The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-17


Il those with which our chapter opens:
it was the oetern.i alton That 1T duo
time the hrJre-s should he ly all the
world admired. houortd ana pcrchan e
cnvied. which made her every now
ana then ui>coltcnteu with the hum-
bic pleasures ana modest an. I'atlons %
her darling.
i'o~ Jerry hated the ver; idea OF
I.onuon She had never been there
vowed nr never would 90 there.
What nid she want with q dirty.
smoky old town. with ro,iiin. bat row,
of hou>c~. >hrirkin4 underground
trains. rafting olln.hu~cs. and every
kind Of horror:
Oh, She knew she had heard about
ii al 1t Wa~ all very fine fJr granny
to smile. She AWAY, knew that
'gro"n-ups' liked towns, and she
coult remember how. - Il child. she
had been used 10 see tha mcn-scrv"nt,
and naie-servant> n high glce when
thn-t!mc came toI gong into t.inhur@
for the winter. and how She had been
by them instructed that i: WAS very sill
u and naughty for her rot 10 he glad.
too. when he Ouult to ne thankful and
proud hat her papa had Il fine h"3-r
, in Moray Place to take her to, instead
o. having. a5 many lara> had, 10 stop
al the yea round in the nasty. cold
wet Ii!e!!lan,lS. where there was 20
one to be seen. ana not Il shop nor Il
kirk To be reached. once the weather
turned bal.
That was hat he stupid maids had
said. W hen all they wanted was to pct
to ildiuburg to see their 7.upid sweet
hearts.
She knew better. Il had been moth
inc but ''you must do this. and You
must not do hat. from the moment
She had arrived Il Moray lace. She
had not been allowed to stir O;It side
! the doors. be the day ever 80 fine un-
til Katie hal been free ~ attend hcr:
She had not been allowed to civ" !.4i
dog IL run without putting on hat
gloves. and even boots. There had
! been no rushing round stables. ANA
! kennels. and gardens in the dusk after
lessons: no dairy. no noultrN-Iar,i TO
tax" refuge in: no hens. no pigeons. no
young rabbits nor irrrct~ to feed: no
anything. Ten to one when she had
been lot loose from the SrhtOl room it
had been. Miss Grra dine. your
mamma wishes to see YOU in the draw
+ ln4 room: She has ladies with her.
: Aud, Of course. nothing had hc.n worse
than that.
Now 1t lnchmarcw there vas always
some thIn.. to do or to 7ct-ncW pup
pies. or chickens. or something. Md
there was The shore: and on the shore
there was always sonnet hing. Auu
there was nct' pony.
But Geraldine Wa not prone to dwell
upon he pony, tor in her heart al
! hearts the young hur>cwoman WAS
! aware that if the truth was ont. her
rides at lnchnaicW over Il rough. hlllN
; district, and aiW.,V- along one mOnOt
onotlS ROAD. with only Il choice ctwlNt
: turning TO The iyht on II" lei Il the
rider emerged from he dye gate.
wuuld i'll bca: comparison with thu.
Grand sweep Of country 10 !,c lr:lvriScd
; III al! directions round She Heart OF
Mid .othi;ts. It hal been enough that
she could affect 10 add this to hc!' lis,
q grievances: and so it had gone IN
with the rest. and helped to add up ht
sum total.
Irs. she had hated Edinburgh. and
she WAS sure. quite sure. She should
hate l.on,!on equally, il not more.
IN vain granny had protested. Iii aztec
and assured. Jerry All invar ably
ll>tcncd with as much intention Of be-
ing convinced. anl OF Judging On,
hair, breadth from her POSITION As Il
young mule and hy this time every
onr knew with whom lay the rein, O
power at lnthma,'cw Castle.
derry, parents had been affection
ate. bat they had also been selfish: il,
vun~c Iucnrc OF when she had never
been able 10 lord il ~o colnplctciy ovc}
them is She had. since their death
tontriyti to do over their successor.
Bit ny bit granny had NirlIcd on al
! NEST every contested point. until a
. las il had come about that even tn,
Sisolt child herself was tain 10 h. gen
cross. and at times a~halnrd. | on
Geraldine hal Il finer nature than ha
ever Yet been manifested.
, ptit circumstance. II must be added
hau Strrn1t ilrncd the Young girl >:
c.:t,~, when plea,iin-. to be allowed C
rcnla II in her Highland fastuc>> undIS
turued an! unmoc-t"d. and this wa
the assurance pri atrlE received bI
Mrs. ambeli that a few years retire
mra+ would enable thr horses 70 tax,
her place in the world more lifting !
W hen the time came for doing So. than
iftht money were - DC trittrrtu away
III town houses. expensive Journeys. AN,
tHr like, before hand.
Now. of all things, as we have said
TN 1cnd grandmother desired 30 Sc,
her { ring Il great lady. and Il Grea
lady fuIu!!ing al the duties and obii
-a,onsof her high e-,a,e. That Ge.
aluinc should be good Is well "a cr'a
she sincerely wished ANA GevoEtl
lraHrI: hat she desired both.
l. was, 10 hecnind. fitting and seem
, u that a Cam ,beli 81 Inchmarev
should gc abroad among The great one
, 4 the caith. She had herself wesidc.
, a High land chief. with her head fUl
; II al the = lorir- nj doing 80. ana ha
, fuunI all TOO lat that sue. au tD-Ii- .
WoI an born au,l bred. .;a- nl far tn
y, -.cutcr Hi-hlan e" u the two.
The disappointment had teen keen
aul. il had been repeated. Tor her on
, son had followed in the steps o. u.
- father had discarded The kit, neve
a &C uircd the Gaelic tongue and kue'
:. not hing ana cared les, about the Il
. genuS. customs, ana traditions ~ : h
hou,e She HAD felt lcr>e.f sal"i
:, fsa,.t-r,,a-,,i and i had ,.,3<- her IN. II