Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-27
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tFrom Chambers Edinbofo Journal
DEAD MANS REVENGE.
How it Worked and How it Ended
CHATTER This REvEeNE.

rage rolls up to the door Il IS Mr.. Hale, one
Of Jessie's guardians, who has come to take
her away from school, and escort her to his
own house at Hale Fields where an archery
meeting is TO celebrate the day.
Jessie bids farewell TO her companions Of six
years, and driving away in Mr. Hale's carriage,
looks up at the school room windows wiihdim
med eyes, and sees the old cathedral, all blur
red by her tears, for the last time Bat her
eyes frightened ere long. There is q cheering
Influence in sunshine, green fields, and fresh
air, hard TO resist, aud it was nextto imp0,si-
bic to be dun, seated by Mr.. Hae's side
The wealthy hop growers genial face always
did Jessie good Such a smile as his would
have been small annuity to young physician
as a cheap aud efficacious remedy for low low.
spirited patients
Here we are" cried he, as the carriage
turned into his gates at Hale Fields; "here we
are, all ready, you see"
Jessie beheld the tents and targets on the
lawn, the servants hurrying to and fro, and the
gardeners giving the best touches to their dec.
Oratons,
"Don't fancy, Miss Jessie, this is all'got up
on your especial account. Other people can
have birthdays besides you Dick is nineteen
to-day, and he means TO share in the honors
too. Here he comes. He'll take you in to speak
to speak to Mrs Hale and the girls" p
Mr. Richard Hale raised his vide awake and
shook hands with Jessie He had taught her
to ride one holiday, and play chess another, so
they we're old friends. Mrs. Hale was etately
woman, who kissed Jessie on her cheek, and
bade her welcome with an air of polite patri-
mony Pride of birth was Mrs. Hale's failing.
! She had the misfortune to be the grand -daugh-
ter of a baronet, and had weakness for good
blood hence she never took so kindly to Jessie
as the rest Of her family. Her husband, with
a delicacy of feeling peculiar to him, never d.
vulged to any one the real facts of Jesse's pa
rentage; but Mrs. Hale had formed a shrewd
| guess on the subject.
! To day, there was even more than an usual
amount of dignity in the good ladys demeanor;
her head was carried more erect, aud her dress
rustled more imposngly as she swept by. A
young lord was to be her guest to day, and, ia
meet him, some Of the first families in tho
ueighborhood, and the elite of Canterbury, had
been invited to Hale Fields; consequently Mrs
Hale's reception Of Jesse was quite a solemn
and impressive sight A
The daughters were rather more humble
minded, and being old school fellows of Jessie
welcomed her right gladly. They were sool
out in the garden together-all three glad {,
escape from the drawing room. and have a few
minutes before the hustle of the day com
menced.
Jessie almost tremblel when she heard of tn
grand doings that were to take place, and th
grand people that were expected, But beior
her friends had half finished their condolences
the confab was broken up by Mr. Dick Hal
rushing down to the arbor where they sat, an,
summoning his sisters 10 their mothers pres
ence.
make haste, girls There's mother bccom
ing rigid with horror His lordshp has arrived
l. 1. n. N.,t L..
dad or she'll be speechless in five minutes"
The two girls flew away to the house, and lei
Jessie to their brother lie stood and watche,
hem with laughing face,
"Wel Miss Malet this is doing us honor
isn't IT, You and are lucky folks 90 have sue
birth-keeping as this"
81 am lucky in having such friends and sue
a home to-day. / little thought, though, whe
Mr. Hale brought me over that ! should fin
st ch gay assembly, or, perhaps,-" Jessi
hesitated
"Or, perhaps, you wouldn't have come
Well, that's very polite. | think had bette
tell my father that you'd like to have the horse
out again, and go back to Canterbury He
sure to oblige you" Mr. Dick TUNED very rec
"Nu; don't talk nonsense. l didn't NEAR
Richard, to--to--" Jessie stammered, an
stopped again.
"TO insult your guardian, eh ?" said Dicl
recovering his good humor, when he saw Jess
looked distressed. You had better not let m
mother hear you insinuate that you don't caI
q to meet her friends, Jessie Oh, If you onl
b knew what she's gone through to get them L
A gether, and the management it has taken
avoid giving ofiense just imagine her positio
= this morning, when the Romleys sent woI
they'd be able to come after all, and we (uI
r happy wretches), on receiving their first note
i decline, had invited their mortal enemies, Ii
7 Cheeseman's The families are at dagger
drawn, because young Romley, | suppOs
wants to marry one of the Miss Cheeseman
and old Romley spurns the alliance, and swea
he'll never consent, A pretty thing f a
anxious hostess II wish the Cheeseman's wei
all at Jerco, I'm sure, ! never wanted the
to be invited here at all" Richard Hale real
20 looked half annoyed
"Why not" asked Jessie.
"Oh, because nobody knows who they are
what they are It's said he was tallo
chandler, and had a large fortune lett him Tn,
have Just the cut He has taken large hou
- near u.s. don't know them, you know.
N the way, you don't, hope
y Jessie had grown suddenly crimson, aud Di,
= feared he had said something indiserpet
y "NO, don't know them"
+ ooh, that's right. That sort Of origin 0
rs ways makes one suspicious"
Quietly as Jessie had disclaimed acquair
. ance with the cheeseman's, there was such
" tumult in her heart, and such a singing in h
ears, that for the next five minutes she hea
sot word her companion said
p "There goes my father {" suddenly cr
u Richard. "He is looking for you, 1 kno
. Let's follow him You have to be introduc
10 such a lot Of people. / must be off, too,
we shall have the Romleys filling foul Of 4
Cheeseman's, s, and therell be blood split. Con
along
They hastened away TO the lawn.
Everything wore gala air there The vi
, tors were arriving fast, a splendid COLLATION. v
p laid out 10 one Of the tents, and a band Ofmu
way playing under the mulberry tree 4
forthcoming archery iete at Hale Biede
been the talk of the neighbOlhood for da
past.
Jessie was an object Of considerable inter,
TO the guests. She was said 10 be a sort
ward Of Mr. Hale's, and very rich also III,
was some mystery about her fortune II
they known it was a half sovereign, lent yes
ago by Mr. Hale's father to Zebedse Peck, I
~ bop picker boy, that had laid the foundation
" this same fortune, they would, perhaps, ha
e" manifested less enthusiasm; but, being ignora
.. OF this prosaie fact several persons were v,
eager for an introduction.
., And now the festivities commenced Jes
lis was no archer but she stood by and watct
A. the sports, well pleased when her old irie
Mary Hale carried of the prize of the day.