The Oxford falcon., 1871-10-27

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us mother. |
a. ~ q tall, aud 1onens
tain neck was ratkesh novel
and amusing idea.
For Captain Leigh had been
decidedly bored until he fell
in love with Juraifa Aubrey.
And even in 4he delicious
shadows of tlle wilderness,
with the roaring Of tnout
brooks in his ear. m the wiksz
of eagles wings NOW and then
breaking the silence of the
rocky glens, be was counting
the days until be should again
meet the dark-eyed beauty
with the Spanish name, and
the face that 90 admirably
eorresponded with its musical
syliables. -
Herbert Lsagh was thinking
about Miss Aubrey, like q de-
voted swain - kofwns, as he
smoked his cvcnIrg cigar and
watched the sun@ef die away
on the blue crcsfs Of the hills,
when the sounds Of voices
broke upon the solitude, and
he found himself all Of n sud-
den invaded.
Halo, Bert, old fellowr
MY dearest BERTHE :"
Uncle Herbert, mamma
says | may borrow your rifle
tomorrow morning can / y
Now Captain Leigh could
endure his sister, shallow
Drained though she was, SIM
ply because she was his sister;
but for his spend-thrift broth
er-in-faw and odious pug-nos-
ed little nephew he entertain
ed the iiveliest of avertions.
How, in the Dame of aIi that
ws- s.bl.errent- had tlacy found
| we s.s..-.~ss <zxtS~n rre-ss Cana
SSu last week, said Mr.. Pen
nily, with an unmeaning grin.
Thought we'd take pot-luck
with you for a while-eh, Sc
rena 7
sOf course / knew BERTHE
would be delighted said Mrs.
Pennily, beaming, and begin
ing to unite her bonnet strings.
And Captain Herbert, with
that wretched eight-ycar-old
already swarming around his
legs, was forced to put on a
siekly smile of welcome and
declare that the society OF his
relatives could not but be
fraught with Qualification to
him.
He lay awake that night,
with the basso snoring Of his
brother-in-law in the next
room, and the nilder notes OF
Gustavus Adoiphus - COM
mcnly called 'Gusty-Dolly,'
tor short-in tho lov-eaycd
chamber overhead.
Il can't stand this = thought
the Captain, wiping the cold
drops of sweat from his fore
head. III clear out for Niaga-
IA next week, and leave Sc
rena and her people in posses
sion of the field. That boy
would drive me crazy in o
week
| And the next day. although
the thermometer was at eighty
in the shade, the Captain rose
early and plunged into the
woods-to fish, he said. but In
reality 70 avoid the unwelcome
eompanionship of AIr. Penni-
Iy and Gusty-Dolly.
And by some unlneky con-
trcfemps this happeacd to bs
the very Identical day on which
Juanita Auhrsy aud her broth
er drove over from the Glen
House to the Eyrie, as Cap
tain Leigh had, not very origi-
nally, named his cottage.
Verify. for once. Cupid had
deserted his own, and Venus
and the Loves were OFF guard.
i say Nita,' burst out her
brother, after they had been
| silent for some minutes,
there's no use Disgusting mat
ters- He does like you ; and
he's a fine fellow too
i Harry.
.Atyoar service, Aademoi-
sslle.'
We know 50 little about
| him.
AS much as ne knw about
anybody, Eita- Hecomes OF
an excellent Canadiaz family
the Leighs Of Montreei. and
BY the beard Of the Prophet,
what q steep roal thI@ -
Oh Harp = be ea~fa1 {
cried juanith, with a woman's
insfincfive catch at the reiDs,
and Captain Leigh was dis
1 cussed no further until they
were safe IN sight of the Eyrie
'Hallel' cried Harry Aubrey
lis this the way Leigh keeps
bachelors hall r
For in the shadow Of the
woodbine trails that draped
the rustic porch Of the EyriG
sat a woman all aounees
crimps and pauieF, engaged II
worsted work, while . dump