The St. Cloud journal., 1873-07-03

: JULY3, l.).]l. :. 1873. # NJ.
Stopped ,tths ssts Of, Randall Ma.
nor \ 1 could with ,dimsalty ,eredit my
Eeyes,lsy i glanced soqad md found !
hosss nosp within a few, fset, Of ne,
1hils big ride. stoepsd 10 tumble fol
ths iateh.r Through tho, filling du.k,
neither; holss nor rider had perceived
ths human figure leaning against tho
gats, and. both were startled when I
abruptly raised my face. The horse
reared backward, his rider : gave tho
reins > sharp jerk, and . slight struggle
ensued-the gentleman saying some
thing which sounded rather forcible,
m but which I did not hear distinctly.
Then >he raised his voice and, addressed
me, whom he evidently took for a lott
ering servant, ..,, 90. =. .; 49,. ....~,
= = t@Opon the gate, ifvyou please. You
have frightened ny horse 50 that he i.
afraid r ID 70 80 near t:',s;.s,,s ..u ;.:..
+ ! mlleekly ll obeyed; opening the gate
and shielding myself behind it,, q l
pulled it back. The horseman rode
sharply in-allowing his horse to look
!.etther neither to the right nor to tho left
and, touching bis hat slightly Is he
passed me, said, "Thank you r. I made
10 y reply, Tor I was amused by bis mis-.
take, and did not think it worth while
e e supp'ddeeeiye ID him. After he passed, 1
pushed ]. beg the gate back, and, while. /
vss lifting; the latch With both ehands
Il in "a ~ endeayor to replace il, I Was start.
led 70 70 6 find that, instead Of pursuing bis
wey =. the house, b. vheeled round snId
again addressed me.,s,. -: 90. .sax
~ beg PARDON" he said, II should
have saakedn bafore-isc this. Kendall
ManoeT, e44ori e::. T. oia.. {, til u /
III fThis ID it," answered /, briefly ana,
having now raiaed3 the troub]ssom,.
lateh tos it's proper - p]aes, II turned
Q found and -6aced ths1 strangsr-su1sly
very much of:a. stranger who could ask
i such d question n Aat id Essex Coun.
Z ty, and 5st the; very entrance :, Of the
4 Kendall domain.. ..:...,s: T.. J.: ;. s..ss:s.
b. As I have said before, it was dusk,
but I saw with tolcrable distiuetues.
what my interlocutor looked like ). moi
particularly handsome Or particularly
Plmprosing, but a3gentleman undoubtedly
in iair and manner-I. had seen few
J; enough gentlemen in,my life, yet L ts II
! certain on this po,nt-a man who oould
not have been less than thirty OF more
than thirty.6ve: apparently, Who had IN
} easy, wellbuilt figure, as bronze face,
with apair Of dark eyes, 4 firm, chin,
I and \ heavily dropping muatache. !
f. As I:tufned and gave the 'searehipe
look necessary TO- take all this in, t ht
stranger smiled , little, apparently. n
the eoolness and frankneas Of my sorqt
my. S:zia sa: Il; ss<is. 4s3 La :! linz: :g.@
II. "po yoa live hare r asked he, point.
! Ling slightly toward. the old brown houp,
i. visible thsoqghsths, leaasss trees. ~
II .4es,"sansxered l, lseonieally. s |
:"Oan you5tell me if Mr.. Kendall ia
st home T. s-Y. : Il .. t.
she was at home half an hour .go,''
"Thanks good-evening." :. s;
He touched his hat again, and this
time rode away without turning back.
1 followed at my leisure-not partic.
Eularly anxious to reach the house, since
there was nothing for it now but the
cheerless solitude Of my own chamber.
Once or twice year, some strapge ger
came to see Uncle Kendall on business.
and on these occasions I was always
summarily dismissed from tho sitting.
room. Doubtless, the same result
would follow on the present occasion.
= My surprise was great, therefore,
when, Is I opened the door half an
hour later, and stepped into the hall,
Fooldand tired, Uncle 5Kendall's~ voice
souaded from the sitting.room. Il: -.
+ "ls that you, Beryl?" he cried I'd.
ding, when I answered in the af6rna:
tive, "'Come here ~.:2
! With my shawl still wrapped around
Eue, I obeyed, entering the sitting room;
where . bright fire made > most unusu:
al illumination, and facing Uncle Ken:
sdall-sested bolt upright in. his large
-chaif-aud the str.uger, for whom
had opened tho gate half Z hour be.
fore. 51 80 s5S*'s III =.
j "''oDo'am., here, 2B..yl" repeated my
unole, - paused just within the door,
feeling strangely awkward md sbashedy
1sDent look j. ffixhtsned, child. no:
BODY d going 70 harm you-shie, has
grown mp here :, hs want %, looking
I athli companion !; sbut she will do Us
credit some d.y-sh, Ross 2'. sr& = :
:" The gentleman 80 addressed smiled,
bnt, without making any other reply,
| came forward and held out his hand to
me. S2t''::sa.':' 1es* IT.: H.: :: III s*E.:t ;.
"P.rdon me for having met l, you you, 80
uDoerenonio ! little while ago. he
I said. II did not know then that we We
xere III cousins, Ny name Is Ross Ken:
I dali" asSS 10 '.z's. .a y @''@ss.5 =
4 q. satt atz. sz35ii Tvffas ht2a =;
4 Even those few words we're full Of 90
much Kindness, that my sense Of .swk-