The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-01-20

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love you. When that love had reached
height that it could no longer be suppress
ed within the bounds of prudence, and h.
told 1T to you, you rejected him. 1t MAJ
be, with scorn, because he was poor AM
you were rich; | know not from him
have learnt nothing. He has kept his owl
counsel and your secret; but have watch
ed closely and know the day that brough
to him this despair. In blighting his hap
piness you have hlighted mine"
Maria Saxonbury' glowing features haC
turned to paleness, and now they wer,
glowing again. The words told home
| She appeared too confused to answer, anC
Mrs Janson continued
"He came over here to pass few week:
with me before he should settle in his pro
fession, in his own country. Those week;
have been passed with you, rather thar
| with me, and now he is going out with
these wretched cod-fishers and may moro,
return"
Going out with the cod-fshers!" me.
chanioelly interrupted Maria.
"Yes, he is" replied Mrs. Janson.-
when he came home, two days ago, and
told me his intention, thought my heart
would have broken; and in my haste
wished that you had been dead-dead,
young lady-before you had lured my boy
on to love you, and then treated him so,
that he must go this hard voyage to for
get you and strive for peace. l have pity
for misfortune" added Mrs Janson, "but
l have none for wilful fault for the sinful
indulgence of vanity. do not wish you
i'll, Maria Saxonbury; trust 1 have too
much Christian charity deliberately to
wish it to any one; but cannot help feel>
ing that, should your existence become as
bitter to you as you have made mine, it
will only be a just retribution."
Without another word, she turned away.
leaving Miss Saxonbury rooted to the spot,
and miserably conscious. All that Mrs.
Janson had reproached her with was, in
the main, only too just. In the old days
at Saxonbury she had first flirted with
Edward Janson for love of admiration's
sake. Now that the love which super
vened had been spoken, she meant to bury
hers within her own breast, to stifie it, to
extinguish it; and she had turned him
adriit to do the same.
IL was obliged to hold up a fve-franc
piece to bribe him to come out" said La
DIV Saxonbury, emerging from the chapel,
hot and red, the truant fast prisoner in
her grasp. sand glad enough to get him
out on terms 80 easy: he had got close up
to that lighted altar at the other end"
Miss Saxonbury took hold of the boys
other hand. and away they went; Harry
delighted at his fve-franc piece, and kick
ing up clouds of dust as he walked between
them.
The morning rose bright and clear
The tide served at eight o'clock, but long
before that hour the port was taken pos
session of. Half the town was there to
witness the departure, thronging the piers
and the heights. 1t was a stirring sight.
Vessel after vessel, hosting its sails, came
smoothly down the harbor. each receiving
an animated, hearty cheer of hope from
hundreds of voices. Wives, mothers, sis
tiers, and little children, leaned over the
nearly unprotected sides of the piers, to
wish good luck TO the several crews, and
utter the last farewell in their familiar
patois.
One vessel in particular came gaily
down, trim-built craft of middling size.
A sunburnt boy, in a fishing-cap, and red
flannel shirt, was in the bows, grin ming.
"Here comes the Rushing Water" cried
a spectator. $50, she is taking out young
PAUL" he added, as he caught sight of the
boys face. 1.-The crew ofthe Fze1r de Ma
rie would not take him."
"Why not? inquired those around.
"He has been in three different vessels;
three years running, has that monkey,
and they all had enough of him. A worse
ao.1aI tIo. that
he is made up of Immature and mischief.
The Rushinp Water must have been hard
up for hands to take him."
'The Rushing Water is taking out a
hand or two short" chimed in an old fish.
wife. "Some getleman took a within to
90 out in her, and he wouldn't be crowded
he said. They took this young shaver
aboard last night: he can be put any
where"
Leaning over the side of the pier with
Henry Yorke, and attended by a maid
and lootman, was Miss Saxonbury. The
Rushing Water came gliding past, and her
cheeks expressed plainly their conscious.
ness of it. Standing upright in the boat,
in a jaunty sailors costume, was Mr.. JAN
son, handsomer than ever. He looked at
her with a face schooled to i'm passiveness,
and gravely lifted his hat in token of
adieu. She forgot her resolution for a
moment: her eyes were strained yearning-
ly on him, and the tears shone in them,
as she waved her handkerchief in answer
Another grave bow ere he resumed his
glazed hat, and the Rushing Water glided
down the harbor.
A gentleman stood at Miss Saxonbury's
side, somewhat behind her. He had
parted with defiant expression. He was
tall, powerfully-built man, of nearly
thirty, with remarkably white teeth, which
he showed too much. Without perceiv-
ing him, Miss Saxonbury turned to pur-
sue her way to the top OF the crowded
pier. 1t was a work of difficulty. and
Henry Yorke exercised his feet and his
elbows
Harry, if you behave so rudely, if you
push the people unnecessarily, l will send
John home with you"
'That you won't 1 would jump over
the pier first, and go home ducked, on
purpose to get you into a row with man.
ma. You know you are not to dictate to
me-"
"Hushl Be good boy"
II say, Elizabeth, don't you wish you
were going out with Mr.. Janson?'
1t was a telling question, innocently
put And be who was following close
behind, saw that her very neck was in 9
glow.
81 do" continued Harry. at is sc
nice to sail over the sea. I'll be a sailor
when l grow up"
| mice To sail over the seal cried Mis-