, 1874-02-01
at thy fathers love in part fill the place Of that

let thy fathers love in part fill the place Of that
| Then shs took his hand, and, pressing it, she
| said:
I'VE will both struggle to forget. my father. ~
| Tie Earl CANE to the bedside OF the wild man,
| the mailman. the beast, aud ssid:
what thou hast uoue. Tell me- wla. can siye
| theB."
| 'tEnrTu."
The Earl frowned, bat the good WOMAN who
| nursed Eolf took him aside. and whispered TO
him that Eolt uas mad then the anger vanish
| ed from tho Earls brow, and compassion was
there a. he said:
"Yes, yes, my poor boy, you shall have Edith :;
you shall live with US in the fine new castle
am building, and bs ever beside her"
Eolf snatchcd his hand and pressed it to his
| lips aud aank back exhausted, for he WAS still
weak But with the prospce: Of being near his
beloved Edith once more, he rapidly recovered
| strength so that in few wcekA Le was suffered
| to walk in the sunshine alone.
The Earl's considerate care h4d provided for
him brave clothes, such as never before he had
wom- No single garment OF thonscd skins,
but hose, and jerkin likewise. Is be stepped
into the sun in those fine things
THE Widest DREAMS
| filled his Imagination. Brown Harold WAS dead
| and Edith forgetting him might not her old
lore for tho companion Of her childhood retnrn 2
In his new clothes, and with his light hair kempt,
might he not look, when health returned to
him, handsome evcn ~ Brown Ilarold7 Night
they not love each other as OF Old, nay, with =
love grown deeper and stronger with tic years
that had passed? He saw man
leading gaily-caparisoaed horse, and
him he followed until horse and servant
house wherein the Ear. lived whilst his new
castle was a-buildiug. Eoif waited trembling :;
perlapa this was her steed, and now he should
sec her. In ono eupposition he was right, for
all prepared for riding, and upon his arm clunc
Edith. Tor one moment EoH could not move !;
| the next he ran forward and called her name.
He Was closo upon her before abe was conscious
| OF bis presence, but when, turning, she saw him
sho screamed and clung tight to her foster
father, aa il for protection. The Earl twisted
himself between them. raising his hand; but ne
| had no need to strike,
| Eo1r HAD RECEIVED u1s BLOW.
Edith feared him. and shrunk away a. il he had
been : viper EoH covered on the turf as
though he had been whipped into subjection
like hound. The Earl dropped his hand, and,
taking Eolf kindly by the shoulder, said:
| ''ThiH is the poor boy told you about; he is
perfectly harmless and good"
Edith looked np at him with tears Of pity in
her eyes, and boldly took Eolf'a hand in hers as
abe said:
liam weak and easily frightened. Thou must
| not startle mo again. l want one to protect me-,
| aud give Eme courage. Thou nhalt stup With
mo whilst my father il away, and amuse nc
| wilt thou p
! For nine years EoK had not used bis tongue
| but for the utterance OF ono word and now ha
could find no expression for the thoughts in his
soul The muscles OF bis face moved. and the
| Earl burst into laughter loud and long and,
| when Eof looked 1t him in astonishment, to
| laughed again.
He has the drolest face ever behcid, +" eaid
| the Earl. " He's q born fool. This very day
vil get set Of bells for him, and he shall be
Eo1f was stupeded and bevildered. He could
understand nothing then! Why did his face
move ono with terror and another with m1rth
eFable dog u vas nos nntl1 he haa seen 9ls
Taco IN b1ook thas Ne knew now 1nehs1a1 he
~1tn "nss e9I 1e9 auu up
| pufoln5 empe1S Anu olazLns pea4s nau cose1ea
nls lace. he vas 1tIgnteaoa OF nlalsel1, ano
shrunk from toe rcdectlon then, IS no ven.
tnred again to look. anu saw inc expression OF
his fsce, be lauehed-;laughed for the first time
laughed ten times louder and longer tnan the
Earl: tell you it makes one laugh to nnd Tor
tile tirst time IN your LIE 1has you ase 1901 n
| stead OF nan That God 3 put you mere lot
men to laugh nt and women 70 ply TO kno"
that you are ut Tor nothing AMONGST men
Something else made Eot 4aosn oeLo.e % long'
| Ho louna ous mat ne YVES J1st COM
ing to bis senses, tnd that be bad been
staIkmao al nls e' % mnen 10 1 ade 3,ta laeeS and a
| peal people Will LIS V*tptc, Auo Et1ou'eo 1-1
laughed 1olhs saio pleasant 70 see VIVA!
hnd treatment can 90. hefc att 1nou' VINO ~ass ,a1
as mad as dog, getting quite ecns1p1e ana nke
other human beings; tnon cotudss only ges
that idea out OF thy heaa Inat tnon hnseoss LIE
Lady Ed1th, tnou Woulas5 DO an f1ent
les, indeed, tn1s Eol1 was coming 20 nis
senses. AL Gay long he gang, anu cspelea' aua
laughed. na9.ns tno Thole nouse merry Hlsn
his antics. Even the Lady Ea1th u sm1led at some 70
Of bis tricks, ana th'e pleased mo Earl gfeatly;
bat ne peasea ner III ousr "aJs; 1os ~ cua mou.u
90 aosens 1or 1quIs. au fetn ~, @ WIZ 1sn 4o"S eh
from wood ana 1eath Rs ane moSs loSeo" aoe
USED TO say
HOW CURIOUS II WAS
that he should know what flowers she liked. He
Watched her face and seemed to divine her
thoughts. and With bis utmost tenaerness re-
Ehrded them. doing nothing Which might not
| harmonize with them aud everything thas coul d
soothe her OF give her pleasure. Ono day she
said to him:
"'Eof, know not low could 1Vs without
thee"
! But when she gave him ut night her hand to
kiss, i. WAS as the mistress gives her hand to
3 slave, and he knew how much, no" little, her
words implied She, too, was delighted to thnl