Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-07-21

neck as II 1T had been ller own dear
mother she was leaving,
John saw her safely on her journey,
and when he took her hand to say
farewell he left In it small purse
containing sun sufficient for her ex-
penses.
81 shall not forget you, ever-ever
-no, not till my dying day does
come" said Estele, with tears in her
eyes. "The good God bless you for
your kindness to the poor stranger
you and your mother and the pretty
. Marie"
In a few weeks the Mallorys received
a letter from Estella, saying that she
had reached her journeys end in
safety and was among friends. 1t was
the only letter they ewes received from
her.
In course If time John and Mary
were married, and settled down on the
Mallory farm, and there for the present
we will leave them.
One day q handsome travelling car
riage drew up before the door of n ho-
tel in quiet New England village
1t was an event in the History Of that
hotel, for never had such an establish
ment been seen there before. Out
came the two hostlerS, out came the
stable boys, out came the bar-keeper,
and, lastly, ont came the landlord him.
self
A gentleman alighted from the car
riage and was followed by beautiful
and richly-dressed lady. Bobbing his
bare head and waving aside his su-
bordinates the obsequious landlord led
the way to the parlor, took the orders
Of his distinguished guests and com
municated them to his servants. Then
there was an opening and shutting of
doors, Il ringing Of bells, a rushing, to
and fro in short, tumult as if the
Queen had come
When the travellers were lett to
themselves the lady broke into a mer.
ry laugh.
"Oh, it Is too drol, Sir Edward it
is the same landlord, who fifteen years
ago, bade me begone for thief and a
tramp
1.-The villain | should like to lay
my cane over his back, said Sir Ed
ward.
"It isn't worth whie--such an lnsig-
nifcant back" said the lady; "only
don't take ON airs, thinking all this at
tenlion is for us. 1t is only for our
carriage and horses, and or clothes'
BY and by, the landlord having
made some further erranl to the par
lor, the lady, who was sitting by the
window, remarked:
"Iou have pleasant little village
here"
"As pleasant and thriving village
as any IN the county" answered the
delighted landlord.
"Do you know if there is a family
BY the name Of Mallory living here ?"
asked she.
"There's u farmer by that name,
ma'am Dir. John Mallory-it It's him
you mean"
"The same, no doubt He's living,
then-and his mother q
"'She died some six years ago, ma
am, and its well, perhaps, considering
the misfortune that's come to the. fam
lily"
"Misfortlne 2
"Then you don't know" said the
landlord, delighted to have some in
telligence to communicate, but mar
Yelling much that this great lady could
feel any interest in the Mallory family.
"W ell, it's great misfortune, and the
worst of it is, it was all his own fault.
If people will be so foolish, they must
take the consequences. There wasn't
a more prosperous man in town than
John Mallory, an1, his property being
mostly in real estate, there was no rea
son why he shouldn't keep it always
and his children after him, for real
estate doesn't take to itself wings and
fly away as other, riches do. But
what does John do but sign a note
for friend, and now he's lost every
thing"
"Everything .
"Everything-just turned himself
and family out of house and home.
That is to say. they'll have to go
there's no help for it. y
"He's at the.old place now, is he p
''He is, ma'am; but he wont be
long the sale takes place to-day"
"Thanks,' sad the lady and then,
as if to herself, "Poor John! so like
him."
you know him,.7' queried the land
lord
"He showed me great kindness once
fifteen years ago. | was here, also,
at that time. You do not remember
it ?"
'It is very strange, but really, ma'am
it has escaped my recollection"
"Qulte likely. 1t was before my
marriage" And with this the land
lord was forced to be satisfied.
The sale was over, and John Nal
lory was wandering from room to
room, taking mute farewell of the
house which he could no longer call
his own, when his little daughter
came to say that a lady was in the par
lor who had asked for him.
every we'll" said he, supposinr it