Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-08

II don't know anything about babies
shoes. Baby kicks them off, and seems more
comfortable without. argue therefore that
babies shoes are amatcrial work of super
erogation."
"Pennie, don't be profane. Am l to read
that letter? dare say half Of il is in the
newspaper
"More than half, of course. You can
read it there the writing is rather cramped.
You could not understand it,
"Fortune must have been in more
freakish mood than usual when she gave you
a role in tragedy, Pennie. Poor little
soul you always laugh now with tears in
your eyes"
81 have nothing to cry about. This is
nothing but good news"
"And when is he coming homer Does
he mean to see Sebastapol taken, and the
war ended p
"Yes. You need not remind me, Milly
l know he is in the way of danger, in the
way of death. Don't you think l might
write--just small letter. They can only
threaten me with the Lord Chancellor again,
and have made up my mind that he Is more
reasonable than they are, and probably
much tcndcrer. AT all events, he would not
act SO spitcfully as my present deputed guar
dian, Mr.. Hargrove, does"
"Ify you are not afraid of any terrors that
may overtake you, Pennie, I sec nothing to
hinder you from doing what you like. Mary
would have kept back his letter if she were
not becoming hopeless Of a change in you.
The result was that Pennie wrotc not
'just a small letter" but letter as long, as
full, and calculated to be as satisfactory to
the receiver as his had been to hor. She
made no secret of what she had done but
mentioned it in replying to Mrs. Wynyard,
and also in writing to her mother. Mr.. Har-
grove GANG very soon into possession of the
| fact, and he again revived the menace which
had proved .effectual in the first instance,
and said to Mrs. Croft that he really thought
| it would be advisable to make the fractions
heir ward Of the court; lest, some day,
Mr.. Tindal should come back, when they
would have no security that he might not
persuade her to run otfwith him. The wild
ew declined to fear this Of her daughter
Nay, said she, "Pennie has better
sense of things than that. She knows what
belongs to her own credit She will marry
him in the face of us all, or she'll never
marry him. She'll do nothing underhand !;
she's not bit of coward isn't Pennie.
She is SO obstinate because she fancies she is
behaving well to stand up for man that's
down in the world. And do believe her
whole hearts set upon him and lass is
hard to turn when that's the CASE
"She has been badly brought up" said
the lawyer, "shc would have been much
better brought up at home
'.Isee no fault in my Pennie, begging you,'
pardon, Mr.. Hargrove," replied the widow
stitiiy; like most mothers, regarding the
privilege of finding flaws in her offspring as
a sacred monopoly. sit is unfort'net she
ever met with Mr.. Tindal; but thinking OF
him as she does. and feeling as she does, !
can't exactly blame her for being constant.
Her 'crrors leans to virtues side, as Mrs.
Featherston says. And if it was not for
that suspicion that hangs on him, don't
know II man in Eskdale or anywhere that
I'd sooner give her to. He'd not separate
her from me; she'd be my daughter all the
days of her life, like otherfolks' daughters To
them. But not even for that will | consent
to en- marrying while things stand as they
are, and | can gainsay it. She'll have to
stay till she is her own mistress, and there's
good year to wait for that. And deal
may happen in year.
"And at the end Of that time, ii there il
no change in Mr., Tindal's circumstances
and she persists!"
81 shan't quarrel with her, anyhow, Mr.
she'll have all the more need of her mother
Grieyed am l that have to cross her now
she takes it so patiently"
!, "And always indemnifies herself" adde'
,, the lawyer, referring to the recent exchang
a of letters.
, "Well say no more about that-mayb
:. we should ha done the same" In her owl
secret heart, Mrs Croft was sensible tina
she would have behaved much worse abou
the burnt letter than Pennie had done, an
i she was relieved rather than otherwise
,. feel that TIE matter had been compromise
without her leave. 1t set her more at cas-
. with her conscience than she had ever fc
since Pennie kissed her after her disappoin
- ment, and made her no reproachcs on hi
= :, weak compliance with her enemy's advic
IS Between Brackenfield and the Lodge PEI
at ME spent u month, and in June she wei
with Lady Goodwin to Scarborough for
@. few weeks. She had experienced son
| sharp pricks from fortune already, but he
IS she got wound that hled and bled again..
ut Lady Brooke was there, fair, frivolous, fas
IN ionable as usual. She called on her cousi
IS. and saw Pcnnie for few minutes, ready
er habit and hat to ride with Sir Andrew
nd Hackness.
x swell, Pennie, you are not pining-sa
zee little lady; neither is he," whispered $
10 with laughing significance.
Pennie was not inclined to discuss n
he Tnlal: she colored and turned away TO
ist window on pretence of seeing if the hor;
had been brought to the door. There wa
clf streak of malice in the fat white beaut
st. composition, and she would not let her Y
M tim escape so easily sour friend Capt'
ter Bangham writes prodigies of him 10
nm Thomas" continued she, making her CT
on. versation general. "Thc French call L
.er, the possessed Englishman, ,and say he be
ink a charmed life, and must have sold him'
ap. to the Evil One"
but "Thc bargain did not insure him agai
MIS- being badly wounded, said Lady Goodw
to- dryly.
pnr "Woundcd? has he been wounded
len What luck! Pennie, how proud you II
be of his bit of glory! Ihope he will CO
are back safe and faithful, but ii was abou
clu- fascinating Irish Sister of Mercy Twas g
to tell YOU"
om- 81 do not wish to hear dare say
nsel idle OF malignant gossip" said Pennic,