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hesrd clear, manly voice, which b. reeOg
nissd ss Hal Lsuottss mingled With the
tiuhliog Of . guitar
He e'spt peiss,sssly ioto dense tbietst
-bssee - could zee without being .eep, aud
pssrsd cautiously forth upon . scene that
ssvs him anything bu, pleasure,
Bessis sst At the root an old oak tree.
sssyius cSaplet Of leaves and dnwer. and
o s.ionsll! casting glance. Of uudi.gui.cd
Affection tov.rd eOasip Hal, ~ho, grscrful
iy SEATED ~ ser feet, sang . passionate aud
nel'clous love soog accompanying himself
vith The guitar
This was the last frathsr Which broke the
ssmsis back Hsrdings could not sing-
io6eed, be Possessed 90 aeeoa. p,isLmeni OF
any kind, aud bis heart rauklea With all the
small envy ubich such men feel io~srd those
Who sIsel th ,u in the poser Of tA.eina,iug
aud attracting
His resolvs'was taken He retired TO hi.
homs-to bic chsmber-sod With much
care, wrote letter which be sent TO n -.
TO bs mailed IL was directed TO Hal La.
motto, 'in haste
Hal Vas having quite little party st bi,
Iodgings, when he -eosivsd II. aud the roo IN
vas pr uisoously occupied BY smoke. song.
jolly fellows, sdibles, aud potebls-. Hal
himself vss executing . brillisuI fantasia on
music In general composed snd arranged
for the piano forte BY h'm-sf a. he vent a
long. The servant banded him the letter,
and Hal, seeing the pos,nark stopped play
ing
'EFeuss me monent, gentlemen. said he,
Il have letter from bOuDs, and IN usi read it
with which be retired into bis bedroom Ad
joining
l. vas we'll be did poor fellow. for i,
would have been . bitter task 10 have rad
it and kept up good face Def re ttat com
pany The letter told him that hi. f.,h-r
bad been taken suddenly i'll, aud vas tsy ont
all hopes Of recovery
When Hal again appeared among bis
guests. be vas a. pale A. Winding sheet
'Gsutlemep, said be, IN 40 uustrady voice,
Il have received bad news FROM bone u Y
fsther-ny father is Ill. Ouee more b z
you vill excuse me ] must st.rt for d -,
70 night
The company good hsrtsd young rss
calls. most Of them m-vrhdre~. in respect Of
their bosts sorrow, sud 10 . half boar time
he threv himself into the mail trAio for
D., praying heaven that his dear old
father nigh: be still smorg tie hviag when
be arrived.
The night was clear ,nd kas The moos
shons brilliantly on field aud uater. a. the
train vent uhirlisg sloOg. bot TO Hal La.
motte, everything seemed do L aud dreafy
The lights Of the swi,chuau. stretched =
long the track, where IL passed through vii.
lagos, seemed like sAriug fuusr.l torob-s -
be shrek Of the engine whistle va 20
him cry Of m"rial az ny, while tb. doAt
log cloud Of dark smrte which va. Jeff Le
hind, was sable pail, covering dead Joy.
and mseories.
In bis poignant grief, bis heart ,srnsd, -
stricken hearts always do toward some re-
nembraues ofloys or sympathy. aud the i'm
age Of Bessie presented itself involuntArily
70 bis visiou. The way seemed long. and
be grew weary, % that 81 station where the
passengers for D, changed ears. be
tween kis anxiety for bis parent aud know
not vhs, pew born feeling Of love for Cha.
Hardinge's bstrothed be fell into dose
half .lesp, half rsvsris, in the passenger.
room Of the depot
AD ur hsd ere be suois, aud the ui.i,
train fT D, bad gone. Hal cursed
himself 2 sntally, for being 90 stupid as IA
fll asleep. sod mourped sorroufalIy over
toe delay thus occasiOned.
he tsn O'eloek train came along hosevei
o. feW N aeuts, and II FASTENED % TAX,
Esrt' 10 on Of its cars. Here be resigned
biz 's.f 70 30 doze Agsiu wisely thinkins
tbA = migbi ossd ell the strength and 90
dur % that sposs could give k,In
The stopping Of the cars auoks him sRsiu
aud be started up believing tb,t ps bad A.
rived 81 D, he had not, bouever for b,
ressgnsed the vide meadows and susepinV
millur' an which we're bic from the cal
uiudoH, iss, la up By the moruiuK sau -
lt vas . plsee some two miles from bis Old
hone, vhets be bad oftsn gone a.hiug ant
beTry.nR vhsn = boy bat uhy she trair
should sop there, vas more thGa be eosls
guess
a sou motion Bos aross ia the car, tad
eobdSstoT, burryinE through announced ths
ths nail train bad met uith 90 aeoeidsnt -
Ii bed Tus over . freight ear asar ID -
aSd several peSsOos bed boss ilsd and
| wounded A @ssssaKsT hsd bssa sen
back 70 deisy The ten clock train sotil th,
trssk eould be cleared, sSd mssoshile th,
ioeonotsvs vosld sloviy proceed tbraagh q
che seems u the aiss.'sr, 20 reader ss,is
| tanoe, " desired
Hal isstsstly stated bic nissios 70 a.,
soadVssof, abd sas psvRittsd % ride 90 ~,
suEiss-a boos ~ uhiea be pss insIprsssi
big grstsfui ssd 10 90 hour more h 80
uslkiug uP tbs svsoas Of poplars, 70 b.,
tsthsss bosss
b Possible ny Dear reader you rsT b
be 4 n jgigs Of kis spfpfss ubsn be 90,
-Tthy govsrsof sitting ~ tbs trsskf,s
Js 70 Hereslisut tsaltb bssiiog % ~ ~
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y lae s.s us..ll
~ oooo'e's'' fusus1 voaIi fsalifr
si Po~" fssja.uHf fft, horse
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