The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-07-25

but I eatlitf from his dis
course, as is apparent frYm his manner,
that he has seen hrttcr days and !
really am inclining 60 the opinion of
Richard. rs 10 his origin for Il was
no unususl thing for the Indian Agents
to rear their childranI in a laudaple
manner, and 4........
"vcry well, my dear Sir" interrupt
Cd his daughter, laughing, and avert
ing her eyes; " II is all well enough,
| dare say; but as do not understand
a word of the Mohawk langiagal lac
must be content to speak Englishi and
as for his behavior. / trust to yourdis-
to contIollit.Y r Ia-.H..rE
.sAvl but. Boss,i said theu Judge,
detainipg her gently with his hand
"nothing must be saia t9 him Of ms
past life. This he has begged partic-
ularly of me, as a favor. He is, per-
haps, a little soured, just now, wifi
his wounded arm; hutthe injury seems
very slight, and another time he may
he more NbHllnNliiIslllNtsF
.ssOh! / am not much troubled,
sir, with. that laudablo thirst after
knowledge, that is called curiosity.
q Observation-Disclosures at the grace
ful .playlulness OF his child, and taking
her arm, they entered the breakfast
parlor, where the young hunter was
seated, with an air that showed his de-
termination to domesticate himself in
the family, with as little parade as
possible.
Soon he was earnestly engaged in
the service OF MaImaduke, during the
DAYS; but his nights were often spent
in the hut Of Misunderstanding. The
intercourse between the three hunters
was maintained with a certain air OF
mystery, it is true, but with zeal and
apparent interest to all the parties.
Even Michigan seldom came to the
Mansion-house, and Natty, never
but Edwards sought every leisure mo-
ment to visit the former abode, from
which he would often return in the
gloomy honrs of night, through the
snow, or, if detained beyond the time
at which the family retired to rest,
with the morning sun. These visits
certainly excited much speculation in
those to whom they were known, but
no comments were made, excepting
occasionally, n 4. WHISPERS from Richard,
WHO Would say ~
at IS not at all remarkable n
Ihalf-breed can meyer be weaEed frGn
I the savage ways any more than q full
blooded Indian"
!. Mr.. Jones arose, one morning, with
tne sun, and ordering his own and
Marmaduke's steed to be saddled, he
proceeded, with countenance that
was Eig with some business ofiunusu-
al moment, to the apartment of the
Judge. The door was unfastened,
and Richard entered, with the freedom
that characterized not only the inter
course between the cousins but the or
binary manners of the Sheriff,
''Well, duke, to horse" he cried,
Sand l will explain to you my mean
ing in the illusions | made about tho
mine. David says, in the Psalms
no, it was Solomon, but it was all il
the family-lIa! why, what the deyi
ails you, Mmmadulle? ant you well
let me feel your pulse; my grandfath'
er, you know h..
"Quite well in the body, Richard,
interrupted the Judge, repulsipg bis
cousin, who was abQut, 10 assume th'
functions that }prqRerlN belongedJtt
DR.. Todd; "but ilr at heart. mai w
ceived letters by the post fast night
and this among the number" '.'-
+ The Sheriff took the letter, bit With
out turning his eyes on thy writing
flor he was eXdinihing the aappeaTancJ
-Fof the other WITH Aastonhishlnent
] From the face Of his cousin, the gazt
/ Of ISithard wandered to the 'taiAe
which was covered With letters, pack
cts, and newspapers ;3L then .tosthO
apartment, and al that it cohtaih6d
1 Or the Bed there was the Impression
1that' had been'inadc BY d huniaii form
but the coverings were tinm6ved, an(
jeNeGy thing .indieated1tAat fhedoccu
1lpantof theroom had passed a sleep
d less night The candles had burned
to the sockets, md had .eyidently y. ex
tinguished. themselves in their owl
! fragments. ~ Marmaduke had draw
! his curtains, and,opened both The shut
tiers and the sashes, to admit th
tbalmy air of spring morning ;upn
his pale cheek, his quiyerihg lips, an'
his sunkeneye, presented Sdltogetl1eal
so very fdifierentan appearance iron
theHsual calm, MANLY, and cheeElll
aspect of the, Judge, uthatI the sSherd
grew each moment more and more. be
@ildefed with his astonishment, A
length Richard found time to cast III
/ eyes on the direction Of the, letter
which he still. held Unopened; crlnbl
ing it inshis hand. s. IN [rt
= What! aship- letter "she, eTclain
ed; ''apd from England .h$ duke
here must be news IF Importance il
deed p 'N''l'''- "a -, - ~
Tread IT," said M5aarhadlpElo5,, / way iqy
ing his hand for silence, and pacing
the floor in Excessive agitation.
Richard, who commonly though
aloud, was unable to read q lette
without suffering part Of its content
, to escape him in audible sounds. S
, much Of the epistle as was divulged i
that manner, we shall lay before til
reader, accompanied by the passin
remarks Of the Sheriff. E94 adt
!, ~ 'London,d February 18th, 1913
itWhat n devil of a nasseaun clio bad