The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-11

Master Lumley, at any and all hours"
he said -.
"Be silent, Harry" replied Lumley,
my father is not In my secret, and
would, perhaps, were he aware Of it, en-.
deavor to throw obstacles in our way.
His pride, you know, is very great"
"Aye! aye! that it is! But pride or
no pride, | don't see why his son, beg.
ging your pardon, sir, can be too good
for Miss Annie. Why she's the lowell.
es, creature that ever lived under the
shawlow Of old Gro Nest yonder.-
She's the daughter Of" .
professor Hustled 7! a.
"Eh yes, so she is." .i .s-a
Harry acted us If he had nearly be.
trayed secret.
"You will be on hand, Harry, will
you?' asked Lnmley, turning to enter
the mansion.
"Surely! But excuse me Master Per.
ry--did you say that the governor didn't
know that you loved the girl :"
Lumley hesi,a,ed and again turned 10
the sailor.
"He does not know it." he replied.
"Then why do you not tell him :"
81 fear that he would remove me for.
ever from the spot"
"Suppose he did ?" ...
"Then | should lose Annie p
"Haven't | got q boat? Couldn't you
come to the river on the other side ?
wouldn't row you over TO see her p
Harry smiled at the idea. He evidently
liked the romance of the thing.
"No! mol" answered Lumley. cit
would expose her to remark. Her father
would then object. | know not how 10
act"
"Act like man"
And how would that be in your opin.
ion p
"Tell your father that you love Miss
Hustled. There is no disgrace in it, there
need he no shame. You do not know
but he would at once approve your
choice. Try him!"
"And should he refuse ?"
"Take me into your confidence. Come
to me at the ferry, and will advise you
again. Pardon me, Master Lumley, but
feel warm interest in that young lady,
and can't bear to think that any one
should think her beneath them. Walk
up to Mr.. Perry, tell him respectfully
what you think, and if he turns a deaf
ear to you, come to old Harry King"
The sailor again touched his hat and
departed. Lumley was almost indignant
for some time at the freedom with which
Harry had addressed him, but by the time
he reached the house he had managed to
discriminate and give the old sailor credit
for an honest and warm interest.
As Lumley entered the drawing room,
he found the stately Mr.. Perry sitting
reading by the fre-lighted thus early in
the year to ward off the rheumatism that
sometimes attacked him, making him
doubIy irrsscible. He looked up as his
son entered.
been to the barracks!"
"No, sir" replied Lumley, seating him.
self and taking paper. After few
moments Mr.. Perry again spoke:
"Been to Cold Spring!"
"No, sir"
Another silence. Mr.. Perry fdgeted
some:
"Wherc have you been, then?"
"Stroling"
"Had you nothing else to do :"
"Nothng.' p
"Xou 0j!! have when you get aboard
II do not wish 20 20 aboard !"
Mr.. Perry raised his spectacies to his
forehead and looked sternly upon the
young man before him
"Wil you please repea. that remark"
he asked, in al icy tone.
81 do not wish TO 90 aboard II
THAT, sir, will not make the slightest
difference in the arrangement. a0ish
you to go, and Of course so you " IL"
81 cannot see, sir, with all Difference
10 your superior judgment. why the event
may not be postponed fer year."
"Nor do | see, sir, with all admiration
OF your impudence, why ii should be-"
"Simply because have reasons sufli.
cient to warrant delay"
"Oblige me by stating them!'
Lumley saw that a storm was brewing,
in which, perhaps, his hopes were to be
wrecked. He had gone too far, however,
TO desert the helm. He asked.
"Do you really wish me to state my OBJ.
jections?' ..sr
Have not said so?"
"Will you listen 10 me patiently"
"No questioning mo, sir, proessd!"
"'Tis now some six years since lost
the parent whom am forced to believe,
was the only one that ever loved me-
Since the sad hour when my mother died,
| have had my affections, if not thrown
back upon me, at least carelessly regar
ded. Was it strange that, meeting no
smiles at home, | should look elsewhere
for thcm?"
"Umph," growled the listener. ,.|
Thrown as it were upon the world
without the affection that was my due, ]
soon formed other associations. other at.