The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-07-10
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A quaint oil town wls Hereford
/ rs buildings were antiqultcl and il.
inhabitants cling 50 tcnaciouslv tI
/ thctrIIitipus Of their foroatlors that
/ no moro obstinate or exclusive set oi
| landowners could bo found ia the
: lirn
/ Scarcely moro thon2 1000 soulscom
Iprisnd the p p,puh'i,n, but what they
lacked IN numbers was balanced by
the extreme rcspcctability Of those
who lived anl carried themselves as
l.tt'c lordsanong the tcnautyy. Iicrc
, ford had It's banking house. To be-
/ sure, it was dim.nutiyc appcnlagc
iof the big concern in Liverpool, but
Mr San lhurst Upton, H. T., r,,i.
dent partner, presided over its diSui
Is and lived in the old brick mansion
on the top of the hill, screened from
vulgar gnzc 10y the heavy yrw trees
that formed It Gordon about his re
treat Hereford also had ITS cstnb
Iished church, and It's grol vicar,
Dr. Stole, though an austorc man ON
the church hamilios, could. uoycrtho-
less, Mt times be as dccorously Jolly
rs the worst Of his parishpncrs, and
was rough rider when the when tie
hounds were in full cry.
The family Of Mr.. Sanlhurst Tip.
ton consisted OF his wife AMI two
daughters The former was a tall,
stern looking lady. with enough dig
nifty to have satisfied the most cN-
elusive aristocrat, while the duUgh
tcrs, Augusta ahl Cecily, to the dis.
gust Of their parents, mos. unac-
coun ably had imhb.ed notions alto
gethcr too plebcian to their nation
and birth. 1t was Mrs, Vipton who
had insisted on their being educated
abroad, and it ever since had been b
her source Of lamentltion, and her
more astutc husband, who had op.
posed the scheme but nevertheless
yielded to his wifo's wishes, never
failed to remind her that the con
sequence was tho result CT her own
folly
Mrs. linton knew this fully well,
therefore shcnever sought TO gainsly
It's truth, only she eXtenuatcd his
mistake rs best she could, reminding
her lord that she was educated Mt the
same institution whittier sho had sent
her daughters and had como out
suns rcpFoa'fc.
Preccpt and eypostulation seemed
lost upon these wilful girls, and they
only laughed at the lectures they re
ceiyed, 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 tho unhappy convic-
ton that they must patiently endure
that which they could not cure,
The sisters wero out one day, on
horseback, and, rs was their custom,
they were unattended by an escort.
Augusta who was n dashing horsewo-
man, was riding near the edge Of n
wood that was bounded by thick
thorn hedge. On the opposite side
was q young man who had fallen
asleep reading Il book which was ly
ing on the green sward. At a 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
err sprang to his feet, then staggered
and fell, with his forehead cut open
by the hoof of Augusta Tipton's
horse.
The daughter Of Sandhurst Upton
possessed 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
sister; II believe I've killed poor
fellow. How perplexing this is, to
be sure" She had sprung from her
saddle and knelt beside the bleeding
man. while he was all unconscious q
TIE fAir AngerS which were tWiqtin