Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-14

on are right, sir ," be answered. an
if you won't think me very foolish.
should like To say something to you, no,
that Mr.. Leo is cat Of the way leo la
got up carly aud gone for stroD, ian
that Is that know It Is the last countr
as ever will see in this world | had
dream last night, aud | dreamed That
saw my Old father, with a kind of night
shirt on him, something like these folk
wear when they want to be in parlicula
full dress, and Il bit of that fcathery eras
ia his hand, which he may have gathered
on the way, for saw lots of 1t ycstcrda,
slbout three hundred yards from tho moutl
OF this beastly cave.
a." Job, he said to me solemn like. and
yet with a kind of satisfaction shining
through him, more likely Methody par
son when he has sold neighbor marked
horse for sound one and cleared twenty
pounds 10y the job than anything | can
think on-'Job, time up, Job, but |
never did expect TO have to come and hunt
you out in this ere place, job. Such ado
as have had to nose you up it wasn't
friendly to give your poor old father such
run, let alone that a wonderful lat of
bad characters hail from this place OF
Kor.
Come, come, Job, I SAID seriously.
this is all NONSENSE, you know You
mustn't be silly enough to go getting such
ideas into your head We've lived through
some queer things, and hope that we
may go on doing SO
mo, sir. answered JOB, in tone of
conviction that Jared on me unpeasantly.
1T isn't nonsense. I'm doomed man,
and feel it, and most uncomfortable
feeling 1t Is, sir for one can't help won
dering how its going to come about If
you are eating your dinner you think of
poison, and II goes against your stomach;
and II you are walking along these dark
rabbit burrows you think of your knives,
and Lord, don't you just SILVER about the
back! amt particular, sir, provided its
sharp, like that poor girl who, now that
shes gone, | am sorry to have spoke hard
on, though | don't approve of her morals
in getting married. which | consider too
quick to be decent, Still. sir" and poor
lob turned shade paler as he said ii, Il
10 hope il won't be that hot.pan game
Nonsense, broke in, angrily-' non.
sense"
Very well sir, SAID job. 1T isn't my
)lace to differ from you, sir; but if YOU
happen to be going anywhere, sir, should
'e obliged If you could manage to take me
With you, seeing that shall be glad to
ave friendly face to look at when the
ime comes, just to help one through, as it
we're. And now. sir, III be getting the
and he went, leaying me in
cry uncomfortable state of mind. was
eepy attached to old Job who was one
t the best and most honest men | have
yer had TO do with ia any class Of life
nd really more of friend than a servant
nd the more idea of anything happening
him brought lump into my throat.
eneath all his ludlcrous talk | could see
lat he himself was quite convinced that
)methlng was going 10 happen, and
lough IN most cases these convictions
lrn out to be utter moonshne-and this
lrtlcuIar one especially was to be amply
for by the gloomy and unaccus
med surroundings in which its victim
as placed-stiil it did more or less 10
lrry chill to my heart, as anything that A
obviously genuine object OF belief is r
1t to do. however absurd the belief may
;. Presently the breakfast arrived and j
it'll 1t Leo, who had been taking a walk
Inside the caye-to clear his mind. he .
id-and very glad | was to see both. for 4
ey gave me respite from my gloomy
oughts. After breakfast we went for
other walk, and watched some of the
nahagger sowing plot of ground with p
grain from which they might make
cir beer. This they did in scriptural \
.hlon-a man with bag made Of goats
ie fastened around his waist walking M A
d down the plot, and scattering the
1t and scattering the seed as he went II
was positive relief to see one of these
'adful people do anything so homely Jc
pleasant as sow field, perhaps be- -.
cit seemed TO link them, as it were NJ
Ia the rest Of humanity, a.
A. we were returning, Buali met us
/ informed US that 1t was She's pleasure "
i we should wait upon her and accord -,
~ we entered her presence, not with
trepidation, for Ayesha was certainly Oh
exception to the rule. Familiarity
h her might and did breed passion, and n,
rider and horror, but it certainly did
breed contempt Or
We were, rs usual shown in by the
ties, and after these had retired Ayesha 10
'eiled and babe Leo TO embrace her m
ich, Notwithstanding his heart sea rcb
$ of the previous night, he did with
Re aIacrity and fervor than. in strict