, 1866-12-16

Tie Junction lsst hmc. lhsre paa.ed h5ura
thsfc since the day before yesterday"
wherot Z she asked win a sniie.
Cettsinly for somewhere out don't
Jet know whect. Yuu wunld never rucx.
Thatl am Travelling from. Shall tell you!
an M MtsaseilioE 1rotn my birthday"
looked Mt him With ineeedu.ous as1op{yh:
mcnt.
Yes said Barbox Bro,hers, not uuite.
easy In bis chstr, IRON lny hlsthdA7.
an. TO nysel1 ~ unintellisthle h,ok WITH
AWAY Ny childhood had ~ sracc Of enid.
hood, my you:h had no chart of youth. and
RhAt can DC expected from such d lot h.
ganninE;' His eyes meeting hers as tber
W.T. addressed inten1iy II him, something
seemed 70 stir within his breast, Y xhisperinye.
Mns this bed a place for the crace. az
chHdhood aud the charms Of youth to takn
to, kindly: Q ehnsnc, SHAME"
u q disease with me-" said Bsrbox
ih nrolhers, checking himself, and making a.
Ea1sethsng, .''to 70 wrong ahout that. I
don't know how came to speak of that. I
hope il is becanse Of an old.intsplaccd conf.
@ dsnee Il one Of your sex involving m Old
,os oM1er treaeheE5; don't knuw. I a.n MI
:, Her bands quietly and slowly resumed
their wori- CHANGING at her, be saw that
her s. c. were !Aoughtfullr following them.
am travelling from my birthday he
S,apr dnr ie AUS \ H. has always 6es.
coming round some dvc OF six weeks hence.
! am travelling TO put its. predecessors iar
behind INC, and to try to crush tue day-or
A. AZ eTente, Put 1t ont of mT sigit-by
hcaping new objects on it,"
AS he paused, she looking at him hnt
only shook her head us b .inE quite nt a losa
Ibis + unintcllZlble TO your happy dis
position, &c pursued, abtdiuE By his ior1ucr
phrase as ii there were some lingering Yirtne
OF selt-deicnce IN 1t - knew 1t would be.
Of nine lin which mean to pass the rcst Of
my deyt, haring abandoned all Thought Of
liked honc}, stopped, Is yen heard from
yonr father, at the Junction here. The
c1.ent oils ramidcations quite confused me
rot yet settled, being Sill perplcxed among
50 many Eoads. What do you think ncap
to DO! How many Of The branching soAds
cun you see from your window 81
ssxal sAool'ne out, full ofintcfcst, she answered,
"seven." said Barbox Brothers, watching
her with . grave smile. "Welli / propose
to nysclf Ut once to reduce the gross mum.
es. ger 70 la those very seven, aud gradually to
unr Iactn Gown 70 one-the mos. promising
take that" =,
moet rrumisings" she asked, with hcr M
bflshtened eyes rowing over the view.
All p said Barbo1 Brothers, with an
Ing In bis case of speech. ITO be sure. In
this way. Where your father can pick up 60
much every day for good purpose. mar
9nee once, and again pix mp little for an iodIf
must becone still better known at the juno.
ton. &c shall continue to explore il, until
he attaches something that he has seen.
heard, or found ont, at the head Of each OF
the eeEcn roads, 10 the road itself And so
bis choice OF a road snail be determined by
his choice among his discoveries ~
Her Lands still busy, she a.ain glanced at
the prospect, as If 1t compreherded sanc-
thing that mad not been in 1t before, and
lnnehcd as ifit Welded her new pleasure.
but mnst not forget" said Baebox
Brothers, '{haytng cot 60 iaf) 10 ask favor
I want y..ur help in this c1pedient of mine
want 10 bring you what pick up at the
heads Of the sercn roads that you lie herr
locking out al, and to compare notes With
you Ibous IT. May l! They say two heads
arc better than ono. should say myself thai
probably depends upon ti.u beads concerned
But am quite sure, though wGarc 80 nuwly
Ecquainted, that your head nnd your EtAerss
have found ont better things, Phoebe, thar
shc gave him her Sympathetic right hand
in perfect rapture with his proposal, aud
eagerly uud gratefully thanked hiin.
That's wsll!'' suid Barhox Brothers
Alq f,aS nus! % HH1 4srset Ga {asing g.. s. far
Laughing p!ayfu'ly at the strange nature
ofthe request, she did so.
keep them shut" said Barbox Brothers
going softly to The. door, and coming back
You are on yonr honor, mind, not to opc1
Yes! On my houor.''
Good. May take your lace pillow from
stu laughing aud wondering, sue removes
: her hands from it, aud ne put 1t aside.
Tell NE. Did you sec the puts of sm0kt
and steam made by the morning fast-srair
yesterday on road number seven from here p
Behind The clm-trees and the splro r.,
THAT The road" said Barbox Brothers
directing his eyes towards 1t.
''fcs- l watched them met awa;."
ANYTHING unusual III what they cx
pressed ~
mol" she answered, merrIly.
Not complimentary TO M. for1 wns II
to fetch you this. from the great tuscnIou
town. l. IL not Aali' 81 'zss: as 3u.r lac,
pillow, aud lies eI5itv 4nd lightly III il
place. Thcsc little ;ieys az ike the keys q
n miniature piano anu yuu sdtply The al
REQUIRED with your l:i. taa3. My you plcl
out delightful music tIout It my d.1ts Fo
good by!'
In bis embarrassed way, he closed ILL
door upon Himself. eud only saw, In doin:
her Ensc,n and cafesscd 1t. The gli,nps
EladaeCcj his heart. aid jet saddcncI il
for 81 E:.ht She IT her youth had flourisoe
il lis ratu:al course, have taken TO lie
bstaet that day III. slumberiny music of hc
uwn c'lld's voice.
BARBON BROTHERS & co.
With good will and earnest purpose, III
gentleman FOR Nowhere: began, On tho yer
next day, Ills researches at The heads Of III
seven roads: Tbs results Of his rcsearehe!
rs ilc aud Phnbc afterwards set them dow
in falt wtitiHs; hola ,hcsE due places in tn
entitled '1he Main Linc,'' onwars
But they Occupied u snueh langs
time in the getting to=cthc: tGa
they cvcr will in tho pcrus11. And til
ter, except when 1t u o. that highly bcne
cial kind uor posteri:y} which Is Thrown 9
in few moments of leisure " by the superi,
poetic ccn!uses who scorn to takc pro
pains.
by no mems hurried himself His heart betu
In his work Of good Eutulc, he reyclfed In
There wfs jey, too, 1T was q true joy (
liu,} Of sometimes sitting by, listening
PbGtc As shu picked ont more and more di
course from her musical instrument, aud
her natural taste aud car reilued dnily upt
her first discoveries. Besides being plea
ure, tLls was All occupafiou. and in the cocs
Of weeks IT CONSUMED hours. 1t resulted th
his dreadcd birthday was close upon him 4
fore he had troubled himself any moro nbo
it.
The matter was made more pressing by Il
unforeseen circumstance that tho counc
held lat which Mr. Laups, beamlnE Inc
brilliantly, on a few rare occasions assiste
respecting the road to be selected. we'
inter- all, in no wise assisted by his 1nycs
cations. For, he Aad connected this fnte
with this read, or thnt ALteee.s With I
other, hut could deduce no reason from
for giving any road the preference. Con.
ouent1y, v hcn the last council was hoide
the end, exactly where 1t Ind stood In
But, sir,n remarked Phubc, "wc ha
only SIX roads after all Is the seventh 70
THE seventh road' O." :. sa.a nsre |.
road took, when went u get Jour lit
1resent- Thu: is ls story. Phtebe."
Would you mind taking that road aga
cir sr' she asked with hesitation.
Not II the least; it is a great high 70
II should like you to take It," return
phebc, With persuasive smile. "for
love Of that little present which must e,
be so dear to nc. should like you to ia
il, because that road eau never be again II
any other road to me. should like you
take It, in remembrance Of your having do
50 much happIeri Ii you leave ms BY
road yca travelled whom you went to dc
this great kindness" sounding faint che
as she spoke, ~ shall leal, lying here wat'
Ing at my wlndow na Il NIT Sri,a soqdnef
"it shsll bs done.Ey dear; 1t shall
done!"
= ticket for Somewhere, and his destiuat
-.u %hp vrfAt Ingenious town.