The sun., 1865-06-21
CHRISTIANS
MISTAKE.
CHAPTER 7

= lhin@ 'hN VAL DO, MY dear Just listen -
and, In 4 n y,,'rious half whisper, gooi Mrs Fer
guso1. ~'ie OF james Ferguson, tho vol'.to-do n'.
,ersnish sndj weller, Of II b Street, Ayoa.urdge,
read sloui non the ,ueei Of paper q her hand
"'On NJ 2in iustsht, a. The University Church,
hvoasl riGE- by tbe Reverend John Smith, the
lie .erend Arnold Grey, ID. Master Of Saint Beds's
Cole c, Avoustridre, to Chr .stisn, only child n
the late Eiwsii oiHlcy, E'q, of that plNce' VII
II do' Deeaus', Hso, james will send IL 10 The
Tines at once"
"Betier AK DR.. Grey hrsL" answered the bride
A she spoke, Dr Grey turned round from the
window where he al beea eouvcrslng--,hlt is,
responding to conversanon-with NJ Ferguson,
cnisfy on The wss,her for 1t wa, snowy Dscem.
ber day
TIL, recso moment hsf,n hour ,ncr bis mar.
riase-his second marr,sye--is hardly = fair time
TO describe Or. Arnold Grey Uiice It " SAY thu.
he wssa gentleman srpsrenuy about forty-ave,
rshcr low Ia slaiurs, aud spare figure with hair al.
ready shin and ron gray. The twenty-five years
between him and his newly y-m,rried wife showed
IlsnlY-only to plaiuly-ss she stood, in all her
grneefllness Of eirlhood, which even her sItr,me
psllor AMI . certain sharp, careworn, unns,uraly
composed look could not destroy. D,ioos.d like IL.
man who was lot % ihs habit of .e,ng hastily or
impulnvsly ho never did anything without hav.
ng previously fully counted the cost
"whN were you Aying, xrs Fergusont" said
hs addressing her with the grave and somewh Ia,
formal plli,eness which WAS hi, natural manner,
but which always somsvha, s~sd that rather vu-
gar, though kind-hearted and well-meaning vo.
man.
she pu, the paper into his hands "lt's tho no.
'ice for The Times; James AMI made itup last
night James thought !, would save you trouble.
mss.er.--"
"Ihank you NJ. Ferguson is always kind"
renruel the Master q Ssut peie's.
"You see" continued Mrs. Ferguson, lowering
her tore to a confidential whisper, ~ thought 4
rss better only to put Edward OAKLEY, z Esq, and
nothing more wouldn't you like 1t N he so, srr'
~ should like 1t to be exactly as" no p.nsed,
and the color rushed violenty over h thin, worn,
aud yet sensltve face, as sensitive as ftohs been
young man stlll--"sxactly IS Mr.. Grey p'e.-es"
Mr.. Greyi At the sound Of her new name Chris
tin started, and she, too, turned scArle,. s,tthe
sweet rosy blush o's bride, but the dark re 1 lush
of sharp, physical or mental pain, which tl her
Self-control could no, hide.
gooi Who uan who lad jus, made her lis VIE
and any ono looking at him mus, have tell ts., he
was good mAn-ihen said gently, but dst ,rrnn.
sdy.
~ Dr Grey has no objection, l should hke To
have stated my fathers occupation or nv opn.
do not wish to hide or sppcsr ashamed Of either"
Certainly not" replied Dr Grey an, t.f'ns
up the pcn, he .IdcI, "E lward o,k'ey. Esa- l.e
orgsnist O, SAINT Bcde's" Il was the last eu-thIy
merncuio Of one who, torn gentleman and ;eni-
uN hsd s. lived, thst, a. al Ayonsbrdge sell know,
the creates, b e.s.ug which could y ave hsppened
to his daughter was his isaih Rus, as by ,soue
strange aud merciiu law of ,EpsuHsNou o'tal oc-
curs Christ AZ, luherting mind and person from
him, ha' inhertci temrcraueu', disposition. bar
scter from SIC Iovly- orn mother, Who Wa every
tIng thht lo NAs uot, aud who had vel just long
enough to rtNmp oa the X Of th rieen moral I'M.
pres, which could resisi all Atcr contamination,
and to lesve heh nj ovelv dream NJ mot erL pod
thn might, pcrhnps--God tnovs!- been niv.
ircr than the rr.ltv.
1he1e tApgs ~. Gr ', hroughi .ccldcrtsly in.
g. ecntsc with c. NJ Oakley on business mat.
trs after her at.o tal'e dc.tr, s'ccl,y discover
ed 'or iiwrelf and tho rea1', wtA a. having
Nat.d s.ea'y until SO ~as tWeuty-ouc, be mar
Tcl ior.
n tput. vt n , fr,y Ncet. 40 she hor.,lthNi
had - oct e the kind she teus,l" l,spc. ted
h'u ter fr'utu e tor Is Ia,hrrly care sud klrI-
fll.
mary w stAI, Ma quite fore IN to Asr y ough.-.
II ~ tI'nSs had cone about, cven vet p, could
tNr.ly rrmen'r or cou Pre-. rni. All was rer-
fe-, dream. seemed sn"tlc cT pers1r, an not Sc,
WHO Ysss3-. cnly cNspsrl from Mrs Fcrgusol's
Tcor ryyerre', without fr eui or relative in tho
vice word, I the We of the Aa1er o. $. II.
Ue'e's
Trough see "'l hir quite plainly that she felt
fOi ~ uot love- iut owls ,tfcluo anu grAt.uce,
he tNi slap 81 T. hS own tender snYe,
"f y ''-l ',y IOt;" and married -er.
~ NnHh..r 'hH rn-w, Which rAd been aliny all
DAY ie' tn,t"r snd th'cEer - tLAt tie LsEy ''ght
a. .Ec -r wan .-r,um d- kele. ,n,,A s1lu.e lcn.u.
""1u'tt .g th.uk she cll lrrn N.oulI lie her.y''
sad M's. 4 r".suu, laus4s in aoi ss,'i'rlS NJ.
niuisrs on l "-sC AMI wIpc TAA. ,s-pu4 su ,
be ?,l! pIrdoa, r--,l sLry are re.. J CUT
ipr."
"'I 'es'rol ny ss'ers to send them without f.u,"
q''cty l.,d .Ac master.
Bdt anJtAcr Ahli hour lrAgged hesyily on; the
buGC-grpoL'A carnage NhIch WAS to tAte them
across country 20 a rslIway station, slreAiy stood
at tho voJr when auoILer carnage was heard 10
drive up toit.
"r ere they sre!" cr!od Ms. Ferguson aud tho
bride, VITO Cpd been sitting beside her on tle fofa
pass We, s.,en :l but mot oulrss; started httls
40, sIn - glad o. she SAID, in the FIRST natural
tone IAst had been heard IN her voice all day ~
do s. wait TO see the children"
DR. Grey went out Of the room at ouee, and MIS-.
fer.usop had the gooi seuse TO follow, taking her
, usbsid with hrT. For" a. she SAD aherwlrd,
the FIRST sight of three sreI.ch irea, nd she poor
dear sucn mere slrl, musE he very unpleasant
ts'nE"
Avn AHilu.s Nc Inoala IA-hiy, tG0k w and