The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-03-12

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's as well as saw it first; so the Who'll
e. fault of this is nine-kiss me, Mary
L. There Now, no more"
And so we did not speak of it jus
* then any more. But before the da
in was ended we had both laughe,
n heartily over the Valentine, the yex
sr alton and the adventure. We Gale,
the sketcber 'the Valentine w
'e wondered about him little, an,
At finished the day by coloring up ou
d morning walk till it glowed as
Y good story, when we told it at 'llttl
e tea.' to my mother. There it seemed
e to end. But, again and again, a.
r weeks passed by, | felt an nnaccoun
table vexation rise In my breast be
e cause Lady Margaret had seen 'th,
Valentine At last, when June wa,
o come, there was someting else t.
to think about. The return OF the
e old public days. was annonnced.--
The people were to have then fill o.
s pleasure, and once more they might
+ go home tired, loyal, and satified, il
t they would. The day fixed upon was
= the 2Oth of June, and everybody said
that they should make it a point to 90
: Then everybody wondered if Lady
t Margaret would leave off her mourn
| ing on that day-if she would really
! wear cOlors. l was a very slave in
my love for Lady Margaret. | did
not wish her to be gay after that
fashion. l hoped, feared, wondered
: When the day came she kissed me
lovingly, and was dressed ir rich,
flowing, soft-shinlng gray, with a
white bonnet, and delicate marabout
feathers in it; and the blessedness
of her presence seemed to wrap me
round like garment.
Such day it was such lights and
shadows, such warmth and gladness!
such confusion of happy sounds
The whole park, except where the
deer were enclosed, was alive with
moyeing multitude, enjoying the glad
fellowship of those holiday hours.
Suddenly Lady Margaret came up to
me.
Mary she said-'the Valentine ~
thought she looked odd and ex-
cited | suppose l seemed very
stupid. for she went on with strange
earnestness-
Have you heard of a mana young
man, gentleman, | mean-who has
been lodging with Mrs Bond, by the
river side-he is the yalentine'-he
Is here g
DO you mean the man who came
there, fishing? I heard that some
youth came there on foot with his
iishing-rod. He has been ill. Ny
mother sent him Strawberries a week /
ago. | have never seen him.
That talking Miss Nancy Bennett
says he has asked about me-
There was something just little,
less than perfect in Lady Margaret's
manner, | thought and the thought
troubled and vexed me.
Come with me now,' she said.
eether, 10 across the park to-
ed under v..L1 @Aaree asreessdfe or suruc spssasr..,
oaks But l could think only of the
beautiful morning in February, and
that dreadful Valentine-fOr so |
called the man in my heart.
'How do you do, Mrs. Bond !? said
Lady Margaret, walking straight up
to the mistress of the little inn.
Mrs. Bond courtesied and congratu-
lated herself on being there. Not
but that it was hard to come she
said, for have lodger, now, my
lady, whose fishing is we'll nigh for
ever over. l could not leave him at
home. He vowed like willful child
that | should bring him. had a
world of difficulty to settle it,
'And how was 1t arranged?'
why, with two poles and an arm
chair; and there he is He is one
of those who always have their own
way, and such don't last long,
We looked in the direction pointed
out by Mrs Bond, and saw figure
wrapped up In cloaks, sitting in
chair in the shade.
Il heard said Lady Margaret,
thai sick man had been brought
here l thought | would ask about
him.
Thank you, my lady; just like
you. wish you would speak to
him. There, he looks this way-you
may almost see his eyes FASH
He is prodigious handsome said
a voice close by and Lady Margaret
a little shrunk aside from the touch
of Miss Nancy Bennett. 'Prodigious
handsome! My sister and I.maks
him often an object for a walk
pleasant to have an object said Miss
Nancy. Mrs. Bond seems to take
great care of him; sets him outside
TO watch the river, and he admires
the river, and talks of your ladyship
talks vastly of your ladyship,'
giggled Miss Nancy and though the
poor creature meant no more, | am
sure, than to do honor to Lady Mar
garet's perfection, | yet felt l could
have strangled her for her manner of
doing it.
We'll, and | wish her ladyship
would speak to him, if she will be So
kind,' said Mrs. Bond, angrily. He
wants friends--people as can be
friends with fiery fash of her eyes
On Miss Nancy. 'When ] asked him
the other day who should send to
if anything happened, he said, The
doctor or the coroner-which you
please > and if that is not enough to
break the heart of any woman who
has been wife and mother, l don't
know what is
What is his name2' asked Lady
Margaret.
That he don't tell said Mrs.
Bond. 'But he pays his way, and he
has got that natural to me, that il
he didn't pay l could not turn him
out. He amt like other people
He's got wonderful way with him
why, my old man is just like his
servant, and my grandchildren
they adores him y
Nevertheless, said Miss Nancy,
spitefully, you will get into trouble
if you let him die in your house with
out a DOCTOR
Then trouble may come, and well
come. A doctor he won't have, and
not all the doctors that ever were
made would keep him here; for he is
dying, though slow, and | am doctor
enough to know that