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

Knees, in the flood, fell long and black on the
trembling surface of the waste of waters, troken
here and there by little islands of dry land,
the upper part of the meadows, where the melan-
choly looking and sheep had taken refuge, or
isolating q cottage from all communication with
the outer world except by wading over ankc-dcep.
IL had ceased raining for the moment, but q few
long. angry, red sreaks in the horizon seemed only
to make the grays and blacks look colder and
bleaker in the landscape. He plodded on couple
of miles to much dreaded ford. where the rush Of
the water was always dangerous when its depth
concealed the landmarks of the road. Besides
which. there known to be a deep hole in the
bed of the stream. little below, where couple
of Cromwelrs troopers were additionally said to
have been drowned, and man and horse had been
lost in somewhat later days. Twenty years ago
there was seldom q bridge to be found where ford
existed Still 10 cart and no Esau were to be seen.
AS lief 90 forwards as backwards said Gilbert
disconsolatcly, as he prepared to cross the long
stick bridge. submerged at both ends, for ten
or twenty yards so that he had to wade into quite
deep water before he could reach the treacherous,
worm. eaten Shiny planks. supported by fral posts,
which constituted the passage, and now shook III
the rapid flow of tue water An empty, horse-less
wagon stood on the further edge half III the IlNcr
which had been evidently abandoned tll easier
times by the owner who had ridden away win inc
horses othcrw Use Gilbert met scarcely anything OF
body as he FLASHED on. AT length ne reached a
small town, built with strange peryersity, enemy
at the bottom of the HILL close 10 the water instead
of on the higher, safer ground above. stream .tl
running rapidly through the lover streets
and small boat was puntinS from h1usc " n"lO.
The coal-yard and n public where the deHnqueht
ESau probably to nc 1Ounti, lay az tlc iui noi
side of the town end. and Gilbert shouted to TIE
boatman Gle n cast; want TO get 10 inc
wharf .1 J..
night answered the man, bringing his rlckety ittle
craft as near he could to the bank. As the boat
passed on. Gilbert could look into the dlsc0nsOlate
dwellings where the oozy slime was swaying III anu
out of the dOOrwayS. Folks has TOOK tc me
upper stories this week past, cooking and sleeping
and a. and precious tight fit for most on ein 700;
with scarce a crate upstairs in some o tn houses,
sad the boatman, as he deposited ms rare on an
open space, with houses set AT All s9Iis Oh
angles, near brook which ran down the mudie 10
Join the river below. and OVERLOOKING seemed intent
on dong as much mischief as its small powers al
'Til first 90 M and see if Mrs. Seddon have a
heerd anvthnb of the Cloves alore 90 forward;
maybe she may know summat, salI ullDcit To NM
self stOpping before Il very Old haii-inbclcd
hOuse on green slope close to the rlNcr s!anulng
alone among some shabby laurels and rather I'M
tidy sheds. He raped at ING dooGr WH,Gh w%s
opcned by n very pretty glrl, dressed with more
nonpces and iubclows than quite suited the
weather or the dwelling. With rather an objected
! lively conscious manner. she began: Nhat Air.
! Gilbert who'd ba' Thought o seeing Nou to-day
| Rosy" cried he III great amaze WHAT arc you
! hcrcP ,-.,,.., 10.
ing as she walked before him into an empty, stone
tagged pailor on the lett OF the passage very
- diju't NOV YOU was in town. that's all SAID
he cloomily. as he paused at the door an looked
down at his own muddy condition. i aynt ~ iOr
to come in no where's. Pm too dirty ami too drip
pinr for such fine folk and he looked at her smart
ness half admilingv and halt angry. And Tn
fit for nothing nelther,-thatS what u IS; N wei
nigh hcartbI0kc' Dc added almost Hereby. we
shanna oVcrgct such Iun o Ill luck a. TINS, not ny
means. and yer fathers quite rlsht, no doubt
when he's wrote to say he won't Gle We to Il ruined
man. So what's the use o my comm H. after all
as has been said ana done
You're most wonderful ready for to take his
word for it and be OF, to be sure. answered the GIRL
kiudlinr and losing her affected manner; You
might ha' waited TIL 20 be I'd spoke myself and set
We tree take IT. | wants TO keep no man on as
1-oo, = LOT lrO al
Gilbert And so that little matter settled, ana
now We may rs soon as ye please, and sooner
too she ended angrily, her color rising and her
bright eyes sparkling with annoyance.
lie looked at her for a moment with serious
passionate affection, which won Id have moved her
deeply at another time; but she was VeNed ana
hurt and intent o. not showing any superiluous
emotion her own sldc and refused to see the lce
Ing on his.
She had cone to the little town on purpose TO t'y
aud Gilbert, and tell him she should hold TO her
word III spite of her fathers prohibition, and her
ONn flights of naughtlneSs and temper IN the past
She had rehcarsed The whole scene within herself
what he would say about sam Churchill, now he
would look. and above ALL how she should look
and how she should end by making an anehls
without at all acknO lodging that she had been IN
the wrOrg-a feat in winch some women excel
Bat realities are hardly like tnese pretty fancy
pictures; and now, instead OF the tender meeting
She had promised herself he bcseechng and en-
treating and declaring that he could not 1--we
without her, and she c0Yiy yielding alter much ana
tender pressure, he was accepting ms disniSSal rs
matter OF course, submitting far too philOsopni-
cally, she thought. to the fiat OF the AUTHORITIES,
taking for granted that all was over between thein
instead of begging and praying Tor mercy, as she
was sure Sam would Ia done IT was too pro.
VOking. and she could have cried with YeNatOn.
'Gic Us a good word at parting Rosy, won't We
who knows when shall meet again. Shake
hands wi me- If it's the last time said poor Gilbert
entrcatlnglV, rs he stood with the handle of the
door in his hand before going out again, sorrow
fully and unwii.ingly into the dank evening. But
she was too indignant to hear the tono; the real
feeling within her made her only more intent upon
showing (Dut too successfully that SIC did not
mind as she turned away from him without speak
ing. ,
ii he didn't care for her more than that she
wasn't going 10 break her heart for h inn. 'Jen
aurai du regret mais c men mOdrrai pas as the old
French song has it, There were as good fish and
better III the sea, everybody SAID, ana no lack OF
suitors for like her. And having almost
self down the old, hardhearted hursehair sofa
and cried as if her heart would break, crumpling
all the little hobs and bows which IN tins instance
least she had put OH IN the innocent coQuetry OF
wishing to look her prettlcst III ms sight Ii was
pity shat Gilbert could not have looked pack ana
seen what gong on inside the house, but II he
had returned she would only have received him
more cOldly than ever. Il hate him, that's what
do she repeated To herself, with unnecessary
vehemence as she bit her lips why did he fault
my gown and all too nasty, cold hearted chap,
as isn't worth my giving tear Tor" but she cried
Presently She heard heavy football IN the
tagged passage and started up, smoothing her
ruhled locks aud dainty arrangements, as the mis-
tress of the house, large unwieldy woman whose
speech was as slow anu deliberate as her actions,
came into the room.
j thought as | heerd Gilbert Sherards voice. Is
he gone so quick as all that | were just aGoin for
to AK him for to stop and have summat 20 eat.
What on airth is he gone for like a runaway horse =
said Mrs. Seldom.
lie hadn't time not to stay said Rosy shortly,
with a very good snow of Indifference.
Hes enOw TO do, that's certain sure, with the
weather so tickle, and farming work where It's,
without going neghbOIing: only what for then did
he come in here at all, and not so mnch for
me p observed MIS-. Seldom phlemltically so
now you'd best come Ill TO your tea the plkelets is
a get tin cold
They had not long sat down when, Illuminating
slowly after her fashion, she helped the girl TO