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81 OWE YOU NOTHING, SIR:
Part 1.-The Earl.

The recess was drawing to a close. The
countess and her daughters had already left for
London The earl remained at the castle. to
give further directions about the estate, with no
companion but his heir
To this boys interest the father was dedica-
ting his life. lie had watched him during ten
years with intense anxiety. lie had seen facul-
ties of the highest order developing themselves
in his character, and lie resolved to train him for
the service of the State.
Rejecting that much of his own time had
been consumed in the petty care of numerous
tenantry, the earl yielded to the proposals of his
factor, divided his estate into large sleep-arms
and expelled his Old tcmanto. III this way he
thought h., son would find fewer cares to
trouble him when he grew up, and more time to
realize his destiny
The arrangements were nearly completed
The factor and his officials had been with the
earl all the morning. They were gone to eject
the last OF the tenants. The earl continued at
the writng-dcsk, and wrote as follows to his
countess -
These vile attacks, my dearest countess. we
shall scorn. The ncwSpa 2ers must minister to
the insatate malice against our order which
rankles in the breasts OF tie vulgar Orr apo
logv-our reason. should rather sav-is to b,
found in the ways Of prvd,n"c. We have
acted in strict accordance with the laws which
rule our race. Every where ignorance must
give place to hnowcdgc--the incapable to those
who have capacity. The business habits. the
extensive enterprise, the improved skill Of the
lIowland farmers. supplant the backwurdness.
the nnSkiliuness. the suggiShncss OF our High
land tenantry. We lament that it must be So
The touching verses in your own diary express
our sorrow. But the time was come. The law
of Providence was to be indicated and our
milrl bsDliipu fn
those who are less skilful in North America,
who again, years ago, naturally entered into the
place of the aboriaincs.
sometimes feel, however. as if wonId not
have cared to become the voluntary aocnt in the
hand of Providence, had it not been for our be-
loved Noel. My heart leaps up when reflect
how my present tolls will advantage him. Often
my tho'ts project into the future. sec our boy
a leader among the greatest. Not Il day goes
past which does not bring some token of his
greatness to my sight.
Tns very morning he came to me-. rs was
reading in the deep window of the library, and
said pointing To the hay, Look there. iIther.
have seen the bay thousand times filled with
water, and the waves chasing each other to the
baacl.-Far over on the opposite shore can
see the horses moving along the ro1d and, to
the right and left, our bay is walled in By land.
London, ! see nothing but land. | should like
to look upon the broad ocean, father. iou told
me yesterday it is to be seen from lleadand
Grag there. Behind it you say the sea rolls in
from America. Let Inc 20 up there, while you
are engaged with the factor, ! will climb up by
the shepherds track.
What spirit, my countess ! Would it no,
have been cruel to have denied him ! wished,
indeed, To send a servant with him. but he would
not 90 on that condition. The sell-reIying. cou-
rageous boy
While ! write to you, he will be enjoying his
reward, well RECOMMENDATION boy,my first as
cent of the crag. upand up through the plough
ed fields and the brown heath climbed, until
| reached the hard rock, rugged and bare, which
shoots up'at the summit. 1t was worthy spec
tacle. Far as my eye could reach, the sea
stretched out before me, until It seemed to blend
into the very heavens had only seen it in the
bay before, rolling in from the opposite shore !
now beheld il sweeping away into the infinite
and even in my childhood deemed it a glorious
sight. So. doubtless, does our Noel deem it at
this moment. as new idea is taking its place
in his mind.
/ lie rave the letter to domestic to carry to
the ne giboring post-town, and took mp the
/ plans OF his estate In vain, however. did he
attempt to fix his mind upon the dry outlines
it was with Noel on the top of lleadland Crag
j The bell of the castle struck four as he was
thus engaged. lie had calculated on Noel's re-
turn before this hour 4 pang Of uneasness
shot through the fathers heart lie s,roye to
subdue it by his confidence in the boys energy
1t would not be subducd. IN two hours more
the sun would set Should night oyertake the
young adventurer, villa, mishaps might ensne