Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-28

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AlsRanAse. Without aoub4 ~ ~ = ~
nAturs u . jndgmsnt On ny lady. WltAout
doabe ~ had ~ tahlse t9fnsd upm h~ q
oily rsvvidsnes On 10 ~ - who haA bsn
ccSd @ nany ysaD b svsry nask a. tndss.
nsot q wae hsr part neW - ~ osglsoosas ~
more pFsis 70 ~ ~ ~ paaysd u vsii
A odd sltnatloa ssnalesds thAe ~ Aad
oacs more Two partiss h - houA. "a thaA
now was of my Adyk Noe ~ evor IIost
The love bore ny mAe1se Bue tne ons
thing hs lad ~ - ~ tor ~ susis1y. Dor
anothsr, could not bue compare ~ eass q
1r. Alsxnndsr Win thot a Nh KAtAaFins,
foe whom ny lord bad nsvsr found ~ lsaG6
attention. And Tor . third, I was wounded
by ~ chAngs - .discovsrsd b ~ vita,
Which stxuck NJ u NJ nAturs ~ - inldsl-
ny. 1could noe but admlrs bssidss ~ coa-
stancy and klndnso - dl1playsa HHhAps
hr csasimsnt TO NJ Iord. = L had bssn
founded iron ths Ora inpity, wss thasrsthsr
q . potAsr thAn wife; psGaap - p1sassd
hsr, U ImAyeo ~, 70 bshoid ~ Two ehil-
drSn % happy u sAnh otAr, ~ more - ous
bad m2srsd % uniustly IN tie pa1A Bat Tor
al that, and thoogh ! could nsvsr tracs In
her ons paxk a jsalousy, ~ must fan hack
for socisty % poor, naglsctsd Nh KA&harins,
and ], On my part, oams 10 pan my spare
hours moro and more With the mother and
daughter. Il would b easy 10 maks TOO
much q thls division, for n was pisaaant
family = fa0ilin 90; stin ths thing existed;
whether my lord knew h o. nos am In
doubt; ! do mo- think hs did, b was bound
up - entirely n his soa, bus The rsse Of ~
knsw 10 and In manner suffered from the
kDowlsdgA
What troubled ~ most, however, was the
great and growing danger 10 tho child Ny
lord was his father over again; u was TO b.
feared the son would prove . eeoond master.
Time has proved thess tsarB to have been
qAits exaggsratA Certainly thsre = no moro
worthy gentlsman to-day In Scotland than
the ssvsnth Lord Durrisdser. OF my own
exodus from his employment, u does mos be
como me 70 Peak, above all In amsmorandum
written only TO justify his father.
tRDaroRs NOrE-Fivs pages Of Mr.. Mac
kellarb Ms are here omitted. have
gathered from their psrusal an impression
that Mr.. Mackellar, in his old ago, was rather
IN exacting servant Against the seventh
Lord Durrisiecr with whom, at any rate, we
have 10 concern) nothing Material b alleged.
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But our fear at tho time was lest hs should
turn out, In the person Of his son, Q second
edition Of his brother. Ny lady had tried TO
interject some wholesome discipline; shs had
been glad to give that up, and now looked ON
with secret disnay; sometimes she even spoke
Of II BY hints; and sometimes, when there was
brought to her knowledge some monstrous
instance Of my lords indulgence, shs would
betray herself In . gesture or perhaps an ex-
clamation. Az for myself, was haunted by
the thought both day and night; not 20 much
for the chiids sake a. for the father'A The
man had gone to sleep, hs was dreaming .
dream, and any rough Weakening must infalli-
bly, prove mortal That be should survive ita
death was inconceivsbls; and tho fear OF its
dishonor made me cover my faca
Il was this continual preoccupation that
screwed mo is3 at last 70 . rem0nstrance-a
matter worthy to be narrated In detail Ny
lord and / sat one day at the same table upon
some tedious business Of detail; have 3aid
that he had lost his former interest In such
occupations; hs was plainly itching 10 BE-
gone, and he looked fretful, weary, and, mo
thought, older than had ever previously OBJ
served. suppose II was the haggard face
that put me suddenly upon my enterprise
my lord" said l. with my head down, and
feigning to continue my occupatiou-"or
Mr.. Henry. for fear your anger. aud want
you TO think upon old times"--
my good Mackellasi" said he; and that IN
tones 20 kindly thati had near forsook my
purpose But called TO mind that was
speaking for his good, and stuck to my colorA
HAS It never come In upon your mind
what you are doingr I asked
"WhAt am dolngf hsrepeated II was
nsver good at guessing riddlea"
"What you are doing with your son.
said L
"well," said be, with some defiance in his
tone, land what am doing with my sonr
"Your father was q very good man." says
I, straying from direct the path "But do
you think no was . wise fatherF'
There was . pause before be spoke, and
then; II Ay nothing against him." hs ~
piled. ~ had the most cause perhaps, but !
ny nothing"
"Why, there it H." said L "You bad the
good man; ] never knew better, save on
the one point, nor yet wiser. Whore hs
stumbled, It d highly possible Gnothsr man
should fall He had the two sonsn-
Ny lord raped suddenly and violently on
the table.
''what Is thisr cried be. "Speak outi"
II will. then," said I. my voice almost
strangled with the humping Of my heart
"If you continue 10 indulge Mr.. Alexander,
you are following in your fathers footstepa
Beware, my lord, lest when hs grows up
your son should follow In the master'A"
! had never meant 70 put the thing 20
crudely; but in the extreme Of fear there
comes . brutal kind a courags-ths most
brutal, indeed, Of all-and burned my ships
with that plain word. ] never had the an
swer. When lifted my head my lord had
risen to his feet, and the next moment he fell
heavily on the door. The at or seizure on
dured not very long. He came TO himself
n, w~.,kt a. 49, k~l l.. L..A - \
was then supporting, and says he, in broken
voice. 81 have been ill," and little After.
"Ilelp mel" l got him TO his feet, and he
stood pretty well, though he kept hold Of the
table ~ have been III, Mackellar," !" he said
again. "Sonething broke, Aackellar, o. was
going to break. and then all swan away.
thiek was very angry. Never you mind,
Mackellar, never you mit0, my man.
would nas hurt hair upon your head Too
much has come and gona les . certain
thing between us two. But think, Mackel-
lar, will 60 10 Ara Hsnry-I think I will
60 to MrA Henry" said be, and got pretty
steadily from the room, leaving mo overcome
with psuitsncs.
Presently the door hew open and my Lady
swept In with flashing syeA "What is all
thisf she crisd. "What have you done to
my husbandi win nothing teach you your
position In this houssi VIII you never ceass
from making and meddlingf
my lady," said |, "sincs ! have been In
this house have had plenty Of hard words
For awhile they were my daily diet, and !
swallowed them all A. Tor today you may
call me what you pleass; you will never find
the name hard enough Ter such biunder
And yet meant IL for the best"
told her all with ingenuity, even as Il L.
written here; and when she had heard me
out she pondered, and could sss her ami
mostly fall. ''Ya," she said, "you meant
well. indeed. | have had the same thought
myself, or the same temptation, rather,