Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-10-28
" And they did not!n


" And they did not!"
" Oh yes, they did at last they sold their house
at B, put down their carriages, and come into
the town"
lila Well, 10 so on. The next remark was
on Miss Rayner's reference, whom YOU stated "to
have been MIR. Rayner's lawyer, aud that q, one
time it was SAID" what you did not slate. NAV
| ask for the conclusion OF the sentence 90
{" don't quite remember what meant when I
said that; but suppose ii was that there was ru-
| NOR of Mr. Bentley being engaged 10 Mr. Raynsr's
| younger sister"
"Oh then were there any peculiar circumstan.
ces which prevented the match, and of which you
thought when you said, f" that the tale might be all
fabricaiion-,ha it was long ago, anI that he had
married since ?"-all sentences whichto very ina
ginative people, would convey the idea that some
thing rather dsgraceiul was attached 10 the broken
! courship"
"Oh, dear no-a, least nothing at all disgrace
ful TO the lady or the Rayners quite the contrary
Simply that Miss Chur,on gave up her fortune TO
assist her brolher-in-law to his creditors and
that Mr. Benlley's father refused his consentio TO his
sons marriage with porlioness and romantic girl.
There was great deal said at the Time, great
many rumors; and dare say great many stories
but none that ! remember as injurious 10 Miss
Chuson." -
"Thank you. Then, on The whole, you know
nothing in any way detrimental or derogaory 10
Miss kayneF |" a ...... .........
No. except that people sald they were an ex.
ravagani, dashing sell"
That is they lived Up TO the fortune they sup.
posed they had and when they lost ii reljnquished
their house, carriages, and style, and were assisted
TO pay their debts, in which others had involved
them, ey relative, whose generosity had cosl heE
a husband i'
"Yes"
"Weli then, Mrs. Lindsay, as we have now
repeated the whole OF the conversation, mus, ask
for which of all these sins you discard Miss Ray.
ner; and in which parts OF all that Mrs. Fordham
has said, do you, Miss Lowther, find ground 70.
the inference that she is unworthy of notice 2"
81 do not say that she is unworthy bnt main
tain that was fully justified in supposing her 10
be so, from the tone of Mrs. Fordham's remark
yes,erdayn
al agree with you, Anne: though mus, con-
fess as said at The iime that if you had not arons-
ed my suspicious by pointing out the ambiguity of
Mrs Fordham's-
"Oh spare me" cried Mrs Fordham, earnest.
ly. Surely am no, al all 10 blame You were
preIudiced against Miss Rayner when l came
home; and hall The disJoined sentences, 10 which
so much meaning that never intended was given,
we're broken by yourselves. If they had been fn-
ished-"
There vas storm gathering in Anne Lowther's
| angry eye at this implied accusation and 10 di.
vert il Mr.. Falconer said
''Let US not waste time now in determining who
had been most or least 10 blame That idle,
lhoushtless words have been spoken, we all agree
and lament, but happily Tor OCT future peace, their
worihlessness had been discovered before the mis-.
chief they have done mad time to be accomplish
ed ; for satisfied in my own mind from what you
all said yesterday, and what saw of Miss Ray
ner myself, that she was innocent OF any sin except
poverty, went 10 hsr residence this morning, saw
and inleTogated both her and her mother, and an.
ticpating the present result, have not only taken
the liberty OF requesting her 10 here TO NOR
row, bui have actually gone Sc far as 10 promise
her The reward OF your best interest, Mrs Lindsay
Nay don't fEown; know that in your heart you
commend me, and expect not only praise,- but
thanks, when tell you that on my way homeT
met two men from c., who knew the Raynets
Iii their palmy days, who have promised sab
scripon of five guneas year TO the funds of the
school, so long Ellen Rayner governess there'
1.-TWO men ~ repeated Anne Lowlher in low
| significant voice.
| The tone caught Mr. Faconers ear He turned
hastily ronnd and the look, half contGnpt, bali
pity, which he gave the incorrgible scandal mon
ger, brought even flush 10 her cheek. Then he
said slowly and slenly- - eaas...
| eyes, Miss Lowlher, t,oo men Men in The
| highest sense of the woIld-inen who can feel for
! Tho faherIess and widow ani who think the knife
ofthe assassin far less infamous and cowarliy than
the slander which, without foundation, hints away
a woInan's credit and good name. sass ss
" But lost the fact of these geniIemen's subscrip-
tion should be tortured into mischief beg TO cav
that one Of them is the rector of C--and the
other your good old grandfather both of whom are,
trusL even safe from IDLE WoRDsp se
a ScoTcH REcoGSITloN A Scotch woman,
when on her way TO Glasgow met Two young sal
Iors, one Of whom abruptly accosed he
+" How are you, good woman7 How have you
been this long time %
Looking with surprise al the young man, whom
she did not remember to have seen before, she
said @t-a
81 Gamma say ken you, sir"