, 1881-10-21

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Among tho outdoor servants was certain
ivan, tho councilman OR h-boy, as be was
cnle.l, IN consequence Of bis little stature, which,
WIS mt uf all proportion With bis years. Flo
was tho verIest mite Of n mar, extremely nfrn-
bio III his movements. with pug nose. curly
hnir, Il face pet ppttiAlly On the grin, and cYes
1lKo mouse. lie wns n rare buiruou,
md lover Of practical jokes. a,A his tricks
unt ,lrollerivs wcro tntlntt. lie understood how
IN let or tlrewurks could ny kjtos, mil WIS n
good haud ut any 0ntne: could ride stumbling at
full ga,Iop cn,d seup higher thuu uny DIN clso
lit "gHnta stride, ~ nltd wHs quito a muster ut
making tho fIvcrest Of shadows OF. the wall. No
ono Guild Anluse children better than he, and
Ivan was perfectly happy II he was only nl-
With thotn.r When ho IAuRhcd tito whole
uo.,<c sfook. and ho wns always ready Wit
a 11kB and an answer. Therc was No bring nnHry
with him. uhd you were obliged 10 langh even
whist scnttl,ns hm. = was trent 70 sso ixan ,s
s Fsa T Ut o k' s a 9na = ,sG ~ ass.
| ,hro,,gh nil thu aMtcs Of fish that
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| ,nx hts neck With hle heels. Jumping here.
.'nsnx nrr Chg, sho "n xsr Er ,tna sce S,nt,1
:ser4uvtsh. though, ~ haye alrealy said. very
@ "t the sn%r' r . sns srrGpts sere ps me me
|
Iss !"oS sh,tra: And tion q inin!,te laier yo9
hsaF,i ! !.!n ,xt: .xc!a'inx; "Ah tbats 1t; well
it wts. thcs ,iurlnE my last vlalt that this snme
sSai isnos sS ssy"s ~ 'fa % ic S ~ sSS ass "s
| brfure no. lvnM: Whut's tho iHattcr? :" sAvv
~. sss" "!l"w: Why = hss ~ hn,iStS';eS, ", ~ Ad
sssh'Gse s,iH, f59 ,o a ,s sssvee ,,ta st q
thv :rclegu!tas: Int emiply exci,A11gcl,
without KMn4 throuHh any Tern! torsnllity Or
s i ssH ,t''ss p!ues 10 a syr aks ,lisd ana
nas ns astera ,s n ats . iTa H. So 'nas he
h,t fecti taurn sert Mfhe family. " sho eoasso
nr tinn hIt former 1'astery died a4o. aud tio
estate passed into fresh hnnns: MI tho
imrtei ID l~ er,.cl and srutal. Informed
ts nrlt'Gs tut 1 9nc Of hs sers srw,tc, hnn Gsen
,i!s,s srssalsr. ai, ID ~ 4 rSiasal VII thrs,i. @
sl.i"e". @ t % S"T wns the threat Is any W ,asaps sis
Idle nnc::, sueu Sstellmski Wa very hlgt.
ss;, ,"ta Ss %rvy S'st"r ;s stT.t M Tak wa y
TnS I'D nm r. tS s ~ r. as ,assr anSsT; i; S;
p,:a! was eente'np,],ousiy frJSsis'l; ana *has Y
ris. i;'s .ica,ici u tls very dsvil. There was
i9tng to DO 'lnne hut tn Evo up tue poor serl;;
hero "isa t1 ls" Is isa' ,tait crnd ~, :" me- me-:
Aenutl tn nunAary sasu me. tmpfurn YOU:
cnireut yn1r uncle t,aysr 10 Ely9 ne up; d9 n"t
u ~, tho w,'rsn fur " NIL: It cn, only tsd ~
cr!nie!" J" ln crime! "hat ~ yu1 Hlnn lv'tnf,
""1ys hnnll XIII hltti. I~itI x0. AEa 1He ufae
lny wi! kny tn h'1, let t''o rt1ura, n ny ID
n!sser. SIR; Il, not se!,!se n"c, Or II you ao'
q e.ansl %r ro!ns haa ar,. s.ldeMy 1i
jth..uli mt llnve ,,cnn .nnrc ,!stun.sard than
wAs to har ls4t. speak thus. Ivan tue nncsr
himself tt chill. lhls t:ool.,snllcl crc'ttnrc. u
besItne 1nirtcrerl Tho ilcn VIZ tou
him; bttt what, cuuld mt un'lersan
WIS that t!e shn!sd crsn talk or such u
! | thlnH. had, hnwevGr. a lung cnnver-
sutton with Alexis sersetsttcn. anl en-. L.:
woitti somehow Or nther nrr1nxc, tho Mlralr:
tittu Ue glad tu do so but It l. i'i,pnssib!c.
| h1ve sltrentiy bIcre,! tho plx-hnnde,l fellow 9
kos! !'rSn Wy rn.!nlcs; On my y. wora n 81 n9nEf @
Dr rrlt1rNt 1t IA iltexNl MID the GfchnfIKe "us