, 1873-12-20

aud illr,yrd. Al tho ncl lib rH rolnl vi o it
pltiod md made niue. Of tho holnons b,by t 10
iasners III escclnl ta!tln; 70 warm M intoroat In
tho acknowledged pot Of llozo, nntl tic ral.ng
spirit III Tint lonelY cotta9o OF tho llFl-top.
Two years md half llAtl pnatgt1 ,llcn ncci.
tlont aGaiss brought mo to 'ornoy for my A,tno!
holiday; and as matter nf e,tiesc QUO OF my
lrior ut I'm Ol,aivo. I wns on horseback, mud
tho dRY waB hoL md thul.tlorouA, broakiug ovory
HOW and tltct' into .Iaoso nu!'!on down. 10 ,iA.
thoHo terrific aeefs Of Yntn. fur which tho island
IL 70 disa9rocably noted. Nut having an mt
brella. w.a naturally desirouH OF galting to u,
Chairo before boing canght In ono of thoao
vater-apouts; yot rs uoarett tho well.lstown
iiotlio by tho roadnttle, tho remembrance Df I,l
inatio mo draw rein nnd Flau!eu pa.o, looking
ont Tor glimpse Of tny litlla friend, ,liil calling,
her name nlou1 III lopos Of fcotnt. II pair or
startled, joyous eyes flash out In u,.Bwor.
Ea, it!oa! Ihoro WIN no vo!co In reply, no
ruhll Or llttio fees, no roula, bright faro fit ID
tile yo.low, thundorouA light, dust ,lpon tic
gray walp. dl1Bt upon tho etot ot windows tlust
upon tho untidy tufts OF blood-red ca:,ntions
traEgfing ovor tic dry, light soil outside tho
|ooi. Mover sound from within; novor 4 pun
II smolo from tho chimney. Tao plnas locked
.ta,li, dismal. and tiogortod. MI though curse
had fallen on it: nt,l, wandering mud tlignl,-
po,tcd. rodo down, III tic yillusu and put
Up my horso ut tho Inn before golng to ta-
There inquired for my haby guido Of former
years.. There, III tho stabio-yartt, Ioaruod from
Tho old man who autod as my groom what lad
happened to tho hnppy cotsngo, n',l w1lero its
llttlo quoon had .gono.
Hh1nnnnrr rnmarnhora 1,or ami " lin ma,
safd. IN ,,ratty JarI; rrI wifi ncat.a ii's H."
peaches. and yclyet cyos. 'borco Afnnotta' ti,c
'shors called hor; but for oil hor beautiful oyes
;3o', Emnwa how tnnnv lovora ala i,al ;n In vi.
.re j,nro. h,tt ncyor n mn mi ir,aitio tho cot
ta9e rom whnro NInnotto wnsiinI and so,So1 a,,d
kent earn of I,ln whiio rrn,,,l'r,oro vas awav a.
don nriyntc from, tho parrso,, tnro r innrn'l i,;a
wny nm lin hil]nnti,' md intn Mouo,tcs ,y;iifn
hoart, Al. Diou from Tint fav Mi wcnt wrnnr.
Gordon waa an ite. tissnll,te art n, foiIow nn3i
tho grand'moro would hnyo 1lono Of lin, Sic
SOON as II carno that lila o1,,ccra lookad ~ him m
ma n hlank shear. a,,3 thot for annt h;u g. cnma ,s
ratlos know, ho 1nirht hayo wiro IN oyorv sar.
riaon town alroaf1v' In frran1:,nnro t,1rnni E;,n
there. md forbade SInratto to soc or x,,nn,r r.
him arnin. >'' 3'''|'s*'' ~ 'oo - 'p'"t~ ~
"Menotto disobayed.
"Ono Gnu not iuIro tbese tl,inrs n,,scnr. oh ?
Porlaps tic rra1itl'n1ore was oyoe harui PR.
hans Gordon uers,,aiio1 the t,;rl tlst hn waa n
Every limo Lo could got leave In tic dny, wien
Old Woro Io Br1n waa nYay hn uscd IN comn tn
the -cotiago: and Lulu. hanny and ,mnortnnt
kept guard as sentinel ut liz door whilo tI,o
spa oa tsSe o sv w. # L thS yase baSw i o all
Tho hi1l-path with one little hand rrnnn,nr ti,o
neck OF hor piuaforo. more tbon one Of IN ts,,esa
I'd thai Manotto lad tucked gcra, Of na1,or In
thero with message for her soldior-loyor. Lulu
likod to be L,,By, Won know, 1n'aiour her Ilttln
feet never TRAD ar r,1nninr arrnula fnr fla folr
she loved.
''Ono day tho ond Of al1 this arrived.
"Tho regiment was ordered to lonye ,Tereey
abruptly, and Gordon with difficulty coutriyed to
certain time to say 'Gool-by,' mud nuke ar :
raugemonts for their future. Behold! as il BY
malice, that very day More L. Drun h:e1 rheuua-
tism, and would not 70 to wo,k, or suffer Ma
Dieu sait. 1t any ratio thoro she w was, " and tIerc
WINS Manotto, wild, restless. miserable. and
llroafliur nyerv moment TINT Gnrdnn would M
pear. At last an idea struck her Sic called
Lulu, and bado l,or run down tic path, moot lor
lovor. and l,cop him AWAY. Lulu wonr at onco
The grandn moro @ saw tic child scampor @ d on and and
cried:
"Como back, p'tit cDat it roes TO rain hard
Come then, wicked ono!'
"Helaa you know Lulu, Sho was villful. la
petite. and gho }oyod Manetto moro thnn tho
hard I'D grandmother, Bho run on. not heading.
It was black stormy lay. like this. but worse.
Great drops Of rain begun tn fall nnl NTer1 Ia
Drun, afraid for tho Child, balo Manctto 20 anl
fetch her bnck Fip11re tn vo,rae1f how ,,1at1lv
hor daugh. ar oboye1I She tlow of 1lkn \ liars,
llcr face all QUO rose of joy, Then supposc III
grnndmere suspected. Sic roao IN and fol-
lowed aud there, littlo way from tue ruth, all
among the ferns ind stones q, tho aharp sIopo
Of tue hill, stood Gordon with Mapetta iu hia
arms. and Lula sitting Oh a point Of rock beside
storm.
at ali llspponod in one SECOND.
"rllo eiri saw llor crauilmothor's threatening
face over nor lovers shou1ar anl startoI hacEe'
Gordon threw out his arm to keen Lor. Ind
somehow. by accident. knocked nit Iult1 OF
her rock by tic icrk Of lila elbow, Tlon thoro
came great blaze Of lightning. a rush of rain
which frightened them III. Thoy heard Lrlu
cry, anl trietl-all iLroe-to snyo her as she foil
fell, fell, rolling from rock to rock over tic
ferns md bra1,bles Al'sieur, YOU nro nale.
wns stiff; Gordon had to think OF Manetto lost