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~ shall live hers-I shall have II {or my


Charle.ote's house as long as che livcs--i trus.
till long after you are man. Il will be Mr.:
Raniolf's afterwards aud neither you nor I
have anything ts dc H."
The two great black eyes looked up in inquir.
ing, disappointed intelligence. Thou he said,
ave ain't boggars-wo don't carry rabbit
skins and lueifersi"
I'VE do nothing so useful OF profitable"
sighed poor Own, striving; TO pull himself up
hv the table bus desisting on finding it was
mere Likely to ererbalance than toD u support.
My poor buy, you will have to work for
ME and ho sadly stroked down the light
hair.
"Shall ?" said the little fellow. "May I
la,yc some white mice I'll bring yoa all tho
hall iencc, pa
Bring me a foot, stool. first Of all. There
at this rate | shall be able to hop about on ono
lc :, and hc n more taking spectacle !" said
Owen, as dragging himself up by the force Of
hlnl and arm he reset led himself on his
couch, nS much pleased as amazed at hi, first
personal act Of loeomo.ion after seven months,
AMI ut tae discovery Of recovered strength in
the souul limbs. Althou Ii with tho reserve
Of ConNhlcScencc, his kcpt his exploit secret,
his spirits Nisihly rose and v hcncycr he was
left alone, or only with his little bnv,
no repeated his experiments, laun hing
himself from one piece Of furniture TO another;
and in spite Of the continued dcldncss OF the
left side, feeling life yiGor, and hopo r,turn-
His morbid shyness of his child had given
way to genuine affection, and Owen soon found
that ho liked to bc left 10 tho society Of flibbCr-
tigibhct, or as he called him for short, Gihlcis,
exactnS in return the titlc Of father, instead "
the terrible pa" Ii.tlc Owen Thought this a
preparation for the iincInnt white mouse eN-
hibition, which he was permitted to believe
was only delayed till the daily Cymnastic ex-
CrtiOns should have resulted In tho uSc Of
crutches, and till he could safely prom lunco
the names Of tho future mice, Hannibal and
hnnahclla, and other traps for aspiratcs Nay,
his father was going 10 set UP an exhibition Of
his own, as it appeared; for after vast amount
Of meditation, hc begged fnr pen and paper, ri-
Ter Gn1 cOmpasscs, drew, wrote, and figured, anl
finally took 10 eardlo oard and pcnknifc, be .Cing
the aid of Miss Charlccotc, greatly to tho dis
trcss OF the little boy, who had thought tho
whole affair priyatoanl confidential, aud lUokNi
forward TO secret departure early in the mor;i-
ing, with crutches, mice aud moo ell.
Miss Chnrlccotc did her hast with needle ard
gum, but could nat understand; aud between
her fears Of trying Ovens patience and lcttiug
him oyCrstrain his brain, was So much dis
tressri that he gave itup; hut II proved on
him, till one day phTNs came IN, and he could
not help explaining: IL TO her, and claiming kcr
assistance, as he saw her ready CcmprChcn,.Cu.
Fer two afternoons she came aud worked un-
der him; and bctvccr card wire, gum, and
SutI " btlulcbus Ittlc lnhtitl To-
cOmotivc engine and train were produced, That
Owen arclily assured her that "she would 10
D fortune in herself 10 rising engineer" " sni
Honor was struck by the sudden crimson ev Ok
ed by the compliment.
The audit Of farm accounts before going 10
Brighton was rs unsatisfactory as tho last.
Thoa III not Leyord her own powers Of unrayrl-
ling, they made 1t clear that Brooks was su-
beranniiatcd. IL was Pitcous to SEQ the old man
seated in tho study, racking Mis- brains 90 rccol.
lcct the transaction with Farmer Hodnct about
.eed wheat AMI working Sxen; TO explain for
what ,hc thrco extra laborcrs had been put OIL,
and to discover his swn meaning In charging
twice over fS. the ISRalrA, ,oGd"Su%f DIS;
like. Mr.. Sandhrook, looked over the ho1u''ahf
mnI,ercd rucgc, tious under his moustach..
"Poor ola mani" both exclaimed, ns he irit
| ,bo room. and Honor sighed deeply over th''
| failure IL the last Of tho supports iS,t neI
Ly IIumfrcy. II Rust pension him on $40
saii. ~ hcpc it will not hurt his ieoHnS'
much !" and then she turned away to her old
S,shioned bureau, and applied bcrsclf TO beI
entries in her farming books, while oHSn so,
In his chair, drcamily caressing his beard b.
revolving .he proposition that had long pss" IL
bis mind. A. r,,
wiped, the bureau locked, and Honor came -. y
dIcwork. Still there was silence, tiii enc le
gnn. UThis settles It j have been thlrk
fny nlout il ever since YOU have been so muIi
Lctter. Owen, what should you think OF man
aging the property for mcf'
lie only answered by quick h'effO6''N
glance. 49,, u,, a., ho,, y
brooks. who knew his masters ways, | haI
bottered on to my own wondCrmcnt; but BrooR
nast work, nv iuwnhill-timo IL coming, hig
, L,rmin., has outruu MS both, Gni know "
ss mr., not doing as IIumfrcy would wish 10y u
Inheritance. NoS1 believe that nothing coul
:, be Of greater use To me, tho people, Or the pIac
y Than hat You should be in charge. Wc coul
b, mt some deputy under your control, ana co,
!" ~ Rive for your getting about tho fields wou'
:, rive YOU so much year. 50 mat your " }
:. Education would 10 your own doing, and '
y Mould bc so comfortable"
Owen leant back, much moved, smIieI ~
II hid, "Thauks, dear Honor you are ihu|h
,d rood TO u.s."
" W b"Thnk about It, and tell m, what would
- Hcb, Brooks has one hundred pounds yea
\, !, bnt YOU will be worth much more, for You "
" tcyclop all the resources, you KNOW
II BEST Honor, swcetest Honey, saia owe
!, hastily. tho tears rising to his eyes, 81 cam
y, y, Ioar is frustrate such kind plans, nor set
hhs more unrraterul than have been already.
A' mi not 1.-Two on YOU for nothing longer thai
M tan help; but indeed this must not o"'
n" ''Not2'
"a mo. There are many reasons AGAINST
nv In tho first place, know nothing oil iaiN'hi
va s'You would soon learn. ..
wv sand vcx your dear old spirit with a'el
ar. bloughs and haymaking machines"
Int Sho smiled, Us II from him she could es'
nee eyen steam. -,
"S' na Next, such an administration would
ven highly distasteful here. My oycrWeeh'nR
80 "a n Ioy have not been forgotten, ana u
W. slwnys been looked on as an interl.rer'
IA hcpd on H. moor old Brooks fancies the nuc
~ m hi, accounts was a suggestion Of my NAL
Wa Imagine tho feelings Of ililtonhury, whS'
j. lis supplanter, begin to tighten the rcins;
YOU "Ifit he SO, 1t can be got over sala iio
little aghast. =, n
r,s. 'Tf il ou ght to be attempted" said O'
,r%, %c or refusing your Kindness. All your good
'ror' md kind teaching cannot prevent tho unde
to a bIeness Of letting my child grow up mere,
lcci halfand-halfpostion, ensenueilms uoHI' Wau
~ how in spite of your care and warnings, II
~ 4, "A on me though had more advantages
~ ihat moor little man. Dear Honor, It IS
IIt,r vou. hut myself that blame. You alu
lin utmost to disabuse me, AMI IL iS ohiy tha
dn"r That my absurd folly Is In human nature
, Nh, makes mo thus ungracious.
= ''' "But," said IlOnOra, murmurilg' as
,b, shame, ''you know you, and therefore
rrrss. child, must be my especial charge, ana u
owcT, stand first with me, ,. rr,,.,,
rhero 'FiTst in your affection, dearest ioioy
n the said iohuiyi M nc,'cr Give tLat M
G low these twenty HeltII hnno IN do niean 10
( awe W Eet W. WI W, a,', -, .
more, charge Oh my omI, i'm n vour profession
v" "My riding and surveying days arc INe ,
had there's plenty OF "o'H ~ LII Ind mo In a
full way to connINtIoa nnIItn, I,1t md drawing to
nd hi myself ami owen, t Gln ,oo !, ~bcn am set
Pooi thing of my 'hNen''O" WV ""''
heart Lonlo
II hii "in London IA vom,p in Whit
red ID "ie'; tha poor o'i' riring Tor her grandc
ng OF believe, ana ioslnS hcamSoriabie hva and, "