Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-23

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"You'n spend Christmas with -" John
dsllsh had $ id to his cousin and Brian
eme nbersd how very gloomy last Yuls
lde bad appeared. 40 viewed from the 90 /.
ude 81 hts chambers, and gladly accepted.
Brian's exile, If i. may De 50 cal I'd, va,
rutirelv VOLUNTARY. II ne bad Sc cpt,d tbs
n,itstions that poured in. NJ tn ght have
pass. d bis dals hunting, shoe ipg.'r dining,
but bang Of an ambitious turn. and having
from bis carries, boy hood heard il asserted
that he wou,d I'd, s,meIhinz." and attain
snns posuion above the ordinary herd,
Brat had laid down = course of hard law
rss 4 ug, 70 wh,che had hitherto stuck hon.
e,tiy. P.roaps there was not much merit
due ~ him yet; the plow ard furrow may
have been o fascinating asthe eater wsrId.
tie bad run the 6 suotlst, it h true. OF many
Of those temp tatiens which mest easily be
sst mau but he had never been IN lsvs :
hat si.l ssuaissd, end ~ shsll - hew
hs net it. OF 0irsisg he Aad deos Bic
share pos sibls more than his share. Law
10, ~ know, 81 best, dry work, requiring
counter sssissasnt nov ssd thss and
Brien, being tedeisnt in .has assessments,
Isek that which vas q had. but The
somsn With whom be Airrsd aAd be had
no heart.
Ii IL Hritten that there 10 . tide. In. the
.G.iss 81 men. This psssiculee tide lad
not YET set in upon the even shore Of
Brian's life. but the crisis vas not fer Oh
and, - 10 generally the wy, fate came con
cealsd ~ the mosl innocent Of DISCUSSES
and 80 It vas, that being In . fair ~ay
TO become a z g., Il nothing more, B,isn
funn,ng a.ainst his cousin John Mclllsh,
IN the Strand. vas summoned TO meet his
ate ct The Uedars," where, . week before
Chris,mss, We find our hero, sitting by the
-ids Of tne squ,re's young wife. but looking
sith all bis eyes ~ tbs pretty face Of the
sifs's younger sister Kate. and trying With
Ill his ears to catch the murmurs VI bet
low, aoft voice.
"rll marry ihst girl. or nons." Brias
said to himself, ~ hc undrssssd, the night
shsr bic arrival; ana % he sspsslsd sill
~ors passionatsy, whom, On the fsoeosn
rossing bio osks morning, he bsesos cen
.cious that Katss grey eyes had been shin
.ng upon hin in HE dreams.
tho he.nAs mess - he ksnssl, sir"
said the ssrssst; se6 0Asesf oays you'd
better be down soon, - ne and MIss Kerr
.rs geise to ride % cover"
IAN right" qusth Brian; and, having
luckily come provided with breschss anu
tops. il wss not lose bseoys be descsnd led
70 the brsskfast>foorn, where he found Kste
,rssiding, and The squire and . couple 81
strangers fr I'm the other eide Of the country
buoy in fcrtify ing against the chances Of .
isng dsy.
1--WE ordered ths vsung chesnutfss ysu
Briao," said John. 81 want him shows
q. and I am too heavy for the country
ss'A nest likely cross . day besides
YOU handle horse better than any man
knee" Then the conversation turned
upon the msritsef the horse, and the pros.
pect Of having . man.
For the first ten minutes after starting,
Bfisn had his hands lull, and not uetil the
chc>nu, quoted down, had . fair "ppor.
unity Of looking Al Kate, who. like al
pretty women who can really ride, .lpstsd
bsstss On horse back than any where ~ !;
aud a. Brian watched her Frightening cole.
and 1.-THE figure, swaying with every motion
d the horse, the remembrance Of his
chambers came up like . nightmare.
What had green leaves laced with dsw
aden gosssmers, caroling larks and full
orosted robins, to do with dusty folics and
ulus-linsd Fsolscapf Brian thought !,
,vcr that night, while the picture vas still
resi- in his memory, and be shoueht Of i,
very night tifi, - the render will $40.
The odds against the Q. G. became longer
aud longer.
wnat the riding. dancing and gamer
had left undone. the dressing up Of the
church and house for Christmss had com.
vletsd, aud By the time the svssnssy ~.
gathered and hung, Brian knew that "ths
nds' had sstin, and that the full waves
~ers beating down every obstacle IN shsil
course.
And yet, be had not by word or look
bstraysd himself % Kate He was much
10 deeply IN earnest 10 lex asking 70 sosn
tie knew il vas lite or d, ath, so 70 speak
md 30. though he haunted kate's steps
people did not SEQ what the truth wa
partly bscauss OF the mask he Wsrs, snt
partly because Of very spscisl fsasou
~h,ch shall explain prssssuy.
Christmas was over sems gussts left
and others came; SO that going into ths
drawing rssm one evening rather late, Bri
an fsund every one assembled. enjoying
that most pleasant Of Ill timss. the gloon }
Aad hour before dinner. Kate Wss sisting,
near the Ere, and consequently 10 the Ugh
ct part Of the ROOM and by her side q
.trsussr, not young man, but old snou h
he her father, So Brian stood aside
content TO worship his divinity ~ . dis
.ancs. Present y abe caught bic eye. aud
ne, konipg to her, introduced him 10 Gen
Ambcrly. who held cut his hand, say ing 4:
~ have Just been telling Kate that yous
father and | were Comrades in early DAYS
md saw ssme hard tunes together with the
duke OF York. You have heard him spesk
oi Jessie Amberxy" And then, turning
10 Kate. he vent on jessie was my nick.
nAme when joined. believe in those
lays was considered = very pretty
BOY, and coming fresh .
"othsr's care, my ways aud
~ants we're different from those Of public
school mon. The yeung gsntlemso's faith.
sr joined the same year, and being bigger
and stronger st that time, s,esd 81 ne 10
nore thse one rev.
Ellis father 10 dead. general" whispered
Kate. her ssft eyes filing.
"Yss. my dear. know but the msno-
~ off COED man never dies. His father
~as enc Of the best Of them."
So B,i. hssrt Vas at rest, and what
sas lsis . il went straight to the eutspoksa
I'D sslonra Whsss osd-isshiened ceurtsss
nd ch,vahous attention % Kate seemed.
u poor Brisn's eyes, the greatest charm b
|. - >essed.
I've DAYS after this. Brisn's visit tsrmin.
lted Az bed luck would hsvs il, Ksts had
} headache; The last day she neither ap-
psarsd at disnss, nor ~ 10 The sveaine
Be,eo, vhe had made up his mind . speak
'ut, was dewn 40 hour before any enc else,
next msraing, but, Ksts only showed hse
so'f uAea bseaktast Ves half ever. .. -
nms waits Tor ne man. he had to take bic
departure minus the hoped fer Interview,
aud there vas nothing for il but to trust
his fate 10 the post. So. after reachioe
London. be wrote manly, straighs.fsr.
w.rd letter, telling Kate che truth, and ask
,og her to b HE wife.
Ia sws days The reply cane, and Brian's
fate vas ssaled.
II "a assely grisvs1." vrels Kals !;
move deeply then cas possibly ten you
theuebt ysu kpsw that I wss suasasa-t>
Gen. Amberly. John should have told you
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