Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-17


the billow, fell thicklv over his temples "
and forehead and whisker> oi :, similar !!
hue. more cons spicuous fox size than Gle >
gance. gave character oi NerceHe>s 10 :
Il countsnance otherwise possessing .
striking impress OF manly h"autS |
Without asking permission, he stepped i
forward. lifted the hammer, and. swing :
Ing it around his head. hurled it upwards /.
"f five yards beyond John-on's most sue, I
ccs.ful throw We'll done" shouted ,
h. astonished spectators The heart ut /
Peter Elliot wxrmed within him, and
he WAS hurryins forward 70 grasp the {
stranger by the hand. whrn the words
gruaned in his throat. 1T - ust such Il
throw az nv Thomas would have made
my own lost Thomas The tears
burst into his ewes. and. without >pcak-
ing ne turned back. and hurried to-
ward the house to conceal his emotion.
Successively. at every game, the >tran-
ger had defeated Al! who ycntur"d to
oppose him; when a messenger an
nounc.d that dinner waited their arrival
Some OF the guests were already seated,
others entering; and. "a heretofore.
placed beside Mrs Elliot. was Elizabeth
| Bell, still in the nouutlde OF her beauty
bu, sorrDw aad passed over he! features
lik. a ysil bcfor. the cuuutenance OF an !
ANGEL Johnson. creat-ral!en and out OF |
humor at his defeat, seated himself by |
her side. In early lite he regarded
! Thomas Elliot asa rival for her atlrc-
tons aud, stimulated by the knowledge
that Adam Bell would be able to hest"w
several thousand pounds upon hi, drugh-
tar tor a inwry. he Vet prosecuted n.o
.,,astious with uuabut.ti u,.idulty, il
.ni,e of the d,ughtsr's aversion and the
culdness of her father. Peter had taken
his place at tho liable, and still b., his
side unoccupied and sacred. appeared
til, vacant CHAIR, the chair OF MS first
, born. whereun none had sat -.ucc A.S
mysterious death or Disappearance.
, ..R,irn. did name q yc ask the sailor
, to come up and tan bit . dinner wi
= us2'
We were afraid il might lea" T. +
! ouarrel with Mr. Johnson" whispered
T.. one ut his sons.
..He j., come without asAiug," replied
,hs stranger euierIuy; and the wind
d .hAl, blow from a new point il desl:oy
- 49, ,n;r,L ~, hanI,iuts, .. the, COMPANY e
= ..Y.'re A STRANGER. Young man. or VI
n v,nld k-n this !, no meeting 0 mirtI
~ m.L.r, Bu, assure We. We are We.
(, nnIn. heartily vrI,.om. Hast. We. las
!, ... h. added. To the servants. som,
! 80, ,nt :, rr,ir tor the geutI.m.n.'
=, :.G,.n,lemau. indeed nuttcrcd john
. SON b,,wecn hi, teeth.
III Newer mind about 4 chair. my heart
q. ia. sid th. seaman. This vii! do,
~ And hetor. Peter could speak 10 with
hnId him h.. had ,,rown himself int
.ir H.. . h,ijnw.J the yemcr.tei. et.yrlvy
Oh y..r,.upoccuvieI char, The spirit {
!, s,rril.q. u,teriuu blaspheruies from
ne nn1nit rouid not have srni,ten a cougr,
- fra,tnn of Mons wor.hjppsr, with deepe
of horror and Consideration. thau did tn
a. +;Il;n,, M, tho vacant cAzirrn, iuhabituu
na of N5rchIaw
&c ,Excu,e me. sir:excu.e me, sir. "a;
>, Data ,h.. v,,rd, ,r.u!,ling upou Il
~ tnnrna ..hut ye r.nup,-ve cannot :
~ ,haT,,
~ '".o 20 man ma, :, cried Mrs. ElIio
"e ..oo, ont 81 ,h,tM,ake nv cha.r-tal
he onv chair i the house, but dnna. dian
~ sit ,hpre 1t has never been set in /
mortal bciur sine. the death II
h., Ia.,r b.irn anG - s.. y !. filed by an"t
,ar ar is - ,hinr | c,,.n,, endurc."
y, sir sir We have done it through i
nrr,nc. and W. excuse We. But til
.a 49,. nv Thomas seat. Twelve ye..
,. .a" ,his very dav-his bir,hdav-he peri.
ara ed heaven kens how. lie went =
,,d from our SIGHT, like the cloud that pa
i,,; ga over the biiis-,eyer-never to
~, ,urn And O, sir, spare Il fathers te
"a ;rc, for tn see !, filed wriuCs the bir
fron my heart:
,h. ..(,iyt, me your hand nv worthy sol
.1cl,im.d tb,. seaman reyrr--n.
~. b,ngi | yo,li die. Tor yrur feeling
~ I'm, rom Elliot WAS NV friend AM
,.,.t anchor in This chair bv special co
,,,;.s;',m Lnnw that g. Srdi.n bro
.n W.. s;de nf ;.v is :. had ,bjur: but. AS do
,a.s know how 10 preach a sermon bet,
M. telling YOU, all have to say |!
az, ,ha, Tom ant dead"
Not ,lead-' said Peter. grasping
,;,r hand o, the stranger, aud speaking "
~ an eagerness that almost chnked his
rain tsrance; oh Sir, Sir, tell me how
tL. how Did We say living ?-ls my
-, ~ Thomas living p
bich Not dead. do YOU say p cried y
,a,, Fllot hurryinr towards him ard IRA
,,oa ING his other hand. not dead,
shall see nv BARN again? On l
. -, tb- blessing o. broken-hearted mot
.r,r he upou the bearer o the gracious
dam diDgs? But tell me--te!l me, now
,.ar,. nossjble? As We would expect ha
ooH n... here or hereafter, dinua. dinu;
so" a reiv. me "
Eli. .Deceive vou," returned the ST,
q,r pra.piug with impassiuned earn
r,,- ness Ib.tir hands ia his" Never
,,,;lb never, and all | can sav is-Tom +
hn, !, alive and hearty.
,,.n ..No. mo- said Elizabeth, rising f
haan her seat ..he does not deceive us: Il
,b,, j. th.t in his countcuauce which
f the .peaks taisehOo! Impossible.
',.,,, Oh. also rndeayored ia move tow
~ -. him when .Iohuson threw his arm arc
o;v h.r ~ w;thhold her.
.,, ..H.,ls off Won lan,l-luhber =
claimed the seaman. springrug tow
,r.s Them .nr, shiyer me, Iii show
:, - t;rb, ,nmncn your timber. in the I
II III ~, H.,nd .snjk." And, clas
.h' ,h .,i s I,ysIv ,r;rI n hi, arms. B,
7 ronns une ~. ps,,r NV ,rve, he cried, don't
!sn.e ,nn;, rnn,, own Tnm, Father mo
y" ~ hnu., hlu" w, l,"w me- uny. YOU r
etet nr,,. n"n "" v"nr " nwo SOM II twelve ,
t.a.. , 49, m 49,, soma rhanges ON his
i'Ni- h;, I,a", - .nnmI 49, avsr"
la"Ie '''I ui' -. ,a,har h;s n,n,ber and hi. b
la"., .r. ,.Inng ronnd him Weeping, smi
eH' ~: . L,,,Irl ,un.t,nr,