, 1870-07-17

Old l:yUeft viii Ills Capacity lot tAkAlH LuiH6"
to heart, il Ind been fike long crncifi1ion.
And ret tho instructive love OF parent cannot
3,e cut; rccollect pAsid's g1iei for wicked
Alsalom "Would God I Lad died for thee,
my sen. n.r son1"
Still, eomrarcd to what be used to be, Ban
Hsmci wxs steady. ~ the winter approached,
there ret in snot.ler phase Of The refosmAtaon;
laughing, and became AZ goul ~ gold. You
uajcnt have thought he hAd takon his dead
grandfather, the clergyman, for model, and
Mae sttiyin.; to walk u Lis steps lie went TO
clurrb, read his medical works, was pleasast
a. hons, gentlo with Margaret, snd altogether
The best son in the world. "Wlll it last Den14-
min = l,ia f1ther asked him sorrowfnAy ~
elall last father, I promise i, w Tue ea!n-
cst1y-tpoken anhwer. Zen kept hia PROMISE
throughout the ~n;sr md seemed % sttaa nkely 70
aud was In buaineas regularly which gaze
Ben NOR, time for bis books. II WAS thought
ttat good time-hAd eet in for The Hymefs;
tut, ~ Mrs. Todhetiey says, you cannot con-
troll Fate.
had to call At tie shop one dsy for box
Of what Mira Todhetley called !" Household
Pills." ntmer . own making. When anybody
wAs aihng It home, she'd administer dose Of
these pills; two, or one, or half one, accord
ing to our ages md capacity for swallowing'
for they were about ~ big as small pumpkin:
But that Rymer Was 30 Conscientious man,
bread and pepper. Mrs. Todhet1ey, however,
pinned her faith to them. and sne said they did
wonders.
Well. I had to go to Timbcrdale on other
matters. and was told to call When there for
box OF these de1ectable Household Eills. Mr.
Ismer and his son etood behind the counter7
the one making up bis books, Ben pounding
something in q mortar. Winter was Just Or
tue turn, and the trees and hedges were be-
cunning to shoot into bud. Ben left his pound
| lug to get the pills.
.tIs this Nr. Eymer's? Hasloa. Ben. All
\ right. How goes it, DID boy
! The door had been pushed open with a bslfht,
and the above words were sent into our eaEsr
| in tone not over steady. They came from 4
man who wore sporting clothes, aud Ills hat go
! 1uuch aside that il seemed to he falling OIL Lls
head. Ben Ryne1 started in surprise, LIS
| mouth dropped
But tLat it war early in tlle day, and one
does not like to libel people, it might have
cen thought the gentleman had taken little
t,o much. lie staggered up to the counter,
aud held ont his h1uu to len. Ben, just then
Wrapping up the tox Of pills, did not appear
to see it.
''Had hnnt after you, old fellow" said
the loud stranger. been to BirminGh2r,
ana all kind. of l,l1ecH. Couldn't thinl whore
You'd hid yourself
"You arc back pretty soon," Igzowled Ben
who certainly seemed not 10 relish the visit.
I
tie New World its folss are too down for me-
fay, l want word with you. Can't say il
leze. suppose;
| "1uHt you come out bit, Ben" rezumet
the stranger, after thors pause.
"I can't" replied Ben and lis tone sound
cd moro like won't. II have my business II
"Bothcr busineHs, Hero goes, then; it,
J youz fault ii you make nc tpe u before people
Gibbs las come out Of hiding, sad he's getting
I trpublEsotne-
III yon'Il 70 outside aud wait, I'll come Il
, YOU interrupted Bon at this, With snmsnaf
The man turned and staggered out Be
gave me the pills with enc hand, and took o.
/ Lis apron with the other. Getting his hat. u
was hastening out, when Ar. 1ly1uer touche
his arm.
"Who il tLst maa, Benjamin ~
"A fellow l used to know in Tewkesbur.
, ; father"
I "What's his name:"
q "Cottop. Iii soon despatch him, and
: hack again. concluded Den, ~ he disal
put down hali-a-crown for the pills, II
" Mr., -Itvmer left his place to givo mo II
a change. There had been kind Of consciou
Il 1!ess between TIA, understood though 1iot C
i. rrctHcd, since the night when had seen hi
d giving Wa, to llis emotion in ctabo Nayln
Ibis mans visit brought tho acelie bas
again. Ilymers eses looked into mine, sr
~ tlen fell.
10 :. hen is all right nov, Mr. R:ner.'' :.
&c ~ couldn't wisl. him better tllan he IL. l,
= lust ns though he were striving to make atoH
r. men. for the part, thought i. w9'sla la
killed me At the time.
III IT should forget it,
n: Forget It l never can. You don't kut
X What il was, MIR. johnny" lie CONTINUED IN
kind Of frightened time, 4 rcd sros Of hec
! T.. Ia La, s,.,t,n. ~ Z trr
Of yon never will know. / never went to bed
d. 1 night but 70 lie listening for rummons to
IN door the officers searching after my snn OF
nj tell me he WIS taken: never rose up in
r. morning but my sick spirst faintoa within Il
MI Mr. benjamin and biz iacnd Vere pac
ter side bv side in the middle OF the strut whe
i got out, probably 10 te out OF the reacl
eavcearoppere. They did not look best plea
md Will. each other seemed to bs talking shs
tho HI tel, you can't and won't" Ben
ser. ..yinE, as I passed them in crossing o.
:. What do yuu come after me for Nhe
int fellow wants to he on the square, you'll
TT him. As 10 Gibbs
odv Tic vu;res died out OF hearing. v
was i,ouc With the pills, AUD t1o7sh1 no II
It it aAuut the natier.
rcr. spring weather ls changeallc, AZ We Eng
| on ! know. In lces than week, storm Of =
a. and snow was drifting down. In the Inias
and II, who should present himself at crabb
Al rn,a-das hi. Ice the letter-cars,er.
thnky old legs seemed hardly able to
o}rc linn nv against the storm. as he came into
~ garden. I opened the door, wondering
this i, wanted. -
cry, partly rneful. Lee had never beet
iois,c:uus spirits siLcc the affair Of the u
rute took place. Like a great mani. /
pco1,le, le 10. fanciful with years, and c
your not convinced but that the suspicion il
.at's ar1 IL !. lay on dim.
/. I up:" ----
,vaE :. Please, Ms. Ludlow, sir, let me 50 to
ID III the Squire" vat al the snswc1.
The Squire WAS in hir little room, hui
man fer q lnislsiI letter In piece OF f,trnitnr
ii 10 called his bureau. Il was the same bu
" ti.at-but vell let that 60 for now. As i
has old Lee Ii. heard him begin to Say some
AZ. a,,out the bank note ard Eenjamn Isy
lie ! An Instinct Of tho truth flashed over NJ
iyne. sure as fate, something connecting it viii
| I'll Ind como ont. The slrire was looliug
SURPRISED to notice me.
-et. at was Nr. Rynet's son who took on
! bet good 1.otc and put in the bad one:" hi
claimed "Take rarc Whist you say, Lee
place LEO stood outside tie worn hcat7ls-rug
con old hat. covered with fakes Of snow. he'll
iust tween liz two landa. Tue Squire had pl
lack against the bureau. and wan star,
sub lin through liz srectaccr, his nuse aud
you'd OF inner req 'hah osoinatff-
rt,aus The thing had been tfacked hon'e 10 !
shop. min Ryn.cr by the ma1'. Cotton, Lee exp
III 4 rambling klnd q taic. cotton, inc
!. Ry- at NsIncfs not helping INN 10 some no
, and Nhicl, Nas what he aaa Hne 70 l!ap
1t aho TO ark fo1-nad toll ~ revenge OF IN
/ due, transaction. Lie iaa moi Been cotnecte'
+ hus- il. hut he knew OF the part taken IN 1t bl
C. the mer.
toolish don't believe syllable ol It. ssa
F1un, Squire stou'Iy. fliuElnE himself tnto !na
time chair, which he twisted round to face Il,
beer, "lou can slt down, Lee hncre o1o :,
,1cu<o YOU heard this --,