The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-09-23


preston.
That John was not inscnsihlc to
her attractions, may well bo imagn-
cd, and what the consolncncas might
have beon. | cannot tell, il his Lolut
hal not already boon pro-oecupiol
That being the case, thero was no
room there for the fair stranger. save
in the way Of friendship by brin ging
Mary. his betrothod, to see her.
Curious it was {, SEQ the two TO-.
cether-lllry, the stail New Eng
land girl, with hor rosy checks, her
calm bluo eyes and yellow hair, her
plain dress, aud stClly Northern
tongue; and Estc'lc, with hor olive
skin. hor hair rui eyes rs dark as
night, her fnnciful, iliomitic speech.
AMI her airy figure, which gave
grace oven to the worn garments
which clothed it. II was the brown
thrush anl tho yellow clnary bird
sitting silo 10y sido on the apple trco
boHgh
Still they got on we'll togcther--
these two-an1 kisso. zach other
when they parted. But when rs.
telle part1l from Mrs. MIllory, she
hung on her neck as il it hal boon
her own dear mother sho was lcay
ing.
John saw her safely on her Jour
L.. l..
hand to say farewell, he left in il II
SUN sufficient for her necessary OK
pcnscs.
II shall not forget you, eyer-no,
not till my dying day comes said
Estclle, with tears in her eyes "rnc
good God bless you for your kind.
ness to the poor stranger-you and
tho doar mother and tho pretty
Marie.
In u few weeks the Mnllory's re-
ccivod lotter from Estcllc, saying
that she hal reached her journeys
end in safety, AMI WAS among frienls.
1t was the only letter thoy ever re.
coivod from her.
In course of timo John au1 Mary
were married and settled down on
the Mallory farm, and there, for tho
present, wo will leave them.
One dAy II hlulsomc travelling cur
rilge drew up before the door ola no
I'll in quiet Now Engllul yillage.-
1t was an event in the history OF that
hotel, for never had such an establish
mcnt beon seen thorc before. Dat
came tho two hostlors, ont camo the
stable boys, out came tho blr-keepor,
and lastly, out came tho laallcri him
SELF
A gentleman alighted from the car
riage, AMI was followed by IL bcauti.
ful, richly dressi lady. Bobbing his
bare!leal, and waving aside his sub.
ordinatcs, the obsequious lGnilord
led the way to tho parlor, took the
orders of his distinguished guost,
and communicated them TO his ser
wants. Then there was an opening
and shutting of doors, ringing of
bells, rushing to aud fro in short,
II tumult rs II the Qaccn hal come.
When the travellers were i"rt %
themselves, the Lady bro&o into a
merry lHngh.
30, it is too lroll, Sir Edward It
is the same Mndlorl who, fifteen
years ago, bale mo 5cgono for a thiof
and q tramp
Tho villain 7 should like to lay
my cAuo owe, his back, said Sir FL
ward
"It isn't worth while such nn in,
significant blct, said tho lady; "ouly
don't take ON airs, thinking all this
attention is for us. II is only for Cur
carri1ga and horses, and our clothas
Bya and bye, tho luul.ori, hlgiue
made some further cmul @ the
parlor, tho laiy who was sitting by
the window remarked:
You have pleasant little village
here"
AS pleasant AMI thriving a village
rs any in tho country, answered tho
landlord.
"Do you know if thero is family
By the name of Mallory living here
asked she.
"rhero's farmer by .hat name,
ma'am Mr. John Mallory--if its
him you moan
The same no doubt He's living
iLan aud his mother ?"
she diod some six years ago,
ma am, and it's well, perhaps, con-
sidcriug the misfortune that's come
to tho family
Misfortune 2
''rhen You don't know" said the
landlord, delighted to have sono in
teligence 10 communicate, but mar
Yelling much that this great lady
could feel an interest in the Mallory
family. 'Well, it's n great misfor-
tune, and tho worst of it is, twas all
his own fault. II peoplo will be so
foolish, they must take tho conso
quences, There WASH n more pros
porous man in town than John Nal
lory, and his property being mostly
in real estate, there was no reason
why he shouldn't keepit always, aud
his children after him, for real estate
doesn't take to its wings and fly
away, rs other riches does. But what
does John do but sign a note for n
friend, and now he's lost everything,
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