The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-23

THURS
brought up after those harrow prino,'
plss of'striot discipline q which induce
nothing but eisandvhypoorisy. III
did not smoke ; he did not drink; hi
vas At church every Sunday he val
the boast of bis father, who oontrasted
the sober religious habits Ct his sor
with the dissipated 'youth of the vii
lage.s But when beyond the pale Of hi.
t.thsr's ihhaeuoe, the dark side o.
Toms character WAS revealed. OF
Kate's regard for hip he boasted in
tones of coarse bravado. He liked 10
be seen With her, though he never on.
tertained the notion of making her hi,
wife. He cultivated this close soqaaiin:
tance ii order to triumph, over hiiaz ii
rivals and prove the effects of his own
good looks and unblemished reputation
To Kate, however, he proposed ever.
lasting love. He asked her to wait for
him until no had reeonoiled his father
to air-mutnal=plans. TO his father,
who had frequently demonstrated With
him onsocount of his, intimacy, i with
Lutte Msadoss and his daughter, Tom
North had made T. solemn = declaration
that:he had poi intention of marrying
Kate Mssdows, 'spd that ,'heI woold
:nevep,marEy tWithouthis fathsr's ioou-
seat2 t.. ,
Mr. PsterS NORTH, Tort fther, Il xss
generally regarded ssltAs 'ehief' t5rsnt
Of tie yilhke.i 1t Ais farm wss'. situs.ed
.t>the extreme end ofthe VALLEY; the
house; Wis 4 asubstahtal old h1stmi,ie;astead;
thoroughly ~ell 'nsanssed ~ far ss:sa
regularly arranged system' Of domestic
economy could seoptS; that, result,
Whatever oheetioni might tbe madeon
general grounds II Nh. North'a@ mode
Of carrying on tho business of her
household, there WAS no doubt =: that
through its sgency tho tenant Of Manor
Farm seeureda handsome: yestly in.
come. Farmer North vas Z demagogue,
holding opinioDs 70 extreme that they
might be described a. rabid. Nor was
hs: without opportunity Of: vehtilatise
bis peculiarly advanced notions of po-
litioal science. Not only did occasion
frequently arise in -Combe Dlpgle for
showing bis enphaticaily enunciatsd-re.
puguance to vestries in general and
church. h.wardens in particular, but be
also seized every available : gathering
for public display Of his rhetorical
powers 10 the neighborlng city Of
Bristowe. There 10 denounced pretty
wsll; evety thing md e11eryY body except
Peter North, to whose unerriog s.gaci.
:, and wisdom he always bore the high.
cot Testimony. j.
ID ths neixbbdthood Of Combs Din.
gle lived another. tyiant, taough. If !.
taiaersut typs. Ia>tsad2 of exerois.
ing tyrsuuicat rule for the sake :oi
showing his own power; he was one :oi
that amiable class of territorial lords
who insist on taking sn interest in
every thing connected with their ten
sntry, and who vigorously resent the
interference Of any body in legislating
for the particular district over which
they rule. Above the alley, overlook.
ing "the never.failing brook, the busy
MILL" stood the residence Of Squire
Westbury. The squire was thorough
Tory, An earnest and conscientious sup.
porter Of church and state !; he was
handsome aud athletic, and fond Of
sport. Few Of his neighbors went
straighter across country than he,- and
his success in the shooting Season en-.
titled him to the reputation Of being
the best shot 10 that pat of tho eeun.
try: At petty sessions he was one: ol
tho .most ~painstakine Of magistrates.
There was, however, ae forensic insti.
tutionri in which, app.aring not :ssv .
judge but as: a;pleader, he did: not
make 80 brilliant a m%k this Was the
Court of Cupid. albeit he was a good
looking fe)lov,' and comparatively
.young, not being NOR, than ,forty.6ve
years Of ago. A sterid upon tho ain.
eerity Of 1eman's deption, he was al.
ways On guard against tho ladies' Of the
peiehborhood, sspeoilly the match.
making msnmas, by whom il he was
vigorously astaifsd q eveJ' archery.
nsstibk, bssiiff,; sud o)hef social Of tss:
tive gatbs4isgs hs,d koombs' Dinsls.
His oredulitJ, thought went 10 fat@ ii
m expression Of faitl id the chief oi
his own party, did uIt extend to a be.
lief 10 women.
Squire wsstbury tas unjust enough
to imagine' that evef singla woman
who smiled upon him had ! design, no,
upon his heart, but d pom bis money
This idea became q mania with him
he vowed that if he should ever seek
. wife, he would follow tho example 81
the Lord Of Burleigh,, and ssk for th,
lady s. hand and heart in tho gaise Of
poverty. Tbt, At Ill events, was The
sort Of pEiloscPhy which, he 'preashsd
among his familiar friends. In geuef.
Sfcompanv he rarely said aily thing 1