National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-17


cages. had not the courage TO write to
Lewis, not having any remittance to make,
50 never heard from him all these year,
till the other day Your dear mother on
her death bed reminded me OF our promise.
She left YOU her love aud blessing, and
entrcated you 10 fulfill it. My dear Ed
ward, Miss Lewis comes OF age in week"
The speaker was Lord Mortmain, and
the listener his son, Capt. Stanton. They
had not met ioi some years, for Lord Mott
main had been living on the continent,
while his son had been in India w'th his
regiment
After some further conversation Which
need not be recorded, the father and son
shook hands, and the latter left the room
Soon afterwards he was standing on the
bridge near the lonely inn, fishing rod and
tackle in hand. watching the i'npetuous
leaps of the water, of the Tcify over the
piece OF rock that impcdcd its course. lie
wa, aroused by the bark OF a dog. Look
/ inc up. he saw at distance girl unia-
tenng a rope from a tree, while large
retriever was jumping around her He
| discovered small boat at the foot OF the
tree, into which the girl stepped lightly.
She was cef'"ii'N no' Pe"H'"'' va NV
wore weIl-lttlhS paI'horai', an" ""'
neatly tucked-up dress, u'rpiaN'ha n'u'
pe,tlcoat. she, AZ lea>' h''eh' NPc"h hie
lsh, and he made some gort Of polite
sound to attract her attention.
Would you be So kind a. to tell me
"uele the prlngc ne "aheu.
Aoou' nan l,'''e '"N"' wa '"c
reply III very pure oaNoi''
ihahk YOU ! nave '''NNe" IT. ne >''u
'espond'hgiy'
ion can come across III tue poa'' S"lu
thc young lady'
mere was tN'neh'lN sUohS current VI
the RIVER ana me passage was NOT 50 easy
a ~ looked NeNortneicsN' the captain
mastered II, ana feaeneh the oPpoS',' oahN
hut lllSt a. ne was gong 70 spring 10 laii''
he stepped too much on one sac o' 'he
boat, turned II over, ana 'e!i nh'o t"e
water lie was soon our again. "'PPine
wet
am 80 sorry 'a'a 'nr e'i'' VI voice
III wh'ch merrl'neh' pteuoin'n"'e'i:
am AFRAID YOU are very wet She continued
ana apparently incoming conscious ,ha'
he was stranger, hcf manner shen'ly
changed She hesl'a'ed ~ Shc d'"e"'
Perhaps YOU VIII come to the v'cafage
and dry yourself
ne N'Ia ~ '."uS 'I'', H0ae, I
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''''S,n- ''"'''''' ,,
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H'dN, turning u N"P'"'n "''"'o'' "i'
opening u"o' VI 'he "a''o" p"''"E''
N'p'"'n 1,an'o" 'i,anNe' "ei, "se" w.
u'', we E"' pon' ""N 'ie' -;
,"e'r ways snc 10 'ie ''o"'"se' "e W "'s
hoteh
me 'oIIowlhg uay, NaP', o'|n'oh M weH' WEN
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10 whom 'ne 'ap.a',' la'"0' 'e'''''" l."
'''S conversation "o'eu dop'o' y, Ill, .
tal''' 7tal'',' met "l'n d ooIu'"i e'oo.,
ing 'oin NJ le"'S' anu 'ne ','n, passeu
P,eas'i'N or ,ney oou'" "o' "e'p oe''e
l'ea,e" WIN eacu o'Ier'
"a ana Sor!! 10 say my ua'sn'e - oo''
>''' hI' heW's' anu "o'' NIo" ""en !"
'NPcc, her'
:, oh' am ,oc-- peSah .,,e r'p'a,i' &
lie was TOO 'ruthiul TO say sorry 10: ne
never was SO fel'e'eu III n's ne, u's ''lliiu
ocl"s WnollY oc'uP'e"os '"e p'e''' o"'s''-
'e' u 'ne '''"'
Captain Stanton took his leave. He
liked Mr.. Lewis, he liked the place and Its
still he did not like the
prospect. He must marry Miss Lewis,
honor demanded but he knew he should
dislike her.
As he wended hIs way homeward, he
decided to call and inquire for the vicar
lie was ushered into the little library. In
a short time the young lady appeared, fresh
and pretty as pink and white hawthorn:
He apologised for troubling her, but said
he wished to thank her Tor her Kindness, /