The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-02-27

pAu"ea' Mr: Clinton might not like t.
hear that Katy's cousin Ind eorned he,
own bread She looked half hesitatine
y at the well-bred gentleman bcfor,
her, and then at Katy. Simple Kat,
seemed to have gained in percept;r'
faculties ; she came to the rescue :,
once. I
my cousin Adrie," she said, will
quiet dignity, "was teaching b1rr
Braddick's childrcn.'' She, to. locke,
up at Mr.. c. mar, for Adriana's hcsi:a
ton brought sudden doubt tv he
mind also. Mr.. Clinton returned he
glance, and the sweet smile satisfactori
iy answered her momentary doubt.
"But I am more astray than ever
pursued Mr.. Clinton, :Efor I have neve,
heard Of Mrs. Barddiok. Will 70,
kindly enlighten me, Miss Linden 2"
"Mr. Ethercdge's mother married
twice."
"Yes, but her second husbands name
was Cunningham, and there was one
son, I remember, by the second mar.
riage,- Charles I think his name was =
and he was = good deal abroad At one
time, and then he married. His wife
was very handsome woman, I have
heard. But I did not know that there
was daughter" 49,. -
| "Mr. Cunningham took the name o.
Braddick in order to succeed to some
property" replied Adriana..
"Ah! that accounts then,"- said Mr.
Clinton, as if following out some train
Of thought. II. see. But, Miss Lin,
den, how is my relative? And what Ii
you think of Etheredse Court !? fine
old place, Is it not ? though it does mol
seem to suit Mr.. Etheredge, for I heard
the other day in curious, roundabout
way, that the place was going to be sold
to a MR., I could not remembe,
the name till you mentioned tho name
of Braddick, and now l sec it ALL
Aud, by the way" continued he, turn.
ing to Mr.. Davis, without waitiag fol
Adriana's answers to his queries, "wbat
sort Of place is Trenholm 2 for it was
added, though l never thought of it
again, that Mr.. Etheredze was in treaty
for the Trenholm estate. How far is
that from here ~
"Not much over fifteen miles," re-.
turned MIR. Davis. The house is old
and wants good deal Of repair. 4
handsome me house enough. IN: it's time,
but maybe any new conner would pull Il
down aud build mex one"
"Richard WON'T, if he's At all like his
old self" = ..'A.:.. :. .. :.
"Ab;;" said Mr. Davis, II should b.
glad if it fell into hands that would
care for it; I'm sorry to see tho old
! places swept away. I've known Tren
holm Hall for well-nigh fifty years, and
I should miss it like an old friend. III,
squire and I were friends, in years gone
by, and he was kind man in the mair
but wastefnl and extravagaut, and 81
he went to the dogs. But there:
never an i'll word for him on the estate
to this day.. It's been lying in the
hands of the lawyers, with now and
then shooting tenant, and it's only
just been offered for sale"
ut is strange, Miss Linden" re-
sumed Mr.. Clinton, chow one finds
links everywhere binding the great
human family together. I never went
to any place without fading some one
who knew Of some friend or acquain.
tance Of mine. It seems u if one
were fettered down to an Interest in
others from which one could not by
any possibility escape. Each individual
has his appointed place, none is too in
significant. We cannot al be promi.
nent or even noticeable by the general
eye, but the smallest nail is Is much q
part Of the stately vessel, and Is neces.
sary in it's degree, IS the broad sail OF
the toll mast. II has q certain duty to
perform, aud none can measure what
effect the removal Of single nail might
produce. And 50 it appears tome With
humanity. When I get into an idle
mood, Miss Linden, I sometimes specu.
late upon the difference to the world
tho slightest action of mine might
make. Some would tell you it. would
make no difference to the: world At large
whether. l 60 out tomorrow or stay At
home: I think otherwise. I believe
that no action, however trivial, is. with
out itsssequeuces, which are multiplied
ad intxttuns.
"Thcn," said Adriana, who had been
listening attentively, "you believe that
man by the exercise Of his will has
power to change the course of events.
That, if be does so and SO, certain ef.
fects follow that, if he takes an oppo-
cite course, the result will be just the
reverse. And do you think he can do
this, and that he is not bound down in
an appointed path 20
IL have not gone quite deep enough
to come to grave conclusions" answer
ed Mr.. Clinton. "The question would
require some limit on either side and
I suppose" he added, looking At his
watch, "that it will be too lato to de.
oide upon our premises; but" he con.
cIuded in 4 more serious tone, % he
bade her good night, IL believe that
into whatsoever paths We turn, and with
whatsoever events we meet, there il an
over-ruling Providence working Al
things together for good to those Who
love Him. And let US remember that
it is not always in the smoothest paths
OF under tho most sloudless skies that
his voice makes itself most distinctly
heard"
CHAPTER XVIII.
In the quiet Of silverdale, Adrian,,a
had time to consider the past, and plan
r. ~ Al