Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-07

self worthy of it.
"What can | do, sir ?'7
q will tell you, Richard " Hta
And then the old man took the young
ones arm and talked so solemnly and
so earnestly that Richard caught his
and whatever Mr.. SOrley's
plans were, he entered heartily into
them.
"You shall have every help that
money can give you, Richard, only
mind [ will have no love-making, and
YOUR proceedings shall be kept a Sc
cret from all your friends. [ Cont want
Stephen and Mark running up to
see you and meddling in my plans"
One thing Richard, however. insisted
on, he must see Agnes once more, and
tell her he was going away; and MIR.
Sorlev agreed to this, on condition that
he saw the squire also. The first inter
view was easy and satisfactory enough;
Agnes praised his ambition and genius,
prophecied all sorts of honors to him,
and promised to wait faithfully for his
return. Her father was different per-
son to manage, and Richards heart
ouaked as he entered the squires's own
peculiar parlor. 1t was a sunny room,
Uttered with odds and ends of hunting
and fishing matters: and the squire
was sitting on a big, old-fashioned sofa,
playing with a couple Of thoroughbred
black English terriers.
He said, frankly enough: .. .
"Good day, Richard Broadbent;' but
he did not trouble himself to rise, for
the Broadbents had been tenants of
Saurham from the days of King
Stephen. Thatin these cotton-spinning
days they had grown rich did not alter
their position at all in Squire Saur-
hams eyes. Fifty years ago the great
landed proprietor did not consider
money as an equivalent for good birth;
SO the squire treated Richard pretty
much as he would have done favorite
servant.
Miss Saurham says thou art going
away, Richard. What for lad?
"To study, SIR
eyes, yes, When lands and money
are all spent, then learning is most ex-
cellent.' l have always heard that;
but, lad, thy father has money-why
need thou 60 study?" $685.. .
Because. sir, [ wish to make great
name, to become famous: then. sir,
perhaps, Squire-then-"F ..5-E.#
"The dickens! Speak out. lad
then what p = .a.
"Then. sir, perhaps you will permit
me to tell you how dearly | love Miss
Saurham." -
No Richard, [ shall never allow any
-, E ~ { oil
Josiah [ would say worse than this to
thee. Come Giddy. come Rattle, we
will go to the bayfield,. [ hope thy
study, Richard, may teach thee to be
more modest and sensible"
Richard watching the sturdy figure
in its green coat, white corduroys, and
buff top-boots across the lawn, and
then, with very angry feeling in his
heart, left the Hall. He disappeared
soon afterward, and after few desul-
tory inquiries from various acquaint-
ances, he seemed to be forgotten. The
Broadbent mills went on as usual.
Josiah. and Stephen and Mark passed
to and from them as regularly as II
their lite was ordered by machinery;
and once week the rector went up to
their house, smoked pipe with Josiah
and generally said, as he left:
call is we'll with Richard, JOSIAH
very we'll indeed!' Tfrt
In the fourth year of his absence
there was much trouble between the
mill owners and the operatives. The
masters were everywhere threatened,
and many mills were set on fire, and
the excitement and terror was hardly
aIlayed even when the prominent Of
tenders had been imprisoned. Their
trial was one that effected the interests
of all manufacturing districts, and the
spacious courthouse was crowded
Josiah, Of course was present; SO Were
Mark and Stephen.
Now, if there was anything these men
had an almost idCatrous respect for, il
was the paraphernalia ofthelaw Those
advocates in their black gowns, those
grave men in their imposing wigs, those
wise looking calf-bound volumes, the
pomp and ceremony Of the sheritfs,
constables, and criers were to them the
most obvious representative of the maj
esty of English law and power.
Conceive, then, their amazement,
when prominent among these gowned
advocates, giving directions to other
lawyers. and demeaning himself as one
having authority, was Richard Broad
bent. Old Josiah flushed and trembled,
and touched Stephen and Mark, who
were also too much affected to do any
thing but gravely nod their heads. But
when the arguments were over, and
Richard Broadbent rose as a special
pieader in the matter: curiosity changed
to amazement and amazement to en-
thusiasm. Such a speech was never
heard in West Riding before. 1t was
cheered and cheered, till even York
shiremen's lungs were weary. ss s-s"
The good rector had his reward when
he stood beside his prouege, and saw the
squire and the city magnates crowd
round the brilliant young lawyer with
their congratulations. But far greater
was his JOY when old Josiah and Stephen
and Mark pressed forward with radiant
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