The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-09-17

accom- panied IL, On which, IN beautiful
female hand, were written these words
80 j. ). From the deeply grateful
and admiring pRoLi.
And, in plain but unoblrusive chnrac
ters, below the rim of the chalice vas
cngraven:
10 the intrepid Smith
PcrpleXed in the extreme, John care
fully laid up the chalicc, hoping that the
mystery would in some manner clucidate
itself, and not without fear that he might
be suddenly called upon to account Tor
appropriating what was certainly intended
for another of his by no means uncommon
name. And "l'roll," who ON earth wa.
"proll p Was it prull ! Yes. There
was no mistake rs to the spelling poll
might have been more NATURAL more
familiar. No; Prol it was.
~ doubts, however, we're dispelled by
the alarming receipt Of tho second present.
IL vase, accompanied by. note from
"l'ro!," expressing her regret that Mr.
Smiths modeaiy--a quality that always
attends true cOuraga-should have deter
red him from eHhibi.ing TO his friends
the f1rmcr le-limjny Of h.r gratitude an1
enthusiastic admiration. Il know yen,
proll concluded, John Smith, Of Allsop.
terrace. though you know not me. And
your prolI, your grateful but invisible
irotccirc,S, l'roll, will | remain until my
dying day
Whatever ", done for to make my
body 50 grateful, sand poor little Smith,
/ his wan smile wauncr than ever, i can
understand
Sladc could not help him on this point,
50, TO turn Tie conversation, asked his
ilienl Why lie had cyInced 80 marked Il
di>clin1tjon 10 having prolrs gifts closely
examined
John seemed embarrassed for moment,
then he said
well, it don't matter now; so here's
the truth. Some Of my friends, not y2u,
Shade, (,iitctionately pressing his hand),
ave been in the 'abit ol chailin. ne
scausc | was Il nervous sort of timid chap.
and these cups and things of Proll's
seemed as if they was a-chafling too.
/ Every one of tNcm, you sees talking Of
my courage, my ardIhopd, and 50 forth.
There's - motto on each. On the vase
WAS written, "To the brave, devoted
/ Smith," On the stomach Of that har-
mour, was "TriLute to death deN inu
'arlihuul, in the pcrson Of tie Moderated
smith, And 50 lis in all Of 'cm.
Somehow. though couldn't bring my
.clt TO believe that l'roil was larah.n.
at m III her sleeve, knew 1t would st
those fellows of, - | scratched ont the
writing on the harmour's stomach, and
wouldn't Jet no one look too close at
to!hsr things, you see. Now, what |
want You for 10 do is thi~,' continued
the invalid. rai.inI himself ON the pillow.
~ course, this Is all gammon lroll
mn-l be u lunatic, | never dl her any
rNlrr. How could |, rs have lived
G1i', here since was born! feel Il.
il I'd been taking money AMI gimctnchs
al my lie from prolI's family, which
may want 'cm There may lie old
prn'S. or little ProIls, or, in short, my
G7o! friend, | have made Up MY mind to
/ leave a humping lcgrcy TO rrlll, at all
/ events. and You must fin her ont il YOU
can. ! know You will try. And, If you
can't, couclu lei the speaker family, for
lie was getting wcaricd with hi, Ion.
{ speech, 'Ihcre shall be IL clause troydinI
reward, for other brave chaps Ike ne,
you know he smiled, so that perhaps.
S'm'how' 'fer AL. the right J :. may
come IN Ior one OF FroIi' pretty thing
"m'ol'N.
Later the s1me evening, as Ma ie again
sat beside h' lfl'ni' awaiting the solicitor
who was to receive Instructions for the
'n'en 'ei legacy the cnrate quietly re-
Nved the su'J Ject ol Irolls mysterious
gifts.
You are quite ccrtain-think, now,
John-that You have never been in a
position to render some extraordinary ana
tim 'ly service 10 this Proll ?
'Nevcr, on my word, said Mr.. Smith,
omphalically,
1T is very SINGULAR resumed Mr.,
Sladr, p1ndcrinG. 'Do you knoW-5nt
tell me, first, has any event Of real I'M
portnnrc, such, | mean, as would remain
among the b,st remembered incidents OF
AN ordinary experience, ever occurred To
yam, that might, inlrec'y, perchauce,
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