Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-01-16

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theolopians tell us of the devile or by what he
would have called love? My common opinion
halts among the three first, but perhaps there
Law at the spring of his behavior an element
of ALL As thus: Animosity to Mr.. Henry
would explain his hateful usage Of him when
they were alone; the Interests he came to
serve would explain his very different atti-
tude before my lord; that and some spice OF
a design of gallantry, his care to stand well
with Mrs Henry; and the pleasure OF malice
for itself, the pains he was continually at to
mingle and oppose these lines of conduct.
Partly because | was very open friend to
my patron. partly because in my letters to
Paris had often given myself some freedom
of remonstrance, | was included in his dia-
bolical amusement. When was alone with
him, he pursued me with sneers; before the
family, he used me with the extreme Of
friendly condescension. This was not only
painful in itself, not only did it put me con-
tnually III the wrong, but there was in it
an element of insult indescrlbable. That he
should thus leave me out in his discrimination,
as though even my testimony were too despi
cable to be considered, CALLED me to the blood.
But what it was to me is not worth notice.
make but memorandum of it here, and chiefly
for this reason that it had one good result,
and gave me the quicker sense of Mr. Henry
martyrdom.
1T was on him the burden fell. How was
he to respond to the public advances of one
who never lost chance OF gliding him in
private? How was he to smile back on the
decelver and the nsulters He was con-
demned to seem ungracious He was CON
denned to silence Had he been less proud,
baf3 rno HOY tod +ba
trutA> The acted caIumny had done it's
work, my lord and Mrs. Henry were the
daily witnesses of what went on, they could
have sworn in that court that the master
was a model of long suffering good nature
and Mr.. Henry a pattern of jealousy and
tt 2nklessness. And ugly enough as these
have appeared il any one, they seemed
lgo.I uglier in Mr.. Henry; for who could
forget that the master lay in peril of his life,
and that he had already lost his mistress, his
title and his fortunes
1t was during this time that perceived
most clearly the erect OF manner, and was
ed to lament most deeply the plainness of
my own. Mr. Henry had the essence of "a
gentleman; when he was moved, when there
was any call of circumstance, he could play
his part with dignity and spirit; but in the
days commerce lit is idle to deny it) he fell
short of the ornamental The master ION the
other hand had never q movement but it
commended him. So it befel that, when the
one appeared gracious and the other ungra-
cious, every trick of their bodies seemed to call
out confirmation. Nor that alone but the
more deeply Mr. Henry foundered in his bro
Sher's tolls. the more clownish he grew; and
The more master enjoyed his spiteful en-
5ertain!2rnl the more engagingly, the more
smiling i.e wentl So that the plot, by its
own scol.c and progress, furthered and con-
irmed itself
1t was one OF the mans arts to use the
peril in which, as | say, he was supposed to
stand He spoke of it to those who loved
MIN with gentle pleasantly, which made it
5he more toTahing. To Mr. Henry, he used
ii us c"la veapon Of offense. remember
ais LAY Is finger on the clean lozenge Of
Ehe painted window, one day when we three
we're alone together in the hall. Here went
your lucky guinea, Jacob" said he, And
when Mr. Henry only looked upon him
larky, "OA," he added, ''you need not look
".eh imHotent malice, my good fly. You
can be rid OF your spider when you please
How long, oh, Lord? When are you to be
wrought to the point of a denunciation,
irrupulous brother? 1t is one of my in
iereats in this dreary hole | ever loved
experiment" Still Mr. Henry only stared
upon him with a glooming brow and
changed color; and at last the master broke
out in a laugh and clapped him on the
shoulder, calling him a sulky dog At this
my patron leaped back with a gesture |
thought very dangerous; and | must sup
pose the master thought SO, too; for he
looked the least in the world discounte-
no 10, ,,,,,, l.;
to have laid hands on Mr.. Henry
But though he had his peril always on his
lips in the Que way or the other, thought his
conduct strangely incautious, and began to
fancy the government who had set price
upon his head was gone sound asleep | will
not deny | was tempted with the wish TO de-
nounce him; but two thoughts withheld me:
one that, if he were thus to end his life upon
an honorable scaffod, the man would be
canonized for good in the minds of his
father ana my patrons wife, the other, that
if was in any way mingled in the matter,
Mr. Henry himself would scarce escape some
glancings of suspicion And in the mean
while our enemy went i'll and out more than
/ could have thought possible, the fact that
he was home again was buzzed about all the
country side, and yet he was never stirred.
Of all these 50 many and so different persons
who were acquainted with his presence, none
had the least greed tas used to say, in my
annoyance or the least loyalty; and the man
rode here and there-fully more welcome,
considering the lees of old unpopularity, than
Mr.. Henry-and considering the free traders
far safer than myself.
Not but what he had trouble of his own;
and this, as it brought about the gravest con-
sequences, must now relate The reader
will scarce have forgotten Jessie Broun; her
way of life was much among the smuggling
party; Capt. Grail himself was of her init
mates, and she had early word of Mr.. Bally's
presence al the house. In my opinion she had
long ceased TO care two straws for tine mas
ter's person: but it was become her habit to
connect herself continually with the masters
name. that the ground of all her play
acting. AMI 80, ROW when he was back, she
though. she owed it to herself to grow
L..nnter If the ne,ghborhood of Durrisdeer.
The master could scarce go abroad but she
was there in wait for him; scandalous figure
of woman. not often sober: hailing him
wildly as her bonny laddie," quoting pedler's
poetry, and as receive the story, even seek
ing to v-eeD uDou his neck [ own rubbed