Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-07-17
..Mr. Waters y she impuIsively eiacu-

my name; but | scarcely remember.
Stand back, fellow p l angrily continued,
as her tormentor, emboIdened by the
spirits he had drank, pressed with jeer-
ing grin upon his face towards her, still
rendering the brandy and water. "Stand
back r' He replied with curse and
threat. The next moment his flowing
wig was whirling across the room, and he
standing with his bullet-head bare but for
a few locks of iron gray, in an attitude
of speechless rage and confusion, increas-
ed by the peals of laughter which greeted
his ludicrous, unwigged aspect. He
quickly put himself in fighting attitude,
and backed by his companion, challenged
me to battle. This was quite out of the
question and l was somewhat at loss
how to proceed, when the bell announcing
the instant departure of the train rang
out, my furious antagonist gathered up
and adjusted his wig, and we all sailed
forth to take our places-the young wo-
man holding fast by my arm, and in a
low nervous voice, begging me not to
leave her. | watched the two fellows take
their seats, and then led her to the hind
most carriage, which we had to ourselves
as far as the next station.
care Mrs. Waters and Emily quite
we'll ?'' said the young woman coloring.
and lowering her eyes beneath my ear
nest gaze, which she seemed for a mo-
ment to misinterpret.
"Quite, entirely So" almost stammer-
ed. "You know US then %
"Surely do" she replied, reassured
by my manner. "But you, it seems .
she presently added with a winning smile
shave quite forgotten little Mary Kings
ford"
MARY Kingsford y 1 exclaimed al
most in shout. why, so it is ! But
what transformation 4 few years have
effected p
"Do you think so Not pretty Mary
Kingsford now then, l suppose ?" she
added with light, pleasant laugh.
'You know what l mean, you vair
puss youP l rejoined quite gleefully
for was overjoyed at meeting with the
gentle, well-remembered playmate of my
own eldest girl. We were old familiar
friends-almost father and daughter-in
an instant.
Little Mary Kingslord, should state
was, when / left Yorkshire, one of th'
prett;est, most engaging children l has
ever seen and petted favorite not onl,
with US, but of every other family in th'
neighborhood. She was the only chile
Of Phillip and Mary Kingsford-a hum
J bic, worthy, and much-respected couple
The father was gardner to Sir Pyot
= Dalzell, and her mother eked out hi
wages to respectable maintenance b
keeping cheap children's school. Th
change which few years had wrought i
+. the beautiful child was quite sufficient
account for my imperfect reorganization c
4 her but the instant her name was men
: toned, l at once recognized the rar
= | comeliness which had charmed US all
! her childhood. The soft brown eye
q were the same, though now revealin
: profounder depths, and emitting a mol
= pensive expression the hair, thoug
# deepened in color, was still golden, hi
N complexion, lit up as it now was by
~ sweet blush, was brilliant ever; Will
as her child-person had become mature
IN and developed into womanly symmetl
k and grace. The brilliancy of color val
ID ished from her cheek as glanced mea
10 ingly at her mourning dress.
ID "Yes," she murmured, in a sad quive
Of ing voice-"yes, father is gone ! 1t W
4 be six months comes next Thursday th
as he died Mother is well" she continu
n. more cheerfully after pause, sin heal
ed but poorly off; and land ]" she add
l. with faint effort at smile, sam goi
al to London to seek my fortune ''
~ "To seek your fortuneP'
be "Yes; you know my cousin, Sopl
NJ Clarke? /? In one of her letters, she So
~ she often saw you"
= l nodded without speaking. l knt
:, little of Sophy Clark, except that she W
~ the somewhat gay, coquettish shopwom
~ of ahighly respectable confectioner in
- Strand, whom l shall call by the nal
N of Morris.
=, 81 am to be Sophy's fellow shop-as'
- tant," continued Mary Kingsford; ''not
vo course at first at such good wages as s
IN gets. So lucky for me, is it not, sine
NJ must go to service? And so kind, toe
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