The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-18

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no fesponaeo Win pistol shot that
"tlot.n eu ING A - on the dowy
s"s'o' anu tnsn i: - AVA y. .-s
~ was six weeks before Eustscs LETT
Ms oea. during MS period o. .spttvlty
t = MARQUIS cousin the blues 5ed lady
Editn' trotted down 70 the lodge
every dsy Wisn some delicacy 70 Nmpt
ms Paiato Inc MARQUIS WAS not
jealous ferheps he rightfull1 In
serpreted ner charity - gratitude for
MS own salvation. When Eustace be-
gan TO prowl about the grounds again,
pale and thin, work was out Of the
question. When his employer asked
him one day II there was any thing he
wished for he blushet and hesitated.
What 10 1t, mani. Speak out said
the Engl1shman, heartily.
"Whilo am idle all day" answered
the American. 4 should like to have
piano down 1T the lodge, II your lord
ship would permit me to send to Lon.
don for it." Z.
The Marquis raised his eyebrows in
astonishment
''You are . musician as we'll - gem
teman, them" said he.
''Only an amateur" responded Eus-
taco. 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 graoed tho Marquis, draw
ing-room. And after that the woods
re-echoed with the melody that was
Prior to this Eustace. had kept his
tenor a secret. In his illness, however,
something of his old heart ache came
back to him. and he sang AZ be did in
the old days. OF course the NIarou is
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 it.
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 typical English house party
up at the manor. There were noble
men and their families from distant
counties, statesmen from London and
somo foreigners Of note, including IN
American beauty or two who had lately
realized the ambition Of their lives by
being presented At court For week
all was light laughter and gayety.
TV;<h
horoe+ fro.. +h,% .o,o,od <ho .,,4. ~
.,o~.:a:,
s.' 90 'Auo."A 'oAo AZ 'no "oo"s WIN
three solid inches OF Ice. A moonlight
skating partv was a delicious novelbv.
and ovo-v r,oe+ - ~ 1910, ~. -
liphted at their hosts nronosa, ~ ha -.
one For four hours the ghoatlv a,uras
-tha ladies we'll cIod ~ 49, r,;deT
ovar tho surface .ra +ho, tha ,oe 90.
dooor+od o,d No., 80 .,o.. .<..to5
homeward over tho fro,ar tnrf
VERY phostlv looked tho fro.+.,ader
branches in tho moonl,pht It lacked
two minntes NJ midni@ht whom tha
nartv Of nede.trians stonned thundar.
struck INT az tho silence On ma r;rc;ro
the notea of a snnerh tonor Tha sornS
seeme ed to snrinp ont Of the +rees lilo
n bu0lo call thov ranp forth 1on6 c1onr
and swoot Tha u,.vf.rore ,,oro ,,ao.
/ tho Window. ~ ~ roanar,s ,oI~o
The;r f,otf,l,s n,da ~ sn"na -. -.
COO, .oa ..a ~ .+.uoa - ,,..s-
The s,nger w,e ~ tho r.;dst ~ +ha IN
, .or;ehoh,a c.nt;o,a =. MI.
w
His wora is law and His o ,vH II ~ ns"cs
Chains sha He break; the slave i. GU.
brother.
| And At HIS word OIL oppression shall oeass.
Ha. on haS SoI .sa k Tson.,,n ro,o..,
OF Night Divine! ~
OF Night when Christ was born!"
As the last wonderful notes-that
same B fat was among them-went ed
dying forth, tho singer left the piano
and came to the window. AS he stood
there for an instant the watchers below
1oo,.oa @ ....s -
of moonl,9ht lean;,o ac,;nat the coso.
ment And At TINT Instant nm -, tho
Amer;car ne.,t;a. dronnaa ha- ~.
al,toa to Tho .rourd ,r;,h a.,
casn;no out. ..En.taca, Euat.ca,"
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