Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-26

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right knowledge of things; and the recto
and the rectors wife possessed in her an in
valuable auxiliary Pcnnie had in fact, fal
len into vocation that suited her and bein.
very happy in IL, she was the better able Il
be the cause Of happiness to others.
Sitting all out on the lawn that evening
after dinner, Anna Wynyard said naively
"Ob, Pennie do wish mamma could sc,
you now-sce all of us we look so com
Portable"
Mr.. Tindal glanced from Annals face to hi.
wife's, and listened for her reply.
6 C0mJortdJie is good old fashionable
word, and expresses just what feel, said
Pennic. "What beautiful sunset, and
what delicious balmy air. l am thorough
ly comfortable, within and without, and
these are such nice easy garden. chairs, Ar
thur" Then cnsued brief dissertation on
the said chairs, of Allen Bridge construc-
tion, concluded by promise from Mr.. Tin
dial to present each of the girls with one to
carry to Norminstcr.
"Wc have no garden at our lodgings, but
they will be charming under the lines at the
Manor House, Anna, will they not? cried
Lois.
Anna coloured slightly and reminded
Pennie that she had not shown her welding
gifts.
81 had none but what Arthur gave me,
and he did not present his until after we
were married." said Pennie. "And they
are much too magnificent for me to wear .
"Are they diamondss Oh, you can wear
diamonds they suit dark people so well ;
much better than flowers, responded Anna
eagerly and then she went OIL into a dress
talk very surprising to Pennie from her
Mr. Tindal lit his pipe, and strolcd down
towards the river, leaving them to it; and
Lois went of by permission to the
nursery, to see the baby's evening toilette
for bed performed
| 1t has been often said that those men and
| women are the most fortunate who have no
history. The present epoch at Rood Abbey
| was as quiet, evcntless, and commonplace
| as it was possible for existence to be as
commonplace as the life at Mayfield, or the
Vicarage, or the Grange, Or any other house
in Eskdale, that had no bark, unriddlsd
| mystery attached to its inmates. And to all
appearance it seemed likely to continue so
-Pennic and her husband, well-contented
with it. di not care how long.
One morning, while Anna and Lois Wynn
yard were still with them, they all rode up
| into Arkindalc. The scene was much more
bustling and prosperous about the mining
works than it had been ON the former occa-
sion of Pennies visit with her mother; and
the mining village was growing so rapidly,
that the church and little stone parsonage,
| where still lived and throvc the Rev. James
Burton and his cheerful wife Elizabeth,
stood now almost in the midst of the Gotta
ges and gardens of their flock.
Mrs Tindal asked if they might go over
the works, and permission was readily ac-
corded. Dixon, who had been forerunncr
and overseer for Mr.. Wynyard, held the
same offices in the employment of the COM
pany that rented the mining property on the
Eastwood estates and recognizing Pcnnic
as the lady who had visited the place with
the rector, when its prospects were of the
gloomiest, he said to her % You find us be-
ginning to look up in the world now, INA am.
We shall get on presently, like Il house o.
fire."
The discovery of II rich vein of metal had
opened this new era in Arkindale, and the
completion of railway passing within half
a mile If the smelling houses had provided
| good market, easy of access, very shortly
after the mines were leased to the company.
Instead of doubtful speculation, they had
become almost at once an excellent proper
| ty, and promised in the long run to redeem,
| and more than redeem, the losses incurred
in their name. The luck of the place had
changed the day it passed into fresh hands,
the workpeople were wont to say. And, in
deed, the fact was So
81 wonder whether we shall ever see dear
| old Eastwood in honor again p said Lois to
| her sister as they rode back to the Abbey.
| Anna shook her head
"Dykes says the house is ready to fall
| down, literally to fall down; and as he has
thS iuhNs hO Nahto ~ w bc lCuutcu, anu TC-
built us farmstead Half of it is no use to
him, and only trouble and expense to every
| body. Look at the boys. How delighted
Francis is with India and soldering; Geof-
frey might have been born in counting
| house; and Maurice means to be u clergy
man. None of them will ever go back to
Eastwood to live. They will be new shoots
from good old stock, but they will thrive
best in new SOIL"
"How your feelings have changed, Anna!
You were more sorry than any of us to go
| away"
$50 was, and l shall always love the
| name of the old home but do not wish to
retracc the last year, or to feel again as l
felt then. | believe now, with Uncle Philip,
that life is n series of compcnsations.
"You are going to be married. All!
Anna, you are very philosophical
81 suppose it is my nature. Let us ride
little iaster or we shall be left behind. Is
not Pennie happy? They might be lovers
still, she and Mr. Tindal, they like to be by
| themselves so much"
Another morning the two girls went to
Eskford attended by groom, lunchcd, and
rode back to the Abbey in the evening. The
visit did Anna good-settled and dissipated
| some Of her fancies. She had been rather
afraid to go; she came away glad that she
had gone, though unable to explain to her.
self why. A couple of days at Methley
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