, 1874-03-22


What cen has como owre Archie 7" murmm
ed kirstie Brydono, as, for the twentisth tim
that dny, she rose and went to, the cottage doc
q -, .to a.t.-. .< u ~, ~
~ " sa' la71 u
~ .ne year. on every ssoo unuulatlng ranges q
A'lls met her eye, and seemed to close in tn
wide valley from the world beyond. The su1
was low in the west. enyalonet1 in str.npa ro,,
d;sh b.,o. hat;.a 49, f,;,,. - 49, ..,t 80
-11a ua4o' pea'no Tue n1As " TUG horsn' Gfea
masses OIL heavy c1oads wore rolling up plod on
above another; bitter icy wind whistle:
down the valley. bearing On its vinea an Or
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$500 1Ao"leo =. .e,,a "n1u ~ en0 sou.n e.i3
their susht mantle Of snow, against the purplisl
sky. Kirstio looked round in all directions. bu
could sea NOTHING af bar hnsha,a 1rho ind han,
ahsert a;,co ~ a.r,,- -,a-,;s s' -
L-s,t 4A1 ..o1 n4A'5' "oo oet"6 v
ne1seu' wish ga" him safe hame it's gau1
to te wild uicht, / doubt, ;" she closed the dool
and returned to tho freside. Sho nut On sone
nea1a m,da har.a,r cart,;,, +,ot th> .o,t1o ,u.'
ho;1;no ~ t,,.+ aha ~o;'.1.. s.,, ~ ~ H''Sto "A'
7' 80 HeS 0a0 u116o4 taa0A Ills seA a.
soon as Archie came IN; then, drawing forvart
tue little table which Ens Ill ready SGT for tea
ale sat down On 1ow chair md raa,,oa1 ba,
oo,,,aa.;a,, =. ..o,~;. "e'
Wv up"lou y, 1oeA.'s LUG cfaa'e' az enc pen'
o'or sho 1a'r httle paoy 1t contalned the tlrehgh
lit up very bomeIy face; a mouth rivaIing it
width the famous Meg of Ha~dcn's. small rra,
eyes and low forehead. and yat tha faca 1vrs
not without
ITS nEpEExryo POINTS.
The large mouth d1acIuset tyo rows of near1v
teeth: tie eyes woro frank md svcnt wifh
conflding trustfu}uess in them and the fove-
brown hair. She was remarkably tail. nearly
s,r fact and cplarGf,t1u ;x,,.1
exception Of her arms. which waro ra:her long.
And at tho timo Of her marr1ape-iust vear
ocfore this-there were many Jokes passed uron
the fact that she wns two or three inches taller
than her husband, who was little and sIigLt.
With a fair boyish face, which made him look
younger than Kirstie, though he was Is, and she
was only -. Archie Brrlone let them laugh
AWAY. and con1d we'll afford to do 40 for nona
knew 50 well as himself what treasure he had
got in this homey vito Of his
old, her father and mother died OF fever within
Il few weeks OF each other; aud left her q friend
less orphan. Strangely enough, her father. who
Was & ahepherd also had had tlis very Lerdiny
Of Dyuefoot, and the cottage to which she re-
turned as q bride WIS the same in which SHE had
Of AucheDsucE, her fathers master, took her to
the farmhouse, aud the1e she remained till sle
Was married, first as little herd-girl, then rs
nurse to the children, and finally as dairymaiI.
It was during tho two or three summers which
she spent herding the cows that sho first knew
DELICATE, rusx BOZ,
who even then looked young for lls years, and
his parents feared at ono time that be was going
to be lame, though he grew out OF it afterwards.
His father had taken q dairy on the neishboring
farm Of Darbreck. and Archie WAS set to the task
Of heEding: very necessary one IN those great
stretches Of uoorlaud and pasture, where there
were few, If any, proper fen:es.
In their pastoral enjoyment the two children
became insoparable companions Archie Was a
smart boy, and good reader, and many lesson
he gave Airstio, WHO was tlilisent, though not
heart was Infinitely greater than her intellect.
H. other times he would read aloud to her. whio
she worked her stocking and. sheltered by an
lid plaid, which preserved them alike from sun,
wind, aud rain, they passed many happy hours.
Finally, Archie thought he must learn to
lirstie's tuition, soon became nearly 81 clever
.s she was lerseH; and so her dream OF com
3alion- -knltcr under the rowan tree was reaIized
hough worry differently rom what ehe anticipate
,d. ~ dreams SO often a.e-
Two happy summers passed in this way aud
hen Archie, having ont grown his lanenees. wax
eut awav to far1n-seryice; and, when he became
'ldar, went to the Highlands as a shepherd.
FOR two or three ycars his father and mother
en,ained at Barhreck dairy, and Kirstie heard
Il him occasionally from them but eventually
hoy went to q large dairy down in Galloway,
nd for several years she did not know whether
10 was dead or alive; but she did not forget
i'm, and on fino Sunday afternoons in summer
ometimcs walked as fur az the towan-treo
18th Which Ae was inseparab1Y associated.
4 CHEAT SURPRISE
as in store for her, however, for be came back
, Mr.. Gray's as young herd Eirgtie Ind not
card tho name OF tho young man who was
ou1ing; indeed had heard nothing about him, !
kcept that he WAS coming from the Highlands. |
he was in the kitchen alone when he came in
was dusk. and she did not recognize his voice |
ut the freight was shining full upon her as !
le stood making the porridge, in the cooks !
1seuce, and after minutes qlliet survey he
as certain that this tall girl, with the grand !
cure and plain face, was no other than his old
lend kirstio.
"Do ye ever herd the coos for onybody, uov-
ays, kirstie 2" he said at length, very quietly.
"Preserye US aH." exclaimed kirstie, nearly
,setting the porridge in her agitation; then,
tho fra b1azcd lip, md disclosed the fair curly
.ad aud merry blue eyes she remembered SO
IL, she sail with fearful eyes and trembling
ico: ''Can this be you, Archie Drydone? Glad
q to SEQ SO back again. But what start ye
I'd me, for mony7s the time I've wondered II 80
sre aliye.n
I" Aliro md hea1ty.~ replied Archie, with
thcr a forced laugh, to hide the emotion he
ally felt when he saw how agItatcd she was.
Bnt the truth is. wearied o tho Highlands.
d ! thocht would try the Low Country again."
Archie IVES surprised to fnd as time passed !
f5rn-pnj ;+,to +1,o;r ali !