River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-05

and conversing thereupon with Mr..
Gregory and his fair niece.
The old gentleman was scholar, and
was DESTROYS of making his niece one,
though she privately acknowledged to
Mr.. Norwood that she enjoyed her sol
! itary rambles on the heath much more
than porting over Greek and Latin
| books. And as days aud weeks passed
/ by, and the young man continued his
/ twice-a-week visits, life began to assume
a different aspect for him, though
/ scarcely happier one. For what mat
tered it that he found delight IN loving
this young girl, and in sometimes bliss
| fully dreaming that she might be won
TO love him, when between them stood
/ that great barrier of his poverty and
| obscurity?
He knew that Mr.. Gregory was a
| rich man, and that his niece would in
merit his wealth-for everybody said
/ so; and for him to aspire to her hand
/ pshawl
And so the spring passed, and sum
mer came with its wealth of beauty
and the moor was all purple with
heather and bluebells. But Mr.. Greg
DRY lay i'll at the old manor-house so
i'll that the readings were discontinued
and Robert Norwood had no longer an
| excuse for going there except to inquire
/ after his patrons health.
| But one day there came note, writ
| ten by Alice for her uncle, saying that
he particularly desired to see Mr.. Nor
wood, and that he must come prepar-
ed to stay to tea. And when, rather
wondering at this strange summons, he
repaired to the manor house, and the
door was opened for hj-a, he was met
| by pale, sweet-lookins .natron, and a
tall, handsome girl, at the sight of
whom he stood transfxed
Mother Helen /"
Mrs. Norwood led her bewildered
son to private room, and there, in a
long interview and with tears, told him
what yet more astonished him.
Mr. Gregory was his fathers cousin
the very friend and cousin to whom
then uncle had, in fit of resentment
at his fathers marriage, left the tor
tune which should in strict Justice
have been equally divided between
them
This has been the result of the false
hood and scheming of Gregory-urged
thereto by jealousy and revenge at FL
len Maynard's having preferred Robert
Norwood to himself,
The old man, now probably on what
would prove his death-bed, had sent ur-
gently for the wife and daughter of his
injured relative, and had confessed all
this, and had asked their forgiveness.
i "A L., FDI1 /, - 10
fore % inquired the young tutor.
Because he had not decided what
to do; because he wished-so he told
me-to find out for himself how far
you were worthy OF"
"Of what?"
"Of all that he might do for you. He
has made his will, Robert, and left to
us all that your father should have in
herited. 1t is just as he himself says,
and as | think"
A flush of crimson swept over the
Young tutors pale face.
II am so glad, mother, for your sake
and"-he taltered-"Helen's."
"And we for you, my dear boy"
Then there was moments silence,
"Have you seen Alice, Mother
Her fearful, motherly smile, as she
answered, told him that she understood
ALL
''AIr. Gregory told me all about it. "
ooh motherl and he"
"He won't object. He wishes it as
much as could do, since | have seen
her, and the mother stopped down and
pressed motherlv kiss upon the fore
head of her son. ''Alice has been sit
ting with her uncle" she said, ''but had
just gone out for little walk IN the
garden. / suppose you can join her, ii
you will. And when you come in, Mr..
Gregory will be ready to see you. He
expressed a wish to see US all to tea to-
gether this evening"
About an hour after this, Mrs. Nor
wood, going down stairs; saw the young
couple in the hall just come in from their
walk, Robert Norwood helping Alice
Gregory off with her shawl, in exactly
the clumsy way in which she would
have known he would do such thing,
while Alice smiled at mis- awkwardness.
"You will never know how to wait
upon lady, Robert" his mother said.
~ shall in time" he replied, his face
aglow with happiness. 81 am beginning
to learn now. You have very clumsy,
laundering boy, mother" he added in
a whisper, as Alice blushingly disap-
peared, ''but tomorrow | will tell you
how all my good fortune came of their
having tried to make an April Fool of
me-"