New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-28
RANDIE,S ADVENTURE.

| see WHY should not try and contribute my mite
thar. is sometime really worth telling. Perhaps 1T
| ia rather a horrible tale; but many years havo
elapsed since tho circumstances ABOUT 70 oO =;
| painJed ndelibly on my mind. some OF the nerv,
ons horror with which used to think OF has passed
nwny IL il better &c yet long AZ 1.-Two never can
| entirely blot the recollection from of my brain
wbereC at one time every act was written In leI,
ters OF fro But without any more TreamDie VIII
begin and lot facts speak tor themselves teling NY
tae in the best way That / can just as 1T really
happened: marty If rs sitting in our cosy dining
room-three girls and three boys-busy preparing
| toxts and decorations for merry Christmas, WHICH
! was nearly OH us, it having got TO Christmas Eve.
| Our father was q country dOUtor and we Were
not at ali rich but we were healthy and strong and
| merry parsy-eighJ OF us in all-two younger ones
being upstairs in the nursery we were iaugnins
and chatting. when the door opened ana mamma
! io,ned ma Mamma had not been well lately. ana
the cold seemed TO tell op her very much Roy. our
oldest brother, ever polite. drew CHAIR near tne
Thanks; sbs said. smiling gratefully; am not
| going TO stay have come TO see which OF you can
snare tho time to 90 to Farmer Iongtuns Tor mo-.
Il will. mother replied Roy readily. seem 70
DO the only idle one acre. ,,o ..ta
'You are wanted. unfortunately; elsewhere. saia
| mamma or Il know could have depended on you.
| Iour father requires you in tho surgery there Is
moro dispensing to DO dcne than he VIII manage
| alone a., ., ,,,oa IN
| Uis services wero often In requlslton. and ne was
over ready to be of use. iie little thought now 9n
| being summoned away Just thon. .
! We'll Matilda and Janet, exclaimed mamma;
ara you ready for Walk u Is not 80 iar ana d IL
! ON YOU | am quito uneasy about the turkey tney
promised to seud moreover there IS Dot'leo i
sIya cannot 90. really. mamma. dear replied
Matilda raising her fair face add golden head from
tho text For unto us Son is born, which she Wao
! elaburately illum uniting in gorgeous colors Ne
| ,re al usual, all behind time now. The turkey
will arrivo sans doutcyou are generally -nrryous-
aud Bankcs can leave tho physio stun Oh his way
| home We really cannot spare the time.
| No; impossible joined IN Janet 90
And Ethel has a cold deliberatol mamma She
was not annoyed at her daughter. reinss, TO 49, o.
their de corations. She only wondered what was 20
DO done Tho nurse girl in the nursery was fully
engaged. while our general servant as she was
| called was up to tho eyes IN work.
| Il think shall have to go myself declared our
mattel all OF sudden IheIe seems no1 , ose
| Randoph's throat Is sore. aud Ernest s too young
! Yea; will put my things on -, -,
! sYon. manma-youP Nc exclaimed gil round
| Oh you must not. Papa will DO angry Matilda or
Jonct will sacrifice their work than let you
! rsk your health
.WiIiingly.' they exclaimed.
| kind /, Int think, we'll wrapped up BRISK walk
| will do me good. Ernie shall accompany 'mc-he
| will be quito q companion Wo shall De -back
let mo 90 too. mamma peiitionod I eagerly
| INV throat Ia quito we'll II Is inueod. and hato
being Coddled up like girl BESIDES II Such
W.m%a b",itsted sho did not like 10 refuse. She
scarcely Thoughts 1t wise 10 accede | saw my
i am quito ns well rs you arc, said courage;
/ ou,ly; and ain sure papa would like mo TO go ana
! protect you Alb. mo how little knew when
! smoke thus what need there would be Tor my help
/ Even mamma smiled. amused at my boyish manli-
ness was only eleven. aud the most delicate ono
!" VT up. then. Rsndie-wel. too. Got your
papa togiyo you the bottle Tor JOB, anu We VIZ
| fha hnuaa a
| portant one fer her age, too.
! fuw minutes later, warmly equipped, mamma.
! Ernie and started. Ernie was not nyo but gen
! orally speaking quito little man in bis way but
snow had fallen. and then tho Ice had taken u.
fro,ting It in ruts and Jumps and bumps Just as u
| chose IL was hard walking and altor several falls
| E:nio disoouip sed us by beginning To cry. We
! were walking along solitary country road. With
tho exception OF covered carr ana Two
about. but that day 1t struck me ~ exceedingly
! lonely. -, .,.,,,,,..
! inst ns . @ ~ Gro turning OF the high road down
! narrow lane 10 Grcenrage Manor ! have not
| much further 10 60 Randolph. you can take care
! OF hun roDelcd against the decree. IL was very
stupid Of Ernest 70 bo so babyisi.
/ lie can walk said grumbngly: and want
! 70 90 on with you. lie ought not to have come
! NV hands is so cold sobbod Ernest, and my
feet hurt so but don't want to go back
| 'Take my muf poor lIttlo fellow exclaimed
mamma. 4 quite wish We bad not ccme. low
! droary and lonely everything looks: had no idea
! people would 10 staying Ia their houses like thus
J NJ |
| We had reached pile Of out buildings dreary
vnoueh in all conscience. without n sOuhnosr; but
the house was beyond Just roGnd the esrneI; ana
there from good Farmer Longton or his stout
! CHEEKY wife.
we rounded tho droary pilo of holdings There Is
! no ono 10 be seen. and no smoke coming from tho
chimney What made me 80 obseryant Just thsn
! cannot say unless my senses were all sharDened by
| our cold and lonely walk. Mamma was just about
TO answer when Ernest caught his foot against
socsnng and d fS Sn 1ypo to t HIN up "mS
humeward again, and this mono too willingly pre-
dared to do. -
There's good Randolph encouraged mamma,
take him home aad got warm. both of you'
| Directly mamma was out of sight picked Ernest
up and %rgod SGnS wse 1 b% Wanted 10 SnrTy
so that | could return to mamma. | felt unac-
! countably uneasy about her. Luck befriended mo
! that day. had scarcely gone ward Oh tho high
| way, when heard gig close behind, and turning
What arc you two youngsters looking so cold
about, and why, Randolph. are you carr, ing En-
! est in that wayp
Io as so cold and cross replied. not caring to
entsr into any explanations for fear shonld DO
! taken home TOO. VIII yOa Hit him up near you,
! papai | have an eIrand at Greengage Manor
Your ANNA should not have sent you, handle
| especially with Ernest. However. execute yonr
commission speedily. and YOU will not be much 90,
| hind TO- 1t Is lucky was just called to Jephcotts
lie drove away lneyer stood 70 watch them.
| but ran as bard down the lane AS could. Painting
| and breathless again rounded the droary pile or
buildings, aud walked slowly the length OF them to
| tho farmhouse door. Groengago Manor was built
Ia tho shape Of tho two lines OF triangle, tho door
just in tho middle, where II vorgcd to n point: l
! locked about for mamma. Had abe gone round to
The 'FRONT.' There was slight space for u path at
the end OF the farm-hetween IL AID coal place. L
was just about to make for 1t, when saw that the
back door was Just ajar OF course shE had gone
ness was on me-a feeling had never experienced
beioio | could not tell why wherefore but
was beginning to feel very uneasy The stiffness
Il tha MT nf ia au
not even the dog Dash bounding usual to meet
me. There was sJmethlng very strange somewhere.
| Was 1t in myself or Ia my surroundlrBf walked
| TO the door and knocked at It-not ny, because
| IL VIVA moi I snnnnsed. reunlred MEOsY Chico ed