The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-12-24


0 tinued still instructing the youth Of the Ii
tie vale. His place Of refuge had bee
R the cot Of poor widow, whose husban
had died about the time Of the goo
priests arrival, and had left her with a
n infant boy to provide for as best sh
might The small pttance which tb
c priest could afford her, together with th
l. produce of a little plot of land, Constitu
ted the whole of her revenue. Her sol
f Edward Burnet, was the favorite pupil @
j the refugee; and well did his progress an
attainments repay the care bestowed o
him. The miler's fair daughter, also
had been, from her childhood almost
the object of the good priests instruc
tons; nor was this care thrown away o.
an unfruitful soil. Edward and Mar
were thus often together when children
and, as they grew in years, they still con
tinued TO receive jointly the lessons O
the priest, But whether this arose alto
gether from desire of learning is matte
of doubt; and in this dubtation our read
ers will most probably be inclined to join
after perusing what follows.
1t was clear and pleasant evening il
summer, when Mary Tod left the doc
of her fathers comfortable ctraw-thatch
ed dwelling, and directed her steps TO the
side of little stream of the Manor. She
was neatly dressed, in apparel of her owr
spinningi and though 1t was evidently
not her holiday suit, yet everything was
arranged with such care .as betokened
some purpose in her mind of appearing tc
the best advantage where she was going
AS she tripped lightly along the bank Of
the stream, her comely face and handsome
form made her appear like the rural ge.
MUS of the place. Mary's thoughts, how,
ever, were filed entirely with objects Of
a sublunary and mortal character; and
though she was pretty enough for the de-
ity of the stream to fall in love with her,
as used to be the case with streams in the
days of Homer, she would not, we be-
lieve, have broken the tryste which she
had made with an earthly lover for the
flowing tresses of Neptune himself. Af-
ter a walk of some length, Mary turned
into little glen which sent in its tribute
of waters to the Manor, and casting an
anxious gaze around her for some mo.
mentS, seated herself at the foot of SOL
itary mountain ash, or as she herself
would have called it, a roman tree. Here
she did not sit long alone, though quite
long enough for the slightest pout mag
Unable to gather on her pretty lip, before
she was joined by the person for whom
she waited. This was slender but well
knit young man, dressed in the usual at
tire of peasant, but seeming, from his
fine, intellectual face, as if that were not
his proper habiting.
DO you keep a. your sweethearts wait
ing for you this gaitr said Mary, starting
to her feet when her lover came forward.
They would need to like you well else
they wadna tryste to meet you a second
time
And SO you do like me well, Mary
said the youth, slipping, with a very in.
efficient repulse, his arm round the maid
ems waist; at least you should do it,
Mary, for you know how truly, how
deeply, l love you
1T does not seem sac, Edward, repli-
ed the millei's daughter, not yet altogelh-
er pleased, or probably indulging a little
in that strange peculiarly of lovers which
leads them, in the absence of any great
cause of oflense, 10 make the most of any
little one that occurs, for the mere pleas.
ure Of asking or being asked forgiveness.
In the present instance, however, when
her lover informed Mary that his delay
was caused principally by a slight illness
of his mother, all the pouting disappeared
at once, and the pair, restored to the con
fiding tone which marked their feelings
with respect to each other, began to speak
of their situation and prospects. In ex-
pIanation of these, we may inform the
reader, that the miller had set his heart
on having for son.in law person ia
millarly known as Will Elliot, of Castle.
hill, whose free manners and show of
substance had taken Andrew Tod's fan
cy Castlehill was small but strong
tower or keep, with considerable piece
of land attached to it, and situated at a
distance of mile or little more from tie
mill of Kirkton. Elliot, who was tenant
of this place, was man of about thirty
FIVE years of age, ola rowing, staggering
manner, and lavish, on all occasions, of
his money. He had not been many years
resident in the Vale of Manor, and, it
was supposed, had brought great deal
of wealth with him, as it was plain that
the small farm which he had now occu-1
pied could not maintain his expenditure.
He kept set Of fine horses, and plenty
of servants about him; and, by being
good customer to the miller, and spend.
ing whole days about the mill, lounging
and jesting with him, he had. found the
way, as we said, to Andrews good graces;
and when he opened proposal for a
marriage, the miller was not averse. to it.
He's a rowing kind O. child thought
Andrew Tod, but Mary wad max ony-
body into a good husband ~. /
The news of Elliot having opened his
addresses to hes.Ntth her father s cordial
consent, we're fold by Mary to Edward
Burnet OF thS trysting rowan-tree. %
Mary. saiR Inc lover, Il aye thought
SOM .1lny like this Yad .hannen. Your