The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-10-21
VOL. VINO. 6.

hurry, but went quietly along, stopping q
various villages and small towns, and earn
ing a few pence by the sharpening G
knives. setting of scissors, and patchin
lup OF leaky kitchen utensils.
II was more than fortnight after the
had left London, tbatthey reached the en-
of theif journey, quiet village down i
LeicestershiTe. To Kitty's unbounded as
tonishment, her grandfather had left th
grinding machine at their haltiug place tn
night before He too, had dressed him
self in what Kitty called his Sunday clothes
and had produced frocc the bundle dres
for herself. which sne had never seen be
fore. made of light gray stuff. with bin
Ishoulder-knots. Greatly had Kitty exuli
led and danced over this new fnery, bu
was rather sudbdaed and grieved when sh
was told that she was net 10 put them ol
until the next evening However. she wa
dressed N what had previously been he
best frock, she was content 20 wait, aDt
was indeed delighted when her gTandfath
er told her that upon this day they were t
go in carriage-Yes, real carriage.
| There was some little astonishment u
| the mind Of the fandlasy. of the Barto1
Arms when fly stopped at the door, ant
quiet-looking person, who by his uprigh
walk and composed look she took to be
gentleman, though poor one, got out
lifted out little girl in broad brimmet
straw hat, and with only e small bundleiI
his hnnd. entered the door.
= 'sCan have private room, landlady?'
he asked, 81 shall be stopping here with
my little grand daughter for two days"
"Yes, sir, yehsve private room.. Have
you any iuggsee?' 1888 saz a.s
81 left 1t at Loughborough," he said.
Greatly was Kitty surprised at the unus
usl grandeur Of their apartments Only to
think of one room to sit in. and another
to sleep inl fortunately for the estima-
lion. in which their landlady held them.
she was too much surprised and sved &
express her sentiments until she was RloI
with her grandfather.
It was late in the afternoon when they
arrived and when tea was over, Kitty went
to bed, more sleepy than usual after her
unwonted excitement Her grandfather
BY her bedside untilshe was asleep. and
then returned to the sitting room ana rssi 6
the bell. s.---- - ~ -.i- a. z1a
"Will you ask the lsndlsdy to step up?"
The landlady came up gladly, for she
had been not little mystified and puzzled
as TO whom the gentleman with the little
girl could be, or what be their motive IN
coming to spend two days in Lavertcn.
Pray sit down. her guest. said when
she entered. Il dare say you are some
what surprised at my coming here; bat a.
the present moment cannot explain mat
tiers, although, no doubt, you viii know
shortly. WiHyou be kind enough to an
swer one or two questions, even if you do
not understand my motive IN asking
"a
The Iandlsdy expressed her Willingness
to do SO. ---- ---
"sir John Barton's place is close here,
is it not?" sh
':Quite close, sir: his gate Is Just at the
entrance to the village"
s'Has he any servants-his butler for in
stance who have besn in the family many
years?" ~ - ~ 4'-
''Lor yes, sir" He is not gentleman
to change his servants ssMr Nerrion,
his butler, has been with him, man and
boy. nigh thirty years.
''Do yo1 think Icould get TO speak 10
Mr.. Merrion?@ ,
"Nothing easier, siri hs is down stairs
now. He stepSover sometimes of an eve
ming to smoke pipe With my husband in
the bar parior." .--
sWould you kindly tell him that stran-
ger would be glad il he would come up and
speak to him foS o few minutes upon q
matter of importsnce?" Rts
The landiady left the room TO Gerry out
the request, more and more puzzled by all
this mystery. ss- E
In minute there was atap Of the door,
and a rather stout man in undress livery
entered.
ssPfe3se take a seat, Mr.. SMerrion. Ex
cuse theliberty I have taken in asking you
20 come up, but when you hear what have
TO saw, am sure you VIII 90 SO.
esExcuse me, sir the butter said; Mrs.
Malin has just told me about YOU, and 1
don't know what you want tc ask me; that
il, don't know whether you are a lawyer,
or what you want; andEI can only say any,
thingI can tell you, Twill, but not if it's
going TO do harm-no. nor worry Sir John
Barton" Is
Not al alls MIR. Merton, and, you are
quite right You have, hear, been long
time in the family. and are, see, attached
to your master. He is, believe a proud
man.
'.WeT, yes: he's right to be that ex-
pect. the butler said, cautiously. =
Quite SO, quite SO, Mr. Merricn; but it
is sad to think he has no child TO come sf-
ter him." -
cay, ag."sthe butler said. at is all
that" -
-"His only son, as have heard. =, his IN
tsrrogator said, ''made q match beneath
him, and his father never forgave him, ne
yer saw him again"
SAY" said the butler, ''but that wasr t
masters fault. He was away, and the let
ter telling us how master Charles was III
never gotts.him for week; and then he
went of post haste to France. know. for
he took me with him; and when we got to
Marsel, we found he was dead and buried,
and his wife too; and that the child, who
was only month old, was gone-no one
-kusw where. He'd give half his money 20
know"
ssThank God. thank sGodr' the other
said; "this is good news indeed. Poor lit
tie Kitty? Thank God!" and he covered
his faee with his hands and cried.
For some time the -butler could only
gaze at him in astonishment; at last he
said: - $40 s =
'And who may you be, sir? and what do
you know of the chiId27 81
81 am her grandfather, too" the man
said. ''And the child is asleep in tae next
room. - -
81 am glad" the butler said excitedly,
say, as glad as if it were my own. B1tyhy
did you never come before? I know mas
teradvertised in every paper. - - =
81 never saw them. j only knew that
he had been written to on the same day 1
had. He never came, and 1 supposed
would not buried my child and her htls-
band, and took thu bsby, and ] have kept
her ever since. -Aai Iloved her IS loved
her mother bef IRE her. But she Is over
five years old nov; aud thought that it
was time to try il her grandfather who 1
believed had never forgaven his son, even
when he knew he WIS iying-would now
take his sons child Thank God that. from
what you say, he viii DO So"
do SOL the butler said; proud as Sir
John is-and be is proud-thcrs is moth
ing in the world he would not have done
to find her out = l-es -.---ss--af
The conversation lasted some time long
er, and then Mr. Merrioe took his leave,
and then went straight home. without, to
Mrs. Malin's Disappointment revealing one
word of what had taken place at the long
and mysterious interview.
The next evening Sir John Batron was
sitting alone after his dinner. A taIl state
ly man. but with marks of deep sorrow
upon his face. A proud, reserved man,
the world said. and in his youth no doub
truly; a reserved man still, but scarcely q
proud one. At the present moment Sir