The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-07-10
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A quaint old town was Hereford
It's buildings were antiquatcl and its
inhabitants clung SD tcnaciously to
the traditions Of their foreiathers that
no moro obstinate or exclusive set of
landowners could be found in the
shire.
Scarcely more than ., 1000 soulscom-
prised the population, but what they
lacked in numbers was balanced by
the extreme respccLability OF those
who lived and carried themselves as
littlo lords among the tenantry. Here
ford had its banking house. To be
sure, it was a diminutive appendage
of the big concern in Liverpool, but
Mr.. San hurst Upton, NJ. p, resi-
dent partner, presided over its digni
ty and lived in the old brick mansion
on the top of the hill, screened from
vulgar gaze by the heavy yew trees
that formed a Gordon about his re-
treat Hereford also had its estab
lished church, and its gool vicar,
DR.. Stole, though an austerc man on
the church homilies, could. neyerthe-
less, ut times be rs decorously Jolly
as the worst OF his parishoners, and
was a rough rider when the when the
hounds were in full cry.
The family Of Mr.. Sandhurst Tip.
ton consisted of his wife and two
daughters. The former was tall,
stern looking lady. with enough dig
nifty to have satisfied the most ex-
elusive aristocrat, while the daugh-
ters, Augusta ahd Cecily, to the dis
gust of their parents, most unac-
coun.ably had imbbied notions alto
gether too plebeian to their nation
and birth. 1t was Mrs. Upton who
had insisted on their being educated
abroad, and it ever since had been 81
her source of lamentation, and her
moro astute husband, who had OPP
posed the scheme but nevertheless
yielded to his wife's wishes, never
failed to remind her that the con
sequence was the result CT her own
folly.
Mrs Upton knew this fully we'll,
therefore she never sought to gainsay
its truth, only she extenuated his
mistake as best she could, reminding
her lord that she was educated at the
same institution whittier sho had sent
her daughters, and had como out
sans reproache.
Precept and expostulation seemed
lost upon these wilful girls, and they
only laughed at the lectures they re-
ceived, frequently replying by some
club house phrase they obtained,
heaven knows where. Two London
seasons had failed to eradicate the
blemish of their characters, and now
Mr.. Upton and wife had resigned
themselves to the unhappy convic-
ton that they must patiently endure
that which they could not cure
The sisters were out one day. on
horseback, and, as was their custom,
they were unattended by an escort.
Augusta who was dashing horsewo-
man, was riding near the edge of a
wood that was bounded by thick
thorn hedge. On the opposite side
was q young man who had fallen
asleep reading o book which was ly
ing on the green sward. At ban
ter from Cecily, Augusta put her
horse at the hedge and leaped him
clean over it. A cry of pain imme.
diately followed, and the young sleep
er sprang to his feet, then staggered
and fell, with his forehead cut open
by the hoof of Augusta ripton's
horse.
The daughter Of Sandhurst Upton
possessed u courageous mind. She
neither screamed nor wept at the
consequence Of her unfortunate
prank.
"Tie your horse and climb over
her this instant" she called to her
sistor, u believe I've killed Q poor
fellow. How perplexing this is. 10
be suro." She had sprung from her
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