Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
FORTUNES CAPRIcES.

at the sight of distress, 10 he stopped and ad-
dressed tho woman,
"iou seom TO DO in trouble"-that was what |
he said. Tho mouner lifted her face, and ho
saw that eho was very Young woman, scarce.
ly moro than girl, in fact. But this did not
lesson his pity at all possibly it increased il,
for his heart was human as well Az kind.
"Trouble2 All, yos 1 have come such a
long way, an am Ho ratiguei.---ao much weary.
went to the peoples doors, but ono said
anything only, $50 way We have room
for strangers. Go to tho hotel, Why do yon
not ~
$50 went to the hotel, but tho landlord was
worse than all tho rest. how ho frighten-
| ed me, ho was 30 fierce, 81 loud lie called
| mo Il tramp-a thief because e found had no
money. No money, yes, that was it ; and he
bado me go about my business hut | have no
business, and so came out into the woods to
| die alone"
"Cheer up, them IL that is ALL" said John,
''and como with me. My mother won't drive
| you from her door, you may be sure"
And John spoke truly. for his mothers
heart was like his own. She only needed to
| know that tho girl was stranger and in dis
tress. to give her a cordial welcome.
"Take OIL your things, my dear" said she re-
moving the girls shawl with her own hands,
"and sit hero by the fire. How you shiver,
| poor child You're chilled to tho bone"
You are 70 knd-so very kind !" said the
| visitor, taking tho rockng-c chair offered her;
and then John saw that she was not only young,
| but einsularly beautiful, though thin and pale,
| as if from recent Illness.
"Yon're out of health. Youre not fit to be
abroad said Mrs. Mallory. "IIow your moth
| or would feel to SEQ you looking 10 "
| "Alas have no mother !" said tho girl, and
her tears began to low afrosh. "I win tell You
my story.
"There there, Tn sorry said tim such
blunderer Never mind tho story now, but af-
ter supper, when you arc warm and comforta-
BILE, you shall tell us about yourself, that is all
| that You wish to tell"
SO, when tho three had eaton thoir evening
meal, and Mrs. Mallory had cleared away the ta
BILE and taken ont hcr knitting work, tho young
girl told her story.
| She said that her name was Estelle Leroy !;
that her father II French refugee but that
she herself was born in Canada, some tyears az
ter he had left his native country, he having
| married a Canadian. After tho death OF her
mother, he had come to Boston. hoping to be
able to support himself and her by teach-
ing his own language but just az he had
| found situation which promised to. DO perma-
nent, lie became very i'll i'll fact, the climate of
this country had never agreed with him, and he
was always mourning for "la belle France He
was sick a long time, and when ho died he left
her pennilees
OF hor relatives in France she new nothing
and although since her fathers death, she had
written more than once TO her mothers friends
in Canada, no letters had ever boon received in
return. She believed she could get there, and
that was now hcr aim. What she had suffered
since she left Boston, she said shu could "never,
never toll"
'.It'a nli over now my DEAR" said Mrs. Nal
lory, $50 try to forget it, and just try to make
yourself contented with III till you arc better
able to travel than you arc now.
For whole week Estclle stayed with tho NAL
! lorys gaining III health and beauty every day,
and developing u careless lghtness OF spirit
greatly in contrast TO her first depression
I.1. t.s.N In "a
tions, may well be imagined and what the con-
sequences might have been, l cannot tell, il his
heart had not been already preoccupied: That
being the case, there was no room there Tor tho
fair stranger, save in tho way Of friendship, and
ho showed his friendship by bringing Mary, his
betrothed to sec her.
Curious it was to see tho two together-Mary.
the staid New England giil, with her rosy
| checks, her calm, blue eyes and yellow hair her
plain dress, and istoady Northern tongue ; and
, Estele, with her olive skin, her hair and eyes az
dark night, her fancful, idiomatlc speech, ana
her airy figure, which gave grace even to tho
worn garments which clothed it. Il was the
brown thrush and the canary bird sitting side by
side on an apple tree bough.
Still, they got on well together-those two
: and kissed each other when they parted. But
when Estclle parted from Mrs. Mallory, she
hung on her neck II it had been her own deal
mother she was leaving.
John saw her safely on her journey, and wher
ho took her hand to say farewell, he left III 1t
sum hllllclGnJ 1Or her eApcDses.
II shall not forget you, eYer-ever-.ho, no
- till my dying day cOmeH, said EsteHe, VIII
tears in her eyes. "Tho good God bless yol
for your kindness to tho poor stranger--you ant
the dear mother and the pretty Marie"
In few weeks the Mallorys received iettei
| from Estelle. saying that she had reached hei
| journeys end in safety, and was among friends
: 1t was tho only letter they ever received iron
: her. -
: ried and settled down on the Mallory farm, ant
. | there for the,present, we will leave them.
= Ono day handsome travelling carriage drew
| up before the door of hotel III qnlet NOV
/, England village. 1t was event in the histor.
i | of that hotel, for never had such an establish
8 mont boon seen there before Out came Tn
. two hostlers, out came the stable-boys, out cam
b the barseeper, and lastly, ont came the laddior'
y y gentleman alighted from tho carriage, an
* | was followed by u beautiful and richly-dresse
.5 lady. Bobbing his bare head, and waving asIu
- his suboIinates, the obsequlous lahulord ieu w
,5 way to the parlol, took the orders OF ms dlS
rs tin1uiahed i,iiests and communicated them t
% his servants. Then there was an opening an
,5 shutting of doors, ringing OF bells a fushln
50 to and fro-in short, u tumult az II the quee
80 lad come. ,,o
70 the lady broke into merry laugh.
% 30, it id to drol, Sir Edward it ID tho sam
~ landlord who, fifteen years ago. pade me peeon
30 for thief and tramp.
10 " The vllaiu ! l should like TO lay my cal
80 over his back" said Sir Edward.
30 % 1t isn't worth while-such an inssnlhcal
% back" said the lady '' only don't take on ar
w thinking all this attention il for us. 1t Is on
~ for our carriage and horses, and our clothes
SO By and bye tlie landlord having made sou
90 further errand to the parlor, the lady. WHO WI
20 sitting by the window, remarked
80 "lou have pleasant little village more.
fS fS "As pleasant and thriving village az any
w fine county" answered the delighted landlord
"Do you know if there is q family by u
name of Mallory living here y asked she. =,
~ w "Theres farmer by that name, ma api. M
W John Mallory-if it's him You meali
gle 1.-The same, no doubt. He's living 'nen-a'
on his motherw ~. .,1 +;
"She died some Fix years ago, ma am, and !
well, perhaps, considering the misfortune tha
come to tho family
"Msfortune A.. ,.,,a,o,
delighted TO have some intelligence to commui
cate but marveling much that this great ~ y
> could feel any interest in the Mallory iami
.sWoll. it's a great misfortune, and the WORST
il IL. il was ali his own fault. Ii people VIII
40 foolish, they must take the conseluehc'
"a There wasn't q more prosperous man IN to'
-, than John Mallory, and his property felnG mo
mn Iv m real estate, there was no reason why
.rsc shouldnt keep it always, and his chldren ~
int him for real estate doesn't take to Itself WI,
the and ay away as other riches docs. Bnt WI
"a IL.