The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-11-18

| her head, she fixed her eyes upon him
They were such trusting, brown eyes
| that they set his nerves a tinglng. A:
they beheld his own they depend i'll in
Gensity and. more aud more of the child
| ish Sweetness came into her. face. tn,
curate.fen THAT he could trust her, but ht
also felt somewhat embarrassed, which
nude him feel vexed at llialseE sss--,,
! ~ "a have not vet told Inc your name, ;
he said
MOI have not" she replied, the color
IN her cheeks deepening Then, with at
least perceptihIe hesitancy, she said, sly
name Is grace Eempleton,
Put yesatn,r thought it was very
pretty name, but did nat say So He
seized the knocker at the door anil gave
u vigorous pal A servrnt answered 1t,
and the two soon STOOD in the presence OF
the, lady of Foley Hall. SHE. st<emeti
tleyoung cura;e very highly, 'nt placed n
proper appreciation on his character aud
talents. "A word from him in behalf o,
Grace would have been sufficient, had she
not possessed any personal or mental
charms even. e@s d -g:s.i - rsi'a
The result of the interview was that
she was at once accepted at Foley Hall,
not as a ineaial, butas d companion to my
Etdy, VITO vas s wiibw anil an invalid.
Grace was refaed, able and scholarly, and
her natural vivactty soon returning ~ lp'r
no one could have been nore cpmpajil m.
able to- one who was disposed to he taci
turn and gloomy. =.
SIX months passed away, and during
that time Paul Veptnnr visited Foley Hail
more frequently tlfsn there WAS any abso-
lutte necessity for, and was not long un-
conscious of the motive that took him
thIther,a Day by day Grace grew more
lovely toshls eyes and more q, ar to his
heart. She attended to his minis ry with
rare consistency, ami his sermons seemed
dull and. soimdiess to himself when. she
was not III her pew with her great brown
eyes fixed upon his face. lie Was desper-
ately i'll love with her, but he made no
declaration. The living at Bladesburg
WAS oiriy worth; five hundred p,uutts per
annum, aud he could not think OF mar
rage upon that
At the~end of SIX months a servant
in livery appeared at Foley HILL.
Il have letter for Lady Templeton,"
he said.
For whom ?9-responded my lady, with
Q stare.
For the Earl's daughter for the lady
of Templcton Place."
The madam took the letter with the
great red seal, ia a dazed sort Of a way,
then rang tie bellfor Grace.
"a letter for you" she said
Gracc's face grew red and white by
gurns as her eyes fell upon the directions
upon the letter. She glanced at the SER
want, who bowed with servile reverence.
This is from my father, he Earl, she
said. Docs he know that am here, Mr..
Williams -
Gle does not, my lady. Your brother
mas kept the secret well. -
She opened the letter, and read as fol-
lows: ~
TEMPLEToN PLACE, Novice, 1849.
MY DEAR GaAcE II have re ented
You are an angel and | am a clloferic old
fool I You w,re right in you estimate OF
Claiborn. He IS mere ADVENTURE, ami
is now in jail on half u dozen counts
was never so inf ,tuated before You
snail marry whnnsaeYrr it may please.
you to marry. beg your forgl yeness and
beg you 70 return Edgar consented t,d
forward this, as | am ignorant of your
whereabouts. Your dotlng, lrascible
father. n 8 MARCUS TEMPLETON. ii.
"P. S.-Claxton, the rector is dead y r
A bright light d,tfused the face OF
Grace. She tore the blank leaf from the
letter. and taking out her lead pencil,
wrote us follows:
MY DEAR FATHER hold no bitter
ness. The death of Rev. Mr.. & Ciaxlon
leaves the rectorship Of Shadestone va
cam. I will return on conGition that
you give the Lying at Sandstone te
whonever I may name. Your daughter,
GRACE.
Folding up the note she handed it 10
the servant, and SAID: 49, ..-.,-.~.,
u" Mr.. Williams. give that to your master.
1 wiilgexpect you back with an answer
by tomorrow noon
The man l,owed. retired, and ,relppear-
ed the next day with the follow ny reply:
+" Agreed, 2 ease name the rector,
BE back to morrow, f5 NJ T."
Grace found it necessary To make my lady
of Foley HALL her contilante Her stu. v
was simple one, and may in part nave
been dtNined by the words she let drop
Def re the curate on the steps ofthe lndg
and by the tenor of her ia hers letter.
The latter was stern, self opinipnatcd,
itaScible old gentleman. A diss Lutte
young fellow, named Claiborn, who pre-,
tended to be of noble descent, and i'm
menseiy wealthy, had negotiated himself
INTO the Eirl's friendship To such an rX-
tent hau he accomplished thus, that when
he prop ,scd for he hand of Grace, the
old gentle man was delighted, and insis
ed that she should comply. But she had
read he character of heresultor, and p r.
SiStenty refused One violent interview
followed another, untltGract left Temple