New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30

gf0OTInv and NTlmWInI
the ceiling 10 the little creatures nelghDoinoou'
TIE child was tribe alarmed by the process Oul
she mustered courage. and finally put mp he' 1iieI.
lips for the kiss At sudden Impulse she siIiplrcu
her small arms round his great neck saying; VIII
kiss Won again. for bein' good 10 poor maother'
There there, Etty, that'll do inpatientlY Sald
Esther Hill. Come to me. Big men don Inc
john Stimson did not let Etty 90 till he had re-
turned her second kiss. When he leit the n0r-
rucEs' DWELLING the two big girls OF the family
rueb.d mast him indoors. quarrcling IN tones
which must have sorely shaken the nerves OF
Esther Hill STRANGE 10 say, the young shhlf ul,l
not cross fLc village green in the direction oil the
Red ion but instead he went right PACK 10 tne
snishv cottage The door Of the Lonely dWellng vas
BANGED rather heavily behind him, Is IL he eSp9olett
some ewes were watching him but he did not
reappear again outside that night. =,
Next dav the sounds of his hammer on lhe allNl II
were heard more frequently though he was very
il-tpmporc.l 10 those who brought WORK 10 MN.
About neon, getting into furious de1'le NIVl .
wagner who wanted tire mende l. i1ohh H..isItt
tluug of his lcathcTn apron and walked stIllRiI
ont of the forge, leaving his wou!d-be CUSTOMER
there looking after lin openn outhed; hut even
this time ne did not go to tue mn oIS Tha1
down the road, ma e for the open heIas' hat
evening saw HIM back ut WoTrockss cottage
reading nor, Of the old letters TO Esther ilill.
So thing, went on for the whole OF thab week
Niyht after night John StimSon was missing from
The Red Lion and every evening he passed III ~
tbe Worrociss door. He worked now, too, nearly
tie full regular hours at the anvil IN the day tne'
Rapidly ms arrears of Jobs were beng oVerlakonf;
to cyrTybn5y's satisfaction. The curate, ON one OF
his visits to Esther Hill at he aunts cottage sa'u
.Weil, Mrs. Hrll you have done what could not
do nor even the Squire. You arc winning Johh
Stms1n out OF his mOOhnrSs;
Poor Esther smiled from her pillows. Then sue
called the child to her, and careSsing her rs ihucn
rs her weakness would let her, said speaking IN u
shriil whisper toward the CITRATE ear
i think he Is getting bit fond OF Etty;'
Certainly If Esther Hill had deeply laid pan
for the bringing OF john Stmson back to healthier
frame of mind, she scarcely could have acted more
wisely than this getting him To read over her nus
bands letters: since. ordinary and commonplace ~
their contents were. the letters gave true history
of warm affection between two human beings
and their pctusll could not but suggest thaJ love
i'm spite of the fact of the smiths having been 80
cruelty Tilted, still q reality. Bnt anyone VINO
had been present during the visits of John Stlmson
In thc WorrockS's dwelling would have soon begun
To SUSPECT that the sick woman had not taken III
hand this subtle scheme OF winning back John to
condolences IN her sex generally. She seemed not I'M
wiling that he should retain little doubt. =,
Il and Alfred got on well togcihtr,-yery well,
she would say. But marriage u great lottery
John II ISN'T one in a thousand are quite happy.
Uncle and Aunt NoUOcks rs you know might 1e
AZ rha, very moment Quarrel between the i'll;
matched pair was very likely loudly going forward
We'll II doesn't matter to me- replied the young
smith hanging his head 80 a to hide the TedIcnlhg
cheeks. ! shall never marry.
Then q rejoicing light came into the sick womans
The strIn,c friendship between Esther Hill and
John HiiSo" n.,' e tb mem rii;eJ hi,n aiout il
Taking care to stand well ont OF the reach Of the
young smith aIl-' l-N .o" i,'ln ,','' ,o ,irt
been long in picking MP another sweetheart
Fierce temper GarReucd his face on first hearing
the hlIrI Woo, nul u, -, - 49,, 90 90 frrt,.r
groWled lofth WaI Tug '.,'ic VJi'I no 49,:
ing talks on the subject with Mrs. Nurp'kS when
they were together drawing water aI inc "'' u
DRYING clothes on INC I,gen =; 10 t,t nm, .,,,. 4,
said Esther Hills not very "c-trmprIcd rrl"-
tive. can te'l that Wv n,r Wy R s, ''' lin;
fore she asker VI. !, s' n,l',7 ': va nJ
used L" see hei az Oh ut' '1a' ~ ~, ;I IL 80
smile at hlm a' ne went ~ n" n.' ''s.''' y, ~ -
full then That ne took no n"'l.o "I h'T :" L,r '.'
Ia me, WIN You ~ a'lIN', I'm, a.; u', = IT,
She might show more commence III me; WI" zoos
made that little mink ~ fond Of him as # b. was
her own father az, and iondrr'
We'll. II cant he marriage. SAM one % the
gos,lp. because dcaih u prevent iAAi. ..
esther I'M rs mere ioNt, loutyl, u ,'
me-. quickly answered MF.. N9rr" rs Ni.1
sympathy than TciauFc oil the suHeItI aA"-ld
have shown.
II was very simple mystery after all. TINS OF the
poor young sinking mother. VINO was awaiting
death on the Worockss hr'rih and before inaiY
more nights hal pa',d J"lh N''ii-"n muse" hii'W
4 fully There S"9'a nr i'r UI" ,. In, ~.
llills END was la-t aplI .a,il,+ ".F ~ "'e 'li.
lar lace grow more ut','' ,H'S ~ - =, III III
tte L4sI I,InA.n,HE ,tl-"L H. ,i 80 d., ~, 80"
quickly. Her N".' lhv1-n wv, .l, "i j., -, 49,. .
softer was GROWING i''l''' ''" '''' "'u - '''P
oIiGb'I I'I l.' i''" ' w. ,,,,t ~ .,,. .,
can pni oi, any loa!rI Wnl' Wan, 10 5'N to
YOU '''iI' ,', =, ia i.It ,,,ftIr ip IN. ir,nt
NriH',".p 49,. ., .o,t,,. 4 hon. I ami
ROOM ~ tIr W a.. ,.t. L,,t d,,I,t ha,.,'t
hnr'yln YIN ' ,, ~ TIn ,or .prrr ma i a Won r
~ 1t tn In .tro ,It am mo her plIov-s 4 have
luI tuIl 10 ~. ,'a' ,,,M A.. ynr sure Jyhn
49," 49, H. - ,-.,, II, an never marry"
Slial7"h UNI ',' 80, n1 ci.,,. .gl
lI.'n vi 'I,l yonrg smItb Kim certain If H.
Io',a'I Irlro nm m slamrfacci wonder from the
~ S". y: ,.l,'r r., G,I lren reading.
D33t in WIFI IT, I'a a., bia, ~, H.. =, rc,I to her
ri li,''i ,ii -',,'' pr,,,r,.s.
t,IT,.r-iIJv t,iI- ne you'rc a man o. vour word
she said. her bright eyes growing almost fierce 10
- L. L,,'a ,nrarcutly tryiut 10 pierce 10 his
G.,rt an, rc,d H.
I'm that mater am was his rather logged an
syvcr given however without NuChiug from her
look