Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-11-03

| visitor impatient, and there was another neal
along the passages. Sam was under the hall
table now. The old servant came across the
hall, looking s0urer than ever.
= More company, Zachary" said Mr.. Grin
die ; are your beds all aired Z" Zachary's
face might have expressed disgust, bnt that
was its usual expression, and he was too much
afraid of the lawyer to reply, or, perhaps, too
intensely indignant.
He opened the door, however, and tall
young man inquired for Mr.. Joseph Simpson.
Your name, sir, if you please" said
Zachary. 1t must have been a great satisfac-
tion to him to answer by counter-qnestiou,
for the gentleman was evidently impatient
Mr.. Harrison" Zachary vouchsafed no
verbal answer but allowed him to walk in
George caught sight of Mr. Grindle as he was
retreating, and addressed his next question 10
him.
" / beg your pardon, sir, but you no doubt
can tell me-is Mary-is Miss Simpson here
with her father ?"
Well" said the lawyer, after taking
rapid survey of his questioner, which appeared
satisfactory, for there was something less of
irritation in his tore, q" think | may say she
is. Has she run away?"
" Sir ~ said George, firing up
"Oh no offence, beseech you but really
the family movements are rather pulling
You see this young gentIeman-eh what's
become of him now ?7
Reassured by George Harrisons well known
voice, Samuel took courage to emerge from
under the table
George looked, if possible more puzzled
than Mr.. Grindle WELL" said the latter,
in tone that implied be gave the thing up
atogether-"I think I'll go to bed-give me
a candle. Zachary. You'll find Mr.. Simpson
in there"
Mary had laid all her griefs before her faith
er. Her mothers violence was not so over
whelming to him as it bad been to her. He
was more really yexed, though he did not say
so, at Mary's imprudent step than at bis wife's
foolish language few hasty words more or
less would have made very little impression up
on good hunored Mr. Simpson But he was
not in love, had not beard blasphemy spoken
against hi. idol, as poor Mary had He soOth-
ed and comforted her as well as he could, though
be was sadly at loss for words il would all
come right by and by. At oil events Mary
and George had his consent, and they must be
patient ; but he ended by wishing with her
that cousin Johns property had gone some
where else. " We wasn't rich Mary, but we
was very comfortable as we was"
oh yes, dear father, oh yes :" and Mary
began to sob again, though the teafs were not
so bitter when she started at the sound of
voice aud sep in the hall. and grew as pale
again rs marble. Why was it, that when
George entered the room, she turned from hia
and hid her face on her fathers shoulder, in
stead of flying into his arms for shelter as she
had louged to do few hours ago!
He had left town the instant he received
her note--sO hurried and iucoherent that be
scarcely gathered more from It than that she
was in trouble, and that be should find her
with her father at Barton End Had she
asked him to come to ler !-she could not re-
member now had she done wrong she be-
gan to fear it now Mr.. Simpson held out his
hand at once, with the old cordial greeting,
% George, my boy - Indeed, he was delight
ed to see him, and would have transferred bis
his daughter at once to one who was probably
more at home, or az least had more modern
experience, in such scenes than himself: but
Mary clung close, and never .oked up or
spoke.
A gain the hall bell rang not 50 loud, this
time but Harrison had left the dining-room
door open, and Sam, once more 10 state Of
alarm, rushed in to his bewiIdered perent, and
exclaimed, Oh father, father here's car
rage drove up"
:" III bet a shilling, 5 nd Mr. Simpson, g it's
your mother, Polly Never mind, my girl cheer
up, cheer up Mary looked up, aud put her
hand in Georges. Nobody thought of Sam
but he feI, great comfort at the suggestion
Chains and bolts were Withdrawn, amidst
aulinIe mutterings from Zachary. 1t was not
d lady's voice it vas not Mrs. Simpson, for
Samuel rushed out to see and came back look
ing more scared than ever Old Zachary look
ed into the room, with hileOus smile, aud
auuouHued very distinctly,
Ma JgHN SIvPSoN.
A >tolt. dark c0m3IrxiOned, but good hH-
morei-I'okjug man walked full iat0 the middle
Of the rJym. and bowed cOmprehens.vely TO all
the rarrv. with something Of foreign grace, at
least without Eng ish awkwardness. lie
looked a. little alarming a. man Of six feet
with good deal Of hair about him. could we'll
DO but !, may be supposed that the company
were not litJie startled Certainly f.w gen
tlrneu were 30 received IN their Owu house
Mary irlt inclined TO - elm, but only broke
into OK. hvsteT;caI laugh. He seemed To
eHjov their intense as'oai>hment.
" Ha Ha = he burst out al last, for no
one else spoke" quite family party, con-
cuie. Come. I'll tell you vhat-I'm glad to
see you al T7e not seen soul Of my ovu
nam or < u for fifteen years-don't look strange
a. me- becaaSe I'm coola home
John said his cousin, fndiH- voice CT
last-" John I'm heartily CAD to s,e you
welcome home :"
TIE other looked at hin for a moment
they were keeuer eyes than Mr. Joseph Simp-
l. =
the honest face Joe believe it - and be
dashed bis hand into his COUSINS aud tarnei
his head ASIDE 70: uoneat-peraaps 70 look