The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-19

What do you want witn eucu tens
der flower garden sort Of . girl foi
Q wife, you great. strong, heavy cur
mudgeon 7 Close up the mill, turn,
take your choice among the others,
for you can have any Of them, aud
never let Il be said that Hslpins
pinsd for . Mallory while We live
and own the property 10 Meadow
Glen Squire Hslpine left but Tom
kept ahead with his work, and when
fairly alone, be drew from his pock-
OF and read for the hundredth time
the letter he had received from old
Mallory the day before. II read
BETHEL FuRxAoA Dec. "a.
Ma THOMAS HALPrnE--Dcar Dir .
Considering the fact that your
visits TO our home are extrsamly
distasteful to myself and family, the
simple announcement, No trust will
be sufficient to induce you to discon
tiuue them. You will be entirely
welcome, and would be glad to soc
you at any time ct my Office, when
busines matters may lead you hisher
Yours, etc,
AUGUSTUS MALLORY.
After the receipt OF this, the day
before, Tom dismissed the idea o.
calling at the Mallory mansion th'
night before Christmas. Agnes read
ing alone in the faint hearth light oI
the great psrlor Of her home, pa
tiently waiting his coming. The
clock in the kitchen had STRUCK
eight, and father aud mother hrd re-
tired to their room for the night
the house was closed, save the win
dow blind that faced tho road lead.
ing mp hill from the direction ol
Meadow Glen Bat Tom did mol
come. Half.past eight aud no sigus
The minutes became hours, and
the heart Of Agnes Mallory, saul
within her ct tho bitter disappoint.
msut. IL was Christmas owe. The
night OF oil nights she had looked
forward to with 30 many bright so'
ticipatious. She had known Tom
from childhood. but had only loved
him eight months, aud 80 the clock
struck nine sue gave up all hopes
aud sat buried in tho deep arms ol
the rocking chair crying ~ il he,
very heart would break. Tho little
triAss she had so dslicstely arranged
upon tue eide board for him, and
which . few hours ago seemed 90
beautiful, now grow horrible in her
sight, - she wspt in her adject mis-
cry until she slopt. II was twelve
o'clock when she woke to proceed to
her own chamber, but not to sleep,
Aud thus We fud her on the bright
beautiful Christmas morning, look
ing from her chamber window far
down toward Meadow Glen, won.
deriug why Tom had not come.
And % she sat looking, the mill
boy from the Glen csmo up the hill
Agnes OWNED his mission. aud iu
an instant she noiselessly glided 70
the front door, and out to meet q
il proved to be Toms messenger,
bearing q note to her. Hastily TAX
ing it, she bade the boy sock covor
iu an outbuilding until she appeared
With an suswer. In her room she
read Toms letter:
In the Miy, Christnas.
AoSEs I'll send You . letter 70.
csived FROM your father yesterday
| cannot believe that it is your wish
I did not dare come to you lest
night, nor even write to you. I do
il now only after severe trial.
must know my fate from you Agues
Answer, please, by the bearer that
may know all. Yours, - ever,
ToN
She then read the cruel letter oi
her father, of which she had known
nothing. But like . sensible girl she
kept her own counsel, sat down and
wrote Tom tho following reply.
At Home, Christmas.
Tox I'll hardly know what e
say. I waited for you last night uu'
ill late. ! knew nothing Of the let
ter until I read il this moment. b
assured, Tom, your Agnes never nc
never gave her consent to such q
letter as that. / shalt not notice il
nor need you. Act as II you nevel
received it. Father shall not know
that I know anything about it. o,
how / wish this were . happier
Christmas to me, though IL has i'm
proved considerably since the reoeipI
Of your letter. Az ever, yours,
..n 81. AoN8s
p. S.-Never mind father.
Tom read tho reply, aud dstsruin
cd at once. The mill wheel stopped
and the doors were closed and he re-
paired 10 bic room ct home. Giving
orders that shis horses should be
driven 10 the door, be was 5000
ready. and away be drove 10 The fur
mace on "businsss Old Mallory
had distinctly said that hs should q
ell times be ready 10 ses hir st I'll
times on businsss. Tom drove mp
drew rein u The once Of Augustu'
Mallory, and soon stood before tn
hsughly proprietor Of the Battle
Furnaces, Hr, Mallory wee 10 M
fair mood 70 oonvsree upon suot
busipees - Tom had ep.ue upop.
Wood mogulng. NJ. 1nllory. sAit
h. Nood noeplng Ioauas.' VI
kave eoqA, eoolineed Taue ~ hgq