Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-30

hard weather and extreme climates. HIS
smooth face of twenty years since was scored
by the tclltale marks of care; his dark beard
was beginning To present variety of color b.
means Of StrcallS of gray, and his hair WAS IN
course of undiSguiSed retreat from his strong,
broad forehead. Not rising above the middle
height, the captains spare figure was well
preserved. 1t revealed power and activity,
severely tested perhaps at some former time,
but capable even yet OF endurance under trial.
Although he looked older than his age, he
was still personally speaking an attractive
man. In Tcpose his eyes were by habit sad
and Il little weary in their expression. They
only caught brighter light when he smiled.
A such times. helped by this change and by
his simple, earnest manner, they recommend
ed him to his fcllOw-CrCatures before he open
ed his lips. Men and women taking shelter
with him, for instance, from the rain found
the temptation to talk with Capt Bennydtc.l
irresistible; and, when the weather cleared,
they mostly carried away with them the
same favorable impression: "One would
like to meet with that gentleman again"
RIndAls first words of welcome relieved
the captain of certain modest doubts OF his
reception, which appeared to trouble him
when he entered the room. Il am glad to
find You remember me as kindly as | rcmem-
Der you" Those were his first words when
he and Randall shook hands.
"You might have felt sure of that" Ran
dial said.
The captains m0dcsty still doubted. "You
see, the circumstances were little against
me. We met at a dull dinner, among weari-
some, worldly men, full of boaStfuI talk
about themselves. 1t was all 4 did this, and
4 said that'-and the gentlemen who were
present had always been right; and the gen
tlemon who were absent had always been
wrong. And, oh, dear, when they came TO
politics, how they Dragged about what they
would have done if they had only been at
the head of tie government; and how cruelty
hard to please they We're in the matter of
winCl DO you remember recommending ME
to spend my next holiday in Scotland?'
"Pcrfcctly. My advice was SeliSh-it real
ly meant that | wanted to see You again"
And you have your wish, at your broth
cr'S house, The guidc-bOOk did it, First, |
saw your family name. Then read on and
discovered that there were pictures ut Mount
Morycn, and that strangers were allowed to
see them. like pictures. And here | am
This allusion to the house naturally re-
minded Randall of the master Il wish |
could introduce You to my brother and his
wife, I've said. "Unhappily, their only
child is III"
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-, '''' P''''''" '''An JAIN III
!" MS GUAR Ni'l'ut ceremony. Non the
contrary, You nave arrived nj the best of all
i">H'nle ''hl'N- Inc Time when our suspense
- at an eh"' me dGrt"r has just told us
x. '' nus poor il,''' P'''eht Is ont of danger.
"u u'II 'h'aS'ie now HlppN we are.
M" no" StatrI"i 10 Got: The captain
S''' ,'"'e W"tuS ~ t"n'S that rcmhI'd-
NlU'N'hE To himself.
h''uai WAS CONSCIOUS OF feeling momen-
"' 'l'loatiaNNh'ht. Inc character OF his
rN'oi i''u presented HNei III a new hight
CdPI behhydcch looked 1t htm-undcrStuod
hlm-ahd returned IL the subject OF his tray
els
DO Non rcmemarrHour holiday time when
you were bay, aud when You had t. 20
oacN to school? hr asked, with smGc My
mind Is in much tlr slmc state at leaving
Scotland and going back to my work in Lon
don. hardly know which IN admin, most
your beautiful countr, or the people who in
habit it. | have had some pleasant talk with
your poorer neighboIs; the one Improvement
| could wish for amon- them is kcener
sense of their religious duties"