Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-25

for Lillian, her manner took \ little
ShyucSS occasionally in the strange
fear which is the shadow Of uuspcak-
able joy.
Soon the domestic quiet was broken,
but not troubled. by the interruption
of stanley and l.ySter Garrett, the two
sons ot NorthoVer. who liked to lounge
away 4 sunday evening NJ the rectory,
and there was much discussion OF the
entertainment to be given the next
night to the villagers; and then the
Garrett girls were brought across the
park To assist in the parliament, and
kept To share the ntormal supper
which was sunday feature NJ Nal,
bourne
During supper Il note arrived from
SwayurStouc bidding ENerard colucto
luncheon next day To- meet the great
Professor lIamlyn, who had seen
some paper Of ENrraru'S in II Sctentilir
Journal and expressed Il wish to see
III writer. This WAS Il great pleasure
To EVrrard, and a little responsive
liSE, in lilian'S face told him that
she realized what making this mans
/ acquaintance meant To him.
Tho luncheon was Il great success.
ENcrard observed, ON his return to tue
rrctory in the afternoon next day.
The great man WAS most gracious, lie
did me the honor of CNutrNdirtinG me
nine times. Sir Lionel IN his gentle
way, was little mortified nj his lions
roar, but saw that | was specially hon
oTCd in being selected for the royal
! beasts reflection.
lie went on to tell how the great
writer, who lived in the uciGhhorhood,
and was rutcrMininG the professor
had hcru present. and had been less
! oVCrhcaring in manner and milder in
language than usual His hair had,
] however, evidently not been brushed
j He was questioning Sir Lionel about
! CNril'S sermon, in which he was in
/ trrcStcd since he had slight &C
Quaiutancc with the Maitlands, and
! had already detected Cyrirs bright
parts He heard of the sermon
! through his brother, who had been tax
! noon, and had Sauntcr"d unnoticcd in
to the church. just ut the beginning of
! the sermon. and returned home with
the Intelligence that II young genius
/ had arisen In the neighborhood, with
II voice, manner and power uncqunlcd
i in his experience.
Ingram Swayurstonc, who had ne,
rompauird Evrrard back to Malbournc,
! wondered that Cyril should stare alb
! stractedly At the fire during this re-
cital, rs Il It had no interest for him,
and made some remark To him expires
siVc of his own personal appreciation
of the sermon.
My good fellow" returned cyril
facing about, and speaking in his easy,
genial fashion, do You suppose that
don't know that ! have the gift OF
the Cab, us Evcrard calls III | don't
know that one need be proud of it,
any moro than Of having ones nose
placed in the middle of ones face,
instead Of all askcw, as hcfnlls some
people; and r"t the devil Is quite
F., active enough in prrSuading me 10 be
vain of It without my friends assist
ancc."
at strikes me, cyril, broke In Ev-
crard, that you and the devil are
on very confidential terms, ] should
! have thought in innocent young par
son like you the very last person the
arch-encmy would select to holland
mob with
"As IL the premier were to hold con
iidcntial chats with the late Mana
Sahib" added Ingram, laughing.
Cyril flushed hotly, and then snid,
with quietly digniGcd air, Of which
he was master when he wished to re-
bukc gently, You are light hearted,
Henry; your spirits run away with
! you"
Upon which Evcrard could not resist
rotortng, with unabashed gravity IL
trust that yours will not run away
with you, Cyril, since they are OF such
Il questionable complexion"
"Comc, you idle people broke In
! Lillian; 1T Is time to 20 to the school
room. Are you going To be waiter,
Ingram? There Is no compulsion, re-
member. Henry and the two Carrots
are enlisted. Kcppcl EVcrard Is our
I Ganymodc, Marion ard are llebes.
In plain English, we serve the tea, and
! kcppc, the beer
'Sincc all the posts are filed, VIII
engage myself as general slavey," said
the good-tcnpercd Ingram, rising and
! following Lillian 10 the school room,
where Il substantial meal was read,
| and Mr. Maitland, with his curate. Mr..
! Marvyn, was already receiving his
humble guests, who. unlike the guests
| of more fashionable entertainments,
| like to arrive before instead OF after
/ the appointed hour, and In this case
came long before the candles were
/ lighted, so that they depended chiefly
on fire-light for illumination.
soon however, the tables were full,
men, women, and children sitting be-
fore bounteous supply Of roast beef
and potatoes, while the air became OPP
,rogciva with the gcput of crushed