The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-05-12
you amongst us for good, had Master

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Charles lived"
She turned away her face blushing
deeply, almost to tears, with her un-
happy remembrances.
"And a lucky thing if it had been
you and Master Charles to reign at the
Grange, instead of what is now. l
don't mean anyS' 'lrespect to Miss Sc
lima, ma a'am," e ided to Mrs. Dali
rymPlc, ''you a4 afraid | do; but
her husband is aNe;H aster"
"You need not ter me he is" re-
turned Mrs. Dalrymple, her eye kind
ling, II know it too well"
"a good many of our leases are out
this year, and he is raising us all-rais-
ing us shamefully. Mine pound an
acre"
"a pound an acrer' echoed Mrs.
Dalrymple.
"Not a shilling less, ma'am. Jones
sent me the notice yesterday, so just
put on my Sunday coat this morning,
and have been up to the Grange, and
all the answer l have got is that l may
pay it or leave the farm. l showed
him that letter of your husbands,
ma am, promising to renew the lease
to me on the same terms to justify my
laying out money on the land and
homesteads. 1t was just as if | had
shown him bit of waste paper."-
"Unjustr' murmured Mrs. Dal-
rymple.
ats worse than unjust, ma'am, it's
robbery. l laid out my hard savings
under that specific promise, and
might just as well have AGhucked the
money naked into the eayy There is
nothing but oppression going on from
one end Of the farm totEtksther"
"And I fear that nothineos else must
be looked for from him. sighed Mrs.
Dalrymple. II wish he had never be-
come my son-in-law. Selma is his
wife, and the disgrace Of these doings
seems to reflect on u.s."
at was a hard day that took Mr..
Charles from us. Miss Lynn, / hope
you won't forget to come and see us,
while you are here; my daughters
would feel hurt"
"Oh, shall often come" she re-
piled. 81 am going to stay all the
summer with Mrs. Dalrymple, if she
will have me. Remember me to
them" .." ..
They parted. At distance, having
stopped when his mistress stopped,
whom he had been following, stood
old Reuben, a most attached servant,
who had served three. generations OF
the family. When Charles Dalrymple
died. or, to designate events correctly
when Charles Dalrymple committed
suicide-Reuben had returned to the
service of his mother, Mrs. Dalrymple
But, with her son, Mrs. Dalrymple had
lost her means, and she told Reuben
that she could not afford to keep a mar
servant, hardly maid, but Reuben re
piled that he had saved more thar
enough money to keep himself, anC
should live with Mrs. Dalrymple with
out pay, and wait upon herb,
shouldn't leave her to the mercies of {
dirty maid of-all-work. And SO he haC
done.
The farmer stopped to greet Reuben
and the two expatiated for some min
utes, to their hearts content, not il
favor of Oscar Dalrymple.
"Would you believe that he wanted
to charge Mrs. Dalrymple rent for tina
poor house we are IMP It's fact; bu
don't you mention it again"
Impossible" said the farmer 90
her own estate-at least, whst was her
for years.
lie did. and hl gets II. Other
manage it for her, for she couldn
afford to pay it. He is a bad mar
Ali if my poor young master had NJ
been so rash! He would have com
into the Dalrymple estate, Mr.. Lee"
"What, Mr.. Charles wouldp"
"As true as we are here" said Rel
ben. "The heir, Sir Charles only sol
is dead, and my poor Mr.. Charles WI
the next heir. Though dare say h
never gave it a thought, in life, thu
the title and estates would ever drop
him."
why, he'd have come to be Ba
onet then, il he had lived"
"A Baronet with large rent rol
Sir Charles Dalrymple is in very bs
health, and can not last long"
"Does it come to that grasp-all !
breathlessly uttered the farmer, jerI
ing his head in the direction of Il
Grange.
mo; more's the blessing" returno
Reuben. "Moat-Urange was entailt
I on him, but Dalrymple's not. At S
Charles death the title lapses no,
: and I'm sure l don't know who'll g
, the money, except that it won't
Oscar Dalrymple; he's no favori
there. hope Sir Charles will remeI
Der my poor mistress" :"
'If folks tell true" said the farme
, lit is Sir Charles who has helped h
| ever since our Master Charles died"
: Reuben made no reply. He did n
choose to assist the gossip of the neig
, borhood.
"And TO think that Master Charl
should have made away with hims,
I through bit Of temporary embarrai
ment, when II he had stood. it out al
battled with the storm, he would ha
succeeded to Dalrympler' uttered {
amazed farmer, as he said good-day
Reuben.
CHAPTER TX.
Positive rebellion came; open WI
fare between Oscar Dalrymple and
tenants. The notice Of rent-raisin
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