The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

.... Of the moor did what tn
His igno!anss, q acquaintance WIN
villagers lnsi mhss searched on and aoou
failed to 40. 1 na He went blindly on
the d nIorg;ns into holes, now falihg ''e
ridges. xo,,,ned to open unde
AZ last sme bTr,ssif fallng into space. .ar
hlli NH. ao,,no,r smother cry. PuS 'n~ oroi,
e co.inn s had bsen deceptivc-he n Rit az h
,,i,,nnad into n water course. .,aw n shret
u unsd - ,cramblc out again ne w" tt
~ ,rror cloth In the snow. ne ,naelf on hi
was Poses cloak. He th!eM ..nn the snow
snc,s. and began madly te'""s
swav with his hands: =, ,eep--ol
,,ady TIc raised her from her cold ~, NO.
u na t.rino off his cloak and coat; wra IN tn.
, iho, rnnnd her. AS he was taking on WI ~
Iattnr bc Iclt something in his pocket, I'M. =
God II was the brandy-fask WaitcE nsr
,'rossed an him when he started. he ~ou'
ir;rod IN nour a little between her paie,
,a .lti Inns. then catching her up, with
" s,,omnth which surprised him even at the
lime he strobe back along his clearly
married. track, covering her poor, coia !ace
With showers Of warm kisses, ana aduress-
INC her in the fondest terms OF enuealntsen..
Z; would be vain 20 attempt 20 picIuto
the ioy and the gratitude OF tic Ouiisua. ,s
If recovering their daughter, VINO, tuaGks
TO her warm wrapplnSs ana the piuhuy'
had already begun to snow sls,s 81 i oIn,nst
wc,ricd ont with his cXertionS, came stag
,r.r;nr into the farmhouse with her IN his
arms. .,,,t ,,;o,ht bo did
not slcen 4 wink. He lay awake, trying,
as he had tried OH the moor, 10 MAKE ou'
rho road before him. Did be love Rose Z
Could he make her his wife? Ana the
shirt of pride was strong III him, ana carry
in the morning he packed up ms tnlhSs'
hode rood-by to Mr.. and Mrs. Dlmsuale,
left farewell for Rose, and went oach "
oxford.
Whom he had recovered from the lever 10y
which he was Frustrated lmmeulIIeiy v.
his return to oxford, Charles Brandretn SCI
10 work with unabated zeal at ms Stlluies
The examination arrived, ana Wheh th.
list came out the name OF " Branofelh, "a
rolus, c Coll. Sti. Guth.," was III Ine = iis'
C,ass' lie took his degree, and in another
form had arrived ut the height OF his ambl
lion-u Fellowship. But somehow all III;
success failed to make him happy. ne mac
Inst his pleasant old smile, as his frleno
Waiter complained, and then wondered
,v,,rther his old chum. Charlie, Wa'
m.ratrhed TO think he had not proposed tt
Edith. to whom the young Earl OF Marston
WAS now paving suit with apparently every
chance of success. ,,,- 1,
So--the year having now come nearly le
an cnd-Walter determined 10 ASK bran
drcth down once again for the ShLlstni,ss
:. Who knows" said he to himself, "but nc
NAV cut the earl out? lie shall nave my
assistance, anyhow
He could not prevail for some time upol
his friend to accept the invitation and Il
was not until he declared he should inter
nrct his refusal as q desire to bring then
friendship to close that he got Brandrctf
10 promise to come. But even then III
could not come an hour earlier than Christ
mas eve. 81,
So Brandreth made his ARRANGEMENTS lol
the tourney. And the recollectlons OF t!is
same time last year, and of the DlInSeaic :,
and dear old Bishops Climstoke, came '!sth
to him fresh and bright. In sracloi ~,
mood he set himself down and wrote 10 t T,,,
Dimsdale, wishing him and his l ann inv; ,nt
compliments of the season. Apu I!le., 40 M,
as he was closing his letter, some lille 0''Ai-'
over him, and he added: o1,,ost
al shall be able to utter the wish almost
within YOUR hearing, for | am going low y
by the evening mail on Christmas EVe "
| nond 4 short time at Sir Ranulph Ch
rcw'S."
You NAV he sure the letter was pleasant
surprise at Doyecote Farm. For the SIM,
nc-mindcd old people never connected
t'barIrs Braudreth with the sadness and
mInn1n that had come over Rose, that had
stolen the color from her cheeks ana the
lirht from her eyes, and that made her sign
and 90 heavily like one weary OF lie. Ihey
only thought of him as the preserver OF
their darling, and they tancied the change
in her was due to the shock she had re-
reiyed when she was lost in the snow.
WWhy. daniel said the farmer, bright.
ening. .i'tls letter fro our Mr.. Bran.
dreth.' -,
"a cursed jackanapes! came IN grow
from a dark corner. :,
The farmer turned: it was only Black
Dick. rs he was called in the village, en- Ill
favored lad, not many degrees removed
| from an idiot or brute. He used TO hang
aho1,t poor Rose, much to her horror
making display of slaviSh admiration fol
her that was almost revolving.
"What's wrong WI thee, Dlck:' salc
the farmer.
bit mi>tlctoc in MA pocket to catch kosey
IwI!"
Served YOU right, too - said Mrs. Dims
dale. who shared Roses lGathing for The
creature. .sAnd what says Mr.. Brandreth
| father"
"He's coming down here to stay long o
| the CarcwS, and ii wish IL merry Christ
mas as he passes along the line O. Christ
mas eve by the mail train. Here's merr.
Christmas to him, eh, dame:"
Mrs. Dimsdale heartily joined in TIL
wish and then they began to talk Of hi
81 &, nd al
and they did not notice the malicious gri
with which Black Dick stole out of tn
kitchen after hearing the news containe
iii the postscript of Charles Brandreth'
letter.
"Cursed jackanapes!" he muttercd t
: himself, as he went pounding across tn
T frosty meadows in the direction Of the rail
way :"who but he 'aS bruk Rosey's heart
: Who but he as teuk the maid away frol
COS honest village maates? An a thrashe
OF too! But I'll be even wi un J"
RI There was no moon on ChriStmas-cyC
but the stars were bright ir .le frosty sky
and the clear surface of t." thin sheet c
:now that had fallen in til morning nc
Elected what little light there was.
| The throb and rattle Of the train tina
rushed 50 rapidly along, bearing him to
ward Bishops Cllmstoke, seemed to fall Int
a regular rhythm, and his imagination
heated by remorseful memories, seemed t.
supply it with words.
"kuthless traitor! Ruthless traitor!"
The words rang continuously in his ears
He could not shut them out by reading
They were like the sounds that repea
themselves with such maddening monoton
to a man in delirium. He was postiyel
grateful when he recognized by certai
familiar landmarks that he was approach
ing Bishops Climstoke. He opened tn