New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-02

'Pve brought MIR. Sans brother in to tea,
missis,' said old Seldom with chucke, feeling that
he had done very smart thing. Ills VIE coulu
have bitten him,-sowly, as was her wont, but none
the less sharply And I'm not sure as Mr. Sain ;
not TO the fore himself afore evenings out ana
whatll ye say to that, | wonderP he went on ex-
utingly.
Rosy was in n very pentent mood; but at that
period of her life it was quito out OF her power hoe
TO smile and make herself agreeable TO any young
man and though Mr.. Sans brother was at that
moment as unwelcOme 60 her as anyone OF tne maze
species could be- she was soon Laughing anu talhln
with him, apparently as cheerfuliy as ever she hau
done. -, 4,
Mrs. Seldom was extremely annoyed. She looked
on with face glum with disgust. ana preserved
almost unbrOken silence when Sam Churcniu lolhcu
But the graver she grew the more Rosy's spirit OF
opposition rose and the more vigorously she fIrted
She laughed loudly at Sans bad jokes, capped his
stories answered his banter. Old Seldom, de-
lighted at the success of his evening, ana greatly
amused with the change from his wie heaIVy;
sensible discourse, encouraged the fun. and aided
and allotted all the nonsense that was iyihg ABOUT
his little hot paror. ., e..u,ou
WHY she hasn't as much heart "a would serve q
sparra.' thought she TO herself, as she sat ana
knitted her wrath into long blue worsted stock
ing. What TOOL Gilbert is to waste hlsn on such
q cOckalOrum jig as She with q her DoDs' ana
ounccs and curls and that takes arter her mother
as she do! And I'm fool for my PANS TO care are
what Sally Browns darter do do; they're both cut
oft the same joint and cooked WI the same sauce
A. she's brewcd so nun she bake, and wash my
hands ~ the girl.
At last the two Young men rose to CO. Sam max
ing plunge at a rose which the girl had put INTO
her dress with very different intention thinking
of Gilbert indeed, as she picked and fixed 1T, and
now letting his rival carry of the prize. go
Come back again tomorrow II We can, and VIC IL
have some more tun, shouted old Seldom, as he io-
lowed them out.
Rosy saia Mrs Seldom. as the girl came back
from whispered adicu at the door. | understood
ye to tell We wanted 10 come here for to speak To
Gilbert Sherard as had took i'll sIummat as had
l9pppnc1 between
up nivcr thowt to live to see one of my own Kin,
yer mothers child carrying on IKE that there, ~
two on them chaps at oncci Nc and she were
sisters children, and right fond were of my aunt
yer grandmother, and | won't have not any such
dOings where am!
You re 10 call to speak to ne Ike that faulting
and scOlding me unkindp cried Rosy h0tly
You're lot my mother anyhow You're ony my
cousin
Thank Heaven. no | ayn't' answered Mrs.
Seldom in a heartfelt tone which was anything hut
complimentary, aud CALLED the spoiled lite beauty
TO the quick; but whether or no | haven't The
right to set my lady straight, as bcn' only her
cousin. this Is my house. and such gOings OF Is
yourn shan't be under my rooigce. not by nobody 4;
so there, yOu may make yer own accounts o that
Rosy pOutcd. but her excitement was over the
better spirit was beginning to return: she turned
away, with the tears clinging 10 her long black eye
lashes, and looked very pretty and very penitcnt in
way which was generally quite successful in DIS
aiIning wrath hut Mrs seldom. in hardened tone,
went on quite unmovcd by beautys spel'
Did We appoint them two young chaps here or
no tell me that
Il can't prevent any young men from coming any.
where's they've mind TO. How can ! answered
Rosy muiinouslv.
faxed yc whether We tclled EN- yer was coming
here to-day persisted her uncompromislng hostess
They knowcd il somehow, l blieye, adj
mitted the girl uDwillingly
Mrs seldom marched out of the room without a
word more.
her and taking hold vehementlv of her arm. 9
know I've behaved very bad, but yc MUM throw
me OIL Ike that there's none to help me only yOu.
sYIlf sttf
and thlnK as its smart and rather Grand-like 10
have lot on EN- trailn after me; but DO care for
Gilbert, oh, no end o times more nor that sam
And You'll be good to me, won't We and help me to
be good. dear and she flung her arms tenderly
round the old woman's neck.
Mrs Seldom suffered herself to be led into the back
parlor and smoOthcd her ruilled brow while Rosy
poured forth her doubts, and her difficulties, and
les, sitting on low stool. with the freight
playing on her dark eyes and frightening the color
on her cheeks Her upturned face looked very be-
wltclins Ia her earnest mood, as TIE ola woman
could not help acknowledging 10 herself, at first
with Il someWh hat unwilling smile. TIL at last she
was won over to bestow Il kiss on the brown head
which had been laid on her knees. and with it some
excellent advice which her Maynard little COUSIN
took with unwOnted meenncss the edges OF the
medicine cup having been swectcned according TO
Tasso's receipt.
CHAPTER little OLD HOUSE N TIE FRrsuET.
Gilbert passed on with angry strides until he
reached the farther end Of the little tOwr, where,
the coal wharf by the canal he found his horse
and cart laden and ready TO start standing IN the
cold and rain. waiting dlsmallY before the door of
the public-house where their driver had been
carousng for the last few hours. The horse pricked
up his ears as its master approached. ii it isn't
enOw TO make dog ashamed, said he iicrcey 20 the
ostlcr who stood lOunging by with q straw in his
mouth You Just tell that Esan I've come and took
the horse and cart away, and he may stop now TIL
milnight if he plcases, for he slant come back to
the Low Lees not so long as heve breath in his
body, that promise him, Il lazy, drunken rascaIp
And he drove of AT 4 moro rapid rate than quite
suited either his stecd his load A, he passed the
turn to the SeddOns he saw sam Churchill walk
Ing up to the house. En- no wonder she were in
such q hurry 10 get rid o me, thought he bitterly;
She were expecting that young chap for 10 court
her here, and that's what she come for to knOwl-
ton. no doubt. and were fool enow TO think
maybe she'd choose it for TO speak TO me again" II
seemed hard that she should have come into his
very ne'ghborhood TO throw this additional bitter
drop into his already full cup, and he drove home
i'll the very gall of bitterness.
The next day there was but little improvement in
the weather, the ram had gone all night. and it
not possible 10 trace the course of the river
lower down the valley: the lake stretched far and
wide, and what cattle had not been removed to the
higher ground III proper time had been drowned ali
along the banks-as they heard.
Gilbert had been hard at such work rs could he
done on the farm, when about two in the afternoon
the pOstman reached Low Lees. having had to
He put n solicitors letter into Georges hands which
the brothers had been expecting sadly for several
days.
Hopkins wunna wait they say they'll put in
distress. Thee mum go over to Knowton and see
whether there's aught to be done and there's
Farmer Grimsby talked as how he'd offer for the
gray mare; what's the use o keepin' q her, eating
of her head, and we mum grab now at any ley
we can get to live. Tax her 90 him and see.
why don't you go yoursen, GeorgeP answered
Gilbert YEARLY; it's your turn to day, surely
Because you're n better hand at bargain; and
don't like facing them lawyers, and that's fact
Thee long legs 'ull max nothing o the walk re-
Piled George. laughing sheepishly and looking at
his brothers tall well set figure and athletic limbs,
very unlike his own squat, thick person.
1t was bitter pill to Gilbert to return TO knowl-
ton in his present circumstances but in such sea
of troubles as his. what did an additional drop
signify thought he he prepared for his journey.
lie was always the willing horse, on whose
shoulders all men that could placed Their burdens.
I'LL. |.