Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-10
Agnes Townley's wedding-day."
Xedding-daY y


ley had brought in and placed on the table
Yes. 1t has been for some time settled that
Agnes shall on that day be united in holy
wedlock to Mr.. Arbuthnot"
{" Mr. Arbuthnot of Elm Park ?"
A great match, is it not, in q worldly point
of view y replied Mr.. Townley with pleas
ant smile at the tone of my exclamation
And much better than that Robert Arbuth-
not is young man of high and noble nature,
as well as devotedy attached to Agnes. He
will, doubt not, prove in every respect
husband deserving aud worthy of her and
that from the lips of doting old grandpapa
must be esteemed high praise You will see
him presently" 20
did see him often, and quite agreed in the
rectors estimate of his future grandson-in-law.
have not frequently seen finer looking
young man-hls age was twenty-six and GER
tainly one of more honorable and kindly
spirit, OF more genial temper than he, has
never come within observation. He had
drawn great prize in the matrimonial lot
terry, and | felt, deserved his high fortune.
They We're married at the time agreed upon,
and The day was Kept not only al Elm'S Park,
and ITS neIghuorituou, but throughout our
parish, Us general holiday. And, strangely
euougG-at east | never met with another in-
Stance OF the kind-,L was Ii, III 10y our ent!re
female community. kigh as well aS low, that
the match was perfectly equal one. notwlth
stau,iing the wealth aud high worldly position
We're entirely Oh the brldegroom'S side. In
fact, that nobody less in the social scale than
the representative of an old territorial family
ought, ln the nature of things, to have aSpired
10 the hands of Agnes Townley, appeared to
have been toTegone conclusion with every.
body. This viii give the reader truer aud
more vivid impression Of the bride, than any
words or coiorS might use.
The days, weeks, months of welded life,
few over MIR. and Mrs. Arbuthnot without
cloud, save a few dark but tranStOry ones
which | SAW ROW and then fit over the hus-
bands countenaRce as the time when he should
become father drew near, and came TO be
more and more spoken Of should not sur
vive her, said Mr.. Arhuihnor, one day in re-
ply 10 q chance observation of the rector's
'nor indeed desire to do 50" The grey headed
man seized and warmly pressed The husbands
hand, and tears of sympathy Tiled his eyes :;
yet did he, nevertheless. Ia duty bound,
utter grave words ON the S.RfulUes< q! despair
under any circumstances, and the duty, in all
trials, however heavy, Of patient submission
to the will OF God But the venerable gentle
naR spoke in hoarse aud broken vo.ce it wa>
easy 10 ste he fs!i with Mr.. Arhu,hnot that
the reality Of an event, the care possibility OF
which shook them SO terribly, We're cross
too heavy for human strength to near and
live
1t was of course decided that the expected
heir or he:re>S >ao4ld lie eUtrnS 10 We
nurse and d Mrs. Dainty. the wfc Of mile;
Ryug not wy far f.om the rectory, vas e.
-4-,d Tor bat purpose. l nad frrYu ly sea
tie H,man and her n-me, as the recto-
an | wcIy Oue evening gnSSipin- over car lea.
u. some subject or other that | forgot cam
up
A likely perSop,H | .smsrk-d healthy
very good looking, and one might make OATH
a trut-hearrei creature But there is wunal
,imidty, frighteuedneSS in her manner n
times which if may hazard perhaps unchar
liable conjecture, spesks Ill for that smart hus-
band OF hers"
! "Yon have hit the mark precisely, my dear
sir Dandy is a sorry fellow, and domestic
tyrant to boot His WIFE who is really a
good, but me, k-hearIed person, lived with u
once How old do You suppose her TO be:"
Fiye-aud-twenty perhaps"
Six years more taau that. She has son
Of the name of Harper by former marriage,
whU was in his tenth wear. Anne Wasn't a
widow long DaUby was caught hy her good
looks. and she by the halt of well provided
home. Unless. however, her husband gives
up his corn specuations she will not, think,
have that much longer
Corn specuIations Surely Dauby has
10 means sdequate to indulgence in such
game as that p
= Not he But about two years ago he
borght, on credit. believe considerable
quantity of wheat. and prices happening to ay
saddeuly up just thea. he made large profit
This has quite turned his head, which. by the
by. was never, as CockHeys says quite right
lv screwed on"
The announcement of visitor interrupted
aavthin. farther the rector might have to s4y,
and Soea afterwards went home.
4 sad accident occurred aisOat q month
subsequent TO the foregoing conversation
The rector was cut riding upon usually qaiei
horse which all at once took il into its head 70
Shy at scarrcruw il must have serR score
of times, and thereby threw its rider
/ Help was fortaRately at hand. ami the rev
Grand gentleman was instantly CoRveyed home
when il was found that his left thigh was bro
len Thanks. however, to his temperate hab-
its, il was before long au,horiavely pronognc-
ed that. although il woaid be a considerable
tine before he was released from confinement
it was not probahle that the luSty winter Of
his life would be shortened by what had hap
penei Unfortunately. the accident threaten
ell TO have evil consequences in another quar-
ter. Immediately after !; oecurred, one Ma
.hswS n bRST rhiek-haatlSsi lalr Of butcher
rode furiousiy of TO Esrn Park with the news.
Mrs. Arbuthnot, who daily looked 10 be con
6nsd. MAS walking with her husband upon the
ava in front OF the house when the great barry
| block head rode up. aAd biaried out that the