New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20

vour husband must not forget your promise OF
visiting her this autumn The young man n nan
drawn back at the approach OF the elder, anu
listened, evidently bewidered. to this speech then
with hackneyed compliment at the pleasure ne
felt at finding such oe"4nHi new stS,%g ny
daughter-in.law once twice III the course OF tno
evening" but he seemed to have got over nls sus-
picions before the company separated: Mhetnes
nv old friend really knew the story of my sons
wifo never knew; he had a knAck OF KNOWING
things that no else did, but never Kne" n'in
make an i'll use of his knowledge. ,
Years passed on: children we're born two boys ana
a girl beautiful little beings and my daughter-ln
law surrounded by ner children lnaae q gioup
that any painter would have been glad TO take as
MODEL. The youngest, my darling golden haired req
Reggy was the pride of my life. the soace OF my "iu
age. He did not lend himself 50 readily 20 nc n
graceful forms Of life that the elder children sue
cessfully adopted from their mother but ms ardent
self sacr fcing love- whom he really loved. his IN
concerned disdain OF lie or deception Oh sny M ts
pleased me more than the brightest talents oi tho
most graceful dcmeanor His elder Drother, .no
eldest of the family. was richly endowed ny ha,
ture and has since, under careful framing, iniy
deyeloped his natural gifts. The girl was the least
interesting of the three, and had very partislY ln
herited Ter mothers beauty; but as she grew
toward " omanhood she developed slight. grace
jul figure and quite sure not TO step OUT oil tio
usual grooves My daughter-in-law was very ~,
trutve TO her duties mistress anu the nouSenoiu
was perfectly well managed-the better, perhaps,
by tie knowledge she had acquired IN iOrper Yeas
OF various shortcomings among the domeblcs; ny
son WAS apparentiy satisfied with his wife ana chil
dren and looked after his people, and studlef anu
wrote. uninterrupted by any misfortune. Every,
thing went well. and don't think that e,tnei VI
INV grandsons Will he allowed 10 marry rniknlaid!
The children had reached the respective ages OF
| eighteen, sixteen and twelve, when SAD tlino
| broke IN mon ana DESTROYED orr un0btruSlve nap
pinens c&4he climate seemed to have ~holy
| changed its character; the harvests were nilser
able the small peasant prOpretOrs were reduced 10
great straits and even the ilcher landowners "ero
often at their wits ends for little ready money
added to AL which. or probably III conseqnenco 81
tI.o dan
credit and Joint stock banks anu institutions OF MI
| kinds Yesterday thought as safe as the mis- were
crashing and tumbng down. bringing rum III !nr a,
train Nv son was not hard hit AS somc-at least
| il seemed not at irst-but anxiety dafkeneu MS
! brow and Mt times made his words sharp; lhdeeu
| things were not gong Oh well In the county on.
| can hardly live without horses and carriages aud
though my son often talked of only Keeping 'h'
farm horses. his wife had hitherto Succeeded III poi
smiling him 10 try "a little longer The secUn pair
| ne had sold, 80 that now there were only one par
| and a Young horse which had often been used put
was reckoned not FULLY broken IN or ailSlwoI'hy
One day the young people were gone ~ spenu Wy
afternoon with some Istant neighbor'. ana coulu
| not return till late; my son had gone 10 Town. III
tending to stay night when after the children
| wee gone "a telegram came from MN saying nc
should he back that evening, ana ne carriage "u9V
he sent TO the station. My daug6ier-ln-iaw gave ave
| orders that the young horse should be put o. the
LITTLE carriage and she would drive down herself 10
| rect hor husband. The coachman was OF course
out with the carriage. ana MS help came up ". W.
speak his mistress aud, ~ Is olten tho way WIN
such peOpe said IN dlsrespcctful manner thit MS
master had forbidden him to harness ne horse,
| asnecialIy alone Now. there ono thing my
| danentrrn-low could not bear patiently. and that
| was any zeal or fancled want oil respect from the
| servants; whether 1t was IL stll lngrrang reuel-
hroucc of past times with the idea that perhaps the
servants del bcraey refused her 'he Difference tncy
| paid to Others. do not know, but nothing was 30
certain 70 make her obStinately adhere 10 res1Iu-
ton than diSnclinatlon of the servants 10 1o'x
| het Never mind she answered sharply; tell
yon now 10 do 30 But began the man. Don
say anything more; but put the horse to ana Drihs
! him up To the door.
| The man drsisted from his attempt at persuasion,
| and went away sulk.ly - do a. she had hidden
him. He quito the horse who 10 MAKE 'n,.r' -
| worse had not been out % the stable Tor day OF
| sol and dressed himself also IN case ms mistress
| would let him 20 with heI She, stu angry anu no
| doubt really bclievnl IL was only hIget OF the
prnon's refused his oier To drive her down to the
| station and walk home. when his master would
| take the rrins saving she could manage Pu,o wen
alone and taking the rcns she set OIL thc man,
shaking his head. TOOK oil his ilNery coat anu "rnl
about his WORK. In the meantime lis mistress was
getting into distress. AZ btSt. as we aIteI , h
| heard from a neahhor who was on the ROAD thr
| horse went quietly enough but just where the mn
| was steepest he started AZ beggar who had bee'l
living br the side of the road and suddenly rose IA
,he cyrri age passed him: pullng the Itle carnage
aside il lost the grip OF the break AMI down he M
they went pel-mell Is fast as the horse cou'd gal
tienevievc tric1 in vain t. stop him. and couid at
| most only keep him IN the road; but alas at tho
bottom of the hill the ROAD TOOK tuin mar acI'
| a little stone bridge; the horse missed ne hIi9se
plum heallong INTO tht sire m several iect bcI""
The rOal dragging the carriage. with teueVIeVe
| IN il after him. and there he lay struggllug ana
| kicl<,1g IA If po,Sct-ed with demon. holm
| poor Gepevievc was hurt before she rsachod he
| water whether she was drowned, being enthngled
| with The carriage OF whether the horse Kicked hoi
ON her mead and 20 caused her de;sh, no one ecu y
tell she WAS all covered with bruises from tho al
and IT the horses hoois; when l. whom vac
ucoplc had hastily sent for, reached tho SAD scene
she naa been got up out OF the brook aud was ING
| upon the bank. The doctor had come before dd'
| and had the found her quit dead. II" morse
| atr in
| led back to his stable. The Schaliner had nai
| sense enough to borrow n carriage ircm heiGntoi
and send It to the station Tor ms master ana had
forbidden the maEto say word about the accident.
| We might EXPECT INV son III about quarter OF an
hour and how should break this sad, sad story 10
| mimi Al any rate, Thought !; womb - better u
get the poor dead thing carried ont OF sight Ociort
he came - sent TO tho next cottage ana got mat
tress and lifting her gently NJ. win inc assistance
of The doctor and the neighboTs, laid her upon IT,
and she was carried into the house I'll nv son
should decide what was TO he done theh Woh'
r-.k few wards to meet my son, who coulu no
vcn approaching ut "a distance c0uld not hrlI
| beng glad that 1t was only farm horse he wa'
drlging and that no got oh 80 slowly. stuffed my
sobs and dried my eyes we'll as crud, but VIII,
could look Just then unconcernedy unconscious
| Az the carriage drew nearer my son saw me an,
| pulled up 10 take me in hc had had ve=atious work
enough IN the town that day, ~ heard afterw ard
and vas busted with his own unpleasant thoughts
he badc me good evening. and gov INTO me car
riaQe but as lie saw nearer my face told MN
ONLY too plainly that something had happened
What is It, mother, said lie; tell me at once n
will not he so bad as my news ! gneSs.. on, my
son my sou, have YOU too cot bad news To- toll
Tell me yours first, then! thought ii could re
my boy home again It would he easier to ten HIN
than here; but he would not be mt of. W here i
(;enrvieveT he asked; why are ven aonor
answered eva,ively The Children gone Il
spend the afternoon at Yes yes. know tn'
| man told me- but he told me also that Gcnevioy,
had not gone with them. las anything happened
to her, that no cne can answer simple question
| He was beginning TO get angry the man mad
| answered HIM several times oil the point ont 81
fear lest he should what he had been forbi idei
| TO- Hv this time we had reached the little bridge
| aud looking down the stream he saw traces of th'
accident lIe pulled up abort ana said 10 the man
What Is that there it looks exactly like the lttl'
| carriage all broken to pieces The man looked n
| me to Know what to say; my son caught the Loo
| and said: Mother what Is it Don't make secret
with me to-day | can't bear It, | mO,iOncd to th'
man. who had got ont to hold the horse anu beck