The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-27
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PUT YOURSELF IN his PLACE.
ny CHARLES RBADE.
author u "F6ta Play" "Gr!0lA Gaunt," etc.

AUTHOR " "F6tl Play" "Gri0lth GdIint, " etc
CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.
After this second day The fee was re-.
duced TO q gsllon Of ale.
But, on the third day, the pupil com.
blned theory with practice. He told
his mother be was going TO CAIrnhope
for the night. He then rode of "a
CalrnhOpe Church. He had two large
saddle. bags, containing provisions, and
tools Of all SORTS. he rot safe across
tho moor ut sunset. He entered the
church, letthe horse In with him, and
pat b. m Into the Squire's pew. He then
struck light, went into the chRncel,
and looked Ut the Picture. It was rs be
had left At; half on the wall, half droop.
Ing over the altar.plece. The walls
were dark and streaked here and there
with green. His footsteps echoed, and
the edifce was all dark, except within
the rays Of his lantern; It also sang and
moaned In way TO be accounted for
by the action OF the wind on q number
OF small apertures; but nevertheless, II
was 0 most weird and RhoStly sound.
he was glad OF the companionshlp oil
bis very horse.
He took bis buckets to the mountain
stream, and, In due courae, filled bis
trough, and left one bucket for other
uses. He then prepared and lighted
bis forge. As be piled the bellows, and
the GOALS cleaned brighter and brlRhG>
or, monumental figures came ont and
Rlared at HIN; mutllated inscriptions
wavered on the walls; portions OF the
dark walls themselves CLEANED In the
full light, and showed the streaks and
stains OF age and weather, and the
shadow Of q gigantic horses head; and,
% the illuminated part seemed on FIRE
by contrast, so the dark part Of the
church was horribly black and myG.
terious, and place out Of which a
ghost or phantom might be expected,
al any moment, TO come forth into thai
brilliant patch Of light. TIA
Young Little, who had entered on
this business In all the sceptlclsm OF the
nineteenth century, felt RWed, and be-
gan to wish he had selected any other
building In the world but this. He
seemed 10 be desecratIng a tomb.
However, he mustered up his manly
resolution. He looked up at a small
aperture In the roof, and raw star
gllttering above; Il seemed close, and o
type OF that omnlsclent eye from which
no secrets are hid.'
He claSped his hands together and
said, 4 hope God, who has seen me
driven from the haunts OF men, will
forgive me for taking refuge here; and,
II he does, don't care who else 10 Of
Tended, alive or dead.' And, with this,
he drew the white hot strip OF steel
from the forge on to the anvil, and
down came his hammer with a blow,
that sent the fiery steel flying all round,
and rang and echoed through the desc
late building. Instantly there was q
tremendous plunge and, Glatter, fol-
lowed by q shaking sound, and, whiz,
the church was famed by black wings
going zig-zag.
Ten thousand devils I yelled Henry,
and heaved the hammer high, In bis
own defence. Il
But1t was only the horse plunging
and quiverIng with fear, and q score OF
bats the blow Of the hammer had
frightened out OF the rotten pulpit.
He resumed work with beating
heart, and the building rang and echoed
aud re.echoed with the rapid blows;
and no more interruption came. The
nineteenth century conquered.
After four hours OF earnest work, he
fed his horse, eat slice OF bread and
meat, drank wafer from the bucket,
gave his horse some, aud went TO sleep
In the pew beside that useful animal.
Back 10 Hlllsborough, at peep OF day,
with the blades he had forged.
BE now took his mother, In great
measure into his confidence, under a
strict promise to tell nobody, not even
DR.. Amboyne. Mrs. Little received the
communication In a way that both sur.
prised and encouraged him. She was
40 willing 10 outwlt the Unions ,,flj she
was unwilling to resist them openly;
and Henry found her an admirable CO.
adjutor. ...
Had she known where Henry had set
up his forge, she would have been very
unhappy. But he merely told her It
was In secluded spot near Cairnhope,
where he could never be detected,
The carving business, being merely a
blind, was not pushed. But Henry
gave his apprentice, Billy, instruction,
Rnd the youth began to snow an apti
tude, which contrAsted remarkably with
his general incapaclty.
Mrs. Little paid one or two visits 10
factories, to see what women could do
In this sort Of work; and, one day, she
told Henry she was sure she could
sharpen and finish The blades.
NO mother, said Henry. You are
aslady. ! can't have you made slave
OF, and your beautiful white hands
spoiled
u shall be happier, helping you, dear;
and won't spoil my hands, since you
care about them.'
She insisted on a trial, and soon &C
quired remarkable knack: she had a
hne light hand: and II IL an art easily
learned by an attentive and careful
woman. Indeed they can beat the men
at 1t, II they will only make up their
minds.
And 80 the enterprise was launched,
and conducted thus: In the daytime
Henry showed himself In the town, and
talked big about carving; and, In the
afternoon, he rode out and did the real
work OF his life, over the dead bodies OF
his ancestors.
His saddle bags were always full.
and, gradually, he collected some com.
forts about him In the deserted church.
He,called more than once, at Wood
blne Villa. but Miss Garden was on q
visit.
He was IN the full career OF fortune
again. and sanguine OF success, before
they met. One day, having ascerl med
from Jael what day she would be at
home. he called, and was admitted.
The room was empty, but Miss Garden
soon came Into 1t, accompanied by Jael,
carrying the bust. -
'Ah, Mr.. Little, said abe, before he
could-possibly utter word, this is for
tunate. There is a party here on Thurs.
day, and I want 10 show the bust com.
plete, II you don't mind ,Tl7@
Henry said he would finish 1t for her,
he aocordlnglyse set to work, and waited
quietly till JRel should leave tho room.
10 have 1t out with Grace. III ls.r....
She, for her part, seemed 10 have for
gotten his strange manner to her the
other dRyi perhaps she chose 10 forget,
or overlook II. But Henry observed
that Jael was not allowed 10 quit the
room. Whatever Miss Garden wanted
she fetched herself, and came back soft
~, and rather suddenly, as II she had
a mind to surprise Jael and the other,
too. Female subtlety was clearly Of
work. 't
'what do you advise me p said Hen.
~ to Jael, during one OF these inter-
VaLs'