Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-12

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that ii will make guilty man trouble like
the sea, so that he cannot rest. Is be ever
like that y
"Oh, mother, no! what nonsense" said
Pennie with indignation. "Awake, he is
always as open and easy as you saw him
just now, and he sleeps as peacefully as a
child. know the stories that used to be
told of his walking night and day through
the house, grinding his teeth and groaning
and don't believe word of them.'
Believe them or nor, Pennie, they were
true enough; but it might be misery and
loneliness set him wild, an not his consci-
ence. 1t is pleasure to hear you say he's
comfortable in his MUD he couldn't be that
and him guilty"
Smother, we never talk about ii. for
get II, and so does he for quite long times
together wish yon would give up think
ing about it too. am fully purposed to
have no resuscitation of fears to mar ourlife.
If we have no everyday intimates, we shall
exist well enough without them, until it
pleases God to set us right with the world.
For the present, and l trust for always, we
are the best company to each other that can
be-"
"You have not frctted yourself while you
have been away, that's clear. make no
doubt but you'll have some good ncighbors,
though Eskdale is not the gay place it used
to be. There hasn't been near so much visit
ing among the gentry since things began to
go wrong at Eastwood, which was about the
same time as that happened here"
Pennie quietly changed the conversation
by challenging her mothers opinion on the
decorations of the room they were sitting in.
Mrs. Croft said she did not see it much al
tered since the former Mrs. Tindals time !;
and then she asked TO see over the rest of
the house, which had undergone more reno
walton. PenDic was glad of the active di-
version for her mothers thoughts, too prone
to recur with anxiety 10 the past, and dur
ing the survey there was found so much
that was new 10 admire and approve, that
other interests were forgotten. When is
was over the morning was over too, and
and Mrs. Croft said she had spent as much
time from home as she could spare PEN
ME, however, made her stay luncheon, and
afterwards going out for drive with her
husband, dropped her at Mayfield garder-
door in very serene and satisfied temper.
Mr.. Jones of Becliby happened to look in
on the widow in the course of the afternoon
and during the gossip that ensued, Mrs.
Croft proclaimed how nice and pleasant
everything seemed at the Abbey, and de-
scribed herself as feeling in good heart and
hopes about the permanent happiness of hei
daughters marriage. Mrs. Jones chimed
in with her neighbors mood, and good ma
turedly but inconsistently professed always
to have thought well of it
When Mr. and Mrs. Tindal made their ap
pearance at church on the Sunday morning
following their arrival at Rood, they were
the objects of much interest and remark
People who remembered the Squires father
noticed that Mr.. Arthur was grown exceed
ingly like him and everybody in Eskdalt
/
ter man than old Squire Tindal never Wort
shoe leather This resemblance had beer
much less obvious during his gloomy life be
fore his marriage but now that he wa:
himself again, ii came out strongly, ant
stood both him and his young wife in goot
stead amongst the humber folks around th'
Abbey, who soon learnt also to appreciat,
their presence there on more substantial
grounds. Mr.. Tindal had always been I
liberal landlord, and he became now popu
lar one.
The first visitors at Rood were Docto
and Mrs. Brown, from Eastwood, whose ex
ample was promptly followed by Mr.. AM
Mrs Fcatherstone. Some other notablcs G
the Dale, amongst whom were MIR. an
Mrs. Raymond of Eskford, and Sir Georg
Bangham, also held formal hand of con
ciliation to Mr. Tindal, and their civilitie
were as formally returned. The Bracken
field circle was beyond the range of morn
ing calls, but Pennies friends there wrot
to her kindly, and promised to see her til
first time occasion brought them into til
neighborhood of Rood.
Mr.. Tindal met the advances of his equal
with some GOODNESS and restraint, and whe
the ordinary ceremonials had been compile
) with, he surprised Pennie, and perhar
gricved her u little, by protesting himse
, Indifferent to their intimate acquaintance
. She reirained from urging him, appreciatin
, the effort ii would cost to enter into the Ii
: tie world of Eskdale interests, from whic
he had been for ten long years secluded ian
: trusting that the desire to mske it wou
: come by -and-by with the power to make
successfully.
1 An invitation to dine at Eastwood Rect
ry, where it was intended they should me
J, the select few who had paid them the cou
v tcsy of a visit, was declined and il was til,
IS understood that the Rood Abby poop
s would prefer the formal acknowledges
y of their right to Il footing in Esktlalk socl
e ty, Implied in :ii exchange OF calls and cart
e to II more intimate association with thu
neighbours. Some persons thought this II
It wise and ungracous hut other who Ii
&c anticipated Il certain awliwardness in getti
lc on with Mr.. Tintlul were relieved, and {
2. that he had taken prudent coursc. Th
Id confessed that though they would be hap
v to shake hands with him in the hunt
ID field, or to give him 'good-day' on
lc road, they were rather dilidcnt about hrei
+. Ing bread with him, and would moi heart
ID relish eating Of his salt. They did not
ne lieyc guilty no /! but after all that Il
he been said and done, il was not easy to tr
him as an innocent person whose clarac
kc had never been impeached. The diilicu
might wear oil in time, but Mr.. Tindal v
" judicious not to force opinion which wo
as turn in his favour more certainly if he le
nj alone.
The lady part of the community were
inf uucnt in their visits to Mr.. s'rindal, and it
pains to prove their goodwill Her m
on ners were alwayssimplc and easy, and as
became better known, the general sentin,
vor was that the master of Rood had luck IN
young wife. A few people profcssed TO
i,,s her and fear for her; but the majority II