The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-14

considered The probability that might
then deire to return to Australia, Il seemed
wiser not to curnber myself with house
property, and only to rent the place by
the year.
! i returned and told Emily what had
done. She seemed nearly as much sur.
prised rs If had told her that I had hired
house in the moon. believe she had
made up her mind that we should remain
in our present lodgings ill the end of
time. But, on the contrary, our time
there was soon at an end. We went up
to London almost Immediately for the
purchase Of furniture, and quickly trans
ported all our goods and chatteIs along
with our own persons to Aberport, North
Wales.
Emily was just as much delighted with
the house at first sight, as l had been.
Il was built VI rough grey stone, in the
Elizabcthan style, with high pointed
gables, and projecting porch. have said
the material was grey stone, but at the
time Of our arrival, in the middle of sum-
mcr, this was difficult to discern, so pro.
fuse was the covering Of leafy green which
spread itself all around. There we're roses
and jesSaInine Scenting the air, and climb.
ing round the porch and about the win.
dows, while the tall chimneys and the
higher gables were mantled in the cIus.
tering evergreen Of the ivy. The garden
was q little wild and out Of order, but
bright with flowers Of every hue, which
looked as il they had sprung up sp0nta.
neously in spots where the hand OF man
had never been and this air of careless
nature was much better suited to the
place than the most artistic arrangement
would have been. There was scarcely q
square yard Of level ground in ell the lit
tic domain; here was an abrupt descent
and there a gentle slope both verging
alike towards the edge Of the bold head
land; which waSsthe distinguishing fea-
| ture Of that part Of the coast At the base
! Of the cliff the deep sea made nn evcrlast-
ing murmur.
II was a lonely spot we had chosen for
our dwelling; the village consisting prin.
cipal!y Of small thatched and white. " washed
cottages, lay neurly a mile distant. The
church spire formed pretty object among
the trees, and close to it stood house Of
higher pretenSions, evidently the parson-
age. There was one or two more such
houses to be seen more remote from the
village, but ours stood alone, none other
near it.
Sunday came, and we obtained the first
view Of our neighborS in church. In a
pew on one side Of the chnncel sat, or
stood, as the case may be lit was while
they occupied the latter position that my
observations were taken. as all the pcwS
were Of the old fashioned high backed
construction, and presented nothing to
view brynd the tips Of certain feminine
bonnetS, and, with the exception Of son
of Anak here and there. but little more
than the uncovered crowns Of the mascn.
line heads. when their occupants were sit.
tins)-in this pew, then. on one side Of
the chancel, were three young ladies.
whose extraordinary likeness to the off.
ciating clergyman proclaimed them un-
miStakably the parsons daughters. The
thing most striking about all four faces
was their vapid coloring, the hair being
extremely light. the eyes extremely light,
eyebrows so light as to be scarcely de.
finable, cOmplcxions pallid, and lips very
slightly less so. They reminded me Of
pictures in a dssolving view when just
fading away, and about to change into
something else. WONDERED whether the
young ladies' voices were as much like
their fathers as their faces; his was q
trifle nasal, but they sat at too great a
distance for Inc to catch the whisper Of
their responses Is they were gently
breathed forth into the air.
The pew on the opposite side Of the
chancel was occupied by the family Of the
Audleys Of Audley Court, situated in the
parish. although more than three miles
of. There WAS an elderly gentleman Of
the genuine outward type Of the English
country squire, his wife, son, and two
daughters. Though it had not been pos
Sible to hear the sounds which issued
from the lips Of the parsons daughters at
the same distance, it was impossible not
to hear those which began to issue from
the squire's nostrils almost before the par
son had fairly launched into the first head
Of his discourse. saw the sQuire'S lady
give not few admonitory reproofs with
her elbOw-She Was very thin, and
should have guessed their points must be
sharp, and no joke, thus applied; but the
jolly fat sides Of the squire seemed scarce
ly to feel it at ell, he but just opened his
eyes and then went off the next minute
comfortably to sleep again. Mrs. Audley,
though too thin, was gOOd.loOking, and
50 were both their son and daughters.
perceived that young Mr.. Audley's eye
had remarked Emily before We had been
ten minutes in church. There Vere sew
erAl respectable looking families occupy
ing lower seats in the synagogue, whose
position in society was not able quite 80
definitely to determine. Moreover, did
not spend all my time in looking about
me; l profess myself equal, even at this
distance OF time, to repeat great part oi
Mr.. Merwyn's sermon on that occasion
only think my readers would rather
did not II was not at ell an extraordin.
ary sermon.
In few weeks we felt quite settled in
our new home.
think it was towards the end Of the
feuyth week that our fiIst callers, Mr.. and
two Of the Misses Merwyn, were an.
mO6nced. Hands we're shaken, seats were
taken, and then, by-and.by, Mr. Merwyn
hoped we liked our house. and The
Misses Merwin, 10 sisteriy duet, echoed
the pateFnal remark. l thought their
hopes sounded faint and shadowy, almost
despairing, but then the three physiOgno-
mics indicated but small proportion Of
the sanguine 10 their respective tempera.
ments. answered decidedly, We liked
il very much indeed.
You don't find 1t cOldP inquired Mr..
MOrwyn.
Bleak and expOsedF chimed in Miss
Merwyn.
isolated ? suggested Miss Penelope.
As It was now about the hottest time
in . particularly hot summer, the ther-
mometer showing above 80 degrees In the
shade. the idea Of cold was refFeshingly
original. looked again ct those pale
cOuntenaRces. wondering whether they
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