New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14


Two huge chalk quarrIes, worked by separate
| companies. had been openSi many years before in
| the hill near M0tb-Mulleins cottage and these
| quarries had eaten their way toward each other
| until only O neck of chalk divided them. A line
| had been drawn from the cottage in the direction
OF Stone church-tower, that stood high on the hill
| to the west and a concession had been made 10
one company on the north and 10 another on the
| south OF this line. The companies had been wide
apart at time, but as years advanced they APP
proXimated, and now only curtain OF rock dlvld-
cd them and neither might break through lnto inc
Back o. the Knife" and extended about Two
hundred feet where it was narrowest, and there 1t
was in places only about foot vide at top F enc
| thaws and threatened In time 10 break the con-
tinuity of the Knife Back, and convert 1t into
| saw. But that time had not yet como, ana %heh
the forester his daughter wished 70 go 10 Dart
| ford or Stone, the way was over the Knife Beck.
! which saved long round by the lane down 70
the high road, and thence by the road IN iact u
| formed the hypothenuse of q triangle. The COM
panies were trying TO arrive Mt u compromise
whereb by they might get through this eartan' but
| each demanded too much OF the other, ana each
| thought by withdrawing it could make the other
| acoede 10 its terms. So the Knife Bock, though
menaced, remained,
Over the Knife Back came Dicky Duck one day.
| Jessie saw him coming, and she said:
You're not afraid Of going along that way, 1t
| seems, but IL is not a safe one
I'm not afraid. My light heart carries me
over"
u should have ought heavy one would have
steadied your feet best What do you want here ?"
II have come 10 see your father
"Oh not me?'
"Of course you, Moth, but your father also"
" And what do you want with him 2"
/ want him 20 speak word for me 10 the
| Squire that may be taken on as w0odsmaD.
know as much about trees as any one, I've sueIrel
| their bark with treacle, and caught scores OF
| moths of them l ought 70 know trees
And what viii you do when you arc taken on
in the woods suppOsing my fnther does put in
| word for you p
ri marry you next day, MOTH said Dick
boldly.
is to be the consequence, will not ask my father
| to speak for you. You Why, you would have
| to stand on a chair to kiss me-"
j." L can do that without the help OF chair
said Dicky, and with spring he was
by her, had given jump and caught her
round the neck. In moment he was sent spinning
| from her. She had gwen him hearty box on
| his ears.
| Look what you have done. you apc!' she said.
She had been knitting o stocking; lie had en-
tangled his legs in the wool, pulled the stocking
out of her hands, and unravelled great part OF
You come here full of impertnenoe," said
se SOS y kn GO away Ut ons
Knife Back, and II you break your neck III not
| Little Dick Duck looked sadly ut her, and in
| spite Of her annoyance she laughed-n good
paturedly, but in manner to wound him.
He went BACK over the ridge.
Al here ~ said she. he came hopping over
| with light heart; have sent him tagging back
with heavy one"
1t is q curious feature in the character Of
| woman that she finds positive pleasure in max;
| ing man miserable. As TIT, weakest emperors and
the feeblest governors are the most tyranncal ana
| cruel, so it Is with woman; because she IL weak
she likes to convince herself OF possessing strength
| she does this by treading on worms ana making
| them writhe, She says to herself, by nature
il is true that feeble, but sec how strong my
beauty or my craft has made me I can take
/ that man and snap his heart as il IL were dry
| twig; can bend and twist that other man about
woman delights IN cruety-far from it. She is
| full Of sympathy and tenderness; but then, when
she has power, she Hikes to exert IT, and she con
| only convince herfelf That she is queen when
Jessie Mullins looked after Richard Duck as he
walked the Knife Back with proud curl Oh her
| lip. She knew that ne was unhappy disappointed
and wounded, and she asked herself. Could any
| one else have clouded that gay countenanGe aud
laughing MOUTH That fellows spirits are so
| high that there is no one-no one but me-who can
| sink him under water. ] have put lead into that
heart of cork, and he will keep down for a bit
As DicEy, Duck disappeared, from the q Green.
hythe road by the lane came the Oxford Scholar
Az once Jessie rose with q smile, and pnt aside
| the unravelled stocking; She folded IL up ana
put, it In drawer and met the viS'or WIN
'"i How do you do, Moth" lie held out both
| Come after moths ?" she asked
Moth in the singular he answered. WHO
1 IL he that says that our British lepidoptera are
| deficient in beauty? Why here have Queen
| the Endromis versicolora, the Kentish Glory-by
the hand by both, and am lost IN admiration Of
81 ness wood Are bs s%nS TO hep me 10
":' The Kentish Glory. sir, only flies by day"
Then where is that little rascal, Dick Unjust
| have assistance"
Il have just sent him over the Knife Back"
| II will run after him,
Not for the world! You might fall and break
your neck, and then l." she hedtated' looked
| doHn and colOred.
| Then you wOuld-whatY
"of course, Mr.. Parkinson L should be mis-
cradle"
Thank you for the sympathy He put his
hands one on each side of her face, with sudden
action drew it toward him and kissed her g -. .,
| Halloo halloo! what is the meaning OF this =
Moth really provoked me TO take liberty
sbda e {SGeT mgse if "" went T the
Back, that in gratitude l could not restrain my
emotion 1HS .orh,s vou 70 keen YOUR emotions of
\ gratitude within proper bounds said the wood
Master Mullins said the young man. 4" ]
want some one to come with this evening after
| moths Dick is away viii you carry the lantern Z"
Can't" answered the father, " and what Is
night. The poachers desperate fel9ws-are com
Ing out in gang They've had the lin p %n zee
.S word to s erae ns Of them going SaS
d RfS the wood Can't soy this night for Ger
tain but some night in the week, They were IN
swan .S,1 There must have been ten OF dozen
W. wv been asked TO help the keepers Wen stop
them il they come this way and not give way J.
M ne nv and there may be shots fired. So say
"'SlN Not at ALL answered the Oxford man. "Ill
90 with you and anuse myseil iooSins ~ iVs
'" And ri sit up,n said Moth Mullen; !" Iye got
a beefsteak pie, and I'll have potatoes ready,
| end hot water fos use when You ootn come Duck
4 rna
| Superb said her father. IL win be break
| fast rather; we shall not be in till long over
midnight"
| III.
/ At the head.keeper's house were assembled ell
the under-keeperssand those men who had been