Telegram-herald., 1890-12-23

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his ksepsr. - waem be hsa tzksa .
great likiag Ter shieh MoEda2nts soli-
ilies as sportsman we're perhaps par
tially rsspsnsltlsl. q gait ais meaial
rssltiOa and become bis private seere~
tary. The Ameriesn's inysriaele reply
VAS thai be liked his position snd
woald keep - As loug ss his leFdship
allowed him 20 do 50
Ttea came tragic night PoAcheFs
xere sbroas snd The Marquis q Sans
aQyne. re returning late AZ niFht through
his grounds from = height e0r's, tried 20
capture two Of them single handed. lie
VAS fslled % tho ground With a bludg-
con aad might have peTished then and
there had not Eustaes Mor1aunt came
stalking through the moonlit glade
with bis fowlng piece over his shout
der. One poacher ned The other, as
he stood over the PROSTATE Marquis,
preparing 10 strike another blow. re-
cetyed charge OF bird shot in the thigh.
lie responded with a pistol shot that
stretched the American On the dewy
swsrd, and then limped away.
II was six weeks before Eustsce left
his bed. During his period OF captivity
the Marquis cousin, the blue-eyed lady
Edith. trottea down 20 the lodge
every day with some delicacy TO tempt
his palate The Marquis WAS not
Jealous. Perhaps he rightfully in
terpreted her charity as gratitude for
his own salvation. When Eustace be-
gan 70 prowl about the grounds again,
pale and thin. work was out OF the
question. When bis employer asked
him one day II there was anv thing he
wished for ne blusheGSand hesitated.
What is it, man? Speak out said
the Englishman, heartily.
while / am idle ali day. answered
the American. / should like TO have a
piano down at the lodge. IL your lord
ship would permit nae to send to Lon
don for it
The Marquis raised his eyebrows in
astonishment
You are a musician as we'll as gen.
tlemsn, then, said he.
n-I
tsce. modestly; but all exiles love
music, and am an exile. you know"
The next day four grooms came down
TO the lodge with an instrument that
had formerly graced the Marquis draw
ing-room. And after that the woods
re-echoed with the melody that was
poured into them.
Prior TO this Eustacs had kept his
tenor n secret. In his illness, however,
something of his old heart ache came
back 20 him, and he sang as ne did in
the old days. OF course the Marquis
heard OF it. He came down TO the lodge
and was enraptured, but the American
resisted all his employers entreaties to
come up and sing for the guests at the
manor. The game-keeper was stubborn
on this point. He knew his place, he
said, and would keep IL
Sometimes. however, the Marquis and
his cousin would stop in their moon
light walks under the eccentric keepers
window and listen to the songs that
were carolled out into the frosty night.
The Christmas season drew on and
there was a typical English house party
/. l.
men and their families from distant
counties, statesmen from London and
some foreigners OF note, including an
American beauty or two who had lately
realized the ambition OF their lives by
being presented al court. For week
all was light. laughter and gsyety.
With Christmas eve came frOst--hard.
honest frost. that covered the cute lit
tie artificial lake In the woods with
three solid inches Of ice. A moonlight
skating party was a delicious novelty,
and every guest at the manor was de-
lighted at their hosts proposal 10 have
one For four hours the ghostly figures,
the ladies well clad in furs-glided
over the surface, and then the ice was
deserted and hos, and guest started
honewsrd over the frozen turf.
Very ghostly looked tho frost-laden
branches in the moonlight II lacked
two minutes of midnight when the
party of pedestrians stopped, thunder
strGck. Out OF the silence came ringing
the notes OF a superb tenor The sound
seemed 70 spring out of the trees. Like
bugle call they rang forth, loud, clear
and sweet. The wayfsrers were under
the windows Of the keepers lodge.
Thei- footballs made 10 sound OF the
frozen sod. and an stayed % listen.
The singer was in the midst 81 the i'm
porishable Cs1tiqne ie Noel:
Hs IT vas Who trurht rs - love che another:
His vo-a IS ,su AID Ills gospel ia peace.
Cbs'ns shat Hs break. ths slave f. oar
brother
And ~ tIis word al oppression shall cease.
Fau on your knees
Fav aea- re Heavenly voices
q = z6t % Vie
Q Night uasn Christ vas horn,"
"A tho last wonderful notes that
sane u Fat aas among them won't cd
ivinr forth. the singer left the piano
md came 60 the window. As he stood
there for an instant the watchers below
saw tall voanE maa whose pale face
looked wan and emsciated IN tho food
y moonlight leaning against the case
mcnt And AZ that instant one 81 The
American Beauties d-orpsd her tiny
skssss 20 tte groun3 With clatter.
gsspinr oat "Eastace, Eustscer-
Tie game-kesper leaned over the sill
ard peere5 down a. tbe faces below
Theu Sc sta rhfened hiuseif un and