Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18
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have gained the anections or my sister-in-law;
and may add that from what have seen of
you I am not surprised Mt it. As n member
of the family, | take an interest in all that
concerns them Now, Brent, if few hun
dreds will help TO start you | can lend you
the sum, and | shall require no security but
your word You shall pay me"-this he
added pleasantly-"when you are half as rich
as am"
Brent colored very red with gratitude and
pleasure: but for all that, his reply was not
what the great man expected.
81 don't know how to thank you" he said;
at is so kind an offer But have already
saved enough to start me. had n liberal al
lowance and never spent it all.
"a few hundreds extra will better your
chance, remarked the other.
THANK you a thousand times" the young
fellow replied; "but if can accomplish what
I wish out of my own resources ! had rather
do it. If ever marry Miss Temple, | should
like to feel that it was my own dong from
first to last.
Goldmore looked Mt him with admiration.
~ respect the feeling, Mr. Brent" he said
"Only remember this: if your capital should
run short, write to me, and you will find me
no bad banker when the account as to be
ovcrdrawn
THANK You again. the young fellow an
swered "And that offer do accept. You
understand me, don't YOU! If ! can manage
without any mans help should be glad; but
rather than fail, ] should most gratefully
avail myself of yours ! hope you don't think
me proud to the point of Stiffness
"Confound it, cried Goldmorc, Il wish you
were my son"
And the great man marched away down
the street as like the Tower of Babel rs ever,
only in a silk hat and other human fittings.
But Gol,lmorc is ON the right side of things,
for all his pomp and seeming hardness.
| Little Mrs. Barbara Temple showed Singu-
lar mixture of astuteneSs and good feeling in
her management of the affair from this time
until Percival's departure. She took care to
/ impress on the lover the fact that all engage
ment, understanding, hope, and whatever
else could bind himself and Sophia together,
was utterly at an end She repeated several
| times that her duty as Sophia's mother was
! to see that her future was not embarrassed
| by foolish obligations hastily taken up, and
perhaps retained from sense of honor when
inclination would cast them Off She told
| Brent that in all human probability Sophia
would marry some one else III twelve months.
Thus she put herself in the position Of being
able, with perfect honesty, to assure Sophia
at any future day that Percival Brent neither
did nor could expect her to wait for him.
And having thus made her position good,
with rare moderation, or rather far-sighted-
ness she did not prevent the young couple
meeting occasionally during the few weeks
that interviewed between the breaking of the
engagement and Brents departure for Aus
| tralia
Mrs Barbarba Temple went yet further in
.hc way VI 49, ~ w a. " "
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SIG 'oi',iueu 'o '' C"' VI wv "%9 0'i''ii x
an "lo"sS ~ Nopnia 40 N.l ,I,.: II =
was No ~ "s a., ~
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uay y, nei hio'n'i O'a'" 'Ol'''' NV iOi
go' 'his pirticui',r c|iloeS9ioi ~ Suo"eu
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u1e III "hi n. is" lp'le,s mU,'' 5. ,'r
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Lux j., s,,,.o+ any,, ,,l,ill, oitin,, for
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t,.dii,,. Ia,as f,,i'tad ,,.i+b oYor,tI,iTa
w. .l3 ,;t+I oa,id +birl, Of os he'
i, ie l,,,, da,r ,,.ia,, 10 woe
sl lS ,,.;9t, an,,ia viva ca+a1o,,,o
i" """y. "r 'i'' 'il.r.',
OF uhe alticles IN lea'her' sl"s9 SueGI, SlNe'
how she had slipped INTO one part blble ana
prayer book; the little medicine chest, with a
book, under the guidance Of which you could
heal yourself of any discase: down to needle,
and tbreod-"stout Thread for buttons
l,a a,'.,,,,,,+ ~ u ,,,ol Iil,a .bo,,,os cato
iel "' g, ,''ii' VI - ''". my q ~ '.'
losue' one gre" ;" interested III ier oleNei
ness and forethouSht That she nan forgot th'
impending parting. Bless the heart OF
woman. how it lives in the present, and vii
not realize the future be ii ever so near
Then IIushirg ebo told him of ona norticu
a,iit.tl.77t' littla Ioa+Lo
i'' i''''1 ~ H'' ~ o'O pa - '''
cast "HI.h ue was never " 'l'r "''N' =,
happened to want money very badly. n
might have lost everything, and not be ab'
to get back to England In that case 1T hin
q omen that nockat He MIGHT he very ILL., an,
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