, 1877-07-28

tcrlnus caprice uIs,n thu part uf Heaven, anil
submit IT, rutller tlan solicit their continuance
:. Aunt llnsle talks tho lsln.ll tutuln-tllu
cali it-with volullIttv; l',.Fr OF rxpi Sortl,
Country accent c!fnE!ng to s1cr tonTe. ami rctl-
dcrtng thu speech less musical than character
alit. Hhe s,entta her He ult Of .lt,0rs; owning,
and, Will! tho help Ut Maryot null Marquis tuy-
huw few AsreH; Gl,1 In xu1l.tannc and wlnd-
art.sl Us II bit Of Last autu'nn's sraie.
Tic .!mi'o sounds nn.atscrtng, but Ut
this nra-bound, isulatel point Of exist
relctsatcs tho thoughts utIwarcs: vrac Etrews
tho shurcs, Earcs, 1leld4, sclhls sts 'enau MhIta
sihuko through every euttagu chimney, now
fresh, now ttried, now tn ashes, ILLS the alr Of
the whnln dist rtct with lla scarcitng otlnr.
clcnh cnttut. +stIwn III *,iItItlter, Il HrreG ono
In winter, ss,I.b,rsIst through every scasu. tf
thu ycar,-Aucl IL Aunt litst:'s dress. shu
wecds, hues, wurks IN thu llay.irll, Mt the vraic
harvest, the rtfrr-prcss. AMI with Il ull
orc!
The two cider sisters, after quarter of CELL
tusy spcnt ut Fief-dr.a. senu, still lot,h buck IN
lslli,, brighton, aud ClIultcnhuI.l with sigh
Miss rhe0lora, notably, who Keeps up tia social
credit vi tho A0use, atni OIL uct'uhlpn d[nca ut
thu houses OF tho aboriginal Gentsllty, gets
pcrlulfcni its Of l0w spIrlts, uncertain tculpur
and rollco:nItant .tt,:tors' yis!ts.
From all thcse aIctions Aunt ttoato IL free.
Her u,anlcr IL tri!ae abrupt, !Eks tu sca-wInl,
that asks no lcIvs bcfIru Il saiutca
your rl,cek; l!et spcccl, wholcsan,ely
hlitrr, uka the ntmples ruilcd fryM her
avn old-Eaahloncl hurt~gar,lra: and fur her
"Thu l|oom q ugltncs. IL past," slse will tell
yuu. frankly. ~ nil u hrtlerluoisfn. wuI,lun
yet bciore tlle."
And, little though she suspects II, her hornclY
features do uOsscsh rlIar,!, lnvrll.Iess such
| NJ many wusEcd.out cheeks aEd OyrrpGrfeet
tyrnll1rR If n ftAutrAfIuN uAiIll fh1ANt
ans w1r,e SafHrs VI TIE CaAk wherein II IL
| kcpt,t wrutu tuulHt author, !" III WiIu sayors
| Ut tic eask Wherein II Ia kept, 10 tla s.,ul
receives atl''eturo from the body through which
rhp cor.ccit returns cver to my mlnd wlaun l
think OF thu brave, wcntttcr4fsestcl.cl oIl face
Of !!s,rs.la a a Yansi'tart; M i, m o,, t ,,,
ment, Aunt lloslc," .ays Dap'lns, jus. No tho
Two arrvu within slRht I'll Ficf.de.la.lscauc.
! "Jean Martc aud afarEot haYo t!iscuyured, Utter
live years. waiting. thAt l,,vy l'ayu saycsl up Et.-
1nd spoons sn.agn y isl IL anxs al
tu d stratlgcr."
"Aye, tnisfostunes selilua. col,e .!,lgIe," Is
Aunt llustc's answer. "jean Mario aid
alarEot ars l'ar os foo!s, Fali IN lose' II;
not be hundred lines thicker thaA thsY wcrc
apart! AMI ~ Tits seaeun, tu0,-all tho husl.
cit part of the year tefoEs us! Az 10 stTait-
gcrs. .G5cxcurstonists." saYs Aunt ltoslc, ineis'
IycY, ''the farther they keep themselves frutn
| FIe(.ae-!a-Rc!nc anA from my caEnatfDl,s stls
bette. 4tlal! 10 ah's 10 appreciate tl1csF SIr'
"vvo;peY"a s1sut:oo'st:! 1u%s" ~ sf,'. s[sa
ROUND thc,r throats! Aunt ilusIe !" cries Mrs
Chester, uos without heightened color. "what
hase do,'u that should Gs sas''estted of such
"Don't trouble yuur.rIf to tell nle, child. l
| an4 most lny4Jsuus lu tie In4tttt.n