New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23

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W 'A summarilv dismissed with the noble douceE
~ months wages. Bond had been servano
n the WestbrooI<s nigh forty years the nouse
but little less nj sePi wers nh had seemed
70 care for. Upon each this sudden ordering EIi
of what had been q good home, wthouc o''i
word to soften it, came roughly a,,o, uo, tears
~ shame sprang to her eyes, rs without word, oYt
with keen disappointment on every lace, tIe noSie
hand accepted their notice and withdrew
For the life of her she could not help secretly APP
plauding the llitchen-maid-a newcomer OF 0ny
Two years standlng-who, as she passed MT west-
brook turned down the corners OF aer svou,s
"Oh indeed" said the gentleman, as this young
person disappeared. :" You called me Mean 1,
wretch did you, Miss ry-lmpudence! IL
see il that can't be remembered when you re wahV-
olive looked at him wonderingly. " Indeed l
don't think Jane said single word" she ex-
claimed. ,
Nonsense Miss Ferrers. Don't undertake sx-
cusng servants as well your brother The
boy will be handful enough for you The glri
said Mean wretch l heard her distinctly, ndh
you, Mr.. Foster?'
gentleman. reluctantly, but who NJ.
Oh. that brazen-faced girl" retorted Mr.
Westbrook, and that's enough about It. Now
to proceed The tenants of my farms, Mr.: Eos
ter, must have notice. to quit at Michaelmas or
renew their leases at higher rents
But sir rents arc falling about here; three Of
your tenants have been the land, father to son,
for generations They are good farmers, and
am afraid they would look on such notices as
Then let EN- and be hanged to en- cried the ,s
new landlord " daresay you md they ;y hnd Yo y,
tickle me. Toby. RI tickle you style of thing;
eh {? But I'm neither fool nor woman.
shall put the screw on where, choose; you can
be my man you k MR. mos
There are, sir, and you'd better select one
said the young man, quietly. MY father and
before Of him i'm, snaEa
the blue-coated squire left Of the fireplace" and
of his daughter for three-quarters of century,
but for myself now beg to resign the ONCE OF
your solicitor" And-ridiculous fancy 10 be sure
the pigtailed portrait positively seemed 10 nod
" Well done,'' cried Mr.. Westbrook sharply
S fsp we HW o Ts'h to e Eli: you faRS es
but allow me to say while you are eating the
bread of charity under my roof / consider the
words an impertinence."
| never said We'll DONE" exclaimed OHVe,
turning scarlet
Nor J." said Helen timidy.
I I'd time to ss on 4s boad n sas on
your Withdrawing the words; but I've not s,.
merely beg to inform you now that the nIuy
pounds year. offered you is not to be looked
upon In the light of a pension. IL IS purely u
matter Of charity, which continue or suspend,
as circumstances direct, l must request thn1
you be ready to leave the Grange on Saturday
decline to have anything to do with him. You,
or'-sneering-" Mr.. Foster perhaps must look
about and find him home
Much Obliged, sir but he has got one" sald
q voice that seemed to issue from the back or
Mr.. WestbrooIts chair.
What the devil is thatl' cried the gentleman
servants went out, and had been uneasiiy smell
ing about In all directions now bolted with yelps
of Joy toward the flresde bookcase,
" II was Squirrel speaking cried Helen
- d.. hoe bara exclaimed
Yes, he is' returned the semi ghostly tone
quite cheerfully, and the long piece Of oak panel
ing on which hung. old Godfrey, WestoroolSs
portrait swung slowly forward disclosing the
oot-Srnirchcd countenance Of Master Cyril, hold
ing in his arms black tin case, marked with
| Miss Plcasance Westbrook's name in white let
" It's her will" he cried, exultingly: -" went
ND the chimney yesterday to get out of NJ West
brooks clutches, and slipped in here and found
| it all by chance And l knew Aunt ficasan Ice
again to-day and brought some matches with
me, and found this little door out Auntle knew
about it of course end ma the nsas o Fnster
I've read It all through Mr. westbrook's got
the family plate because she wished 1t TO 60 with
the name, and we've got all the rest. Ihank
| day I'm very much obliged to you We should
never have found Aunt Plen's viii II you hadn't
been so savage with me for n%Sth1hg suorv
for many day, but he made rapid retreat
after his unexpected rout taking himself dis
custody off to Ills own wealthy home before that
same night set in.
Abbot's Grange and all appertaining thereto
came 70 what kind old Miss Peasanoe used TO
call her imitation grandchildren The servants
Olive got in honest John Foster better husband
than She might have CHANGED on had she
been known mistress Of her handsome fortunns
| Toots is living into tenderly cherished old age
and Squirrel now n smart Young officer IN the
ROYAL Engineers. gives himself congratulatory
pat upon the back whenever he recalls that inlay-
| London Society.