The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-25


to an alderman of Hastings, either by
Wolsey or Burleigh, for the date is less
certain than the fact.
at was, however, heresy to allude to
it in the presence of my father who
stanchly held by the tradition which
made US all the offspring of a robber.
He never quite forgave my brother for
expressing doubts about his lineage af-
ter reading the county history when we
were quite boys; and as we grew up
there were only too many reasons
which kept his resentment against
Philip alive. Rich men seldom like
their heirs, but my father was so natu-
rally big-hearted and affectionRte that
he would not only have loved Philip, he
would have been proud of him, had
they seen more of each other. AS it
was, all the love and pride of my family
became centered on me. Every one on
our estates seemed to be in a conspiracy
to spoil my brother and estrange him
from Sir Everard. The farmers who
had any cause for complaint against our
father or his agent were constantly ap-
peahng to Philip, aud he appeared to
take a perverse delight in always rang
ing himself on their side and against
the decisions of Sir Everard. This tor
tured our father, whose weakness was
almost morbid jealousy of his author
ity, and he fancied that Philip was anx-
ious for his death.
81 was in love with my cousin Maud.
"Jack,' said this young lady to me
one day, as she put her hand on my
shoulder and gave me an impatient
push to rouse my attention, do you
hear?'
"'Yes, [ hear, Maud I answered,
| OF Il
my ears well open, for | knew it would
not do to trifie with her when she be-
haved like that.
"'Jack, hope you don't care about
me, for don't care bit about you ex-
cept as a brother, and they want to
marry US up there She pointed to the
terrace before our house, where the eld-
ers were apparently in deep discourse,
and then added, Il love Philip
"I could not see my float for a minute
or two after this abrupt announcement,
and l felt a sensation in my nose as
though had been smelling at mustard.
was very fond of Maud, and had come
to think it impossible that we should
, ever be separated. | could not even re-
alize the idea of a life without her,
! when it was suddenly presented to me.
. 1.-The girl sat pulling grass up by the
roots, and looking straight before her,
. with a resolute, combative expression
r on her vigorous face, when she had thus
, spoken, and silence grew up like wall
, between US.
! "She broke it rather sharply after a
while, and said, in direct, hard-hitting
way she had:
, You're Jacob. I wouldn't be Jacob
, II / were you. He wasn't half such a
good fellow as his brother was.'
, "'Wasn't he, my dear !? [ said, husk-
: lily, as soon as 1 could trust myself to
speak.
Il wish you wouldn't cry, Jack; it's
, so stupid, she said, in an angry voice,
, and throwing the grass away as fast as
she pulled it up. You ought to have
y known long ago that liked Philip
1 "I own it, Maud, DEAR L returned
a humbly, for 1 was quite crushed by hel
4 unkindness.
4 "'Well,' she answered, briskly, 'con.
\ fession is good for the soul. At al
I events, you know it now. l would moi
1 deceive anybody. L hate your
' "'Why dc you hate me, cruel girl?
replied, recovering from my emotion a.
she spoke ia tones so hard and cold.
= az hate you for supplanting you
= brother = she exclaimed, with flashing
e eyes. 4 hate you because he is goint
= away and we shall never see him again
|. He has written to say that he shal
v change his name, and will try never Il
a be heard of any more
= "I received my quarters allowance
d yesterday I observed, going at once t.
n the heart of Phil's trouble with tru
o fraternal instinct. My brother want
v money; l will send him that
n "I would if were you,' said the girl
n It's the least you can do, considering
.e you are to have everything
dyes 1 answered, with composure
Is it's the least can do, but not the most
l. "'Hypocrites never speak OUT re
,r marked the little maid, bitterly; and
20 think that those sharp words cut tn
g. cord which had bound my heart to bel
20 1 never thought of her as a wife afte
n she had spoken them. 1 looked upo
" her hencefOrth as an unjust and unger
s. erous partisan, who should be unde
" ceived in due time and brought to res
IN son. She grew up from hoidenhood {
10 womanhood very fair and frank towar
to others, very cool and insolent to m,
We and heaven knows how rude a prett
a girl can be when she desires to wound
re During three years think that directl
ct or indirectly she embittered every hot
lv of my life. She hovered about me an
stung me like a gnat, her approachC
in were so swift and her sting so keen.
d, "Then it came to pass that my faith,
I'D and my uncle died, both thu same yea
I'd leaving some ambitious dreams for n
of unrealiZed; and one bleak Novemb,
b, morning 1 sat by our silent hearth Of
to posite Maud and my mother, who we
es both in deep mourning, and they bega
lie to speak to me as owner of Bellairs an
10, Fontenay.
as az suppose you will live here you
at self, John?' said my mother, dryl
en- Maud and I can leave for Nestfielr
ny when you please She glanced up
en- my cousin as she spoke, and saw tn
he there was secret Intelligence betwee
~ them. Perhaps they despised n
we equally, though my mothers mann
Iat was rather business-like than aggressiv
in Maud, however, had turned her hel
lis away, and was drawing a narrow nee
ire ribbon she had on fiercely through b
- lips, as though she required to curb ii
tie hot wrath which was mastering her.
to knew that she meditated an explosiC
ng as much as she ever meditated an
,or thing, and that indignation had enti
l l command over her. My father had th,
been dead about six weeks, and my u
of Gle had died before him, so that t
of elge of our sorrow was blunted; Y
is this was the first time we had all thr
IN met together.
es- f'I drew ont my watch when q
10 hod onH N