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J.P.. J. H. DANIEL, Editor a wl
Piopnctor.
" MKX'S JHYLNIOR.
Bv TlIECJMJRE H. IIlI.L,
?:..t aimless as th? flight of Hies,
in bunsl.iiK? aitcr rain,
An- ait the vatuiit fAHtasies
KT.'ii'.t tiiro.i lite jt"s brain;
Iiajt fr ui OUinut fa-W.a th-y Lring
i t.r irluiikt: ! a Stiver
1 j vrek'.-u thoutit and ."If' the K i ig
i t-.t: hiuins if j ov.cr.
I.:j-! t lr ui.-.tt r of a hidden rill,
I'uiiit tti:r;:ur c" a bee,
i- it .-iiauuvi.s oa the wcf'dcd lull,
I'o-.-h t.r-:oztM froiii th-.a ;
J :r liiicd on a dark lagoon,
l.V rii.eil.-i "ioii tii'J shore,
V iiu iust.rf tiw Lorned suoon,
l"j...i;liar s(.Oi.tn a:iJ V"iccs fln.l
i he j.oi i's ai.d ear,
.- iulroi-ii us hi.h.art ai.l mind
':i soij to reappear;
i ; i:ia- uiiij crowd" f ..'-ver faili
Micli t a.sur.'S to dt-sery,
l .ii i;;.tuie'd ii!ii-Ct.t noul unveils
x'o his anIutd eye.
VI.- ii, if the poet's nrt b? thine,
i' tn-jii tiij.ieil no wrn;
YiMOii aud fucult uivlno
ia.j !, di maud tiiy song !
t'j tliy liner fa:.c2-a sway:
Vate l i-t.t, at:-; lyre !
I.' bat to g'.ad lily's rugged way,
And liajro" i--P inspire ;
v j i . t in tii-; wiMri:i'3S ttte fount.
Hi. I in ti;c- rock, unseal !
J. .ict-nding Ti i. ui the llaming mount,
( od'f uiaj .-;iy revtai!
L'liiu-i-diiij; present gain or loss,
;:nul d formce suiiie or frown,
l'ci-ni earthly exaltation urorM,
1 nn heavenward to thy crown!
- X. Y. Independent.
CITAP1ERI.
t;nAKK, Kuberl! iiestyour oars,
J Jamrs. Where does thai de
Lcsoui music come from? or are we
iciilljMioariiig some enchanted re
jioi:?'' and Viva Richmond dropped
cr lair face on her hand, a.-d listtued
n.iciitiy.
'l;oscn'i it sc-em like some weird
eour-lrj 2' anii and iir cousin glanc-.d
i.uii.d v.ith brighl aicii i-vcsj, in wimsf
tlrpil.s dwelt a u u ica! iaugh. ' Look
;;Cti i..-e high, sleep bills, jutting
iTis. and gloomy green "vistas be.
;, oiid. It's just ttu- place fur a wiz
j.rii'ri cave. And then itsose oaks,
. h'.w sombre and Urudic al they are.
"whil-j these shadowy ravines seem
p4h to the temple. JShal we hunt
rp the priest, Vivia?'
ikit the musician?" Vivia said,
questinniugly. "Is the at'orsaid
pjiest. orthe god Tan. I liave a
: ufpieion it is the former, Kow on,
.lames, past the bend "
'i't.e fcky looks very threalniny,.
Miss Uerta. We are a long way
from home now."
' "Ivjnsense; that means notlii.jg.
wan to stiow my coiuin the hi-r-riiis
retreat, bnppose he charms
ou Arith his music, Vivia. until, like
llie princes in the fairy tale, you can-
n t break away and ore compelled lo
icmaia lor ever in his grim castle?"
1 cannot dread enchantment
ut.ile you speak of them in tha toua
liut. surely you are leaying the mus
sic b-?hin:i."
iiobeita Cary smiled, and motiou
i A to the boy, he gave several vigor
us strokes with the oars chat sent
them far ahead.
Then iloborta guiding the tiller
rju-ut d the point of gray rocks, and
i hey entered a beautiful basin ot
water, ;nclo-ed on three sides with
wild, romantic scenery. The hills
seeuriJ browner aud steeper, broken
he-re and there by ridges of trees
purp'e'and almost blackin the dense
iiuJe, but enlivened by some gaily
fl.i-jiiting wild fljwers, or the delicate
L-reeu of a climbing p'.aiit, with glossy
tic-rlet berries.
O.ie narrow opening appeared to
leal down to the snore. Looking
higi above the outlines of a house
crowning the summit, couid be faints
ly discerned Jjut is was gray as the
rojki and so nearly hidden by dense
foliage as to elude any save scrutis
jiiz'ng eyes.
That'pathettc rou3ic betrayed it
now, however, and Vivia did not
need lo follow Roberta's giauee- but
took up the souud lick by link, as it
'to. led down the mountain path
through ordorons pine-tree bathed
in purpfe mist and then fell over the
rocks shivering into thousauds of sad
tender echoes until it reached the
water's e.tge, and wandered off iuto
lingering sweetness.
There was a long silence.
Roberta busied herself in reaching
out for the alender stems of scarlet
lobelia, that stood up stately enough
in fl.iniing cardinal glory.
Vivia listened. Evidently organ
iu'cs wero stealing down the slopes
in such bewildering melody.
At length Sue said.
"And your priest, what of him?
Why does he chouse this solitude?''
'Question me not. have no
power wrest his dark secret from him,"
and Roberta raised her hand in a
lt'dkrously tragic manner.
licrta you are too bad. Who is it,
mn or woman?0 Do you, indeed
know nothing of this ti.veierious
lbe
"Very little, my coasin, so I am
forced to call in drsumic agency.
Tt,e Etherides have been landholders
iii this part of the country for centu
ne3. The father of the present
Squire was renowned for his extray
agance. and sold otf most of his
property here to enable him to live
in Lojidon; so at his death his
only son found this lonely placa the
last remnant of a handsome estate.
He shut op the house and was gone
for 3'o.ir; indeed, no one rightly
kie when he relumed. This
Straie mu3io Slating over thd
Uar. ".ve the I4 lhe .utation i
'lorbX UcuXcA. I'"1 a"0"1 m,j
UUb, .-iiise to purchase
aslant, it was j
various articles. S'"'
:ir. Hgh the i
i v. un" "srui-t''--'1 C inG l,aek; "
UtVrnVced V.!i-.a.-''iiM't'ical man who
lenrrie.i M.iV:' :.. kPpt no d,,mes"
! t;i -u.or.tl ii l.ffe(3 t-'"-e. may
b- - wit. h i,(i-f- 0i:r Sood clerK3 - i
man oi.re clsn-t :i .1 t. h s eyrie, but ;
o there he lives.
mtlicr vcniiire. - - - j
aiudvint' the black uris tor augut i
know, ana c-.f.nul: the woods and
waters will: i:.; '"u- . ,
i t:..: t,,. i. .,..... renamed
Vivift ;t!'ii
in
! iho.iyh'fuL silf :
! Ilrr liieof tw. y ears had been
i lonely !
-iie miuhl
have
I a3imulat'.d v.
t. j," !:er c!d'dren
but
!.. ,.r r' iiv. at;l old
and
; a isiiiiiii""-' 'i , ,
j peei?
i i, a A ; "i:in: lir constant
II, u 4 .
j. attention. lhe :.)
her was books.
' - 1,. hnI I. A A1
. . . rr.cnnra left
A ver )-Iore ic
;,..o,;. 4v,.,, i tr !,)!. datre. and now
! her
Ui.cle Carv hi-I brought her to j
iu..,ot -t (...ir.p -.T:!cre all was
ill was
ih-i ht and h.JMv. Why should she
"ive a thought to this recluse, when
he was done with s-'Id tide and som
bre i-urrouidiiris for her w! ole life
perchance? She could not tell, only
a 8vmpa:heti ? chofi in her heart
see:r-ed touched.
You have teen kin:?' she asked
at hn-th.
'Ih.rdlv," 1' rta answered. "WTc
have iaicd eJcii other, for he is
sr;infctimcs vUh'.c to mortal ktr, bjt
' beyond knoffin-.; that he is tall aud
I nrrowv straighr, with straying black
hair, and 'perfect forest of beard
my 'know dedgee nils. Suppose . we
-ca'e t!:e liv.'.iuliiin pe-k, rivia, and
beard 5 he li-n in 1;h den? lie culil
not be u-rr.c'ons to two young las
d.es, snrc-iy. What is that? And
Uerta. rubbing her f:.ce, glanced up.
The giiiv ur.dor-roof of cloqd that
Berta i?al treated so disdai'ifully a
short time before, had adyanced twos
tlards up the nlue heavens, and at
tiiis moment obscured the sun. Shut
in as they wcrt, it had not been poss
sible for them to watch its advance.
Slowly the large drops fel' ; an ora-n-ous
wind wont crr.-hing and roar.ng up
the hill-sides, her ding the trees, and
j howling thrr,u;-h ti e ravine. A broad
'band of circling waves, with a cresi
of "white foam, leaped round the
point ol rock, and run up the hollow
curves ot the s;iore.
The whole - Icy i-eemed filled with
angry, purple bha k clouds, that drove
on fast and furinuslj' belbre lhe tern
itsluous wi; d.
Then there came a blinding glare
of lfaht, that appenreel lo envelop
them in a sheet of" living fire, folieiw
ed by a quick, rattliug peal. of thun
der. Ui5C".nscio:i;!y the two girls sprang
into c .ch )Lhers arms.
"Wh:it shall we do?'' the boy ask
ed, with white fall eri- g lips.
"It would be madness to return;
wind and tide are both agarnst as,"
said Roberia. rou3ih?i herself. "And
lo :-tay hei-e is terrible !"
And she shivered as another flash
of lightning almost blinded them.
'I u faiita-tio clnuds came rushing
down the hill-sides in wreaths of
snowy mist; the brilliant leJng-winged
dragon-flies daited hither and thith
er, flying oifat length to the shelter
of the clustering trees.
The rain increased, large, black
drr-ps. that dented lhe water, as if
they meant to sink to the depths of its
dense Homeric purple. The diamond
tipped spray dashed over them, though
they krpt close to the shore.
"If we only had a shawl or a blai
ket," Roberta saiq, trying to rescue
herself with the sound of her own
v dce. "We .sh.ill be drenched to the
skin. We had better seek shelter
among lhe trees." James glanced
round for an available spot to fasten
ids boat, r-pringing out he assisted
the ladies, who w?nt a few paces, and
then p.: used under the overhanging
rocks "
A quick ru ling. heavy treed
tearing aside lhe underwood startled
them both.
Vivia. already excited by the ter
rible storm, threw herself hack in her
cousins a-ms w: h a frightened cry
and Roberta knew she held her in
sensible At that ame moment a stranger
appeared before them a tall dark
man whom Roberta recognized in
stantly.
"Pardon me," he be?an. I saw
j you in lhe boa', and faneicd you
-ere going oa tho nvCr. It would
be madness. And you must have
some better shelter than this. Can
you To" low nu? The path is sreep."
T balitve my cousiu has fainted,"
Rt beria answered.
"There is not a moment to lose,
rhe storm is coming on fearfully,
ana the r.ext instant' he took Vivia
in his arms, nnd b-gan the ascent
f the rocky path as if his burden
hadbeen an infant's weight.
R berta paused under the roof of
a rustic summerdiousc.
"It is hard' v safe, he said."
l.i-.s lightning earrio -mo-o ifc
jvrake Com,!" and he led the way
through tlu bai-k p.,!roM .ui
wide hall. "Hagar." ue called
bring a oasia of water." And the
old woman trudned awar to uhov h
mandate.
i It was not rennired however. As
he bad Vivia down on the rtntir et
made of interlacing branchss, her
blue eyt.? uueloscd, and a faint color
slide to her lips'
She glance , around wonderingly.
"Do not be alarmed Mr. Ether
ldge said. The storm cannot harm
you here. Perhaps you had better
dry your dsmp clothes; there is some
Cre in the kitchen. I believe. Can
you walk?'
Vivia made an effort that sent the
bb-nd in crimson torrents to her face,
and then, retreating, left it deadly
white.
Rut Roberta clasped her arms
round her cousin, and leil her into
the spacious apanmcat, wuihi Mr.
lo
ft
to close the windows.
The wind shriekrd and twisled the
trees in its rnad eiforts. It seemrd
j ike some demon incantation.
Th rain now poarcd in torrents
j "e fi?av atmosphere or.lv telieved bv
(the blinding flashes that came for a
-bile fast and freq.sont. and then ap
peared to pause for the heavy thua-
The room of a twilight ffloom. in
'r-"- t1""1"'
japite m its Tonr windows. The fl
svas paved with square blocks
oor
of
tone; the furniture was aiitione, but I
had once Im'o;i cos'ly. Hei-tes the J
wide fire-p" ace lay a pile of brush-j
wood, in v, hose shadow slept a l)!ack !
eat. A larcrp dogr r se slowly from j
his lumber, and after si utfui tie
jtinners, walked away to hi.- mas"
tor
The t-o 'jirls t-at down lath.er
nervons'iv; in spite of Roberta's
courage, lhe dark e Ifish face of the
woman, so entirel,' Keeping ith th
scene, s: nt a strange thrill over her
Mr. Elheridvre strode to the win
dow . and stood with hi ba:.ds clasp
ed behind him.
Nt;w and then he cast a furtiye
glance at his guests.
Wl a a 8:nguliry bcpu'iful picture
they made ,u reil firc-iiht. Vivia,
with her face and long, light curls,
whose'u Id glittered in thescailet
rays cf-florre. llei slender, droops
ing figure, the snowy ihroat. ami
round, d curves jf chest and shoul
ders; the whhe txper h-inds cros-ed
in her lap; the flowing rob id sfr
texture lb d lay i t fo'ds on ih? fi ;r
but most of all, th.e tender, fur rcaeh
icgeves, large lidded and go'den
fringed.
And Roberta so different ! Instead
of the repre, the almost languid
g'nee, she wa puick. restless, bright
aud yivid by contrast. Her deep
lu.z- 1 eyes shone and sparkled; mirth j
overflowed them. Her complexion
was curiously bnlli int. with the rich
est carnation on both lip and cheek.
Her brght. chestnut hair was gather
ed in a mas? of braids at t he back,
but it crossed her low, broad fores
head in a straight, distinct line.
Each feature bael a charm of its own
yet they all harmonized.
Ti en that wrinkled sun hrownod
old woman ! She locked like some
witch of old forecasting the future
for these iilaii young creatures. Now
ai d then she glanced furtively at
them, and occasionally turned lo the
brushwood fire, which demanded
much of her attention. Had she
ever been fair, with youth's sunny
light on her bro ?
There had been hours in Hugh
Etheridge'rt life when a woman's
beauty charmed him. 'J here had
been months of madness, pa-sionate
widing bondage, when he fre ted
under the chain as a man of his na
ture inevitably mu-t, but- never long
ed to brtak it. And watching these
two carrietl him back to those' past
days.
Why -did he start and turn awa?
There was no such potent fascina
tion here as liers h-td boe:. Ah! he
knew by that thrill the strong feelings
he hael said were conquered, laiti p
ashe. and never migi.it rise again
had left there graves without a sign.
He lrel buried himself in this sol
itude, ami said be would forget; he
had not forgotten, snd the t'es of
humanity were sld! frequent within
him. And et would any kind soul
care to claim h:m as si brother, i! i
they knew all?
Roberta moved her chair back from j
the fire, and the old dame almost un
consciously scowled.
Th.e vivacious girl was tired of Use
sdeece. and said, br eaking it wiih
the first thought in her mind :
"The storm does not abate, I fan
cy', although the lightning is not so
fierce, llow shall we et home.?''
"I am sorry iv-t to have a cars
riage nt your disposal," Mr.Etheridge
returned. "Still it is early yet; the
rain may ccae sutmdently for your
servant to go in quest of one. Re
turning by water will he impossible."
Hero-H opened wide her bright eyes.
The hermit of the crag could actuals
ly be polite.
rjA commonplace' con vcr.-ation was
better tha i none, so she went on
with ii :
"We are S'irry to give you so
lEUv'h double."
"And I am glad to shelter you
from a storm like this. I thought j
when 1 saw you from the window,!
I hat you were putting out again, ar.d j
hastened to your assistance,- rather
rudely, perils p. Visitors here are a
rare occurrence, yet you are none the
less welcome,"
'We were attra ded here bv the '
. ?! . . ... . . , !
music, x.ooeria s ia, wun a little
rising co or, partly as a x apology,
and with a faint hope of leading, tue
performer back to his pastime.
"If 3'our cljlhes ' are dried, we
might perhaps find a more interesting
spot than this, lb sre are some pic
tures anet cm ions Indian cabinets in
anothet apartment. "
R ith girls rose and followed Mr!
Etheridge down the wide hall i ;to
what mii ht huvc baen a pleasant
tiioruii'g room in former times, but
now it had a forlorn and cheerless
aspect.
'Ihere arc many curiosities, as Mr.
Etheridgc had said, liirds of gor
geous plumage sadly tarnished by
utist, weirei i1ds of religions now
but 1113'th and a byyoni; weapons
with costly, gem encrusted hiits.drink
ing cup', grotesque ivory carvings
irom beyond the fceas. aid beauiiiui
shells in an infinite variety.
They were more attractive than
the grim portraits, grown faded and
dingy from neglect.
Roberta soon blossomed out in li3r
usual lively, capricious mood. She
questioned unhesitatingly, laughed
gnily over the old legends Mr. E h-
leridge gravely repeated, and at
iet glh proposed, their return for a
subject of consideration. From the
he .vj.dense tppearance ol the cloud
there was no prospsct of much cessa
Ktberiage again summoned Hagar l
replenish the Ore. and went himsel
rr'J
for Infants
ETaiimTT T- observation cf CatorU with tTi patfonag cf
millions of parsons, peTialt Tia to speak cf it without gneaLng.
It Is .tccqgeslionftlrfy tire "best remedy for Infants anfl ChUdren
the world hs ever known. It la harmless Children lite It. It
gives them health. It will save their lives. In It Mothers hav
something which Is ahsolotely safe and practically perfect as a
child's iaed!otc.
Cantoria )rtetroys Worms.
Castorla allays Fevorishness.
Castorla prevents vomiting Sonr Cnrd,
Castorla enres Diarrhoea and Wind Collo.
Castorla relieveg Teething Troubles.
Castorla onres Constipation and Flatulency.
Castorla neutralize tho effects of carhonio acid gas or polsonon iAt.
Castorla docs not contain morphine, opinm. or other narcotie property.
Castorla assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and towels,
giving healthy and natural sleep. "
Castorla i put Tip in one-size hottles only. It Is not gold In hulk.
Don't allow any one to sell yon anything lo th T,loa or prom1
that It ia"jnst as good" and "will answer every purpose.
gee that yon get C-A-S-T-O-IW-A.
The fac-simi!
slgnatnre of
Children Cry for
tion in the sto-ra.
"Your boy hsd better take my
horse and go in search of some cons
vevsnco." Mr Etheride sa d f
"If you do not olject, I should
prefer sending home," Roberta ans
wered. "Not in the slightest. My horse
is accustomed to all weathers, and
sometimes I am scarcely out of ttiej
sadd'e for days together."
ames was thcref- re dispatched.
A litlJe lull settled on the three,
but Roberta was determined not. to
glide into dullness, so she adroitly
led the conversation round to the
iuusic again.
"I only play for my amusement."
lie S lid, with a little unbending of
gravity, that was too fa'ht to be con
strued into a smile. "I was not
aware of having charmed myT neigh
bors; indeed, I c nsidered myself too
far away from nil human kind to be
even thought of; .and lie ushered
them into a smaller room, furnished
with an air of stately luxury.
Rut even the large r-ofj, with its
quaint cm ing. and fudcd crimson
velver, hardly looked inviting.
Between the two windows stood a
small orja;. One could jjee the
iver from lu re ; iiidecd, ihe liny bay
below s'c-cmed to lie at ones feet, so
steep was the declivity from these
It as appaient to the dullest eyes
thai wt.imnly finger?- never busied
themselves in this apartment., ' There
was a method, perhai-s, in the ce'ftu
tn'on for It was not absolute disorder
but 'he neat, ready taste that
blends and understands the proi rie-
t y and i'tness of .nrtieies and the;ej
places, was mostly wanting. Some
costly books lay tcatttrcd so ut, en I
."r.ivinus of foreirrn eities. ai-d e.r
toons of the old mast, rs, while two ;
or thiee rai e r.aintiiicr hun on Lhn ',
wnlU
Mr. Rthrrule Pr-ned himself nt. 1
he i rgan, and'ran his fingers oyer j
ihe kevs. 1
There" was no dread, lhrnnlin-i
spirit to exercise, no mas'er oassion !
to subdue, so he took-up some soft
lei c;eius aits, th:it cont.ra-tcl st'ons-
ly witu liie mighty musicinn (without
who still filled t! e air at ihterv'als
with Ins tieree, crushing power.
Some low not-9 began piping the
uele.dy of cool, slu.dy lakes, and beds
of weier -lilies; twilight birds flying
hoinewfttd joined the sound, x -ur
mini u- v u,-'s 'f the sweet- south
wu -: -.!:: the chorus, wandering
h'-ugh t; -ions trees, and rearing in
tiny t.. k-s where famiest echoes re,
pi ied,
As Vivia listened she looked ot
tho player.
The face had cever been a han?
sonie one. The feaiur. s were irregs
ular. and there wns no haime-ny in
conslructio;'. There was force, ener
gy a d passion, but little seetnpss.
It baffled and repelled you.
The.e were some absolutely harsh
uncs in ii, yes it was not a cruel or
treacherous face.
It seemed rather, to Vivia like the
face of one trerding a fiery path of
anuuish, pn-ud and unfiiuchiiiu to the
last grap, and who would, in his
last bitter extremity, trample down
abke bo;h friend and foe, refusing
al! sympathy and succor, ami, turns
ing the soul lack lo its own martyr
fires, utiering no moan or lmentas
tion.
He p lused from his music, and
looked up.
Their eyes met at once, and he
held hers in spite of the color rising
to her cheeks.
"WeliT' hef'sa"d inquiringly,
Roberta was profuse in her expres
sions of delight.
ihe d-.rk, steaeiy orbs never moved
from Vivia, and when she could no
monger resist their urgent questions I
ing. she replied, as if the words had
Deen wresteei from ker :
"It is not like you? '
No." '
There was some bitterness in his
tone,
Roberta was turninrr over the
teavesofthe "Te fib "ilass," and
petitioned for it.
I 0 J
nt
and Children.
is on every
rapper;
Pitcher's Castorla.
He playetl this and watched Vivia,
yet it was not as he saw her here,
She was again by the fire, wrapped
in the crimson "low of warmth. : The
trold of her curls seemed too pale,
and her slender hands were tremu
Ions with eold, he fancied : it needed
that- mellow light to give tone; and
spirit to suets fair loveliness. iAnd
at the hearthatovis a woman insensi-
bly falls into those deep," quiet, shad
ows'of domestic love and peace.
Somewhere he kael read or dreamed
of a home hallowed by a pare soul,
and made lovely by fair hands.
This would be her destiny.
The music cease t. The canbige
came James could t-ot drive up the
steep path, so U awaited them at
a little elistance; but the rain had
subsided into a sullen drizzle.
Mr. Etheiidge escorted his guest
thither, ami -1st Roberta's gay, girlish
thanks. He touched Viyia's hand,
and started to find it so warm. Did
it linger in hi3 c'asp, er was it only
funcy?
He returned to lhe kitchen, and
took the chair she sat i i. It was
fast growing dark ; indeed, he could
Di-t see clealy across the room. H
only neiticed the old woman glower
ing over the kettle and starve when
she said, with a fchort, bitter laugh :
'The spell's broken master. 'J'by
come in one door and out u' t'other;
there'll be plenty o company now."
lie put h:s heel 'down on the hearth
as if he had just found a vulnerable
place in his heart, and mea,:t to grind
it to powder.
CHAPTER II.
The village church at Rosedell was
sl:irLle(i Irom it3 sleepy propriety on
e,,Shl,l Sunday. Just as the serv-
ice was aDout to Dtgin. a tall
2 . . 1 . I
dark
xatia ca'e into the cliurell.
.. 3Hi I-.was not heavy, neither
Iie sceni uncertain, or desirous of
aUr?ctin- Mention, as he went
fctra,aL L(J a ")W l,,nS unused, yet
nearly every eye was upon him.
His face was strangely pale, his
shining black hair threaded with
soui3 silver, although he coud not
have been more than thirty sfive. tie
ruse - wi n the congregation, knelt
with them, carried hirnsely with the
utmost propriety. No one saw his
eyes. wander.
Indbtd there was small occasion.
Vivia Richmond sat in range bes
tween him and the clergyman.
For three days aud nights she bad
not been out of his mind and he had
Cutne to church in the vague hope of
c itching some glimpse of the fair
face
At first he thought only of her,
but presently the clergyman's edee
attracted him, aud he began to exs
perience a slight regret for h s un
courteous behav or in the past.
The reclcr was a good, worthy man
not bri lliact, or j art'uulary learned
he made few subtle distinctions, and
seldom rn into ruet:pb sics, but
he was earnest and bad a larges
hearted tenderness for suffering, no
matter from what oaate it proceeded.
This day he touched upon remorse
and showed wherein it differed from
penitence.
His words were earnest, forcible;
his pity deep and teneler and some
of hi3 pictures v:id.
Hugh Etheridge found himself
listening, after awnile. with a sensa
tion quite new lo htm Were pity,
tenderness, foigivenass lost words
indeed? Had they not a mtssare
for him? N-;he could not beiieve it.
The past whs t -.' bitter, too black
for any ray of hope.
And the pure soul lo kir.'.
.V:l,sc. f a!)I" , be
lT as i his religion? Would
i ouc u h sooner surinK away from 'uilt
aua misery than streich oat a he; piiw
hand Ui iht fallet ? .
cot.tiuucel
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