The Florida agriculturist., 1884-07-30
Man and Wife.
+ WORD, MIND, 10 DISAH ANN ~
Concluded from last week

no stories, thought his wife, quoting
the line familiar to her in her schoolgirl
days.
III should not at all wonder, James,
but Emma Land has come back again.
''NIav be. Two or three years ago we
heard She had married outthere -,
''Who heard it?" Who said it?''
81 know l heard it; l remember it
quite we'll. But as to who said it, for
get that-your brother, ! think. That
she had married a cousin
cob Not that that's unlikely, for she
was ready to marry any body. Shed
have married you, you know. She laid
'fThat's about true, believe, but
did not fall into them, Dinah Ann"
And, laughing good-naturedly, James
Harbury turned from the supper tray to
reach his pipe Dinah Ann rang the
bell, resumed her knitting, and fell into
an unpleasant reverie.
\ few days passed away, things going
on smoothly at the farm. Dinah Ann
had recovered her temper; at least she
displayed no signs of its being rutfied.
James Harbury was as usual, save that
at times he seemed a little absent and
thoughtful. One afternoon he went up
stairs to change his everyday coat for
better one.
"Where are you going?" cried Mrs.
Harbury quickly, as he came down again.
"Only into Northam. | shall be home
early"
Unto Northam Its not market day.
"No, but I've got little business
there-about those sheep, YOU know,
Dinah Ann. l shall get them at my own
price after all.
cot course you will. / told You so all
along. But l do wonder you could not
wait until tomorrow.
"Oh! market day is always a bustling
dav; one forgets half ones business, or
has not time to do it. Anyway, l thought
I'd 90 in this afternoon"
''I should like to go with you James
Mr.. Harbury received the impulsiNe
wish with a blank look, and had no
ready answer at hand.
'I want to buy a new silk gown and
to order best cap, and ever SO many
other things. Yes; | will 90 with you
I-%es, | won't be five minutes getting
''But-Dinah Ann-rotta-day. Ican't
take you this afternoon. You shaH~ go.
tomorrow, instead.
"Why can't you take me?''
Business" he shortly replied. And
his gig being just then brought round,
White Bess in the shafts, he got into it
without more ado and drove away, call
ff HSsea7RSf Se e3sR tS &,ii his siss Mifea
nodded she.
The sun was setting when he drove in
AGAIN and round to the stable yard.
Leaving his horse and gig with Evan, he
was crossing to the house when his at
ton was caught by a huge volume of
black smoke putting out of the chimney
of narrow building that was formerly
made to serve as brew-house and wash
house, until the larger one was built.
AS it was out of use now, was not in fact
used for any purpose whatever, or enter
ed bv ANYBODY from months end to
months end, Mr.. Harbury naturally
thought Of fire. He rushed to it like a
mailman.
In the fireplace under the furnace a
fire blazed away, upon which more coal
had recently been thrown. Whittier than
death. James HaTbury made one frantic
move toward IT, while yell of what re-
sIIv seemed ike terror broke from him.
Anather veil succeeded, and still another
then he enILzpsed utterly, and fell upon
= kyN woos3erl ssool n Wild despair.
s~6Tss9d heavens ~ exclaimed Dinah
ARA. whss had been STOPPING over some
blankets IN die far corner; what II the
wer!.I ~ the matter u u spssnas
,Iaaaes2 Let me rim fBrtlie casnphor," /"
II imuhor. iftGassi.: exclaimed th.
unhavpv nisn. B,sng pSiss5n. rather
Agssslls. 3noi siinasi aaa
S1lits ~ iiis iszlst -s.ss 4sss, 1itl.sfl.
suggestion. se. ms stlt -Vt- 1ssusss
Wi,s.fe ls tife isfip "A .dis s,4tsas
sde tiung ile asnse sis@lll IL al tsssss
tiQas, - tiiat siie eOiiil lss ~ - 4.
chest 0f ~ ans OtiIel par 81 MIN. 81
lighted this iiEe2" he gaspes.
Phoebe lighted it. ordered her. I'll
due in the proper wash-house has take
to smoking frightfully. The blanlle
are TO be washed tomorrow, and Viii l
put in soak tonight But what is I'll
fire to you James, that you should /
put out about it ~
'It's everything to me,'' he faint
answered. Give hundred pounds ha,
been burned up in it,
Rising from the stool-and Dinah An
wondered the creaky old thing had n,
come down with his weight-he hastel
ed indoors, sat down by the table an
buried his head upon it. She found hi
so, his face hidden in his hands.
''Now, James, you just tell me VIII;
all this means-if you are not quite OF
OF your senses. Come! / intend [
know"
eyes. you may know it now," he sale
lifting his face in despair 81 had place
in the fireplace of that old furnace, i
my old green pocket-book, 800 pounds i
bank notes. And-they are burnt The
are burnt, Dinah Ann"
Dinah Ann paused. "Where did tn
notes come from ?"
From your brother-to me. A lon,
while ago-years before l knew you
lent a friend over 400 pounds. lie RAJ
| AWAY with il to Australia. and | lost mN