The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-05
MATTHEW
G R Y L L S,
OR,
Murder Will Out.
a STORY OF REAL LIFE.

"NeitN a. did l." raj NJ. vysc, rnournhiIv 'pi,,
recollecrnr some lonv absences m Vincent from the
ouse during his last visit 90 home, n adc inquiry
OF Old S1v yer, the teNon. who has and al
ways about every ones business but his own, and
he certainly dropped hirtB about mysterious visits
X al. lie, moreover, affirmed that Mss Grant
once sent him MP 10 the Vlcarage, to tel nv Eon
tina, sbo should expect him ., the Brondn ark
barn in two hours and that he, SAWYER, was 10
hc cnrclrl no one heard the message but Master
Vincent"
"f don't believe word Of IT," said Mr.. Grant
eNrntsly, Graduating with ono stroke Of tho sIud,
which he ALWAYS g rried in his hand, huge piece
n dock az dol't believe It, and confess to you.
W. Nysc, that | should be sorry to believe It.
should lie sorry N find shat i've had givs1 her
aleciipnT away without consulting me- and rave
still further reasons to wish all this strange story
untrue. The Almighty has bless d all my labors
with increase, and Olive will inherit much wenllh.
In such cos, II seems natural TO expect that the
should make, what people call, good match.
am not ambitious, or vain glorious; still, must
own, NJ. " -, that take pleasure In thinking sho
may one day D. among the grcst ones Of the land.
1t seems 10 me tic right thing, and u Is for tbs
purpose have made up my mind 20 20 again 10
R.ih this winter. She thore has iutroductlons TO
s.vle OF people she can noy meet here. But under
stand mo rightly, Mr.. WISE, there Is no sailing
under false col,rs She will be known in Bsth M
she Ia horc-the child Of Grant, the rich Sussex
farmer. Am wrong In this ," NJ. Grant asked,
with the difference which the high character Tor
good sense 81 the Vicar, well a. his holy calling,
lwpvs commanded
Certainly not" Mr.. WISE snswercd sddinV,
Terhaps with more warmth than the occasion re
quired "a fnther s always justified In n desire for
the reasonable advancement o. his children, and
your plan for going 10 Hith Is tho best that could
he formed for The furihersnce OF your wish that
"a Grant should iorn . union with one who, bv
merits aud position, MIGHT seem deserving Of her"
NJ. Grant appeared pleased with the Vicar APP
probation. But after smother pause and another
ear-ruDting he said, You must not misunder-
stand me, however, Mr. WISE. Such Is ms opinion
q my daughters good sense, that II found she
had formed en- attachment 10 one whose worldly
condition had nothing to recommend II OF even
were II worfc than l could expect | should
not oppose hr. ! should require that she
should take time 10 consider, but should
lie prepared 10 let her act she wished. This, Of
course, should only conhde TO you IL would be
too great temptation to worldly mol, we're 1t 10
he known"
"Cer,sirly-cert.inly," Mr.. vyso remarked
EMP atic.l'y.
"Bit, thinking in this manner" Mr.. Grant con-
tinued, 81 am inclined TO examine into the truth
81 tho strange story you have heard. should
Ike nothing more 70 he sad about ii; but on the
return cf Vinny, you must assist me In watching
for .he gina Of this atischment-if attachment
there b.. " We arc convinced tnat there Is love
b,tween them, II will lie then time 10 consider
what Is the best thing W be done. vnny's youth
would, to me, be tho greatest objection, and one
OF which should speak pretty strongly to NY
daughter Stl should DO prepared 10 show her
the same Indulgence have ever DONE"
II was rsmsrk ablo ihA, this conversation, which
was put stop TO ly their reaching the house
where Mr.. Grant was going to cali, should leave
the Vicar with large drops OF lcrspirstion stand
ing on his forehead and with palo face aud snx-
ious eye.
81 had no idea the day so hot" he remark
oil, passing his handkerchief over his face as he
wished Mr.. Grant good morning. lie might well
mHke this allusion to the weather, sccine that he
seemed actually suffering from the heat. But, in
truth, fresh north wind was, At that time, blow
ing br.skly from the Downs.
A new era had now opened for Mr. Vyss lie,
whose thoughts and feelings during his whole life
bad been open 10 the observation OF all who had
chosen 10 attend TO them had learnt by the circum.
stances Of the last Ioui -andtwenty hours that be
hnd secret within his bosom that must DO kept
back from all human perception. Nay, more-.hat
II must DO crushcd-repelled, even should the
crushing, the rrpolling, shake his whole being 10
the centre. Aud yet this secret which had sud-
denly sprung up-an Alan at ITS birIh-was ono
tnat would have called up feelings in that lonely
heart Of which the indulgence would have impart-
ed a bevilderng joy his methodical lite had mover
vet experienced. But Il was not to he. Tho secret
the feelings II called up, were all wrong
They must 10 ignorod-they mast DO driven
sack with the stern resolution Of man who
ought the appreciation Of bis own conscience as an
actual necessity 10 existence. And henceforward,
his every word-his every act his every slough.
vas 10 DO weighed as scrupulously as II life
itself depended on his every word, act or thought
This was a hard task to one whose sincerity aud
d'sngenousnesx bad been the salient features Of
his character.