Connecticut western news., 1881-07-27
ALL IN AN HOUR.

looking up suddenly as the tall, old fashioned clock in the corner rang out its shrill announcement-"s six o'clock, and oh mother, here is Jemmy Lane, punctual to the very moment. Now we shall have good news from Jack, I hope"
 She ran out to the gate, flushed and eager to receive the letter from the country carrier, and returning, seated herself on low stool at her mothers feet and broke the envelope.
 On the first glance at it's contents shade of disappointment dimmed her bright face. Instead of reading the note aloud, she glanced hurriedly over the brief lines, and then silently, with a quivering lip, placed it in her mothers hand and turned aside to window. This is what Mrs. Hilyard read:
 "DEAR MADAM: I saw your son 8 few days since, when, to my surprise, he expressed himself reluctant to apply his money to the redeeming of the mortgage, saying that he required it for a speculation which promises to be more profitable to him than the holding of the farm. I have, therefore, been compelled to dispose of the mortgage to gentleman and consider it my duty to inform you thereof, in order that you may lose no time in making arrange ments for removal.
 Very respectfully,
 ABNER HARRIS"
 Mrs. Rilyard returned the letter to its envelope with trembling hand and a dazed, bewildered look, as though unable to realize the blow which had so suddenly fallen upon them.
 Her eyes met Marion's, and the girl threw herself -upon her knees by her mothers side and burst into passion of tears.
 "Oh, mother, mother It is not so much the loss of our home which grieves me, but that Jack-yoIr own son, my brother-should have so changed. Oh, mother, to whom on earth can we turn when even Jack can become worldly and heartless p
 At this moment little blue-eyed girl burst into the room with:
 "Mamma Marion here is Miss 'Melia Anderson at the gate in he1 buggy. She says will you step out g minute, for she wants to tell you about old Mir. Willard being sunstruck, and she daren't leave her horse without somebody to hold him."
 Marion was in no condition to lister 10 Miss 'Melia-the greatest gossip ir the neighborhood- Mrs. Hilyard dry ing her eyes, was in civility com pel!ed to see the informal visitor Marion, her head resting upon the window sill behind the screen of cling ing roses, could have heard every worG spoken but absorbed in her grief, sh' paid no attention until the name Wa Hinton struck upon her ear.
 -"It's true, for certain; for Maria hat it from his own sister, Aggie Hinton Says Maria, in her wild way, If h. comes back with all that money'-yo1 know his Uncle Samuel left him mos of his property last year-says Maria if he comes back rich mean to set m. cap for him. On which Aggie answers
 'Oh, you needn't; for he's to be mar ried before long and to real nice, pret ty girl Of course Maria wanted
 know all about it; but Aggie onl
 laughed in her mysterious way unt Maria says, T believe you are joking
 when Aggie replies, If Walter isn
 married before winter I'll make you present of my new earrings which h has sent me- So you see it's certai sure; and no doubt he'll bring his brid
 to visit his family, and then tell Mario we may look out for a grand part, When the Hintons undertake to things, they always do it handsomely. . Marion stayed to hear no more. Glio 3 ing out of a side door, she crossed tt 7 garden, passing little Myra, who WE l fondling snow-white calf, her great p ? and treasure, and who called out to h. to s'see how fast Snowball was growing 2 Poor little sister It would be , hard upon her as upon her mother ar 3 herself to leave the dear old home wit f all the scenes and objects endeared them by the assoclation of their live For in that ample, pleasant, old-fas1 S toned farm house Mrs. Hilyard hs d been born and married, and here h @ children also had first seen the light. Two years ago her husband-wl r had been too little practical to make ' successful farmer had died sudden1
 leaving his affairs in very embarrass' y state, and the farm burdened with > very heavy mortgage. Then Jack, go' ,, son and brother that he was, had thong i it best to go to the city, taking adva
 tage of a situation offered him by di
 tant relative, until the mortgage shou t be paid.
 Only two weeks ago he had writt ,. cheerfully, saying that the matter wou h be speedily settled to their satisfactio
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