The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27
BETTER THAN He SEEMED.

A quiet cd town was Hereford. Its build
ings were antlquated and It's inhabitants
oung so tenaciously to the traditions of their
hreiathers that no more obstinate or cXClu-
sive set Of landowners could be found in the
shire.
Scarcely more than 1000 souls comprised
the population, but what they lacked in mum
hers was balanced by the extreme respccta-
bility OF those who lived and carried them,
selves as little lords among the tenantry.
hereford had its banking house To be sure,
1t was diminutiyc appendage of the big
concern at Liverpool, but Mr.. Sandhurst Tip,
ton, F. NJ, resident partner, presided over its
dignity and lived in the old brick mansion on
sle hill, screened from the vulgar gaze by the
heavy yew trees that formed a carbon around
his retreat. Hereford also had its established
church, and its good vicar DIR. Stone, though
al austert man Of the church homilies, could,
nevertheless, at times be as decorously Jolly
Is tho worst OF the Pensioners, and was a
very rough rider when the hounds were In
full cry.
The family Of Mr. Sandhurst Upton con.
sisted of his wife aud two daughters The
former was a tall stern looking lady, with
enough dignity to have satisfied the most ex,
sluslye arstocrat while the daughters, Au.
susta and Cccily, TO the disgust OF their pa
rents, had imbibcd notions altogether too
rlcblan for their nation and birth. II was
Mrs. Upton who had insisted on their beng
educated abroad; and IL had ever since been
= source Of lamcntatiOn, and her more astutc
husband, who had opposed the scheme, but
nevertheless yielded TO his wite's wishes
neyer failed to remind her That the conse-
suence was nothing but the result OF her own
folly.
Mrs Upton knew this full well, therefore
she never sought TO gainsay its truth, only
she cxtcnuatcd her mistake rs best she could, !
reminding her lord that she was educated at
she very same institution whittier She had
An. her daughters and came out Of it sHas
regrorl'
Preccpt and cxpOs,ulation seemed lost on
these w!iiul girls and they only laughed at
the lectures they received, frequently reply
ang BIZ some clubhouse phrase they obtained,
heaven knows where Two London seasons
had failed TO eradicate the b.emsh of their
characters, and now Mr. Upton and wife had
resigned themselves 0, She unhappy CUuyic.
ilon that they must patiently endure that
which they could not cure
The sisters we're out one dag on horseback
snd rs was their custom, were unattended by|
an escort. Augusta. who was 4 dasAing
horsewOman was riding near The edge Of a
wood that was bounded by a thick thorn
hedge On the opposite side Was q young
man who had fallen asleep TcaIing 8 book
which was living on the green .WaEd st q
banter from Cecily. Augusta put her hose IS,
the hedge and leapcd him clear over IT, 5
cry Of pain Immediately followed, and tIe
young sleeper spTang 10 his feet then stag
gercd and fell, with his forehead cut open
by the hoOf Of Augusta TiptOn's horse.
The daughter Of Sandhurst Upton posses
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nor wept al the consequence Of her uniOriu
nate prank.
Tie your horse and climb over here this
instant" she called to her sister; Il belicy,
I've killed poor fellow. how perpleIina
tilis is, 10 be sure" She had sprung from hcI
saddle, and knclt beside tie bleeding man
while he was all unconscious of the fair fin
gers which were twining a cambria handkcr
chief about his temples
CcciIy, in conformity TO her sister sum
mons had scrambled through the hedge, and
was doing what she could to bring the stran
ger back to consciousness.
"He is handsome, don't you think 50, Gus
sy!" she asked, gazing atten,iyely upon his
pale face.
Her sister made 40 reply, but clutching a
her uindigreitc applied il quickly to his nos
lrils.
IL happened that Cccily at that momcn
spied a letter lying on the ground by th'
book In an instant sue had caught 1t NJ
and with womanly curiosity was examining
the superscription II was post marked
BRUSSELS and was directed to Mons. Loui
Bcrnier. London.
Cecily pressed her hand upon her brow, a
If in thought, then handed the letter To At
gusta. The latter looked sharply at The 81
prescription and then remarked: "Oh! that
il. How strange"
where did we hear that namc:' askc
Cecily. Il am sure we have come across
somewhere"
'In the newspaper replied her s!Stel
Don't you remember. few days since, IN
announcement of Count Bernicr's son beini
implicated in that French plot, and the high
of Young Bernier to Belgium
dTruc enough, Remember" responded tn
sister.