The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-10-02

hlchard' again, but he had left his
seat, and was strolling off toward
Saurham Park. They walked to the
window and watched him, and his
father lifted the book he had laid
down, and with a mixture of con-
tempt and Indignation threw it aside.
AT this moment Stephen Broad
bent entered the room and said
angrily:
Father, Dicks off to Saurham
wood again I'm willing enou' TO let
Dick play the fool i our house, but
dang me if he shall NEEDLE i t.
sources"
What do thou mean, Stephen ?"
l mean that our Dick an Miss
Saurham have gotten some love non
sense together. l know it. / tell
thee how; Jim Hardness, going home
from t works has seen them meet w.
cry night. Now went have it,"
Father and son were both equally
angry and distressed, but this circum-
stance so favored the rector'a propo-
sition, that it was eagerly seconded
by Stephen, and was regarded as SET
tied. Then the rector put himself in
Richards way and met him just at
dark outside Saurham Park. He
was man accustomed to look we'll
after his parshioners and their child
rem, both temporarily and spiritually,
and therefore Richard was neither as
tonished nor offended when he said:
"Who have you been walking with,
Dick? Tell me the'truth, my son."
"With Agnes Saurham, SIR"
The light of love was still in the
young fellows face, and the rector
could not help noticing how handsome
he was. He did not say to him
You have no right, Richard-the
young lady is far beyond your station.
\ OH are going to make deal of troub-
le," and SO on. On the contrary, he
praised Agnes beauty and worth,
and then showed him how lawfully
the squire might refuse her hand to
any man until he had done something
to prove himself worthy of it.
what can 1 do, sir ?"
i will tell you, Richard"
And then the old man took the
young ones arm and talked so SOL
EMMY and SO earnestly that Richard
caught his enthusiasm, and whatever
Mr.. Sorley's plans were, he entered
heartily into them.
You shall have every help that
money can give vow, Richard, only,
mind, will have no love making,
and your proceedings shall be kept
secret from all your friends. don't
want Stephen and Marx running up
to see you and meddling in my PLANS.
One thing however, Richard in
sisted on: he must see Agnes once
more, and tell her he was going away
and Mr.. Sorley agreed to this, on
condition that he saw the squire also
The first interview was easy and
satisfactory enough; Agnes praised
his ambition and genius, prophesied
all sorts of honor to him, and prom
ised to wait faithfully for his return.
Her father was different person to
manage, and Richards heart quaked
as he entered the squire's own pecu-
liar parlor. 1t was a sunny room,
Uttered with odds and ends of hunt
ing and fishing matters; and the
squire was sitting on big, old fash
Toned sofa, playing with a couple Of
thorough bred black English terriers.
He said, frankly enough:
Good day, Richard Broadbent;"
but he did not trouble himself to rise,
for the Broadbent's had been tenants
OF Saurham from the days of King
Stephen. That in these cotton.spin-
ming days they had grown rich did
not alter their position at all in Squire
Saurham's eyes. Fifty years ago the
great landed proprietor did not con-
slider money as an equivalent for
good birth; so the squire treated
Richard pretty much as he would
have done tavorite servant.
miss Saurham says that thou art
going away, Richard. What for
lad ?"
"To study, sir"
ayes, yes, when lands and money
all are spent, then learning is most
excellent Ihave always heard that !;
but, lad, thy father has money-why
need thou 60 study"
Because, sir, I wish to make a
great name, to become famous; then,
sir, perhaps, Squire-then-"
1.-THE dickens Speak out lad