, 1886-11-11

tx ohS uitdilinR passes through curious
scenes without wondering at their oddly.
Peter Fame therefore opened the door
without the least sentiment of fear or
surprise, and saw, in the snow by the
door step, a man upon horseback.
Good day to you, miller" said
the stranger. "Can you grind me
this sack of cornr" and as he spoke he
pointed to a bag that was slung across
the horses crupper.
TITS an odd time to set the mill ago
ing" answered Peter Fame. Gould you
not have come earliers 1 have been ex-
pecting you all the day"
Il nave had n long road to travel
the stranger replied. 'for there are few
mills nowadays where a simple man
like me can have his grain ground; and
this sack must be turned into meal be-
fore the morrow's dawn"
well, then" said Peter Fame, put
up your horse in the shed by the mill,
and come in and warm yourself. All
these long years no man could ever say
that | refused to grind his grist, nor
shall they say it now. And while the
stranger drove his horse into the shed
as he was hidden, Peter fame rekindled
his fire and lighted his lamp, and, as the
light Illuminated the ROOM, he glanced
at the clock and saw hat its hands
pointed to five minutes after midnight.
1T is n snowy night" said the
stranger, as he entered, and, standing
by the fire, shook upon the hearth the
snow from his garments. at is II
snowy night, a night lei the wind IS
cold, one when such n fire as this
IS very welcome.
Peter Fame scanned his visitor closely.
"Hav | not seen you before!' he said,
pressing his hand to his brow as If in
thought. There IS something IN your
lace winch seems strangely familiar ana
ye' can not recall the Time nor place
"her' we nave met before
we meet SO many men III the world
answered the stranger WIN an ouu
smile upon ms countenance, as he
warmed himself by the IRE. meet
go many men IN the world mat their
faces l'nger without cause IN our mem
oiES' II you yourself can not recall the
time that we have met before can not
ind You to do So
We'll, answered the miller, as he
rose and took the lamp IN his hand. I'll
grist isdo be ground there Is no time ike
the present TO grind II IN
Lead the way and Will follow, re
Piled the stranger; and Peter Fame pro
ceeded to the mil, while the stranger
walked behind.
BRING III your grlst, sad feter fahe'
is ne swung open the WIDE front door OF
'le hllIl WIN many "A creaK ana Hroah
us rhsty hinges.
May ! not also leau IN my morse
asked inc stranger. IL Is a coiu &
opts'ue' mo your siieu mas many a crack
ana creYlce mat lets IN the oo'u horth
WIND me brute Is a faithful Drate'
ana mas borne me we'll ana ''e shelter
" =, mn Is pe''er '""' ."e Shei'er oi
'he sheu.
Ay' l'au mn m, answered the NIL
lrr' NeVe' truer word was spoken tnan
ma, merciiul mar Is merciiui I"
~ > asst us II iihe ANIMAL lit con
geo, rs tno morse was ieu lorWaru'
anu II variant one ''au 1T oI''""s
amount o. i"p"' VIII 're, hu' ,.i
Nei 'nu'' 'nn' So me Il beast Sho"'' ~
Oh such Il co'or' .
1T Is not the least oil ms merits
replied the stranger. There IS not one
DARK spot upon nm. from earlip 10
moor ms coat IS as "hlte as the url'eh
snow
ne WIN moi NINA the CHATTER Oh 'he
mn, WIN me' 'sNeu ! e'ei '"ie' -.
MOI ne 'eP"eu inc S'i'iSei' ni.ris
uo"" '"' "'s oi gram nv" nv
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