Wichita eagle., 1890-03-09

had to the fishing IN the Oxhaugh water
and in this pew the family deposited
themselves on the first Sunday after their
coming. People see each other in church;
this is a good thing; in truth, it is the
end of going to church to worship in the
company of our fellow creatures; but,
like every other good thing, it can be
put to bad uses, such as criticising
glances, uncharitable thoughts, etc. The
minister, but more especially the minis
ter's wife, is apt to think it an exceed
ingly wicked thing in any one to sleep
in church, and it would not be good TO
advertise prize for the best essay in de
fense Of the weakness, although a great
preacher was not offended, nor did he
seem to consider it deadly sin, when
young man fell into a dead sleep as he
was long preaching. Self made men are
probably not such humble worshipers as
men who have not been made at all; still,
Mr. and Mrs. Wright, with the perpetual
consciousness of intensely comfortable
circumstances, all owing TO their own
good guidance, were religious people,
and they went to church from the best
of motives Partly owing to this, and
partly to the fact that their powers of
observation were not quite in their first
jeunesse, they did not see every one that
was in it; but Miss Wright listened at
tentively to the services, and could not
help mastering the population of the
district at the same time. In particular,
in a pew on the other side of the church,
below a gallery and Immediately under
her eyes, she saw the manager of the
mill, his mother and what she knew
must be his sister; and in this girl she
instantly recognized the distressed dam
sci to whose appeal for the loan of a
shilling she had not only refused to listen, |
but whom she had told that she did not
in the least believe her story. Their eyes |
met, and the recognition was mutual; |
Katie withdrew hers with an unpleasant |
sensation, and Sarah felt her face grow |
red and warm.
Next day Miss Wright wrote to hn
cousin thus;
DEAR JAMEs-Do come here imme.
diately; l want TO show you something
you would like to see.
Yours, S. WRIGHT.
''The Hawthorns, July 20, IS"
To which he rejoined:
DEAR SARAH can't come; l am
busy among my turnips, and unless it is
something OF Importance you must
excuse me. Truly yours,
j. JAMESON.
".Tustinlne, July 90. 1S-."
"DEAR JAMEs-It is very important
Do you personally hoe turnips? Do
come s. WRIGHT
1.-The Hawthorns, July 81, IS
DEAR SARAH-At times l personally
hoe turnips. and the eye Of master is
worth much. Tell me what am TO see,
and I'll judge if can come.
yours, J. JAMESON.
"Justinlee, July 21, IS"
DEAR JAMES, won't tell you what
you are to see, but please don't neglect
your turnips on any account. l am yours
sfectionately, S. WRIGHT.
1.-THE Hawthorns, July 90, 1S-."
DEAR SARAH-Is it thing 1 could
sec between Saturday night and Monday
morning? | could come then, if that
will do. Yours ever, j. JAMESON.
-'Justinlee, July %, is"
DEAR JAMEs-That will do, capitallv.
You must see it on Sunday-you can't
help it-but we must not speak of it on
that day. / shall expect you; don't fail
me. S. WRIGHT.
''The Hawthorns, July 90, Is"
Accordingly Mr.. Jameson arrived at
the Oxhaugh station on the next Satur-
day evening. Miss Wright met him and
drove him up TO The Hawthorns.
well" he said, what is it Tn to
seer
you'll find that out when you see it,"
"When am l TO see it:?'
Tomorrow"
'Can | not see it tonight
"Well, if we were to take strong meas
ures we might, but it viii be better to
wait till tomorrow.
''Strong measures! What can it be?
Where am / to see it,
"At the church" ,
''At the church, It's not grave, is
It? Is OsSian or the Venerable Bede or
Mary of Lorraine or john Knoxs first
wife buried here?"
Il don't know; they may be, all four
of them. It's not grave you are to see,
but you must look grave when you see
it. Mind that, above all things"
Shall L be inclined to laugh? Is it
funny?"
''Oh, very funny. But we had better ,
say no more about it; you'll see it in
good time, and you won't need me TO
point it out"
Very well; I'm not curious l feel
us / do when I'm reading story where
there is an extraordinary mystery always
kept before you; you know that nothing l
can possibly happen to Justify the expec-
tations that have been raised. However, ]
if / get away on Monday early in the
morning, don't mind"
Certainly, you can so by the first
train, and I'll drive you down with great
pleasure, and very likely we shant see
you all summer again"
What! do you think shall take Of ,
tense at your nonsense? Not a bit"
I'VE shall see" ,
Ne~t ncrnirc the Wrights and their
guest Were seated In their gallery in >,
very good time. Miss Wright watched
the people coming in, and at length.
when she saw the BertramS enter. she
fixed her eyes on her cousins face to {
note the effect. The Bertrams were set
tied in their seats with their faces full in
sight before he noticed them. then all at ,
once he saw and knew the ewes that had ]
cleaned on him from the carriage win
dow at Summertown station, and he