
yon mean, for the who.10: /grilse is 'full ot silo wee atm. aloe. , .. .. .. 66 Oh, Hugh. seemed rather put out tbought'Lndy .: Redmond Spolre as though 'IA l'exr ''''ice • • . ' ' . that -question,. hatlie oenld nOt quite 0011001
the perfanie Of .11a.rgaret's ilewers.. ' Some. about his voice. - •,, . . :, ... ,'. • „
times our friends . deplOrO 'that they cell asked geetly.. . • ,' . ' ..,". ,••
`'I BoPPOSO you Are never : dill?" 'phe .ill° -whclie. bool°888. 1 tilliik lib wanted - .'" Oh, it was folieS :Ferrero.' %horning, •
, .o. pitch into. me for not taking better cctre room, .she told nie, so, and it had a, bay ,
smell4em half,Way down the, road, but:window ivithe, cushioned' seat fiiVerlooking.
that, is • •flonaenee;.:...still dowers,. ate .: my . . Oh,110,1' returned • Fay,. with.- another .0(.4..--T,Ottt-' RO•tv:. • is your:'.feettFay-L-lese.•
gay. littlelangli. " Of coarse. weliiive plenty 'P--"lil ?" ' ' .:' — ' . .' : i •• '
sintet's hobby ; she.. cannot liye sithont of calleri; just now the. sub* hag iiept,tbein-• .0 Oh. yes, andI idatelieen FAO cOolutort4ble.; itsir /ignaghXdP.,7I'h°111Z; floevi-Veir"seelinlIlis; ()Ler. xiilt •
having them ebout her." '. : - ; away, but then I. have had onr:consin, Erle Mr, a/410as Ferrers hate, been so , kind .her,'netero' I Am .. sure she ie ' ao ' • sweet '
" A very harmless hobby, Rely PI •••• , oh; he is such a. pleaiant. conipanionhe is. to me. . I suppose T might to go now," -'and Pod as aa'angei, 614. I Wish 'she' ilia' ..-• •
"Oh, it is a pretty fancy enough," • "he
answered, sniffing, ,, if yon could , walk,. go gooti_natorea 014 fa of . 'too. . .1' shall a idasidelooking litwork.regreetlalyat. .hiargaret,.,.whe • had not look eepad ; there were . tears in her ;
Lady Redmond,, ,Margaret' *emu show miss him dreadfully when he goes back to .- 4.‘,.• :. Oyes, Once, when We .were ' talking ; let ine;,..,..
London nett iieek.".,. ' ..' • . . • ' Well, I, don't think we Ought in Ipso. see,. 'What ;were *ve, . talking, about? oh,
you ontwinter garden; thogallerynpataio
ie O perfeet conservatory, and we Walk "up '1 YOil Will have to be OOntentwith your erg. more tithe," observed Erle ''.1 thedays• about cottages yeti are "building,. she . •
.e•husbarBri society;"observed Rabysmilingare so awfully short, you knot?, and really did leek oo ' intereeted-..did • you !peek, '
,,.
an&dOwin there on Wet .days, and . call it was a itthat neither he nor r
these roads are very bad." : • .: ,,' . ,' '. . ' dear ?", , , • -•: .. ' ' . . .
It, 'p.'a
our indoorgaiden." . ... • •• , . .• y
tbel164 -onF's' f
"And •yorir huebend Will bewaiting " put . "No-go on-,"' he said,. huskily '; but If
paw., e ' lov. ' e' Alargth t
et
.4, "What a Moe idea, .and.rfindive together answered• thisY .; it would .hayac
aVe spoken to ill.' L. ,
In this 'deer Old hourie; how delightful .1" them of the.underlYing depthe of tenderness "Poor Hugh, of course he will," returned' : ' "1 feel I should' lave her 80 if I could : • .
only Fay could have peen his feet): . .:
'Baby's smile grew perceptibly saddcir•••• ..tkat•tkere waainthat.yountheart • ,, . •Fi4gnielqi,- ' ,44.grle, I am afraid ' you will Only see more of . her. , .I .could not help ' •
. ",W.e....vierti-not_alWayn alone: •What 18 it ' 46. Oh, yen,' she. returned, SiMplY, :" bat hatetosCarry me to the cerriage,,. unless 'kissing her when II came away, but shedid
1,:?1,lgfell('" eilqs7 • ' ' - ' .. . * then; ,yon see, Hugh; I . Mean' My husband
.• •. you George t� do sO i" hilt Erle stoutly not 'Seem". at ,all surprised. Mr. .Ferrers
, .:• Thera is. no Arend°, howsge er defended: .. . ,.' fa sO eitreinely .buey, he never ..comes in
BUti'aii*ait. sa,y.,Th-v-volige log014'4..1110, old
• ,:. But ,s one.vagant cheit, 1). • ' ' , ' until luncheon bas been .waiting lor,eaer,sof . bade gOcdh.Y.f3 te.-her-ne.Wiriands...-;-, toe....labi4lioYhetriviaearveepled4i,do.wvish ...... ---...' -'
. . . • • refused to deliver up ,xilicharogeyaitems., . so Fa,,y, wished me oini.spood, In eeeh fisniee . way..
bachelor . and Old ..o.ioldeiS -brother • •-•". . td i°44' .41114'74474314c6"e 48.4t*So'`)611. icagt—ili. diii.o',atilLinter;-070.-Mf' "arlasev ' -Aorlhe' 'Aileage IA'94...t:-14-ithY-44"vijfiertr•oehtlh%'jk",t4tVbS...I'l"ktf,io.lst;l'"Ttdt,T. 4...,.,"-
ndtererardsSometiiinee, Wrhoirlinunfiris
ed, Fay,. indignantly, on *hem. Margaret's has gone:to-P.10=6point, I ' yide s over mler:. " rdinatilt Hugh bow geld' you. haVe been
to Meet him. • "He used,„to " ride aisd• .drive to me. ',I am so sorry . it is 'goodlye,'" Mi. not already explained. to: you • that.. there .
Hugh spoke.Taat '.,and . nervously ;,... have . 1
"Idiaa,h7eqsais licit an Ola'..todia;0. keturn-'
Ferrers.,?,,. ':.• : . - , • ' •• „. , . • ',.i • . ' ' '. can be no intliniaiSY/bettierenRedmond Hall
with ,Me 'Very often when we firet :cense
stately presence'had made O: deepiinpres.:
helm," she nonthmed,,' sorrOWtpu,.• "but • ' "Then we will not say it at all," he and , the, 2 Grange? When . old • friends .'
skim "Min ,ought ;not to .speak 'se of your
sister.' . .• • - . . .:' ,' •' . . - ' ' " now hp hae•no-tinse.,-;Oh,lip-dues-far_.,03 .retArried, heartily, awhie ,big handseemedquarrel as tVehaVe, it is afatal blow to all ..
to •swallow;up Fay'e• little.soft fingers.' : ." I. ' . d hip.'" ' , . • • , ' . ., • ....
..: "'Do You liketheninse of unappropriated mulch; every one tells 'him so ; he is sb tired
will wish -you God.tipeed..''inittead; lady '. "You were old friends, then.•." in some
blesainglietter; al ..I.••heard'nn , 'Unmarried in theevening that 40 is hardly fit for any,
thing,:and yet. he will sit sip SO late..."-, . ' Redixiand: ., I ' daresay . yang cousin Mr. Mr. surprise, for he had never said much to
'lac* callednnce,!'he asked, ; in air anitise& : ...Babra sightless , eyes seemed to turn Hnntingdon;" will be, geed enengh-telet, hp her before. ,' • • '' ' . .
Vince; but, no, that would not ,,Iss,", he returned, reluctantly,. for he: .
Margaret's case, . for her brotbliterathainl•
:appropriated her." .,' . . ,.. ' , .. ' eat, her • pitIA faCe. bending stia ..loWer
involimter.11yto the window Moroi*. kilo* bavi you are • if , he, ever liaises the
Grange." . • ' ". • " „ • • ' ',‘ •,, -• hal not meant to admit this fact., • •
" To'be ,sure II will'," Was Erie's : reply "But quarrele, can be ,niade. .up,, Hugh; .
': ... " ' OVer her Work.' This last' speeeli of ' Lady
A gentle iimile passed • 'over. Margaret's.- lOthis; and then he deiposits's.a. Fay in her. if it be .only a misunderstanding; - surely it
.
'Redmond's, perplexed- him Estill more - The
face, IcI shall: be here ••as long aa • yon & lihhad • • Mhiia... corner.of the carriage and took .his l place could be put, right." But• he , silenced ..her .
n..,Wo' argaret
Want.me;:',Raby,". and then, as though she been a ved.eature.COd baieruited m • los esres ; ,he beside her, ' Both Of them. lent .:forward 'ecuneivhat haughtily. • . . • . ' - • "..,, . ,...,
Wonld..turn.the•subject;•• she Asked Foy ;if hacr heard hinrtalk. about his shooting itoa for a Parting look at. the brother and sister " ' "This is ray •.effitar, Fay, -it is '. not like ...
she ... read ;MA, and . which. were her fishing' with something !like entliiiiiiasm'• ii 'they stood together in•the perch., , • ... ' you to go against My wishes in this way;- '
favorite 'hooka. But she soon saw • her : he had•been" eager,„ to . tell the nuinher.:. 4 "What a '' grand -looking .• Pair they are,"- what can S'ohila like you "'know about,' it?
mistake.observed ." Erie as , they ' turned into ". the T should...have' thought . a wife would have' ..
, . •fd i,.. returned•. heads Of • 'grouse ". he": had', bagged, . Or ' to,
. El 1 ani- afraid ainvery stup ,..,. detieribe ;!..the• , •,, Luisa '. 'weight . -Of ' '' the read' " don'tytin•thifik, •Misslerrers is a • been willing to be guided by ,her 'husband; -
to -numb.: ...AMA. Miselde,.--she but Rab had never looked • 11 011 hi* as, her inn:1101101y." .,/ - . ' . i .,..: ... .... . tt.oh .120, Hugh -very itqlob aebamed: ,
very, 'handshate• Women,: Fay? ",.I ' admire but you septa to think you know beet"
Fay; blushing a little; "but LAO net care •sainion he had taken last year in Sootlank,
*intim annt•With *horn I lived until ,1. WAS •an active 'Man- of business . Itthie Were. .." Oh;•,, Yee; •she • is .. perfectly ' lovely," at this --:-4,I. sant:pito sure yon, are tilwnye ,
married -did not like me - to . read novels, true,,linglen wife must 4.iiiia.,intiny iondy• replied Pay onthusiastidelly ;.". she lOoki. kight ;.onlY'.'hepitating a littlees though. "
and hes* hookssend: me, to Bleep." •'. . .
.. hOnrs, /30.there. was 110 dincontented chord 80 sweet arid •good; ft.:quite 1.686 one .,,,to AhAfearedlooffend him-" I should like
• "1 daresay you are ' tee bay,. to. read," look at her.' But there . is ' something : ....ma 0.141 Me., what therquarrel WO about', • .
in herbright voice:. : ' ' .' ' ' ' .a • .'
interposed 'Rely, rather ' hasitilY.3 "With, • .' " 1.461 dearlfnlly 'a:3..0'16110A ... I '.wank]to abont 'them both: Mt. • Fetters' does •not : ....Fee a • Moment ' Sir ' Hugh : reniained , • .
slick aloinkihold as yowl' te 'manage, yon help bini,,,.. continued. ..Pay, , ..,,, i... cannot. lOokqUitehappY:- Once or twice he Sighed. absolutely dun* with 'iliir•Prise 1 it Was as .
must .bo sufficiently smiloyed." . . . . .' quite heavily when-., we .. were ta . ng. ..1", though Odtivellaa.floWn , in his fem.; he. '
"Oh, hnt. I have not • eo . niaoh to -do • letme.Lt: gose'qaahr,i,iiitti•stetieed.i,i tihaeslIptder !ipit:ei?"16.t.. suppose hiabeing'bliiid troubles hin:O• - ' .., had near known Fay persistent 'before,...
after ill," replied( Fay. frankly. "When I. ' ! ,, • ge la...e, very nruximision. sort .of si If only she had "asserted.. herself from . the
Who.. belong to us -he ; is • building' Aew
MarriaLwas terribly afraid that I ilimild . returned Erie,. who had •, been 'lima • beginning Of their married. life, she would "*.
never know hci*, to Menage ;properly; .: the cotta es for ..thein, because' he : 'says .tha etriiil by brother and sister," He made' have gained, more influence over her 'thus-.
.t hey are living in turable;down iplacesionlY,
thoughts of aecounts •esPeciallY 'frightened 4t for /43,..but :ue war. not hear a it ; he. himself very ,pleeanttiyme• whila,y0ti were band ; if she had entrenched. herself:in her
Me, *dense I 'knew my sums Would net having •Yourfoot.dOOtored. .By the by, "my 'wifely dignity,' and refinied to •be, treated .
saye•I•ani toe yenng, 'end that he 'cannot
ever .Come right111114flatheinnp*diiieit Fairy Queen," -his pet home for her-- like.eiehilkkept.inthe dark abinit,', etery,
anew ine to go Intosttch dirty places, arid
. • . • Mips Doregaveme a message foryou • she thing, and petted, or civilly snubbed *Mord...,
yet he goes himself, thong4he'eayo it makes '
him feel quite ill." . . • • • , ' , ... • , .. :says She shall come . up and . see... you to- ing to her husband's Moeda; she would .hate•
Mergaret'elead.drooped still lower, her
morrow; as YOU will bee Orisoner:'• . ' • . ' Won his confidence by this tinie:
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eyes were full : • Sir Hugh was quit& conscious that ,fle
:Of tears he had notforgotten 1.. citten
haj been guilty 'pf: a grievous 'error • in not
then !: Hehad, promised tO, build., those
Pr Ing--Fuy ',about Margaret ,liefo0 : she' •
cottages when -she had begged him *orb So.'
beertine his 'wife'; he wiehed he lied.cloriedso• , •
She remembered they had Chosen the. site
together "onelevely September evening, and, from, the bettord of " hie heart; but "prol.
crestihatien Made the duty, a far • More, .. ,
he had told her. laughing, ., that it ..phonlil,
difflietilt one; 'he feltit *mill:Ile so awkward
be .his " marriage, gift, to her. They hiid
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planned : :It . ':together; .and . now .he was to
.crying it , out alone.; . for Fay owned the mitell her now,ght take. it ; ihe could not, tell hew she
t raighkinake.her unhappy./ ..
viroment ,afterwards that she aid not know • boor little. thing ; it. would bo a pity to dim
where. the new cottage s . were; she ' innet her _briglitnese,'", ,:..• • • : . .• , ::
He hisMoral Weakness.
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ask ,Hughio take her ono day to see them, '
-.H•O',.Was 'shelter
but perhaps ,he;sveuld ratherthat shetiaited tinder:these plausibleexonses, but Son:Mhos'? ..
until they isrpro...difished,-..: : • ' ,. theyfailed to • satisfy his conscience. 'Ile: .
..., 'Margaret was beginning to feel strangely knew he had done amean 'thing.to marry.
troubled ; o•dinilitt unerring leetieet tdia Fay when his heart was solely and
her. • that , Fay was •• more petted than 'hfargeret's ; *hat Ekirk of . blessing •could
attach to such a niiion 2 ' .... , -
beleved.'. It was evident Viet Hugh. liVed
' ..13nt,Khen: Vey. hogged'. him • to tell her.
'the -cense of ;•his !eiitrangenient"'fritim • the '•
Ferrera, he positively • skininti. from the',- '
painful Ordakl±be. was not fit for it; he .
tom himself, his• nerves . were, disorganised,
and Fay looked far from Well ;',sOme deihe • .
WOW& tell her; but not now; and. tho old. ..
sharpness was in his voice. as he answered. ' '
.lebecentinUed.):
t , ,
"Ladies generally hate accounts."
".0h, but I have none to Make up,'"
returnedFay, witha merrylangli ; Hugh, -
1 mean my husband, attends to • them.
If I have bilk I just give them to
And Mrs. Heron Manages everything else;
if there are any orders she • goes to Sir
Hugh. , He says I ani' ea young to be
troubled. about things, and that I don't
understand liovt .to regulate a large house...
hold... We livedns such a tiny cottage, you
see, and 'Aunt ',Gyinelds, never, taught me
anything abonkhoneekei3ping.” ' '
"Yes, 'I eett,?' observed' rather
absently ; he was Wondering what Margaret
would say to•all this.
"1 never thought things' would be quite
So easy" went on Fay; "Now If
Hugh, I mean • my husband, sfivii two .pr.
three gentlemen are coming 1.o dinner,' I
just Heron so, and she tells
Ellerton, and then everythiffg is all -right.,,
Even when things go wrong; as they will
sometimes, Sir Hugh, does 'all the scolding;'
he says I am such little thing that they,
niight only laugh at ; but I telt him I
shall never taller if I live to bo An old.*
woman." '1/47„, ' , •
Ferrers kept, his thoughts to himself,
but he said kindly, daresay you find
plenty of little 'duties for yourself, lady
Redmond." "
"Oh, yes,,1 Sm alWeYe busy,".. returned
Fay,: nerfounly ; -"Mrs. Hercin nays that
she IS sure that I shall grow thin with so
much running about, but unlese Ism driv-
ing or • riding, or ,Erie is tolkingte me, "I do
believe I am never ,still for many minutes
at a time. Oh, I do work Sornetimet;151ily
one cannot Work alone, I go the
Poultry -yards and the stables. ',Bonnie
Bess always lima a feed of Corn fittc-faY
hand once a day, add' tliere are all the
animals to visit) and the green.housei and
the Mit-houses, for da like a dhat with
old Morison ; and there is Catharine's dear
little baby at the lodge, and the children at
the Parkers' cottage ; arid I like to* help
anet.feed arid clean my hirdq, betituse. the
dear little things* know me. 4, yeti, the
day is not half long . enough for • all have
to do," finished Pay,. contentedly.
CHAPTER XVII.
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/ A3/ SNL•37 WEE IVIPIE4"
Thi' weeig plant; sore trouble
hz that breast no clear,
And with moaning shadows. •
.31ar the stin.bright face,
See that no earth PoisOn,
To thy soul come near!.
Watch I for like a serpant
.Glides that heart parer*,
that will le nice - but Oh Er "e "What.
a pity we 'Shall have no more -delightful
walks.. together. I hope Hugh Was not
really vexed about' our going to the
Grange." . • • ,
"He was jupt's trifle testy," remarked
Erie, quietly suppressing the feet that.. his.
cousin had .surprised •him much by it fit.
of 'regular bad temper.' " Ite thinks I am
not to be trusted with rink ladyship any
more i" and . , changed the subject by
a lively eulogium o11. the young ladies ak. the
Vicarage, one of whom. he declared to be
almost as..,hancheime *ea Miss Selby; and
he kept Up such a flow Of conversation 'ort
this topie that Fay had no opportunity, to
put another question; ' .' • .
' Sir Hugh was tvaiting for ' there at the
his own. we separate from her, ,ohmergea gHraalivedsOnoaripbaultePlasayh�tlietiounighcitiohetlgk,c6adtrviaergyd,
in his own interests and pursuits, and her
heart grew very 'pitiful over Fay as she to lift her Out. ' • •
face to face ;,if.she could only speak to. him.
realized this. ,• If she could only Meet Hugh .sai,a, .,TalisilheissaarrivearhysrfOnelpistho; hheursinrsessais,," hhies
She felt instinctively that things were not strong arum hardly conscious of her weight; •
altogether rightwith hitn.„ Why ',did lie how did it happen, Fay ?' anci• she knew
not try to :guide And train the .childish- at once by his talie that he was mash
nature that was sci dependent -on him ;. why, displeased. • "• • ••
did he•repreed ell her longings to be 'useful
4
Eile aught to
to him, and to take her share- of the of ; I told hint
ti,.ccnaore
t
sq,"' he -continued, •as
duties of life? Surely her extrerbe youth he Placed her •Orl the ave&)akuohen. better„ian
was no excuse, she was not too Young to be. let you go running about' the c,onntly With'
his Wife. 'Margaret told herself sadly that him like this; of etituse the lanes were
here he wiehi error,' that he wae notactingSlippery, he ought to have known that.”
up to his responsibilities, leeve this child You are .v.ezed. with too, Hugh," she
somnch: aWannel;nenn , plieity--"Were .obatiigtt :t.'.neortyto gbea4VtolYione" Ytodutbe'ta-hinraknOteMt
Fay's fr
totiehing Margaret's heart 4ndeea could not hela,myself." •
interviewproved" to that tinder the .
. :, even thie 'one
" There Were other houses," he steariniered;
.
sweet anfi true in . her 'nitture , the petty' thought that you Would have • Mspectecl my
not caring meet her clear look.' " I
girlish crudities there was Bo .,4thing very
vanities inia empty frivolous aims of some yAahelf, but 1 see I am mistaken:' , •
women were not to be traced in Fay's ' Oh, laugh," returned the poor Child,
convernation.' . Her little ripple of_titlk was quite beatth,Voistmr,at ;this .stern, rebuke;
as fresh arid 'wholesome as a clear brook " indeed, indeed, 1 never meant to ,diso.heY.
that shows nothihg but "shining Pebbles yoilcbuf my foot Was so- painful, ahd•1 felt
under the bright current ; :the brook Might 8° faint, and. Erie *88' 83 PeremPterY
be thalloW; but it reflected the sunshine.• With O." '
mailarat,0 thougiits 'haft been straying well, you need not cry ab,Out it,"
rather sorrowfully, when a speech of Faes unser/0 her husband impatiently; “Nyea,
suddenly ionised her, • • • are such a child, Fay, one can never eay a
"1 do wish se could be friends," she word to you ; Thave aright tobedispleased,
observed, rather piteously. " am Bine if my wife goes agoinif Wishes." •
my husband must like you Iseth,' for he
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spoke ,nicely abOut You ; it is Eitxch
ironi Different rOinti of View.*
„ Omaha Girl (nearing,‘Ohicogp)-" Oh,
how lovely I"" • ' . • ' •
Chicago Man--" Yes,'indeed:"' •
'" go large, so broad, so beautiful, So • full
of .chinging" tints" and hues 13eneuth the
'setting sub. Haw I.Would love' to get out
and take a drink:" • • ••
, .
'" Would I, miss, but theY 'don't 'sell at
re. lei lierhg,e1pre.A;vr"4at pardon
was looking. at shiok.,
ferring to llielake."
erifooty"s brewery over yonder. '-Oinalia
; - ,• • •
--Iiirs,Varis . in 488'3 I16,000,000 people
travelled in bushes, l.31,900,00tl in street eau,
J88,500,000,111 the penny steamers, 65,060,0,00 .
in suburban trains. ; ' The buestie are ;very
popplar arid have steadily grown for '36 *,
yeo.re.. In '1854 84;000;000 people used
them;* 1864, 06,00000 ;.,1874; 1,15,000;000 ; • '
1884 101 o06,060 . :
" I am very sorry," she ansWered,
meekly, trylzig to koop back those trouble; Tennesnee has ..a.ri area ,of 6400:Square
pity.-
each 1,11.4:1)_n2.1?..t.”1,1 1 "please do', not be so angry, , miles of coal, which covers twenty-kvvo ,
other." when people get to misunderstand r:" , ' - • , • 'ago, you know,/ care for nothing hut to 'counties, puringthelast SIX years tho out, • - .,
R r: b' yM, yi d nd ae layr, .4L,,iataiYit altplyto, ottiagdy,'9'n srieytn;rannedd .11, andPl eyou,v8yeoert: wolf; oriad:i stalititleonalioltidS.n,wct, 'lifeli1:11:4 it: yw.,,:illifo 04174,1,001npebotitnio"sienititti;41080taao.toso ilelbass. garnolyi;rferaose,ni
we have no in feelingth your husband; ,liht;
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