Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-17


Augusta. but supposing that there
should be an appeal, and the decision
should be reversed, what would happen
then?n
well, then we should have to work for
our IIving-that's all / have got my bill
let. and you could write for the press until
your 6ve-years' agreement with Meeson &
Co. has run out. would put you in the
way of that. see lots of writing-peo
at my shop"
well" said Augusta, 81 viii speak to
Bessie about it..
''Oh, of course, Lady Holmhurst will
say no." said Eustace gloomily. "She will
think about the things and, besides. she
won't want to lose you before she is
obliged"
THAT is all that l can do for you, sir"
said Augusta, with decision. There
come-that's enoughl Goodnight" And
breaking away from him, she made
pretty little curtsey and vanished.
Now, l wonder what she means to do.n
meditated Eustace, as the butler brought
him his hat. Il really should not wonder
if she came round to it. But II one
never knows how a woman V AXE Q
thing If she viii, she will, C."
And now it may strike f>ader as
very strange, but, as matt fact, ten
days from the date of the al,,ae converse
ton there was a simultaneously gathering
at St. Georges, Hanover-square close by.
| say small, y for the marriage had been
kept quite secret, in order to prevent Curl
OSity-mOngerS from marching down upon
1t in their thousands, as they would GER
tainly have done had it been announced
that the heroine of the great will case was
going to be married. Therefore the party
was very select. Augusta had no rela-
lions of her own, and so she had asked DR..
Probate, with whom she had struck I'D a
great friendship, to come and give her
away; and, though the old gentleman's
previous career had had more connection
with the undoing of the nuptial tie than
with its contraction, he could not find it
in his heart to refuse.
II shall be neglecting my duties, you
know, my dear young lady," he said, shak-
ing his head. tits very wrong-very
wrong, for ought to be at the registry;
but-well, perhaps | can manage to come
very wrong, thOugh-very wrong, and
quite out of my line of businessl | expect
that l shall begin to address the COURT
mean the clergyman-for the petitioner"
And so it came to pass that on this aus
picious day the registering was left to look
after itself; and, as matter of history, it
may be stated that no question was asked
In Parliament about it.
Then there was Lady Holmhurst, look
ing very pretty in her widows dress; and
her boy Dick, who was in the highest
spirits, and bursting with health and won
der at these strange proceedings on the
part of his "auntie;" and, of course, the
legal twins brought up the rear.
And there in the veStry stood Augusta
in her bridal dress, as sweet a woman as
ever the sun shone on; and, looking at her
beautiful face, DR.. Probate nearly fell in
love with her himself. And yet it was
sad face just then. She was happy-very,
as a loving woman who is about to be
made a wife should be; but when a great
joy draws near to us it comes companioned
by the shadows of our old griefs.
The highest sort of happiness has a Pc
culiar faculty of recalling to our minds
that which has troubled them in the past,
the truth being that extremes in this, as
in other matters, will sometimes touch
which would seem to suggest that sorrow
and happiness-hOwever varied in their
bloom-yet have a common root Thus
it was with Augusta now. AS she stood
in the veStry there came to her mind re-
collection of her dear little sister, and of
how she had prophesied happy greatness
and success for her. Now the happiness
and the success were at hand, and there
in the aisle stood her own true love: but
the recollection of that dear face, and of
the little mound that covered it, rested on
them like shadow. 1t passed with sigh,
and in its place there came the memory of
poor Mr.. Tombey, but for whom she would
not have been standing there bride, and
of his last words as he put her into the
boat. He was food for fishes now, poor
fellow, and she was left alone with great
and happy career opening out before her
"a career in which her talents would have
free space to work And yet how odd to
think it, two or three score of years and it
would all be one, and she would be as Mr..
Tombey was. Poor Mr.. Tombeyl perhaps
it was as well that he was not there to see
her happiness; and let US hope that wher-
ever it is we go after the last event we lose
sight of the world and those we knew
therein. Otherwise there must be more
hearts broken in heaven above than Oh
earth beneath
'NOw then, Miss Smithers," broke in
DR.. Probate, 'ffor the very last time-no-
body will call you that again, you know
take my arm; his Lordship-I mean the
parson-is there"
1t was done, and they were man and
wife. Well, even the happiest marriage
is always good thing to get over. twas
not long drive back to HanOver-square,
and the very first sight that greeted them
on their arrival was the infant from the
city (John's), accompanied by his brother,
the infant from Pump-court Games, who
had, presumably, come to show him the
way, or, more probably, because he
thought that there would be eatables go
ing-holding in his hand legallooking
letter
Marked Immediate,' sir; so thought
that had better serve It at once" said
the first infant, handing the letter to John.
"What is it," asked Eustace, nervously.
He had grown to hate the sight Of a law
yer's letter with a deadly hate.
''Notice of appeal, l expect" said John.
"Open it, man." said Eustace, 'and let's
get it over"
Accordingly, John did so, and read as
follows:
"MEEsoN VS.. ADDISON AND ANOTHER.
ftDEAR SIR:-After consultation with our
clients, Messrs. Addison and Roscoe, we
are enabled to make you the following of
fer. If no account is required of the mesne
profits"
''Thats a wrong term" said James, ir-
ritably. ''Mesne profits refer to profits de
rived from real estate. Just like a solicit
or to make such blunder"
''The term is perfectly appropriate" re-
piled his twin, with warmth. ''There was
some real estate, and, therefore, the term
can properly be applied to the whole of the
income"