The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-25
MISS ARNOLD.
Another Story of Love that was True,
but Didn't Run Smooth.
BY THE AUTHOR OF 1.-TWO OLD MEMS
TALES ETC.
CHAPTER VIII (CoNrINUED).

10 De angry. a great many PeopiS WIN
whom am acquainted would have burst
out into somewhat petulant scoid when
the cause for anxiety was at an end, and
baby and her party all safe, appeared
quietly walking up the road as it nothing
in the world were amiss The very quiet
and tranquility, which proved that they
were quite unconscious of having done
anything wrong, would have irrltated
some people more than all the rest. l
thought it was very nice of Catherine to
be od-humored and content as soon as
she saw all was safe, after the irritating
anxiety she had just been going through.
She, however, ran eagerly down the steps,
and, her eyes sparkling with impatience,
caught her little one in her arms and
kissed it very fast and hard. That being
the only sign of an impatient spirit
which she showed, and, except crying
out, "Oh! | am glad to see you safe back,
all of you. Do you know, Lettice, | be-
gan to wonder what had become of you?
not syllable approaching reproof passed
her lips :.
"Dear Mrs, Darcy! Dear Catherine!
| am afraid we are late. We went too
far; we partly lost ourselves. We got
into long, but oh such a lovely lane,
where | never was before, and then, we
have had little wee bit of an adven-
ture."
adventure! Oh, goodness | am
glad of that. Adventures are 50 excessive
" rare in this country. / never met
with one in my life, but happening upon
Edgar, as the people say, when he was
coming from hunting and the wind had
blown off my hat. A wind that blew
somebody good, that \ u dear, be-
loved Lettice, | wish to goodness, that |
do, an adventure of the like OF that,
might have happened to you"
Lettice colored little.
"Graciousw cried Catherine, laughing
merrily, and peeping at her under her
bonnet; Il declare, you're blushing, Let
tice. Your adventure is something akin
to nv adventure. Have you stumbled
upon an unparalleled youth, by mere ac-
cident, as I did? and did he, did he pick
up your hat?"
"If he had" said Lettice, 'I am afraid
my face, with my hair all blown about it,
would not have looked quite 50 enchant-
ing as yours must have done. No, did
not lose my bonnet"
Anything else? Your heart, per
haps?"
"Dear Catherine! How can you be SC
silly"
dOh! it was such blessed day when
lost mine" said Mrs. Darcy, gayly
"Such a gain of loss, that wish just
the same misfortune to befall every one
| love, and love you dearly, Lettice."
There must be more than one heart
lost, fancy, to make adventures turn
out as we'll as yours did, Catherine"
"Oh. that's matter of course in such
sort of things. There is always an ex
change, where there is love at first sight
But now do tell me, that's dear girl
whatyour adventure was"
II only saw clergyman reading to
poor woman, or rather, / only saw cler
gyman, Bible, and poor woman, ano
thence concluded that he had been read
ing to her"
"Oh YOU tiresome creature. Poor
) dear old Mr.. Hughes, I'll be bound. Goot
! old fellow, but such hum-drum. Nay
Lettice, my dear, don't look shocked ant
cross. A clergyman may be YER
stupid, hum-drum, tiresome fellow, a
+, well as any other man. Don't tpretend t
deny that"
S ii would as lief not hear them called SC
n but this was not Mr., Hughes"
a ooh, no! | remember now you wer
y not in his parish. If you went dow
:. Briarwood lane far enough you would b
e in Briarwood parish. Mr.. Thomas, pc
II haps."
e "No."
"Mr. Thomas curate. Oh! of cour'
the curate. Only l don't think M
n Thomas keeps one"
is "No; believe not Mr.. Thomas, or an
$ one else's curate; but a gentleman, WI
h says he knew Captain Darcy at school
n "Nav, that is too charming. Th
really is like an adventure"
:. "Here, Edgar"
y He was crossing the paddock at son
o, little distance.
ic "Come here for one instant. Do y(
a. recolIect what was talking to you abo1
Il. this very morning? Well, Lettice h
Of met with an adventure, and has stumble
3e ,e upon an old acquaintance of yours--rea
II ing the Bible to an old woman-he W
a. at school with you"
IS. "Well, as there were about five hun
I'd red people, more or less, who had that he
z, or--if YOU mean to know anything abo
sh him, Miss Arnold, you must go lit
p more into detail and, first and TO
"a Ie most, what is the young gentleman
I'd nameW
ne "James st. Leger," said Lettice.
I'd A start for answer, and
OF "Ha! indeed Poor feilow!-he turn
I'D again. | little thought our paths
life would ever cross more. How stran
to unearth him in such a remote corr
by b of the world as Briarwood! Poor fello'
en- I Well what is he like? and how does
ry lookT
he Ill and melancholy" said Lett
ed al should say very i'll and very mel
y, choly-and with reason, | believe; /
vs 'r, though he is in holy orders, somethi
M m is the matter with his throat or his che
by which renders him useless in the pulp
W "Ycu don't say so. His chest! ] hC
M not. And yet" continued Edgar, al
pc, musing aloud-T know not. He was
oI oi when | knew him, Miss Arnold,
me ne marked out through the vices of 9th
est for misery in this world, that | used
to think the sooner he went out Of it
rye better for him."
LED LED "Ah!" cried Catherine, "there is an
ovv .;w teresting history here. DO tell us, EdI
or or OF all your charming talks, what 1