Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-27

Robert with his stiff right arm, bride ant
bridesmaids, all blushing, as in duty bound
The whole village had turned out for a holi
day, and lots had promised themselves to pe
tidily intoxicated before dark, as poor fellow
WILL when they havn't chance every day
and we mustn't be too hard on them.
On the little bit Of common, in front of tn,
church, an old elm stands. The trunk is hol
low, but the breeches were in leaf Leanin,
against the bark, with his back to the process
sion, a man was seen, holding a horse by tn,
bride. He wasn't noticed till we came near
and then people began to ask who he was, ant
talked of his manners. When we got close, b,
faced about suddenly. Farmer Burmese suns
out: "The Borrower
He had a veil over his eyes and nose Mr.
Robert was white as a sheet at the sight of him
The man took off his hat and discovered tha
he was no other than the missing Will Green
"Stop! ~ he cried, GIVE a word to say t
this :"
There was dead halt Susan made an eff
fort to 60 forward to him, but one of the hand
some young ladies waiting on her had to hold
her
whats the matter, Will" said Mr.. Ro.
bert, trying to be calm and easy.
Ruin for ruin" Will answered "Iswore
I'd have you, and now's the time. Don't you
think me fool, sir? But you'll find Pm not a
woman. You're going to be married. Now,
here, publicly, l say yeu shall be married In
your Borrowers uniform, or not at ALL That's
my word"
Everybody was stunned. The old Squire
walked between Will and his son, and put out
his hand
"a hundred pounds" he whispered.
"Will waved him off: "NOt for thousand. -
"Will," said Mr.. Robert, huskily, what
have done to you to deserve this? Is it be-
cause m going to marry Susan!'
-" Pish 20 quoth viii, ''I never cared for a
girl so much as that. Will you take it or not9''
and he held out tho highwayman's mask.
Mr.; Robert shrank back, and, seeing his
" 1t won't do" cried Will. you're in my
hands: What do you think took this trouble
for! Because you're a gentleman and I'm a
poor devil whose sisters to be played with like
a toy.'
Stand asidei" said Mr. Robert, sharply.
1" You won't submit to the terms, Good,''
cried Will, and stepping in front of them all,
so as to block the way, he shouted, "ListenI"
But what he said was unintelligible, when n
lady-the same that was stopping at the Gold
Stag with the gentleman-rushed out, threw
her arms round Wills neck, and called him
'dear brother"
Will looked stupeied, but presently, thrust.
ing her at arms length: "Aren't you ashamed
to appear here?" he said.
No,Wlii; not when my husband is by me, "
said Martha
Mr.. Dandy, Mr. Roberts friend, now came
up to Will. They talked to him hastily, and
he seemed to be turning his head this way and
that, and round and round. Then Will with a
dash OF the back of his hand across his eyes,
got out from them, stood out before Mr. Robert,
and said, in low tone, "I've Judged YOU
wrong, sir. I've been a black villain to you
led you into evil on purpose to ruin you and
revenge myself. That's my fault can't for
get an injury. Do you forgive me?"
Mr.. Robert took his hand.
"And you SUSAN" She faltered kind word.
Will, collecting himself, called in o strong
voice "Peeple of Bantholme, was interrupt
ed just now. / was going to tell you some-
thing. You've been troubled by certain
Borrower, for some time, lately. You may rest
quiet in your beds from this day. Stand back.
Give me clear start I am the manI''
With that he jumped on his horse, that he'd
been holding all the while; and, nodding once,
away he went, and we all breathed deep
You don't want to hear any more do you?
Why, you may be sure the Borrower, whoever
he was, paid back the moneys he'd borrowed
to fraction, and with tidy interest, too. And
what's more, he did it through legal gentle
man, and had his acknowledgment for the
same AS for Will, he never appeared in our
parts again. We heard Of him over in Amer
lea, doing well, on a farm twice as large as the
Squire's estate Mr. Robert spoke of him over
after as the finest fellow he had known in the
course of his life. But he had twist in his
character, that / declare.