Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-14
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eolnon or nas urotneR. nay nay nag 'prseurs
inter jet sunte wholesome dtsciplines sise hazi
been glad 70 give that up, and now looked on
with secret dissnay; sometimes she even spoke
Of IL BY hiuts and sometimes, when there Yves
brought TO hon knowledge snme Hlonstpous
instance of my lords Indulgence, she would
betray hersoh IN gesture or perhaps an or
oiamation. As for myself, was hnuntsi ty
the thought both day and night; not 50 much
Tor the child's sake as for tho fAtherS The
man bad gone 30 sleep, he was dreaming q
dream, and any rough wahenjng must infalh-
bly, prove mortal That he should survive its
death was tnconceiEabie; and the fear of lbs
dishonor made me cover my faos.
1t was this continual preoccupation that
screwed me up at last TO n rempnstrance-a
matter worthy to be narrated IN detail. My
lord and sat one day ct the Sumo table upon
some tedious business q dstsil: have said
that he had lost his former interest IA such
occupations; he was plainly itching to bo
gone, and he looked fretful, weary, and, me-
thought, older than had ever previously OBJ
served. suppose it was the heggard face
that put me suddenly upon my enterprise.
my lord, said /, with my head down, and
feigning 70 continue my oecupation-''or
rather let mo call you again by the name Of
Mr. Henry, for 1 fear your anger, and wano
you TO think upon old timer
my good Mackellarln said he; and that IA
tones 70 kindly that had near forsook my
purpose. But called 10 mind that I was
speaking for bis good, and stuck TO my coiors.
''Has It never come IN upon your mind
what you ore doingsn l asked
''Whas 1 am doings' be repeated. ~ was
never good at guessing riddles
What you are doing with your SON."
said l.
well said no. with so,ne defiance in IRIS
tone "and what am / dong VITA my song
your father a very good man says
| |, strayiug from direct the path. Bot do
you think he was q wise fathsr-+'
There was pause before re spoke, and
then; ~ say nothing against him." he re
piled 81 had the most cause perhaps, butI
say nothins,"
"Wby, there it is" said l. "You had the
cause at least. And yet your father was q
good nan; | never knew better, save on
the one point, nor yet a wiser. Where ne
stumbled, it is highly possible another man
shouH fall, He had the two sons
Ny lord raped suddenly and violently on
the table.
! "What is thisT' crad ho. "Spoak out,n
81 will thon,n said l, my voice almosa
If you continue to indulge Nj Alcxandv,
you are following in your fothors footsteps
| Beware, my lord, lest when he grows 1p
| your son should follow in the masters
! | had never meant to put the thing 30
| crudely; but in ths extreme Of fear there
! comes a brutal kind Of courege-the most
| brutal, indeed. of all-and burned NY ships
with that plain word. | never had she an
sver. When | liftsd my head my lord hsd
| risen TO his feet and the ext moment he .en
| heavily on the h0cr. The I'll or seizure en-
dured not very long He came to himself
vacantly, put bis nand to BIS head, which
was then supporting, and SAYS he, in a broken
voica: Il have baen ILL., - and little after;
Help MOI | got him TO his feet, and he
stood prstty well. though ne kept hold Of the
table. ~ have been i'll, Macnellnr," he said
| again. Something broke, Mackellar or was
going to break, and then al swan, sway. I
think was very angry. Never you mind,
! Mackollar never you mind, mJ r-ah. !
would nae burt a hair upon your head Too
much hes come and gone, It's Z certain
thing between Us two. But l think, AIecksl-
lar, / will 20 TO Mrs Eenry-I think I Vii
20 to MIS-. Henry" said he and goU pretty
steadily from the roons, leaving us overcome
with penitenca
Presently the door few open ard my ,ady
swept in with flashing eyes What Is all
thisN she cried. what have you done TO
ray husbandi wan nothing teach you yocr
position in this hoVse3 WIN you seyer cesss
ircm making and meddlagi"
My lady said l. 'siuce l have beeo h.
this house have had plenty of hard worGss
For awhile they were M daily diet, and
swallowed them all AS for today you may
call mo what you PLEASE; you will Itever Fl nd
tho name hard enough for such + blu15e1.
And yet meant it for the best"
l told her all with ingenuity, even as II Is
written here; and whom she had heard ne
out she pondered and l could her ami
mostly fail Yes" she said, you meant
we'll indeed have had the same thoughe
myself, or the same temptation, rather,
which makes me pardon you But. dear
God, can YOU not understand that he can
bear no uloroi He can bear no morel" abe
cried. "The cord is stretched &c swapping.
What matters the future, if he have GIG on
two good daysl'
"Ainen," said l. II viii meddls f,o racg,s.
I am pleased enough that you should 1scoe-
nize the kindness OF MY meaning"
Yes said my Indy, but whea &c came
to tho point, I have 10 suppose your couraes
failed you; Tor what you said was said cro-
ely" She paused, looking at me; then sud
denly smiled a little, and said g singular
thing; DO you know what You are, MIR.
hackellar You are m old maid"
No more incident of any note occurred In
the family until the return Of that III starred
man, the nlaxtsr. Bat hove 10 place here
"a second extract from the memoirs OF Chepa-
lier Burke, interesting in itself and highly
necessary for my purpose, 1t is our only
sight of the master on his Indian trave4 AAd
the 6Ist word in these pages Of Seoundss
Dass. One fact, it j., to observe, appears
here very clearly, which, if we had snows
some twenty years ego, how many cslanitiss
and sorrows had been spared that SecsndTa
DaSs spoke English.