The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-30


old Grandee and daughter with more air.
than a peacock; Sir Something-or brother
Killigrew-Lord bless the boyI''
I For 1 had dropped the mug and spilled the
hot sack all about the straw, where it trickled
away with a fragrance reproachfully deli
ciouS
Now beg your pardon hundred times;
but the chill is in my bones worse than the
ague;" and budding my shoulders up, l
counterfeited q shivering At with truthful
ness that surprised myself
Poor ladI"
And It's first hot and then cold all down
my spine"
There, nowi"
"And goose flesh and fushes all over my
body"
Dear heart-and to pass the night in this
/ grave Of a placed"
land by morning shall be in high fe-
yer; and OH feel shall die OF It'll"
Don't; don't" The honest girls eyes
were full of tears 81 wonder. now"- She
began; and | waited, eager for her next
/ words Sure, masters at cards in the par
/ lor and II be drunk by midnight. Shalt
/ pass the night by the kitchen fire, if only
/ thou make no noise"
/ SIS in heaven these two years, and out of
masters speaking distance forever. So blow
/ out the light and follow ne gently"
Still feigning TO sAiver, | followed her down
the ladde" and through the stable into the
open. The wind by this time had brought
! up some heavy clouds and rnassed them about
the moon; but twas freezing hard, neverthe-
less The girl took me by the hand to guide
me, for, save from one bright window in the
/ upper floor, there was no light at all in the
yard. Clearly, she was in dread Of her mas
ter's anger, for we stole across like ghosts
and once or twice she whispered a warning
when my toe kicked against a loose cobble.
But just rs | seemed To be walking into
| stone wall she put out her hand heard tie
CLICK of a latch and stood in a dark, narrow
passage
The passage led to a secord door that
opened on q wide, stone paved kitchen, Lit by
cheerful fire, wherein a kettle Kissed and
dubbed as the vapor lifted the cover Close
by the chimney corner was a sort of trap, or
buttery hatch, for pushing the hot dishes
conveniently into the parlor on the other side
of the wall. Besides this. for furniture the
room held broad deal table, an oak dresser
8 linen press a rack with hams and strings
c. onions depending from it, a settle and a
cnelr or two, with for decoration a dozen
O. so Of ballad sheets stuck among the dish
covers along the wall
''Sit," whispered the girl, land make no
noise while brew a rack punch for the men
folk iii the parlor." She jer5ed her thumb
towards the buttery hatch, where | had al
ready caught the murmur of voices
took up chair softly, and set it down be-
tween the hatch and the fireplace, so that
while warming my knees | could catch any
word spoken more than ordinary loud on the
other side of the wall. The chambermaid
stirred the fire briskly, and moved about
singing, as she fetched down bottles and glasses
from the dresser:
Lament ye maids an darters
For constant Sarah Ann,
Who hanged herself in her carriers
All for the love o man.
All for the
She was pausing, bottle in hand. to take
the high note; bat hushed suddenly at the
sound Of the voices singing in the room up
stairs;
''viyre en- tout cas-
C'cst lie grand soulas
Des honnetes gems"
That's the foreigners" said the chamber
maid, and went on with her ditty;
"AIl for the love Of a soulser
Whose christ ming name was Jan"
a volley of oaths sounded through the but /!
terry hatch.
And that's the true born Englshmen, as /
you may tell by their speech. 'Tis pretty /
company the master keeps these days"
She was continuing her song when l held !
up finger for silence. In fact, through the |
hatch my ear had caught a sentence that set /
me listening for more with a still heart.
Damn the captain!" the landlords gruff |
voice was saying; Il warned n agen this |
fancy business when sober, cool handed work
was toward"
Settles way from his cradle" growled
another; and times enough I've told N:
'Cap'n,' says l, there's no sense O. proper
tons about ye' A master mind, sirs, but a
II be hanged for hen roost, so sure as my
names Bill Widdicomb."
Ugly words-what a creeping influence
has that same mention o hanEingl" piped
thinner voice.
Hold thy complaints, Old Notification
put in a speaker that l recognized for Black
Dick; sure the pretty maid upstairs is ten
der game. Hark how they sjngr'
And, indeed the threatened folk upstairs
were singing their catch very choicely, with
the girl 5 clear voice TO lead them:
Comment dit papa
-NargotOn, ma mie?"
Heather language, to be sure said the
thin voice again, as the chorus ceased;
thinks l 10 myser, They be but Papisters,'
an my doubling mind is nightly reconciled
% manSaugter."
Il don't like beginning 'ithout the cspn,"
observed Black Dick; though doubt some
hing has miscarried. Else, how did that
-ounC spark ride in upon the mare!n
An that's what thy question should ha'
,een, Dick, with pistol TO his skull"
Hell keep til the morrow"
well give Settle half an hour more" said
he landlord. Mary" he pushed open the
latch, so that had barely time to duck my
lead out of view, fetch in the punch, girl
low did st thou leave the young man i the
oftI" ,
ASLEEP, or nearly" answered Mary
Who hanged herSel' in her carriers,
AL for the love o man ,
Anon, anon, master: wais only till sei
be kettle on the boil
The hatch was slipped to again. Istood u
p and made a step towards the girl /
How many are they2" l asked, jerking !
niger in the direction Of the parlor. I
"A dozen all but one /
Where is the foreign guests room!1 7
Left hand. on the first landing :
"The srs.ircsiSsi' J
"Just OF tSidc lie door" :
Then s1ng-go on singing for your life c
"Rut1-
"Slnc," :
"Desr heart, they Il murder thee. Obi for 7
it sake, let go my wrist q
Lament. We mSids and dsrte-s."
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