, 1870-12-15
a TALE OF TWO CHRBrMAsEs


$50 you're Determined not to CONC md
spcnd tho Christmas Vac, with rs 2"
" MY dear old boS, II ! do, Its good bJs to
my change Of first, and. therefore, long
fatexell 10 my hops Of feilo xahip."
- The dInt speaker WA Waiter CareR,
in wealthy seeveshire. sd gentleman
: commonss Of St. Guth.ao's College,. Oxford,
on which ano old foundation hs fdand Charlie
Brapdreth Was scholar.
: stay eo@exhe1e handy, 80 th,s Jop c1a spend
us7"
"To hsve you como Ard chevy ne OF my
Eork every day ?" said B4andteth.
OF hs =. sssee. ssa ThEs o@stoia , 1s
mies from the nearest st.sion, and
that's an hour aud = half from
M. They're excellent people. and
wtl put 5ou up caFisally, and for moderate
ssruN. ssJ yes, a.d ri wr.ts to old DimsdaIe
."n is tempting idea. Are you cure there
y nothing about the locality 70 keep \ fellow
frpm Teadfrg7 :"
-. Not more than any other place on this
Jolly tpbe1e- 1ou kno~ Tn no judge A my
ehou}d be likely to stuck to reading would be
E6dystone Ishthou ~. and then should have
10 pEomiks not TO fish,"
"Well. coufets, With al my anxiety
1W CaAA41 = opn 4uIGo A&e the n2{ton
OF Ch1istmsa Day In Oxford md solitude, 40
I'll esy yea"
Tne up<hos Of this conversation was that
the beginning OF ths Ehrts1mas Vac. found
-Hrsndreth comfortably set.led at Doveeote
Farm, IN the retired lit.le village OF Biehop's
agreeable peopls, and 1ather supetior 10 BIZ
notions Of farmer life. The family CONSISTED
OF old DimsdAle, m honeAt and ennrReHt
a1n. hie wife, : very boueIy and oasygolns
body, and Bose, their diughter,2 gil Of Aboul
y, and pretty enouga b uessrvs to b., wha
Randre.h soon dis uvered that sha waz, tht
bells Of Rehopre CGnstokc.
Br1pd1tth hhd boen thrown On the world II
orphan at AZ early age, NTH no kith OK hu
save An old bachelor uncle. Ebo wss his guxr.
had tsken plsco couple OF 5slrs bsfors thi
cato ct this story He had, therefore, nevel
known wum1nly kindness or attention ani
the csro and thought which Bose bestowed OF
him "a their victor, csme upon him With nj
1 .n5 5se s5n sg Rer is ss. tn
ed only to the AwkwAzd- homage of rustic nd
zalttzr, was charmed ~7th the refined and "a
sptctful kttention which Rrandreth natural
paid 10 woman
feeling sbou]c rtmaia At dxed point, and
Was ec&fcely prepaole that It would sotYe
dimirutim. II naturally deepened m
strengthened. Drandrtth, with = mans !.
stinet OF rivalry, could not boar to ses 81
hks Aose surroun5ed BY such clowns A. b.
village suitors and taking advantage OF b
poeitlou ~ vis5tot ut her 9Athets honso, b
coEt4iyed on an occasions to monopolize be
much to the chaRr.n q her Faasin sHsins, b1
greatly 70 htr satisfaction..
Poor Hosei her gullo1e6s and unsopht5t
cato6 nstnfe ra~ 20 wrong, no dangsr, no L
equality In their love. How could she fall
believe and return what she supposed to |
an honest and hocos1hle pkssion7 What el
could tus Atteo&sops me1n7
And now i vas chGis-n.. Eve, and he n
about % stxxt zos Ei1 Asnulph CaIeHB,
epsud ms Christmsa. Poor gill, though Il
separation won1d only be for ! day, It seem,
II II It was to b for sgea. It wsa her t1r
experience of tbs bittats OF loye.v
She MOOD In tho hs1l. waiting TO SEQ him O.
With nad he.st, Hhtch sorely hindersd her
her appointed task-she decoration Of d
old farm. a.houso with ove1Rreens.
t1aat Baanteth csxne doKn esaits equip
cold ona, as tho wiotef had begun to set
severely
''Good-bse, Roesel A merry Christmas
ynn." Esia he ehsetfultv.
"And to you too," !" e.ia sbe, Int in no VI
"so yon'rs doing tho deeor,tio,
. eb? Isha1l,Ake lbs privilege of the sessar
He caught rp bit OF mittletoe. and. ho,
irg it over her hsAt, bent down aud has
it was tho t1rss ttms be b4d eyer li.,,a h
md It should h1ve been pleasant therego
Bat 1t was not. As he drove azAy tow4.d
station hs reeziec 1t again md aRsin. i
with IN uncomfortable feeling, ! eelS-
,:psoschfuI dread.
:. Shall tell sou why7 Because, When
stooped down to kiss hnr, she had not TN!
her head away or hisd to ascapa- she
raised bex faoo calmly aud iunooeut1y,
met bis lips With bese. II Wa 20 simply
krust{rIlS done that ihsrs Haa nothing