Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-03-11

! much 10 shy On Tie subject presently.
Mrs. Hilton shifted feebly on her
sofa. The smallest Hilton bat one sat
under the table sucking its thumb and
vaguely conscious of the evil to come,
prepared for wall. In a distant window
Dora wept and wept impervious to all
her Cornelius's vigorous whispers of
consolation.
Pierce had withdrawn discreetly when
the storm broke, through the window
into the garden, where he was seen
walking up and down in dismayed
meditation and Jack, surreptitiously
shaking his fist at the unconscious back
of his would-be brother-in-law, followed
Pierce. Meanwhile, up the staircase
and down the corridor went Aunt
Arabella briskly enough despite her
lameness and her eighty years. She
had two little rooms in remote corner
of the house, sacred from the intrusion
of the most audacious of Hiltons. She
entered the first of them. where a pale,
meek young female sat sowing.
"Parker =
eyes, my lady
81 want my trunks. Fiud them at
once and pack up everything that
DGitigS w lllC.
Long attendance on her imperious
mistress had deprived the gentle Parker
of the power of expressing any senti-
ment but that of meek acquiescence.
Yes, my lady"
"We go by the first train tomorrow,
so be ready"
Yes. my lady"
"And let some one take two letters
to the post for me tonight"
Yes, my lady"
Lady Paulett passed on to the next
room. a bedroom furnished with q
magnificent erection of mahogany and
satan damask large enough to ac-
commodate ten little old ladies like
herself.
There was a wood fire burning, ren.
dering dimiy visible ancient spider
legged tables. a corner cupboard with
treasures of old china and enamel;
elaborate works of art in patchwork g
counterpane, cushions, ETC., and some
framed and glazed performances, in
tent-btitch, "Eleazer Meeting Rebecca. "
"The Prodigais Return" and :" Ruth
Gleaninp," with faces and hands OF
painted kid faded by age into ghastly
whiteuess.
Lady Paulett seated herself in tall
old armchair by the fire Willie Parker
lighted large silver -branched candle
stick and drew table near to her.
My wiring desk. Parker, and YOU
may come for the letters in about hall
au hour.
"Yes, my lady, and while Parker
hurried off to rummage ont her mis-
tress's lcng-foraotten travelling equip
ments, Lady Paulett in her neat old
fashioned hand indited two short notes.
addressed the one to "Mrs. George
Paulatt EasthoIm Hall, Wilmington,
Yorkshire The other TO "R. y.
Blackett, Esq, Lincoln Inn, London. "
She had finished before Parker reap
peared, and, after sitting thinking for n
few minutes, drew from her desk n
folded paper It was headed {" Memo
randa for my Will, 1869, and contained
sundry notes over which she pondered
There are the letters, Parker. Let
them go at once-but first bring me my
dressing case and iewel-case They
shall have what have bequeathed TO
them now, before | go. I'll make no
difference, and then I've done with
them all forever-ungratefu set -
Parker placed gorgeous inlaid dress
ing-c case and massive brass-bound
Golfer before her mistress, and departed
Lady Paulett drew the latter to her with
some difficulty. at is time that an old
woman like me should be id of some of
those burdens" she said, smiling grimly
as she turned the key and disclosed case
upon case of morocco and velvet snugly
slowed away. She turned them out and
laid them all opeu before her-a brave
show III the bright fire.and-candle-
light.
Parker meanwhile stepped noiselessly
to and fro in the background, emptying
the big wardrobe Of IFS contents and
bearing them away to pack in the next
room.
Let me see. Dora? She is the
eldest and was to have my emeralds.
She'll take them as delicate compli-
ment to the nationality of the man OF
her choice Bah He'll pawn them
what else can one expect? Well, well,
it doesn't matter / always hated them.
though they are the handsomest set
possess. How we'll remember Sir JO-
sian bringing them home the Gay before
was presented at court, and | had
thought he meant t.. give NE pearls, and
had ordered "a pale amber dress |
cried alb ]ut IT, but dared not ask him to
change them or refuse 70 wear them,
aud / felt 80 Disguised. ! knew they
looked detee table, and heard one old
lady whisper t. another, Eggs and
spiracn. and the other said something
about City ana they both Uttered.
One feels those things when one is
young Wcii. hope Mrs. O Shane mGy
hr happier in wearing them. O'Shane
Pah ] iara say, though. sLe'H bc a.
proud a t#e name as | was at that time
OF being La;y 7. .ulett-ah me
"What next, Emil Ny diamond
bre och. Yes, hele It is." 1t was .one
OF those quaint old fashioned ones IN Il
silver setting-a large spray of fowt rs
and leaves Pretty little, gentle
thing, III, too ersn Tor her now, but
she'll b. fine youeg women some OF
these days. They say she's something
ike what was, but without my high
spirits Dear dear what gay young
thing | was at Ter age, and what fine
things | ,xpecjed were to happen to
ne III ny life and what drcary time
haze had ot 1t | must keep an eye
ON little Emily wherever l am they
ora all ION a,f m pvarlnnlx bnr Veg