Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-16

Sadly n yearnlngly nc OooS
last IaInp adieu, and then all was dark
ness and d~esolation; and yet on he
went as indomitably as the youth who
bore a banner with the strange device,
until he am to. or thought he a
come 10. the spot where he turned TO
reach Hareland Cottage.
He could see no light, but he was not
urnrised at that, and making a little
Joke TO himself about getting up early
and cutting the mist for firewood, he
turned-and walked into a pond.
Now. Mr. Bileton was no swimmer,
and not hsing quite certain as TO the
direction be had walked in it became q
grave question TO him how he should
walk out without ~plunging deeper INTO
lhe slough Of chilly water, clinging
weeds and yielding mud.
The situation was at once
and alarming. but at last he reached
the bank. missed his footing and fell
sprawling in the mud.
Whatever will Elizabeth say when
she g g the state | am inf he gasped'
as he picked up his bag and stick
Naturally enough she will declare
that l have been drinking, and If the
children runt to meet me, rs they
IL do. they will take me for DOGGY and
shrek like mad. Hang country lie!
| wish from the bottom Of my heart
that | had never left Paradise Villa,
TufneII park. Oh, for the distant roar
of London and a passing hansom!"
II occurred, as of cou-.e il would,
to the unfortunate gentleman's mind
that he had taken the wrong turning,
and all wet and miry as he was tired
the next, which happened 20 be the
correct n
AS he knocked at the door there
came a pattering Of feet along the hall,
-interspersed with gleeful cries OF Dad
dy's come home!"
Keep the children back, Henry al
most shrieked; I've walked into a
COMPOUNDED pond, and am not a NJ
s~peetaele for them to set eyes upon
The servant broke the news gently
by skirmishing the youngsters into tbt
dining room. and informing Mrs. Bile
ton that master had met with a ter
nble accident
This produced symp
toms of Mysteries on the part OF TN
, mistress of the house and terrific yell
from the threats of the olive branches
> and meanwhile the long suffering
Henry was shivering on the doorstep.
Z Let me I'M" he roared; Il tell yO'
there's nothing the matter. I'm only
1 little wet and muddy. Mary, yo'
monster in a pink frock, take a month
notice!"
= His wife admitted him, but not wit
{ that amount of sympathy which To
occasion deserved
: ''Oh, Henry" she cried, uplftln
y her hands, Il am afraid this comes
f., your meeting so many friends ! n tn
a city"
sMy friends are not responsible Il
" a beastly foggy night" he reIoinec
land | have yet to learn that 1t Is
." habit Of theirs TO push me into a pon
and leave me 70 my fate.
With this he stalked majestically Z
IL stain and In about half an hour r
" turned. like Richard, himself again.
:" He would have eaten Ais Inner
~ silence. but Elizabeth was full OF Il
terrors Of the neighborhood. An ug
0-usv woman met the nursemaid, al
asked a question respecting the age
, the children. and what other mott
l could the bag have but to steal I
darlings? Then a man with a fear
souint in one eye and an aggravatl
Ieer had called to know whether th'
were n rags or bones TO be disposed
0e .Rars and bones indeed quo
, Elizabeth. The wretch wanted to
~ anime the house TO see the easiest "
TO break into it, etc.
Finding that these items failed
curdle her husbands blood, Mrs Is
ton harked back on an ever safe 5
iN iect. and returned TO the attack on
~ trsdesmen of the neighborhood. Ne
weres such people to charge; b thou
ol' that everything was cheap in the co
w try hut had come to the conclus
that London was the only place
bring up a family on a moderate
ome
1.-The Goldfish you ordered arrived
,ost course tpo late for dinner Elizal
wound up with. 'and weighs ski
ned pounds
-,,h Good gracious!' Henry interPo
.I told Eeles not to send a fish we
-. ing more than eight.
seWhen l go shopping Eliza
-. said. casting a whitening glance at
"a spouse, Il take good care 70 see
am buying, and o ascertain the p
No human being in his or her g
would dream of giving ninePen
- pound for Goldfish at this time OF y
- aNinepence a Poundl" Harry c
~. starting up. NO, andl VIII never
- Il Eeles shall send for the hsh to
row Pn-Iu write a letter 70 Il
---.~and nin his business"