Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-09-16

crosses over 10 ucf SfuC, uuu UItugS u6r Tue
newspaper ''Some startling news, dear" he
saws: and then, so that she may not be tempt
ed to hide her feelings, he takes up his letters
and she hears him 60 into the library.
She sees what he means her to see; and,
after the first surprise, and arhalf- mortified
feeling that sher old love should have found
consolation DO speedily she sits thinking till a
mischievods smile suddenly breaks over her
/ TsitwilIeervey hisss fight, my dear, Jealous,
suspicious old John! 1t rs very outrageous
that he should march off SO magni6cently to
spare my feelings. Of course he thinks I'm
drowned in tears Dear Hamer, hope he's
going to be quite happy"
She draws writing table meals and writes
'Dear Haner: We ha#seen the anh,pnce-
lnent of your Wedding siH toAa yapape5 and
. ca8t kapi4sertdfng Ayou' line ofac6ngrattila-
ton Naturally Pm dying to know all about
your wife, where you met her, ct c@tera
an addressing this to your club, as I'm totally
in the dark as to your whereabouts, 80 it's
doubtful, of course, when shah get your re-
plv. want to send Mrs. Dare some slight re-
membrance from Moorfeld Rectory, if you
will he so good as to let me. know your home
address. I'VE hope you are quite We'll again.
With kiudest regards and all good wishes,
ever yours faithfully. CIoELY PERoIvAL."
This she folds up, seals and addresses, and,
ringing the BELL gives'it to the servant.
/, . 'fWi}I you take this to yonr rnaster-he's in
the library, think and ask HIN TO post il
with his own letters ?' = This is quite unnec,
essary, for the reclory letters are always put
on the hall table. ''And. Fanny tell Mr.
Percival I am going to spend the day with
Mrs. Norreys. l shall go 70 the seven O'clock
service this evening, SO no one need fetch
:, Fanny departs; SO does Cicely; and before
Mr.. Percival has digested the message, she is
speeding along to 'mainma's." She passes al
agreeable eday-he,. poor man, qhite the re-
verse What can he think of all this bnt that
Cicely is too much upset to see him? Ant
then that letter But now somehow he does
not fret as he would have done few months
ago over that.
''She cannot help her feelings but she hal
written nothing to dsplease me" he says owe
and over to himself when the old doubts ane
fears crowd into his thoughts. We will have
clear up anyhow after service. "-un~
f. Seven O'Clock. The one little bell stops it.
melodious clang, the voluntary is over, they
are we'll into the Psalms, and yet the rector!
pew is empty.
John Percival does his very utmost to keel
his thoughts in order; but he cannot help
rush of joy when he suddenly sees his wife
| sweet face leaning against the dark pew. Fl
is very earnest o-night in his sermon. Cicel
thinks she has never heard him preach better
nor seen more noble expression on his thi
dark face He speaks touchingly of the man.
crosses of daily life.
Sand, oh. dear. friends" he. says, leanin,
forward and'speaking very quietly and sol
| EMMY, "let us all try to bear one another
burdens Our life here is all too short for iu
dulging in carking cares, often, Heaven know
of our own making. Surely we. who hav
felt sorrow, must have sympathy with Others
| griefs. At least let us try to further not t
hinder, the souls which at the end of tim
| will awake in the Divine Presence"
| Cicely cannot repress few quiet tears A
they leave the church she slips her hand int
his and they walk on in the darkness.
"Wasn't your sermon rather sad, John ?"
"Did it seem SO to you? Did it saddel
your"
| 'No, oh, no! How dark it isl"
VERY dark, darling, andFraining to . lii
tie. AAre youiwelt wrapped up pm -
"Yes, I'm a regular mummy. MANN
bundled me up in her big cloak before she le
me 60"
50 your birthday is over now?"
| Like most good things" she says brigh
| ly, 'it can't last for ever" i ia
"It has hardly been good thing for me
little woman"
"Poor old John! I know what you hav
been thinking-that had gone off to hide m
wounded feelings. Oh, did you post my lei
teri" . yrsxyr RIO,
| i'Tt went with the Others" .iEs
| s|That's right. Iwrote5 to MIRO Harne
Dare to ask for his address; I want to sen
Emma Victoria wedding present. Ma
II" ,, arm, -sy~ yrr,srfy
i"Of course you may, dear : >4l1
The slender form is very near to him i
| the darkness his arm steals round it, and, er
tirely obIivious of rain and mud, the tw
come to a full stop. 81,
"John, my dear jealous old boy, have 70,
| quite forgiven me Can you trust me again
''MY precious one, was mad not to hav
| done so before. And you have no regre
| for"
'For Hamer Dare? Not the very least i
the world. must say it all now, and the
we need not bring it up again. Years ago
John-never SO dearly as love you now, TO
/ can respect and esteem every atom of you
character. There, y she concludes, rathe
shakily, you will never hear snch an out
burst of fattery again i. % makethe most o
ft!"'
"And now we'll turn over quite a new lea
beginning on my darling's birthday" he re-
spends. whatever may betide US, we know
that our hearts are fully and entirely one"
** ft.,.* 80 q
"May I ask what business you have to car
ry faded flowers about your person. sir? Cicely
asks her husband twelve months afterward
as she produces little bunch of withered
blossoms .i..s..sf vif1f
John looks slightly foolish. 800 10
"Phey are some primroses you gave me
ence, " he says, lrughing. ~
Z s'What unexpected filelity!" cries Cicely
laughing too, though there is just gimme,
of a tear in her violet eyes.
''John, Hamer Dare and his wife are moi
returning to England after all. Here's hi.
letter. It seems Bmma has won the hearts 81
bis people in India entirely, and they won
part with her."
Wouldn't you like to be in Emma g shoes p
says John teasingly. ,.s....g
lawfully. if you change places with
Hamer "-[ Family Herald.
D, NJ